This week we experience the season premier of Doctor Who, The Impossible Astronaut! Janet is still off in London, so we bring in Tom Merritt to help us wrap our heads around the craziness that ensues straight out of the gate!

We discuss the death of the Doctor, and whether thre was any real plot element there, Rory as a main character, River and the changes she’s making, and of course Amy with the bun in the oven.

We also geek out over aliens, Mark Shephard ( who Stephen keeps calling Matt Shephard ) and his older counterpart with the gasoline, and ponder why the writers seem to love creepy children.

So sit back, enjoy the ride and until next week .. don’t blink!

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This week we get a little smutty, with an old brown dog … ale. We also seem to drink our crazy juice, cause we get a little crazy, and even a little gangsta!

We pair this well balanced, tasty brown ale with an 5 year old gouda, a 2 year old Parma, and some awesome almond brittle.

On Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Brad join Bill in the kitchen to enjoy a delightful Lost Abbey beer, Lost & Found, which Bill pairs with portabello mushrooms with cheese.. Yum.

Brewed by:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
New Hampshire, United States

Style | ABV
American Brown Ale | 6.70% ABV

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Tags: Bill Sysak, Brad Kohlenberg, Brown Ale, Cheddar, Craft Beer, Gouda, John Holzer, Lost Abbey, Lost and Found, Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, New Brew Thursday, Old Brown Dog Ale, Parma, Parmesan, Portabello, Shropshire Blue, Smutty, Smuttynose Brewing Co, Stephen Johnson

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This week we get into, what some people consider, a middle ground between beer & wine, the Lambic style of beer.

We talk about where Lambic’s come from, both regionally and historically, and some of the differences between Lambics that are brewed now, versus “back in the day”.

We talk appropriate glassware, and what you need for a Lambic, all while we enjoy a wonderful 2009 Cantillon Classic, a Kriek and a Rose de Gambrina.

So pop the cork of your favorite Lambic and until next week, now what you drink.

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Tags: Allagash, american sour, bacteria, Bellevue Selection Lambic, Boone, Cantillon, Firestone Walker, Great Beers of Belgium, Gueuze, Kriek, Lambic, Michael Jackson, Open Fermentation, SLOambic, Spontaneous, wild ale

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Early Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011, whovian fans were saddened to hear that Elisabeth Sladen lost her battle with cancer, and passed away. We wanted to take an episode and pay homage not only to Elisabeth Salden and Sarah Jane Smith but to all of the companions of the Doctor. Well, at least the Companions that we can remember.

Janet is in France, so we have a special guest joining us all the way from Australia, David Bryden. You can follow David on twitter over at twitter.com/DaveBinM .

This Saturday we will be watching the premier of Season 6, and immediately following will be recording, and possibly live streaming, an episode of Pandoricast with a very special guest Tom Merritt .. whom you can also follow on twitter over at twitter.com/acedtect

Until next week, Don’t Blink!

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Sarah Jane Smith: No. The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it’s a world, or a relationship… Everything has its time. And everything ends.

Goodbye and Godspeed Elisabeth Sladen, we will all miss you!

Tags: Aric Mellot, Companions, David Bryden, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Donna Noble, Elisabeth Sladen, Janet Chang, Martha Jones, Pandoricast, Rose Tyler, Sarah Jane Smith, Stephen Johnson, Susan Foremen

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This week we are magically back in San Francisco during the Craft Brewers Conference and Stephen hangs with Paul Kavulak from Nebraska Brewing Co and Joey Redner & Wayne Wambles from Cigar City Brewing.

The CBC is all about collaboration and support from your fellow brewers and in that spirit Nebraska Brewing Co and Cigar City make a special announcement on the show.

Wayne walks us through the process of a collaborating with another brewery, we talk about Nebraska Brewing Co barrel aging program, Joey talks about how breweries learn from each other and especially during the collaborating process.

Meanwhile back at Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, we enjoy a Nebraska Brewing Co. Black Betty with some decadent chocolate cupcakes.

It was great chatting with these two amazing craft breweries and learning about what the future holds for these guys, and I for one, and am excited for that future!

Tags: Black Betty, CBC2011, Chocolate Cupcakes, Cigar City Brewing, Collaboration brewing, Craft Beer, Craft Brewing Conference, Dr. Bill Sysak, Joey Redner, Master Pairings with Dr. Bill, Nebraska Brewing Co, New Brew Thursday, Paul Kavulak, Stephen Johnson, Wayne Wambles

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This week, while we wait for Season 6 to start, we talk Torchwood! We have a habit of divurging into Torchwood when talking Doctor Who anyway so we thought why not devote a whole show to it..

Since we have 3 full seasons to cover this show gets a little long .. but we have a blast discussing the parts we loved, and the parts we hate.

Stephen apparently is in love with naked Rhys, Janet misses Tosh but was not as heartbroken by her death as we were, and Aric decides, post season 3, that he now hates Captain Jack and that he is not the person for the world to turn too in time of crisis.

So join us in a bit of Torchwood talk, and until next week, don’t blink!

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Tags: Aric Mellott, Captain Jack, Cardiff, Cardiff rift, Children of the Earth, Doctor Who, Gwen, Gwen Cooper, Janet Chang, Lanto, Lanto Jones, Owen, Owen Harper, Pandoricast, Rhys, Rhys Williams, Signals From Gallifrey, Stephen Johnson, Torchwood, Tosh, Toshiko Sato

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This week Bill and Stephen explore the world of whiskey. We start off with some fine Irish whiskey, to pay homage to the roots of the beverage.

We sample a few different varieties, discuss the history of whiskey, and compare some of the differences and similarities of whiskey and Beer.

This will be part 1 in a several part series on whiskey that will air once a month.

Kick back, pour a dram, and know what you drink!

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Tags: Bourbon, Bushmills, cigars, Dr. Bill Sysak, expert drinking, Greenore, Irish Whiskey, Kilbeggan, Monks, Moonshine, Spirits, Stephen Johnson, Whiskey, whisky

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On March 23, 2011 brewers from all over the country descended upon San Francisco, CA for a weekend full of education, collaboration and oh yeah, Craft Beer, of course.

What is the Craft Brewers Conference? Why is it important? Does it really impact the beer you have in your hand? Find out directly from the mouths of 8 different brewers and industry insiders why the CBC is the most important event of the year for Craft Brewers.

Special Thanks to :
Sean Z. Paxton : HomeBrew Chef : twitter.com/homebrewchef
Kyle Smith : Kern River Brewing Co : twitter.com/KernRiverBrewin
Kim Kavulak : Nebraska Brewing Co : twitter.com/kkavulak
Angela Arp : Nebraska Brewing Co : twitter.com/angelaArp
Dan Del Grande : Bison Brewing Co : twitter.com/BisonBrew
Aaron Barkenhagen : Bootleggers Brewery : twitter.com/bootleggersbrew
Greg Koch : Stone Brewing Co : twitter.com/StoneGreg
James Watt : BrewDog : twitter.com/brewdogjames

Music Credit : Lust for Life – Iggy Pop

Tags: Aaron Barkenhagen, Angela Arp, Bison Brewing Co., Bootleggers Brewery, BrewDog, Brewer, CBC, CBC 2011, Collaboration, Craft Beer, Craft Brewers Conference, Daniel Del Grande, Greg Koch, James Watt, Kern River Brewing Co, Kim Kavulak, Kyle Smith, Nebraska Brewing Co, San Francisco, Sean Paxton, Stone Brewing Co

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This week, Vinita joins us to complete the final two heart wrenching episodes of Season 2 .. Army of Ghosts and Doomsday, and say goodbye to Rose.

We toss out some pretty wild speculation about story arcs going from here to season 5, doctors in multiple universes and talk about how concepts in Sci-Fi routinely cross streams.

We determine that Aric is cold and dead inside, that Jackie is better with alternate universe Pete, and the time spent on the other side has done wonders for Mickie.

We continue to be excited for the premier of Season 6, and decide that next week we may just spend sometime talking about Torchwood while we wait.

Enjoy and until next week, Don’t Blink!

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Tags: Alternate universes, Aric Mellot, Army of Ghosts, Billie Piper, Chang, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Doomsday, Jackie Tyler, Janet, Pandoricast, Pete Tyler, Rose Tyle, Stephen Johnson, Torchwood, Vinita

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This week, we play a little joke on Bill, and then dive into Absinthe. We discuss the history of Absinthe, dispel some of the myth surrounding this mystical beverage, and greet the green fairies who bless this beverage.

We also talk about how it was banned, and why they originally decided to ban it.

Bill teaches us how to make an Absinthe beverage, the French method as well as the Czech method of making this drink.

So find a comfy chair, cook up some Absinthe, and prepare to converse with green fairies.

Know what you drink!

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