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Beer Review: I’m 40% Galaxy (Local Craft Beer)
Beer Review: I’m 40% Galaxy (Local Craft Beer)

I’m 40% Galaxy by Local Craft Beer

Futurama is Back Baby

Futurama aired it’s first episode of “Season 12” (and I put that in quotations) on Hulu today (or Disney+ if you have the bundle). The A-plot is another Bender existentialism episode where he meets his family from Mexico, and the B-plot is a heist about stealing NFT’s.

While the idea being the NFT’s is pretty cringe and very dated at this point, the overall episode is pretty solid (as most Bender episodes are). Its not as funny as the FOX era or some of the best Comedy Central episodes, but its a decent episode, that on first viewing I felt “meh” about due to the NFT story beats, but then with a second viewing I enjoyed a bit more. Most likely falling in the 6.5 or 7/10 range for me.

Interestingly Danny Trejo voices Doblando, and I am currently reading his book – Trejo.

I’ll post more thoughts on the episode, and some references and things after the beer review.

Beer Review

I’m 40% Galaxy by Local Craft Beer (LCB)

Brewery: Local Craft Beer (LCB)
Style: Triple New England / Hazy IPA
ABV: 10%
IBU: 15
Untappd Description: More like 80% Galaxy but Bender doesn’t care as long as it’s beer!

As Bender might say, “I’m 40% Galaxy” is 100% amazing. This Triple New England IPA from Local Craft Beer (LCB) pours an inviting, hazy golden-yellow, reminiscent of a glowing sunset over New New York. Topped with a thick, creamy white head that shows impressive retention, it leaves a delicate lace that would make even the most indifferent of robots take notice.

The aroma of this beer is an olfactory feast dominated by the hallmark characteristics of Galaxy hops. Imagine Fry’s favorite Slurm drink, but transformed into an explosion of tropical fruit aromas featuring passion fruit, ripe peach, and zesty citrus. These fruity notes are complemented by subtle undertones of pine and resin, adding complexity and depth, much like the intricate plots of “Futurama.”

From the first sip, “I’m 40% Galaxy” delivers a smooth and juicy experience that would make Leela trade in her single-eye view for a taste. The tropical fruit flavors take center stage, with passion fruit, mango, and pineapple dancing on the palate like Hypnotoad’s mesmerizing performances. The sweetness from the malt is perfectly balanced by a gentle bitterness, ensuring that the beer remains refreshing and not cloying, akin to the refreshing humor that “Futurama” fans adore.

The mouthfeel of this Triple NEIPA boasts a medium to full body with a luxuriously creamy, velvety texture. The moderate carbonation provides a lively yet smooth drinking experience, much like a seamless delivery run by the Planet Express crew. Despite the high ABV, the alcohol is well-masked, making the beer dangerously easy to drink, even for a robot with Bender’s legendary tolerance.

The finish is long and satisfying, with lingering notes of tropical fruit and a mild, resinous bitterness. There’s a subtle warmth from the alcohol, reminding you of the beer’s strength, but it remains well-integrated and pleasant. This is a beer that, like the best episodes of “Futurama,” leaves you wanting more.

“I’m 40% Galaxy” by Local Craft Beer is a stellar example of a Triple New England IPA, showcasing the beloved Galaxy hop in all its tropical glory. The balance of flavors, the creamy mouthfeel, and the masterful hiding of the high ABV make this beer a must-try for hop enthusiasts. Its complexity and depth ensure that each sip offers something new, making it a perfect subject for a detailed review. Just as “Futurama” continues to captivate with its blend of humor and heart, this beer captivates with its blend of flavors and aromas. Cheers to a beer that would make the Planet Express crew proud!

My Untappd rating: ****
Global Untappd Rating: 4.02 (as of 7.29.24)

Futurama Season 12

Futurama Season 12 picks up after the 10 episode “Season 11” aired last year (2023) on Hulu. In 2025 there will be another additional 10 episodes, and then another 10 in 2026. So, I suppose you could say – Futurama is DEFINITELY Back Baby!

Season 11 of Futurama on Hulu (and I am using Hulu’s season and episode numbering here) was…. ok. I reviewed some of the episodes (you can find the links below). I am hoping for a rebound season with Season 12, and this was a decent kick off to it.

For a list of the Futurama episodes you can view the Wikipedia article here: List of All Futurama Episodes.

A fun review of “The One Amigo” (S12: E1) by Johnny 2 Cellos:

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For some fun Instagram posts (PG-13+ rated) check these out: Alana Acker. Alana Acker.

I might post some more video reviews the episodes from this season, if I do, they will most likely come out on Wednesdays or Thursdays. We’ll see. Would everyone want to see them?

All of Our Nerd Content

Here’s all of our nerd content, served up best in one single place. Enjoy!

I know ya’ll here for the nerd reviews. So check out our other nerd reviews below:

Star Wars:
Futurama
Lord of the Rings:
- Book Review: An Atlas of Tolkien (David Day)
- Book Review: The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Magic the Gathering:
- New Belgium Teams Up with Magic the Gathering for Vastwood Seer IPA
Zelda:
- Zelda and Craft Beer
- Beer Review: Motueka’s Mask (Black Flag Brewing Company)
Rick and Morty:
- Beer Review: Peace Among Worlds (Cushwa Brewing Company)
Space Balls:
- Beer Review: Moon of Vega (Equilibrium Brewery)
Game of Thrones:
- Beer Review: Game of Thrones: My Watch Has Ended (Omnegang Brewery)
- Book Review: The Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (George R.R. Martin)
The Simpsons:
Back to the Future:
- Beer Review: Back to Reality (Three 3s Brewing Co)
Scrooged:
- Beer Review: Scrooge IPA (Iron Hill Brewing)
Groundhog Day:
- Beer Review: Prognosticator Pils (Logyard Brewing Company)
- Logyard Brewing’s Prognosticator Pils is the Official Beer of Groundhog Day (2022)
A Christmas Story:
- Beer Review: The Soft Electric Glow of Sex (RAR Brewing)
- Beer Review: You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! (Eight and Sand Beer Co)
The Peanuts:
- Book Review: The Philosophy of Snoopy (Charles M. Schulz)
- Book Review: You Don’t Look 35, Charlie Brown! (Charles M. Schulz)
Pro Wrestling:
Soccer:
- Beer Review: Pulisic Pilsner (Jackass Brewing Company)
- Book Review: Pulisic – My Journey So Far (Christian Pulisic)
World Cup:
- Qatar Bans Alcohol Sales at World Cup in Last Second Decision
- Breweries Opening Early For the USA vs Netherlands World Cup Ga
Phillies:
- Drunk Phils Fans and Rotunda Brewing Company Collaborate Together on Jam the Batter sWheat Tart
- Mystery Phillies fan buys rounds of beer for people in Section 103
Philadelphia Eagles:
- The Philadelphia Eagles Running Back – D’Andre Swift – Visits Bald Bird Brewing Company
Matrix:
- Matrix Monday
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
- Beer Review: Terpenes in Time (BAREBottle Brewing Co)
HP Lovecraft / Cthulhu:
- Beer Review: Azathoth (Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company)
Seinfeld:
The Muppets:
- RAR Brewing – Out of Order – Muppet Series Can Release
- RAR Brewing Brings the Nostalgia with Muppets Out of Order Series
Other:
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July 29, 2024
The Battle of the Breweries (2024): Conferences and Participants
The Battle of the Breweries

The Battle of the Breweries (2024)

The list below is the four conferences – Bravo, Crystal, Fuggle, and Galaxy, and the 31 (+4 possible breweries for the 32nd seed) participants. This is their seeding as per Untappd ratings. We rolled D4’s all day to determine which conferences the breweries would end up in, then we used their Untappd global average rating to set up the seeding. In the case of ties (example – two breweries with a 3.66 Untappd rating) we rolled off to determine their order of ranking.

The 32nd seed for each conference is being determined right now by the winner of the Preliminary Qualifier round, which ends tomorrow (Thursday, February 29th) at 11:59:59 PM EST. You can vote here: The Battle of the Breweries (2024): Preliminary Qualifiers.

To see our original list of brewery participants you can view that here: The Battle of the Breweries (2024) Participating Breweries.

Conferences and Seeding

The lists below are each conference’s 32 breweries and their correct seeding. Round 1 of the tournament will consist of 1. vs. 32., 2. vs. 31., 3. vs. 30., etc. This is set up in typical March Madness format. (So round two will not be a 1/32 vs. 2/31.) Below you will find each conference, the breweries ordered by their seeding, followed by their Untappd global average rating in parenthesis.

BRAVO Conference:
1. 1. Imprint Beer Company (4.16)
  2. Warwick Farm Brewing (4.09)
  3. Aslin Beer Company (4.06)
  4. RAR Brewing (4.00)
  5. Wolf Brewing (3.91)
  6. Forbes Trail Brewing Company (3.91)
  7. Mellow Mink Brewing (3.88)
  8. Black Flag Brewing Company (3.88)
  9. Yellow Bridge Brewing Company (3.88)
  10. Pourman’s Brewing Company (3.88)
  11. Boneshire Brew Works (3.85)
  12. Breaker Brewing (3.85)
  13. Burnish Brewing (3.84)
  14. Little Fish Brewing (3.82)
  15. Free Will Brewing Company (3.81)
  16. Crooked Run Fermentation (3.80)
  17. Schaylor Brewing (3.80)
  18. Southern Tier Brewing Company (3.79)
  19. Liquid Noise Brewing (3.78)
  20. Cape May Brewing Company (3.74)
  21. Sun King Brewery (3.72)
  22. Bog Turtle Brewing (3.74)
  23. Gearhouse Brewing Company (3.72)
  24. Snitz Creek Brewing Company (3.70)
  25. Rusty Rail Brewing Company (3.69)
  26. Fat Bat Brewing Company (3.66)
  27. Ministry of Brewing (3.66)
  28. Liquid Hero Brewing (3.63)
  29. Appalachian Brewing Company (3.55)
  30. Capitol City Brewing (3.47)
  31. Gunpowder Falls Brewing Company (3.42)
  32. [Winner of the Preliminary Qualifer Round]
Preliminary Qualifier:
1. Pilger Ruh Brewing
2. Vortex Brewing
3. Sunset Hill Brewing Company
4. Brew Gentlemen
Crystal Conference:
1. 1. Other Half Brewing Company (4.24)
  2. Cushwa Brewing Company (4.07)
  3. Fourscore Beer Company (4.06)
  4. Burley Oak Brewery (4.03)
  5. Levante Brewing (3.97)
  6. New Trail Brewing Company (3.96)
  7. Voodoo Brewing Company (3.94)
  8. Collusion Tap Works (3.89)
  9. Acclamation Brewing Company (3.87)
  10. Urban Artifact (3.86)
  11. Strange Roots Experimental Ales (3.86)
  12. Funk Brewing (3.84)
  13. Allusion Brewing Company (3.83)
  14. Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (3.83)
  15. Logyard Brewing Company (3.76)
  16. Braxton Brewing (3.76)
  17. Juniata Brewing Company (3.74)
  18. Desperate Times Brewery (3.71)
  19. Covered Bridge Brewhaus (3.69)
  20. Mustang Sally’s Brewing (3.68)
  21. Willow Creek Brewing Company (3.68)
  22. Victory Brewing (3.67)
  23. Old Ox Brewery (3.66)
  24. Harpers Ferry Brewing Company (3.66)
  25. Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company (3.66)
  26. Otto’s Brewpub (3.65)
  27. Black Forest Brewing (3.65)
  28. Vanish Farmwoods Brewing (3.65)
  29. Susquehanna Brewing Company (3.60)
  30. Valhalla Brewing Company (3.58)
  31. Tall Tales Brewing (3.51)
  32. [Winner of the Preliminary Qualifer Round]
Preliminary Qualifier:
1. Second Sin Brewing Company
2. BierHall Brewing
3. BruDaddy’s Brewing Company
4. Retriever Brewing
Fuggle Conference:
1. 1. Sapwood Cellars (4.13)
  2. Dancing Gnome Brewing (4.11)
  3. Adroit Theory (4.07)
  4. Dewey Beer Co. (4.06)
  5. Abjuration Brewing Company (4.06)
  6. Tombstone Brewing (4.06)
  7. White Elephant Brewing Company (4.02)
  8. Ever Grain Brewing Company (4.00)
  9. Gusto Brewing (3.94)
  10. Loakal Branch Brewery (3.94)
  11. Rough Edges Brewing (3.90)
  12. Idiom Brewing (3.90)
  13. Noble Beast Brewing Company (3.90)
  14. Ocelot Brewing (3.90)
  15. Brewery Fire (3.87)
  16. Pizza Boy Brewing Company (3.87)
  17. YAH Brew (3.86)
  18. Hackensack Brewing Company (3.86)
  19. Hemauer Brewing (3.84)
  20. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (3.84)
  21. Troegs Independent Brewing (3.79)
  22. Shy Bear Brewing Company (3.78)
  23. Punch Buggy Brewing (3.73)
  24. AleCraft Brewery (3.73)
  25. Bullfrog Brewery (3.72)
  26. ZeroDay Brewing Company (3.71)
  27. Attaboy Beer Company (3.70)
  28. Land-Grant Brewing Company (3.70)
  29. Axemann Brewery (3.67)
  30. Lydian Stone Brewing Company (3.64)
  31. Lost Rhino Brewing (3.60)
  32. [Winner of the Preliminary Qualifer Round]
Preliminary Qualifier:
1. Gift Horse Brewing Company
2. Rising River Brewing
3. RAK Brewing
4. Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
Galaxy Conference:
1. 1. Sworn Brewing Company (4.14)
  2. Tired Hands Brewing (4.10)
  3. Antifragile Brewing Company (4.09)
  4. Human Robot Beer (4.05)
  5. Jackie O’s Brewery (4.04)
  6. Birx City Brewing Company (4.00)
  7. South County Brewing Company (3.99)
  8. Elder Pine Brewing and Blending (3.96)
  9. Hitchhiker Brewing Company (3.96)
  10. Mad Chef Brewing Company (3.91)
  11. LoveDraft’s Brewing Company (3.91)
  12. Pineknotter Brewing Company (3.90)
  13. Bespoke Brewing Company (3.86)
  14. Our Town Brewery (3.85)
  15. Ten Eyck Brewing (3.85)
  16. Bolero Snort Brewery (3.85)
  17. Von C Brewing (3.79)
  18. Levity Brewing (3.76)
  19. Hell in a Bucket Brewing (3.76)
  20. Robin Hood Brewing Company (3.71)
  21. Stumbling Monkey Brewing Company (3.71)
  22. Bright Path Brewing Company (3.70)
  23. Jackass Brewery (3.70)
  24. Benny Brewing (3.70)
  25. Big Truck Farm Brewing (3.69)
  26. Canton Brewing Company (3.69)
  27. Abolitionist Ale Works (3.69)
  28. Jailbreak Brewing (3.68)
  29. Bunnyman Brewing Company (3.66)
  30. Morgantown Brewing Company (3.63)
  31. Sly Fox Brewing Company (3.56)
  32. [Winner of the Preliminary Qualifer Round]
Preliminary Qualifier:
1. Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
2. Stone Silo Brewing Company
3. Lost Tavern Brewing Company
4. Great Barn Brewing
Voting

Voting for the Preliminary Qualifiers is going on right now – here: Preliminary Qualifiers. Voting for the first round of the tournament will start Friday, March 1st at 9:00 AM EST. For more information on the tournament – go here: The Battle of the Breweries (2024): Rules, Guidelines, and Information.

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February 28, 2024
Beer Review: Galactic Space Circus (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.)

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Galactic Space Circus Hazy IPA

Galactic Space Circus | ABV 6.6%

BJCP Style: Specialty IPA

Hops: Galaxy

Malts: Unknown, Oats

Brewery: Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

City: Athens, GA – 271 W. Hancock Ave.

When visiting the Atlanta metro area, a craft beer enthusiast has a number of great choices to scratch that craft beer itch. That being said, no visit would be complete without a trek about an hour and twenty minutes Northeast of downtown to Athens, GA to visit Creature Comforts Brewing Co. This brewery is one of the fastest growing breweries in the Southeast, due to its diverse line up of high quality core beers: Automatic Pale Ale, Classic City Lager, Bibo® Pilsner, Tropicalia® IPA, Reclaimed Rye®, and Athena Berline Weisse. Chris Heron (CEO), David Stein (VP of Brand Development & Creative), and Adam Beauchamp (Brewmaster) combine to form a powerful trio of business savvy, creative branding, brewing precision and deep community involvement. Creature Comforts doesn’t follow trends, they set them and improve upon them. For this beer review, I am very proud to bring you a fine example Georgia craft beer in Galactic Space Circus Hazy IPA (6.6% ABV). This is a wildly popular seasonal release in Georgia that craft beer fans look forward to around June each year.

Galactic Space Circus is a single hop hazy IPA utilizing Australian Galaxy™ as its focus hop. This hop variety, the most popular one from Australia, is a standout when used as a single addition; allowing its natural citrus and tropical fruit aroma characteristics to excel, while providing the needed bittering characteristics to provide some balance to the grain bill. It sounds easy to accomplish on paper, but it’s tricky in execution because if you step over the line too far with the hop addition, you can easily end up with the phenomenon of hop burn. Anyone that has drank many double dry hopped hazy IPA’s has probably experienced this a time or two.

There are a few characteristics of hazy IPA’s that can be a turn off. One many hazy IPA’s suffer from is a thin mouth-feel. Granted, some beer drinkers like that, but most do not, as it is a defining negative characteristic of mass produced American lagers. Creature Comforts solves this issue by the precision addition of lactose and oats to the recipe. The result is a much fuller mouth-feel than many hazy IPA’s provide. Another is the issue of bitterness. Galactic Space Circus walks a fine line here, exhibiting a fairly aggressive bitterness profile on the front end; however, it drops off quickly in the aftertaste. Everyone has a different tolerance level for bitterness in beer. For me, I enjoy the bitter profile of German Pilsner; but do not a West Coast IPA. Galactic Space Circus tightropes right down the middle between the two styles in my opinion. Granted, that’s a pretty wide gap, but as someone who does not enjoy a highly bitter beer, it allowed me to delight in the fruit forward characteristics of the hops while not being overly sticky and sweet.

Creature Comforts Galactic Space Circus Hazy IPA

To wrap up my review, let me comment on the can design. This is an area that Creature Comforts really excels at. Frankly, I have a real pet peeve with breweries that put out a label that is so overly artistic that it is difficult to read. I appreciate the creativity, but at the end of the day, I want to be able to fairly quickly identify the name, style, ABV and other characteristics of the beer the brewery wants me to know. The label design for Galactic Space Circus is unique, attractive and readable. For more examples of the brewery’s attention to detail, visit their core beer selection here. What you will find is a combination of names and designs that thoughtfully reflect the community and stories that Creature Comforts wants them to reflect.

If you find yourself in Atlanta for a few days, be sure to head over to Athens and check out the uniqueness of the city and several outstanding breweries that include: Creature Comforts Brewing Co., Akademia Brewing Co., Southern Brewing Co., Terrapin Beer Co., Normaltown Brewing Co. and Athentic Brewing Co. Home to the University of Georgia, Athens, GA has lots of shop and great restaurants, making it a fun place to hang out for a day. Be sure to check it out.

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June 30, 2020