When it comes to hops usually fresh is best. So what could be better than fresh undried hops straight from the bine! Some say it gives grassy and “green” notes, so if you’re looking for the freshest hop flavour you can get, why not celebrate harvest season with a beer?
S3E03 – A Tennis Ball Sized Lump of Foam
When the mail goes awry, Bugs finds himself back in the military, and we start to worry that Tweety has a foothold that we really, really wish he didn’t.
4.17 – VAMPIRE’S KISS (1988) and Parasitism
This week’s film is the 1988 vehicle for a young Nicolas Cage: VAMPIRE’S KISS. After some mixed reviews (this episode is basically one of us trying to persuade the other of the merits of this film…), and a little discussion of aesthetics versus narrative, we talk about misogyny, corporate greed, and the changing symbolism of […]
S3E02 – POTUS
We meet a couple of new characters and conclude that we only actually met one before going to check in on Sylvester’s progress. This leads to much confusion, but offers some insight into the growth of Tweety’s powers.
31 – American Barleywine
Mike and Cal join award winning homebrewer Daren Fearon a few days after he brewed one of the biggest styles homebrewers can try, the American take on Barleywine. By taking all that is good about beer (the malt bite, the hoppy finish, the yeasty esters and a touch of alcohol), pushing everything as high as […]
S3E01 – There’s Zero Chance That’s Michael Jordan
A week later than expected, it’s finally here. Season Bloody Three, mate.
4.16 — GANJA & HESS and Ecstasy
This week we look at the 1973 film GANJA & HESS. After some pretty favourable reviews, we talk about the thoroughly confusing nature of the film, the idea of cinema as an immersive experience, and the different versions of the movie Bill Gunn was forced into making (and wanted to make) — all the while […]
30 – Kveik Helles
In recent years strains and cultures of yeasts from Norway have started to get a lot of attention in the brewing world. Unlike other strains they ferment clean even at temperatures as high as 40°C! But can it make a good lager? Using a (sort of) traditional Munich Helles as a base and an isolated […]
Season 2 Round-Up
In this bumper episode, Chris and Cal look back on the last year, and recap the major plot points and discoveries.
4.15 – BLACK SABBATH (1963) and Control
This week’s film is the 1963 anthology film BLACK SABBATH. In the course of our reviews, we talk about the two very different versions of the film (Italian and American), before going on to discuss the idea of cinematographic and soundscape intimacy, and lead up to a focus on some thoughts about male control in […]