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Smokin' & Toastin'
by Smokin' & Toastin'
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 #491 Drinking Fine Rare Malt Whisky With Saltire
Show #491 “Drinking Fine Rare Malt Whisky With Saltire" (Halfway to 500!) Special Guest: Gary Clark from Saltire Smoke Anything Interesting? Luciano "Underrated" Robusto Extra Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company "Summerfest" Lager (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "Braincake" Double IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Saloon Door Brewing Company "Smooth Operator" Porter With Vanilla (Webster, TX) Spirit Tasting: Rare Malt Whisky From Saltire DRINKING NEWS: “VIRGINIA is Lovely This Time Of Year..." DRUNKEN FACT: “For The Honeymoon, Do You Want To Go To BANGOR, or HAWAII?"
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Ep 490 The ONE WHISKEY To Buy In Every State
Ep 490 The ONE WHISKEY To Buy In Every State podcast Smoke Anything Interesting? Kristoff GC Signature Series Robusto Beer Tasting: Back Pew Brewing Company "Tom's Pils" German-Style Pilsner (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Roughhouse Brewing "Camille" Golden Strong Ale (San Marcos, Texas) Beer Tasting: Roughhouse Brewing "Body Farm" Imperial Pastry Stout (San Marcos, Texas) Spirit Tasting: Wahaka Mezcal (Oxaca, Mexico) DRINKING NEWS: “Ma'm, Please Keep That Gun...Holstered...!" DRUNKEN FACT: “I Fought In The War. It Was A Tough Battle. We Fought In The Trenches. I Was Killed."
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Ep 489 Home Brew, Budweiser Facts, and Oliva Soccer Watch Parties
Ep 489 Home Brew, Budweiser Facts, and Oliva Soccer Watch Parties by Smokin' & Toastin'
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Ep 488 Live at A1 Cigar Lounge with Oliva Cigars
We are smoking Oliva cigars with Trenton at A1 Cigar Lounge and enjoying Woodson Whiskey the whiskey of football hall of famer Charles Woodson, with his brother. Beer Tasting: DeProef Brewery "Greens" Gluten Free Dry-Hopped Lager (Lochristi, Belgium) Beer Tasting: Phase Three Brewing and Parish Brewing Company "Pixel In The Machine" DDH Hazy Double IPA (Lake Zurich, IL and Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: New Holland Brewing Company's Dragon's Milk Triple Matured Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout (Holland, MI) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from A-1 Cigar Lounge DRINKING NEWS: “Excuse Me, Waiter--There's A FLY IN MY SOUP!" DRUNKEN FACT: “Is That THUNDER, or Horny Fish?"
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EP #487 Choosing The Smokin' & Toastin' Barrel Pick!
It's time to choose the Barrel Pick from O.H. Ingram Whiskey for the special Smokin' & Toastin' bottle! We are ON LOCATION at NICE ASH in Houston and have our special Barrel Pick panel of guests: The S&T Whiskey Tasting Panel: Roberto Rivas, Joel Swift, Dominic Sung, Alan Denney, Grego! Also featuring Special Guest from O.H. Ingram Scott Beyer, Master Distiller, and Joseph Beck!
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EP #486 Goodbye Schlitz, Hello Higgins Boat!...
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company "Schnickelfritz” Bavarian-Style Weissbier (St. Louis, MO) Beer Tasting: Big Country Organic Brewing Company "Hazy IPA-Syle Beer" (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewery "Decoy" Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial StoutMount St. (Morganton, NC) Spirit Tasting: Higgins Boat Rum DRINKING NEWS: “The Aliens Finally Speak!" DRUNKEN FACT: “Your Breath Stinketh, Emperor..."
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EP #485 14 Great Irish Whiskies For Under 30 Bucks...
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Dox! Beer Tasting: Roadhouse Brewing Company "The Toad" Mexican-Style Aer Lager” (Jackson, WY) Beer Tasting: Spindletap Brewing Company "Diamonds In My Mouth" Double IPA (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: St. Bernard Monks Brewery "Tynt Meadow" English Trappist Ale (Mount St. Bernard Abbey, UK) Spirit Tasting: Wahaka Artisinal Mezcal Reposado (Oaxaca, Mexico) DRINKING NEWS: “Everyone Needs A Hobby, But...THIS GUY..." DRUNKEN FACT: “Be Kind, Rewind..."
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EP #484 The 30 Best Breweries In America—For Real This Time...
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: O’Dell Brewing Company “Peach Stand Rambler” Blonde Ale With Peaches (Fort Collins, CO) Beer Tasting: Long Live Beerworks “Poets In The Night” Double IPA (Providence, RI) Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company “Real Heavy” Scotch Ale (Denver, CO) Spirit Tasting: Rabbit Hole Distillery “Cakehill” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Louisville, KY)
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EP #483 The 30 Best Breweries In The US
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Fonta Flora Brewing "MAIBOCK" Springtime Lager Beer (Nebo, NC) Beer Tasting: Blue Owl Brewing "Bob's [Your Uncle]" IPA (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Aslin Beer Company "U Street" Double Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Alexandria, VA) Spirit Tasting: Ron Duran Rum (Panama)
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EP #482 Margarita Blind Taste Test?
Special Guest: S&T Mixmaster Roberto Rivas Villar Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company "Raspberry Dawn" Hefeweizen With Raspberries (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Tripping Animals Brewing "Ma, He Did It" Hazy Triple IPA (Doral, FL) Beer Tasting: River North Brewing Company "Last Guardian" Double Barrel Aged Abbey-Style Ale (Denver, CO) Spirit Tasting: Margaritas from Roberto DRINKING NEWS: “He Looks SO LIFELIKE In That Coffin..." DRUNKEN FACT: “Mittens, The World's Lamest Spy..."
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EP #481 How Much Water Should You Add To Scotch Whiskey?
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Sun Lab Brewing Company "I Move In Silence" Hazy IPA (Bradenton, FL) Beer Tasting: Manhattan Project Beer Company "Wise Monkeys" Belgian Golden Strong (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Evil Twin Brewing Company "The Great Northern Series 44" Barleywine (New York, NY) Spirit Tasting: The Glen Grant 12-year Speyside Scotch Whiskey (Scotland) DRINKING NEWS: “The Return Of THE FLORIDA REPORT..." DRUNKEN FACT: “I'm OUT OF WORDS HERE, Sam I Am. So Shut up and eat your GREEN EGGS AND HAM."
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EP #480 How Good Is Garage Beer From The Kelce Brothers?
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Garge Beer "Garage Light" American Lager (Irwindale, CA) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company "Citra Little Thing" Hazy IPA (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: 512 Brewing Company "2025 Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter" (Austin, TX) Spirit Tasting: Luna De Jalisco Tequila Anejo (Mexico)
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EP #479 Dan Crowell From Glenmorangie Is Here To Rescue The Show!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Scotch Whiskey Expert Dan Crowell From Glenmorangie Beer Tasting: Tivoli Brewing "Outlaw Light" Kolsch-Style Light Lager (Denver, CO) Beer Tasting: Saint Arnold Brewing Company "Juice Train" IPA (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Millpond Brewing "Tempered" Imperial Stout (Milstadt, IL) Spirit Tasting: Scotch Whiskey from Glenmorangie (Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland)
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EP #478 OH Ingram Award-Winning Whiskey and The Three Stouts That Are Worthy Of Your Glass
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: Rep Joseph Beck and Master Blender Scott Beyer from OH Ingram and The Ingram Distillery Beer Tasting: Frost Town Brewing "Black Lager" Schwarzbier (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Surly Brewing Company "Furious" IPA (Minneapolis, MN) Beer Tasting: Perennial Artisan Ales "Anniversary Blend 2025" Blended Barrel-Aged Ale (St. Louis, MO) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from Ingram Distillery
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EP #477 New Beers From Copperhead and The AI APOCALYPSE!
Special Guests: Friend Of The Show and Radio Personality GREGO, plus Bart and the Brewmaster from Copperhead Brewing Beer Tasting: New Beers from Copperhead Brewing Spirit Tasting: Gran Agave Tequila Anejo
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EP #476 Spotlight On Texas Beer and Basil Hayden vs. Old Grandad
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: S&T Cocktail and Spirits Expert Roberto Rivas Villar Beer Tasting: Eureka Heights "Wunder Bock" (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Celestial Beerworks "Hopception" Triple Hazy IPA (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Under The Radar Brewing "Porter Authority" Porter (Houston, TX) Spirit Tasting: Basil Hayden vs. Old Grandad
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EP #475 Wines For Springtime and 'BEAR POOP' Lager
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: S&T Wine Expert Marc Borel Wine Tasting: Wines selected by Marc Borel Spirit Tasting: 8-Year Wild Turkey 101
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EP #474The Spikey Fots Returns, and The Best Pilsners Of The Last Year
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Special Guest: "Melvin" Doxakis from Maison Ferrand Beer Tasting: Manhattan Project Beer Company "Necessary Evil" Pilsner (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Distihl Brewery "Evil Kinevel" Imperial West Coast IPA (Normal, IL) Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars Brewery "Skytrain" Imperial Stout (Columbia, MD) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from Maison Ferrand (Dox)
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EP #474The Spikey Fots Returns, and The Best Pilsners Of The Last Year
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Special Guest: "Melvin" Doxakis from Maison Ferrand Beer Tasting: Manhattan Project Beer Company "Necessary Evil" Pilsner (Dallas, TX) Beer Tasting: Distihl Brewery "Evil Kinevel" Imperial West Coast IPA (Normal, IL) Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars Brewery "Skytrain" Imperial Stout (Columbia, MD) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from Maison Ferrand (Dox)
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EP #473 Is The Whiskey Industry In Trouble?
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Stesti Brewing Company "Tractor Juice" Light Pilsner (Lovelady, TX) Beer Tasting: Untitled Art "Citra Velvet" IPA (Waunakee, WI) Beer Tasting: Burial Beer Company "The Burden Of Unexceptional Discomfort" Imperial Stout (Asheville, NC) Spirit Tasting: Heaven Hill Distillery "Barrel Craft Spirits "Armida" Bourbon (Louisville, KY) DRINKING NEWS: “How Much Gas Could A Gassy Man Pass If A Gassy Man Could Pass Gas?" DRUNKEN FACT: “Pink...It's More Than Just A Pop Star.."
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EP #472 Great Short Cigars And The Best Whiskey Of Last Year
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Beer Tasting: Back Pew Brewing Company "Son Of Satyr" Texas-Style Bock (Porter, TX) Beer Tasting: Roadhouse Brewing Company "Escaping Gravity" Hazy IPA (Jackson, WY) Beer Tasting: BCycle Brewing Company "Sun Day" Barrel-Aged Barleywine (St. Petersburg, FL) Spirit Tasting: Heaven Hill Distillery "Old Fitzgerald 7-Year Bottled In Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Bardstown, KY)
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EP #471 Tasting Beers From Copperhead Brewing
We are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Beers from Copperhead Brewing (Conroe, TX) Spirit Tasting: Sagamore Rye Small Batch Whiskey (Baltimore, MD) DRINKING NEWS: “This Thing Kind Of Sucks!..." DRUNKEN FACT: “I Had To Take My Gator To Walter Reed Medical Center..."
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EP #470 The Difference Between Tennessee Whiskey And Irish Whiskey
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Nub Double Maduro League Of Fat Bastards Serie O Toro Beer Tasting: False Idol Brewing Company "Crispy By Nature" Pilsner (North Richland Hills, TX) Beer Tasting: Port City Brewing Company "Monumental" IPA (Alexandria, VA) Beer Tasting: Firestone Walker & The Bruery 2022 "Heavy Things" Barleywine (Pasa Robles, CA and Placentia, CA) Spirit Tasting: Casa Mexico Tequila Anejo (Mexico)
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EP #469 You Can Still Get Great Whiskey Under 30 Dollars!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Cruze: Avo XO Legato Tubo Ian: Fugazi pledge Beer Tasting: Family Business Beer Company "Golden Age" German-Style Pilsner (Dripping Springs, TX) Beer Tasting: Commonwealth Brewing Company "Wapatoolie" Tropical IPA (Virginia Beach, VA) Beer Tasting: Common Roots Brewing Company "Double Cup" Imperial Coffee Stout (South Glens Falls, NY) Spirit Tasting: Teeling "Single Malt" Irish Whiskey (Dublin, Ireland)
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EP #468 We Do It For The Culture
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! We are ON LOCATION at FOR THE CULTURE BREWING in HOUSTON! Beer Tasting: Beers from FOR THE CULTURE BREWING Spirit Tasting: Heaven Hill
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EP #467 Red Flags At Breweries That Scream 'Don't Drink Here!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Allstadt Brewery "Helles Lager" (Fredericksburg, TX) Beer Tasting: Solace Brewing Company "Partly Cloudy" Hazy IPA (Sterling, VA) Beer Tasting: Wandering Monsters Brewing Company "Viator Obscura" Imperial Stout (Cincinnati, OH ) Spirit Tasting: St. Lucia Distillers "Chairman's Reserve" Rum
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EP #466 The Best Breweries In The Country
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Settle Down Easy Brewing Company "Dry Hopped Kolsch" (Falls Church, VA) Beer Tasting: Frost Town Brewing "Superbloom" West Coast IPA (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Grimm Artisanal Ales "Cinnamon Babka" Imperial Milk Stout (Brooklyn NY) Spirit Tasting: Bardstown Bourbon Company "Single Barrel VIP Allocation #1" Straight Rye Whiskey (Bardstown, KY)
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EP #465 The Best-Of Lists Have Begun!
We Are All ABOUT Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Equal Parts Brewing "All Malt Classic" American Amber Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada "Celebration" Fresh Hop IPA (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars "Haulin' Oats" Oat-Milk Stout (Columbia, MD) Spirit Tasting: San Pedro "Macoris" Gran Reserva Blend Rum (Spain)
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EP #464 Never Pair This Beer Style With Hot Wings!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Oskar Blues "Mama's Little Yella Pils" Pilsner (Longmont, CO) Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Favorable Conditions" West Coast IPA (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: Lumberbeard Brewing "Island Otter" Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Barleywine (Spokane, WA) Spirit Tasting: La Pulga Small Batch Tequila Anejo (Mexico)
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EP #463 What To Give The People You REALLY Like For Christmas!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Rod Kurthy, Inventor of the PerfecDraw Cigar Tool! Beer Tasting: New Magnolia Brewing Company "Amber Lager" Czech Style Lager (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Sierra Nevada "Peachy Little Thing" Hazy IPA (Chico, CA) Beer Tasting: LKuhnhenn Brewing Company "4D 2024 Gingerbread Man Olde Ale (Providence, RI) Spirit Tasting: Penderyn "Myth" Single Malt Welsh Whiskey (Jalisco, Mexico)
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EP #462 The Best Whiskies For Gift-Giving
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Beer Tasting: Sapwood Cellars Brewery "Flemish Gothic" Sour Red Ale (Columbia, MD) Beer Tasting: Galveston Brewing Company "Citra Haze" Hazy IPA (Galveston, TX) Beer Tasting: Long Live Beerworks "2025 Barrel-Aged Gate Haus" Barleywine Ale (Providence, RI) Spirit Tasting: Primera Mano Tequila Anejo (Jalisco, Mexico)
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EP #461 Celebrating The Holidays On Location At Eculent
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Special Guest: Chef David Skinner from Eculent Beer Tasting: Real Ale Brewing Company "Solar Myth" Belgian White (Blanco, TX) Beer Tasting: R.A.R. Brewing "Marylan" IPA (Cambridge. MD) Beer Tasting: Burial Beer Company "Walking Through The Abyss Into Nowhere" Imperial Stout (Ashville, NC)
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EP #460 Smokin' At Casa With Grego
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Special Guest: Houston TV and Radio Personality Grego Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing Company "Land Of Transfusion" Fruited Sour Ale (Elk Grove, IL) Beer Tasting: 512 Brewing Company "Smash Sabro" Pale Ale (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: WaFremont Brewing Limited Release "2020 Dark Star" Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tasting: Cragganmore Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch
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EP #459 "The Hard Truth Is--We Love Whiskey!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars! Beer Tasting: Jester King "New Zealand-Style" Pilsner (Austin, TX) Beer Tasting: Roaring Table Brewing "RTB Haze" Hazy IPA (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer Tasting: Wandering Monsters Brewing Company "Tilberi" Caramel Latte Pastry Stout (Cincinnati, OH) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from HARD TRUTH Distillery
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EP #458 The Best And Worst Celebrity Spirits
Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand-Rolled Cigars Beer Tasting: River North Brewery "River North Helles" German-Style Lager (Denver. CO) Beer Tasting: The Veil Brewing Company "Doom Volume" Hazy IPA (Richmond, VA) Beer Tasting: Destihl Brewery "Black Angel" American Stout (Normal, IL) Spirit Tasting: Glenlivet Triple Cask Whiskey
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EP #457 The 13 Most Important American Whiskies
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Punch Mr. Punch's Weiners Jas Sum Kral Tyrannical Buc Maduro Generoso Beer Tasting: Pondaseta Brewing Company "Crispy Ship" Modern Pilsner (Canyon, TX) Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing Company "Slim Hazy" DDH Pale Ale (Elk Grove, IL Beer Tasting: Home Voodoo Brewing Company "Caution! Contains Real Pumpkin" Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Barleywine Ale (Meadville, PA) Spirit Tasting: Luna Azul "Extra Anejo" Tequila (Jalisco, Mexico)
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EP #456 Celebrating NovembeerFest with Home Brewing
Special Guests: Home Brewers Danny Blankenship and Michael Cavanaugh Beer Tasting: Home Brews From Danny And Michael Spirit Tasting: Ron Immortal 12-Year Colombian Rum
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EP #455 The Best Whiskies Of 2025, Just In Time For The Whiskey Social!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Oliva club 20 serie v blend AJ Fernandez Last Call Maduro Flaquitas Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company ""Oktoberfest" German Lager (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Drekker Brewing Company & Big Grove Brewery "Sparklers On The Carpet" Hazy IPA (Fargo, ND) Beer Tasting: Kuhnhenn Brewing Company "Solstice Stout 2024" (Warren, MI) Spirit Tasting: Whiskeys From the Whiskey Social
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We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: La Aroma De Cuba El Jefe Caldwell Long Live the Queen Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing "Key Lime Cheesecake Incident" Berlinerweiss (Elk Grove, IL) Beer Tasting: Saint Arnold Brewing Company "Cold IPA" (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Pelican Brewing Company "Mother Of All Storms" Barleywine Ale (Tillamook, OR) Spirit Tasting: Whiskeys From the Whiskey Social
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EP #453 Cheap Beer Brands You Should Avoid!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Lone Pint Brewery "Brown's Ale" Nitro Brown Ale (Magnolia, TX) Beer Tasting: Moonraker Brewing Company "Electric Lettuce" Imperial IPA (Auburn, CA) Beer Tasting: Fremont Brewing Company 2024 "1765 Limited Release" Stout And Barleywine Blended Ale with Coffee (Seattle, WA) Spirit Tasting: Elijah Craig Ryder Cup Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon (Bardstown, KY)
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EP #452 How To Spot Fake Cubans And The Best Pumpkin Beers Of 2025!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Beer Tasting: Evil Twin Brewing "Greenhouse" Italian Pils (Ridgewood, NY) Beer Tasting: Pure Project Brewing Company "Diamond Dust 'Murky' IPA" (San Diego, CA) Beer Tasting: Martin House Brewing Company "Super Smash" Pumpkin Stout (Elk Grove Village, IL) Spirit Tasting: Templeton Rye Single Barrel (Spec's Barrel Pick) (Lawrenceburg, IN)
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EP #451 Tasting A New Mezcal PLUS The Most Underrated Classic Cocktails
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guest: Roberto Rivas Villar with Mezcal Local Beer Tasting: True Anomaly Brewing "Red Stone" Feistbier (Houston, TX) Beer Tasting: Spyglass Brewing Company "Fuzzy Logic" Double IPA (Nashua, NH) Beer Tasting: Mikerphone Brewing "Sir Blends A Lot #5 Blended Imperial Stout (Elk Grove Village, IL) Spirit Tasting: Mezcal Local
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EP #450 We Taste Matthew McConaughey's Tequila!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Oliva Serie V Melanio Torpedo Beer Tasting: Grimm Artisanal Ales "Ten Cent Pistol" Smoked Helles Style Pale Lager (Brooklyn, NY) Beer Tasting: Parish Brewing Company "DDH Ghost Daydream" Oat Cream Double IPA (Broussard, LA) Beer Tasting: Prairie Artisan Ales "Cheescake Marty" Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (McAlester, OK) Spirit Tasting: Pantalones Tequila Anejo (Mexico)
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EP #449 Eureka Heights Beer And The Best Palate For The Worst Spirits...
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! This week we have Eureka Heights Brewing Company on the show. Beer Tasting: Beers From Eureka Heights Brewing Company Spirit Tasting: T.W. Samuels Blended Whiskey (Bardstown, KY)
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EP #448 The Mount Rushmore Of Craft Breweries
We Are All About Craft Beer Fine Spirits and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Review: Oliveros Gran Retorno Maduro Swing (Toro) Beer Tasting: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company "Zwickel Light" Kolsch (St. Louis, MO) Beer Tasting: Great Notion Brewing ""Ripe" Hazy Citra IPA (Portland, OR) Beer Tasting: Hoppin' Frog "Shenanigans" High Gravity Irish Red (Akron, OH) Spirit Tasting: Isle Of Skye 21 Year Blended Scotch Whiskey (Portree, Skye, Scotland)
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EP #447 The Best Whiskies Of 2025
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Cigar Reviews: Camacho Triple Maduro Rojas "Texas Toast" Robusto Beer Tasting: Anchorage Brewing Company "The Machine" Kolsch (Anchorage, AK) Beer Tasting: Reuben's Brews "Double Crush" Hazy IPA (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Revolution Beer and Firestone Walker Deep Wood Series "Oakpocalypse Later" Barleywine (Chicago, IL) Spirit Tasting: ""Hogsworth" Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac (Shoreham, VT)
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EP #446 On Location At A Swanky Restaurant...
We are on location at ECULENT in Kemah, Texas! Special Guest: Chef David Skinner from Meticulous Spirits Beer Tasting: Paradigm Brewing Company "Coco Loco" Blonde Ale with Coconut (Tomball, TX) Beer Tasting: Weldwerks Brewing Company "Juicy Bits" Hazy IPA (Greeley, CO) Beer Tasting: The Bruery "American Anthem" Bourbon-Barrel Aged Ale (Placentia, CA) Spirit Tasting: CREATIVE COCKTAILS WITH METICULOUS SPIRITS
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EP #445 This Show's Ratings Are Going To Be Huge!
Special Guest: The Spikey Fots Himself, Greg Doxakis from Maison Ferrand Spirits and Planterey Rum Cigar Reviews: Rojas Unfinished Business Caldwell The Last Czar Toro Beer Tasting: Bizarre Brewing "Death Rides A Horse" Italian-Style Pilsner (Seattle, WA) Beer Tasting: Black Stack Brewing "Dad Jokes" Double IPA (St. Paul, MN) Beer Tasting: Equilibrium Brewing "Tree Of Life" Imperial Stout (Middletown, NY) Spirit Tasting: Spirits from Dox and Maison Ferrand
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EP #444 How To Actually Homebrew GOOD Beer!
Special Guests: Home Brewing Experts Daniel Blankenship and Antonio Mechler AJ Fernandez Enclave by ELADIO Diaz Toro Beer Tasting: Homebrews from Daniel Blankenship And Antonio Mechler Spirit Tasting: Elevacion Tequila Anejo (Mexico and Luckenbach, TX)
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EP# 444 How To Actually Homebrew GOOD Beer!
We Are All About Craft Beer, Fine Spirits, and Hand Rolled Cigars!!! Special Guests: Home Brewing Experts Daniel Blankenship and Antonio Mechler Cigar Reviews: AJ Fernandez Enclave by ELADIO Diaz Toro Beer Tasting: Homebrews from Daniel Blankenship And Antonio Mechler Spirit Tasting: Elevacion Tequila Anejo (Mexico and Luckenbach, TX)
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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