heaven & ale — Show Notes

Draft Mechanic Episode 60: Friedemann Friese's Fast Forward: FEAR, FORTRESSS & FLEE, Matryoshka On Tap, InBetween, Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun!, and Beer Primer: Scottish/Scotch Ales

Essen is just around the corner and we’ve got a few of the hot hot releases to talk about! Our big feature today is the new Fast Forward series from Friedemann Friese - three new ‘fable’ games that you learn as you play and change with each game. It’s a wild new idea - did FF pull it off? We’ve also got a look at the latest from Board&Dice - InBetween - a tight two-player battle over a quiet suburban town. We’re also going to share a Kickstarter preview for the latest Green Couch Games title - Best Treehouse Ever’s standalone/combinable expansion Forest of Fun! Spoiler: it’s FUN. Our on tap is one of our recent plays - the small-box card collecting and trading game Matryoshka - and we share four beer pairings worth hunting down for your collection if you can! Danielle’s got a beer primer on the difference between Scottish and Scotch ales to wrap the episode up. But what’s that, down there in the timestamps? Seems there’s some mysterious audio at the end of this episode after the credits? How odd…

Jake's Essen Picks List

Kickstarters:
Legends of Sleepy Hollow (BGG Page)
Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun! (BGG Page) - Launches 10/25

Recent Plays:
InBetween
2017, Board&Dice
Designer: Adam Kwapiński
Artist: Seweryn Borkowski, Tomasz Kalisz, Paweł Niziołek, Sebastian Zakrzewski

The Fast Forward Series:
Fast Forward: FEAR
2017, Stronghold Games
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Artist: Harald Lieske

Fast Forward: FORTRESS
2017, Stronghold Games
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Artist: Harald Lieske

Fast Forward: FLEE
2017, Stronghold Games
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Artist: Harald Lieske

On Tap:
Matryoshka
2016, Terra Nova Games/White Goblin Games
Designer: Sérgio Halaban
Artist: Eduardo Bera

Modern Times Beer "Kingdom of the Dolls"; San Diego, CA, USA
6.3% ABV, 30 IBU
Sour saison aged in white wine barrels.
Csupor Sör "Matryoshka"; Budapest, Hungary
12% ABV, 40 IBU.
Russian-Hungarian imperial stout brewed in collaboration with ReWort Brewery in Sergiev Posad, Russia.
Fort George Brewery "Matryoshka"; Astoria, OR, USA
12% ABV, 65 IBU
Small batch Russian imperial stout with a smaller batch with cocoa nibs added and then an even smaller batch with raspberries also added.
BrewDog "Russian Doll"; Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Barleywine: 10% ABV, 100 IBU
Double IPA: 8% ABV, 85 IBU
IPA: 6% ABV, 70 IBU
Pale Ale: 4% ABV, 35 IBU
Box set of beers all brewed with the same malt bill, hops, water, and yeast.