Sips, Suds, & Smokes

@whiskyfest Here is a quick shot episode on our coverage for WhiskyFest Chicago 2017 WhiskyFest Chicago 2017 @WhiskyFest This is a multiple city festival that has been around for 20 years. Several of our hosts have attended over the years, but this our first review and coverage. It’s well organized. Easy crowd control, easy in/out, good info before and during the event. Great venue. Lots of things you would expect that after such a long time producing such an event. One major distinction in this event are the people. There were lots of master distillers there and some we don’t see out and about that often. Some notables Jimmy and Eddie Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Denny Potter, Paul Hletko, and Brendan Coyle. So if you are into pressing the flesh with the producers, this is a great event to catch them. We spotted several distillers pouring, snapping photos, and we even got in on some of the fan boy crush. The other people were the attendees with not just a massive crowd but such diverse whiskey fans. There were several whiskey clubs. Fans of bourbon, scotch, Japanese whisky, and plenty of newbies. We spent quite a bit of time just taking to the crowd and everyone was having a great time. There was not even a hint of complaints in these conversations. We still shake our head at the door rush to get some of the entire Old Rip Van Winkle lineup including the coveted Pappy 23. We walked calmly to the Beam booth and grabbed Bookers Rye. The VIP pours were great quality and there was time to get most of them in the 1 hour before the general admission. One of the few times we can say the VIP upgrade is worth it. Lots of old, rare, and unicorn blood during the VIP hour. We rarely see an event with the entire Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Pappy, Hibiki 21, Macallan Edition No. 1 ,and Laphroaig 25 2013. That is a really small list of a room of extraordinary juice flowing. Even the non-VIP offerings were extensive with most of the global spirits companies bringing large portions of their product lines. We even tasted some things that we have never seen. Some here are some products that caught our attention: Hibiki 21 – wow, what a buttery decadent whisky. This is worth every penny and a major best buy. Please bury me in one of these bottles so I can enjoy eternal bliss. Redbreast 21 – we have not covered much Irish whisky on the show yet, and I was already a Redbreast fan, but this moved to a whole new level. Wood, honey, citrus, and quite complex. Aberlour 18 – it’s been awhile and I’ve been working on a couple batches of A’bundah. Don’t forget how good this is. It’s one of the flavor profiles that captured my heart for Scotch and continues to deliver. Some new to us products that were impressive – Connemara Cask, Kelbeggan 18, Few Spirits Flaming Lips Rye, Octomore 7. Brendan from High West had that look of great anticipation all over him of something very cool on the horizon. He reported nice things post acquisition by Constellation, but it was that other thing on his mind that was intriguing. The food was outstanding, although there is not really enough time or room to enjoy it. Our SS&S Fest Report Card™ Ratings 1-5 with 5 being the best Venue – 5 Whisk(e)y – 5 Food – 5 Audience – 5 Overall – 5 Would we come back – Yes Tips for next year: Grab something to eat and hydrate well before the event, it’s a bit of a sprint. Take the time to meet a fellow whiskey fan while you are in the short lines. Stay at the hotel venue the night of the event. Coat check the bag they give you.

Beet beats jam @CraneBrewing @eastnashbeer Co hosts : Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Tim, Good ol Boy Sean, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – A brewery takeover discussing beers from Crane Brewing- Raytown, MO. Caperton has his own personal pleasure with the word Kumquat. Two 1st special moments, a quote from Dwight Schrute and our first beet beer review. Finally we get to a riveting conversation on Borscht. We taste and discuss the following beer: Crane Brewing – Orange Gose SUDS – 2 Crane Brewing – Grapefruit Gose SUDS – 3 Crane Brewing – Kumquat Weiss SUDS – 4 Crane Brewing – Tea Weiss SUDS – 4 Crane Brewing – Beet Weiss SUDS – 4 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Sean and Tim are brewing the crap out of Cumberland River water, and thus Cumberland Punch is born. Check out all their cool beers at East Nashville Brew Works. www.eastnashbeerworks.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

Not another drunken leprechaun @PaulJohnWhisky @TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FL Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, and Made Man Bob SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Paul John from Gao, India. This episode clearly establishes that Brent can’t pull off an Indian accent. The first time we have used the tasting reference of smoky feet. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: Paul John Brilliance SIPS -3 Paul John Edited SIPS -3 Paul John Bold SIPS -4 Paul John Classic Select Cask SIPS -4 Paul John Peated Select Cask SIPS -4 Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Our thanks to Paul John for providing the product samples for this episode. This episode is sponsored by Fine Spirits Wine & Liquors, home of the Enomatic machines. www.finespirits.net More information on the Bourbon Mafia, a fraternal organization of whiskey aficionados. www.thebourbonmafia.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

Please no more brown 7-Up @VirtueCider @SeaCiderSussex @TandemCiders @BlakesHardCider Co hosts : Good ol Boy Jason, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – Our first episode with a sing-a-long Cider song. We managed to discuss a flight of cider with minimal number of fake accents. Sparky insults an entire group of snowflakes discussing gluten. This episode is wonderful, great, & we shot our wad all in the first 10 minutes, We taste and discuss the following cider: Virtue Cider - Percheron SUDS – 4 Sea Cider- Prohibition SUDS – 1 Tandem Ciders- Farmhouse SUDS – 4 Blakes – Wayward Winter SUDS – 2 Les Verges De La Colline - Milton Star Apri-Hop Cidre SUDS – 3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Good ol Boy Sparky is seriously considering calling cider “Dad’s special apple juice” to his kids. You can check out all of his questionable parenting skills on his blog. www.parentingwhileintoxicated.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

Pairing Fermented Shark and Mead @bnektar @MoonlightMead @HarrisMeads @ArktosMeadery @SchrammsMead Co hosts : Good ol Boy Jason, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – Love that mead. Ah yes we finally get back to talking about all things sweet. Such a broad range of styles in this episode, there is something here for everyone. High quality Viking accents dominate the discuss along with a word of the day – kalsarikännit. Go look that up. We taste and discuss the following mead: Tuco-Style Freakout B. Nectar SUDS – 3 Coffee in Bed Moonlight Meadery SUDS – 3 Black Fang B. Nectar SUDS – 4 Kurt’s Apple Pie Moonlight Meadery SUDS – 1 Key Lime Pie Harris Meadery SUDS – 4 Cricket Song Arktos Meadery SUDS – 3 Nutmeg Schramm’s SUDS – 3 Fairy Godmother Arktos Meadery SUDS – 1 Kill all the Golfers B. Nectar SUDS – 4 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Sparky has a lot of questionable qualities on display on his blog https://parentingwhileintoxicated.com/ Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

SIPS - We taste and rate the recently released Col E.H. Taylor Four Grain.

Galaxy17 Black is my stripper name @funkwerks @beermakesthree Co hosts : Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Rev. Mark, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – A brewery takeover episode of Funkwerks Brewing out of Ft. Collins, CO. A riveting discussion about stripper names. Quite possibly the worst pirate talk ever on the radio. We taste and discuss the following beer: Decent Golden Ale SUDS – 3 Decent Golden Ale Rum Barrel Aged SUDS – 4 Galaxy Single Hop Saison SUDS – 3 Cascade Single Hop Saison SUDS – 4 Punch Red Wine Barrel Aged Saison SUDS – 3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Good ol Boy Kendall tolerates us on a repetitive basis. Be sure to check out Kendall and June’s Blog. www.beermakesthree.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

18 is the magic number @GlenfiddichSMW @gobourbon @TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FL Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, and Made Man Bob SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Glenfiddich. Hike up that kilt, sound the pipes, break out the good fake Scottish accent. The only show where we can talk about what we would do with an 18 year old and not get arrested. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: Glenfiddich 12 SIPS -3 Glenfiddich 15 SIPS -4 Glenfiddich 18 SIPS -5 Glenfiddich IPA Cask SIPS -3 Glenfiddich 21 SIPS -5 Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Our thanks to Glenfiddich for providing the product samples for this episode. This episode is sponsored by Fine Spirits Wine & Liquors, home of the Enomatic machines. www.finespirits.net and also sponsored by The Bourbon Review www.gobourbon.com More information on the Bourbon Mafia, a fraternal organization of whiskey aficionados. www.thebourbonmafia.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2 You can now download our Android app to enjoy the show anytime on your Android device.

Love that Trombone Part @trvebrewing @beermakesthree #trypod Co hosts : Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Rev. Mark, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – Bang that head while drinking beer. Break out all that makeup and questionable clothing choices. Yep, it’s a brewery takeover of TRVE Brewing out of Denver, Co. We taste and discuss the following beer: Life’s Trade SUDS – 3 Currant Mouth SUDS- 4 Ostara SUDS – 3 Cursed SUDS – 3 Dhumavati SUDS – 4 Epiklesis SUDS – 2 Buried Sun SUDS - 3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Good ol Boy Kendall tolerates us on a repetitive basis. Be sure to check out Kendall and June’s Blog. www.beermakesthree.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

It’s Praline not Praline @BlantonsBourbon @gobourbon @TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FL @modernthirst #trypod Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, Made Man Brent, and Made Man Bob SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover featuring Blanton’s from Buffalo Trace Distillery. Yet another Colonel making great whiskey. The story with all the little horses, why is it called a grenade, and generally make fun of the word praline. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: Blanton’s Green Label SIPS -3 Blanton’s Single Barrel SIPS -4 Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel SIPS -5 Blanton’s Bern’s Single Barrel SIPS -4 Blanton’s Gold Label SIPS -4 Here is a mash bill reference chart from our friends at Modern Thirst http://modernthirst.com/home/bourbon-whiskey-mash-bills/ Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Our thanks to Sazerac for providing the product samples for this episode. This episode is sponsored by Fine Spirits Wine & Liquors, home of the Enomatic machines. www.finespirits.net and also sponsored by The Bourbon Review www.gobourbon.com More information on the Bourbon Mafia, a fraternal organization of whiskey aficionados. www.thebourbonmafia.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2 You can now download our Android app to enjoy the show anytime on your Android device.

One half caf fat free porter @beermakesthree @foundersbrewing @GreenFlashBeer @MikkellerSD @greatdividebrew @HillFarmstead @SurlyBrewingWI @BellsBrewery @NoLiBrewhouse @sixpoint @likemindsbrew Co hosts : Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – Yawn, we take on beer combined with coffee. It’s one of those combos that can go very well or very poorly. A variety of base beers in this flight plus a wide variety of coffee as well. A quick Coffee 101 overview, the influence of cool beer label design, and new T-Shirt designs. We taste and discuss the following beer under the heavy influence of caffeine: Cosmic Ristretto / Green Flash Brewing SUDS – 5 Beer Geek Breakfast / Mikkeller Brewing SUDS – 5 Espresso Oak Aged / Yeti Great Divide Brewing Co. SUDS – 4 Coffee Bender / Surly Brewing Co. SUDS – 4 Breakfast Stout / Founders Brewing SUDS – 4 5 Beans / Sixpoint Brewing SUDS – 2 Java Stout / Bell’s Brewing SUDS – 2 Rise & Grind / No-Li Brewhouse SUDS – 4 Twilight of the Idols / Hill Farmstead Brewing SUDS – 4 Nighthawks / Like Minds Brewing Co. SUDS – 3 Sips, Suds, & Smokes lexicon addition - Nitrogonated™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Good ol Boy Kendall tolerates us on a repetitive basis. Be sure to check out Kendall and June’s Blog. www.beermakesthree.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

I’m going to Blanc you on the head @GreenBenchBrew Co hosts : Good ol Boy Kendall, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Boy Caperton, Good ol Boy Dave, and Good ol Gal Julieanna SUDS Episode – We were completely unaware that there were green benches in God’s waiting room. A perfect blend of basketball and beer, Green Bench Brewing is producing great beer while being surrounded by people that can recall the moment when Bud Light was first introduced to the US market. We taste and discuss the following beer: Sunshine City IPA SUDS - 4 Green Bench IPA SUDS - 3 Happy Hermit International Pale Ale SUDS - 3 Shopping Cart Cowboys SUDS - 4 Saison de Banc Noir SUDS - 3 Sauvage Blanc SUDS - 4 Petit Provision SUDS - 3 info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Good ol Boy Caperton appears on this show under the influence of free beer and the fear of kudzu. Good ol Boy Kendall tolerates us on a repetitive basis. Be sure to check out Kendall and June’s Blog. www.beermakesthree.com Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2

Stop looking up my kilt @BalvenieUS @TheBourbonMafia @FineSpirits_FL Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Made Man Maury, and Made Man Bob SIPS Episode – A distillery takeover of Balvenie. We cover some background on this historic distillery, generally make fun of Harmeet, again, and actually do a decent job of reviewing these products. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: Balvenie 12 Yr DoubleWood SIPS-4 Balvenie 14 Yr Caribbean Cask SIPS-4 Balvenie 15 Yr Single Barrel SIPS-4 Balvenie 17 Yr DoubleWood SIPS-5 Balvenie 17 Yr Madeira Cask SIPS-5 Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Our thanks to Balvenie for providing the product samples for this episode. This episode is sponsored by Fine Spirits Wine & Liquors, home of the Enomatic machines. www.finespirits.net More information on the Bourbon Mafia, a fraternal organization of whiskey aficionados. https://www.facebook.com/thebourbonmafia/ Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2 You can now download our Android app to enjoy the show anytime on your Android device.

Please translate this for me @CaseyBrewing Co hosts : Good ol Boy Andzrej, Good ol Boy Matt, Good ol Boy Chuck, and Good ol Boy Mike SUDS Episode – A regular tasting group gets together on the radio to discuss beer from Casey Brewing and Blending. This is a brewery takeover covering a broad range of beers from the product lineup. Our discussion gets lost in Polish translation exercises. We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: The Cut - Balaton Cherry SUDS-3 East Bank - Honey Ale SUDS-3 Fruit Stand - Montmorency Cherry SUDS-3 Oak Theory SUDS-3 Oak Theory - Dry Hopped Amarillo and Motueka – SUDS-3 Brett Loves Mosaic – SUDS-4 Casey Family Preserves - Montmorency Cherry SUDS -4 OK, so there is a bit of an inside joke running during this episode. We had this long discussion of not being able to say the 7 FCC dirty words. So Matt in his usual witty manner suggested we just say “pizza” instead of one of those words, and well the suggestion stuck. It did make the editing much easier  Please excuse the 23 times Good ol Boy Mike coughs up a lung during this episode. He did make a full recovery from walking pneumonia about 4 weeks later. Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2 You can now download our Android app to enjoy the show anytime on your Android device.

Death Warmed Over, Pizza @MIAbeerco @SycamoreBrewing @Omnipollo Co hosts : Good ol Boy Andzrej, Good ol Boy Matt, Good ol Boy Chuck, and Good ol Boy Mike SUDS Episode – A regular tasting group finally gets together on the radio to discuss beer. After tasting 1000’s of beers together we decided to finally capture the lamest moments of these rich conversations. This is a show and tell episode where each host brought a beer to discuss We cover a good lineup of products that you can find widely available: Mega Mixx – MIA Beer Co. SUDS -4 Altbairisch Dunkel Ayinger SUDS-4 Abrahadabra Omnipollo SUDS-3 Bury the Hatchett Sycamore Brewing Co. SUDS-3 OK, so there is a bit of an inside joke running during this episode. We had this long discussion of not being able to say the 7 FCC dirty words. So Matt in his usual witty manner suggested we just say “pizza” instead of one of those words, and well the suggestion stuck. It did make the editing much easier  Please excuse the 27 times Good ol Boy Mike coughs up a lung during this episode. He did make a full recovery from walking pneumonia about 4 weeks later. Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ info@sipssudsandsmokes.com @sipssudssmoke Sips, Suds, & Smokes™ is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Hosted online at Spreaker and available on iTunes, Google Play, PRX, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Enjoying that cool new Outro Music, it’s from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/woodswhitehead2