Beers and Beards

David has graced the podcast with his presence after what seems like a month vacation following his birthday. He hit his 500th brewery milestone while travelling to Wisconsin. While he was there he picked up a bottle of New Glarus Staghorn and gives it a try this week on the podcast.

Prior to the big road trip Mr. McKinney hit up Lexington, KY for a trio of breweries and a distillery tour.

High notes this week are the release of a couple silly offerings. Arby's is coming out with a bourbon. Will it be any good? Dr. Pepper is coming to shelves with a bourbon flavored soda but sadly, no bourbon at all in it.

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Big time of year as Buffalo Trace is doubling down as the 20th anniversary of there partnership with the Van Winkle Family and they have released the 2022 Van Winkle Collection as well as a collaboration with Sierra Nevada to have Bigfoot Beer featuring E.H. Taylor.

David was out of beer and instead of cracking open the Truly in the fridge he ventured out to get a Chicago based offering in Revolution Brewing's Caramel Crisp. Fits the theme of the season and hit the spot.

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This week we start off chatting about Oktoberfest while David drinks Heaven Hill White Label as well as Warped Wing 10 TON S'Mores. It's Gary's birthday week and David has a present for him. Also listen in to how you can get a present for our special birthday month from one of our sponsors.

We talk about how McDonald's is going to start offering adult happy meals, and our history with the toys from the meals. We also discuss how the state of Kentucky has once again set records for the number of bourbon barrels that are filled in the state.

In the MMA story portion of the podcast, we discuss how our friends over at 247 FC built their own podcast studio, and hint at plans for us to maybe go commandeer it for ourselves in the next few months. We also tell some of our favorite stories from the Pittsburgh MMA scene.

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On this week's episode, we discuss Gary's surgery and announce our next live show. David also drinks some TX Bourbon as well as a special Blue Heron Octoberfest that he got in his box from Rivalry Brews.

David starts off this week drinking TX Bourbon from Firestone & Robinson Distillery in Ft. Worth. The distiller wrote a book called The Terroir of Whiskey, which David read. TX Bourbon is definitely a unique tasting bourbon, and David can't quite put his nose on the exact taste.

In the beer segment, David drinks Blue Heron's Oktoberfest, and talks about his love of Oktoberfest beers in general.

We chat about the crazy growth of non-alcoholic beer, and specifically craft non-alcoholic beer, which grew 102% over the latest 52 weeks ending August 20. Is NA beer becoming a thing?

We also talk about Ohio Pint Day, which is Sept. 27. You can get a special glass from participating breweries all across the state of Ohio.

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After a holiday weekend and some hectic days we are back with another combination of beer and bourbon. Did you know that breweries are all on the bandwagon now that the AFC champion Bengals are back at it. So many beers in their honor and this week David tries Brink's Jackpot Joey. It wasn't even gameday but he opened it up. If you wanna see a bunch more Bengal themed beer click here.

Gary is about to have bariatric surgery so its about 6 weeks of no alcohol and David is putting the weight of the show on his shoulders as he tries a 4-7 year blended bourbon in Yellowstone.

People seem to like MMA stories so each week we are now throwing in some from our past. This week David talks about getting scammed by a fan to get in as media for a big event back in the day.

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This is the 109 limited edition podcast. Well that seems to be the thing that's hot right now. This week was a fun back and forth as always with some good spirits as we head into football season and some tailgating hopes.

David went to the lake. He didn't fish but he did go to Sixth Sense Brewing for some Sportsball which was on theme with the conversation tonight. He also brought up Dogfish Head's new beer and cheese pairings which didn't sound too bad at all.

Gary went to the shelf for another pour of Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond 8 year old. His days of drinking are numbered so this was a good memory with a good bourbon. It is also probably one of the coolest bottles out there.

Four Roses and Yellowstone are about to drop their limited editions for the fall. It's the season of bourbon as we have already talked about Old Forester's Birthday Bourbon raffle. Four Roses is following that blueprint as well with their 2022 release.

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It's the moment that no one was waiting for but we were still excited about. Uncle Mike's score of Russell's Reserve 13 year old bourbon was delivered and sampled Birdfish Brewing's Boats 'n Gose was on deck for a palate party as well.

Old Forester is as good a bourbon that was ever created with a very diverse selection of bottles that will almost always impress. Each year the coveted Birthday Bourbon is released and people go crazy. This year we found out the only way to get it proper is to register at https://www.oldforester.com/ starting on August 24th and try your luck that way. If you feel the need use code Gary Thomas for all your entries.

The bourbon world has rallied to help raise money for the Kentucky Flood victims and you can get in on the bidding for some crazy juice and experiences by clicking here.

Ice cream and beer? It's a thing and to celebrate us doing the podcast on a Monday night Miller launched their dive bar flavored ice cream.

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Hey, welcome back. We have to get back to the basics so no funny business with seltzers this week although we reserve the right to become a seltzercast.

That time has come again as we announce the Goose Island Bourbon Stouts of the year. This is our third time doing this and the selection returns with a coffee offering, the first since 2017. Some good stuff in this lineup that drops on Black Friday.

A government official in trouble? Yes a Virginia ABC official has been busted for profiting off insider information with the state's rare bourbon allocations. He betrayed the beloved bourbon community for profit. Seems about right.

David in his attempt to avoid real sports completed a Triathalon and didn't finish last. He was close but the main thing is he paid his money and finished with a medal, that he paid for. His efforts earned him a little treat of Fibonacci Brewing Company this week and their The Noid. Job well done David.

Gary had to detox from all the seltzer so it was back to bourbon. He may or may not have caved to peer pressure that Uncle Mike put on him by calling him names. This week the combat sports inspired Puncher's Chance was a surprisingly nice change up from the bubbly frat boy drinks of weeks past.

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Thanks Uncle Mike for checking on us, we are still kicking. Gary went on vacation while David has been training for some kind of physical challenge so we took a a small break but we are back.

David breaks down his love of boy bands with a review of a Backstreet Boys concert he went to. There may even be some singing at some point so listen for that. While at New Holland Brewing he picked up a Bourbon Barrel seltzer that he tries this week.

Gary went to Florida but couldn't talk David into investing in a small 8 million dollar vacation home. He drinks a Topo Chico variety pack and is not that impressed.

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This week we return to some hard seltzer and craft beer. David has a movie review and accomplishes something he rarely does.

Bang Energy drinks are a staple for some but the Bang MIXX hard seltzers come without the caffeine but plenty of taste. Gary samples Frose Rose, Purple Kiddles, Pina Colada and Strawberry Blast.

David made the trek to Yellow Springs, OH where he visited the Yellow Springs Brewing company and brought back some Raise the Sails, a lager worthy of any good summer outing.

Two movies were seen this week as David went solo to catch the new Top Gun Maverick flick and Gary took the family to see the latest Minions movie.

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