Sips, Suds, & Smokes

SIPS Episode – a media roundtable discussion on several distilleries in the Louisville area, the Bourbon Classic Festival, and several Bourbon industry topics on Pardon the Interruption.

SIPS Episode – Today’s show is all about bonded whiskey.  What do we mean when we say a whiskey is bottled in bond?  Well back before the turn of 20th century, when a consumer bought whiskey, they had no way of knowing what that whiskey might contain as the industry was largely unregulated.

SIPS Episode – Today is a full distillery takeover show covering A. Smith Bowman originally out of Fredericksburg, VA. Sometimes a distillery makes more than one product and A. Smith Bowman has lots of history both with the country and with liquor making some of the first versions of these product on US soil.

SUDS Episode – A dual vertical tasting featuring beers from Stone Brewing and Brooklyn Brewery.

SUDS Episode –Our favorite things about Spirits for 2015. We’ll talk about our favorite whiskeys, favorite new distilled spirits product for 2015, and possibly some of our favorite places to enjoy distilled spirits in 2015.

SUDS Episode – Our Best of SUDS 2015. We sipped, we tasted, we rated, now it’s time to talk about some of the best of the best.

SIPS Episode –A private bottle or independent bottling company called The Classic Cask today with some great products. We’ll discuss this variation in distribution of these products, hammer Mike on pronunciation, and look at the classic pairing of cotton candy with Scotch.

SIPS Episode – What to do give the person that has one of everything, alcohol. We discuss the perils of giving alcohol as a gifts, how to overcome that overwhelming feeling in the whiskey isle, and plenty of tales giving gifts.

SIPS Episode – Our survival guide of family gatherings, with more alcohol. Our experts have faced the same quandary of how to survive a family gathering. We talk about a couple of our selections, wild family stories involving card games, hidden mini bottles, Grandma’s secret moonshine, and a sword fight.

SUDS Episode –  Another audience participation show at Cheeky Monk featuring a discussion of Stone Brown Ale, Denver area cultural icons, namely the Big Bunny Motel, and impersonations of relatives tasting beer. If you did not join us for the fun in person, then enjoy the show.

SUDS Episode – A discussion of beer all made by Cigar City Brewing on this brewery takeover episode. Dave introduces a new phrase to solve any factual statement and we lament the fact there are no CCB stouts on this show.

SIPS Episode – This show is all about who has the better palate, the store barrel selections or the Master Distiller/Blender. 5 different bourbon’s Angel’s Envy, Old Scout, Knob Creek, 4 Roses, and Jefferson’s.

SMOKES Episode – This audience participation show is all about Nashville Hot Chicken, a regional cuisine known for its unique spice, preparation, and local lore.

SIPS Episode – This show is a distiller’s takeover on High West Distillery located in Park City, UT. We discuss and rate 6 products from High West, the transition of these products from MGP to High West, and have fun with all things western.

SMOKES Episode – This show is all about Nashville Hot Chicken, a regional cuisine known for its unique spice, preparation, and local lore.

SIPS Episode – Background and discussion on international whiskeys. A quick quiz on maybe something you did not know about international whiskeys, and an awesome flight to task and rate.

SUDS Episode – Sours of the South, a series discussing regional sour beers that are not widely distributed.  We picked 3 breweries in the Southern part of the US that have strong sour beer programs.

SIPS Episode – A review of 5 Japanese Whisky’s, where did that E go, a discussion on the background of Japanese Whisky, and insulting the Japanese culture.

SUDS Episode – This show is a show and tell episode featuring the beer style Gose. Each of the hosts brought a beer to talk about, we discuss the well misunderstood beer style, have fun with the pronunciation, again, plus polka music.

SUDS Episode – This show is a Brewery Takeover Episode. We will talking about beer from one brewery today and that is going to be Founders in Grand Rapids, MI.

SUDS Episode – This show is a Brewery Takeover Episode. We will talking about beer from one brewery today and that is going to be Omnipollo. We cover some background on Omnipollo another gypsy brewer, manage to get Dave to sing Dancing Queen from ABBA, and have fun with our friend Simon discussing how murky things can get with Omnipollo.

SIPS Episode – This show is a discussing one style of bourbon called Wheaters. We discuss some general makeup of Wheaters, some background on various producers, and sort out the long tale of the history of this bourbon.

SUDS Episode – Today’s show is a Brewery Takeover Episode. We will talking about beer from one brewery today and that is going to be Port Brewing maker of Lost Abbey. Great background on the brewery, these beers, and pizza pairing.

SUDS Episode – This show is a show and tell episode featuring 4 beers brought by the hosts. We discuss the mental cruelty of the word bikini, the definition of what a horse blanket would taste like, and more cellaring beer discussion.

SUDS Episode – Mead show featuring 3 meads, discussion on factors of making good meads, bad fake British accents (again), and impressions of Star Wars characters.