Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Is virtual beer drinkin a thang?@SierraNevada @BFBbeer @FontaFloraBrew @southerngrist @EdmundsOast @ologybrewing #beer #craftbeerCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Rev. Mark, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Best of SUDS Season 8. It’s that moment when you want a shortlist of amazing beer as you venture out of the quarantine hole. You can get many of these products mail order or delivered locally. Some regulations have been relaxed to even allow breweries to deliver directly to the consumer. 7:45 Kendall’s pick:  Celebration Fresh Hop IPA (2020) IPA with Cascade, Centennial and Chinook fresh hops – 6.8% ABV  Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico California  SUDS-5 12:45 Rev. Mark’s pick:  BFB IPA- unfiltered IPA with New World Hops – 6.9% ABV Blackberry Farm Brewery Maryville, TN   SUDS-5 17:03 Tim:  Zebulon Artisan Ales Biere De Coupage - A 50/50 blend of double dry hopped saison and 2 year old sour beer barrels. SUDS - 5 19:00 Caperton’s pick:  Er

What’s the size of your Kelvin@TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FLCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, and Made Man BobSIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Rabbit Hole Distillers. A feeble attempt was made to make proper use of the word Kelvin. Brent finds his voice channeling Elmer Fudd. Harmeet covers an extended primer on malting. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available:Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon SIPS -4Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Rye SIPS -3Rabbit Hole Kentucky Bourbon in PX Sherry SIPS -3Sips, Suds, & Smokes™info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokeSips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube.Our thanks to Rabbit Hole Distilleries for providing the product samples for this episode. We did run across a bottle with a tainted cork and it was promptly replac

We lost the heirloom trailer hitch@ologybrewing #beer #trailerhitch #heirloomsCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover from Ology Brewing. We examine a big flight of beers with a broad range of styles. Oh gee, a beer that needs another berry. Pretty rare for us to have 3 beers with a SUDS -5 rating in a takeover format. Tastes like they are making great beer with the power of science. We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: All beer by Ology Brewing Company, Tallahassee, Florida 9:31  Good Idea Altbier 4.9% ABV SUDS-512:49 Redcurrant, Blackberry, Boysenberry Gose 6% ABV – SUDS-216:08 DDH Sensory Overload- DDH hazy IPA  with Sabro Hops 6.5% ABV SUDS-519:00 Heliocentric Distortion hazy double IPA with Nelson Sauvin and Mosaic 8% ABV SUDS-332:00 False Gravity American Kviek Lager with corn and rice 3.75% ABV SUDS-237:39 I Drive a Dodge Strata Hazy IPA with Strata hops 6.5% ABV SUDS-541:33 Cuvee De Sauvin Hazy Do

What is your song@templetonrye @nashvillebarrelco @WTDistillery @JamesEPepper @luxrowdistillers @sagamorespirit @RedemptionRye @straightup615 @straightup.615 #bourbon #ryewhiskey #whiskey #whiskyCo hosts : Good ol' Boy Mike, Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Jason, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, and Good ol Gal DeniseSIPS  Episode – This is a blind tasting of 8 products that are MGP 6 year Rye. This is a product that is branded and sold that hundreds of non distilling producers with a really wide price range. We selected our Top 3 products in a blind tasting and we also discuss our bottom pick. This is that thing you have talked about doing with your whiskey buddies that we actually pulled off. Enjoy!    We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5: 12:22 Templeton SIPS -316:00 Nashville Barrel Co. Release #3 SIPS - 331:00 Wilderness Trail Rye 4yr SIPS -4Rebel YellSagamoreRedemption40:46 James E Pepper SIPS -2 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (T) @sipssudsa

What did you bring me@NikkaWhiskyUSA @PaulJohnWhisky @TheGlenmorangie @BalvenieUS @Glendronach @Ardbeg #whisky #whiskey #unicornwhiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – A great flight of new whisky just now becoming available. Listening to Brent review international whiskey is so entertaining. It’s like watching a 5yr old do taxes. Without pants. Your next Birthday Cake should be Glenmorangie. We pronounce almost 89.5% of these products correctly. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5: 7:33 Nikka Days – 80 Proof - 405% ABV – 4 SIPS 12:38 Paul John Nirvana – 80 Proof - 40% ABV – 3 SIPS 19:16 Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake- 92 Proof - 46% ABV – 4 SIPS 27:50 Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 7 – 104.8 Proof – 52.4% ABV – 5 SIPS 32:42 Glendronach Kingsman Edition 1989 Vintage – 100.2 Proof – 50.1% ABV – 5 SIPS 38:05 Ardbeg Traigh Bhan – Batch 2 – 92.4 Proof – 46.2% ABV – 19 Years old – 5 SIPS 43:43 Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 90 Proof 45% ABV - $24 – 4 SIPS

The candy store has been restocked@WoodfordReserve @brownforman @YStoneWhiskey @okibourbon @heavenhill  #bourbon #whiskey #nokiltCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent , and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – And more Fall 2020 whiskey releases. One major name change from OZ Tyler to Green River. The final release of a couple of gems from Heaven Hill. Does whiskey taste better in a crystal bottle? Enjoy the excessive use of the word retro-nasal and jack fruit. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5: 7:42 Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 117 Proof – 58.5% ABV  - 4 SIPS 14:49 O.K.I Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Barrel #5 - 115.7 Proof – 57.85% ABV – 3 SIPS 19:32 Yellowstone 2020 Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 101 Proof -50.5%ABV – 4 SIPS 26:19 Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition – 90.4 proof – 45.2% ABV – 4 SIPS 32.28 Larceny Barrel Proof C920– 61.2 Proof – 122.4% ABV – NCF – 3 SIPS 37:28 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C920– 66.4 Proof – 132.8% ABV – NCF

18 Gins in a blind tasting. Hold my beer.@freelandspirits @bulrushgin @graywhalegin @thevalefox @DistilleryKyoto @hotalingandco @No3Gin @castleandkey @straightup615 #ginCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Craig, and Good ol Boy MikeSIPS  Episode – A refresher on our gin blind tastings. These are products that were not part of The BIG Gin tasteoff. We started with a master list of 18 gins and got this down to 5. You should make a plan for what activity you would do for 732 days. No Guatemalan children were harmed during this episode despite our comments to the contrary. We taste and rate the following gin from 1-5:  8:34 Tod & Vixen SIPS – 313:05 Bulrush SIPS - 317:30 Ki No Be SIPS – 421:20 No. 3 SIPS - 425:55 Freeland Dry SIPS - 4St. LaurentThe Gray WhaleNikka Coffey GrainJuniperoMahonMcQueen & the Violet Fog44:15 Castle & Key London Dry Batch 12– Bottom pick SIPS -1            Sorry we read the description of the Restoration Gin info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmok

A tad late to the expansion@creaturebeer #beer Co hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover with Creature Comforts from Athens, GA. They have been helping History majors from University of Georgia find employment since 2014. There should have been a beer to help save the tire ad sign. Solid and diverse flight of beers in this lineup. Have you checked out the billboard to “Save a river, by drinking seltzer?”   We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: All beers are from Creature Comforts from Athens, GA14:35 Tropicalia IPA 6.6% ABV  SUDS-4 20:00 Automatic American Pale Ale 5.5% ABV SUDS-4 23:00 Athena Berliner Weisse 4.5% ABV  SUDS-3 29:30 BIBO Pilsner 4.9% ABV  SUDS-2 38:37 The Silent World Black Lager 5.0% ABV  SUDS-5 44:30 Glamour Muscles Triple IPA with Citra, Simcoe and Chinook hops 10.0 % ABV SUDS-4 46:45 Imperial Trop Haze – Hazy DIPA with Citra, Centennial, and Galaxy hops.  8.0% ABV  SUDS-3 info@sipssudsand

I’ll have another@freelandspirits @chartreuseliq @LUXARDOUSA @gordonsginglobal @AngosturaHouse @straightup615 @MahonGin #gin #cocktail #gincocktailCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Craig, and Good ol Boy MikeSIPS  Episode –  Gin Cocktails (sounds of swooning) have been around forever and we venture down this path covering some of favorites. We’ve tinkered with the recipes to dial them in with modern products and techniques. Oh, you’ll be making that Corpse Reviver for breakfast quite soon after checking out this episode.  We taste and rate the following gin cocktails from 1-5:  9:27 The Last Word3/4 ounce gin – Freeland Dry or any good London Dry Style3/4 ounce green Chartreuse3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur3/4 ounce fresh lime juiceAdd all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.  Strain into a chilled coupe glass. 20:10 Bijou1½ OZ. GIN – Gordon’s¾ OZ. GREEN CHARTREUSE1 OZ. SWEET VERMOUTH - Punt e Mes2 DASHES ORANGE BITTERS (REGAN'S)Add all ingredients into a shaker with

Honey I blew up the ABV@thehoneydestillery @RedstoneMeadery #mead Co hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Another price point discussion on high dollar and high octane mead from Dansk Mjød and Redstone.  A blind tasting discussion where we only know the price per oz. A nice mix of experience at the table from novice to expert. Shopping by price is the 2nd most important factor in a buying decision. Cosplay with your favorite Viking outfit is encouraged while listening to this episode. We taste and determine if the price/oz IS WORTH IT or NOT WORTH IT.  Meaderies: Dansk Mjød Meadery Billund, Region Syddanmark DenmarkRedstone Meadery Boulder, CO  a) 12:45 Sunshine Nectar 8% ABV carbonated Honey wine with apricot puree ( session Melomel) Redstone Meadery*** of note, we were told we were drinking from a 375ml can when we actually were drinking a 500 ml can so our prices were off – we said it was $.79/oz $9.99/375ml  and in

Slow Train to California@WildBarrelBrew  @LAaleworks @masonaleworks @2ndChanceBeerCo @Pacific_Plate @DevilsCanyon alvaradostreetbrewery #craftbeer #beer #SlowTV #SakteTVCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A California takeover with beers from 7 breweries. A real mix bag of stuff we thought we should like with some surprises. Drew does not like coconut, but loved the coconut beer. The mystery of Slow TV slips into the conversation and we end up wasting 30 minutes on nothing while drinking beer.  We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: 8:28 Vice Passion Cactus Dragon Fruit Berliner Weisse 5.6% ABV Berliner Weisse with Passion, Cactus and Dragon fruits added. Wild Barrel Brewing, San Marcos, CA   SUDS-3 13:15 Not a Pineapple Beer Joosey DIPA 8.5% Los Angeles Aleworks, Hawthorne, CA   SUDS-3 17:28 Cash Imperial Coffee Stout 9.4% ABV (Collab with Mostra Coffee San Diego CA)     Mason Aleworks, San Marcos, CA SUDS-

Shy Unicorns@GeorgeRemus @JimBeam @oldforester @heavenhill @brownforman #bourbon #whiskey #nokilt #unicornwhiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent,  Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – Whiskey in the Fall is like the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause combining forces for whiskey geeks. This is our 2nd Fall 2020 release episode covering some new products you may have a fleeting chance of finding. Brent’s safety word is Topaz as well as the color of every whiskey on this episode.   We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5: 10:16 Remus Repeal Reserve - Series IV - 50% ABV - 100 proof     5 SIPS16:30 Little Book Chapter 4: Lessons Honored – 61.4% ABV - 122.8 Proof                4 SIPS23:00 Old Forester 2020 Birthday Bourbon– 49.0% ABV- 98 proof – 10 years old  5 SIPS29:00 Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond – Spring 2020 – 50% ABV – 100 Proof - 9 Years old  4 SIPS35:00 Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond – Fall 2020 – 50% ABV – 100 Proof 14 Years old  4 SIPS42:15 King of Ke

By Outlaws for Outlaws@LoneriderSpirit @ChickenCockWsky @lawswhiskey #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Alan, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A broad range of new products from Lonerider, Chicken Cock Rye, and LAWS Whiskey House. 50/50 proportions is not a goal, but it does work. We almost started the cola wars again. Bob is the only certified host to discuss Chicken Cock. You should smell yourself to reset your palate early and often to listen to this episode. You’re the man, Josey. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:  8:00 Lonerider Deadwood Cask Finish Straight Bourbon– 90 proof (45% ABV) – SIPS 212:43 Lonerider Tequila Cask Finish Straight Bourbon–– 90 Proof (45 %ABV)  - SIPS 318:10 Lonerider Sherry Cask Finish Straight Bourbon–– 90 Proof (45 %ABV) – SIPS 323:18 Lonerider Whiskey Mule – Ready to Drink Cocktail - 7% abv. – SIPS 432:00 Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Rye – 90 Proof -  (45 %ABV) SIPS 238:53 LAWS Whiskey House 6-Year Bottl

Unicorn City@buffalotrace @4RosesBourbon @oldforester #bourbon #whiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent,  Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – Coincidence that Jewish New Year and the Fall whiskey release season coincide during the same month? We cover the Fall 2020 Buffalo Antique Collection, 4 Roses Small Batch Limited Edition, and a new offering celebrating 150 years of Old Forester. Don’t hire the Yacht Rock Captain. Just too creepy.    We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5: 7:40 Old Forester 150th Anniversary Bourbon – Batch 01/03 - 125.6 proof/62.8% ABV- 5 SIPS13:15 2020 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – 64.5%ABV – 129.0 proof – 5- SIPS18:05 2020 Sazerac 18 year Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – 45% ABV – 90 Proof – 4 SIPS23:40 2020 Eagle Rare 17 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 50.5% ABV – 101 Proof – 5 SIPS31:45 2020 William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 67.25% ABV- 134.5 proof – 5 SIPS36:45 2020 George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight

We piss off the French@palmazvineyards @ClosDuValNapa @ChMontelena @FineSpirits_FL #wine #judgementofparisCo hosts : Good ol Gal Denise, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Harmeet, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  If you did not know how US wines came into acclaim then you should get to know The Judgment of Paris from 1976. It’s a great story and even a good movie. 40+ years later and the grapes continue to deliver great New World wines. We taste and rate the following wine from 1-5: 7:16 Palmaz Vineyards Amalia Chardonnay 2017 – 100% Barrel Fermented, Aged surlies for 7 months – 75% New French Oak, 14.5% ABV  – SIPS 4 19:10 Palmaz Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 89% New French Oak - Aged 20 months – 93.49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.39% Cabernet Franc, 2.12 Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec – 14.9% ABV  – SIPS 4 26:25 Brasas by Palmaz Vineyards Cabernet 2016 – 82% New French Oak – Aged 28 Months – 76.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20.18% Malbec, 3.72% Petit Verdot -  14.9% ABV  Available only to members of their Private Wine Club – SIP

Is it worth it@thealeapothecary @BreweryOmmegang @CrookedStave @JackieosBrewery @southerngristbrewing @goodoleboydave @beermakesthree #beer #beerbudgetCo hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – We tackle a very common discussion about price and quality with beer. A blind tasting of 9 beers with a simple question, is it worth it? So many consumers shop with their wallet and this episode is just for you. It’s a broad range of $1.77/oz to $0.19/oz so there is something here for everyone. Something you can’t put a good price on is a good Kudzu report and Caperton is back with a mission. 13:05 The Beer Formerly Known as La Tache – American Wild Ale aged in a barrel and dry-hopped with Cascade hops 8% ABV The Ale Apothecary Bend, OR  $1.49/oz   $38/750ml bottle   SUDS- NOT WORTH IT 19:20 Urban Funkhouse – Barrel-Fermented Saison with Brett and Saccharomyces -The Collective Brewing Project   Fort Worth, TX  $1.00/oz     $16.99/500

That is a lot of plum@GueuzeTilquin @goodoleboydave @beermakesthree #beer #belgiumCo hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover from Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebeq, Wallonie  Belgium. Caperton continues the good fight against kudzu to unleash the goats. Hang with us and go commando (pun intended). It’s great lambic beer with lots of different fruit. We make a bad decision to mock Good ol Gal Michelle, but from a distance for our own safety. Please pray for her and her blister. Fun fact from the file of completely useless information, this episode is not moist.We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: 14:00 Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L’Ancienne – gueuze lambic 7% ABV SUDS-419:47 Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with purple plums 6.4% ABV SUDS-424:34 Oude Cassis Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with black currants 6.3% ABV SUDS-529:24 Oude Myrtille Sauvage Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with

Joined but not together@donmelchorwine @Ch24vineyards @kilikanoonwines @PlumpJackWinery @OdetteEstate @CADEWinery @MugshotPod @murderandsuch @FineSpirits_FL #wineCo hosts : Good ol Gal Denise, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Harmeet, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A nice flight of wine from Don Melchor, Chapter 24 Vineyards, Kilikanoon, Plumpjack, Odette Estate & Cade. We are still searching for the forest floor. That’s a professional wine tasting adjective. Maury is dreaming of his first boysenberry. Some stunning wines on this episode.   We taste and rate the following wine from 1-5: 8:02 Don Melchor 2017 – 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc - 14.5% ABV - 15 months in French oak barrels (67% new and 33% second-use)– 4 SIPS13:05 Chapter 24 Vineyards The Flood – 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir - 12 months in 100% French oak (50% new) - 13.5% ABV– 4 SIPS19:45 Kilikanoon Covenant Shiraz 2013 - Clare Valley, South Australia - 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new) - 14.5% ABV – 4 SIPS26:00 Plumpj

Dude your sign spinning is awesome@ElDoradoRums @MondayNight @TheGlenmorangie @funkybuddhabrew @straightup615 @philrood @austinnrood #whiskey #scotch #whisky #rum #underwaterhockey #zorbing #axethrowing Co hosts : Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobWe continue to pick up the challenge of navigating isolation and in this case having no/few live sports. ESPN has revived The Ocho with a buffet of competitive sports you never knew existed. We discovered the unidentified beverage pairing preparation for these events and thought we could help everyone with this participation guidance.  We taste and rate the following pairings from 1-5: 12:49 Brent - Underwater Hockey / Jalapeno Moonshine SS&S Rating - 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBSxuJUPi818:50 Cary Ann – Zorbing / Box Wine & Soda  SS&S Rating - 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92yfPFl9NY23:52 Mike - Axe Throwing / 151 Rum & Mt. Dew  SS&S Rating - 4https://www.yout

Burned. Charred. Toasted. It’s all good.@HeavenHill1935 @woodinvillewsky  @hotalingandco @jriegerco @murderandmyths@murderandmyths #whiskey #bourbon #gin #amaroCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A very highly anticipated new release from Heaven Hill, The Elijah Craig Toasted Finish. Quite a few products that are expanding distribution from Woodinville, a project of the late Dave Pickerel, Hirsch, and Rieger’s from KC. Hey, let’s combine whiskey, a slide, and BBQ. Be sure to call appropriate medical personnel in advance. No, Brent/Justin the slide is not clothing optional.  We taste and rate the following whiskey/gin/amaro from 1-5:  7:20 Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 94 Proof – 47% ABV – SIPS 4 12:44 Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 90 Proof (45% ABV)  - SIPS 3 19:15 Woodinville Straight Rye Whiskey – 90 Proof (45% ABV) - SIPS 4 24:56 Hirsch Horizons – 92 Proof – 46% ABV - $39.99 MSRP - SI