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The latest edition of our drinking podcast involves discovering the sweet after dinner wine known as Ice Wine, or Eiswein in Germany. It’s a style that has been around for ages but is rarely talked about or known about in the industry. Why? Ice Wine is only available when the conditions are right and the region can sustain its high demands. This week, we’re helping you discover the magic of Ice Wine.

This edition of the drinking podcast focuses on Pucker and all its varied “deep” flavors. We also hit on a few other schnapps styles from Dekuyper and mix up a few tasty treats. We discover all the sweets and sours of the Pucker family of beverages; we’ve got strawberry, sour apple, luscious apple, raspberry, butterscotch, watermelon and more! We’re hoping to get at least one more episode out for the holidays, we’ll see how that goes. A few recipes we tried in the episode or wanted to try: Apple Puckerita .5 part Pucker (Apple) .75 part Tequila Dash o’ Lime Juice .5 part Sweet/Sour Mix. Shake and Strain into margarita glass (with ice) Appletini 1 part Pucker (Apple) 1 part Vodka .5 part Sour Mix Shake and strain into chilled martini glass Cherry-Beri Margarita 1 part Pucker (Cherry) 3 part Tequila 2 part Lime Juice Caramel Candy Apple Martini 3 parts Sour Apple Pucker schnapps 3 parts butterscotch liqueur 1 part triple sec

This week we’re celebrating thanksgiving with a whole ton of creative drinks from the team. We’ve got brandy and eggnog, limonchello, beer, gewürztraminer white wine, Bordeaux red wine and more. What better way to celebrate Turkey day than with an alcohol you love? We’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving with your friends, family and all those you love. Many of us celebrate this time of year with food and spirits, please be sure to be responsible on your travels home, don’t drive under the influences of alcohol – we want to see you safe home and ready to listen to your latest podcast. Enjoy!

This episode we’re covering porto’s, ports, port wine and all the names for the Portuguese after dinner drink. We’re pleasantly surprised by our findings and even Dave can’t deny the drink even though he hates red and white wines. Everyone who’s looking for a sweet after dinner digestivo should look into a nice Port.

This week Doug and I are carrying the show alone, but we’re doing it with a rich creamy stout! We’ll cover seven unique stout styles such as Guinness, Ipswitch Oatmeal Stout, Sam Smith’s Imperial stout and other such variants including a milk stout and double chocolate stout. Definitely a tall order for just the two of us on the graveyard shift.

This episode we’re taking a look at an age old beverage, Sake. We look into what makes a Sake, what type of styles one can experience and our impressions on the Japanese beverage. While Sake has been around for thousands of years, a few of us on the drinking podcast have never had it. First time impressions and opinions make the corner stone of this episode.

This episode we tap into Doug’s knowledge and experiences from brewing beers; we’ll cover boiling wort, carbonation, top and bottom fermenting and all the ins and outs about beer brewing. If you’ve always wondered what it’s like to brew your own beer or how long it takes to prepare and get the job done, this is the episode for you!

This episode covers all things summer in the beer catalog, from ales to lagers to creamy hippie beers which require constant refridgeration. We take a look at the history of the summer ale in comparison to other seasons and listen to Doug tell us why he hates beers with lemon taste. We also talk about my new PongAlong.com beer pong table! If you love a refreshing summer beer or just want to hear a bunch of people pretend to know what they’re talking about, listen on.

This week we cover classic gin martinis, dirty martinis, vodka martinis, peartinis, pre-made martini mixes and the chocolate vodka martini. If you’ve been wondering about the history of martini and what it’s all about and, perhaps, if you think you might be interested in the crazy high class concepts of the martini, this is your episode. If you just like crazy antics and stupid comedy, still a good episode. One of the best so far!

This episode we cover Mexican beers including Corona Extra, Pacifico, Modelo, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis and others. We discover the beauty of the lime and also realize a few things about Mexican beers that you may only notice when you try them all at the same time!

Perhaps the silliest thing we’ve done thus far, Doug has the great idea to do a podcast on malt liquors, 40s, ghetto wines and other cheap drinks. So, we’ve picked up Thundebird, Smirnoff Ice, Olde English 800, Boones Farm, Hurricane High Gravity, Orange Driver and the good ol’ Colt 45. All in all, we probably collectively spent $15.00. The end result is a proof positive that malt beverages are not for the faint of heart or…sober.

This episode we cover a variety of Tequila and dispel some rumors about the worm and explain the depths of 100% de Agave. From Cuervo Gold to Cavalino Reposado, we’re looking at the cheapest, the most expensive and the best of brand. You’ll get a sense of tequila’s taste and quality by experiencing our exploration of Cuervo Especial, Partida, Cavalino, Cabo Wabo, Patron, Hornitos, El Tesoro, Don Julio and others.

This episode covers Flying Dog Garde Dog, Dogfish Head Black & Blue, Smuttynose Hanami Ale, Harpoon Hibernian Spring Seasonal, Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale and Otter Creek Spring Ale. We’ve also got a special guest, Zach, who goes through his uber pilsners and other Virginia local brews.

This episode we cover all things Amaretto. The two brands are Amaretto di Amore and Disaronno Originale. We welcome our podcast producer Luke Leidal for this episode as he’s not a beer drinker and dislikes wine. We concentrate a bit more on the lovely liqueur and create a few mixed drinks: Boccie Ball, Silverlake Slip, 747, Italian Sunset, Amaretto Stoned Sour and mention the Alabama Slammer.

This drinking podcast covers Belgian Styled beers, including Abbey Ales, Blond Ales, Lambics, Ambers and more. This includes Grimbergen, Pomme Lambic, Hoegaarden, Duvel, Westmalle, De Koninck and others.