Sips, Suds, & Smokes

We lost the heirloom trailer hitch

We lost the heirloom trailer hitch
@ologybrewing #beer #trailerhitch #heirloomsCo hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover from Ology Brewing. We examine a big flight of beers with a broad range of styles. Oh gee, a beer that needs another berry. Pretty rare for us to have 3 beers with a SUDS -5 rating in a takeover format. Tastes like they are making great beer with the power of science. We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:
All beer by Ology Brewing Company, Tallahassee, Florida
 
9:31  Good Idea Altbier 4.9% ABV SUDS-5
12:49 Redcurrant, Blackberry, Boysenberry Gose 6% ABV – SUDS-2
16:08 DDH Sensory Overload- DDH hazy IPA  with Sabro Hops 6.5% ABV SUDS-5
19:00 Heliocentric Distortion hazy double IPA with Nelson Sauvin and Mosaic 8% ABV SUDS-3
32:00 False Gravity American Kviek Lager with corn and rice 3.75% ABV SUDS-2
37:39 I Drive a Dodge Strata Hazy IPA with Strata hops 6.5% ABV SUDS-5
41:33 Cuvee De Sauvin Hazy Double IPA fermented with Sauvignon blanc must and dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin 8% ABV  SUDS- 2
 
25:25 Tale of the heirloom trailer hitch
 
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What is your song

What is your song
@templetonrye @nashvillebarrelco @WTDistillery @JamesEPepper @luxrowdistillers @sagamorespirit @RedemptionRye @straightup615 @straightup.615 #bourbon #ryewhiskey #whiskey #whiskyCo hosts : Good ol' Boy Mike, Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Jason, Made Man Maury, Good ol Boy Justin, and Good ol Gal Denise
SIPS  Episode – This is a blind tasting of 8 products that are MGP 6 year Rye. This is a product that is branded and sold that hundreds of non distilling producers with a really wide price range. We selected our Top 3 products in a blind tasting and we also discuss our bottom pick. This is that thing you have talked about doing with your whiskey buddies that we actually pulled off. Enjoy!    We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:
12:22 Templeton SIPS -3
16:00 Nashville Barrel Co. Release #3 SIPS - 3
31:00 Wilderness Trail Rye 4yr SIPS -4
Rebel Yell
Sagamore
Redemption
40:46 James E Pepper SIPS -2
 
info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (T) @sipssudsandsmokes (IG)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast. Be sure to subscribe on any of these services and we’ll always be there.
Big Shout Out to Whiskey House Nashville for helping source some of the samples for this show. A stellar organization doing great things for other people using the power of whiskey. Contact them at info@whouse.club for more information about membership or a tasting event you'll never forget.
Cary Ann is our resident Certified Spirits Specialist and all things whiskey. Check out her blog:
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What did you bring me

What did you bring me
@NikkaWhiskyUSA @PaulJohnWhisky @TheGlenmorangie @BalvenieUS @Glendronach @Ardbeg #whisky #whiskey #unicornwhiskeyCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, and Made Man BobSIPS  Episode – A great flight of new whisky just now becoming available. Listening to Brent review international whiskey is so entertaining. It’s like watching a 5yr old do taxes. Without pants. Your next Birthday Cake should be Glenmorangie. We pronounce almost 89.5% of these products correctly. 
We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:
7:33 Nikka Days – 80 Proof - 405% ABV – 4 SIPS
 
12:38 Paul John Nirvana – 80 Proof - 40% ABV – 3 SIPS
 
19:16 Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake- 92 Proof - 46% ABV – 4 SIPS
 
27:50 Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 7 – 104.8 Proof – 52.4% ABV – 5 SIPS
 
32:42 Glendronach Kingsman Edition 1989 Vintage – 100.2 Proof – 50.1% ABV – 5 SIPS
 
38:05 Ardbeg Traigh Bhan – Batch 2 – 92.4 Proof – 46.2% ABV – 19 Years old – 5 SIPS
 
43:43 Ardbeg Wee Beastie – 90 Proof 45% ABV - $24 – 4 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 from The Bourbon Mafia. Brent is still trying to make each episode clothing optional.
http://bourbonmafia.org/
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The candy store has been restocked

The candy store has been restocked
@WoodfordReserve @brownforman @YStoneWhiskey @okibourbon @heavenhill  #bourbon #whiskey #nokiltCo hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent , and Made Man Bob
SIPS  Episode – And more Fall 2020 whiskey releases. One major name change from OZ Tyler to Green River. The final release of a couple of gems from Heaven Hill. Does whiskey taste better in a crystal bottle? Enjoy the excessive use of the word retro-nasal and jack fruit. We taste and rate the following whiskey from 1-5:
7:42 Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 117 Proof – 58.5% ABV  - 4 SIPS
 
14:49 O.K.I Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Barrel #5 - 115.7 Proof – 57.85% ABV – 3 SIPS
 
19:32 Yellowstone 2020 Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 101 Proof -50.5%ABV – 4 SIPS
 
26:19 Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition – 90.4 proof – 45.2% ABV – 4 SIPS
 
32.28 Larceny Barrel Proof C920– 61.2 Proof – 122.4% ABV – NCF – 3 SIPS
 
37:28 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C920– 66.4 Proof – 132.8% ABV – NCF – 5 SIPS
 
42:55 Parker’s Heritage Collection 10 Year Old Heavy Char Bourbon - 120 Proof 60%ABV – 5 SIPS
 
info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (T) @sipssudsandsmokes (IG)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast. Be sure to subscribe on any of these services and we’ll always be there.
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
http://bourbonmafia.org/
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18 Gins in a blind tasting. Hold my beer.

18 Gins in a blind tasting. Hold my beer.
@freelandspirits @bulrushgin @graywhalegin @thevalefox @DistilleryKyoto @hotalingandco @No3Gin @castleandkey @straightup615 #ginCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Craig, and Good ol Boy MikeSIPS  Episode – A refresher on our gin blind tastings. These are products that were not part of The BIG Gin tasteoff. We started with a master list of 18 gins and got this down to 5. You should make a plan for what activity you would do for 732 days. No Guatemalan children were harmed during this episode despite our comments to the contrary. We taste and rate the following gin from 1-5:
 
8:34 Tod & Vixen SIPS – 3
13:05 Bulrush SIPS - 3
17:30 Ki No Be SIPS – 4
21:20 No. 3 SIPS - 4
25:55 Freeland Dry SIPS - 4
St. Laurent
The Gray Whale
Nikka Coffey Grain
Junipero
Mahon
McQueen & the Violet Fog
44:15 Castle & Key London Dry Batch 12– Bottom pick SIPS -1
            Sorry we read the description of the Restoration Gin
 
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This episode is sponsored by:
Cary Ann is our resident Certified Spirits Specialist and all things whiskey. Check out here blog:
www.straightup615.com
If you should be in Nashville, put Peninsula at the top of must eat places. You’ll find Craig taking fabulous care of you from first sip to last bite. Best G&T menu on the planet.
https://peninsulanashville.com/
Sparky has only 4.5 Cease and Desist letters related to his blog:
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A tad late to the expansion

A tad late to the expansion
@creaturebeer #beer Co hosts : Good ol Boy Dave, Good ol Boy Drew, Good ol Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good ol Gal JulieannaSUDS  Episode – A brewery takeover with Creature Comforts from Athens, GA. They have been helping History majors from University of Georgia find employment since 2014. There should have been a beer to help save the tire ad sign. Solid and diverse flight of beers in this lineup. Have you checked out the billboard to “Save a river, by drinking seltzer?”   We taste and rate the following beer from 1-5:
All beers are from Creature Comforts from Athens, GA
14:35 Tropicalia IPA 6.6% ABV  SUDS-4
 
20:00 Automatic American Pale Ale 5.5% ABV SUDS-4
 
23:00 Athena Berliner Weisse 4.5% ABV  SUDS-3
 
29:30 BIBO Pilsner 4.9% ABV  SUDS-2
 
38:37 The Silent World Black Lager 5.0% ABV  SUDS-5
 
44:30 Glamour Muscles Triple IPA with Citra, Simcoe and Chinook hops 10.0 % ABV SUDS-4
 
46:45 Imperial Trop Haze – Hazy DIPA with Citra, Centennial, and Galaxy hops.  8.0% ABV  SUDS-3
 
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I'll have another

I’ll have another
@freelandspirits @chartreuseliq @LUXARDOUSA @gordonsginglobal @AngosturaHouse @straightup615 @MahonGin #gin #cocktail #gincocktailCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Craig, and Good ol Boy MikeSIPS  Episode –  Gin Cocktails (sounds of swooning) have been around forever and we venture down this path covering some of favorites. We’ve tinkered with the recipes to dial them in with modern products and techniques. Oh, you’ll be making that Corpse Reviver for breakfast quite soon after checking out this episode.  We taste and rate the following gin cocktails from 1-5:
 
9:27 The Last Word
3/4 ounce gin – Freeland Dry or any good London Dry Style
3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
 
 
Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
 
20:10 Bijou
1½ OZ. GIN – Gordon’s
¾ OZ. GREEN CHARTREUSE
1 OZ. SWEET VERMOUTH - Punt e Mes
2 DASHES ORANGE BITTERS (REGAN'S)
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
Garnish with an olive
28:25 Bennett
2 oz. gin¾ oz. fresh lime juice¾ oz. simple syrup2 dashes Angostura bittersTools: shaker, strainerGlass: cocktailGarnish: lime wheel
Shake all ingredients with ice to chill, then strain into a chilled glass. Garnish.
 
36:20 Corpse Reviver No. 2
Absinthe, to rinse – rinse the mixing cup with ice and strain out
3/4 ounce London dry gin – preference to Mahon
3/4 ounce Lillet blanc
3/4 ounce orange liqueur – Cointreau or Pierre Ferrand Curacao 
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
 
Use a coupe glass, add the Absinthe to the mixing shaker and strain out, Mix everything else in the same shaker, and strain into glass. Garnish with an Orange Twist.
 
info@sipssudsandsmokes.com@sipssudssmokes (Yo, it recently changed with an “s”)Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, PRX, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.
This episode is sponsored by:
Cary Ann is our resident CSS and all things whiskey. Check out here blog:
www.straightup615.com
If you should be in Nashville, put Peninsula at the top of your must eat places. You’ll find Craig taking fabulous care of you from first sip to last bite. Best G&T menu on the planet.
https://peninsulanashville.com/
Sparky has only 4.5 Cease and Desist letters related to his blog:
www.parentingwhileintoxicated.com
Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual; by Amazon.com Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1362770728/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_UaBOFb6RWX2TH
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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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Kendall wore a Viking outfit while recording this episode. His beer blog is:
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