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Rose’ Beer. So, about that… May 08, 2020

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Rose’ Beer. So, about that…

@SideProjectBrew @FoolproofBrew @ShinerBeer @rhinegeist @oskarblues @WoodchuckCider #beer #rosebeer #sourbeer #cider
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Gal Julieanna

SUDS 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 hibiscus

5.9% 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, peach and cranberry added 6.2% ABV Rhinegeist Brewery Cincinnati, OH SUDS-3

Little Bubs session rosé ale brewed with apple, peach and cranberry 4.7% ABV Rhinegeist Brewery Cincinnati, OH SUDS-2

Guns ‘n’ Rosé ale brewed with hibiscus and prickly pear 6% ABV Oskar Blues Brewery Longmont, CO SUDS-3

Bubbly Rosé Blush cider made with a blend of red apples 6.1% ABV Woodchuck Cidery Middlebury, VT SUDS-1

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I’ll have the Fried Ice Cream Stout May 01, 2020

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I’ll have the Fried Ice Cream Stout

@flyingfishbrew #Beer #IStealPicnicTables
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal Julieanna
SUDS 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, NJ

Caramel Espresso Porter 7.5% ABV SUDS-4

Onshore Lager 4.9% ABV SUDS-3

Fried Ice Cream Stout brewed with vanilla ice cream, chocolate and cinnamon 10.3% ABV SUDS-3

Salt and Sea Session Sour with Strawberry and lime 4.3% ABV SUDS-4

XPA Citra Pale Ale 5.2% ABV SUDS-4

Hopfish IPA 6.2% ABV SUDS-3

Jersey Juice IPA 6% ABV SUDS-3

Outside IPA 6.3% ABV SUDS-3

Stormy Skies New England IPA 7.3% ABV SUDS-3

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We crush the competition Apr 27, 2020

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We crush the competition

@TheLushUsLife @WoodfordReserve @BuffaloTrace @VioletHourChi @straightup615

Co hosts : Good ol Gal Cary Ann & Good ol Boy Mike

SIPS 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 -5

It’s all about the pomp, circumstance, and temperature.

The vessel- Pewter Cup

The Bourbon – Maker’s Mark (although this is in dispute)

Sugar- 1 to 2 oz. granulated

Mint Leaves- about 10 per glass

The 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 cup

Circumstance – 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, & Smokes – THE perfect Mint Julep SIPS-4

Ok so we have no Pomp, Circumstance, but this baby is HOT.

Sugar – 1 Cup of granulated and 1 oz of powered

Mint – you’ll want plenty, 50 springs to the brix and then more for the drinks

Bourbon- Woodford Reserve (somehow this just works)

Prepare the brix- Add 1 cup of hot water with 1 cup of sugar. Once the sugar has dissolved, add a handful of mint leaves (about 50) and let it steep for 15 min. Let the brix cool to room temp, then refrigerate up to 2 days in advance.

So we make these in solo cups if needed so forget the fancy cup.

Fill the Solo Cup half with crushed ice, add a few mint leaves, then add more ice to ¾ full

Add the 1 oz of powdered sugar on top of the ice

Pour 1 to 2 shots of the mint brix over the ice

Pour 4 to 6 shots of Woodford Reserve (it’s a bigger cup, pour it on)

Insert a straw, 2 long skinny Collins straws work best

Garnish with a sprig of mint, dash of powered sugar, and admire your funny clothes

The Violet Hour via Sparky at Parenting While Intoxicated – SIPS - 4

https://parentingwhileintoxicated.com/2014/04/21/pwi-goes-to-the-derby-a-perfect-mint-julep/

Lush Us Life Trashy Mint Julep – SIPS - 1

http://thelushuslife.libsyn.com/ep17-trashy-vs-classy-cocktails

The original episode would not be possible without consultation from Good Ol’ Boy Jim

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A touch of PX in that non-PX whiskey Apr 24, 2020

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A touch of PX in that non-PX whiskey

@RabbitHoleKY @thesexton @WhiskeyAcres @eightandsandwhiskey @elijahcraig @HeavenHillDist @RutledgeDistill #whiskey #scotch #whisky #MGPIngredients
Co hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man Bob
SIPS Episode – An odds and ends show of recent releases. Some great stuff in this flight. Justin manages to be the most verbose he’s ever been. He identifies PX sherry in a non-PX sherry finished whiskey. Such an amazing skill. He’s a lover of prunes and aspires to be the most regular Jew on his block. We taste and rate the following whisky from 1-5:

The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey – 80 proof – 40% ABV NAS – 4 SIPS

Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon– 95 Proof (47.5 %ABV) NAS – 3 SIPS

Whiskey Acres Bottle In Bond Bourbon Batch 1 – 100 proof (50% ABV) – 3 SIPS

Eight and Sand Blended Bourbon Whiskey: 88 Proof (44 %ABV) – 3 SIPS

Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof Batch A120- 136.6 Proof (68.3% ABV) – 4 SIPS

Cream of Kentucky Kentucky Single Barrel No 11 – 102 Proof - (51 %ABV) – 12.3 years – 4 SIPS

This episode is sponsored by:

Fine Spirits

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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Society
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Time with Peat Apr 17, 2020

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Time with Peat

@BoutiqueyWhisky @iansmith1973 @diageo_NA @ThreeShipsSA @GlenMorayDist #whiskey #scotch #whisky
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man Bob
SIPS Episode – One of our favorite independent bottlers That Boutique-y Whiskey Company with a great lineup for this flight. Harmeet actually agrees with everyone else for 37.8% of the time. Made Man Brent displays feats of strength by detecting peat through glass. Justin returns from dialect class to demonstrate that he learned how to make a drunk Irishman sound like he visited South Africa. We taste and rate the following whisky from 1-5:

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company – Irish Single Malt No. 1 – Batch #4 - 14 Years Old, 47.6% ABV – 95.2 Proof – 3 SIPS

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company – Irish Single Malt No. 1 – Batch #5 - 15 Years Old, 46% ABV – 92 Proof – 3 SIPS

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company - Japanese Blended Whiskey #1 – Batch #3- 21 Years old – 47.7% ABV – 95.4 Proof – 3 SIPS

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company – Benrinnes 17 Year Old – Batch 5 – 95.2 Proof (47.6% ABV) – 4 SIPS

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company - Three Ships – 6 years old – Batch 1 – 107.4 Proof - (53.7 ABV) – 3 SIPS

That Boutique-y Whiskey Company – Glen Moray - 12 Year - Old Batch 4 – 97 Proof - (48.5% ABV) – 4 SIPS

That Boutique-Y Whiskey Company - Islay #2 – Batch #4 - 25 years old, 97.2 Proof (48.6% ABV) – 5 SIPS

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This episode is sponsored by:

Fine Spirits

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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Society
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Shoulda put fries in the beer Apr 10, 2020

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Shoulda put fries in the beer @11thHourBrewing @HelltownBrewing @KoehlerBrewing @SpoonwoodBrewin @PizzaBoybrewing @GristHouse @Hitchhikerbrew #beer #craftbeer #pabeer Co hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Gal Julieanna, and Good ol Boy Dave SUDS Episode – As Julieanna waxes on about her loathing relationship for Western PA, the rest of the cast is unbiased. Mike discovers that he does not like Loganberry, shocker. Maybe if they put fries in some of these beers, they would have been better, Primanti’s style. There are a few gems you should check out. We taste and rate the following beers from 1-5: Cruel Remedy Double NEIPA 8% ABV 11th Hour Brewing Company Pittsburgh, PA SUDS-4 Dream Cannon #8 Loganberry 4.4% ABV 11th Hour Brewing Company Pittsburgh, PA SUDS-4 Buffy Hazy IPA 6.7% ABV Helltown Brewing Mount Pleasant, PA SUDS-4 Latis IPA 4.8% ABV Helltown Brewing Mount Pleasant, PA SUDS-3 Ornery Bulledogge IPA 7.5% ABV Koehler Brewing Company Grove City, Pennsylvania SUDS-3 Cold Drip City Coffee Blonde Ale 5.9% ABV Spoonwood Brewing Company Pittsburgh, PA SUDS-3 Michael Myers Lemon NEIPA 6.66% ABV Pizza Boy Brewing Company Enola, PA SUDS-3 Space Cactus Hazy NEIPA 6.8% ABV Grist House Craft Brewery Pittsburgh, PA SUDS-3 15th and Canal Dry hopped pale ale 5.8% ABV Hitchhiker Brewing Company Pittsburgh, PA SUDS-3 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. Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: https://amzn.to/2Xblorc The easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes”

I’m not sooted for these beers Apr 03, 2020

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I’m not sooted for these beers

@lastminutebrewing @evergrainbeer @wallenpaupackbrewingcompany @TroegsBeer @SauconyBeer #beer #craftbeer #pabeer #pickeledeggs
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Gal Julieanna, and Good ol Boy Dave
SUDS Episode – Dave has always wanted to cruise the Hershey Highway….. to discuss beer in Eastern PA. Where was your head at? This is part 1 of 2 on East v. West PA Beers. We taste and rate the following beers from 1-5:

Top picks:

Rushing To Be Late Imperial Winter Stout with cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, vanilla bean and milk sugar 8.7% ABV Last Minute Brewing Scott Township, PA SUDS-4

Joose Juicy Mid-Atlantic NEIPA 6% ABV Ever Grain Brewing Company Camp Hill, PA SUDS-4

Lagermouth IPL 6.5% ABV Wallenpaupack Brewing Company Hawley, PA SUDS-4

Trail Day Dry Hopped Pale Ale 5.5% ABV Tröegs Independent Brewing Hershey PA SUDS-4

The Rest:

Time Gose By Faster Kettle Sour Gose Brewed with Coriander and Pink Himalayan Salt, Blackberry, Raspberry and Strawberry added 5% ABV Last Minute Brewing Scott Township, PA SUDS-3

Largemouth IPA 6.5% ABV Wallenpaupack Brewing Company Hawley, PA SUDS-3

xReserve Peach and Ginger Saison 5.2% ABV Saucony Creek Brewing Company Kutztown, PA SUDS-3

Type A west coast IPA 7% ABV Conshohocken Brewing Company Conshohocken, PA SUDS-3

Pack & Brass Coffee IPA using Yirgacheffe coffee 6.8% ABV Wallenpaupack Brewing Company Hawley PA SUDS-2

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Right off the beaver trail Apr 01, 2020

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Right off the beaver trail @baxterbrewing #beer #craftbeer #maine Co hosts : Rev Mark, Good ol Gal Julieanna, and Good ol Boy Dave SUDS Episode – Right off the beaver trail is Baxter Brewing in Maine. We snagged a variety pack that you should check out after you check out our comments. We taste and rate the following beers from 1-5: Stowaway SUDS - 4 Pamola SUDS - 4 Per Diem SUDS - 3 Tarnation Maine Lager SUDS - 5 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 phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Tomato or Tomatin Mar 27, 2020

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Tomato or Tomatin

@Tomatin1897 @HeavenHillDist @BuffaloTrace #whiskey #whisky #scotch
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, and Made Man Bob
SIPS Episode – Tomatin is a rather large distillery making wonderful products. We settle the question “ If you shoot a mime, do you need to use a silencer?” Heaven Hill ventures into another Rye, but on the Elijah Craig brand? A die hard, go to pours brings it to remind everyone that fabulous whiskey can be found and affordable. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:

Tomatin 12 Year – 86 Proof (43 %ABV) 2 SIPS

Tomatin 14 Year– 86 Proof (43 %ABV) 3 SIPS

Tomatin Dualchas: 86 Proof (43 %ABV) 4 SIPS

Tomatin Cask Strength- 115 Proof (57.5% ABV) 4 SIPS

Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – 94 Proof - (47 %ABV) 3 SIPS

Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 13th Release– 128.4 Proof (64.2 %ABV) 4 SIPS

This episode is sponsored by:

Fine Spirits

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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Society
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Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, and Made Man Bob are on double secret self quarantine from The Bourbon Mafia

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No, not that Brittany Mar 20, 2020

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No, not that Brittany

@ArmorikWhisky #frenchwhiskey #whiskey #whisky
Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, and Made Man Bob
SIPS Episode – Ah the French. On this episode we find some French whiskey that Brent still can’t stand. Armorik has a great product line that many have passed over simply because of the geographic confusion of French whiskey. Sherry butts are big™ , this needs to be on a T-Shirt. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:

Armorik Classic – 92 Proof (46 %ABV) NCF 3 SIPS

Armorik Sherry Finish – 92 Proof (46 %ABV) 4 SIPS

Armorik Double Maturation: 92 Proof (46 %ABV) 4 SIPS

Armorik Armagnac Cask Finish - 117.5 Proof (58.75-% ABV) 3 SIPS

Armorik Triagoz – 92 Proof (46 %ABV) 4 SIPS

This episode is sponsored by:

Fine Spirits

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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Society
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Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, and Made Man Bob are on self quarantine from The Bourbon Mafia

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