Viva Las Vegas

Welcome to the Fabulous Las Vegas

In just moments Esteban and Laura’s son – Marcos – will be picking me up, and taking myself, Esteban, and Laura to Harrisburg International Airport (HIA), where we will meet up with Josh (MasterMind X Studios) and Drew (Knights of Nostalgia), to fly to Las Vegas and spend the next few days there. (We will be flying back on January 3rd.)

Drew is turning 40 today, and this trip will be to celebrate his birthday, celebrate New Years Eve / New Years Day, to visit his father (who will be driving up from Texas), and to most importantly – have some fun. I’ve known Drew since 5th grade (his 6th grade). The above link is his Facebook page, and this is his YouTube page where he streams video games (typically older games). (See: YouTube – Knights of Nostalgia. And also see: Facebook – Knights of Nostalgia.)

Drew and Esteban used to run a podcast together called “So a Mexican and a Scot Walk Into a Bar…” I appeared on several podcast episodes – including ones about The Irishman, Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul and El Camino, as well as Star Wars, The Umbrella Academy, and LOST themed ones. Josh (MasterMind X Studios) has also appeared on a few as well. (See: Moon of Vega Beer Review – where I discuss the podcasts a bit more.)

Josh will be joining us on the trip, he runs the MasterMind X Studios Facebook page as well as his own YouTube channel – MasterMind X Studios.

Itinerary

We don’t have a strict itinerary for the trip, but there is certainly things we all want to do while we’re in Vegas.

Some definite things we want to check out are all the various casinos, the fountain show at the Billagio, the old strip on Fremont Street, the Mob Museum, numerous breweries, and much more sight seeing.

Our flight path looks like this:

• Monday: Harrisburg (HIA) to Charlotte. Charlotte to Las Vegas.
• Friday: Las Vegas to Philadelphia. Philly to Harrisburg (via puddle jumper).

Breweries

In a perfect world, I’ll get to visit all these breweries, but we will see. Time will be both loose and tight while in Vegas (isn’t it always on vacations?), and the ones at the airport are very time restrictive, and are all determinate on terminals, landing times, boarding and off boarding times, etc.

But these are the possible, and hopeful breweries I could get to visit:

Charlotte Airport

• Sycamore Brewing
• NoDa Brewing Company
• Wicked Weed Brewery

Las Vegas

• BrewDog Las Vegas
• Beer Zombies
• Able Baker Brewing Company
• Nevada Brew Works
• CraftHaus Brewing
• HUDL Brewing
• Hop Nuts Brewing
• Voodoo Brewing Vegas
• Chicago Brewing Company
• Ellis Island Hotel and Brewery
• Tenaya Creek Brewing
• Beer District Brewing

Some of these are very doubtful, but some are quite possible. BrewDog is located near the New York Casino, so walkable from where we’ll be staying (Harrah’s Casino). Beer Zombies isn’t too far of an Uber ride from Fremont Street, and speaking of Fremont Street and the Old Strip, there is a few breweries inside of casinos there (Chicago Brewing and Ellis Island). In the Arts District (an Uber drive from the Harrah’s) there are several breweries all in a row – Able Baker, Nevada Brew Works, HUDL Brewing, CraftHaus Brewing, and Hop Nuts Brewing. On a side street somewhere in this area is also Voodoo Brewing Vegas, so that’s also a possible stop.

We’ll see what all we get to, fingers crossed, but would be great to knock off quite a few new breweries from the list.

Time to Go

Okay, Marcos is just about to pull up. I’ve walked Leela, I’ve drank a Fiddlehead Imperial IPA while writing this, and it’s not even 4:30 AM yet. Here’s the kick off to what should be a great vacation! Cheers everyone! Chat with you soon, and I’ll try to keep the social media accounts busy while I’m there. I will do a full recap post once I get back, and might even do some day recaps while I’m there (I am taking my laptop), or I might write each day up individually when I get back and slice them in. We’ll see.

Alright, cheers, and see ya Pennsylvania!

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Majora’s Mask

A legend held dearly by the Royal Family tells of a boy… A boy who, after battling evil and saving Hyrule, crept away from the land that made him a legend… Done with the battles he once waged across time, he embarked on a journey.

Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)

And so begins Link’s tale in Majora’s Mask for the N64, (released April 27th, 2000). I remember getting the game that Halloween, I was 14, and black Mountain Dew just came out. I “manned the door” on Halloween night, handing out candy, while I played Majora’s Mask and drank probably an entire case of Black Mountain Dew.

Oh… what a glorious time.

Ocarina of Time for the N64 is still considered one of the best games ever, but Majora’s Mask was such an amazing follow up sequel to it. It was dark, it was gloomy, it was brooding, it felt new, unique, and it felt awesome.

Its a Top 5 game for me of all time, right up there with Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy 3 / 6, GoldenEye 007, etc. (I dunno if I could honestly pinpoint a Top 5 list of video games, with all the different genres, and different eras of games, etc, but I would think rotatingly Majora’s Mask, Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye 007, and Final Fantasy 3 / 6; would all be in that list at different points of you asking me.)

And here, on the release of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Black Flag Brewing Company asks:

You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?

Beer Review: Motueka’s Mask

Beer: Motueka’s Mask
Brewery: Black Flag Brewing Company
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
ABV: 7%
IBU: 35
Untappd Description: An ode to Zelda, the otherworldly hop profile of Motueka, Mosaic, and El Dorado will transport you to Termina as the subtly dank hop characteristics blended with mellow flaked oats and tropical haze will have even the staunchest anti-hoppers doing a double take.

Just like the game this beer is based on – Majora’s Mask – this beer (Motueka’s Mask) is a beautiful looking beer. This is about as hazy as hazy can get, but not with a ton of floating sediment, or chunks, or looking ugly. This is on the lighter scale of coloring, but it is definitely a hazy IPA, just more of a lighter straw yellow color rather than a darker yellow to orange coloring.

First whiff…. woo thats some hops you got there Link! You can smell the dankness, the hops, the floral notes, the sticky hops, and the wee bits of candy stonefruit popping your nostrils between all the other strong aromas. This smells just as a wonderful as it is beautiful. Certainly doesn’t smell like the Deku Deku bogs!

Now lets take a deep Zora dive into the beer. Light, almost pillowy body. It takes a few moments after a sip, then a blast of stonefruit candy flavor. Very sticky and drying. Floral flavors upon warming. Overall, a soft, lightly hazy beer with a pleasant bouquet of flavors all artfully arranged like a Hyrulian map for you to explore. The flavors of this is as deep as a Goron forge but as vibrant as a map drawn by Tingle. There is a slight greenness to it yet; a little grass taste, a bitter citrus, and a little light. It is soft and the mouthfeel is a little bit light, would have kinda liked a bit more body from this, but there is certainly no off flavors, nothing detracting from the beer. The 7% ABV isn’t on the high end of beers (for example – Troegs Brewing Perpetual IPA is a 7.5%) but its not exactly a crushable beer as well, a four pack of this will carry you through a good solid session of Tears of the Kingdom or through a play through of Majora’s Mask; but you’ll certainly be feeling it at the end. Its a nice hazy, juicy IPA that will serve you well while hunting shrines and koroks in the vast Hyrule world of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. So grab a pint, get your Ultrahand ready, and tackle the game and this delicious beer!

My Untappd Rating: ****
Global Average Untappd Rating: 3.98 (as of 5.12.23)

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – the long awaited sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild comes out today.

And with that, we’re taking a deep dive of looking at Zelda and Craft Beer. You can find that article here:

• Zelda and Craft Beer

Also, Drew (Knights of Nostalgia), Josh (Mastermind X Studios), and myself will be on Drew’s Knights of Nostalgia streaming page tonight playing the game. You can find his page here:

• Knights of Nostalgia | Facebook

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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:

• Beer Review: The Pandalorian (Tattered Flag)
• Beer Review: Wookie Monster (Fourscore Beer Co)
• Beer Review: Out of Order: Blue Milk (RAR Brewing) (Batch 1)
• Beer Review: Out of Order: Tatooine Tart (RAR Brewing)
• Beer Review: Out of Order: RAWRGWAWGGR (RAR Brewing)
• Beer Review: Out of Order: Droid Juice (RAR Brewing)
• Beer Review: Wookies and Cream (Tall Tales Brewing)
• Revenge of the Fifth / Cinco de Mayo
• May the Fourth Be With You
• Beer Review: This is Nut the Fluff You’re Looking For (Fourscore Beer Co)
• Beer Review: This is the Way (Broken Goblet Brewing)
• Beer Review: This is the Whey (Bolero Snort Brewery)
• Beer Review: Java the Stout (Jackie O’s Brewery)
• Beer Review: The Mangolorian (Brewery Fire)
• Beer Review: BoBull Fett (Bolero Snort Brewery)
• Mead Review: The Meadalorian (Space Time Mead and Cider Works)
• Beer Review: Let the Haze Flow Through You (Black Flag Brewing Co)
• Book Review: The Jedi Path and The Book of the Sith (Daniel Wallace)
• Book Review: Guardians of the Whills (Greg Rucka)
• May the Fourth Be With You (2022)
• RAR Out of Order Star Wars Drop!
• Beer Review: Vader (Mispillion River Brewing Company)
• Beer Review: Out of Order: Green Milk (RAR Brewing Company) (Batch 1)
• Beer Review: The Phantasm Menace (Second Sin Brewing Company)
• RAR Brewing – Out of Order – Star Wars Can Drop (2023)
• May the Fourth Be With You (2023)

Lord of the Rings:

• Book Review: An Atlas of Tolkien (David Day)
• Book Review: The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (J.R.R. Tolkien)

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:

• Beer Review: I Voted for Kodos (Second Sin Brewing Company)
• Beer Review: I Voted for Kang (Second Sin Brewing Company)
• Beer Review: Ned Flanders Red (AleCraft Brewery)

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:

• Beer Review: Broken Skull – Stone Cold Steve Austin’s IPA (El Segundo Brewing Company)
• Beer Review: Macho Man (Couch Brewery)
• Beer Review: Royal Rumble (Funk Brewing)
• Stone Cold Steve Austin and the WWE Are Celebrating 3:16 Day

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

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:

• Beer Review: Jon Voight’s Car (RAR Brewing)
• Beer Review: Airing of Grievances (Black Flag Brewing Company)

Other:

• Beer Review: Super Villain (Urban Village Brewing Company)
• Beer Review: Pixels (Seminar Brewing)
• Beer Review: Villeinage (Elder Pine Brewing and Blending)
• Beer Review: Intergalactic Deals (Levante Brewing)
• Beer Review: Galactic Space Circus (Creature Comforts Brewing Co)
• Beer Review: The Death of Civilization in Slow Motion I (Ghost 907) (Adroit Theory)

Thank You For Reading

Thank you all very much for reading. Been a busy week! We always appreciate having you here at the blog, make sure to check out our other articles!

Have you gotten to play Majora’s Mask? Or Tears of the Kingdom? Let us know what you thought about either game!

Cheers!

-B. Kline

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