Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Party in the front and back of the cellar@NewHeightsBrew @WestbrookBeer @EvilTwinBrewing @BellsBrewery @OldNationBrew @OccultaeV @IWBpodcast @9thWorldJournal @beermakesthree #beer #blindtasting #poolpartyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Drew, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Pool Party! Bring beer, to the dumpster out front. We join the residents of Philly in hosting a dumpster pool party with beer. A blind bottle share with some great stuff we love talking about.   We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5: 10:12 Kendall’s pick:  New Heights IPA 6.9% ABV     SUDS-4     New Heights Brewing Company Nashville TN16:29 Mike’s pick: “Jaune” Belgian style tripel aged 2 years in dry sherry barrels 8.2% ABV SUDS- 5   Westbrook Brewing Company Mt Pleasant SC29:42 Drew’s pick – Freudian Slip Barley wine 10.3% ABV    SUDS-4 Evil Twin Brewing Stratford CT34:33 Julieanna’s pick – Light Hearted ale session IPA 3.7% ABV SUDS-3   Bells Brewery Comstock, MI40:10 Dave’

Mine is all gone@luxrowdistillers @limestonebranchdistillery @limestonebranch #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A quick shot episode cover a couple of recent releases. Lux Row is starting to release products on the distillery name. The Double Barrel is a blend of 2 barrels that compliment each other. We also discuss 2019 Yellowstone LE from the Limestone Branch product line.  We taste and rate the following bourbon from 1-5:1:10 - Yellowstone 2019 Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey                     4 SIPS101 Proof (50.5%ABV) -  NAS 11:20 - Lux Row Distillers Double Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey                     4 SIPS118.4 proof 59.2% ABV 12 Year age statement info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Stitcher, Sound

You can’t guess passionfruit 3 times in a row@budlight @CollectiveBrew @AveryBrewingCo @TheAbitaBeer @rhinegeist @MondayNight @beermakesthree #beer #fruitedbeer #ExAmishCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Drew, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – May the odds be ever in your favor to Name That Fruit in this blind tasting of 10 different fruited beers. Oh you can replicate this madness at home. This adjunct laden episode shows you just how off the pros can get it. Mike nailed one. Kendall cheated. It all stinks of rotted fruit in the end. FYI- Lemongrass is not a fruit. We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:9:45 Bud Light Lime   Light lager brewed with real lime peels and natural lime flavor 4.2% ABVSUDS-1     Anheuser-Busch St Louis, MO13:45 Collective Arts Fest Pineapple Vanilla IPA 6%ABV Milkshake IPA brewed with pineapple lactose and vanilla. SUDS-2   Collective Arts Brewing Hamilton Ontario Canada18:11 Liliko’i Kepolo- Belgian white ale with passion

This one is going to be Huyghe@Deliriumbrewery @OhNoLitClassPod @odddadout @beermakesthree #beer #belgiumCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Drew, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover from Brauerei Huyghe with Deliruim. A full flight of these Belgium beauties will be discussed. Another episode of “you’ve walked by these beers in the store.”  Safety tip, do not imbibe and grill at the same time. We mis-pronounced Huyghe 38 times during this episode. Enjoy. We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:12:28 Delirium Tremens      Belgian Strong Golden Ale 8.5% ABV – SUDS-418:!5 Delirium Red        Belgian ale with cherry and elderberry 8% ABV SUDS-322:28 Delirium Nocturnum Belgian Strong Dark Ale 8.5% ABV SUDS-433:36 Delirium Nöel/Christmas Winter warmer style beer 10% ABV SUDS-340:48 Delirium Deliria   Belgian strong golden ale 8.5% ABV SUDS-5 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokesSips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions us

Keys to the kingdom@HeavenHill1935 @5and30withRuk #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A quick shot episode cover a couple of recent releases from Heaven Hill. An interesting discussion of the same distillate at different points in time. Larceny gets released in a barrel proof, finally. That fancy new bottle of the Old Fitz is only the start of just how good this can get. While there have been lots of variance in the age from 9-12, this exceptional 15 year will have everyone chasing this one.   We taste and rate the following bourbon from 1-5:Larceny Barrel Proof – Release A120 - 61.6% ABV – 123.2 Proof 4 SIPS  Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond – 2019 Fall Release 15 yr – 50% ABV – 100 Proof  5 SIPS info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Stitcher, Sou

Uncle Larry, Hai-Karate, and a holiday dinner@PenderynWhisky  @BreweryHetAnker @StarwardWhisky  @goodnightmare_s @greatlakescrime @NowYouveSeenIt #whiskey #scotch #whisky #GoudenCarolus #retronasalCo hosts : Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  Some more recent releases. The odds of us nailing a Welsh accent were low, and we managed to hit that target. We are the only whiskey podcast to be able to use a Faraday Cage in a tasting note. Do you know who has all female distillers on staff?  This episode is impacting my retronasal capabilities, like Hai Karate at the dinner table.  We taste and rate the following whisky from 1-5:Starwood Nova SIPS 2Gouden Carolus Single Malt SIPS 3Penderyn Rich Oak Single Malt Whisky SIPS 3Penderyn Portwood Single Malt Whisky SIPS 3Penderyn Madeira Single Malt Whisky SIPS 3Penderyn Ex-Islay Peated Single Cask SIPS 3info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Sm

Don’t lick the glass@heavenhill @BuffaloTrace @BalvenieUS @dishpodcast @ghosttownpod @oz9podcast #whiskey #scotch #whiskyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A mélange of great whiskey released this Spring. We cross the streams with Bourbon and Scotch. Good ol Boy Mike broke the world record for nosing a glass at 4:28 with the Week of Peat. Brent discovers that peat is not a baking spice. A long discussion if we agree to disagree does that mean we agree or agree to disagree? Oh the Weller fan boys are already lined up for this one. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B520 SIPS – 4Larceny Barrel Proof B520 SIPS - 4Weller Single Barrel SIPS - 4Balvenie The Sweet Toast of American Oak 12yr SIPS - 4Balvenie A Day of Dark Barley 26 Yr SIPS - 5Balvenie Week of Peat 14yr SIPS - 4info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by On

The slow guy gets all the wood@HeavenHill1935 @BuffaloTrace @MissionRejected  #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A quick shot episode cover a couple of recent releases. For some reason the slow guy always gets the wood and so does the Old Forrester 1910. The Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C919 is nearly hazmat declared. Still quite tasty. We taste and rate the following bourbon from 1-5:Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whiskey – 46.5%ABV – 93 Proof                                        3 SIPS  Elijah Craig Barrel Proof – Batch C919 – 68.4%ABV - 136.8 proof                                4 SIPS info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.The easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your ph

Freedom @OmissionBeer @estrelladammcat @TwoBrothersBeer @glutenberg @beermakesthree @parentquestpod @HaveNotSeenThis #beer #glutenfree #ExAmishCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Could gluten free beer be the best beer in Canada? Nope. But we do pick up the topic to help those seeking a gluten free beer. While there is not a huge selection of gluten free beer, we still taste a wide range of products to help you navigate this narrow category of beers. It feels like a Summer of Questionable Decisions in an Ex-Amish kinda way. We taste and rate the following gluten free beer from 1-5:IPA (Gluten Free) 6.7% ABV Omission Brewing Portland, OR    SUDS-2Daura 5.4% ABV  Grupo Damm Barcelona, Catalunya Spain    SUDS-3Golden Ale Prairie Path 5.1 % Two Brothers SUDS-3American Pale Ale 5.5% ABV Glutenberg Craft Brewery Montréal, QC Canada SUDS-1Blanche (White) 5% ABV Glutenberg Craft Brewery Montréal, QC Canada SUDS-2Stout 5% AB

There’s poo in my beer@petrussourbeers @freshhellpod @planthropology #beer #stalebeerCo hosts : Rev. Mark, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode -  A Listen & Learn episode featuring De Brabandere  with a mix 6 pack of Petrus that brings up a conversation on issues with beer distribution. While yeast settlement is normal, these beers were packed with an unsightly proportion of yeast. The yeast floats in the bottle as it’s moved and most of this is a by-product of time & gravity. We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:Petrus Oud Bruin SUDS – 3Petrus Gouden Tripel SUDS – 3Petrus Dubbel SUDS – 3Petrus Speciale Ale SUDS – 3Petrus Blond SUDS – 2Petrus Aged Red SUDS – 3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokesSips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Podbean, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.Check out Good ol Boy Dave o

Harmeet’s natural mental state - Blended@CompassBox @TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FL @breakawishpod @SoGoPodcast #whiskey #scotch #whisky Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A Distillery takeover from Compass Box. John Glaser is the master of all things whiskey and has created blends that are the envy of the industry. Harmeet manages to blame his mother for all of his inequities in life. Our consensus is that a 2nd fill sherry butt is preferable :-P We taste and rate the following whisky from 1-5:Compass Box The Circle, Release No. 1– 46% ABV 4 SIPSCompass Box Juveniles– 46% ABV  4 SIPSCompass Box Spice Tree Extravaganza – 46% ABV 5 SIPSCompass Box Stranger and Stranger– 46% ABV   3 SIPSCompass Box Tobias and the Angel– 47.6% ABV 3 SIPSCompass Box Flaming Heart– 48.9% ABV  4 SIPSCompass Box No Name No. 2– 48.9% ABV  4 SIPSinfo@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokesSips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions us

Pair's well with kiln roasted roadkill@EdmundsOast @beermakesthree @EvLockPodcast @The_LA_Gold @gagglepod #beer #charleston #roadkillCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover with a flight that really won us over. Edmunds Oast is a brewery, retail shop, and restaurant in Charleston, SC. Mike moves to the uncharted space of pairing with roadkill. Next time we’ll have to sample the food along with the beer. A Pils that is a solid candidate to make our best of Season 8.  We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:All beers are from Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company Charleston, SCBound By Time – IPA with Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado Hops, 7% ABV SUDS-4Something Cold – Premium Blonde Ale 5% ABV SUDS-3Bucket of Flowers – Belgian style Wheat Ale with orange peel and rosebuds 5% ABV SUDS-4Pales in Comparison DDH American Pale Ale with German Amarillo T-45 pellet hops 5% ABV SUDS-4Sour Apricot Peach – Americ

And yet I still feel unclean@MBRDISTILLERY @RabbitHoleKY @HeavenHillDist @TheBourbonMafia @BuffaloTrace @KingsCoWhiskey @IronSmoke @manifestdistilling @JepthaCreed @WTDistillery @BurlockBarrel @Angels_Envy @Diageo_NA @notrightpodcast @CapesOnTheCouch #covid19 #pandemic #handsanitizerCo hosts : Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  Didn’t you want to meet the kid that ate the paint chips? This is about as close to doing so that we can arrange. Several distilleries rose to the need for hand sanitizer and switched production to meet the demands of their communities. This noble jester could not pass before us without our twist on reviewing and rating these products. Oh, we know you have your favorites, but how will they fare under such professional scrutiny. We review and rate the following hand sanitizer from 1-5:MB Roland - SIPS - 5Rabbit Hole – SIPS - 5Bourbon Mafia- SIPS – One MillionBuffalo Trace SIPS- 5Manifest Distillery- SIPS - 5Jeptha Cr

No, it’s not all Canadian Beer@WellBeing_Brew @BrewDog @becks_deutschland @BrooklynBrewery #beer #nonalcoholicbeer #nonalcoholicCo hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Good ol Boy Dave cranks up the Summer of Bad Decisions with a triple blind tasting. We had no idea what we were tasting or rating. The reveal was this was a flight of non-alcoholic beer. We’ve heard from several of you to cover some topics without alcohol and we’ve been ignoring those requests. Seriously, we know there are several good reasons why this might be your thing, so let us give you the most unbiased conversation we’ve ever heard on the topic. We taste and rate the following non-alcoholic beer from 1-5:Intrepid Traveler Coffee Cream Brew NA Beer 0.4% ABV WellBeing Brewing Maryland Heights, MO SUDS-2 Clausthaler Dry-Hopped NA Beer with Cascade Hops 0.5% ABV Radeberger Gruppe Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany SUDS-2 Clausthaler Original NA Beer 0.5% AB

Is there a Baker in the house@jimbeam @beamsuntory #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – The Baker’s Bourbon from Jim Beam recently changed the product offering from a small batch to 2 versions that are now single barrel and age stated. Baker’s 13 was Good ol Boy Mike’s Product of the Year 2019. Now more widely available, we review both products.   We taste and rate the following Bourbon from 1-5:Bakers Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 7 Year - 107 Proof (53.5 %ABV)                4 SIPSBakers Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon – 13 Year - 107 Proof (53.5 %ABV)             4 SIPSinfo@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.This episode is sponsored by:Fine Spirit

Bourbon Buddies Therapy™ now available@Diageo_NA @freyranch @ChickenCockWsky @clondistillery @AppleforTeacher @ThornvaleCast @ RampurSingleMalt #whiskey #scotch #whisky #bourbonbuddiestherapy #irishwhiskey #indianwhiskeyCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –   We catch on some new releases for Bulleit, Frey Ranch, Chicken Cock, Clonakilty, Rampur and Ardbeg. Justin is here to let you know that the Bulleit has a long Spinach. This is a great flight to celebrate World Whiskey Day or just any Tuesday. Guessing how many sheep are on Islay is actually a real Scottish sport.  We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:Bulleit Blenders Select- NAS - 50% ABV – 100 Proof - 3 SIPS Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon Batch No. 1 - NAS – NCF 45% ABV – 90 Proof -3 SIPS Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – NAS - 45% ABV – 90 Proof-3 SIPS Clonakilty Irish Whiskey – Imperial Stout Trooper - NAS – 50.2% ABV – 100.4 Proof - 4 SIPS Rampur Indian Single Malt Doubl

Pinkie Swears and Blood Oaths@luxrowdistillers @heavensdoorwsky @totrcast @PaigesSpookyPod #whiskey #scotch #whisky #canadianwhiskeyCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  We catch up with the latest release from Lux Row Distillers. Most of the Blood Oath Releases in one flight. Brent gets confused with Rum and Whiskey for a brief moment.  Maury discovers the use of his toes for counting and thinks that Cognac does not work well on a Rum finished whiskey. Confused? So were we. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:Blood Oath Pact No. 2 – 49.3% ABV – 98.6 proof                                4 SIPSBlood Oath Pact No. 3 – 49.3% ABV – 98.6 proof                                4 SIPSBlood Oath Pact No. 4 – 49.3% ABV – 98.6 proof                                4 SIPS   Blood Oath Pact No. 5 – 49.3% ABV – 98.6 proof                                4 SIPSBlood Oath Pact No. 6 – 49.3% ABV – 98.6 proof                                4 SIPSRebel Yell Sin

Rose’ Beer. So, about that…@SideProjectBrew @FoolproofBrew @ShinerBeer @rhinegeist @oskarblues @WoodchuckCider #beer #rosebeer #sourbeer #ciderCo hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – We cross the streams and talk about beer that has elements of Rose wine. There is a wide variety in this flight. This is also not chick beer only. This episode was recorded while exercising best practices of social distancing. Actually, Canada has requested to practice being socially distant on a permanent basis with Mike.  We taste and rate the following rose beer from 1-5:Tatou Rosé Saison ale brewed with grape must and hibiscus5.9% ABV  Foolproof Brewing Company Pawtucket, RI  SUDS-3 Rosé du Pays Missouri Table Saison blended with Chambourcin grapes and aged in Missouri Oak Foedre 4% ABV  Side Project Brewing Saint Louis, MO  SUDS-4 Shiner Brewer’s Pride Rosé Pale Ale 6.5% ABV Spoetzl Brewery Shiner, TX SUDS-4 Bubbles rosé ale with apple, pe

I’ll have the Fried Ice Cream Stout@flyingfishbrew #Beer #IStealPicnicTablesCo hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover of Flying Fish Brewing Company from Sommerdale, NJ. This is the good part of Jersey. Will a sustainable garden make better beer? Mike manages to get banned from 3.5 new states during this episode. We have the sneaky feeling that Jersey Juice is trademarked but for a completely different product.  We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:ALL BEER BY FLYING FISH BREWING COMPANY Somerdale, NJCaramel Espresso Porter 7.5% ABV  SUDS-4Onshore Lager 4.9% ABV SUDS-3Fried Ice Cream Stout brewed with vanilla ice cream, chocolate and cinnamon 10.3% ABV SUDS-3Salt and Sea Session Sour with Strawberry and lime 4.3% ABV SUDS-4XPA Citra Pale Ale 5.2% ABV SUDS-4Hopfish IPA 6.2% ABV SUDS-3Jersey Juice IPA 6% ABV SUDS-3Outside IPA 6.3% ABV SUDS-3Stormy Skies New England IPA 7.3% ABV SUDS-3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (

We crush the competition@TheLushUsLife @WoodfordReserve @BuffaloTrace @VioletHourChi @straightup615Co hosts : Good ol Gal Cary Ann & Good ol Boy MikeSIPS Episode – We come back and refresh our most popular episode ever, THE perfect mint julep. Thanks to the 10M plus people that have enjoyed the original episode. We add some challengers to the discussion from The Violet Hour & The LushUs Life Trashy Mint Julep. Oh yes, it’s Derby time and that means Mint Julep time!!!The Classic Mint Julep SIPS -5It’s all about the pomp, circumstance, and temperature.The vessel- Pewter CupThe Bourbon – Maker’s Mark (although this is in dispute)Sugar- 1 to 2 oz. granulatedMint Leaves- about 10 per glassThe Pomp- Muddle the mint leaves and sugar cup. Muddle, don’t shred or crush the mint leaves.Temperature – Add crushed ice to ¾ of the cupCircumstance – Add 3 shots gently over the ice, the gently will fade as the day wears on. Add a straw all the way the bottom, bar straws work best. Garnish with sprig of mint.Sips, Suds