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 #443 Are Expensive Cigars The New Normal? 02.08.2025 1:30:34

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Review: West Tampa Cigar Company Drew Estate Chateau Real Connecticut Toro Beer Tasting: Structures Brewing “Plainsman” American Lager (Bellingham, WA) Beer Tasting: Anchorage Brewing Company “Heartfelt” IPA (Anchorage, AK) Beer Tasting: Beer Tree Brew “Morning Timber” Breakfast Stout (Johnson City, NY) Spirit Tasting: Ritt...

EP #442 Sign Of The Apocalypse—Malort-Infused Beer 26.07.2025 1:29:51

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Casa Carrillo (EP Carrillo) “Endure" Toro Beer Tasting: Skygazer Brewing Company “Watercolors-Abstract 3” Berliner Weisse (North Haven, CT) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company & Jester King Brewing “Goats In The Machine” Double IPA (Broussard, LA and Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: 3 Sons Brewing Company “Fractional BA...

EP #441 The Best Hazy IPA, plus Meticulous Spirits! 19.07.2025 1:31:44

Special Guest: Chef David Skinner from Meticulous Spirits Beer Tasting: Bizarre Brewing "Mother Sky" North German-Style Pilsner (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Dogfish Head "Festina Peche" Ale With Peaches (Milton, DE) Beer Tasting: Cycle Brewing "Friday" Barrel-Aged Stout (St. Petersberg, FL) Spirit Tasting: Meticulous Spirits

EP #440 What Were The Best Beers Of Last Year? 12.07.2025 1:30:37

Beer Tasting: Elder Pine Brewing Company "Kankitsu" Japanese-Inspired Rice Lager (Gaitherberg, MD) Beer Tasting: Texas Beer Company "Cosimo's 'Ashes To The Grave'" Smoked Brown Ale (Taylor, TX) Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewery "Double Barrel Aged Decoy" Double Imperial Stout (Morganton, NC) Spirit Tasting: Cape Horn Tequila Anejo (Mexico)

EP #439 The Boutique Cigar Company You REALLY NEED To Know About 05.07.2025 1:31:05

ON LOCATION at our Home Away From Studio, Vinyl Draft Social Club in Kemah, TX Special Guests: Doug Messinger from Vinyl Draft and Tony Barrios from Stallone Cigars Cigars from STALLONE Cigars Beer Tasting: Old Thunder Brewing Company "Forever Bright" German-Style Pilsner (Pittsburgh, PA) Beer Tasting: Drowned Lands Brewery "Spring Terra" Double IPA (Warwick, NY) Beer Tasting: Goose Island Beer Co...

EP #438 How To Make Your Cheap Beer Taste Better 01.07.2025 1:30:29

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Threes Brewing Company "False Memory" Pacific Northwest Lager (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: Jester King Brewery "Citrus Froot Direct" Hazy IPA (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company "Bite Of The Beast" Barleywine with Thai Chili Peppers (Akron, OH) Spirit Tasting: Ron Zacapa "Edicion Negra" Rum (Guat...

EP #437 High Wire Whiskey and Bucket List Brewery Tours 21.06.2025 1:29:57

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: George Beville from High Wire Distilling Beer Tasting: New Magnolia Brewing Company "Ennio Pils" Italian Style Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Mountains Walking Brewing Company "Grazing Clouds" Hazy IPA (Bozeman, MT) Beer Tasting: River North Brewing Company "Dark Sorceress" Barrel Aged Imperial Porter (Denver,...

EP #436 Cult Favorite Whiskies And Lone Pint Beers 13.06.2025 1:22:42

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: Blake Neiderhofer and Trevor Brown from Lone Pint Brewery Beer Tasting: Beers from Lone Pint Brewery (Magnolia, TX) Spirit Tasting: Yuu Baal Anejo Artisanal Mezcal (Oaxaca, Mexico)

EP #435 Day Drinking On The Famous Front Porch 07.06.2025 1:29:14

We are ON LOCATION at the FAMOUS FRONT PORCH with Special Guests & Friend Of The Show Jim Hime and his daughter Abby Hime from Great Heights Brewing Beer Tasting: Beers from Great Heights Brewing Company (Houston, TX) Spirit Tasting: Ron Centenario 12 Secrets Rum (Costa Rica)

EP #434 Angels' Envy And The Calories In Your Favorite Beer 31.05.2025 1:32:38

Special Guest: Danielle Gray from Angel's Envy Cigar Reviews: Casa Carrillo Endure West Tampa Tobacco Company "RED" Toro Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Mango Mochi" Berliner-Style Ale (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Founders "All Day Grapefruit" Session Hazy IPA (Grand Rapids, MI) Beer Tasting: Freetail Brewing Company "Guided By Abstraction" Barleywine Wild Ale (San Antonio, TX) Spirit Tasti...

EP #433 Pairing Food With Tequila 24.05.2025 1:31:14

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Sprits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Decade Gurkha 25th Anniversary Toro Beer Tasting: North Shepherd Brewing "Rosefield Pils" Czech-Style Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Narrow Gauge Brewing Company "King Fallen Flag" DDHH Imperial IPA (Florissant, MO) Beer Tasting: Fremont Brewing 2021 Rusty Nail (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tasting: Cav Agave...

EP #432 Budget-Friendly Cigars And Still Austin Whiskey 17.05.2025 1:32:22

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: James Caronna from Still Austin Distillery Beer Tasting: Hop Fusion Ale Works "Feisty Redhead" Hibiscus Cherry Blonde (Ft. Worth, TX) Beer Tasting: Bare Bottle Brewing Company "Royale With Nelson" Hazy IPA (San Francisco, CA) Beer Tasting: Firestone Walker "28th Anniversary" Ale (Pasa Robles, CA) Spirit Tasting: S...

EP #431 Craft Cocktails With The Spirit Box 10.05.2025 1:29:33

Special Guests: Roberto Rivas Villar and David Fowler from The Spirit Box and Reserve 101 Beer Tasting: Jester King Brewery "German Style" Pilsner Lager (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewery & 3 Sons Brewing "Infinite MMM...OSA" Double IPA (Middletown, NY) Beer Tasting: Horus Aged Ales "Sharkeez" English-Style Barleywine (Oceanside, CA) Spirit Tasting: Craft Cocktails from The Spirit Box

EP #430 Pairing Iron Root Whiskey With Cigars At Vinyl Draft 03.05.2025 1:31:03

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Robert Likarish from Iron Root Whiskey Beer Tasting: Ommegang Brewing Company "Gnommegang" Belgian-Style Blonde Ale (Cooperstown, NY) Beer Tasting: Manhattan Project Beer Company "Particles Collide" Hazy IPA (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Masthead Brewing Company "Coconut Coffee Sunkiller" Imperial Stout (Cleveland, OH...

EP #429 We Sample Cigars From El Salvador 26.04.2025 1:31:16

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Mark Harrison from La Sigua Cigar Company Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewery "DaffoPilz Flats" Linville-Gorge Inspired Pilsner (Morganton, NC) Beer Tasting: Jester King Brewery "Shasha" Hazy IPA (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Freemont Brewing Company "Barrel-Aged Dark Star" Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Seattle, WA) Spirit Ta...

EP #428 Pairing Wine And Bar-B-Que 19.04.2025 1:28:09

This week our Special Guest is Travis Thompson from Vino Vera Wines. Cigar Reviews: Punch Bottle Rocket Avo Synchro Nicaragua Special Toro Wine Tasting: Veno Vera Wines Spirit Tasting: Divertido Tequila Anejo

EP #427 How To Make Frank Sinatra's Favorite Cocktail 12.04.2025 1:31:07

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Bare Bottle Brewing Company "Wundergarten" German Pilsner (San Francisco, CA) Beer Tasting: Humble Sea Brewing Company "Kookasaurus" DDH West Coast IPA (Santa Cruz, CA) Beer Tasting: 903 Brewers "Texas Tuxedo" Porter (Sherman, TX) Spirit Tasting: Old Grandad 16 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon (plus side by side compa...

EP #426 Is It Politically Correct To Say 'Nice Ash? 04.04.2025 1:34:54

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Albert Cisneros from Smoking Swan, Allen Denny, & Grego! Beer Tasting: Manhattan Project Beer Company "PEACEKEEPER" Blonde Ale (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Other Half Brewing Company "All Nectaron Everything" DDH IPA (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: New Image Brewing Company "Mizunara" Barleywine Ale (Wheat Ridge, CO) Sp...

EP #425 EP Carrillo Cigars In The Vinyl Draft Lounge 30.03.2025 1:32:14

We are On Location at Vinyl Draft Social Club in Kemah Texas with Special Guests Allan Denny & Trey Andrews with EP Carrillo Cigars! Beer Tasting: Cerebral Brewing (Group Project) "Landbier" (Danver, CO) Beer Tasting: Lone Pint Brewing Company "Brewer's Select" Black IPA (Magnolia, TX) Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewery "Decoy" (Coconut/Vanilla) Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (Morganton, NC) Sp...

EP #424 Bucket List US Breweries To Visit! 22.03.2025 1:29:38

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, abd Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Structures Brewing "Pilsner" (Bellinghamn. WA) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Super Nova" Double IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Aslin Beer Company "Clifton" Imperial Stout (Pittsburgh, PA) Spirit Tasting: Bayo Tequila Anejo (Mexico)

EP #423 No Label Beer--It's GOOD For You! 14.03.2025 1:29:43

Special Guest: Tom Paynter from NO LABEL Brewing Company Cigar Reviews: AJ Fernandez Last Call La Aurora 1985 Maduro Toro Beer Tasting: Beers From No Label Brewing Spirit Tasting: Eden Mill St. Andrews Oak Barrel Finished Gin (Guardbridge, Scotland)

EP #422 We Love Michigan, & 'Cult Favorite' Whiskies 07.03.2025 1:30:12

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Warped Companion Plasencia Cosecha 149 Beer Tasting: Great Turtle Brewery "Mackinac Summer Sour" Cherry Lime Gose (Mackinac Island, MI) Beer Tasting: Great Turtle Brewery "Two Bluffs" Barrel-Aged Amber (Mackinac Island, MI) Beer Tasting: Brew Detroit Brewery "Ophidia" Imperial Stout (Detroit, MI) Spirit Tasting: Ma...

EP #421 On Location With Oliva At Maduros! 01.03.2025 1:33:47

We are ON LOCATION this week at Maduro's Cigar Lounge in League City, Texas! SPECIAL GUEST: TRENTON SMITH from Oliva Cigars Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Parish Pilsner" (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Tripping Animals Brewing Company "Hippo Hurray" Triple IPA (Doral, FL) Beer Tasting: St. Arnold Brewing Company "Bishop's Barrel No. 26" Imperial Porter (Houston, TX) Spirit Tasting: Smuggler'...

EP #420 Drinking Agave Spirits With Our Tequila Expert Liliana Rodriguez 22.02.2025 1:29:54

SPECIAL GUEST: S&T Agave Expert Liliana Rodriguez Cigar Reviews: Rojas Statement Maduro Sin Compromiso Seleccion No 5 (Toro) Beer Tasting: 903 Brewers "Amber 11" Amber Ale (Sherman, TX) Beer Tasting: Roses By The Stairs Brewing Company "Rollercoaster Favorite Ride" Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA (Phoenix, AZ) Beer Tasting: Aslin Beer Company "Clifton" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Spirit Tasting: Agave S...

EP #419 If You HAD to DRINK Macro Brews Instead Of Delicious True Anomaly Beers 21.02.2025 1:28:54

SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Duckworth from True Anomaly Brewing Cigar Reviews: Raw Dog by Oscar Valladares AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary Toro Beer Tasting: Beers From Michael Duckworth And True Anomaly Brewing Spirit Tasting: Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt Irish Whiskey