Sips, Suds, & Smokes

SUDS Episode – This is a brewery takeover episode featuring Free Will Brewing. A broad range of styles from this PA based brewery. A medical emergency combined with beer.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring the Old Scout product line from Smooth Ambler Distillery. We introduce the background on this product, and tasting reviews of each product. Rick Flair made this show, seriously.

SUDS Episode – Our coverage from the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, TN. 20k brewers descended upon the Music City Center and brought plenty of amazing beer with them to share with fellow brewers, plus us. We discuss some of the convention itself, some of our favorite beers during CBC, and the World Beer Cup 2018.

SUDS Episode – A destination episode to Portland, OR as we discuss some of our favorite things Beer, Food, & Coffee. Several beers listed below, Food from Doug Fir, Pok Pok, Laurelhurst Market, and great coffee listed below as well.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Distillery 291. This show devolves after 17 min because of Harmeet’s vodka shirt. It was odorless.  Please don’t file a protest with NPR, again.

SUDS Episode – While getting lost trying to find a Dunkin, we found Jack’s Abby. A full brewery takeover with a great lineup from their Mixed 12 pack. Yet another epic fail at our Boston accents.

SIPS Episode – Don’t you wish you could find all this cool allocated whiskey. We torture you covering our thoughts on some super tough stuff to find. Great to come back to Paul John Sherry finish, Peerless Rye, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2017, Lark Tazmanian Single Malt. #dontjerkinthecloset

SUDS Episode – Another occasion of reading with Dave. He’s really not uneducated, just visually challenged. Or challenging visually, whatever works for you. An amazing flight of limited edition beers from Allagash Brewing.  Well worth the hunt to find these.

SIPS Episode –  It’s a little loud while we recorded this at Whiskey Warmer festival in Franklin, TN. An episode full of all things whiskey, a new product from Glenfiddich, an epic blind tasting of Rye v. Bourbon, and another installment of our audience participation show with cinnamon whiskey, the flight from hell. One or more of these segments might be entertaining.

SUDS Episode –We’re going back in time, with beer. We discuss ancient beer styles that are currently available. Dogfish Head started this trend that we covered on another episode and other brewers had picked up the challenge. Another episode of Reading with Dave. The Kudzu Report™ teaches you how to be a Master Abater.

SIPS Episode – Learn about the history of some of your favorite rum cocktails. We go over the history, some of the changes over time, and of course taste / rate these cocktails. Sorry no pirate talk in this episode. Our fake Puerto Rican accents are notably absent although we did discuss our possible Puerto Rican stage names. Witness the best legal disclaimer ever.

The BIG podcast 2.0 from the Bourbon Classic 2018. We did this a few years ago and decided to catch up with other again. Some changes in the cast from the last time, but it’s a very engaging conversation around lots of topics. We talk about the Bourbon Classic event itself. This is the festival that flys under the radar of many and yet delivers a unique chance for distillers and the media to share...

SUDS Episode – Brewery takeover from Night Shift Brewing. An array of goodness in s very competitive Boston landscape. The Kudzu Report™ makes it’s official debut with a killer robot. Never bring a goat to kudzu fight.  It’s hoppy and smooth and maybe not in that order.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Gin from Eden Mill Distillery. We introduce the background on this product, and tasting reviews of each product. Really, a flat Stella with a London Dry. Please we are professionals, except when we say wood.

SUDS Episode – It’s the showdown you and your beer friends will be talking about for a long time. We have covered a lot of NEIPA beer and this lineup are many beers we have not rated yet. It’s the NEIPA Best of the Rest showdown. 8 Breweries, 13 beers, & we pick the top 6.  Our debut Kudzu Report is on this episode. Our ratings are from 1 to 5 with 5 being the best.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring the product line from Bruichladdich Distillery. We introduce the background on this product, and tasting reviews of each product. Never ask a lawyer to pronounce a Scottish word. We also find that Denise likes heavy peat.  We review and rate a good lineup of products that you can find widely available.

SUDS Episode – A tasty flight from Tired Hands Brewing and Forest & Main Brewing. Quite possibly the best Rock Balboa accent you’ll ever hear from Kendall. This episode is exceedingly entertaining with our excessive use of the word exceedingly. Caperton confesses that he would like it be exceedingly dry. Our ratings are 1-5 with 5 being the best.

SIPS Episode – A brand takeover featuring Compass Box, a whisky blender. We introduce the background on this product, and tasting reviews of each product. Harmeet manages to stay awake for most of the episode. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available.

SUDS Episode – Get your pastries, doughnuts, cookies, and all things sweet in this beer? We’ve channeled our favorite Jewish mother, just without the knish, to taste and rate beers from Funky Buddha. We finally tackle how to pronounce Reese’s. You’re welcome.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Old Forester. Yet another horrible attempt by Brent as Yogi Bear. Best of 2018? – “I’m waiting for my hush money.” A brand that has not stood still over time. Something here for everyone.

SUDS Episode – We get together and drink beer, again. A show and tell episode featuring a broad range of beers. Finally we get to most important fact that D9 is Caperton’s middle name. How old is elderflower? We declared Cherimoya is really a made up fruit. What happens when you combine Miller High Life with wild yeast? Eeek.

SUDS Episode – We get back to another beer style show covering a flight of brown ale. A riveting less than accurate background on brown ale. We finally identify what is the off switch.

SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Aberlour scotch. Let’s combine a long discussion of kilts, scotch, and attempt to pronounce long Scottish words without enough vowels. A reprisal of Brent’s fake Scottish accent. Pray for us. Please have an airsick bag handy while checking out this episode.

SUDS Episode – Our best of 2017 SUDS episode. We get to talk about some of our favorite people in beer, our favorite beers from 2017, and some of our favorite places we call Good Belchin Zones™.

SIPS Episode – Plenty of Best of lists are published, but ours is narrowed a bit to what we have reviewed this year or really caught our attention. We also try to pick products you can actually find. Plenty of products that hit the dump bucket but only a few made it to an empty glass.