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Beers and Beards
by David McKinney & Gary Thomas
Two guys who like fist fights, beer, bourbon and generally disagree with each other. Each week we try to review a new spirit or craft beer. We offer our insight to current events and generally anything that we find interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Episode 175: Allagash 'Tripel' and River Roots 'Ryeclops'
Sleep training kids and the male cold can be two challenging things to be doing while trying to be micro-influencers. This week we get back at it with some high octane drinks. David has the Belgian offering of "Tripel" from Allagash. A good hearty 9% for those looking for a good bang for their...
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Episode 174: E. H. Taylor Single Barrel and Wolf’s Ridge 'Dire Wolf Yub Nub'
It's been cold out we hear. Will there ever be another Harry Potter phase? Will the Seahawks win the Super Bowl? Will be miss a week of recording this year? Who's to say, but the answers are all here this week. David has some Wolf’s Ridge Dire Wolf Yub Nub. He's basically an Ewok anyway so very...
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Episode 173: Warped Wing - Barrel Aged Esther’s Li’l Secret Caramel Pecan Doppelbock
Aging isn't for the week. Gary doesn't drink this week because he's prepping for a colonoscopy. David has Warped Wing's "Barrel Aged Esther’s Li’l Secret Caramel Pecan Doppelbock". News, life updates, sports. What more could you want from two dudes just trying their best. Cheers. Be sure to check...
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Beers and Beards Podcast Episode 172: Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond & Rheingeist 'Truth Bomb'
New year, new us? Nah. David has retired from MMA journalism. Gary has a dog. Hipsters ruined bourbon and it turns out we both have bidets now. This episode includes a tasting of Rheingeist's higher more potent offering of Truth Bomb. On the flipside to celebrate a new house, new podcast room and...
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Episode 171: Deschutes Kirkland Signature Helles-Style Lager
We're back after a short break, and David drinks the Costco-exclusive Deschutes Kirkland Signature Helles-Style Lager. Kirkland Signature Helles-Style Lager is a recipe from the Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery that won a gold medal at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival. The beer is 4.5% ABV and...
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Episode 170: Branch & Bone Tea For the Trillerman
We're back after a brief hiatus and this week David drinks Branch & Bone Tea For the Trillerman. Branch & Bone Tea For the Trillerman is a rustic Czech-inspired Pilsner featuring Czech hops and an old world Czech style malt from our friends at Sugar Creek Malt Co. The name is a play on a Cat...
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Episode 169: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Piggyback
Hello. Flagship February is upon us. David is off the wagon and this show is off the rails as usual. David goes in on a standard selection that is the original Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Gary goes with some Piggyback from Whistle Pig. The Eagles won the Super Bowl. The Academy Awards are looming. So...
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Episode 168: Go Brewing and Sunny D Vodka Seltzer
We are back this week and David finishes out Dry January with two offerings from Go Brewing while Gary falls in love with Sunny D Vodka Seltzer. David drinks Tropical IPA and The Story Double IPA from Go Brewing. He has a very different opinion of each of the NA beers. Gary finally cracks open…
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Episode 167: BERO Hazy IPA and Urban Artifact Astronaut Food
We keep things rolling along for Dry January, as David breaks out the BERO Hazy IPA while Gary goes to the other end of the alcohol spectrum with Urban Artifact Astronaut Food. BERO Hazy IPA, known as Edge Hill, is from the non-alcoholic beer brand started by Tom Holland. The Edge Hill Hazy IPA…
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Episode 166: Second Sight Oak Eye and Heineken 0.0
We're back after the new year, and Gary breaks out Second Sight Oak Eye that David gave him, while David kicks off Dry January with Heineken 0.0. Second Sight Oak Eye is is handcrafted in ultra-small batches from a mash bill of corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley by two friends on a still they...
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Episode 165: Flights Across America Author Joel Geier
Flights Across America author Joel Geier joins the Beers and Beards Podcast this week to discuss the upcoming release of his book which you can pre-order now. Of course we have to drink as well, and Joel drinks a dark lager from Good City Brewing called Afterglow. David drinks a beer from his...
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Episode 164: Woodford Reserve 121.2 & Wooden Cask Corruption
A full, fun episode this week. David drinks a selection from our friends Wooden Cask.. The dark and gorgeous Corruption hit the spot as the bourbon barrel aged stout looked as good as it taste. Gary went with a gift, Woodford Reserve 121.2. The higher proof bourbon has been an acquired taste but...
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Episode 163: Eagle Rare and Urban Artifact Pickle
In Episode 163 of the Beers and Beards Podcast, hosts Gary and David are back with a fun and spirited episode. Gary takes a sip of the Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon, a Party Source store pick, while David ventures into the world of Urban Artifact Pickle, a unique gose brewed with cucumbers and dill....
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162: Old Forester Single Barrel and Boulevard Baltic Porter
We're back with Episode 162 and we preview Gary's upcoming retirement party while Gary cracks open his newly acquired Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Proof while David enjoys Boulevard Barrel-Aged Baltic Porter. Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Proof clocks in at almost 130 proof and is...
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Beers and Beards Episode 161: Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
We're back this week for Episode 161 and David keeps his promise to drink a second pumpkin beer on the show as he breaks out Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale. Schlafly Pumpkin Ale is a seasonal offering from Schlafly Beer in St. Louis, Missouri. It's brewed with pumpkin in the wort and then fall spices…
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Beers and Beards Episode 160: Old Forester Statesman and Urban Artifact Jack
We're back with another episode, and this week Gary breaks out the Old Forester Statesman to celebrate his retirement while David comes through on his promise to drink pumpkin beers with Urban Artifact Jack. Old Forester Statesman is a 95 proof bourbon crafted from hand-selected casks of Kentucky...
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Beers and Beards Episode 159: Esoteric Oktoberfest
This week we chat about Oktoberfest, while David drinks Esoteric Oktoberfest. You'll be hearing a lot more about Oktoberfest from us in the next few weeks. Esoteric Oktoberfest is a 5.9% Festbier style lager and was released as part of their German beer mix pack along with a Pilsner, Dunkel, and...
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Beers and Beards Episode 158: Millpond Dunkes Bier
rman beer and upcoming Oktoberfest activities. Dunkes Bier is a German Style Pilsner made from the authentic, 188-years old, Schönberger family recipe from Millstadt’s Sister City, Gross-Bieberau, Germany founded in 787. In their ancient Odenwälder dialect, “Dunkes” is a friendly word for a…
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Beers and Beards Episode 157: Urban Roots Nothing is Certain
It's the end of July, so that means it's Oktoberfest season. But David isn't ready to drink one just yet, so he drinks Urban Roots Nothing is Certain, which he got from our new sponsor Beer Drop. Gary breaks out the Old Forester 86. Urban Roots Nothing is Certain is a black lager with an ominous...
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Beers and Beards Episode 156 : SBS News & Broadview Brewing Covered In Chrome
This week Gary talks about his trip to Asheville, NC where he dodged every single brewery but found his way to a nuclear sunburn. No bourbon to try but huge news as he was selected for the Sazerac SBS, so the boys are getting a barrel of EH Taylor Jr Single Barrel in the future. Stay tuned for…
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Beers and Beards Episode 155: Former Beer Sherpa Danny Ramon
It's the 4th of July and what pairs better with fireworks than drinking. Good combo we know. This week we bring a third into the fold as Texas native Danny Ramon joins us to drink and talk about his days as a beer sherpa in Austin. Fun stories of the beer bus and some solid recommendations for a...
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Beers and Beards Episode 154: Traveller Whiskey and Narrow Path Old Fashioned
After an extended break, we're back. This week Gary breaks out the Traveller Whiskey, while David drinks Narrow Path Old Fashioned. Traveller Whiskey is a collaboration between Grammy award winner Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace. The blended whiskey has complex aromas of vanilla, aged fruit and...
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Beers and Beards Episode 153: Fretboard/Brink Electric Llama
We're back this week with a new episode, and David drinks a beer that is a collaboration between two of his favorite breweries, as Brink and Fretboard came together to produce Electric Llama. Brink and Fretboard Electric Llama is a Bavarian Style IPA. This Bavarian IPA is moderate strength India...
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Beers and Beards Episode 152: Belleflower Finch and Thistle
We're back after a short hiatus and David celebrates by drinking Belleflower Finch and Thistle. David fell in love with Belleflower Brewing when he visited Portland, Maine, and was excited to see that they now distribute to Ohio. Belleflower Finch and Thistle is a dry hopped New England IPA,...
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Beers and Beards Episode 151: Wandering Griffin David
This week David drinks a beer named after himself, as we see what's good with Wandering Griffin David. Gary is back from two work trips and talks about how he has become known as the Double Buffalo Trace guy. We also talk about Bud Light partnering with Dustin Poirier and Dax Shepard releasing a...
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Beers and Beards Episode 150: Madtree Rounding Third
Celebrate our 150th episode as David returns from Jamaica to tell us stories of laying on the beach and eating decent food. The start of the baseball season is upon us so David gets inspired with Madtree's Rounding Third. LL Cool J and Knob Creek pair up for a hip hop whiskey offering. Pizza...
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Beers and Beards Epiosde 149: Great Lakes ' Conway’s Irish Ale' & Bourbon Lemonade
We survived the Facebook outage of 2024. That means go find us and like the page. This week we gear up and look ahead to St. Patrick's Day. David gets that good red beer in Conway’s Irish Ale. It takes him back to after prom getting a sixer of some Killians. In a plot twist, Gary has Karrikin's...
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Beers and Beards Episode 148: Perennial Artisan Ales "ESB"
Welcome back to the nonsense. This week David A. McKinney tries a new beer, a weird offering maybe, in Perennial Artisan Ales , ESB. Bitter to the brim or something like that. Gary casually sips and old favorite in Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke and pontificates on how he feels about the current state...
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Beers and Beards Episode 147: Tripping Animals Keagan and Jack Daniel's
We're back with our Super Bowl preview while David drinks both Tripping Animals Keagan and Jack Daniel's. Tripping Animals Keagan is Light bodied, subtle biscuits & honey under some floral hops. Clean & easy drinking, minimal lacing, virtually zero retention. The beer is also a collaboration with...
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Beers and Beards Episode 146: Fat Head " Hop JuJu"
Listen, we had fun. That's all that matters. Sit back and ride the waves with us. Creed sold out Riverbend. The iconic , possibly top 3, band of all time is back and at least Gary is here for it. Woodford Reserve did us dirty with the announcement of the Double Double Oak release.…
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Beers and Beards Episode 145: Sierra Nevada's Trail Pass Golden & Old Forester 86 Proof
Hi. All of you, hello. This week is chill. Chill with us. Dry January rolls on and David halted his cravings this week with Sierra Nevada 's Trail Pass Golden. It didn't get him drunk but it might have settled his taste for some beer. Gary just had his go to in Old Forester, the flagship bottle...
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Beers and Beards Episode 144 - KY 10 & Urban Artifact -NA Seedless - Mango & Strawberry
Hey its us. Back in 2024 approaching our 4 year anniversary. We are still friends. Very nice. David is booze free for Dry January but is having some Urban Artifact NA selections. Fruity and refreshing on a cold night. Urban Artifact can't miss and these are proof. Gary has a wheated bourbon from...
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Beers and Beards Episode 143: Green River Wheated Bourbon and Light Lager Taste Test
Drink with us this week to get ready for those holiday parties, dinners or whatever reason you can think of. David goes on a journey to taste test some local light lagers. Four of them to be exact. If you wonder what happened to the ending of the show we are gonna blame it on his chugging of said...
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Beers and Beards Episode 142: Jim Beam Black Extra Aged & Cinderlands She’s A Beaut
This week we start off the rails. Jack Harlow, Dolly Parton and Christmas theme songs are on deck. David has a Christmas themed beer, a mix of spruce and hops that is What a Beaut from Cinderlands. The theming paid homage to the classic Christmas Vacation movie which happened to be where David…
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Beers and Beards Episode 141: Henry McKenna & Against the Grain 'Bo & Luke'
Fun times as we start celebrating Thanksgiving early. David samples a sweet potato pie offering from Against The Grain with their Bo and Luke. If you didn't know that's a reference from Dukes of Hazzard,a show you may or may not of heard from. The sexiest athletes list from People came out and...
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Beers and Beards Episode 140: Streetside Friendship Bracelet and Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
This week we're back as David drinks Streetside Friendship Bracelet and Gary breaks out a new bottle in Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel. Streetside Friendship Bracelet is a Taylor Swift themed beer that is an 8% West Coast IPA that the Cincinnati brewery brewed in collaboration with their friends…
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Beers and Beards Episode 139: Jim Beam Devil's Cut and Nine Giant Full Disclosure
This week David is back from Italy (and Dallas) and he talks about his trip there, as well as his newfound love for Italian food, coffee, and wine. He drinks a Full Disclosure from Nine Giant while Gary breaks out the Jim Beam Devil's Cut once again. There are also plenty of topics and…
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Beers and Beards Episode 138: Braxton Brewing - Opera Cream Stout
Its us. Your boys who drink. This week we revisit a bourbon in a fancy bottle, Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond. It's spooky season and this bourbon scares up some good sensation. David hits up a Kentucky brew house as he downs some Opera Cream Stout from Braxton Brewing Company. News, jokes and…
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Beers and Beards Episode 137: Bardstown Bourbon and Northern Row
David spent the day drinking around Cincy before coming home to sample some Northern Row Schwester Festbier. Gary went with some Bardstown Bourbon Fusion Series and had flashbacks of the first time he tried it. Speaking of Bardstown Bourbon, they've teamed up with Goose Island for a special...
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Beers and Beards Episode 136: Pure Project Brewing and Calumet Farms
With fresh breath and renewed drive we knock out another session that we are proud of. It's been a minute so allow us to go all over the board to discuss everything from Kings Island, the one chip challenge and eventually we make our picks for the Super Bowl this year. Kings Island is upgrading...
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Beers and Beards Episode 135: Branch & Bone Peach Tea Berliner and Angel's Envy
This week we talk about Gary's 20th wedding anniversary and his trip to Red River Gorge, Cedar Point has a new/old roller coaster, and Heaven Hill filling their 10 millionth barrel. Gary drinks Angel's Envy and David cracks open a Peach Tea Berliner from Branch & Bone. We also pair songs for our...
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Beers and Beards Episode 134: North Coast - Old Stock Ale and Old Forester 1870
Should we go to an Offspring concert. Maybe that's the main takeaway this week. Listen, we start talking about 2020 movies and Covid but we do drink and Gary gets drunk David has North Coast's Old Stock Ale and he's not as complimentary as he usually is. It's beer though so he powers through.…
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Beers and Beards Episode 133: Fretboard Brewing 'Arlo'
We missed you. All of you. This week we just get together to talk about life happenings including a trip to Disney and a hernia David enjoys some of our friend's at Fretboard Brewing's summer special , Arlo. Arlo is an Amber Lager that seems to hit the spot. David also started the party with a…
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Beers and Beards Episode 132: Four Loko & Atrium Brewing's Guard Shack
This week was a refresher as David returns from his vacation with a new thirst for tropical beer. This week he had the imperial fruited sour Guard Shack by Atrium Brewing. Gary was also feeling tropical so he had the local staple of a fruit punch flavored Four Loko. The power house band Rush is…
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Beers and Beards Episode 131: Larceny & Esoteric Celestial
What do you do when you have time and resources as a young man, you run a marathon like David McKinney. This week we talk about how Mother Nature tried to sabotage him but he persevered and came out with a new personal best. Gary was in Dallas and got no activity other than talking alot. A life...
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Beers and Beards Episode 130: Perennial Intentionally Indulgent and Evan Williams Single Barrel
We're back on our normal game this week as David drinks Perennial Intentionally Indulgent and Gary revisits an old favorite in Evan Williams Single Barrel. The 2022 version of Intentionally Indulgent from St. Louis' Perennial Artisan Ales is an Imperial Stout with tiramisu inspired ingredients...
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Beers and Beards Episode 129: Rhinegeist Hustle and Happy Dad Seltzer
We’re back after a short break as David drinks Rhinegiest Hustle while Gary tries a Happy Dad Seltzer in fruit punch flavor. David talks about baseball starting a few weeks ago, and how Cincinnati has an abundance of baseball-themed beers. One such beer is Rhinegiest Hustle, an 6% IPA with notes…
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Beers and Beards Episode 128: Christian Moerlein Lager and Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey
This week we have a doozy of a show for you as Gary drinks Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey while David has Christian Moerlein Lager. Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey has wheat as the dominant grain, making up 52% of the mash bill. It also has malt, corn, and rye, and boasts fruit and floral flavors....
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Beers and Beards Episode 127: Blue Run Reflection 1 and Side Project Yuzu
We're back this week as Gary gets back into drinking with Blue Run Reflection 1 from Castle & Key while David cracks open Yuzu Blend #1 from Side Project. Blue Run Reflection 1 Straight Bourbon comes in at 95 proof and is aged at least 4 years. It also is on the higher end of bourbon, retailing...
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Beers and Beards Episode 126: Lagunitas Willettized
We are back this week as David dives into a bourbon-barrel aged beer in Lagunitas Willettized while Gary takes a break from drinking, but tells us about having plenty of bourbon on his trip to Nashville over the weekend. Lagunitas Willettized is a barrel-aged imperial coffee stout that clocks in…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Two guys who like fist fights, beer, bourbon and generally disagree with each other. Each week we try to review a new spirit or craft beer. We offer our insight to current events and generally anything that we find interesting.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
David McKinney & Gary Thomas
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Two guys who like fist fights, beer, bourbon and generally disagree with each other. Each week we try to review a new spirit or craft beer. We offer our insight to current events and generally anything that we find interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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