Pixels & Pints

From our initial thoughts of the Apple Vision Pro to reviews of American Born Chinese, Hypnotic, Ted Lasso Season 3 and the Silo series, we predictably give over most of our episode to discussing all the games announced, showcased and demoed at this years games conferences that excited us (Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward and the Playstation Showcase) - we discuss 19 games, to be precise. That's probably 16 more games than we've ever discussed in a single show before! Probably.Beers reviewed this episode: Seeker Brewing - Unicorn NEIPA - 7.2% Sailors Grave - It's a Big Dill - Gose - 5.2% Sailors Grave - Dark Emu - Dark Lager - 4.8% Garage Project - Hazy Daze: Sabro, Strata, Simcoe - Hazy Pale - 5.8% Rocky Ridge - Frootie & The Blowfish - Smoothie Sour - 8.0% Beerfarm - Botanical Citrus Gose - 4.0% Newstead Brewing - Yo Ho! Rum Porter - 9.9% Grifter Brewing - Iron Wizard - Cascadian Dark Ale - 6.4% Seeker Brewing - Pinkity Drinkity - Berliner Weisse - 5.5% Range Brewing - Mi

Since Pete has finally recovered from COVID, we thought we'd do an in-person recording for a change, and what an ep it is! Tonnes of movie & TV show reviews, including Ant-Man 3, Ghosted and more; heaps of trailer reviews covering Dune Part 2, The Symathizer and Mortal Kombat One, and then an epic Spotlight where we take a deep-dive into Season 3 of The Mandalorian.Beers reviewed this episode: Heaps Normal - Coffee Run Stout - Non-Alc - 0.5% Loophole Brewing - Sonny & Cher - NEIPA - 3.7% Badlands Brewing - Kilt - Scottish Ale - 5.0% Garage Project - Space Cake - Brown Ale - 6.2% Stoic Brewing - Stoic Warrior - Black IPA - 7.6% Stone & Wood - '18 Barrel Aged Stone Beer ('17 Brew) - Porter - 7.3%

Jam packed with fruit-flavour, this episode takes Tom, Pete and Dan on a journey of Star Wars celebrations, the Picard series finale, the Super Mario Bros movie, and much, much more. Then they settle into a long discussion about how the protrayal of video game characters can sometimes cause mental anguish!Beers reviewed this episode: Garage Project - Fizz Palace - Low-Alc Sour - 1.1% Hop Nation - Field Daze - IPA (American) - 6.0% One Drop - Oneskiis Yuzu Lager - Japanese Rice Lager - 4.7% Hop Nation - Field Haze - NEIPA - 6.0% Range Brewing - Hypnotic - Hazy Pale - 5.4% Beerfarm - India Pale Ale - IPA (American) - 5.6% Batch Brewing - Citrus Sunset - Red IPA - 6.5% Bacchus Brewing - Peanut Butter Jelly Time (B20) - Red Ale - 7.0% Bridge Road - Dark Harvest (2023) - Black IPA - 6.6% Hop Nation - Zombie Pop 4 - Imperial Sour - 7.8% Mountain Culture - Dimension X - NEIPA - 6.8% Bacchus Brewing - Gran Churrismo - Pastry Stout - 10.5%

It took us a whole episode to get there, but we finally covered our spotlight topic - which directors could breath new life into and take our favourite movie IPs in interesting new directions? Of course we still cover all the latest pop culture news, we review a bunch of content such as Avatar The Way of Water and The Menu, and sip upon the finest ales!Beers reviewed this episode: Loophole Brewing Co - Draught - Traditional Ale - 4.7% Black Hops Brewing - Foreverland - XPA - 5.5% Bright Brewery - Cucumber & Basil - Sour - 4.0% Stockade Brew Co - Mr Fruju - NEIPA - 6.0% Hank's - First Round - Pale Ale - 4.2% Akasha Brewing - Korben - DIPA - 8.5% Bracket Brewing - Insert Name - Hazy Pale Ale - 5.6% Sailors Grave Brewing - UNI Sea Urchin & Lemon Myrtle - Gose - 4.5% White Bay Beer Co - Optimum Engagement - Amber Lager - 5.0% Exit Brewing - Milk Stout - Milk Stout - 5.2% Hawkers Beer - Old Chap, New Tricks - English IPA - 7.0% Pirate Life Brewing - Choc Chip Hot Cross Bun - Imp. Pastry Stout -

We were so sidetracked by The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and over a dozen new movie and video game trailers, we ended up completely skipping our amazing Spotlight idea this episode (we'll revisit next time) and ended up just talking smack for almost 4hrs! We did manage to cram some news and reviews in, but mostly we just did it for the laughs!Beers reviewed this episode: Dangerous Ales - Blackberry Bandits - Sour - 6.8% Sailors Grave Brewing - Honey Bush - Nitro Braggot - 5.6% Eden Brewery - Birch Wit - Witbier - 5.5% Five Barrel Brewing - Navigator - Red IPA - 6.5% Hop Nation Brewing - Experiment 102 - NZ IPA - 6.5% Lost Palms Brewing - Quick Thinking - Hazy IPA - 6.7% Hawkers Beer - Sheer Terroir: Yakima Valley, WA - IPA - 6.5% Yulli's Brews - Special Batch: Bloody Mary - Berliner Weisse - 4.5% Batch Brewing - The Huge Kahuna - Imperial Brown Ale - 8.7% Hawkers Beer - Sheer Terroir: Willamette Valley, OR - IPA - 6.5% Hop Nation Brewing - Dark Paradise Returns - Pastry Stout - 7.0% Sailors Grave

Pete & Tom escape the maturing presence of Dan this episode, jumping into some fake news, discussing the beginning of AI being granted the same rights as mutants, and whether The Day Before will ever be released. We share our first impressions of Picard Season 3, The Mandalorian Season 3 and Bad Batch Season 2 before ending with in-depth discussions on HBO Max's The Last of Us Season 1, PSVR2 and Hogwart's Legacy.Beers reviewed this episode: One Drop Brewing - 444 Bohemian Lager - Czech Pilsner - 4.6% Black Hops Brewing - Hornet - IPA - 6.0% Ekim Brewing Co. - Viking IPA - IPA - 6.2% Frexi Brewing - Golden IPA - IPA - 5.6% 8 Wired - Kingsnake - IPA - 6.3% Brick Lane Brewing Co. - Revolver Dark Hoppy - Dark Ale - 5.8% Ekim Brewing Co. - Bloodshot - Red IPA - 6.5% Sydney Brewery - Speak Easy - Black IPA - 6.0%

From the Titans series wrapping up and Microsoft laying off 10,000 staff to early PSVR2 reviews and closure on the D&D licensing mess - we've got all your news covered ! We review Willow, Jurassic World Dominion, and Treason, give our initial thoughts on Hogwart's Legacy and HBO's The Last of Us too, and spend quite a bit of time on the newly announced 10-year DCU plan as our major topic.Beers reviewed this episode: Lost Palms Brewing - Paper Trails - Italian Pilsner - 4.6% Garage Project - Turbo Fuzz - Triple NEIPA - 10.0% White Bay Beer - Well, Why Not? - Hazy Pale - 5.3% Loophole Brewing - Pino Gris Rinsed - Farmhouse Sour - 5.2% One Drop Brewing - T-3022 w/ Clean Fusion - IPA - 6.5% New England Brewing - Gorge Drop - DIPA - 8.2% Garage Project - Phantasm Hazy - NEIPA - 6.7%

Kicking off 2023, we take a look at all the DC and Marvel movies slated for release this year, Pete whinges about some major changes to D&D licensing likely to affect video and tabletop games alike, and we review War of the Worlds, The Recruit, Blackout and so much more. Mostly, though, we absolutely rip into the steaming pile of excrement that is The Witcher: Blood Origin!Beers reviewed this episode: Sailors Grave Brewing w\ Good Land Brewing - Good to the Grave - Dark Rye Farmhouse Ale - 6.0% Hop Nation Brewing - Forbidden Blackberry & Raspberry Sour - Sour - 6.2% Hop Nation Brewing w\ Garage Project - What's in the Box? - NEIPA - 7.4%  Yulli's Brews - Robin Hazy Pale Ale - Hazy Pale - 5.5% Working Title Brew Co - Phantasm - DIPA - 8.0% Bright Brewery - Mystic DDH DIPA - DIPA - 9.0% Boatrocker Brewers - Oakey Dokey - Stout - 7.5% Boatrocker Brewers - Flux Capacitor - DIPA - 9.2%

In our most massive episode yet, we bring you FIVE HOURS of craziness! All the latest pop-culture news, including what seems to be a trend in fans pushing back on studios (i.e in suing studios for false advertising in movie trailers to suing Microsoft for anti-competitive behaviour in it's Activision-Blizzard aquisition), we also review Black Adam and Jack Ryan season 3, before moving into the latest game trailers to come out of the Game of the Year Awards 2022, and finishing with our personal favourites and let-downs of movies, TV and gaming for 2022. It's a mega-episode jam packed full of content, and not a few Aussie and NZ craft beers!Beers reviewed this episode: One Drop Brewing Co - Fairy Floss Sour: Raspberry + Strawberry - Fruited Sour - 10.4% 8 Wired - Ernest - Fruited Sour - 5.2% Range Brewing - Hefeweizen - Hefeweizen - 5.6% Fox Friday Craft Brewery - Whip It Good - Pilsner - 5.5% Working Title - Day Shift - Hazy Pale Ale - 5.0% Mountain Culture - King G - IPA - 7.0% Bracket Brewing - Yum Yu

From the latest games being released at the end of 2022 and into 2023, through to James Cameron giving himself a very big pat on the back for Avatar Part 57, we really do have quite a spicy episode as we rapidly approach the holiday season. Not less than 6 mini-reviews, 5 trailer reviews, and so many interruptions within interruptions we have to unpeel the layers of over-talking like an onion, this episode has a bit of everything!Beers reviewed this episode: One Drop Brewing Co - Broader than Broadway - West Coast IPA - 6.5% Ballistic Beer - Experimental NZ Pilsner - Pilsner - 6.0% Range Brewing - Dunkel - Dunkelweizen - 5.6% Fox Friday Craft Brewery - KEVIN - Triple NEIPA - 10.5% Seeker Brewing - Mystic NEIPA - NEIPA - 6.2% Deeds Brewing - Knock on Wood - Barrel Aged Pilsner - 5.5% Slow Lane Brewing - Bear Hug - Flanders Brown - 6.5% King River Brewing - Aurora Europa - Czech Pilsner - 5.9% Garage Project - Just 'Cause You Feel It - Imperial IPA - 7.8% Ocean Reach Brewing - Peach & Pineapple Pa

God of War: Ragnarok, 90s action flicks worth revisiting, a tonne of news including DC finally listening to us and coming up with an actual roadmap for their movies, this episode has it all! Including a video game where you play as our Lord and Savior Himself! Beers reviewed this episode: Deeds Brewing - Counter Clockwise - Dark Lager - 4.8% Sunday Road Brewing - Summer Samba - Sour - 5% Boatrocker Brewers - Double Happiness - Sour - 6.8% Deeds Brewing - 1.21 Gigawatts - Hazy Pale - 5.6% White Bay Beer Co. - Into the Rabbit Hole - NEIPA - 6.5% Garage Project - Hazy Daze #13 - Hazy Pale - 5.8% Akasha Brewing Co. - The Chronic - Double IPA - 8% From Ben. - Bonza! - Australian Pale - 5.5%

From the very recent Batch & Wayward announcement to a huge haul of games releasing this month, some detailed reviews of Rings of Power and She-Hulk, lighter reviews of Andor, Avenue 5, The Peripheral and Cyberpunk Edgerunners, and a tonne of trailer discussion about the raft of remasters\remakes coming out soon. Beers reviewed this episode: Willie the Boatman - Shower Beer - Pale Ale - 4.5% One Drop Brewing - Red Plum Sour - Sour - 3.4% Garage Project - Crispy Club: Canis Lupus - Pale Lager - 5% Garage Project - Earthly Delights - IPA - 7% Rusty Penny Brewing - The Penny - IPA - 7.2% Australian Brewery - Mango Number 5 - Hazy Pale - 5.5% Belching Beaver Brewery - Party Goblin - Sour - 6% Bracket Brewing - Science! - NEIPA - 7.5% Wayward Brewing - The Darkness - Oatmeal Stout - 5% Garage Project - No Dreams Til Brooklyn - Imperial NEIPA - 8.5% Mountain Culture - Hellfire - Red Rye IPA - 6.66% Hop Nation Brewing - Karma - Oatmeal Stout - 5%

Yep, there's no sanctity in your childhood memories around us! With Dan focusing on his amazing brand launch, the venerable Big Ezy Eduardo steps up to the plate this episode to co-anchor with Tom and Pete. As always, we cover off all the most recent news in the comic book-centric TV series and movies space, along with all our (and hopefully your) fav. video games. We get caught up on what Ed's been doing since our 5th Birthday Ep before launching into a bunch of D23 trailers and a discussion on what old skool IP we'd blow the dust off and launch into the wild in 2022 if we could. Beers reviewed this episode: Running With Thieves - XPA - Pale Ale - 4.6% One Drop Brewing - Pink Galaxy Starburst Sour - Gose - 6.9% Urbanaut Brewing - Harajuku - West Coast IPA - 6.0% Mountain Culture Beer Co. - Freaky Dreams - NEIPA - 6.5% Whitelakes Brewing - Summer - Pale Ale - 4.6% Nomad Brewing Co. - Empiricist #2 - West Coast IPA - 6.0% Garage Project - Raspberry Cabaret - Sour - 4.0% Otherside Brewing - Festive - Pale Ale -

From news of PSVR2 and the DualSense Edge controller to CyberFail 2077 getting it's first expansion, Shazam being delayed, our initial thoughts on Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, She-Hulk and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power this episode has a little bit for everyone.  Beers reviewed this episode: Slow Lane Brewing - Refectory - Belgian Blonde - 4.8% High Water Brewing - West Meets East - Sour - 6.0% Moon Dog - Far Out Coffee Stout - Coffee Stout - 5.8% Old Wives Ales - I CAN HAS IBU? v2 - DIPA - 8.7% Mountain Culture - The Hare - NZ Pale - 5.4% Mountain Goat Beer - Rare Breed: Hightail XXV - Double Red Ale - 10.5% New England Brewing - Big Holiday - Saison - 9.8% Jindabyne Brewing - Alpine Red X - Red Lager - 5.4% Little Bang Brewing - Fudgebeast ('22) - Imperial Pastry Stout - 12.0% Two Rupees Brewing - Hop COMA - West Coast IPA - 7.0%

From the latest Predator movie (that doesn't have Predator in the name) to Netflix The Sandman to John Wick Chapter 4, we then take a deep dive into the games that Pete and Tom abandoned instead of chasing the Plat trophy for.  Beers reviewed this episode: Little Bang Brewing - Geezer Pleaser - ESB - 4.8% Bojak Brewing - Before Dark - Munich Dunkel - 5.0% Twobays Brewing - Almond Milk Porter - Porter - 5.5% Garage Project - Hazy Daze: Citra, Strata, Riwaka & BRU-1 - NZ Pale - 5.8% Dainton Beer - Hop Rising - IPA - 6.8% Big Shed Brewing - Frankenbrown - Brown Ale - 5.3% Batch Brewing - West Coast IPA - IPA - 5.8% Bright Brewery - Darker Days India Brown Ale - Brown Ale - 6.6% Brick Lane Brewing - Trilogy of Fear '22: Hush Little Baby Voodoo - Imperial Stout - 11.1% Pirate Life - Choc Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mole Negro - Imperial Stout - 12.5% Hop Nation - Quick Jazz - Milkshake IPA - 6.8%

From the full MCU Phase 5 and 6 line up, through to a tonne of reviews of movies and TV shows, and finishing strong with a rundown of those video games we just can't stop ourselves from going back to again and again, this episode has it all... and it's less than 3 hours for a change! Beers reviewed this episode: Earth Beer Company - Mango Weisse Bier - Witbier - 4.2% Slow Lane Brewing - Regal Authority - 16C Weissbier - 6% Bright Brewery - Hellfire - Amber Ale - 5% Slow Lane Brewing - Threefold - Belgian Tripel - 8.4% One Drop Brewing - Salted Caramel Pecan Mudcake - Imperial Pastry Stout - 10.9% Dainton Beer - Burnout - Black IPA - 6.5% Bracket Brewing - Fresh Static - Imperial NEIPA - 8% 3 Ravens - Fresh Roast Brown Ale - Brown Ale - 5.2% White Bay Beer Co - Porter w\ Coconut & Cacao Nibs - Porter - 6% Dainton Beer - Crumblicious - Stout - 7.1% Mountain Culture, Banks & Range Brewing - Nicki - Milkshake IPA - 7.7% Garage Project - Surrender to the Void: Choconanacado - Imperial Stout - 11.5%

From God of War Ragnorok & Andor news to reviews on Stranger Things, Doctor Strange 2, Halo and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, this episode has it all. Oh, and a MASSIVE review on Obi-Wan Kenobi S1! Beers reviewed this episode: Garage Project - Hazy Daze (Ekuanot, Strata, Citra, Eclipse) - Hazy Pale - 5.8% Little Bang Brewing - The Naked Objector - American IPA - 6.5% Moon Dog - Stacks On - Pastry Sour - 7.5% Hop Nation Brewing - The Damned - Pilsner - 4.8% Bracket Brewing - Midnight Dip - Black IPA - 7.0% Hop Nation Brewing - Rattenhund - Traditional Pilsner - 4.8% Hop Nation Brewing - Rasselbock - Doppelbock - 7.8% Wayward Brewing - The Darkness - Oatmeal Stout - 5.0%

Loads of news this episode, from Gotham Knights and KOTOR2 ports through to the latest on the Rings of Power and the PS Plus program. We review Ms. Marvel (so far), Stranger Things S4 Part 1, Blood Red Sky and Spiderhead, and take an in-depth dive into the directorial career of the venerable James Cameron. Beers reviewed this episode: Slow Lane Brewing - Monument - Black Sour - 7.6% Garage Project - Mecha-Hop Singularity: Centennial - 6% Slow Lane Brewing - Simplicity - Helles Lager - 5% Garage Project - Mecha-Hop Singularity: Mosaic - NEIPA - 6% Garage Project - Hazy Daze: Mosaic, Strata & Idaho 7 - NEIPA - 5.8% Slow Lane Brewing - Altogether - Altbier - 5% 3 Ravens - Fresh Roast Brown Ale - Brown Ale - 5.2% White Bay Beer Co - Porter w\ Coconut & Cacao Nibs - Porter - 6% Dainton Beer - Crumblicious - Stout - 7.1% Mountain Culture, Banks & Range Brewing - Nicki - Milkshake IPA - 7.7% Garage Project - Surrender to the Void: Choconanacado - Imperial Stout - 11.5%

Star Wars Celebrations announcements, first thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi, a tonne of new trailers, and a big discussion on our emotional connection to our favourite games!  Beers reviewed this episode: Sauce Brewing - Long Black Coffee IPA - Black IPA - 6.5% Ocean Reach Brewing - Dreamy Daze - Hazy Pale - 5.0% Hawkers Beer - Beneath the Trees We Gather - Sour - 7.0% Garage Project - Beyond the Pale - Sour - 4% Moo Brew - Hefeweizen - Wheat Beer - 5.1% Garage Project - Transit of Venus - NZ Pale - 5.6% Balter Brewing - NZ IPA - NZ IPA - 7.0% Jindabyne Brewing - Black Diamond - Schwarzbier - 5.2% Moon Dog - Timothy Tamothy Slam-othy - Milk Stout - 6.5% Dainton Beer - Barrel-Aged Cherrywood - Imperial Baltic Porter - 12% Bracket Brewing - The Floor is Lava - Red IPA - 6.5%

Lots of relevant pop-culture news this episode, including the next Doctor Who announcement, Square Enix selling Crystal Dynamics and a load more. We also get stuck in our thoughts on Uncharted, Moon Knight and Pete even reviews a novel series! Beers reviewed this episode: Helios Brewing - Medusa - Black IPA - 7.5% White Bay Beer - Watermelon Gose - Gose - 4.8% Aether Brewing - Witching Hour - Sour - 3.9% Hobart Brewing - Extra Pale Ale - Pale Ale - 5.6% Bacchus Brewing - White Choc Raspberry Pils - Pilsner - 5.1% Helios Brewing - Perseus - White IPA - 7.0% Moon Dog (w\ Lervig) - Mooseroo - NEIPA - 7.5% Philter Brewing - Cold IPA - IPA - 6.3% One Drop Brewing - Calypso Blues - Smoothie Sour - 8.3% New England Brewing - Hop Pressure - NEIPA - 6.8% Young Henrys - 10 Years Strong - Imperial Red Ale - 8.0% Ocean Reach - Gippy Choc Fudge Stout - Stout - 7.9%