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 #369 The Life Expectancy Of The Liquor On Your Shelf 02.03.2024 1:21:55

Cigar Reviews: Rocky Patel DBS Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company "Moro" Pilsner With Blood Orange Flavor C(Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Lemon Slice" Sour Ale w/ Lemon Zest, Lemon Juice, and Vanilla (McAlester, OK) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada 2024 "Bigfoot" Barleywine-Style Ale (Chico, CA) Spirit Tasting: Don Camilo Distiller's Selection...

EP #368 Best Cigars Of The Year Revisited! 24.02.2024 1:23:02

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Foundation Cigars The Wise Man Man O' War Virtue 13th Anniversary Torepedo Beer Tasting: Odell Brewing Company "Lagerado" Crispy Lager (Ft. Collins, CO) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Actius Luna" Triple IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Heist Brewery "Social Outcast" Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout (Charlotte, NC...

EP #367 The Ultimate Guide To Pairing Beer And Chicken Wings 17.02.2024 1:23:15

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars! Cigar Review: Dunbarton Polpetta E. H. Taylor Corojo Toro Mystery Beverage: ????????? Beer Tasting: True Anomaly Brewing "El Comandante" Spanish Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Alaskan Brewing Company "Juneau Juice" Hazy IPA (Juneau, Alaska) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewery "Barrel-Aged Hygge Time" Imperial Stout (Middletown, NY...

EP #366 Marc Borel And Cruze Taste RD1 Whiskey 10.02.2024 1:22:32

Guest Co-Host: Marc Borel Special Guest: Barry Brinegar from RD1 Spirits Cigar Review: Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration Beer Tasting: Drekker Brewing Company "Ectogasm" IPA (Fargo, ND) Beer Tasting: Klaus Brewing Company "Doppelsticke" Imperial Altbier Style Ale (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Espresso Marty" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (McAlester, OK) Spirit Tasting: Whiskey from RD1...

EP #365 "The Best IPA In Every State" 03.02.2024 1:22:19

Special Guest: Roberto Rivas Villar Cigar Reviews: E P Carillo Short Run Heart Of A Lion "Dark Habano" Toro Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company "Unforgotten" Blonde (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Drekker Brewing Company "Goodbye Stranger" Double IPA (Fargo, ND) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Super Pistache Brothers" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (McAlester, OK) Spirit Tasting: B.R. Distilling Co...

EP #364 "The Return Of Doxx" 27.01.2024 1:22:12

Special Guest: Greg Doxakis from Maison Ferrand and Plantation Rum Cigar Review: Joyo De Nicaragua Cinco De Cinco Latitude Zero Box Pressed Toro Beer Tasting: Stesti Brewing Company "Bohemian Lager" (Lovelady, TX) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company "Sunny Little Thing" Citrus Wheat Ale (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: Incendiary Brewing Company "Untethered Angel" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Spiri...

EP #363 "On Location At El Cuerpo Roto" 20.01.2024 1:23:50

Special Guest: Lizzie Mae, Artist and Owner of El Cuerpo Roto Beer Tasting: Stormbreaker Brewing "What We Brew In The Shadows" New Zealand Style Pilsner (Portland, OR) Beer Tasting: Humble Sea Brewing Company "Electric Coral" "Foggy" Triple IPA (Santa Cruz, CA) Beer Tasting: Casita Brewing Company "Once More With Feeling" Double Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Wilson, NC) Spirit Tasting: Bacardi Limited E...

EP. #362 "Best Whiskies And New Breweries Of 2023" 13.01.2024 1:21:37

Cigar Reviews: Alec Bradley double broadleaf Room 101 Muzzle Loader Beer Tasting: Panther Island Brewing Company "Allergeez' American Wheat Ale (Ft. .Worth, TX) Beer Tasting: Timber Ales "Insomniacs & Daydreams" IPA (North Haven, CT) Beer Tasting: Perennial Artisan Ales "Then You Roast The Mallow" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (St. Louis, MO) Spirit Tasting: Eagle Rare 10 Year (Frankfort, KY)

EP #361 "Cigars Of The Year On Jim Hime's Famous Front Porch!" 06.01.2024 1:24:14

Special Guest: S&T Guest Host Jim Hime Beer Tasting: Back Pew Brewing "Sweet Salvation" Brown Ale (Porter, TX) Beer Tasting: Westbound And Down Brewery "Juice Caboose" Hazy IPA (Lafayette, CO) Beer Tasting: Cycle Brewing "Rare Dos" Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (St. Petersburg, FL) Spirit Tasting: Doc Swinson's Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey (Ferndale, WA)

EP #360 "Sparkling Wine For New Year's Eve" 30.12.2023 1:21:47

Special Guest: S&T Wine Expert Marc Borel Cigar Reviews: Charter Oak Especiales Pasquale H. Upmann "The Banker--Currency" Robusto Wine Tasting: Sparkling Wine from Marc Borel Beer Tasting: (One More Holiday Beer) Ridgeway Brewing "Very Bad Elf" Special Reserve Ale (Oxfordshire, England) Spirit Tasting: Tequila Monte Fino Anejo (Mexico)

EP #359 "Smokin' & Toastin' Christmas Show 2023" 23.12.2023 1:05:46

Special Guest: Uber-Producer Adam (In The Cloud) Andrus Cigar Reviews: Sencillo Black Edition Limitada Nicaragua Hammer & Sickle Robusto Beer Tasting: Christmas And Winter Beers Spirit Tasting: Ameireaganach "Burns Night" Single Malt Whiskey (Atlanta, GA)

EP #358 "Holiday Cocktails with Chris Morris!" 16.12.2023 1:22:32

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Special Guest: Good Friend and S&T Cocktail Expert Chris Morris! Cigar Reviews: Plasencia 151 Cosecha Chillin' Moose Corona Beer Tasting: Phase Three Brewing Mexican-Style Lager (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Holy Ghost" Double IPA (Broussard, LA)v Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Black Quad" Quadrupe...

EP #357 "Pipe Show 2023" 09.12.2023 1:22:45

Special Guest: Trey Melcher from The Railyard Live at the Railyard in Houston for this year's Pipe Show! Beer Tasting: OEC Brewing Company "Triskel" Oak Fermented Country Style Lager (Oxford, CT) Beer Tasting: Evil Twin Brewing Company "The Weather Just Went From 90 To 55 Like It Saw A State Trooper" IPA (NYC, NY) Beer Tasting: The Bruery "Sweet Magnolia" Imperial Stout (Placentia, CA) Spirit Tast...

EP #356 "Non-Alcoholic Beer Blind Taste Test" 02.12.2023 1:20:37

SPECIAL GUEST: Beer Nerd & Friend Of The Show Joel Swift Cigar Reviews: Brick House Bricktoberfest JC Newman Brick House Maduro Robusto Beer Tasting: Non-Alcoholic Beer Blind Taste Test Spirit Tasting: William Price Rye Whiskey

EP #355 "Drinking With Dox" 25.11.2023 1:22:03

Special Guest: Greg Doxakis from Maison Ferrand and Plantation Rum Cigar Reviews: Foundation Metapa Maduro J.R. Special Corona Toro Habano Rosado Ecuador Beer Tasting: Bad Astronaut Brewing Company "Cloud Punch" German-Style Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Phase Three Brewing Company "DDH Bokeh Orbs" Hazy Double IPA (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer Tasting: New Image and Alesong Brewing "#life unplugged...

EP #354 "Know Your Bourbon--DRINK Your Bourbon!" 18.11.2023 1:21:38

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Gurkha Ninja Toro Oliva Serie V Melanio 2023 Figurinos Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing "Cruzer" Kolsch (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: Heist Brewery "Blurred Is The Word" Hazy IPA (Charlotte, NC) Beer Tasting: Wander Brewing "Balance" Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (Bellingham, WA) Spirit Tasting: Woodford Reserved “...

EP. #353 "Singing About Whiskey And Cigars w/Kris Collins" 11.11.2023 1:23:36

Special Guest: Singer/Songwriter Kris Collins Beer Tasting: Evil Twin Brewing Company "Greenhouse Spelt Lager (New York, NY) Beer Tasting: Odell Brewing Company "Harvest Fresh" Limited Release IPA (Fort Collins, CO) Beer Tasting: Magnify Brewing Company "Hungry?" Imperial Stout (Fairfield, NJ) Spirit Tasting: Nuestra Soledad Artesanal Mezcal (Oaxaca, Mexico)

EP #352 "Talking Whiskey With Expert Kris Hart..." 04.11.2023 1:21:36

Special Guest: S&T Whiskey Expert Kris Hart Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Bright Shadows" Belgian-Style Golden Ale (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: Belching Beaver Brewery "Fall Of Troy" Orange Vanilla Imperial IPA (San Diego, CA) Beer Tasting: Fremont Brewing "Brew 6000" Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tasting: Spirits From Kris Hart Houston Whiskey Social https://www.houstonwhisk...

EP #351 "Big Owl Nano-Brews and Great Cocktails To Welcome The Cooler Temps" 28.10.2023 1:24:10

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Charles Rodriguez from Big Owl Brew House Beer Tasting: Beers From Big Owl Brewing Spirit Tasting: Old Forester "Statesman" Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Louisville, KY)

EP #350 "The Best Whiskies Of The Year (So Far...)" 21.10.2023 1:21:56

This Podcast is All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: JR Cigar "Havoc" by AJ Fernandez Toro Room 101 14th anniversary Beer Tasting: Matchless Brewing Company "Dome Foam" Classic Kolsch (Tumwater, WA) Beer Tasting: Tupps Brewery "Day Of The Dead" Juicy Pale Ale (McKinney, TX) Beer Tasting: Cycle Brewing Inc. Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout (St. Petersburg,...

EP #349 "How To Taste Flavor Notes In Your Cigar" 14.10.2023 1:21:43

Special Guest Host: Jim Hime! Cigar Review: Ozgener Family Cigars "Bosphorous" B-52 Beer Tasting: New Magnolia Brewing Company "Hella Pils" West Coast Style Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Georgetown Brewing Company "You'll Get Nothing And Like It" IPA (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Barrier Brewing Company "Half And Half" Imperial Milk Stout Spirit Tasting: The Prideful Goat Straight Rye Whiskey...

EP #348 "Just When You Thought You Were Allowed To Smoke Again..." 08.10.2023 1:21:35

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Foundation Olmec Maduro Stallone Azabache Maduro Toro Beer Tasting: Back Pew Brewing Company "Blue Testament" American Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Odell Brewing Company "Juicy Tempo" Juicy IPA (Fort Collins, CO) Beer Tasting: Harviestoun Brewery "Old Engine Oil" Engineer's Reserve Blackest Ale Spirit Tastin...

EP #347 "The Best Dark Ales That Money Can Buy" 30.09.2023 1:21:11

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Drew Estate "Blackened" by Metallica M81 Maduro Corona Doble Foundation Menelik Robusto Beer Tasting: Klaus Brewing Company "Dunkel" Munich Style Dark Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewery "Super Fractal Julia Set" Triple IPA (Middletown, NY) Beer Tasting: Bottle Logic Brewing "Collective Comprehens...

EP #346 "On Location At Cigar Towne!" 24.09.2023 1:23:45

Special Guest: Daniel Goodwin from Cigar Towne Beer Tasting: Eureka Heights "My Own Best Friend" Fruited Kolsch-Style Ale (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Phase Three Brewing Company "All Pixel Everything" Double IPA (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer Tasting: Transient Artisan Ales "Kamugoye" (Bridgeman, MI) [Collab with Magnanimous Brewing] Spirit Tasting: Zaya 16-year Blended Rum (Trinidad And Tobago)

EP #345 "The Clickbait Show--Best Cigars, Beer, and Spirits for RIGHT NOW!!!" 22.09.2023 1:22:18

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Tatuaje l'atelier Onyx Bold Nicaragua Beer Tasting: Schilling Beer Co. "Jakobus" German-Style Pilsner (Littleton, NH) Beer Tasting: Clown Shoes Beer "Mad Perf Sesh" Dry-Hopped Session IPA (Boston, MA) Beer Tasting: Lone Pint Brewery "El Cuero" White Stout (Magnolia, TX) Spirit Tasting: Pasote Tequila Anejo