Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Honey I blew up the ABV

Honey I blew up the ABV
@thehoneydestillery @RedstoneMeadery #mead Co hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – Another price point discussion on high dollar and high octane mead from Dansk Mjød and Redstone.  A blind tasting discussion where we only know the price per oz. A nice mix of experience at the table from novice to expert. Shopping by price is the 2nd most important factor in a buying decision. Cosplay with your favorite Viking outfit is encouraged while listening to this episode. We taste and determine if the price/oz IS WORTH IT or NOT WORTH IT.
 
Meaderies:
 
Dansk Mjød Meadery Billund, Region Syddanmark Denmark
Redstone Meadery Boulder, CO
 
 
a) 12:45 Sunshine Nectar 8% ABV carbonated Honey wine with apricot puree ( session Melomel) Redstone Meadery
*** of note, we were told we were drinking from a 375ml can when we actually were drinking a 500 ml can so our prices were off – we said it was $.79/oz $9.99/375ml  and in actuality it is $.60/oz $9.99/500ml.  ****  WORTH IT
 
b) 18:20 Gl. Dansk Mjød 19% ABV Nordic honey wine with ginger and hops added. Dansk Mjød Meadery $1.19/oz $29.99/750ml NOT WORTH IT
 
c) 24:30 Vikingernes Mjød 19% ABV Nordic honey wine with hops added. Dansk Mjød Meadery $1.19/oz $29.99/750ml  WORTH IT
 
d) 31:55 Viking Blod Metheglin mead 19% ABV Nordic honeywine with Hibiscus and hops added. Dansk Mjød Meadery $1.19/oz $29.99/750ml WORTH IT
 
e) 36:19 Ribe Mjød 19%ABV Honey-apple wine with hops added. Dansk Mjød Meadery. $1.19/oz $19.99/750ml.  NOT WORTH IT
 
f) 40:59 Passion Fruit Nectar 8% ABV Session Melomel honey wine infused with passion fruit puree. Redstone Meadery $.79/oz $19.99/750ml WORTH IT
 
g) 45:25 Klapøster Mjød 21.8% ABV Nordic caraway honey wine with natural flavor added. Dansk Mjød Meadery. $1.19/oz $29.99/750ml  WORTH IT
 
 
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Slow Train to California

Slow Train to California
@WildBarrelBrew  @LAaleworks @masonaleworks @2ndChanceBeerCo @Pacific_Plate @DevilsCanyon alvaradostreetbrewery #craftbeer #beer #SlowTV #SakteTVCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Caperton, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A California takeover with beers from 7 breweries. A real mix bag of stuff we thought we should like with some surprises. Drew does not like coconut, but loved the coconut beer. The mystery of Slow TV slips into the conversation and we end up wasting 30 minutes on nothing while drinking beer.  We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:
8:28 Vice Passion Cactus Dragon Fruit Berliner Weisse 5.6% ABV Berliner Weisse with Passion, Cactus and Dragon fruits added. Wild Barrel Brewing, San Marcos, CA   SUDS-3
 
13:15 Not a Pineapple Beer Joosey DIPA 8.5% Los Angeles Aleworks, Hawthorne, CA   SUDS-3
 
17:28 Cash Imperial Coffee Stout 9.4% ABV (Collab with Mostra Coffee San Diego CA)     Mason Aleworks, San Marcos, CA SUDS-4
 
23:10 Fistful of Gummies fruited sour 5.0% ABV.  Kettle sour with raspberry and blueberry flavors.  Second Chance Beer Company San Diego, CA    SUDS-2
 
41:40 Piña Colada IPA 6.5% ABV IPA brewed with pineapple juice and coconut.  Pacific Plate Brewing Company Monrovia, CA.   SUDS-4
 
46:40 Dessert City Blackberry Chocolate Crumble Pastry stout 10.5% ABV Brewed with Blackberries, golden oats, chocolate malt, and bourbon barrel aged scotch ale Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos California – SUDS-2
 
47:20 Never Mind The Beer Here’s the Milkshake 10.0% ABV  Triple IPA with milk sugar and vanilla beans  Alvarado Street Brewery Salinas, CA  SUDS-1
 
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Shy Unicorns

Shy Unicorns
@GeorgeRemus @JimBeam @oldforester @heavenhill @brownforman #bourbon #whiskey #nokilt #unicornwhiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent,  Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – Whiskey in the Fall is like the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause combining forces for whiskey geeks. This is our 2nd Fall 2020 release episode covering some new products you may have a fleeting chance of finding. Brent’s safety word is Topaz as well as the color of every whiskey on this episode.   We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:
10:16 Remus Repeal Reserve - Series IV - 50% ABV - 100 proof     5 SIPS
16:30 Little Book Chapter 4: Lessons Honored – 61.4% ABV - 122.8 Proof                4 SIPS
23:00 Old Forester 2020 Birthday Bourbon– 49.0% ABV- 98 proof – 10 years old  5 SIPS
29:00 Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond – Spring 2020 – 50% ABV – 100 Proof - 9 Years old  4 SIPS
35:00 Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond – Fall 2020 – 50% ABV – 100 Proof 14 Years old  4 SIPS
42:15 King of Kentucky – 2020 Release – Aged 14 years - Barrel # 3-   65.3% ABC – 130.6 Proof  5 SIPS
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This episode is sponsored by:
Fine Spirits
http://finespirits.net/
 
Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Societyhttp://www.ftlauderdalewhiskeysociety.com/
 
Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, and Made Man Maury are on loan (can we give them back?) from The Bourbon Mafia
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By Outlaws for Outlaws

By Outlaws for Outlaws
@LoneriderSpirit @ChickenCockWsky @lawswhiskey #whiskey #bourbonCo hosts : Made Man Brent, Good ol Boy Alan, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  A broad range of new products from Lonerider, Chicken Cock Rye, and LAWS Whiskey House. 50/50 proportions is not a goal, but it does work. We almost started the cola wars again. Bob is the only certified host to discuss Chicken Cock. You should smell yourself to reset your palate early and often to listen to this episode. You’re the man, Josey. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:  
8:00 Lonerider Deadwood Cask Finish Straight Bourbon– 90 proof (45% ABV) – SIPS 2
12:43 Lonerider Tequila Cask Finish Straight Bourbon–– 90 Proof (45 %ABV)  - SIPS 3
18:10 Lonerider Sherry Cask Finish Straight Bourbon–– 90 Proof (45 %ABV) – SIPS 3
23:18 Lonerider Whiskey Mule – Ready to Drink Cocktail - 7% abv. – SIPS 4
32:00 Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Rye – 90 Proof -  (45 %ABV) SIPS 2
38:53 LAWS Whiskey House 6-Year Bottled in Bond San Luis Valley Rye - 100 Proof (50% ABV) – SIPS 4
45:03 Lonerider Chokolate – 60 Proof (30% ABV) – SIPS 4
From the file of Questionable Casting Decisions™ we bring you – Jose’ (Jo-zee)
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This episode is sponsored by:
Manscaped- Use Discount Code SIPS at checkout for 20% off on everything including the Lawn Mower 3.0
www.manscaped.com
Fine Spirits
http://finespirits.net/
 
Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Societyhttp://www.ftlauderdalewhiskeysociety.com/
 
Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, and Made Man Bob are on a daily furlough pass from The Bourbon Mafia
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Unicorn City

Unicorn City
@buffalotrace @4RosesBourbon @oldforester #bourbon #whiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent,  Made Man Maury, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – Coincidence that Jewish New Year and the Fall whiskey release season coincide during the same month? We cover the Fall 2020 Buffalo Antique Collection, 4 Roses Small Batch Limited Edition, and a new offering celebrating 150 years of Old Forester. Don’t hire the Yacht Rock Captain. Just too creepy.    We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:
7:40 Old Forester 150th Anniversary Bourbon – Batch 01/03 - 125.6 proof/62.8% ABV- 5 SIPS
13:15 2020 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – 64.5%ABV – 129.0 proof – 5- SIPS
18:05 2020 Sazerac 18 year Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – 45% ABV – 90 Proof – 4 SIPS
23:40 2020 Eagle Rare 17 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 50.5% ABV – 101 Proof – 5 SIPS
31:45 2020 William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 67.25% ABV- 134.5 proof – 5 SIPS
36:45 2020 George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey -65.2% ABV – 130.4 proof – 5 SIPS
42:18 Four Roses 2020 Limited Edition Small Batch - 55.7%ABV – 111.4 Proof – 5 SIPS
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This episode is sponsored by:
Fine Spirits
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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Societyhttp://www.ftlauderdalewhiskeysociety.com/
 
Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, and Made Man Maury from The Bourbon Mafia are no longer banned from the Golden Corral due to a recent settlement. They still put the “E” in endless.
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We piss off the French

We piss off the French
@palmazvineyards @ClosDuValNapa @ChMontelena @FineSpirits_FL #wine #judgementofparisCo hosts : Good ol Gal Denise, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Harmeet, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode –  If you did not know how US wines came into acclaim then you should get to know The Judgment of Paris from 1976. It’s a great story and even a good movie. 40+ years later and the grapes continue to deliver great New World wines. We taste and rate the following wine from 1-5:
7:16 Palmaz Vineyards Amalia Chardonnay 2017 – 100% Barrel Fermented, Aged surlies for 7 months – 75% New French Oak, 14.5% ABV  – SIPS 4
 
19:10 Palmaz Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 89% New French Oak - Aged 20 months – 93.49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.39% Cabernet Franc, 2.12 Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec – 14.9% ABV  – SIPS 4
 
26:25 Brasas by Palmaz Vineyards Cabernet 2016 – 82% New French Oak – Aged 28 Months – 76.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20.18% Malbec, 3.72% Petit Verdot -  14.9% ABV  Available only to members of their Private Wine Club – SIPS 4
 
31:46 Clos Du Val Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley 2015 - 18 months in French oak, 66% new -  80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc - 14.7% ABV – SIPS 4
 
40:10 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 - 99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc - 22 months, 100% French oak, 40% new – 14.1% ABV – SIPS 4
 
45:25 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 - 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot- 16 months in French and Eastern European oak, 30% new – 13.6% ABV – SIPS 4
 
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This episode is sponsored by:
Fine Spirits
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Fort Lauderdale Whiskey Societyhttp://www.ftlauderdalewhiskeysociety.com/
 
Made Man Bob and Made Man Maury from The Bourbon Mafia are fighting over the Rose spritzers
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Is it worth it

Is it worth it
@thealeapothecary @BreweryOmmegang @CrookedStave @JackieosBrewery @southerngristbrewing @goodoleboydave @beermakesthree #beer #beerbudgetCo hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – We tackle a very common discussion about price and quality with beer. A blind tasting of 9 beers with a simple question, is it worth it? So many consumers shop with their wallet and this episode is just for you. It’s a broad range of $1.77/oz to $0.19/oz so there is something here for everyone. Something you can’t put a good price on is a good Kudzu report and Caperton is back with a mission.
 
13:05 The Beer Formerly Known as La Tache – American Wild Ale aged in a barrel and dry-hopped with Cascade hops 8% ABV The Ale Apothecary Bend, OR  $1.49/oz   $38/750ml bottle   SUDS- NOT WORTH IT
 
19:20 Urban Funkhouse – Barrel-Fermented Saison with Brett and Saccharomyces -The Collective Brewing Project   Fort Worth, TX  $1.00/oz     $16.99/500ml bottle SUDS- NOT WORTH IT
 
25:53 Carpe Diem Mañana -American wild Ale brewed in wine barrels Dry hopped with whole flower Cascade hops and bottle conditioned with honey  9.52% ABV   The Ale Apothecary Bend, OR  $1.49/oz  $38/750ml bottle SUDS- WORTH IT
 
32:00 Solera- mixed fermentation sour 6.9% ABV Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY $.19/oz  $9/12oz can 4-pack     SUDS-WORTH IT
 
33:43 Fresh Hop Sahalie-  American Wild Ale 9.45% ABV  The Ale Apothecary Bend, OR   $1.49/oz  $38/750ml bottle SUDS- WORTH IT
 
37:26 Origins -Burgundy Sour Ale aged in oak 6.5% ABV Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project Denver CO   $.83/oz  $21/750ml bottle  SUDS-WORTH IT
 
40:50 El Cuatro American Wild Ale  Wine and Brandy barrel aged beer 10.58% ABV   The Ale Apothecary Bend, OR    $1.77/oz  $45/750ml bottle  SUDS-WORTH IT
 
43:08 Primary – wine barrel aged mixed culture saison Jackie O’s Brewery Athens OH  $1/oz  $16.99 500ml bottle SUDS-NOT WORTH IT
 
47:44 Perpetual Composition Blend #1 mixed culture wild ale solera style foeder beer aged in French Bourdeaux 5.2% ABV  Southern Grist Brewing Company Nashville TN  $.59/oz  $14/750 ml bottle  SUDS-WORTH IT
 
 
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Kendall tried to add it all up and concluded we are still underpaid for drinking beer. His beer blog is:
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That is a lot of plum

That is a lot of plum
@GueuzeTilquin @goodoleboydave @beermakesthree #beer #belgiumCo hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover from Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebeq, Wallonie  Belgium. Caperton continues the good fight against kudzu to unleash the goats. Hang with us and go commando (pun intended). It’s great lambic beer with lots of different fruit. We make a bad decision to mock Good ol Gal Michelle, but from a distance for our own safety. Please pray for her and her blister. Fun fact from the file of completely useless information, this episode is not moist.
We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:
14:00 Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L’Ancienne – gueuze lambic 7% ABV SUDS-4
19:47 Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with purple plums 6.4% ABV SUDS-4
24:34 Oude Cassis Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with black currants 6.3% ABV SUDS-5
29:24 Oude Myrtille Sauvage Tilquin à L’Ancienne- fruit lambic with wild blueberries 6.6% ABV SUDS-3
36:00 Oude Mûre Tilquin à L’Ancienne – fruit lambic with blackberries 6% ABV SUDS-5
43:40 Oude Pinot Gris Tilquin à L’Ancienne – fruit lambic with Pinot Gris grapes 8.4% ABV SUDS-3
46:42 Oude Pinot Noir Tilquin à L’Ancienne – fruit lambic with Pinot Noir grapes 8.2% ABV SUDS-4
 
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Kendall chose to wear a full environmental suit during the recording of this show and to fight kudzu. His beer blog is:
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