Sips, Suds, & Smokes

Oh yes, it’s Derby time and that means Mint Julep time!!! The Classic Mint Julep It’s all about the pomp, circumstance, and temperature. The vessel- Pewter Cup The Bourbon – Maker’s Mark (although this is in dispute) Sugar- 1 to 2 oz. granulated Mint Leaves- about 10 per glass The Pomp- Muddle the mint leaves and sugar cup. Muddle, don’t shred or crush the mint leaves. Temperature – Add crushed ice to ¾ of the cup Circumstance – Add 3 shots gently over the ice, the gently will fade as the day wears on. Add a straw all the way the bottom, bar straws work best. Garnish with sprig of mint. Sips, Suds, & Smokes – THE perfect Mint Julep Ok so we have no Pomp, Circumstance, but this baby is HOT. Sugar – 1 Cup of granulated and 1 oz of powered Mint – you’ll want plenty, 50 springs to the brix and then more for the drinks Bourbon- Woodford Reserve (somehow this just works) Prepare the brix- Add 1 cup of hot water with 1 cup of sugar. Once the sugar has dissolved, add a handful of mint leaves (about 50) and let it steep for 15 min. Let the brix cool to room temp, then refrigerate up to 2 days in advance. So we make these in solo cups if needed so forget the fancy cup. Fill the Solo Cup half with crushed ice, add a few mint leaves, then add more ice to ¾ full Add the 1 oz of powdered sugar on top of the ice Pour 1 to 2 shots of the mint brix over the ice Pour 4 to 6 shots of Woodford Reserve (it’s a bigger cup, pour it on) Insert a straw, 2 long skinny Collins straws work best Garnish with a sprig of mint, dash of powered sugar, and admire your funny clothes Enjoy and hope your horse comes in So there are some strange variations and we have tried nearly 40 different combinations (man that was fun) to arrive with THE perfect Mint Julep. Enjoy and Keep Sippin' Good Ol’ Boy Mike with consultation from Good Ol’ Boy Jim

Funky IPA and Power Tools Co-Hosts Good Ol’ Boy Dave, Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good Ol’ Gal Julieanna SUDS Uinta Dubhe Imperial Black Double IPA Uinta Crooked Line Detour Double IPA Diamond Knot Industrial IPA Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

Some very funny shoes Clown Shoes Brewery Takeover Segment Co-Hosts Good Ol’ Boy Dave, Mike, Rev. Mark, and Good Ol’ Gal Julieanna Clown Shoes Brewery Clementine - White Ale Muffin Top - Belgian Triple IPA Tramp Stamp – Belgian Style IPA Hoppy Feet – Black IPA Hoppy Feet 1.5 - Double Black IPA

French Wine Linguistics with Cat Pee Recorded at The Bottle Shop Co-Hosts Good ol’ Boy Mike, Ollie, Good ol’ Gal Lisa Lagasca, an Italian Vermentino Margerum Sybarite Sauvignon Blanc Perrin a Rhone red 2010 Chateau Pech- Latt 2010, a red blend from the south of France Mr. Black's Concoction Shiraz https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=527511727268912&set=a.474409762579109.103722.454488787904540&type=1&theater

Scrub brush whiskey and beer from Switzerland 2 Whiskeys and 5 Beers SIPS Co-hosts Good ol’ Boy Mike, Ollie, Good ol’ Gal Lisa from the Bottle Shop in Franklin,TN Balcones Single Malt Whiskey Balcones Brimstone Sage Brush Whiskey SUDS Co-hosts Good ol’ Boy Mike, Dave, John, and Good Ol’ Gal Julieanna Another round of is there a Craft Beer Bubble? Victory Baltic Thunder Porter Rogue Farms OREgasmic Ale Flat 12 Half Cycle IPA Flat 12 Pogue’s Run Porter Cuvée Alex Le Rouge Russian Imperial Stout

The Big Porter Show Co Hosts- Good Ol’ Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, Good Ol’ Gal Julieanna, Good ol’ Boy Dave 27 Porters in a Blind Tasting Listed somewhat in our rankings: Yards' Tavern Porter Port City Porter Firestone Walker Reserve Flat 12 Pogue’s Run Porter Samuel Smith’s Taddy Porter Red Brick Porter Left Hand Black Sack Porter Stone Smoked Porter George Washington Tavern Porter Kissmeyer Honey Porter Scuttlebutt Porter Smuttynose Robust Porter Captain Lawrence Porter Ballast Point Porter Meantime Coffee Porter Six Point 3 Beans OL Black Ball Blackstone Charles Porter Kona Brewing Pipeline Porter Sierra Nevada Porter Highland Oatmeal Porter Fuller’s London Porter 981 Beer Meantime Naval Highland Thunderstruck Porter Dundee Porter Yazoo Sly Rye Porter

Rockin the Craft Beer Bubble SUDS Is there a Craft Beer Bubble – Take 2 Schlafly American Pale Ale Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter Oskar Blues' Mama's Little Yella Pills 3 Floyds Munsterfest

Yard Aged Whiskey, Jazz Beer, the Italians make what? SIPS (sorry about the technical problem with Lisa’s Mic at the beginning of this segment) Corsair Quinoa Whiskey Corsair Rasputin Balcones Rumble SUDS Dogfish My Antonia Birra del Borgo, My Antonia (Italian version) Dogfish Bitches Brew Samuel Adams - New Albion Pale Ale

6 Blind IPAs on location at Craft Brewed in Nashville,TN Co Host Good ol’ Boy Mike, Sean, and Chip Heavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA Green Man IPA Bell’s Hopslam 2013 Bear Republic Racer 5 French Broad IPA 4 Hands Divided Sky Rye IPA

Big Beer Season Co-Host Good ol’ Boys Mike, Dave, John and Good ol’ Gal Julieanna 6 End of the Year Beers N'Ice Chouffe Gouden Carolus Noël Green Flash Grand Cru Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2013 Westvleteren XII Highlights: John alienates the entire country of Belgium Mike butchers the pronunciation of nearly every beer Enjoy

Episode 6 – Tennessee Whiskey and Stone Smoked Porter SIPS Corsair Triple Smoke Whiskey Collier and McKeel Whiskey SUDS On location segment at Craft Brewed in Nashville Stone Smoked Porter with audience participation Hey, thanks for checking out our show. Most likely if you are reading this, you are listening via iTunes. Unfortunately, the podcast player in iTunes defaults to the OLDEST episode first. Like your reading an audiobook and need everything in order. We have over 100 episodes for Sips, Suds, & Smokes but maybe you should check out what we have been doing lately. Easy fix, hit subscribe, it’s free. This will put the latest episode on you Apple device always. I’m much better looking in the later episodes. We’re on some other podcast services as well. TuneIn Stitcher Soundcloud Youtube Contact us anytime info@sipssudsandsmokes.com Twitter : @sipssudssmoke Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SipsSudsSmokes Keep on Sippin’ M