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. #344 "Oktoberfest 2023 Blind Taste Test" 09.09.2023 1:23:12

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Review: Samurai by AJ Fernandez La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut Beer Tasting: Oktoberfest Blind Taste Test! Spirit Tasting: Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled In Bond Whiskey

EP. #343 "Smokin' With Oliva At Vinyl Draught" 02.09.2023 1:22:56

We Are On Location at the Vinyl Draught Social Club, Keemah, TX Special Guests: Trenton Smith from Oliva Cigars and Doug Meisinger, Owner Of Vinyl Draught Social Club Beer Tasting: Aurora Brewing Company "Piacere" Italian Style Pilsner (King Ferry, NY) Beer Tasting: Jester King Brewery "Rex Machina" Hazy IPA (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Firestone Walker Brewing Company 2023 "Double DBA" Imperial Spe...

EP. #342 "Premium Expressions From Jack Daniel's" 26.08.2023 1:21:55

Special Guest: Lauren Dacy, Jack Daniel's Brand Ambassador Cigar Review: Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013 Gispert Belicoso Beer Tasting: Tripping Animals Brewing Company "Dark No Mames" Mexican-Style Dark Lager (Doral, FL) Beer Tasting: Grimm Artisanal Ales "Dihedral Synchro-Helix Actuation Door" Double IPA (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: St. Arnold Brewing Company "Divine Reserve 17" Baltic Porter (Hous...

EP #341 "Finally! A Big Win For Cigar Lovers" 19.08.2023 1:21:23

Smoke Anything Interesting: Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Corojo H Upmann Hispaniola Beer Tasting: Great Heights Brewing "Helles Lager" (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Transient Artisan Ales "Juice Session" Double Dry Hopped IPA (Bridgman, MI) Beer Tasting: Weldwerks Brewing Company "Medianoche" Caramel Vanilla Latte (Greely, CO) Spirit Tasting: Ron Gobernador 12 Year Rum (Cartagena, Columbia)

EP. #340 "Tequila Time With Herradura And El Jimador" 14.08.2023 1:21:48

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars! Special Guest: Will Brooks, Tequila Herradura Brand Ambassador Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewery "Doom Tree" Kolsch-Style Lager Beer (Nebo, NC) Beer Tasting: Brick And Feather Brewery "Positively 11th Street" Dry-Hopped Pale Ale (Turners Falls, MA) Beer Tasting: Guadalupe Brewing Company "Peanut Butter Texas Honey Ale" (New Braunfe...

EP #339 "The Best Whiskies, And The Best Whiskey Bars" 05.08.2023 1:21:11

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars Brewery "Drink It Down" English-Style Brown Ale (Columbia, MD) Beer Tasting: Thirsty Planet Brewing Company "Fat Bat" Hazy IPA (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewery "Graceland" Imperial Pastry Stout (Middletown, NY) (in collaboration with Civil Society Brewing) Spirit Tasting: Boann Distille...

EP. #338 "Getting Fancy With Courvoisier" 29.07.2023 1:20:46

Special Guest: Michael Fawthrop, Brand Ambassador for Courvoisier Cigar Review: Nica Libre by Aganorsa Leaf Belicoso Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing "Hill Country Bock" (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: Matchless Brewing "Rainbow Jetplane" Hazy IPA (Tumwater, WA) Beer Tasting: Gigantic Brewing Company "Massive" Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Portland, OR) Spirit Tasting: Expressions from Courvoisier

EP. #337 "Celebrity Whiskies--Just HOW BAD is Proper No. 12?" 22.07.2023 1:22:56

Cigar Reviews: Mi Querida Triqui Traca PDR 1878 Oscuro Robusto Beer Tasting: Central Coast Brewing Company "Cervantez" Amber Lager (San Luis Obisbo, CA) Beer Tasting: Harpoon Brewery "UFO Triple Berry" Fruit Beer (Boston, MA) Beer Tasting: Guadalupe Brewing Company "Salted Caramel Scotch Ale" (New Braunfels, TX) Spirit Tasting: Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey (Ireland)

EP #336 "Cigars and Craft Beer with Alan Denny & Lone Pint Brewery" 15.07.2023 1:19:22

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: Blake Niederhofer from Lone Pint Brewery and Alan Denny from Galveston Island Cigar Lounge Cigar Review: Avo Seasons Summer Craft Beer; Lone Pint Brewery

EP #335 "Distilleries You MUST Visit, And The Best Whiskey Bars In The US" 08.07.2023 1:21:04

We Are All About Craft Beer Fine Spirits and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Brooklyn Brewery "Brooklyn Lager" Amber Lager (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: Harpoon Brewery "Summer Style" New England Blonde Ale (Boston, MA) Beer Tasting: St. Arnold Brewing Company "Bishop's Barrel 20" Dubbel Style Aged in Red Wine Barrels with Brettanomyces and Raspberries (Houston, TX) Spirit Tasting: Aha Toro Teq...

EP. #334 "On Location At Cigars International!" 01.07.2023 1:22:05

Special Guest: Paul Nuss, General Manager, Cigars International in Conroe, TX Beer Tasting: Nola Brewing Company Berliner Weisse Raspberry & Lemon Sour Ale (New Orleans, LA) Beer Tasting: Lone Pint Brewery "Zy-Tho-Phile" Smash IPA (Magnolia, TX) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Pirate Weekend" Imperial Stout (Oklahoma City, OK) Spirit Tasting: Templeton Single Barrel 10-Year Rye (Templeton, IA)

EP #333 "Our Quasi-Ginormous Anniversary Show" 24.06.2023 2:02:12

This episode is a celebration! We have invited some of our favorite guests for an EPIC show! We have our Wine Expert, Tequila Expert, and Cocktail Expert as well as Saint Arnolds Brewery and many more. We try dozens of Craft Brews and Spirits together! We hope you enjoy! Oh and by the way Drinking News! We Have An Update On The Greatest Drinking News Story EVER...

EP #332 "Summer Beers And The Best Whiskeys Of 2023 So Far" 14.06.2023 1:22:07

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!! Cigar Reviews: Herrera Esteli Miami Nica Libre by Oliva Box-Pressed Toro Mystery Beverage: ????? Beer Tasting: Brooklyn Brewery "Summer Ale" Sunny Pale Ale (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales "Oro" Wild Artisan Golden Ale (Dexter, MI) Beer Tasting: St. Arnold Brewing Company "Tarnation" Unreasonably Strong Ale...

EP. #331 "Bottom-Shelf Bourbon Blind Taste Test!" 10.06.2023 1:21:11

Special Guests: Alan Denny And Roberto Rivas Villar Cigar Reviews: Avo Seasons Spring 2023 Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sun Grown Robusto Beer Tasting: Lakewood Brewing Company "Muy Importante" Margarita Lager (Garland, TX) Beer Tasting: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery "Mandarin And Mango Crush" (Milton, DE) Beer Tasting: 11 Below Brewing 2022 "Big Mistake" Imperial Stout Spirit Tasting: Bottom-Shelf Bourb...

EP #330 "How Craft Beer Has Changed and The Best Whiskies Under $50!" 03.06.2023 1:23:20

We are all about Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Cigar Reviews: Avo Uvezian Improvisation Crux Guild Toro Beer Tasting: 21st Amendment Brewery "Hell Or High Watermelon" Wheat Beer (San Leandro, CA) Beer Tasting: Equal Parts Brewing "Three Seashells" Summer Pale Ale (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Anchor Brewing Co. Porter (San Francisco, CA) Spirit Tasting: Siempre Tequila Anejo (Teq...

EP #329 "Old Humble Distilling Returns, And The Best Destinations For A Beer Vacation!" 27.05.2023 1:20:09

Special Guest: Joe Breda with Old Humble Distilling Cigar Reviews: Oliva Serie O Nica Libre Torpedo Beer Tasting: Eureka Heights Brew Company "713" Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: New Belgium Brewing Company Voodoo Ranger "Juicy Haze" IPA (Fort Collins, CO) Beer Tasting: Duclaw Brewing Company "Regular Jesus" Porter (Baltimore, MD) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from Old Humble Distilling

EP #328 The Best Breweries In Every State 20.05.2023 1:19:57

We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars! Cigar Reviews: Partagas De Bronce La Imperiosa Double Robusto Beer Tasting: Spoetzl Brewery "Shiner Strawberry Blonde" (Shiner, TX) Beer Tasting: Equal Parts Brewing "Sueno" Pale Ale (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Burlington Beer Company 2022 "Imperial Dream Eater" Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pastry Stout (Burlington, VT)

EP. #327 "Beam Suntory In The Studio and Rare Beers That You Will Want To Track Down" 13.05.2023 1:19:54

Special Guest: Rachel Soto with Beam Suntory Cigar Reviews: HVC 10th Anniversary AJ Fernandez "Last Call" Pequenas Beer Tasting: Ingenious Brewing Company "Join The Tart Side" Berliner Weiss Style Ale (Conroe, TX) Beer Tasting: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery "Citrus Squall" Double Golden Ale (Milton, DE) Beer Tasting: 512 Brewing Company Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter (Austin, TX) Spirit Tast...

EP #326 "Bringing The Spirits Together" 06.05.2023 1:21:17

Special Guests: Pierre Ferrand & Plantation Rum's Greg Doxakis, and Iron Root Distillery's Robert Likarish Cigar Reviews: Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary Edge Toro Punch Knuckle Buster Beer Tasting: Ex Novo Brewing Company "Krispy's Kolsch" (Corrales, NM) Beer Tasting: Voodoo Brewing Company "I'm A Loner, Dottie, A Rebel" Imperial IPA (Meadville, PA) Beer Tasting: 903 Brewers "Chupacabra" American Im...

EP #325 "Anejo Tequila Blind Taste Test" 29.04.2023 1:20:39

Special Guests: S&T Tequila Expert Liliana Rodriguez S&T Wine Expert Marc Borel We bring to you The Greatest Anejo Tequila Blind Taste Test EVER! Let us know if you have tried any of these Tequilas and if you like our ratings!

EP #324 "Emperor's Cut Cigars And Alternatives To Hyped Bourbons" 22.04.2023 1:21:35

We are On Location at the Cigar Exchange, in Katy, TX Special Guest: Darnell Streat, Managing Partner, Emperor's Cut Cigars Beer Tasting: Oxbow Brewing Company "Luppolo" Dry Hopped Pils (Newcastle, ME) Beer Tasting: Founders "All Day Crimson Sky" Red IPA (Grand Rapids, MI) Beer Tasting: Drekker Brewing Co. "Blacklight Syndicate" Double IPA (Fargo, ND) Beer Tasting: Martin House Brewing "Big Countr...

EP. #323 "Cocktail Time with Chris Morris" 15.04.2023 1:21:17

Special Guest: S&T Cocktail Expert Chris Morris Cigar Reviews: Crowned Heads Azul y Oro EloGio Serie LSV Robusto Beer Tasting: Abita Brewing Company "The Boot" Louisiana Exclusive Kolsch (Covington, LA) Beer Tasting: Lagunitas Brewing Company "Island Beats" Tropical IPA (Petaluma, CA) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "This Is The Way" Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (Oklahoma City, OK) Spirit Tasting...

EP #322 "Cheap Vodkas And Expensive Whiskies" 08.04.2023 1:19:08

We are all about Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: JR Alternative to Cohiba Robusto Southern Draw firethorn Beer Tasting: Texas Beer Company "Wild Texas Kolsch" (Taylor, TX) Beer Tasting: Harpoon Brewery "Juicier" Hazy IPA (Boston, MA & WIndsor, VT) Beer Tasting: Left Hand Brewing Company "Wake Up Dead" Imperial Stout (Longmont, CO) Spirit Tasting: Oak And Eden "Ry...

EP #321 "On The Air Everywhere" 01.04.2023 1:21:17

Welcome to our first Nationally Syndicated Show!! Cigar Reviews: Onyx Bold Nicaragua Hoyo De Monterrey EMS Churchill Beer Tasting: Starbase Brewing "Lucky Launch" Day Lager (Mars, or Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Murphy" Double IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Clown Shoes Beer "Josh The Boss Hog" Barleywine Ale (Boston, MA) Spirit Tasting: E. Cuarenta Tequila Anejo (Jalisco, M...

EP. #320 "It's Yellowstone Time with Four Sixes Brewery" 23.03.2023 1:21:12

SPECIAL GUEST: Blair Horler with Four Sixes Brewery Cigar Reviews: H. Upmann 1844 Anejo EP Carrillo "Allegiance" Sidekick Beer Tasting: Beers from Four Sixes Brewery Spirit Tasting: Kanbara "Bride Of The Fox" Japanese Sake