Beers and Beards

Celebrate our 150th episode as David returns from Jamaica to tell us stories of laying on the beach and eating decent food. The start of the baseball season is upon us so David gets inspired with Madtree's Rounding Third. LL Cool J and Knob Creek pair up for a hip hop whiskey offering. Pizza flavored beer. March Madness 150 episodes, Pappy Van Winkle would have turned 150 and the 150th Kentucky De...

We survived the Facebook outage of 2024. That means go find us and like the page. This week we gear up and look ahead to St. Patrick's Day. David gets that good red beer in Conway’s Irish Ale. It takes him back to after prom getting a sixer of some Killians. In a plot twist, Gary has Karrikin's Bourbon Lemonade . Should have been refreshing but you'll just have to hear him tell you how it is. A ne...

Welcome back to the nonsense. This week David A. McKinney tries a new beer, a weird offering maybe, in Perennial Artisan Ales , ESB. Bitter to the brim or something like that. Gary casually sips and old favorite in Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke and pontificates on how he feels about the current state of bourbon. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg finally come out with a RTD version of Gin and Juice. Turns out tha...

We're back with our Super Bowl preview while David drinks both Tripping Animals Keagan and Jack Daniel's. Tripping Animals Keagan is Light bodied, subtle biscuits & honey under some floral hops. Clean & easy drinking, minimal lacing, virtually zero retention. The beer is also a collaboration with Center for Great Apes. Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 is made with the finest grains, pristine water...

Listen, we had fun. That's all that matters. Sit back and ride the waves with us. Creed sold out Riverbend. The iconic , possibly top 3, band of all time is back and at least Gary is here for it. Woodford Reserve did us dirty with the announcement of the Double Double Oak release. 'Simpsons'-themed Moe's Pop Up Bar coming to Cincinnati. Here's when The Emerald Isle Becomes Most Expensive Whiskey E...

Hi. All of you, hello. This week is chill. Chill with us. Dry January rolls on and David halted his cravings this week with Sierra Nevada 's Trail Pass Golden. It didn't get him drunk but it might have settled his taste for some beer. Gary just had his go to in Old Forester, the flagship bottle that won't break the bank but will have you feeling great. A distillery coming to Eastern KY? A big 144...

Hey its us. Back in 2024 approaching our 4 year anniversary. We are still friends. Very nice. David is booze free for Dry January but is having some Urban Artifact NA selections. Fruity and refreshing on a cold night. Urban Artifact can't miss and these are proof. Gary has a wheated bourbon from Owensboro, strangely similar to last episodes, down the the distillery number. Anyway, KY 10 is on tap....

Drink with us this week to get ready for those holiday parties, dinners or whatever reason you can think of. David goes on a journey to taste test some local light lagers. Four of them to be exact. If you wonder what happened to the ending of the show we are gonna blame it on his chugging of said beers. Gary goes with DSP-KY-10 issued Green River Wheated Bourbon from Owensboro. It'll warm you up i...

This week we start off the rails. Jack Harlow, Dolly Parton and Christmas theme songs are on deck. David has a Christmas themed beer, a mix of spruce and hops that is What a Beaut from Cinderlands. The theming paid homage to the classic Christmas Vacation movie which happened to be where David drew inspiration for his song this week, said movie's theme track. Gary has some Jim Beam Black Extra Age...

Fun times as we start celebrating Thanksgiving early. David samples a sweet potato pie offering from Against The Grain with their Bo and Luke. If you didn't know that's a reference from Dukes of Hazzard,a show you may or may not of heard from. The sexiest athletes list from People came out and David proclaims to be able to validate their claims. How? Who's to say. Gary dips back into an old favori...

This week we're back as David drinks Streetside Friendship Bracelet and Gary breaks out a new bottle in Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel. Streetside Friendship Bracelet is a Taylor Swift themed beer that is an 8% West Coast IPA that the Cincinnati brewery brewed in collaboration with their friends from Columbus in Derive Brewing and Forbidden Root. Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel is twice barreled for adde...

This week David is back from Italy (and Dallas) and he talks about his trip there, as well as his newfound love for Italian food, coffee, and wine. He drinks a Full Disclosure from Nine Giant while Gary breaks out the Jim Beam Devil's Cut once again. There are also plenty of topics and shenanigans, and here are the news stories we cover this week: Microchip in Buffalo Trace to fight counterfeits J...

Its us. Your boys who drink. This week we revisit a bourbon in a fancy bottle, Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond . It's spooky season and this bourbon scares up some good sensation. David hits up a Kentucky brew house as he downs some Opera Cream Stout from Braxton Brewing Company . News, jokes and all that this week so if you feel inclined give us a share and tell your friends. All things housed at...

David spent the day drinking around Cincy before coming home to sample some Northern Row Schwester Festbier. Gary went with some Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series and had flashbacks of the first time he tried it. Speaking of Bardstown Bourbon, they've teamed up with Goose Island for a special pairing. Check out the news here . Bell's Brewery makes Oberon year-round with the unveiling of Oberon Eclip...

With fresh breath and renewed drive we knock out another session that we are proud of. It's been a minute so allow us to go all over the board to discuss everything from Kings Island, the one chip challenge and eventually we make our picks for the Super Bowl this year. Kings Island is upgrading with a new and improved kids area and rollercoaster for the upcoming season. Snoopy is on full display....

This week we talk about Gary's 20th wedding anniversary and his trip to Red River Gorge, Cedar Point has a new/old roller coaster, and Heaven Hill filling their 10 millionth barrel. Gary drinks Angel's Envy and David cracks open a Peach Tea Berliner from Branch & Bone. We also pair songs for our playlist with our drinks for the first time. Make sure to visit  Beers and Beards Podcast &nbs...

Should we go to an Offspring concert. Maybe that's the main takeaway this week. Listen, we start talking about 2020 movies and Covid but we do drink and Gary gets drunk David has North Coast's Old Stock A le and he's not as complimentary as he usually is. It's beer though so he powers through. Gary had a little virus the first time he tried this bourbon but how do you go wrong with Old Forester. T...

We missed you. All of you. This week we just get together to talk about life happenings including a trip to Disney and a hernia David enjoys some of our friend's at Fretboard Brewing's summer special , Arlo. Arlo is an Amber Lager that seems to hit the spot. David also started the party with a pour of Buffalo Trace's Benchmark Top Floor. A cheap yet tasty pour for all occassions. Gary had to get t...

This week was a refresher as David returns from his vacation with a new thirst for tropical beer. This week he had the imperial fruited sour Guard Shack by Atrium Brewing. Gary was also feeling tropical so he had the local staple of a fruit punch flavored Four Loko. The power house band Rush is one of the latest groups of entertainers to endorse a beer. Read the story here. Netflix and Athletic Br...

What do you do when you have time and resources as a young man, you run a marathon like David McKinney. This week we talk about how Mother Nature tried to sabotage him but he persevered and came out with a new personal best. Gary was in Dallas and got no activity other than talking alot. A life goal would be having so much beer delivered to your house that the government thought you were selling i...

We're back on our normal game this week as David drinks Perennial Intentionally Indulgent and Gary revisits an old favorite in Evan Williams Single Barrel. The 2022 version of  Intentionally Indulgent  from St. Louis' Perennial Artisan Ales is an Imperial Stout with tiramisu inspired ingredients including vanilla, Sump coffee, and decadent chocolate sauce and brewed in collaboration with...

We’re back after a short break as David drinks Rhinegiest Hustle while Gary tries a Happy Dad Seltzer in fruit punch flavor. David talks about baseball starting a few weeks ago, and how Cincinnati has an abundance of baseball-themed beers. One such beer is  Rhinegiest Hustle , an 6% IPA with notes of citrus, peach, tangerine, and mango. In keeping with the baseball talk, we chat about how&nbs...

This week we have a doozy of a show for you as Gary drinks Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey while David has Christian Moerlein Lager. Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey  has wheat as the dominant grain, making up 52% of the mash bill. It also has malt, corn, and rye, and boasts fruit and floral flavors. It comes in at 90 proof and has a spicy palate with a dry finish. Christian Moerlein Lager &nbsp...

We're back this week as Gary gets back into drinking with Blue Run Reflection 1 from  Castle & Key  while David cracks open Yuzu Blend #1 from Side Project. Blue Run Reflection 1  Straight Bourbon comes in at 95 proof and is aged at least 4 years. It also is on the higher end of bourbon, retailing around $100 per bottle. It was released in April 2022, and is meant to be a gentle...

We are back this week as David dives into a bourbon-barrel aged beer in Lagunitas Willettized while Gary takes a break from drinking, but tells us about having plenty of bourbon on his trip to Nashville over the weekend. Lagunitas Willettized  is a barrel-aged imperial coffee stout that clocks in at over 13% ABV. After Willett Distillery uses their barrels for bourbon and rye, Lagunitas puts...