Smokin' & Toastin'

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Our show is exactly what the title implies--it's a show about "The Good Life." Every week on Smokin' & Toastin', Ian Barry and Cruze taste and talk about craft beers, distinctive distilled spirits and fine cigars. Ian and Cruze approach these classic diversions with the passion and curiosity of two semi-normal guys on an adventurous path of discovery and knowledge. And if that quest mandates that they must drink, eat, smoke and socialize, then so be it.

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EP #467 Red Flags At Breweries That Scream 'Don't Drink Here! 17.01.2026 1:30:28

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Allstadt Brewery "Helles Lager" (Fredericksburg, TX) Beer Tasting: Solace Brewing Company "Partly Cloudy" Hazy IPA (Sterling, VA) Beer Tasting: Wandering Monsters Brewing Company "Viator Obscura" Imperial Stout (Cincinnati, OH ) Spirit Tasting: St. Lucia Distillers "Chairman's Reserve" Rum

EP #466 The Best Breweries In The Country 10.01.2026 1:30:50

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Settle Down Easy Brewing Company "Dry Hopped Kolsch" (Falls Church, VA) Beer Tasting: Frost Town Brewing "Superbloom" West Coast IPA (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Grimm Artisanal Ales "Cinnamon Babka" Imperial Milk Stout (Brooklyn NY) Spirit Tasting: Bardstown Bourbon Company "Single Barrel VIP Allocation #1" Straight...

EP #465 The Best-Of Lists Have Begun! 03.01.2026 1:36:27

We Are All ABOUT Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Equal Parts Brewing "All Malt Classic" American Amber Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada "Celebration" Fresh Hop IPA (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars "Haulin' Oats" Oat-Milk Stout (Columbia, MD) Spirit Tasting: San Pedro "Macoris" Gran Reserva Blend Rum (Spain)

EP #464 Never Pair This Beer Style With Hot Wings! 27.12.2025 1:31:24

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Oskar Blues "Mama's Little Yella Pils" Pilsner (Longmont, CO) Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Favorable Conditions" West Coast IPA (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: Lumberbeard Brewing "Island Otter" Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Spokane, WA) Spirit Tasting: La Pulga Small Batch Tequila Anejo (Mexico)

EP #463 What To Give The People You REALLY Like For Christmas! 20.12.2025 1:36:53

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Rod Kurthy, Inventor of the PerfecDraw Cigar Tool! Beer Tasting: New Magnolia Brewing Company "Amber Lager" Czech Style Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada "Peachy Little Thing" Hazy IPA (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: LKuhnhenn Brewing Company "4D 2024 Gingerbread Man Olde Ale (Providence, RI) Spirit Tasting...

EP #462 The Best Whiskies For Gift-Giving 13.12.2025 1:35:15

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars Brewery "Flemish Gothic" Sour Red Ale (Columbia, MD) Beer Tasting: Galveston Brewing Company "Citra Haze" Hazy IPA (Galveston, TX) Beer Tasting: Long Live Beerworks "2025 Barrel-Aged Gate Haus" Barleywine Ale (Providence, RI) Spirit Tasting: Primera Mano Tequila Anejo (Jalisco, Mexico)

EP #461 Celebrating The Holidays On Location At Eculent 06.12.2025 1:31:44

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Special Guest: Chef David Skinner from Eculent Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Solar Myth" Belgian White (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: R.A.R. Brewing "Marylan" IPA (Cambridge. MD) Beer Tasting: Burial Beer Company "Walking Through The Abyss Into Nowhere" Imperial Stout (Ashville, NC)

EP #460 Smokin' At Casa With Grego 29.11.2025 1:29:58

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Special Guest: Houston TV and Radio Personality Grego Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing Company "Land Of Transfusion" Fruited Sour Ale (Elk Grove, IL) Beer Tasting: 512 Brewing Company "Smash Sabro" Pale Ale (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: WaFremont Brewing Limited Release "2020 Dark Star" Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tast...

EP #459 "The Hard Truth Is--We Love Whiskey! 22.11.2025 1:29:34

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Beer Tasting: Jester King "New Zealand-Style" Pilsner (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Roaring Table Brewing "RTB Haze" Hazy IPA (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer Tasting: Wandering Monsters Brewing Company "Tilberi" Caramel Latte Pastry Stout (Cincinnati, OH) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from HARD TRUTH Distillery

EP #458 The Best And Worst Celebrity Spirits 16.11.2025 1:29:38

Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Beer Tasting: River North Brewery "River North Helles" German-Style Lager (Denver. CO) Beer Tasting: The Veil Brewing Company "Doom Volume" Hazy IPA (Richmond, VA) Beer Tasting: Destihl Brewery "Black Angel" American Stout (Normal, IL) Spirit Tasting: Glenlivet Triple Cask Whiskey

EP #457 The 13 Most Important American Whiskies 09.11.2025 1:32:00

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Punch Mr. Punch's Weiners Jas Sum Kral Tyrannical Buc Maduro Generoso Beer Tasting: Pondaseta Brewing Company "Crispy Ship" Modern Pilsner (Canyon, TX) Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing Company "Slim Hazy" DDH Pale Ale (Elk Grove, IL Beer Tasting: Home Voodoo Brewing Company "Caution! Contains Real Pumpkin" Barrel-A...

EP #456 Celebrating NovembeerFest with Home Brewing 01.11.2025 1:36:45

Special Guests: Home Brewers Danny Blankenship and Michael Cavanaugh Beer Tasting: Home Brews From Danny And Michael Spirit Tasting: Ron Immortal 12-Year Colombian Rum

EP #455 The Best Whiskies Of 2025, Just In Time For The Whiskey Social! 25.10.2025 1:31:59

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Oliva club 20 serie v blend AJ Fernandez Last Call Maduro Flaquitas Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company ""Oktoberfest" German Lager (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Drekker Brewing Company & Big Grove Brewery "Sparklers On The Carpet" Hazy IPA (Fargo, ND) Beer Tasting: Kuhnhenn Brewing Company "Solstice Stout 2024" (...

SNT 454 AUDIO 18.10.2025 1:31:54

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: La Aroma De Cuba El Jefe Caldwell Long Live the Queen Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing "Key Lime Cheesecake Incident" Berlinerweiss (Elk Grove, IL) Beer Tasting: Saint Arnold Brewing Company "Cold IPA" (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Pelican Brewing Company "Mother Of All Storms" Barleywine Ale (Tillamook, OR) Spirit T...

EP #453 Cheap Beer Brands You Should Avoid! 11.10.2025 1:30:44

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Lone Pint Brewery "Brown's Ale" Nitro Brown Ale (Magnolia, TX) Beer Tasting: Moonraker Brewing Company "Electric Lettuce" Imperial IPA (Auburn, CA) Beer Tasting: Fremont Brewing Company 2024 "1765 Limited Release" Stout And Barleywine Blended Ale with Coffee (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tasting: Elijah Craig Ryder Cup Limite...

EP #452 How To Spot Fake Cubans And The Best Pumpkin Beers Of 2025! 04.10.2025 1:34:18

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Evil Twin Brewing "Greenhouse" Italian Pils (Ridgewood, NY) Beer Tasting: Pure Project Brewing Company "Diamond Dust 'Murky' IPA" (San Diego, CA) Beer Tasting: Martin House Brewing Company "Super Smash" Pumpkin Stout (Elk Grove Village, IL) Spirit Tasting: Templeton Rye Single Barrel (Spec's Barrel Pick) (Lawrencebu...

EP #451 Tasting A New Mezcal PLUS The Most Underrated Classic Cocktails 27.09.2025 1:35:00

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Roberto Rivas Villar with Mezcal Local Beer Tasting: True Anomaly Brewing "Red Stone" Feistbier (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Spyglass Brewing Company "Fuzzy Logic" Double IPA (Nashua, NH) Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing "Sir Blends A Lot #5 Blended Imperial Stout (Elk Grove Village, IL) Spirit Tasting: Mezcal Local

EP #450 We Taste Matthew McConaughey's Tequila! 20.09.2025 1:30:23

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Oliva Serie V Melanio Torpedo Beer Tasting: Grimm Artisanal Ales "Ten Cent Pistol" Smoked Helles Style Pale Lager (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "DDH Ghost Daydream" Oat Cream Double IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Cheescake Marty" Bourbon Bar...

EP #449 Eureka Heights Beer And The Best Palate For The Worst Spirits... 14.09.2025 1:31:23

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! This week we have Eureka Heights Brewing Company on the show. Beer Tasting: Beers From Eureka Heights Brewing Company Spirit Tasting: T.W. Samuels Blended Whiskey (Bardstown, KY)

EP #448 The Mount Rushmore Of Craft Breweries 09.09.2025 1:31:57

We Are All About Craft Beer Fine Spirits and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Review: Oliveros Gran Retorno Maduro Swing (Toro) Beer Tasting: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company "Zwickel Light" Kolsch (St. Louis, MO) Beer Tasting: Great Notion Brewing ""Ripe" Hazy Citra IPA (Portland, OR) Beer Tasting: Hoppin' Frog "Shenanigans" High Gravity Irish Red (Akron, OH) Spirit Tasting: Isle Of Skye 21 Year Blended...

EP #447 The Best Whiskies Of 2025 30.08.2025 1:31:50

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Camacho Triple Maduro Rojas "Texas Toast" Robusto Beer Tasting: Anchorage Brewing Company "The Machine" Kolsch (Anchorage, AK) Beer Tasting: Reuben's Brews "Double Crush" Hazy IPA (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Revolution Beer and Firestone Walker Deep Wood Series "Oakpocalypse Later" Barleywine (Chicago, IL) Spirit T...

EP #446 On Location At A Swanky Restaurant... 24.08.2025 1:38:58

We are on location at ECULENT in Kemah, Texas! Special Guest: Chef David Skinner from Meticulous Spirits Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company "Coco Loco" Blonde Ale with Coconut (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Weldwerks Brewing Company "Juicy Bits" Hazy IPA (Greeley, CO) Beer Tasting: The Bruery "American Anthem" Bourbon-Barrel Aged Ale (Placentia, CA) Spirit Tasting: CREATIVE COCKTAILS WITH METICUL...

EP #445 This Show's Ratings Are Going To Be Huge! 17.08.2025 1:29:14

Special Guest: The Spikey Fots Himself, Greg Doxakis from Maison Ferrand Spirits and Planterey Rum Cigar Reviews: Rojas Unfinished Business Caldwell The Last Czar Toro Beer Tasting: Bizarre Brewing "Death Rides A Horse" Italian-Style Pilsner (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Black Stack Brewing "Dad Jokes" Double IPA (St. Paul, MN) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewing "Tree Of Life" Imperial Stout (Middlet...

EP #444 How To Actually Homebrew GOOD Beer! 12.08.2025 1:29:48

Special Guests: Home Brewing Experts Daniel Blankenship and Antonio Mechler AJ Fernandez Enclave by ELADIO Diaz Toro Beer Tasting: Homebrews from Daniel Blankenship And Antonio Mechler Spirit Tasting: Elevacion Tequila Anejo (Mexico and Luckenbach, TX)

EP# 444 How To Actually Homebrew GOOD Beer! 12.08.2025 1:29:48

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: Home Brewing Experts Daniel Blankenship and Antonio Mechler Cigar Reviews: AJ Fernandez Enclave by ELADIO Diaz Toro Beer Tasting: Homebrews from Daniel Blankenship And Antonio Mechler Spirit Tasting: Elevacion Tequila Anejo (Mexico and Luckenbach, TX)