WWF - The Beer Thrillers https://thebeerthrillers.com Central PA beer enthusiasts and beer bloggers. Homebrewers, brewery workers, and all around beer lovers. Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:53:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://i0.wp.com/thebeerthrillers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-The-Beer-Thrillers-December-2022-Logo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 WWF - The Beer Thrillers https://thebeerthrillers.com 32 32 187558884 FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, LAKEFRONT BREWERY TO HOST MAJOR WRESTLING EVENT IN THEIR BEER HALL https://thebeerthrillers.com/2025/07/15/for-a-second-year-in-a-row-lakefront-brewery-to-host-major-wrestling-event-in-their-beer-hall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-a-second-year-in-a-row-lakefront-brewery-to-host-major-wrestling-event-in-their-beer-hall Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:39:08 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=16506 FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, LAKEFRONT BREWERY TO HOST MAJOR WRESTLING EVENT IN THEIR BEER HALL

Lakefront Brewery will host “Brawl in the Beer Hall II: Pour Decisions” featuring former WWE Superstar Zack Ryder (Matt Cardona).

Brawl in the Beer Hall II poster

Lakefront Brewery, known for their lively brewery tours, is bringing out the entertainment in a different way, with a live professional wrestling event. “Brawl in the Beer Hall II: Pour Decisions” will occur on Sunday, October 5th with doors at 5pm and bell time at 7pm. “We’re still reminiscing over last year’s inaugural event”, says Mike Walker, one of the Lakefront representatives who helped bring the event in, “we’ve never seen our Beer Hall as electric as we did that night. We had wrestlers dueling it out on top of our bar, jumping out of our giant beer mug, it was such a fun night”.

 

From the creators of Warrior Wrestling, one of the nation’s premier independent pro wrestling promotions, you’ll witness a full-scale professional wrestling show inside the brewery’s historic cream city brick building. One of the top independent wrestlers, Matt Cardona (WWE’s Zack Ryder), will Main Event the show, Mad Dog Connelly will challenge Beastman to his infamous Dog Collar Match, and the Tag Team Match that brought down the house in 2024 returns for a best of 3 falls clash. Warrior Wrestling confirmed that additional AEW talent will be announced.

 

“The first Brawl in the Beer Hall was an unbelievable atmosphere for wrestling fans and newcomers”, says Steve Tortorello, the Creator and Operating Director of Warrior Wrestling, “Lakefront Brewery is the ideal venue for us; we can’t wait to come back!”

 

Lakefront will open at 5pm with a special dinner menu for all ticket purchasers featuring some fan favorites alongside a wide variety of beverages, including their award-winning beer, wine, and soda. This is a 21+ ticketed event unless accompanied by a parent at all times. This event will include adult themes and language.

 

Tickets are on sale now and are expected to sell out. Visit Lakefront Brewery’s WEBSITE to learn more or click HERE for direct access to tickets. This is a “no barricade” show, guaranteed to get you as close to the chaos as your ticket allows. Be prepared for high-flying action and nonstop entertainment.

Tickets on Sale Now

TICKET OPTIONS

General Admission Standing Room | $30
> Ringside Area VIP Seat | $50
(includes commemorative event poster)
These will be first come, first served, starting from the 2nd row.

Front Row Ringside VIP Reserved Seat | $100
(includes commemorative event poster, complimentary streamers and noisemakers)

 

For More Information on Lakefront Brewery

Lakefront Brewery, Inc. distributes its products to over 30 states, Ukraine, Canada, Sweden, and Denmark. Lakefront Brewery is the first brewery in Wisconsin and 22nd brewery in the world to be certified as a B Corporation. Lakefront Brewery also produced the first beer in the United States made from 100% in-state-grown ingredients, including a first-of-its-kind, indigenous Wisconsin yeast strain (Wisconsinite Summer Weiss), the first certified organic brewery and the first gluten-free beer granted approval by the U.S. Government (New Grist).
For more information, visit http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com

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Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence at Promotional Event https://thebeerthrillers.com/2025/02/11/hulk-hogans-real-american-beer-faces-lawsuit-over-alleged-negligence-at-promotional-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hulk-hogans-real-american-beer-faces-lawsuit-over-alleged-negligence-at-promotional-event Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:04:12 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=16067 Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence at Promotional Event

Hulk Hogan on the RAW Debut on Netflix

Hulk Hogan and his Real American Beer brand are facing a lawsuit filed by Michelle Harlukowicz, an Akron, Ohio resident, who alleges negligence after being struck by a beer can during a promotional event. The incident occurred on August 19, 2024, at Thirsty Cowboys, a live music venue in Medina, Ohio.

Incident Details

Harlukowicz claims she attended the event to see WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan when an unopened can of beer was thrown into the crowd, hitting her on the forehead. The impact caused a severe injury that required 10 stitches and has left her with permanent scarring. Her attorney, Eric Tayfel, described the injury as significant, stating, “It’s unconscionable to think that you’re going to go to a bar to see a celebrity and end up being pelted with a can of beer”.

The lawsuit, filed on February 10, 2025, alleges that Hogan and other unnamed promoters were tossing beer cans into the crowd to promote Real American Beer. It is unclear whether Hogan himself or another promoter threw the can that caused the injury. Medina Township Police responded to the scene but did not file charges due to the inability to determine who was responsible for throwing the can.

Legal Claims

The lawsuit accuses Hogan and his team of negligence for failing to ensure the safety of event attendees. Harlukowicz is seeking damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and permanent disfigurement. Attorney Tayfel emphasized the need for accountability, stating that companies should not permit full cans of beer to be thrown into crowds.

Real American Beer’s Response

As of now, neither Hulk Hogan nor Real American Beer has issued a public statement regarding the lawsuit. The brand has gained popularity since its launch in 2024 and is a sponsor of WWE events.

(See Also: Hulk Hogan Announces Real American Beer)

Broader Implications

This incident raises questions about safety protocols at promotional events. While tossing items into crowds is common at such gatherings, throwing heavy or potentially dangerous objects like unopened beer cans poses significant risks. Legal experts suggest this case could set a precedent for how brands manage crowd engagement activities in the future.

Harlukowicz’s lawsuit highlights the importance of balancing fan engagement with attendee safety. As this case develops, it may bring more scrutiny to promotional practices involving physical giveaways at events.

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New Belgium Teams Up with Magic the Gathering for Vastwood Seer IPA https://thebeerthrillers.com/2023/07/10/new-belgium-teams-up-with-magic-the-gathering-for-vastwood-seer-ipa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-belgium-teams-up-with-magic-the-gathering-for-vastwood-seer-ipa Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:45:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=11932

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Vastwood Seer IPA (photo courtesy of Craft Shack)


New Belgium Brewing is teaming up with Magic the Gathering (TCG) by Wizards of the Coast to release Vastwood Seer IPA

New Belgium Teams Up with Magic the Gathering for Vastwood Seer IPA

New Belgium Brewing is teaming up with Magic the Gathering (TCG) by Wizards of the Coast to release Vastwood Seer IPA as part of their VooDoo Ranger series. The Vastwood Seer IPA will be the latest in their long line of VooDoo Ranger series of beers.

Nissa, The Vastwood Seer

Nissa is the Vastwood Seer, a Legendary Creature – Elf Scout from the Magic Origins set of Magic the Gathering TCG. Nissa, Vastwood Seer card reads:

When Nissa, Vastwood Seer enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic Forest card, reveal it, and put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.


Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, if you control seven or more lands, exile Nissa, then return her onto the battlefield transformed under her owner’s control.

Nissa, Vastwood Seer – From the Vault: Transform (V17)
Nissa, Sage Animist

There is also the Nissa, Sage Animist card (which you can see above). Both cards are ‘green’ and come out of the Magic Origins set. The Sage Animist persona is a Legendary Planeswalker rather than a Legendary Creature.

Collaboration

This is VooDoo Ranger Vastwood Seer IPA and it will be a collaboration with Magic the Gathering: TCG by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). The beer will be an IPA brewed with sweet gale, juniper, spruce needles and spice. It will be around the average 7% ABV.

This is the first time Magic the Gathering through parent company Wizards of the Coast and New Belgium have collaborated on a beer. It is not exactly a common endeavor to see Collectible Card Games (TCGs or CCGs) collaborate and help produce craft beer.

Magic the Gathering is one of the oldest TCGs or CCGs on the market. TCG stands for Trading Card Game and CCG stands for Collectible Card Game or Customizable Card Game. Wizards of the Coast releases expansion sets of Magic the Gathering, and players and collectors, can buy the packs of random cards, to help create their decks of cards.

Other popular card games over the years have been Pokemon: The Card Game (by Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Customizable Card Game (SWCCG) (by Decipher), Star Trek Customizable Card Game (STCCG) (by Decipher), Legends of the Five Rings (L5R) (by AEG, and by Wizards of the Coast), and numerous others like Yu – Gi – Oh, .hack, Dooms Day, Lord of the Rings, WWF / WWE Raw Deal, Wars TCG, and many more.

Magic the Gathering

Magic the Gathering is one of the oldest CCGs / TCGs on the market. Their base set was released on August 5th, 1993. They will be celebrating their 30th year next month in August.

From Wikipedia:

Magic: The Gathering (colloquially known as Magic or MTG) is a tabletop and digital collectable card game created by Richard Garfield.[1] Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro), Magic was the first trading card game and had approximately thirty-five million players as of December 2018,[2][3][4] and over twenty billion Magic cards were produced in the period from 2008 to 2016, during which time it grew in popularity.[5][6]

A player in Magic takes the role of a Planeswalker, a powerful wizard who can travel (“walk”) between dimensions (“planes”) of the Multiverse, doing battle with other players as Planeswalkers by casting spells, using artifacts, and summoning creatures as depicted on individual cards drawn from their individual decks. A player defeats their opponent typically (but not always) by casting spells and attacking with creatures to deal damage to the opponent’s “life total”, with the objective being to reduce it from 20 to 0, or 40 to 0 in some group formats. Although the original concept of the game drew heavily from the motifs of traditional fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, the gameplay bears little similarity to paper-and-pencil games, while simultaneously having substantially more cards and more complex rules than many other card games.

Magic can be played by two or more players, either in person with printed cards or on a computer, smartphone or tablet with virtual cards through the Internet-based software Magic: The Gathering Online or other video games such as Magic: The Gathering Arena and Magic Duels. It can be played in various rule formats, which fall into two categories: constructed and limited. Limited formats involve players building a deck spontaneously out of a pool of random cards with a minimum deck size of 40 cards;[7] in constructed formats, players create decks from cards they own, usually with a minimum of 60 cards per deck.

New cards are released on a regular basis through expansion sets. Further developments include the Wizards Play Network played at the international level and the worldwide community Players Tour, as well as a substantial resale market for Magic cards. Certain cards can be valuable due to their rarity in production and utility in gameplay, with prices ranging from a few cents to tens of thousands of dollars.

In July, 2023, the rare “One Ring” card was found by a retail worker in Toronto, and is estimated to be worth millions of dollars after it was authenticated by Professional Sports Authenticator.

Magic: The Gathering – Wikipedia

Wizards of the Coast

Magic the Gathering is produced and owned by Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast owns, produces, creates, and distributes hundreds of different games. Their most notable are:

They are a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1999 on.

From Wikipedia:

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC /ˈwɒtˌsiː/ or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidiary of Hasbro,[1][2] which acquired the company in 1999.[3] During a February 2021 reorganization at Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast became the lead part of the new “Wizards & Digital” division.[4][5]

Originally a role-playing game publisher, the company originated and popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s. It also acquired the popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by buying TSR and increased its success by publishing the licensed Pokémon Trading Card Game. The company’s corporate headquarters are located in Renton, Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area.[6][7]

Wizards of the Coast publishes role-playing games, board games, and collectible card games. They have received numerous awards, including several Origins Awards. The company also produced sports cards sets, releasing series for association football, baseball, basketball and American football.

Wizards of the Coast – Wikipedia

New Belgium

New Belgium is the producer of the VooDoo Ranger series of beers, which have become more and more mainstream. If you walk into a Rutters, Sheetz, WaWa, 7 – 11, or more, you are likely to find a tall boy of VooDoo Ranger in the fridge, and more variants in the walk in fridge.

They are a subsidiary of Kinn Brewing Company, and are a macro brewery from Fort Collins, Colorado.

VooDoo Ranger Varients

Here is a list of the various VooDoo Rangers you can find (some might not still be in production):

  • VooDoo Ranger Imperial – Imperial IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger Juicy – Hazy IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger IPA – IPA (original)
  • VooDoo Ranger Juice Force – Hazy Imperial IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger Fruit Force – Fruit Punch IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger Hard Charged Tea – Hard Tea
  • VooDoo Ranger Atomic Citrus – Blood Orange Ale
  • VooDoo Ranger Danger Beach – IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger VooDoo Vice – IPA
  • VooDoo Ranger 1985 IPA – Hazy IPA

There is also a series of “X – Perimental Hop” VooDoo Rangers.

Vastwood Seer IPA would be the official 11th variant of the VooDoo Ranger series.

Vastwood Surge

So expect to see a ‘surge’ of ‘Vastwood’ Seer IPAs coming to beer distributors, grocery stores, and gas stations near you soon.

New Belgium Brewing Company

Looking for more articles about New Belgium Brewing Company? Check these out that we’ve written:

For more information on New Belgium, the following comes from Untappd. They are a subsidiary of Kinn Brewing Company. They are a macro brewery from Fort Collins, Colorado, with 654 unique beers, and over 6.2 Million ratings (as of 7.10.23). Their global average rating is 3.63 (as of 7.10.23). Their Untappd description reads: New Belgium Brewing was founded in 1991 in Fort Collins, Colo., by Kim Jordan, a social worker, who built her company the only way a social worker would: People first. Over the past three decades, New Belgium has turned that ethos into a unique “human-powered” business model through practices that were and still are rare in the business world: fully paid healthcare premiums for all coworkers, paying a living wage, open-book management, renewable energy sourcing, a free onsite medical clinic and physician, a deep commitment to philanthropy and advocacy, and much more. With expansions to Asheville, N.C., in 2016; Denver, Colo., in 2018; San Francisco in 2021; and the 2021 acquisition of Bell’s Brewery, based in Kalamazoo, Mich., this people-centric model has led New Belgium to become arguably the most popular and fastest-growing American craft brewer today. New Belgium is famous for its flagship beer, Fat Tire Amber Ale; year-round favorites like Voodoo Ranger IPA (America’s #1 IPA brand), Dominga Mimosa Sour, and La Folie Sour Brown Ale; and an award-winning wood-aged sour program and innovative limited release beers. To learn more about New Belgium, visit NewBelgium.com.

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  • New Belgium Teams Up with Magic the Gathering for Vastwood Seer IPA

Zelda:

Rick and Morty:

Space Balls:

Game of Thrones:

The Simpsons:

Back to the Future:

Scrooged:

Groundhog Day:

A Christmas Story:

The Peanuts:

Pro Wrestling:

Soccer:

World Cup:

Phillies:

Matrix:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

HP Lovecraft / Cthulhu:

Seinfeld:

Other:

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Beer Review: Royal Rumble (Funk Brewing) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2022/01/29/beer-review-royal-rumble-funk-brewing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beer-review-royal-rumble-funk-brewing Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:05:03 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=8651
LEEEEEEEEEEETSSSSSSS GEEEEEEEEEEEET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMBLE!!!!

LEEEEEEEEEEETSSSSSSS GEEEEEEEEEEEEET READY TOOOOO RUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMBLE!!!!!!!

Ok, its that time of the year, when its one of the few WWE PPVs I check in for anymore (its basically this and WrestleMania). WrestleMania is a definite watch for me, but the Royal Rumble match(es) itself is always one of the funnest hours / hours and a half of wrestling a year.

In years past co-workers (and I) have done ‘Rumble Pools’, where you draw a random number and whichever wrestler comes out at that number, if he wins, you win. Since they started doing the women’s Rumble match itself, we’ve also included it, so you get two chances (20$). I picked Thursday for my Rumble spots…. and I got: #7 for the Women’s Rumble….. and then…. #7 for the Men’s Rumble. Crazy, that out of 30 possibilities, I managed to get both number 7s in each Rumble (30 possible x 30 possible).

So let’s go #7! Coincidentally, thats also the line they are giving in the Chiefs / Bengals AFC Championship game on Sunday (Chiefs are a 7 point favorite). So maybe 7 will be my number this weekend when Bengals subvert expectations on Sunday and win by 7… and both the men’s and the women’s 7th entry win their Rumbles tonight… …maybe. (No wrestler has ever won the Rumble at the 7th spot.)

We are nearing the pre-show (started writing this review at 5:15PM, whilst doing chores, and after I finished my dog walk with Leela – and holy crap was that cold – and workout, and by the time I get this done, it will most likely be going on 7PM), so, I’ll give my predictions while we’re at it. The Royal Rumble (2022) card (as per Wikipedia):

1Men’s Royal Rumble Match30-man Royal Rumble Match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 38[16]
2Women’s Royal Rumble Match30-woman Royal Rumble Match for a women’s championship match at WrestleMania 38[17]
3Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Bobby Lashley (with MVP)Singles match for the WWE Championship[18]
4Becky Lynch (c) vs. DoudropSingles match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship[19]
5Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. The Miz and MaryseMixed tag team match[20]
6Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth “Freakin” RollinsSingles match for the WWE Universal Championship[21]
The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) are barred from ringside.
Royal Rumble 2022 Card

My Predictions

My predictions for this card:

  • Reigns over Rollins
  • Miz and Maryse over Edge and Beth Phoenix
  • Lynch over Doudrop
  • Bobby Lashley over Brock Lesnar
  • Ronda Rousey returning and winning the Women’s Royal Rumble
  • Brock Lesnar being a surprise entrant (or taking the place of someone else) and winning the Men’s Royal Rumble

We’ll see in just a few hours how close I am to these predictions!

Funk Brewing yesterday posted a great video on their TikTok and Facebook acounts. (Tried to embed it, but it didn’t seem to want to work for me due to being a Facebook video rather than a YouTube video, but if you click the link it will take you to the video, its all of 23 seconds, and then you can pop right back over here.) Watch the video here: Funk Brewing Company – Royal Rumble – And That’s the Bottom Line.

Wrasslin

I’ve covered good ol’ fashioned ‘wrasslin’ a few times here on the blog. First with the Stone Cold IPA and then with Couch Brewery‘s Macho Man beer. Also did the March Madness from 2021 in a wrestling format.

I loved watching the old WWF growing up, and ECW, and WCW, and then got into all of the various independent promotions over the years (especially ROH Wrestling), (original) NWA:TNA, CZW, IWA:MS, XPW, PWG, Chikara, ECCW, as well as the Japanese Puroresu (プロレス) (NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, etc.) and the Mexican Lucha Libre (AAA) as well as everything else in between (shoot videos, tape trading, etc.). So its definitely always been a joy, even as I’ve gotten older and it became much more of a backburner type thing (behind all of my thousands of other hobbies – nerdy ones like Star Wars, 40K, books, board games, card games – and less nerdy ones like fantasy sports, hiking, etc.), as well as just the responsibilities of getting older and having kids and jobs and life itself.

But its fun to get to dive back into it now and again, like today and get to review a beer about it. Which, at this point I’m sure you are all sick of my rambling and just want to get to the rumbling… of the beer review that is!

Beer Review

Beer: Royal Rumble
Brewery: Funk Brewing
Style: Porter – Baltic
ABV: 8.2%
IBU: None
Untappd Description: (Blank)

Funk Brewing Company is a microbrewery from Emmaus Pennsylvania. They also have a taproom in Elizabethtown, PA. According to Untappd they have 500 unique beers with over 236,000 ratings, and a global average rating of 3.85 (as of 1.29.22).

Lets start with the look of this bad boy. Big frothy foamy head with individual bubbles of varying sizes. Jet black…. like Razor Ramone’s hair. A full looking bodied drink, stout and deep and heavy like a big burly man in his underwear about to throw you around a ring.

Aroma is slightly smokey / smoked, with what I would characterize as a ‘bitter’ aroma. Thats not probably on any BJCP judge form or anything, but almost like a sense of it before actually drinking it, kind of like looking at a really black coffee and sniffing it, you have a strong sense that its just got some bitterness to it. Some caramel notes in a deep whiff.

Slammed to the mat, thrown across the ring, and tossed right over the top rope! All in the first sip? Nah, not really, I luckily grabbed onto the rope and pulled myself back in, skinning the cat to get back in. Superkicked by Shawn Michaels afterwards…. Five Star Frog Splashed by RVD…. and still in this boys! Ok… back to reality…. This is a good porter. Not a blow you out of the ring or blow you out of the WWE Universe porter, but its a good porter. Its smooth, its dark, its got some roasty, some caramel, some bitterness, some flavors, but its just not quite as complex as I was hoping, just not quite as full bodied as The Big Show. Its certainly no Spike Dudley or Rey Mysterio (in size) either, but its …lacking a little bit of more OOMPH to put it over the top. I would gladly drink it again. Its a great beer, its just not a blow you away beer. And there’s nothing really outright wrong with that. Its not watery or paper thin, but its not got a real deep mouthfeel or flavor to it. The flavors of roasted malt, caramel malt, with a tinge of smokey bitterness, is all there, but just not quite as strong as I’d like. Maybe its going from can to glass, maybe its just my expectations (with a name like Royal Rumble eliciting thoughts of huge muscular bonecrushing men pummeling each other), or what, it just doesn’t quite reach the full flavor spectrum. There is nothing wrong with the beer – no off flavors, no bad aftertaste, no cloyingness, nothing that makes you not outright enjoy it, just not as deep and complex and rich as I was hoping for.

My Untappd Rating: ***.75
Global Average Untappd Rating: 3.87 (as of 1.29.22)

Finished Just in the Nick of Time

And like that, I skinned the cat, and pulled myself back into the ring… to get this article done at 6:57PM, just before the show kicks off at 7:00PM on Peacock. What perfect timing! Ok, while I quickly upload this to the social medias and the universe, you can scroll down to check out all of the other nerd culture beers we have reviewed, and I’ll catch you guys later!

Star Wars:

Rick and Morty:

Space Balls:

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Back to the Future:

Scrooged:

A Christmas Story:

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Matrix:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

Seinfeld:

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Thanks For Reading

As always everyone, thanks for reading. Try and stay warm (my phone currently says its 18 degrees with a real feel of 4). And make sure to root on the Bengals tomorrow to beat the Chiefs! Have a great weekend everyone! (And lets go #7 and #7 in the Royal Rumbles tonight!)

Cheers!

-B. Kline

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Beer Review: Macho Man (Couch Brewery) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2020/11/25/beer-review-macho-man-couch-brewery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beer-review-macho-man-couch-brewery Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:20:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=5983 Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Macho Man Randy Savage

There’s no way you didn’t read that in his voice. How can you not read “Oh Yea” and not picture Randy “Macho Man” Savage? Or hear his gravelly voice yelling that? Its one of the iconic wrestling sounds, like Ric Flair’s “WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” or the glass shattering for Stone Cold Steve Austin’s entrance, or the gong for The Undertaker. You know exactly what’s gonna happen.

Wrestling might be a grown man’s soap opera, and it might also be beautiful, choreographed gladiator like ballet, but its also a wonderful story telling platform and media, and its also a host to some amazing characters, personas, and people. Macho Man Randy Savage is one of those people.

If you were a 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s child, you can name some of the greats of your generation I’m sure. For the 80s, I can think of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Arn Anderson, Randy Macho Man Savage, George the Animal Steele, Harley Race, Junkyard Dog, Sting, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Ultimate Warrior. For the 90s you have The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker, Chris Jericho, RVD, Sabu, Taz, Mick Foley, Kane, Eddie Guerrero, Brian Pillman, Goldberg.

Interesting fun note; Pilger Ruh Brewing’s one co-owner and partner is Anthony Deppen. A professional wrestler who will be performing at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle (2020) this year. (Super cool dude, down to earth, big craft beer fan, and great wrestler.)

But anyway… I digress. We’re here to discuss beer, not wrestling.

Not Necessarily…

No… really, we must. I insist on it!

Just Relax

Oh… we’re doing this bit again, aren’t we? Like I did in The Growfather beer review? I know the average attention span for most readers is only about three minutes…. so….

Randy Savage as BoneSaw

Sigh. I was gonna say, ‘so I better hurry up and review the beer’…. but… ugh… must we do this bit for a second time? Really?

You May Not Like It…

Double sigh. French sigh – Le Sigh.

Ok, I’m just gonna push through and do the beer review….

Beer: Macho Man
Brewery: Couch Brewery
Style: Wheat Beer – Other
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: None
Untappd Description: Hibiscus Raspberry Lime Wheat

First, I want to thank Bobby Nacho for inviting me out to Couch Brewery on a day when they weren’t even open. He gave me a tour of the place, let me sample all the beers on tap, and even sent me on my way with a four pack – Macho Man, Atomic Clock, Sofia Quemando, and Morning Wood. (This might be the first and last time anyone ever says that Bobby gave them ‘morning wood’……) Anyhoo… you can read about the brewery tour here: Brewery Tour of Couch Brewery. This was part of my trip to Indianapolis, you can check out the article on the second day of my trip (which included the tour of Couch Brewery, me visiting Vandergrift, Pittsburgh, and Washington) here – The Trip to Indianapolis: Day Two.

Couch Brewery is listed as a micro brewery on Untappd. They have 120 unique beers with a global average rating of 3.59 (as of 11.25.20). They are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Now that the background is out of the way, onto the beer itself….

This has a reddish, light, wheat beer appearance. Its primarily clear but a bit dark red, and so becomes a bit opaque / cloudy / hazy in some light and as you drink it. There is a rich frothy, creamy head to this, that leaves a nice lacing on the glass.

Aroma is very heavy hibiscus, raspberry, and grain. You can very heavy raspberry and hibiscus, with the grain bill giving it a body to cling to. There is some lime aroma though its a bit fainter. Overall its floral, and pretty strong – not overpowering or pungent, but a strong floral smell that’s inviting and wanting you to drink.

I even told him at the bar when we were sampling all the beers, that I wasn’t a fan of hibiscus, that I’ve had it in a few select beers (the most notable that I can think of being Crimson Pistil; and I was not a fan) and never really cared for it. Just a flavor that I have found that I am not too keen on. But oh boy… or should I say OHHHH YEAAAAAAA…… this blew me away. Maybe its the raspberry? Or the lime? Or that its a wheat beer rather than an IPA (like the Crimson Pistil), but I was absolutely blown away by this beer, and immediately loved it. There is a lot of raspberry flavor to this, and a lot more lime than I expected from the aroma. Its got a lot of berry, a lot of floral, and a good bit of lime – giving it almost a zesty, citrus, zip to it, a bit of a kick to it. I do really love raspberries in beer (really, any berries other than strawberries, I love blueberries, blackberries, elderberries, mulberries, raspberries, etc.; just no strawberries), and this uses them very well. This is fruity, and floral, and from the raspberries, a bit tart, not fully diving into ‘tart – sour’ country, but just a wee bit of tartness and zip to give it some added taste. It is interesting for a wheat beer, that other than a little bit of the grain taste; it doesn’t taste like a wheat beer (primarily because of how much the floral and fruit flavors overpower the grain). All in all, this is a wonderful, and delicious, and interesting beer, and shows how you can bend styles to be interesting, new, and still very tasty. And hell, it even turned me into a fan of a hibiscus beer, who knew? I recommend it, and I recommend you check out Couch Brewery too. Especially on Black Friday for their Black Stout AHT 2020 event. You won’t want to miss that or this delicious beer!

My Untappd Rating: ****.50
Global Untappd Rating: 3.81 (as of 11.25.20)

Speaking of Black Friday, do check out Couch Brewery’s website (Couch Brewery) to find out more information on their Black Stout AHT 2020 event. It sounds amazing! You can also fin out more on their Facebook page – Couch Brewery.

You can also find out more about my trip to Indianapolis, and getting to tour Couch Brewery, by the links below:

The Trip to Indianapolis – Full Articles:

The Trip to Indianapolis – Recap Articles:

Brewery Tour:

Thanks for reading everyone. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow, and a safe Drinksgiving or Friendsgiving or whatever you are doing today, and a safe Black Friday on Friday. There is a lot of great local small brewery options for Black Friday; you don’t have to go crazy for the Goose Island (couch AB In-Bev) Bourbon County Stouts. Either way, whatever you do, stay safe and socially distanced! Cheers!

-B. Kline

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Beer Review: Broken Skull (Stone Cold IPA) (El Segundo Brewing Company) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2020/08/06/review-broken-skull-stone-cold-ipa-el-segundo-brewing-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-broken-skull-stone-cold-ipa-el-segundo-brewing-company Fri, 07 Aug 2020 01:25:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=3986
Broken Skull IPA – The Stone Cold Steve Austin beer from El Segundo Brewing Company

As soon as I saw that Breski’s had the Stone Cold beer…. I was grabbing the keys and jumping in the car for the drive over. I picked up a four-pack of this, as well as a four-pack of the FVCK COVID beer which I did a beer review of previously. This is another one of those beers that falls into the category of ‘got it because of marketing’ over got it because of what hops are in it, or flavors, or adjuncts, or knowing the brewery’s reputation, etc. Like some bad beers I’ve had, like Trial by Wombat, or Jon Voight’s Car, where I got them because of can art or name of the beer – I got this because its the Stone Cold beer.

Stone Cold Stunner to Scott Hall, WrestleMania X8

Early 2000s, high school me was a huge wrestling fan. We watched each RAW, each SmackDown, even the minor shows like Heat, Velocity, Metal, etc. We also watched TNA when they started up with the Wednesday PPVs and their Impact show. We watched WCW at its tail end when it ended and WWF bought them out in 2001. We were big fans of ROH as well, me and D. Scott were at Final Battle 2004. D. Scott, R. Dibeler, and myself have been to a couple of shows, the more notable ones being WWE Unforgiven 2003 and WWE Royal Rumble 2004. Stone Cold was one of our favorites, mine in particular, along with (sad to say now due to everything that’s happened – but – Chris Benoit), Taz, RVD, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, (Rory’s favorite was always Kane) – and that’s just listing the WWF/E wrestlers. Not getting into the indies or puroresu or lucha libre and stuff.

Stunner! Stunner! The Stone Cold Stunner! – Jim Ross

And this might surprise some…. but Stone Cold Steve Austin knows a little bit about drinking…..

Maybe…. just a little.

So what better beer to do a review of on National IPA day than the Stone Cold Steve Austin IPA beer?!

Broken Skull by El Segundo Brewing Company

Beer: Broken Skull
Brewery: El Segundo Brewing Company
Style: IPA – American
ABV: 6.7%
IBU: 67
Untappd Description: Broken Skull IPA: A bad-ass 6.7% India Pale Ale designed by Steve Austin and ESBC for the working man & woman. It features Citra, Cascade, and Chinook hops to deliver big flavor with an easy finish. Now stop reading and start enjoying this awesome beer! Cheers! -Steve

According to their Untappd page, El Segundo Brewing Company (ESBC) is from El Segundo California, United States, and is a micro brewery. (I honestly thought they were from Texas, not California, so I learned something new by clicking their Untappd page.) They have 286 unique beers for a 3.87 global average rating (as of 8.6.20). Their Untappd Description reads: “El Segundo Brewing Company is the product of founder, Rob Croxall’s love and passion for beers. More than anything, Rob has a knack for hoppy beers. Being a brewer, he decided leave his longtime career in aerospace financing to establish his own microbrewery. Rob invested in the Los Angeles area. El Segundo Brewing Company specializes in hops that provide outstanding and unique bitter flavors of beers. The brewery focuses on its personal dry hopping brewing method that produces fine aromas. Rob’s great love for hops has become the motivation behind the success of El Segundo Brewing Company today.”

Lets jump right into this review and tackle the beer itself. Appearance is a clear, bubbly pilsner / light West Coast looking IPA. Not very dark, not very malty, completely clear minus the bubbles (very well carbonated), this honestly looks like it could have been a pilsner, or lager, or a lite beer – Miller or Coors – when poured out. Big foamy head to it that just kept bubbling up.

Aroma is light hoppy, and not a whole lot more. Which is pretty typical for an IPA; especially American / West Coast style, etc. There’s no adjuncts, nothing added to it, no ‘milkshake’ or ‘New England’ – ness to it, its a straight legit IPA, in the old vein. The hop combination of citra, cascade, and chinook is pretty distinguishable. I grow cascade and chinook hops at home, and I can pick out their aromas pretty distinctly. Citra is also another easy to pick out hop aroma and flavor, mainly because its name is a pretty big indicator. There is no other real aromas to this, its just hops and ‘beer is beer’ smell. No malt, no sweetness; just the citrus, grassy, slight lemon, a little bit of pine, that comes from the combination of hops in this.

Flavor… and taste…. is where this falls a bit flat. And no, the beer itself isn’t flat…. its just, there’s not a whole lot here. Its actually pretty bland. Me and D. Scott decided it tasted like a ‘starter IPA’. Do you have a friend who you want to start drinking IPAs, and want to move them away from Miller Lite, Coors Lite, and Yuengling Lager? Then this is the beer for you! And being an easily marketable beer – “The Stone Cold beer!” or “The Stone Cold IPA” it should be an easy pitch for you to get your buddy to drink it. There just sadly isn’t a whole lot going on here flavor wise. Its not bad, there’s no off flavors, nothing tastes horrible, no lingering after taste thats bad…. its just underwhelming. Its watery, its a bit thin, it tastes like hops in water, and not a whole lot much of anything else going on. The hops don’t even come off as that strong and don’t give you a complete kick or gut-punch hop flavor either. The hops give off a slight, very light, citrus flavor, like a lemon peel in water kind of thing, there is a little bit of grassy and earth notes and just a wee bit of a pine / pinecone hop taste, but none of it is severe, or even strong. That isn’t to say this is a horrible beer and you won’t like it, its a perfectly accessible and perfectly fine beer, for 12$ (a little bit less I think, maybe a little over 12.10$ with tax) a four pack, this is a very fine, crushable even (only 6.7% ABV and the light flavor makes it go down easier) beer, that you and a buddy can kill an evening playing video games and drinking this. So in that way it makes for a perfect beer for Stone Cold Steve Austin…. and that’s the bottom line…………….. Because Stone Cold Said So!

Kick.

Stunner.

Ultimately though, my opinion of this, if given the choice between this and the many other options out there, might be closer to Stacy Keibler’s:

My Untappd Rating: ***.25
Global Untappd Rating: 3.84 (as of 8.6.20)

I want to think some of that rating bump is namesake and marketing, but maybe others genuinely loved it or at least liked it better than I did. I dunno, if you’ve had it, leave me a comment and let me know what your thoughts were on it. Maybe I’m way off base. Maybe the cans we got were different or off. I dunno, let me know, I’d love to hear from you guys!

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Cheers!

-B. Kline

And that’s the bottom line…. because Stone Cold Said So! Austin 3:16 says I just opened a cap of whoop ass on you! WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?!

Oh…. I could go on all day doing this! Better stop and have another beer. Cheers all!

Happy National IPA Day!

-B. Kline

Broken Skull by El Segundo Brewing Company
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