Beer Sessions Vol IX - The Hefeweizen
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
Release Date: 03/03/2022
Ep. 75 Voynich Manuscript
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated hand-written manuscript in a language unknown which has been carbon dated to the 15th century. Included is a full language repeated perfectly throughout the document, pictures and descriptions of animals and plants, and several, and I mean several drawings of portly women in bathtubs for reasons unknown. But we here at grognostics say let them bathe. The origins, language and reasons behind the creation of this ancient tome are debated but one thing is for certain, you won’t find out the true origins from this podcast that’s...
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Ep. 75 Baltic Sea Anomaly
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
Sitting at the bottom of the baltic sea sits an anomaly called the Baltic Sea Anomaly. So yes it's not only a non-creative name but it's just sitting there, contributing nothing, doing nothing. It's one lazy s o b. Is it man made? Naturally occuring? A sick joke left there by George Lucas? Tune in to find out in this quick bite-sized episode of the most talented podcasters in the biz. Or i mean sort of talented. Ok, well kind of. Ok well they're podcasters at least.
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Ep. 74 Splitting
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
Splitting is a common symptom associated with issues such as personality disorder which forces individuals to view things only in two absolute terms; black and white;this or that. These individuals are unable to accept qualities in things or people preventing any grey areas to exist in thought or mindset. As all of us are navigating through a world where mental issues or not, we're faced with decisions that force us into splitting, can we conclude that the entire popluation has subconsciously acquired this mental condition? Or is it just that the Grognostic's crew needed an excuse to...
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Ep. 73 The Bell Witch
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
The legend of the Bell Witch dates back over 200 years and is one of Americas most credible supernatural stories. The hauntings which occured on the Bell family farm in Tennessee in early 1800's have been witnesses by dozens of people including a future U.S. President. There have been movies based on the tale and several podcasts and TV shows done by people far more qualified than the Grognostics cast, which of course, isn't saying a whole lot. On today's show, we regale you with a ghost story featuring a neauratic witch who can't seem to make up her mind on whether she is kind, demonic or...
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Kooky Beer Tales
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
Did you know what was made when humanity’s oldest yeast was exhumed (Brendan Frazier and the mummy had nothing to do with it just fyi), How about the culprit for eight people dying in a freak drowning accident in the UK? What about the massage oil used for cuisine’s most popular bovine? Yep, that’s right. It may have something to do with beer. Tune in to hear some of the kookiest beer stories ever told told by the coolest kids west of san Francisco and east of the Farallon Islands which are directly west of San Francisco, so yeah sure when you match them up against a couple of rotting...
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Brewery Field Trip - Outer Place Brewing
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
Outer Place is a new Irish Craft brewery in Kildare, Ireland focused on hoppy styles of beer which of course is not typical of Irish beers so this makes their tasty beverages unique. Rebellious. Renegade-esque even. Their vision is to create a destination brewery that is fiercely independent, ethically inclined and sustainable with a goal of creating modern, progressive, delicious beers inspired by friends, family, art, music, nature and whatever else takes their fancy along the way. The story begins at the home of Mark Clarke and Viven Lough and ends with delicious and creative...
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Ep. 72 Ancient Weaponry - Part II
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
We're back to reveal the most savage, most innovative and most effective weapon of human history. If you didn't catch part one where we describe all the competitors please go back and listen. We'll be right here waiting... waiting... waiting... ok ready? You didn't skip any parts did you? Did you? Enjoy.
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Ep. 72 Ancient Weaponry - Part I
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
In the name of misery and death, humankind has created (ok so mankind, men are the only ones sick enough to create such bludgeoning devices) some of the most innovative ways to kill each other. But what has been the most effective? The most catastrophic? The most expeditious? Sure there are more than one ways to skin a cat, but how many different ways have we killed our enemies? From ancient Chinese dynasties to Native tribes in the Americas to Egyptian battlfields, tune in this week for a March Madness showdown bracket-style as we break down some of history's best (or worst rather) killing...
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Beer Sessions Volume XI - Non-Alcoholic Beers
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
I don't know if we want to say the craze is taking off but it certainly is wheels up and off the ground. In 2022 non-alcoholic beers hit $22billion in sales world-wide and the number is expected to grow. Between younger drinkers adopting a healthier lifestyle, countries prohibiting alcoholic beers, and a growing number of people taking on dry January or sober October or no starch March (not a thing) the industry seems to be growing at an exponential rate. So what exactly are non-alcoholic beers? How are they made? Who is drinking them? Why aren't you answering any of my questions...
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Ep. 71 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Grognostics - Where Craft Beer Meets the Unexplained
With football's biggest game of the year on the world stage, we're going to take you down the darker side of the sport to really ruin the game for you. That's what we do. Jason Reedy joins us once again for a wild ride into science, sports, history, and intrigue to dive into what exactly is CTE and what all the hype is about. Why are we just hearing about it in the last decade or two? What does it do to us? And if you were an emerging star in the game and could make $100m playing football and take care of your family for generations would you do it knowing you're likely to get CTE? What...
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