Good Beer Bad Movie Night

GBBMN Episode 22 - Gone Fishin'

We had to take the time machine back after we recorded this as this was techinically our first ever remote guest episode with Reuben's brother Elan from Fanwood and his other "Brother from another Mother (and Father)" Jonah from West Orange [https://www.instagram.com/jonahkruvant/]. This was recorded right on the cusp of Jonah becoming a Dad, and even before Elan's wife became pregnant with their daughter. Check out Elan's amazing instagram page, @HealhtyLivingMeltzers [https://www.instagram.com/healthylivingmeltzers/] where he and his wife chronicle healthy meal options in fun and scientific ways. Jonah is an incredible writer [https://www.facebook.com/writerjonahk]. Check out his blog [https://www.jonahkruvant.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFGgg5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHU0hn-cS6PQVpcexH6cmovzu7b4vRG-4iRlScTALvDt-hkWfaNFHqqPGSQ_aem_bdHyOSRBh_hRJ3TIeEtqRA] and if you'd like to read an awesome book check out "The Last Book Ever Written." [https://www.amazon.com/Last-Book-Ever-Written/dp/1942693176/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429105398&sr=8-1&keywords=the+last+book+ever+written.] Jonah teaches about the meaning of the words "Gone Fishing" and we give Peter from Albion [https://www.instagram.com/peterjosephhead/] a shout out who taught Reuben about the song of the same name which opens this episode. We talk about Greek Weddings and give a congratulative shout out to Sotiris [https://www.instagram.com/sot_tzelios/]and Denise from the Truck on their recent nuptials. Our conversation goes from the usual film commentary to dealing with modern anxiety brought about by existential dread and somehow fit gaga pits, frats, and JJ Abrams in there as well. Despite Jonah's shitty audio, both he and Elan brought so much insight into the viewing experience. The beers were purchanse at Carwny Cellars as well as a couple spots in New Jersey and were: 1A) Sixpoint Brewery [https://sixpoint.com/] Pilsner B) Sapporo [https://www.sapporobeer.com/] Premium Lager C) Deeds Brewing Company [https://www.instagram.com/deedsbrewing/] Half Time Pale Ale 2) Allagash Brewing Company [https://www.allagash.com/] White Belgian Style Wheat Ale 3A) Little Bang Brewing Co. [https://www.littlebang.com.au/] Bearded Fiction American Pale Ale B) Extraomnes [http://www.extraomnes.com/] Zest Belgian Pale Ale 4A) Brix City Brewing [https://www.brixcitybrewing.com/] DopeNose NEIPA B) Mismatch Brewing [https://www.mismatchbrewing.com.au/]Double Hazy IPA 5) Trappistes Rochefort [https://www.trappistes-rochefort.com/fr/] 10 6A) Icarus Brewing Comapny [https://icarusbrewing.com/] King Arthur's Steed Imperial Coconut Porter B) Bridge Road Brewers [https://bridgeroadbrewers.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOorEsJitUtqSr2-FRYwtwho2qNkbylWvQi6UWw2uqJrEHpMxaYTH] Robust Blatic Porter If you'd be so kind it would be awesome if you could leave us a 5 star rating, subscribe on your perferred podcatcher, give us a like on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GBBMNPod], a follow on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gbbmnpod/], shoot us an email at gbbmnpod@protonmail.com, and if you're feeling especially generous then why not support us financially via Mad Alice Productions' [https://www.facebook.com/madaliceproductions] Patreon Page. [https://www.patreon.com/madaliceproductions]

GBBMN Episode 14 - Holmes & Watson

Here's our February episode coming to you 2 months late. Here we watched the 2018 Razzie [https://www.razzies.com/index.html] winner for worst picture, "Holmes & Watson," and boy was it hard to get through. Thank goodness it was just shy of an hour and a half. This was recorded while Australia was on fire and we spoke about how there's probably better places to send your money than to Celeste Barber's gigantic famous people fundraiser. We start this episode off with Reuben giving Mike a present. Once the movie was going we debated the pronunciation of Ralph Fiennes, discussed Will Ferril's hits and misses, John C Reilly's, inability to give a bad performance, Reuben's online chess matches with Jonah from Jersey City [https://www.instagram.com/jonahkruvant/] and Brian from Colorado, and how Jonah had made a "Holmes & Watson" spoof when he was in high school and how it was probably leagues better than this trash. Our discussion after the movie moved towards our children. How Reuben's kids have picked up on the word, F**k, due to the podcast and an instagram story from their uncle Elan from Jersey City [https://www.instagram.com/elan_meltzer/]. How Mike's kids have an irrational fear of dogs, but if one seems okay and the other freaks out they both end up freaking out, it's a twin thing. We also talk about "Star Wars" and the conclusion to the "Skywalker Saga" and how much Reuben's kids enjoyed the whole "Star Wars" Journey. If you'd like to here about our takes on a good movie, "Dr. Sleep," then go check out the video review we did with Cassten [https://www.instagram.com/casstenroberts/] from Mad Alice Productions [https://www.madaliceproductions.com] here [https://youtu.be/mN1_2Vwj8BE]. Hopefully do more of these in thw future. Before getting to Mike's to watch the movie we went to Bodriggy Brewing Company [https://www.instagram.com/bodriggybrewingco/] and had some awesome beers. Once we got back to Mikes we had 5 more good beers that was purchased from Mccopins in Abbotsford [https://www.instagram.com/mccoppinsabbotsford/], The Western Craftery [https://www.instagram.com/thewesterncraftery/] in Sunshine, and Bottle House [https://www.instagram.com/bottle_house/] in Balaclave and were: 1) Stomping Ground Brewing Co [https://www.instagram.com/stompinggroundbeer/] Gipps St Pale Ale 2) Deeds Brewing [https://www.instagram.com/deedsbrewing] and Tallboy & Moose Make Beer [https://www.instagram.com/tallboyandmoose/] All Work and No Play DDH Hazy Double IPA 3) Lindemans Brewery  [https://www.instagram.com/lindemansbeers/] Framboise Lambic 4) Prairie Artisan Ales [https://www.instagram.com/prairieales/] Lil' Nap Sour Ale   5) Your Mates Brewing [https://www.instagram.com/yourmatesbrewing/] Donnie Dark Ale If you'd be so kind it would be awesome if you could leave us a 5 star rating, subscribe on your perferred podcatcher, give us a like on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GBBMNPod], a follow on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gbbmnpod/], shoot us an email at gbbmnpod@protonmail.com, and if you're feeling especially generous then why not support us financially via Mad Alice Productions' [https://www.facebook.com/madaliceproductions] Patreon Page. [https://www.patreon.com/madaliceproductions]

GBBMN Episode 15 - Mighty Peking Man

For episode 15 we had a new guest on the show, Marcus from Kingsville. When we recorded this (pre-Corona, which we laughed off as some distant threat) Marcus was on the cusp of fatherhood, and Phill & Pemmy from Ascot Vale had their beautiful baby boy (you noticing a bit of pattern here?). Marcus is heaps smarter than both of us and raises the IQ of the show 10 fold just by being included. We marveled at his myraid global travels and incredible multilingual skills, and to hear more about him we have an interview of him up on the Mad Alice Production Patreon page (see bottom of description for the link). Back when we were planning for this episode to come out in March we wanted it to line up with the release of "Godzilla Vs. Kong," well that's been pushed to November, but our kaiju double header is here anyway. Starting off with the giant ape focused one, here. While the movie runs its course we comment on the lead actress' absurd costume choice (Mike won this round of where's booby the first time her breast accidentally fell out), how crazy the fact is that everyone in this universe speaks Cantonese, @thatkevinsmith [https://www.instagram.com/thatkevinsmith/], Google’s deep fake and deep dream, the "incredible" films coming out of Uganda by @isaacnabwana [https://www.instagram.com/isaacnabwana/] (who's films we will cover on this show at some point), drugged up panthers and animal exploitation in general (especially the exploitation of giant apes and kaiju), "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and The Shaw Brothers illustrious careers. Another fact about Marcus is he has Celiac Disease, this means that we had to drink gluten free, which included 4 gluten free beers, 2 ciders, and 3 cocktails. The beers and ciders were from @mrwestbar [https://www.instagram.com/mrwestbar/] in Footscay, @bottle_house [https://www.instagram.com/bottle_house/] in Balaclava, The Western Craftery [https://www.instagram.com/thewesterncraftery/] in Sunshine, and a BWS in Braybrook. They drinks were: 1) @twobaysbeer [https://www.instagram.com/twobaysbeer/] Pale Ale 2) @toolbeer [https://www.instagram.com/toolbeer/] Repair Beer 3) Marcus' Jamieson Whiskey Sour 4) Two Bays Brewing Co [https://www.twobays.beer/] IPA 5) @mikkellerbeer [https://www.instagram.com/mikkellerbeer/] Space Race NEIPA 6) Mike's Hendrick's Gin Side Car 7) @rekorderligcider [https://www.instagram.com/rekorderligcider/] Premium Passionfruit Cider 8) @kaijubeer [https://www.instagram.com/kaijubeer/] Golden Axe Crisp Apple Cider 9) Reuben's Twist on Double Happiness's [https://www.instagram.com/2xhappiness/] Great Leap Foward using lychees with white rum instead of vodka    If you'd be so kind it would be awesome if you could leave us a 5 star rating, subscribe on your perferred podcatcher, give us a like on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GBBMNPod], a follow on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gbbmnpod/], shoot us an email at gbbmnpod@protonmail.com, and if you're feeling especially generous then why not support us financially via Mad Alice Productions' [https://www.madaliceproductions.com/] Patreon Page. [https://www.patreon.com/madaliceproductions]

GBBMN Episode 16 - Shin Godzilla

Recorded back in early March (2020) when everyone thought the Coronavirus was some far off problem; we were getting excited for the release of "Kong Vs Godzilla" and lined up a kaiju double header. "Shin Godzilla" being the Godzilla half of it, and another edition of #goodbeergoodmovienight [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/goodbeergoodmovienight/] Here we are joined by Reuben’s "nephew" @henryh.com.au [https://www.instagram.com/henryh.com.au/], where we open his eyes to the world of #craftbeer [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/craftbeer/] He also tells us about his adventures in New Zealand producing his first international music video for @benhazlewood [https://www.instagram.com/benhazlewood/]’s "Lay Me Down." We finally give @h_town_joo [https://www.instagram.com/h_town_joo/] and @cbmullins86 [https://www.instagram.com/cbmullins86/] (Reuben's cousin and his wife) their long over due congratulations on their nuptials. We also congratulate Marcus-from-Kingsville on the birth of his daughter. We got some great listener responses from @50footbrewery [https://www.instagram.com/50footbrewery/] (Pete from the American @goodbeerbadmovienight [https://www.instagram.com/goodbeerbadmovienight/]) where he teaches us what an actual farmhouse ale is. While the movie plays out we draw correlations to "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (the film shares the same director), discuss how Godzilla evolves like a Pokemon, and laugh at Japanese bureaucracy. Conversation also shifts towards urinals in the US vs Australia. Reuben's discovery of @prideofourfootscray [https://www.instagram.com/prideofourfootscray/] Bar, and his sister, @uri.meltzer [https://www.instagram.com/uri.meltzer/]’s, quest for a bathroom on her last visit here. This obviously leads to the three of us trading off our gayest memories. To top it all off, We also discover a style of beer that Mike doesn't like. Beers were purchased from @mrwestbar [https://www.instagram.com/mrwestbar/] @bottle_house [https://www.instagram.com/bottle_house/] and the @thewesterncraftery [https://www.instagram.com/thewesterncraftery/] and were: 1)@kaijubeer [https://www.instagram.com/kaijubeer/] Paradise Pils 2) Kaiju Beer [https://kaijubeer.com.au/] Kaiju Krush Tropical Pale Ale 3) Kaiju Beer Main Squeeze Passion Guava Session Ale 4) @garageproject [https://www.instagram.com/garageproject/] Shinrin Yoku Blended Cherry Blossom Sour w/ Sencha Green Tea 5) @tallboyandmoose [https://www.instagram.com/tallboyandmoose/]  Snot Goblin Cryo IPA with Passion Fruit 6) Kaiju Beer Metamorphosis IPA 7) Kaiju Beer Aftermath Double IPA 8) Kaiju Beer Behemoth Double India Black Ale 9) @leftbarrelbrewing [https://www.instagram.com/leftbarrelbrewing/] Cerberus American Barleywine 10) @littlebangbrewing [https://www.instagram.com/littlebangbrewing/] Galactopus American Barleywine Big thanks to Reuben's other cousin, @wavesofnoise [https://www.instagram.com/wavesofnoise/] for fixing the audio on this one. The man's a true wizard! If you'd be so kind it would be awesome if you could leave us a 5 star rating, subscribe on your perferred podcatcher, give us a like on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GBBMNPod], a follow on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gbbmnpod/], shoot us an email at gbbmnpod@protonmail.com, and if you're feeling especially generous then why not support us financially via Mad Alice Productions' [https://www.madaliceproductions.com/] Patreon Page. [https://www.patreon.com/madaliceproductions]

GBBMN Episode 17 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Here it is, our Chanukah present to all of our dear listeners (Jewish and Non-Jewish alike) the first ever all family episode. It took a lot to record this one since it was also our very first remotely recorded episode, complete with lots of technical difficulties and antsy children. Speaking of kids, we had some non-alchoholic beers and a mocktail for them to try. This was Mike's kids' first exposure to Star Wars. It probably wasn't the best starting point for them... For Reuben's kids, they are Star Wars obsessed, so they were super keen to watch it, even though they knew the poor reputation it has. Due to the presence of the kids we made it all the way to the hour and 52 minute mark before we started swearing. While watching it, Reuben drew lots of comparisons to the original Clone Wars cartoon by Gendy Tartakovsky. We also chatted about our fun times at the water park, Funfields , racing each other on a waterslide dubbed, The Kraken.https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thekraken/ We both happened to be eating roast duck dishes that weekend. Reuben had a humble brag about his smoked Peking duck he made while Thuy (Mike's other half) made a Vietnamese roast duck with rice porridge. After the film ended and the kids went to bed our chat continued. This was recorded just at the end of the first COVID wave in Melbourne, so we had a good old coronachat. We both predicted the second wave with absolute certainty (it hit us 6 weeks after recording). We also talk about China (future overlords, please don't arrest us...). Beer was purchased from the lovely folks at Mr. West [https://mrwest.com.au/] and were: 1) Sobah Non-Alchoholic Beverages [https://sobah.com.au/] Lemon Aspen Pilsner 2) Sobah Non-Alchoholic Beverages Pepperberry IPA 3) Blue Milk Cocktail/Mocktail (Cocktail made with Cointreau and Hendricks Gin) 4A) Hop Nation Brewing Company [https://hopnation.com.au/] Site FP Muscat Golden Sour Ale 4B) Hop Nation Brewing Company Site FP Riesling Golden Sour Ale 5) Haandbryggeriet [https://haandbryggeriet.no/] Dark Force Imperial Wheat Stout If you'd be so kind it would be awesome if you could leave us a 5 star rating, subscribe on your perferred podcatcher, give us a like on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GBBMNPod], a follow on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gbbmnpod/], shoot us an email at gbbmnpod@protonmail.com, and if you're feeling especially generous then why not support us financially via Mad Alice Productions' [https://www.madaliceproductions.com/] Patreon Page. [https://www.patreon.com/madaliceproductions]