The Maltyverse by Dez and Marco

Beer of the week Dez - Splice of Heaven, Moon Dog Brewing, Pine-Lime Ice Cream IPA, Australia Marco - Juice Punch, Frontaal Brewing co, New England IPA - Netherlands News Japan DID lose moon rover Wrexham Promoted MS acquisition of Activision Blizzard blocked by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority CMA  Rovio bought out by SEGA Main The Last of Us Review The Super Mario Bros Movie Discussi...

Beer of the week: Dez - Blurry Vision, Hazy IPA, BRLO Berlin, Germany Marco - El Dorado, Brouwerij  ‘t Ij Hoppy Lager, NL News: SpaceX Successfull Disassembly Discussion - Activity Tracker vs Wearable. Main: Metroid Prime Remaster: Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4) Discussion : Rermake, Remaster, Re-relase

Beer Dez - Holiday Stout - Browar Stu Mostow - Wroclaw Poland. Marco - Cheesecake News Hades II announced!!!!!!! Video Game Awards  Main Pepsi, where’s my Jet? Discussion : Are Netflix documentaries all the same? Legal Cases that are actually not frivolous. Links: Pepsi weren’t counting on a dreamer like me’: the student who sued a soft drink giant for a $23m fighter jet | Television & ra...

Beer of the week Dez - JopenWitte Kerst - Jopen - The Netherlands  Marco - Leffe Blonde - Leffe - Belgium  News : - The World cup is on! - Artemis I lifts off! Discussion : Fifa is under fire. Qatar may be most controversial world cup ever. Future space travel, Innovation vs costs! Interesting Youtube video - Soviets landing on Venus; https://youtu.be/UEmlOjKmL68 Review Jumbo Airport Sto...

Beers Dez - Raspberry Banana Pecan Lassi Gore, Vault City (twinned with Northern Monk), Scotland   Marco - La Trappe Triple - De Koningshoeven Brewery - The Netherlands   News  Jennifer Lawrence Pulls out of role playing Eizabeth Holmes, we were just talking about it!  Discussion : Hollywood comes out with very similar things at the same time, and currently has an obs...

Two guys, Two Hyundais, Two Hyun-guys. Also some random guy buys twitter. Beers  Dez - Birra Poretti, Birrificio Poretti/Carlsberg, Italy?   Marco - Zuster Agatha, MUIFEL, The Netherlands   News :  -Musk buys Twitter, for real this time  - Man sues Activision  Discussion  Can we guess the reasons for the multiple U-turns in the Twitter saga?  ...

Google responds to Apple and Samsung's events showcasing its latest homegrown chips, Pixel phones and brand new Pixel watch. With phone hardware stagnating, what can Google offer to tempt us? Is Marvel's next phase of movies running out of steam? We look at Thor Love and Thunder and have a few things to say. Beer Dez - Funky Drummer (FD), 6 Hop DIPA, 71 Brewing Company, Scotland Marco - Butchers t...

 A sequel 30 years in the making. Can it live up to expectations. As avid fans we review Return to Monkey Island! What didn't live up to expectations was Stadia, Google's cloud gaming service which will shutter In January. Where did it go wrong? Beers Dez - Unmute Yourself, IPA, Deya Brewing Company, England  Marco - Weizen - Goed Excuus - Netherlands  News Stadia to shutdown on Jan...

Apple's newest lineup of phones and watches are out, but with the iPhone 14 sporting last year's silicon, we ask ourselves whether innovation is drying up or whether the market is simply maturing. But fear not! There is plenty of innovation and major changes in crypto and gaming which have us talking. Beers Dez - Charmed Circle Lager, Pilot, Scotland  Marco - Honingblond, Troost, The Netherla...

Special episode hosted by Jay! In this episode Dez will face Marco in a battle of current events, knowledge and wits. Who will prevail? Special Guest Host : JAY! Segments: Beers Jay - Radler, Two Pitchers brewing Company, USA Dez - Spice Mustard Tripel, Brouwerij Hoop, The Netherlands Marco - Sexy NEIPA On The Beach, Brouwerij Zuyd, The Netherlands News Adam Neumann from WeWork receives massive fu...

The House Of Gucci, a look at the real life Italian family drama involving scheming, fraud, betrayal, murder and fashion! Strangely these are things also found in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which Marco finally completed!  Beer Dez - Augustinerbrau Munchen - Lagerier Hell, Germany Marco - Sint Bernardus Tokyo - Belgian white - Belgium, 4.5/6 News Samsung Unpacked Event - reactions to flip and...

With a beer inspired by the stars, we scrutinise the latest images of the James Webb telescope and pass comment on Lightyear, the story of the space ranger behind the iconic toy! Check out our latest indie recommendations perfect for the Steamdeck, which may be available much sooner than you think! Beers Dez - AD ASTRA Brewing - 1 Landbier, Germany  Marco - Calypso Session IPA- Brouwerij’t Ij...

We're All Hands On Deck, as Dez does an in depth review of the Steam Deck! Revolutionary new handheld PC or botched new console? Also the latest opinions on the smartphones attempting to spice things up and grab your popcorn (and beers) as Elon and Twitter prepare for trial!   Beers  Dez- Budike weisse - Lemke Berlin, Germany Marco - Ciära - Ex Fabrica, Italy  News : - Nothing phone...

An episode unintentionally reviving the 90s. Classic Robocop is being rebooted (see what we did there) as a faithful first person shooter. The leak of the first ever celebrity sex tape of 90s celebs as told in Pam & Tommy. Classic Star Trek may be dead and buried but brand new The Orville keeps the spirit of classic Trek Alive and we're interested! Marco also tries a "new Heineken", just like...

Revvin' Up Your Engine, Getting ready for this episode. Headin' into twilight, does the 80s classic Top Gun still hold? Shovin into overdrive, does new Top Gun Maverick hit the right notes? So grab your beers as we're gonna take you right into the Danger Zone! Beers Dez - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - Classic lager USA Marco - Mastri Birrai Umbri - Cotta 21, ITALY News - Netflix still creatin...

Shiver me timbers! An episode reviewing the remarkable story told in HBOs newest series "Our Flag Means Death"! We also navigate the latest tech news from Apple's WWDC event and the global spotify podcast outage (hath no fear we're still here!). So grab your grog and have a listen! Beer of the week Marco - Uiltje Brewing - Prince Owlbert  Deniz - Free Assembly Brewing - Dry Hopped Wheat News...

We are at HET LAGERHUYS - Rokin 84, 1012 KX Amsterdam , Some things are done better together, and we explore some things that are best done in company. We finally try out some amazing beers on tap and in person, together! We explore two very different coop games and review the latest Disney duo revived to solve a criminal mystery! Beers Dez - Mud Skipper - De Kromme Haring , Hazy New England IPA,...

Fifa and EA sports have been synonymous of football/soccer for 30 years but all that ends this year. With the license up for grabs by anyone will this spark a revival of football sims? Google plans a revival of its own with a slew of new Pixel devices announced at its yearly I/O and a new direction for the company seems afoot. We discuss with a strong beer that gets Marco confused on what episode...

Have we reached peak streaming? Is the golden age of streaming dead? Netflix loses subscribers for the first time. Outlook for the streaming industry and repercussions discussed.  BEERS   Fierce Beer - Squrl - Hazelnut Brown Ale  Heineken - 0.0% - flavoured water  FOLLOW-UP   - Sea of Thieves also has an incredibly charming Monkey Island tribute  - Prime Gaming curren...

Deep in the Caribbean, a man's dream to become a pirate, spawned a point and click world of wonder and adventure. Thirty one years later, the stars have aligned to conclude the saga with the original creator and team. We are beyond hyped, and relive the classic adventures from Monkey Island, but first, we comment on big tech news and review a Dutch Bok beer and an appropriately themed Ghost Ship B...

Beer of the Week Dez: 71 Brewing - Sat By The Ocean Marco: Ichnusa - Non Filtrata The Academy Awards hit us like a slap in the face. We go over the most relevant movies the Academy chose this year, as well as the controversy of the ceremony! We also talk about the worst movies of 2021 that have their own awards: the Razzies! Must watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYlTg3HEBcg&ab_chan...

Fresh from watching the latest Batman, we look at the movie interpretations in film and animation of the caped crusader. How best to honour the dark knight than with a dark porter and a supadupa ipa. Join us as we explore ALL the BATMEN! Beers Dez - Uberquell SUPADUPA IPA, Germany Marco - Founders brewing, Porter, USA News YouTube Vanced - cease and desist. Main Batman: The Movie (1966) Batman and...

Grab your beers and raise your glasses! The Note is dead, Long live the Note!  Samsung's latest and greatest may have a Galaxy name but its a Note at heart. First impressions review before putting it through its paces!  With fuel rocketing in price we revisit the electric car landscape - is it really the future? Insights from ownership to international travel! The world news is depressing, but we...

Good News Everyone! What do you do when you find out Futurama is being resurrected yet again? You get ANIMATED! You also crack open a comical beer (literally) and look back at some of the most iconic animated series from the western hemisphere which changed the scene forever! Beers Skuumkoppe - Texels Duff Beer - Duff Beverage Gmbh News - Winter Olympics came and went. - Nintendo direct: Mario Kar...

Inspired by a Steam Sale and delirious from a crazy strong beer, we explore the world and evolution of Wolfenstein. From the world's first iconic 3D shooter to a dystopic universe where the axis won the war. This has us discussing similar dystopias, such as the world of Gilead from Handmaid's Tale, and others across movies, tv, books and more! Beers: Dez - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - Effort...