Have A Drink

Today we are opening with a quote from an expert on today's topic. “All my life I’ve avoided Europe, and it’s multitudes of terribleness, but it turns out, much to my surprise, there is actually one place in Europe that is worth seeing. These tiny islands off the coast of Scotland, where God’s chosen elixirs are distilled, barreled, and prepared for consumption. This is worth the trip.” It’s time...

It’s… Malort. Why, Chicago? Why? Disclaimer: there are f-bombs and things went off the rails in this whole episode. We’re blaming the Malort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode, we’re all jacked up on Mountain Dew! It’s all about caffeine today, and hopefully we can focus and stop vibrating to talk about this episode. We will talk about what it goes into, and how it affects us. So don’t grab a Four loko, because that’s illegal, but we’ll still have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are talking about beer critters today, and while that might make us sound like country Yokels, it’s hard to find another way to describe the collection of Yeasts and bacterias that will fill up today’s show. So yeah, turns out these bumpkins have had some book-learnin’. So grab a wild ale or some sort of sour, and join us as we have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

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We are back in Argentina for another wine episode. This time we focus on . . . Mendoza. What do these grapes have that others in the region don’t? Probably the terroir, it’s usually the terroir. So get ready for your wine mouth because we are going to be having a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We make our way back to the land of Scotland, which region will we discuss today . . . all of them, I guess. We are talking about blending Scotch today. Does that mean we are talking about inferior products today? No, but we’ll get into that today, and maybe a little more. So relax and grab a Scotch, or maybe two, maybe put them together, and join us as we . . . Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See...

“Just some good old podcasters . . . Never meanin’ no harm . . .” Okay, we got that out of our system, we are talking about moonshine today. The history might be a little sketchy, but if the Scotch and Bourbon episodes have taught us anything, it’s that most of the great distillers didn’t necessarily have the most legal starts. We can’t tell you to get any white lighting, but join us as we take th...

It turns out Foster’s isn’t Australian for beer. It’s actually Japanese for “we own this beer now.” And that’s fine because Australia has its own distinct beer it can call it’s own, the Australian Sparkling Ale. We’ll discuss that today, and maybe an Australian brewery if we can find the time. So grab your knife, no that’s not a knife this is a . . . you know what never mind. Instead, let’s just H...

Advertising is a powerful tool to get people to consume your goods. How much of why we buy things is because of taste, and how much of it is just how it was marketed. In the spirit of this let's take the Pepsi challenge. So we'll do a non-alcoholic blind taste test. So, join us as we caffeinate and have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode is terrible, it’s about a gross drink that no one should . . . Bob, I’m revoking your intro writing privileges. We are talking about Bloody Marys, that classic hangover cure that doesn’t cure you, it just makes you drunk again. So grab whatever you want as a garnish, I recommend a rotisserie chicken, and join us as we have a drink. . . . Bob it’s not that gross, quit pretending to...

Here we are . . . born to be kings, we’re the drinkers of the UNIVERSE! It’s a scotch episode and we are talking about the Highland region today, so forgive the movie reference. So this is one of the largest regions of Scotch-making with tons of distillers, and there can be more than one, so why don’t we get right to it, and have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

I think someone is trying to tell me something. When we were picking topics I somehow ended up with Diet Sodas. . . Do I sound fat? If you can tell us at Feedback@haveadrink . . . nevermind. We’re talking about Diet sodas today, mostly what makes them diet, which are artificial sweeteners and holy crap there are a lot of them. There is a lot of conflicting information about how safe they are, and...

What comes to mind when you think of Rosé? Well stop thinking that, because it’s reductive and probably a bit sexist. Unless you were thinking it was just red and white wine mixed, which is not really correct but doesn’t have anything to do with sexism. Rosé is a type of wine with a long history and has been a big hit today, so we are going to pop a cork, pour a glass, and learn something today. A...

What comes to mind when you think of Rosé? Well stop thinking that, because it’s reductive and probably a bit sexist. Unless you were thinking it was just red and white wine mixed, which is not really correct but doesn’t have anything to do with sexism. Rosé is a type of wine with a long history and has been a big hit today, so we are going to pop a cork, pour a glass, and learn something today. A...

Today’s episode is Aquavit. Yeah, I don’t know where you are going to find this outside of Scandinavia. But every region has a spirit, and this is the one for the frozen North of Europe. It might not fight the Black Death, but it might keep you warm as you Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thankfully no one here has celiac disease, because that would drain the joy from our lives. No beer? No thank you! However, that isn’t an option for everyone, so when life doesn’t give you gluten, make gluten-aid? That doesn’t work. But there is still a way to ferment without the usual ingredients and tonight we are going to talk about that. So search your shelf for something without gluten, and j...

Are you tired of podcasts that only do one topic? Do you listen to shows and wonder “why do I have to wait a whole other episode to cover another topic?” Do you look at your liquor shelf wondering why you can’t have two different Scotches? There has to be a better way! Well, here on Have a Drink we’re practically giving the topics away. It’s a two-for-one special on Scotch regions this week, Lowla...

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky drunk . . . Bob I’m not going to sing this, stop trying to make me. Anyway . . . today’s episode is the Kentucky Common. Is there anything to really make this beer stand out from the pack? Probably not. But it’s local to us so we’re going to give it a chance to impress us. So sit back, watch us drink something from Kentucky that isn’t bourbon, and join us a...

Today we are talking about the “Pink Boots Society” in beer. Who better to talk about that than three straight guys and one woman? Well, at least we have one woman on here, which is better than a lot of breweries. It’s a little bit of a different sort of show today, but we’ll have a lot of fun, and obviously, have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looks like we’re heading back to France for some wine. This time it's Beaujolais, possibly the Frenchiest wine name of all time, or maybe we need to look it up the Becktionary. We will do a little digging to see what has kept this type of wine going for centuries, look at how it’s made, and maybe, if we have time, have a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for Scotch this, so where is this Scotch from? Highlands? Islay? Where the heck is Speyside? Well it turns out if you like Scotch, odds are you’ve had a Speyside Scotch before, even if you don’t realize it. Join us this week as we Kick off our Scotch Series this year. I hope we’ll be okay after this, because we are definitely going to Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Wait, didn’t we do this episode? I distinctly remember talking about old fashions and whatnot. Oh, mocktails. Is that just a joke? I thought it was a joke. Turns out we’re serious and so apparently mocktails are too. So I guess it’ll be an easy episode on your livers. So join us as we have a mock drink. Mocktails, woo-hoo! (Ducktales theme song) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

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It’s Winter, the nights are long and full of terrors and there is only one thing to help with that. A porter. And who knows that better than the people around the Baltics. It’s cold and awful and who wouldn’t want a drink. The dark beer will flow tonight, and we can’t wait to Have a Drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.