Revisiting Alabama

>> Kendall: On the next episode of Sips, Suds, and Smokes. >> Julianna: Today's episode is going to wrap itself around a few breweries from our neighboring state to the south. >> Kendall: Alabama Roll Tide. The Alabama craft beer we'll be tasting and discussing today are from Avondale Brewing in Birmingham, Alabama, the Aokipa and General Admission American Light Lager from the good people at Good People Brewing in Birmingham, Alab, a

Cosmic Trucker Hazy ipa. And Ooh, a Czech dark lager from Straight to Ale in Huntsville, Alabama, Juicy Bunny Pale Ale and Chill Pills Pilsner. And also from Huntsville, the Yellowhammer Brewing T minus Tangerine Kolsch and Rebellion Red Lager. We'll be right back after. Brought to you almost live from the dude in the basement studios. Why? Because that's where the good stuff is. It sips, suds and smokes with your smoke and host the good old boys. Suds. Uh, Suds. >> Dave: Suds.

>> Kendall: Uh, it's time for more suds. >> Julianna: Uh, hello? >> Dave: Hi. >> Julianna: Hello? Anybody there? Hello? >> Dave: No one's here. >> Kendall: Hello? >> Dave: You know, prank call, prank call, whatever. >> Julianna: Folks, this is another Suds segment where we say beer is like a box of chocolates. It's all good until you get to the one with the strawberry cream in it. >> Announcer: I like the strawberry cream.

>> Dave: That's the worst flavor. >> Announcer: So maple nougat. >> Dave: I. So no, we'll get into that. >> Kendall: That's one of my favorite flavors. Love maple. >> Announcer: Next you're gonna tell me you Mosaic hops. >> Dave: So I was wondering, like, when I was. When I put that together, do you think any brewery has done a Russell Stover stout collection? >> Kendall: No, but that's a brilliant idea. >> Announcer: That is a brilliant idea.

>> Dave: I think they were out of Kansas City. So, like, somebody. Somebody in Kansas City. Some brewery. You, uh, need to think, uh, of that. Yeah. >> Announcer: Wonder what they charge for the licensing. >> Julianna: Wasn't there a Russell Stover plant here in Tennessee? >> Announcer: Yes. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Announcer: On the way to Alabama. >> Dave: Yeah. They got bought out by Lints, though, so L.

>> Julianna: Huh. Huh. Interesting. Okay. >> Dave: Well, way too neutral. >> Julianna: I'm, um. Good old gal Juliana, in case you didn't know. Joining me today at the table is. >> Dave: What you chewing on, good old boy? >> Julianna: Kendall. >> Kendall: Hello. Well, I don't even know where to go without the chocolate because you don't mess with the Swiss Chocolate Mafia. M. That's true. >> Julianna: You don't.

>> Dave: Swiss miss good old boy Drew. >> Julianna: Hi. >> Announcer: Hello. I'm not going to mess with the Swiss Chocolate Mafia or the Swiss Roll Mafia or the Swiss Army Mafia. >> Dave: Swiss army knife. >> Julianna: Gotcha. >> Announcer: Especially that one. >> Julianna: Okay. Speaking of. Well, M Logo. >> Dave: What are we speaking of at this point? >> Julianna: Is that a knife? >> Announcer: No, no, it's a c. No, but.

>> Julianna: But I mean, what do they make? >> Announcer: Oh, uh, they make, uh. >> Julianna: Are they knives? >> Announcer: Well adjusted young, uh, men. >> Dave: He is a boys. >> Julianna: Oh. >> Dave: He is a. An educator. >> Julianna: Why was I thinking that? >> Dave: That was like a case knife is. >> Announcer: Probably what you were thinking. >> Julianna: Yes, that's what I was thinking. Okay. I'm sorry.

>> Announcer: You're just fine. >> Dave: And his cutting wit. >> Julianna: Ah. >> Kendall: Uh, that one. >> Julianna: That's it. >> Announcer: Well done. >> Julianna: Very good. And then there's Mr. Blue Tick himself. Good old boy. >> Announcer: Titillating Mr. Blue Sky. >> Julianna: Yeah, My Blue Tick. He's wearing blue tickets. >> Dave: Yes. My ticks are of all colors, though. >> Julianna: That explains so much. But anyways,

yeah, okay. Over the many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many years that we've been doing this show, we have covered beer from pretty much every state, as well as beers from around the world. Today we're going back, we're going in the time machine, and we're gonna go back to some breweries that we tried in past seasons to see what they've got going on these days. Like, how are they doing? Are, uh, they still making beer? If so, is it better? Is it worse?

>> Dave: Is it Meh Seltzers? Do they have THC drinks and RTDs and. >> Julianna: Yes. Now, specifically, today's episode is gonna wrap itself around a few breweries from our neighboring state to the South. >> Kendall: Alabama Roll Tide. >> Announcer: Back to Alabama. >> Julianna: I know, right? Good old boy Kendall, please tell us what today's lineup is.

>> Kendall: The Alabama craft beer we'll be tasting and discussing today are from Avondale Brewing in Birmingham, Alabama, the Aokipa and General Admission American Light Lager from the Good People at Good People Brewing in Birmingham, Alabama, Cosmic Trucker Hazy ipa, and, ooh, A, uh, Czech Dark Lager from Straight to Ale in Huntsville, Alabama. Juicy Bunny Pale Ale and Chill Pills Pilsner. And also from Huntsville, the Yellowhammer Brewing. T Minus Tangerine Kolsch and Rebellion Red.

>> Dave: Lager Didn't Straight to L. Weren't all their beers originally named for, like, devils and space things? >> Announcer: I remember a lot of space things. Definitely a lot of Leica. >> Dave: I remember Leica. Uh, but I thought there was some devil stuff, too. >> Announcer: I mean, their. Their logo is very, like, devilish. >> Dave: Straight to Ale. Straight. >> Julianna: Well, but aren't they the snake handlers? No, that's good people. Okay.

>> Kendall: Yeah. When I think Alabama beer, there are only two breweries that really stand out, and it's good people. And, um, who we just say, uh, Straight to. Straight to Ale. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Yeah, they were. They were the ones that invaded Nashville in 2012, it felt like. And that. That was Alabama beer to me. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Announcer: 100. >> Julianna: Okay. Um, good old boy Drew, why don't you give us the suds ratings for today?

>> Announcer: We'll be discussing and rating these Alabama beers with these suds ratings, plus our signature belching sound. Here are Those ratings now. 1. That sucks. Give me anything but a reason for good ol boy Mike to make fun of Alabama. He doesn't need much. >> Julianna: No. >> Announcer: 2. Was that a belch or the mating. >> Dave: Call of the yellowhammer, the state bird of Alabama? >> Announcer: Three. >> Kendall: Ah.

>> Announcer: Uh, what a relief. Good old boy Dave isn't wearing his houndstooth Speedo today. Or is he? I guess we might not find out. >> Dave: Until after the show. Show the after party. >> Announcer: Don't go there for a body. Really should not make that sound while kissing a first cousin. Or really other. >> Dave: Or any cousin. Yes. >> Julianna: Oh, boy. >> Announcer: Five. Listen to that. Hang time. Give me one more Roll Tide.

>> Kendall: Uh, Roll Tide. That was hard for you to say, wasn't it? >> Announcer: I. I do believe I just threw. >> Dave: Up a little in her mouth. Wow. >> Announcer: And the end. >> Dave: I haven't even tried the beers yet. >> Julianna: Oh, boy. Okay. >> Dave: Good job, Drew. >> Julianna: Yes. >> Dave: Good job, everyone. >> Julianna: And we're done. >> Dave: All right. Thanks, everyone, for coming.

>> Julianna: Let's. Yeah, no, I guess we got to get to some beer now. I guess we do. So first up, we're going to talk about Avondale Brewing. When I think of Avondale Brewing, I do think of, uh, the elephant logo and I think of Miss Fancy's triple in terms of, like, old school beers, which they still have on tap today. >> Kendall: Wow. >> Julianna: Yeah. However, in looking at their website, things have progressed for them.

Um, they have a concert venue there, and they have a lot of really interesting bands playing. I mean, again, this is Birmingham. I know. They also have a decent amount of good people beer on tap in their tap room. >> Kendall: That's cool. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Kendall: Very cool of them. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Announcer: Good friends. Good people.

>> Julianna: Maybe. I know. So that's kind of cool. So the first beer that we're going to talk about from them is the AOKIPA 6.8% ABV. This is a juicy IPA that drinks real easy with big pineapple and tropical fruit notes. The perfect IPA for the I don't drink IPA drinker. >> Dave: I don't agree with that last statement, but I think it's. It's a nice ipa. >> Julianna: Okay. Good color. >> Kendall: Um, I'm really digging this beer. >> Dave: Yeah, it's.

>> Kendall: It's. It's not hazy. >> Dave: No. >> Kendall: I'll say that there might be a little. But it's not that full, heavy feeling. It's. It. There's a little bit of drinkability there, but the balance of the hops with the malt is just perfect. This is an IPA that I could just crush a lot of. >> Dave: But this is an IPA for ipa. Like lovers, though. I mean, this is. You got to be an IPA guy. >> Kendall: It's. It's got hints of those old school.

There's bitterness there, for sure. >> Dave: Exactly. And it's.

>> Kendall: It's a nice bitterness. Just kind of dances on the tongue and hangs out a little bit, but. Wow, I'm loving this. >> Dave: This takes me back to losing on. >> Announcer: The third Saturday in October. >> Dave: Yes. >> Kendall: Sorry. >> Dave: I'm not an Alabama fan. Dude, I don't know what you're implying. >> Julianna: Here, but, uh, just because he's got family from there. >> Dave: Yeah, I got family from here, too.

>> Julianna: I mean, do you honestly think I would marry somebody that was originally from that state? >> Announcer: He might have kept it, you know, on the DL. >> Julianna: Uh, I would find out. >> Announcer: Fair. >> Julianna: No fair. Okay. I'm from the Northeast. >> Announcer: He's saying Roll Tide a lot. >> Dave: I'm not worrying. I haven't said those two words this whole day. >> Kendall: Roll Tide. Yeah, it's Stephen Hawking.

>> Julianna: Yeah. >> Dave: Listen, if a famous British astrophysicist Light. Just happens to like a team from. >> Announcer: Alabama, uh, known for his. His football savvy. >> Dave: He was. >> Announcer: He. >> Kendall: Well, that sounds a genius. >> Dave: He was. Maybe he knew something you don't. Drew, do you ever think of that? >> Announcer: Maybe you should become an Alabama Space and time. I know.

>> Julianna: Okay, so what would we pair with this? Would this be a good beer to have at a venue? >> Kendall: It's a great beer. For a venue or anything fun. I, um, for food, I want something spicy. I'm thinking Thai or Mexican. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Dave: Yeah, this is a good beer. I. I don't know if I'd have more than two pints before I decided. >> Julianna: Because of the hoppiness of it. >> Dave: Before I decided to have a third pint.

>> Julianna: Oh, okay. Okay. >> Kendall: No, I, I. Yeah, this is an ip. I could. I could easily do three. >> Julianna: Nice. Nice. Now, this is. This is good. And this gives me, um, hope, because I remember that Avondale was like, again, back in the day. It was. And I think it was just that it was, like, starting out and finding. >> Kendall: Its feet kind of the ground under him. >> Julianna: But this is nice to know that Birmingham has something like.

>> Kendall: This has a solid beer scene. >> Dave: Drew, I would like for you to tell us how much you like this beer and how many Tennessee beers? This is better than Go. >> Announcer: Uh, this is a surprisingly good beer. Um, I did clear that there is no, um, uh, elephants on the can anymore. So I don't feel bad about saying the can was, was good looking. Don't know if I could drink three of them. As, um, far as beers that I say, it's definitely better than, um, any of

the mayday beers that, uh, are no longer made. What else can I say? That I can't make anyone mad because they've since gone out of business. But I will say that for any brewery to last as long as they have in Alabama. This is, this is great. >> Julianna: All right, cool. So we are going to rate the AOK IPA from Avondale Brewing in Birmingham A4. Uh, and we'll be back with more in just a minute. Welcome back everyone.

Today we are taking a little time machine back to some breweries that we have talked about in the past. And um, right before the break, we started with Avondale Brewing Company from Birmingham, Alabama. Um, the first beer that we talked about was the Aokipa. Now we're going to move on to the

General Admission lager. This is 4.5% ABV. And this is an American style light lager. As simple as it sounds. >> Dave: We call it Maze. >> Announcer: Um, it is light like that is. >> Kendall: The color is pale. It's very pale, very pale yellow. >> Dave: Now you were asking about a good beer, uh, for a venue. >> Announcer: Mhm. >> Kendall: This is it. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Announcer: Name two. I mean, you know, keep on going.

>> Dave: Give me a 16 ounces of this or 32. >> Kendall: And um, I'm, yeah, they're, they're aiming this right at the MC Ultra Drinkers. It's that easy drinking that. Light and yet flavorful. >> Announcer: There's a nice like, almost like cracker kind of finish to it. Like really, really tasty. >> Dave: Crisp. >> Kendall: Yeah, just a little bit of bitterness, uh, to hold it up. But it's super, super light. Just because you don't want to scare anybody.

>> Dave: I think you need that bitterness. >> Julianna: Right? >> Kendall: You need just a, just a shade of it. >> Dave: Keeps it from finishing. Too sweet. >> Julianna: Sure, sure. And like having a sweet beer, even if it's low. ABV is just so bad. >> Announcer: Recipe for a headache and or hangover. The next day after your show. >> Dave: Who wants you just get tired of having it. Yeah. >> Kendall: Extremely dry.

>> Dave: Yeah. This, this is a beer that says drink more of me. Drink more of me. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Announcer: I buy a six pack of this. >> Julianna: Oh my God. Easily. Right? >> Kendall: You could drink a six pack of. >> Announcer: This in a setting. >> Kendall: Yeah, it's that. It's that easy. >> Julianna: Yeah. Yeah. This is. I mean, I think it's safe to say that this is very impressive. I'm, um.

Well, actually both of them from Avondale, that they've come a long way and I could see why they have, like, this goes well with the concert venue that they have and the whole esthetic there. But this is good. >> Kendall: The skill level required to make a beer this light, that tastes this good is insanely. It's insanely hard to do. Brewers are top notch. >> Dave: There's nothing. There's nothing nowhere to hide any defects in a beer like this.

>> Julianna: No, you're absolutely right. Yeah. Because this doesn't. Is it safe to say that this doesn't taste like a four and a half percent? You know that. Well, I mean, like, that there's so much flavor to it. >> Dave: I don't think you would. I don't think you would think you're missing anything. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Dave: By. But, like, uh, I'm gonna have to drink a light beer for. To watch my weight or calories or

anything. You're not gonna think you're missing any flavor or anything by drinking this beer. You know, if you. If you're one of the calorie watcher people. >> Julianna: Sure, sure. >> Kendall: A hot day when you're out an event and it's. You're drinking maybe more beer than usual. This is a great. That's why people drink light. Ah, Light lagers. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Dave: Go to the lake. >> Announcer: Lawnmower beer.

>> Julianna: Yeah, I was going to say, is this a lawnmower beer? >> Dave: Go to a music festival. Go to a ball game. You know, Roll Tide, you know, any kind of thing you could. >> Julianna: Wow, that's great. Okay. What? Shall we. Oh, yeah. Wow. So the general admission American Light Lager from Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham is gonna get a five. >> Dave: When we bought this, there's zero chance I would have guessed that it was.

>> Julianna: We were worried that you guys were gonna think we're weird. >> Announcer: I can't remember the last time I bought a beer from this brewery. And I am going to seek both of these out. >> Julianna: Right? I mean. Yeah. >> Kendall: Yeah. They're making some great beer. >> Julianna: Okay, let's go on. To good

people. And I remember having the IPA from good people in the beginning. Did you know that their IPA is the Number one selling IPA in Alabama for the last 10 years? At least it says so on their website. >> Kendall: Yeah, it's really easy for me to believe that because there weren't a lot of good ideas in Alabama for the last ten years. Um, and like I said, these guys came out of the gate. Strong with snake handler, you know. >> Dave: Yep. >> Julianna: Oh, gosh, yes.

>> Kendall: 10 over 10 years ago. >> Dave: That one's good. Than the good people IPA. That one's just the standard. Yeah, yeah. I mean. >> Julianna: Yep. >> Announcer: The Mexican lager, the L Muchacho. >> Julianna: El Muchacho, yeah. Mhm. >> Announcer: And then El Gordo, the. The. I think that's a Russian imperial. They do. Or just a. Maybe it's just an imperial stout. >> Kendall: It's definitely an imperial style.

>> Julianna: Yeah. Yeah. Okay, well, let's talk about the limited release, I guess, or maybe not, of the Cosmic Trucker IPA. >> Dave: She's hazy. >> Julianna: She is 5.75% ABV. >> Dave: That's a very specific number. >> Announcer: High specific gravity. >> Julianna: Only 20 IBUs. She is a New England style hazy IPA brewed with fantasm and cascade and citra hops, fermented with cosmic Punch yeast, Big punch, tropical fruit juice and white grape. Soft body,

low bitterness. And on the lower side of abv. >> Dave: You know, it's funny, a lot of times, those descriptions, I'm like, whatever. When, when you said like pineapple and then white grape. >> Julianna: Mhm. >> Announcer: I was like, yep. >> Dave: Right at that second, I was. >> Julianna: The white grape came out. >> Dave: Something that tasted like white grape. >> Kendall: I was like, yeah, dang, man, I like that. Um, the Cosmic Bunch,

it's ah, Omega Labs Yeast out of Chicago. It's one of their strains. It gives a nice juiciness. I. I'm. I'm really digging this. You know, it's. I would not call it. Why are they calling it hazy IPA at 5 something percent? It's just a hazy pale ale. >> Dave: And honestly, I don't. >> Announcer: Bargaining. >> Kendall: Mhm. >> Dave: I don't. I don't get the need to call it a New England either. I don't. It doesn't taste like a New England exactly to me because

there's. When I think New England IPAs, I. I always go back to like orange juice. >> Julianna: I know. >> Dave: And this is not that. This is a tropical, very tropical hazy Pale Ale. >> Kendall: It's really good. >> Dave: Yeah, this is super. I mean, this is a really. >> Kendall: I'm not familiar with the phantasm hops, but I like what they're doing. >> Julianna: This is. Yeah. >> Dave: What do you think, Drew?

>> Announcer: Pineapple, orange guava and, uh, guava and a beer. You know, it's quite tasty. >> Dave: I love the juicy, pure guava. >> Announcer: Love the, uh, the can art, you know, the. Could see drinking this at a Dead concert. >> Kendall: Although. Yeah. Then haziness. Given a little more mouthfeel than we've had in some of the other beers, we've had lately. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Um, yeah, I don't think I could drink a lot of this. I'd get filled

up. But it's very flavorful. >> Announcer: It's closer to say. I'd say it's closer to a hazy than some of the other ones that have been called hazy's. >> Julianna: Fair. Fair. >> Dave: This is a good starting off beer. I would start with this, have. Have a Pinterest. Then you start hitting that general admission and you're. >> Julianna: Yeah, later. And you're. You're comfortable for the day. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Announcer: What would you eat with this?

>> Julianna: Well, yeah, I was gonna say with this having the tropical notes and the guava. What would you. Excuse me. >> Announcer: Jamaican jerk chicken. >> Dave: I would. Spicy, man. >> Kendall: Yeah, I would go spicy too. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Yeah. Something Caribbean. That's an interesting twist. Yeah. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: Okay, cool. No, Cool. And what shall we rate this puppy? Yeah. Okay. So the, um, cosmic trucker. He's

EIPA from Good People Brewing. We are going to rate a four. And now I think it's story time. >> Dave: Ah, Uncle Kendall, tell us a story. >> Kendall: So this is from Angelica stable of Fox News. Um, um, single, um, Strawberry sells for 19.99 at a grocery store. But hey, what the. >> Announcer: What? >> Kendall: Still cheaper than eggs. >> Dave: Not in Alabama. >> Julianna: What?

>> Kendall: So a Tick Tock creator posted her experience of a single strawberry that cost $20 at a Los Angeles area grocery store. And the organic grocery store is selling this very expensive food item. The newest pricey offering. A single strawberry for 19.99. There's more. >> Announcer: I just caught $20. >> Dave: Yes. >> Kendall: Each Ellie Emmy strawberry is shipped from Kyoto and is hand picked to have the perfect appearance before it's packaged in its own case.

Um. >> Julianna: Oh, my God. >> Announcer: What happens to the. The ones that don't make the cut? >> Kendall: I don't know. M ten dollar strawberries, they're picked in their prime and they hit store shelves within 24 to 48 hours. So that's pretty insane. They're coming from Japan selling m them. Yeah. Gee, that's a lot. These strawberries organic, which accounts for 0.002 of Japan's production. Uh,

they're not sour or tart. And, uh, they are preferred, uh, high quality strawberries in Japan are preferred not to have sour tart flavors. Which is crazy because I like my strawberries. >> Announcer: Still a little tartness. Yeah. >> Kendall: Yeah. So California strict a tick tock to document their experience trying the single serving snack, including Orange county food influencer and content creator known as Lily.

Oh, Lily says. I couldn't stop thinking about how many hours in my life I'd have to work to eat this single strawberry. But hey, look how cute it is. >> Announcer: I like the little Valley girl. >> Dave: What does she make per hour? >> Kendall: I mean, I don't know, but, you know, she has to work a few hours to pay for this strawberry. Uh, well, she is a food influencer. >> Announcer: That doesn't pay well, I guess.

>> Kendall: Each strawberry is cultivated in Kyoto for seven years to have the perfect symmetry. What brilliant color and exceptional size. There's no way a strawberry grows for seven years, right? >> Announcer: What, like, are you growing it in. >> Kendall: Like maybe the plant. Maybe they suspended animation. >> Dave: I think they. They cultivate the plant. Yeah. >> Kendall: The smell is described as incredibly fragrant and it tastes good and it smells incredibly

smell strawberry. And I'd go so far to say it's perfect. Like, put it in the dictionaries. The definition of perfect. >> Announcer: They're still quot Lily. >> Kendall: Yeah, there's some blood and lily here, it's a particularly sweet floral, um, so she understands it's a ridiculous price to pay. But hey, she's buying the experience because it's fun. Not going to lie. She said it's a thousand out of ten.

So for the best eating experience, uh, the, the vendors suggest not touching it with your bare hands unless you plan to eat it within three to four hours. Strawberries are very fragile and need to be handled. >> Dave: You don't want to, you don't want to bruise. >> Kendall: Best to let them breathe at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes to bring out the aroma and sweetness. >> Announcer: How does it survive the atmosphere of going in a plane? And then up and down it puts.

>> Kendall: I don't know, the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. >> Dave: Here's the thing. Like, yes, that is absolutely ridiculous. But pretty much every one of us here has treated a beer in a similar fashion. Like, oh, you let it warm up for a few minutes and, you know, let it breathe and all that. >> Julianna: This is a strawberry. >> Dave: I get it. One strawberry just shows you, like, when people don't have real problems. Like, uh, this is.

>> Announcer: This is what you la food influencers. >> Julianna: Or you don't understand reality. >> Dave: I mean, I mean, hours. Would she have to work to make $20? I mean, I mean, uh, maybe she needs some better job skills. I don't know. >> Julianna: But, uh, okay, this is, this is what is wrong with society is you. >> Kendall: What is wrong with Gen Z? >> Julianna: Well, um, okay, I was. I mean, I was one of the.

>> Dave: Many things this is on the list. >> Kendall: It's not their fault. They were raised by Gen X fair. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Announcer: I'm just glad that the millennials are getting a pass in this instance. >> Julianna: Yeah, sure. But seriously, seven year. I mean like the perfect strawberry. >> Announcer: I, uh, I'm sorry, there's a joke about seven year. Something um, in there. >> Julianna: Yeah, I'm sure. Just waiting to happen. Right.

I, I would not pay that much for one, um, strawberry. >> Announcer: I wouldn't pay that much for a pound of strawberries. >> Dave: I'm gonna say this. I would do it once. I would, I would pay 21 time. And I would going into it knowing this is not going to be worth $20 to me. >> Announcer: Would you, would you talk about it on, on the Internet? >> Dave: Yes, I would. >> Kendall: You put it on Tick Tock. >> Announcer: And this is why the company is doing it.

>> Dave: Tick Tock. >> Announcer: It's brilliant market. We're talking about it now and say I would never eat it. But I'm talking about it. >> Dave: You would eat it once we've talked about it. Seven people in Alabama are going to hear about this now. Okay, so that's seven more strawberries that might sell. >> Announcer: Hopefully we can kill it. You know, it's like when, you know when the

brands adopt the meme, you know, it kills the meme. Maybe we, maybe we can kill the $20 strawberry. >> Dave: Kyoto want to send us each A$20 strawberry. >> Kendall: We will buy air freight. >> Dave: Yes. We will try them and give them. >> Julianna: A fair review and the amount of money to send it airfree. >> Dave: I, I mean now if you will include a uh, bottle of Japanese, uh, whiskey, uh, with each one of those strawberries. Yes.

>> Julianna: Okay. >> Dave: Then perhaps the review would be a little more friendly. >> Announcer: What would you pair with a twenty dollar strawberry? >> Dave: Uh, some of the. No, never. I'm not even. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Kendall: 100 whipped cream. There you go. >> Announcer: There you go. >> Julianna: Wow. Wow. Okay, moving on. Well, thank you. Good boy. Kendall. >> Dave: Yes. That was a great story.

>> Julianna: Interesting story time. Yes. Now let's move on to another beer from

good people brewing in um. Yeah, in Birmingham as well. This one is going to be the dark checklist vlogger. >> Kendall: You had me at dark check logger. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Dave: Check loggers, man. >> Kendall: The last couple years is blowing up, right? >> Julianna: 4.2% ABV. >> Kendall: That's why this thing is so drinkable. It is amazing. The so flavorful, so light bodied. It's just delicious. >> Dave: Just a little bit of, a little bit of crispy.

>> Kendall: I love this style and they, they've done a good job of it. >> Julianna: I mean our ancestors were onto something good here. >> Dave: You know, these guys give break their run for their money. >> Announcer: Whoa, whoa. Uh, okay, they're still from Alabama. >> Julianna: No, but I'm saying this I. I am so glad to see pilsners and lagers and all of the old school beer flavored beer. Yeah, that's coming back around.

>> Kendall: And there's a reason they've been around for hundreds of years. >> Julianna: Exactly. >> Announcer: Amen. >> Julianna: Exactly. And they just continue. >> Dave: What happened to pastry stouts? >> Announcer: Hey, now it's a dark time. >> Julianna: That's. Yeah, that's. That's something we don't want to talk about.

Okay. So again, I feel that this is another brewery that has continued to, you know, do well, and they weren't a flash in the pan, so to speak. I mean, you know, obviously, if you go and find their ipa, which we've had their IPA many times, we know that it's a classic, blah, blah, blah. But to try a couple of newer offerings. Yeah, I mean, they're doing well. >> Kendall: They've always done really good dark beers. >> Julianna: Yes, true, true, true.

>> Kendall: It's part of their, I'd say, heritage. Besides their IPAs, their dark beers were fantastic. And this is such a good drinking beer. I can't believe it's 4 something percent. Oh, my gosh. I would just crush liters of this and that. >> Julianna: Uh, nice crisp ending is just. >> Kendall: Oh. >> Julianna: Uh, it just. It's a nice finish. It doesn't linger. It's just. Yeah. Like, to me, that's what a good beer is all

about, you know? Whiskey. Yes. I'd like to have it linger on the tongue a little bit and, you know, and keep the memory alive. But with a good beer, I. I want to taste it and I want to be done, and I don't want to have any weird aftertaste. >> Kendall: And this, that little bit of chocolate just kind of hangs out. >> Announcer: Yeah, yeah. >> Kendall: But, uh, it is a super clean finish. >> Announcer: I really want a piece of pecan pie right now.

>> Dave: I was. So I don't know why being allergic to pecans. Do not want pecan pie, but some sort of dessert I think would pair really well. Like, even just some, like, homemade ice cream or something. >> Kendall: Do you blow up like a balloon or does it just kill you? >> Dave: Um, my tongue starts to itch, and then it starts to swell and sort of get. >> Announcer: Closes the airway. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Announcer: Yeah. >> Kendall: Oh, that's not good.

>> Announcer: No. Well, I'll keep the. >> Dave: Now, you all know my kryptonite, so. >> Announcer: I'll bring you, like, buttermilk pie instead. >> Dave: So here's the thing is Juliana has some pecan extract in the fridge that she's kept for years for a regular sort of, you know, just to let me know. >> Julianna: I'm so subtle. It's so great. Okay. >> Kendall: Blink once if you need help. >> Julianna: Yeah, exactly. Um, so what shall

we rate that? I. Yeah. >> Dave: Oh, wow. All right. >> Julianna: Yep. That's what I was thinking too. Okay. So from Good People, the Chuck Dark Lager is a wonderful four. A five rather. >> Dave: Sorry, try to cheat. >> Julianna: I mean, when we think of Good People though, they were always the one from Alabama that. Well, one of a couple that we always just went to. >> Kendall: Yep. >> Julianna: Right.

>> Kendall: Yeah. Yeah. I think way back in the day, Good People was definitely considered Alabama's brewery. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: I mean Straight to Ale was strong, but everybody was a Good People fan. >> Announcer: Well, and Good People I think has the highest production too, like, of. >> Kendall: Course, but they, they definitely were everywhere. No, uh, back in the day. >> Julianna: Yeah. Yeah. And I mean, and that I

just was like checking in locally. There's still a little bit left of that Dark Check lager at Woodland Wine Merchant. So, you know, it's good. To be continued in a minute. Welcome back, folks. How's everyone doing? >> Kendall: Wonderful. >> Julianna: Yeah. I'm so angry. Why are you so angry? >> Dave: Just all the terrible beer we've had so far. >> Kendall: What show are you doing? >> Julianna: Yeah, really? Huh. Where are you at? I'm just over

here apparently. Okay folks, thanks for. >> Kendall: He's just playing with his buttons, isn't he though? >> Dave: Yes. That hound tooth Speedo may come out after all. >> Julianna: Everyone, thanks for staying with us today. So what we did was we kind of went in the time machine. It went back to a few years ago or many years ago and revisited some breweries from Alabama that we have tried and tasted and rated beers on from years ago. Now we're doing an

updated version of that. So right before the break we were talking about, um, good people. Now we're going to move to straight. >> Announcer: To ales and we're also good

people. >> Julianna: Just for the record, they are, um, too much information. Hello, Reverend Mark. Um, whoa. What? >> Dave: No, I'm just trying the thing. >> Julianna: Okay, so we're moving to straight to Ale. And as. Yeah, good old boy Dave is doing, we are going to talk about the Juicy Bunny. >> Dave: Pale Alex, what's the ABV on this dog bunny? >> Julianna: I mean, what are you calling me? >> Dave: It's gonna be awfully rough on the beaver, I'm afraid.

>> Julianna: So the juicy bunny is 6.2% ABV. And um, let's see. >> Kendall: It's a big. >> Julianna: Yeah, it's not telling me about the hops on it. >> Dave: Big ch. >> Announcer: Sharp teeth. >> Julianna: Uh, wow. Okay. >> Kendall: Mhm. >> Julianna: So it's kind of soft on the pallet while packing a hop forward aroma punch um, they're calling it their version of a New England ipa. It's not hazy. Okay, listen to me, listen to me, listen to me.

It is not hazy, but still juicy and tropical fruit forward hops and citrus notes. >> Kendall: That's. That's true. >> Julianna: Bringing orange, grapefruit and peach. Wow. Tell me how you really feel. Good old boy. Dave, I'm so angry. Okay. >> Kendall: I'm definitely getting the peach. I mean, there's something a little off about this, though. The bitterness is a little. >> Dave: It's hard. >> Announcer: Yeah.

>> Kendall: Um, yeah, it's. There's something is just not working on this one. >> Dave: The bitterness kicks in too early. >> Kendall: And it stays and it stays and it just. >> Announcer: Not in a good way. >> Kendall: No. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: I mean, the aroma is great. >> Dave: I mean, I've been married 10 years and I haven't had this much bitterness. >> Kendall: Yeah. I mean, wow.

It's. It's got a good flavor through the middle, but then from the middle just all the way through the aftertaste, it's just bitter, Bitter, bitter. >> Announcer: Yeah. >> Dave: Ah. >> Kendall: And it's not a good bitterness. >> Dave: Not going away. And it's. >> Kendall: Nope. >> Dave: It's kind of bugging me. Okay. >> Kendall: I don't like these. I love these guys. Yeah. >> Dave: I don't like this beer. >> Julianna: Color wise, is this.

>> Dave: No, man, it's. It's. I don't even know what. I don't even know why they would. >> Kendall: It's. >> Dave: Whatever they're saying, it's not New England. >> Kendall: It's. It's got just that assertive, aggressive bitterness like an old school stone beer, uh, has. >> Dave: Yeah. This is a West coast something. >> Announcer: I don't know. But not. >> Dave: This is like Green Flash without the caramel malt.

>> Julianna: No, no. >> Announcer: It tastes to me like they screwed up a beer and threw a bunch of hops in it. >> Julianna: And when I think of straight to ale, I think of the monkey knot. >> Kendall: Oh, yeah. >> Julianna: You know, such a good. >> Dave: That was amazing beers. >> Julianna: Yeah, you know, that was classy and classic. And then they had the. They had their brother Joseph's, um, Dubel, too, or double. And that was. That was

nice, too. And I just. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wasn't there. >> Kendall: That is still nice. I had a friend give me a can of the Brother Joseph's a couple weeks ago. Yeah. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Kendall: That double's drinking so good. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: Um, and then there was the, um, shot. Ah. At the Devil. Shot at the something. >> Dave: Oh, uh, yeah. >> Julianna: Stout at the Devil. >> Dave: Stout at the Devil.

>> Julianna: Yeah. Yeah. >> Dave: I knew there was devil beers. >> Announcer: I. I love their tap room. You know, like to say it's A, uh, it's a cool event to say Yellow Hammers right across the. The pavilion from them. Like, it's a great place to visit. >> Kendall: Definitely worth a visit to Huntsville. Now you can go see the Rockets and drink great beer. >> Announcer: Yeah, the Rockettes, just not this. >> Julianna: No particular.

>> Dave: Oh, the rocket. Not the Rockets. Okay. Sorry. >> Announcer: Space. >> Julianna: Huh? >> Announcer: Space rockets. >> Dave: Okay, well, what do you want to rate? >> Julianna: Juicy Bunny, which is a cute bunny on the can. >> Dave: I'm going here, man. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Announcer: It's, uh, generous. >> Dave: Awfully rough on the beaver, I'm afraid. >> Julianna: The Juicy Bunny. We are going to rate a, uh, two.

Wow. I hear Juicy Bunny and I think Bad Bunny. >> Dave: I think the Big Bunny Motel. >> Julianna: You know, the guy, the bands, the thing. >> Kendall: Bad Bunny. You don't know Bad Bunny? >> Julianna: Really? You don't know Bad Bunny? How do I know Bad Bunny and you don't know Bad Bunny? Um, I'm not. >> Dave: Maybe he only knows Good Bunnies. I don't know. >> Announcer: Yeah, I try to associate with. With only fine moral and upstanding the.

>> Kendall: Oh. I mean, as an older Gen Xer, the only way I know what's current is if they played on Saturday Night Live, then I know who they are. >> Dave: Wow. >> Kendall: And Bad Bunny was on Saturday Night Live? >> Julianna: He was. >> Kendall: He was great. >> Julianna: Yes. Okay. >> Announcer: I stopped watching Saturday night live about 10 years ago, so that probably would explain, uh. >> Kendall: So it's. It's a fun cast.

>> Julianna: Okay, moving on. Let's go to another beer from straight to ale.

And this one is called the Chill Pills Pilsner. >> Kendall: Oh, it smells good. >> Julianna: So Chill Pills is their take on the most popular beer style in Z world. Originally brewed in the city of Pilsen in 1842, which is crazy to think that they were brewing beer back like. Anyways, this style refrigeration. This style was widely imitated and now makes up 90% of the beer consumed around the world. I can't believe that. >> Announcer: A lot of rice.

>> Julianna: Yeah. Refreshingly crisp and easy to drink. This beer is perfect for any weather. Enjoy while camping, tailgating, barbecuing, or pair with your favorite foods. >> Dave: I don't know if it's perfect for the dead of winter, but other than. >> Julianna: That, this is 4.5% ABV. >> Kendall: Tastes like it's more. There's a. This thing has a huge malt backbone. I mean, it's. It's very malty for a Pilsner, but there is

a little balance on the bitter side. But I like it. It's an interesting flavor. I'm really curious about what they put in this and especially what hops they use. >> Dave: Weird. There's. >> Kendall: It's not a standard pilsner. If you're thinking you're getting a regular pilsner, you're not. But I still like it. >> Announcer: Tastes buttery to me. >> Julianna: And they say to pair this with salads and salmon.

>> Dave: I don't know if I get buttery, but, yeah, I get, like, not sour or. Or anything like that, but like, almost. I don't even. I don't even know how to say it, but it's. It's almost like. Like tart in a way, to me. >> Kendall: Off. Yeah, I'm not getting tart or buttery. I'm just getting a little creamy. Very malt. Forward. I. I see what you're saying. There's something there. And I don't know if that's, uh, a leftover characteristic from fermentation, but you.

>> Julianna: Don'T know if you necessarily don't like it or just sort of like, did. >> Announcer: They mean to do that? >> Julianna: Yeah, yeah. >> Kendall: That's what I'm trying to figure out. >> Dave: This batch get a little weird with that last beer. You know, now that I'm tasting this one, I'm like, dang, man, is something going on? Like, is this what they were shooting for? And it's not. Because this one, like, the last beer, I did not

like this one. I actually kind of like the flavor. >> Kendall: Yeah. >> Dave: But trying to wrap my mind around it just being a pilsner is where the conflict is happening. >> Kendall: Yeah. I think they could just call this an American lager, and we'd be. >> Dave: And maybe it's rice or something, uh, maybe that I'm tasting or. I don't know. But it's. It's. There's something. >> Kendall: Honestly, it. It's got some of the flavors those old school American

lagers have. Like, I'm thinking hams. Pbr. Yeah. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Old school. Old style. It's got that old school American flavor to it where it just. There's a little something there. You're like, what am I tasting here? But, yeah, I'm gonna keep drinking it because, yeah, you give me. You give me a six pack of old Style, I'm gonna crush it. >> Dave: Right. >> Kendall: But, um, yeah, there's. I think I would call this a legacy American lager.

>> Dave: You said this is 4, what, 4.55. Okay, so it's right in the wheelhouse. >> Julianna: Yeah. Yeah, it is. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Yeah, I'm digging it. It's. It's. It's almost an homage to those old school cheap beers. >> Dave: I think it's just. Yeah. Being able to Wrap your mind around like what they're trying to do, you know. >> Julianna: Now, since we met Straight to Ale years ago, they are also into distilling.

>> Kendall: Oh, yeah, that's cool. >> Julianna: So they make an absinthe, a spiced rum, a whiskey, a gin and a vodka. >> Dave: Um, I would be most interested in trying the absence same. >> Julianna: And then they also have a karaoke bar called Libs Lips Lounge. >> Dave: You had me and then you lost. >> Announcer: That I did not notice the last time I was there. Probably for the best. >> Dave: I wish I could believe that.

>> Kendall: Drew. >> Announcer: I spent most of my time at Yellowhammer. >> Dave: You are a karaoke guy. Uh, with that deep basso virtuoso voice. >> Julianna: And then they also have a decent looking kitchen with like tacos and pretzels. >> Dave: Do they do opera karaoke anywhere? >> Announcer: Not by choice. >> Dave: Apraoki. >> Kendall: I think you just invite something. Dave, go open an apraoki bar. >> Dave: I think that might be.

>> Announcer: I think it has to be in Tokyo. >> Dave: Yeah, yeah. >> Julianna: Wow. >> Dave: Or Milan. There you go. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Announcer: Outside La Scala. Totally. They beat it up. >> Dave: They win. Yeah. >> Kendall: Wow. >> Julianna: Okay. Um, so in terms of pilsners, the mouth feel on this is a little creamy for me. >> Kendall: Yeah. I think Pilsner is a terrible name for this beer.

>> Julianna: Okay. >> Kendall: Uh, it's just because when I hear pilsner, I'm thinking German or Czech or, you know, this is. This is old school American pilsner. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Announcer: So would you pay 1415 for a six pack of this? When you can get a six pack. >> Kendall: Of PBR for this, should be a ten dollar six pack, but those are hard to find these days. >> Julianna: Do they even exist? I mean.

Anyways. Okay. Um, we are going to rate this chill pills a three from straight to Alex. Okay. >> Dave: Yeah, I could drink that. I could, yeah, drink a few of those. >> Announcer: But I wanted to like that one. I wanted to not like the first one, if that makes any sense. >> Dave: Sure, I get it. >> Julianna: Sure. >> Dave: I'm with you. >> Julianna: Okay. Well now, last but certainly not least, we are going to move to

Yellowhammer. Now, Yellow Hammer is also in Huntsville and like good old boy Drew was saying is very close to like literally a stone throw from straight to ale. And like straight to ale. They also make spirits now as well as beer. Did you guys know that? >> Kendall: Yeah, I did not. >> Julianna: Yeah, yeah, yeah. They have a vodka, a rum, a 95 spirit, which looks like it's a whiskey ish of sorts. Um, they got a bourbon and they got a single malt whiskey as

well. But this first beer that we are going to talk about is the T minus Tangerine kolsch. This is 5.0% ABV. It is inspired by the

famous powdered orange drink sent to space with America's first astronaut. >> Dave: Okay, I'm glad you said that. >> Announcer: It's very tangy. >> Dave: Yes. There is definitely an, um, artificial note at the very back end of this to me. >> Julianna: And the can does have, you know, it looks like Saturn, except with the tangerine. >> Announcer: Yeah. >> Dave: As long as it doesn't look like Uranus. >> Kendall: I like this. Yeah, this is a summer

crusher. I think the flavor is pretty good. It's a super clean beer. >> Dave: Yeah, no, I like it. But do you get that note at the very end? >> Announcer: It's more of the front to me. The, the tangerine, the fake orange. >> Dave: Well, no, like, I actually think the, the tangerine tastes pretty legit. I think it's where it transitions into just being a Kolsch. Like where the, where the citrus ends and it meets the, the rest of the beer.

There's just this kind of weird note like right there. >> Announcer: Uh, like a drop off kind of. >> Dave: Yeah, Yeah, I liked it. >> Kendall: Yeah, I'm really digging it. I did not think it, you know, when I saw Tangerine Kolsh, it's like, I didn't think I was gonna like that. >> Dave: Kolsch is a very interesting beer. >> Kendall: Yeah, they're either really good or they're really bad. Yeah, it's hard to be in between with a Kolsch, but they. This is

a really clean beer. Uh, the flavor, you know, it does have that tangy, that little tanginess which I kind of like. Uh, when I was a kid, I love thing. >> Dave: Did you? >> Announcer: Yeah, I was a country time lemonade boy myself. >> Kendall: I was all about a little country time astronaut. >> Announcer: There you go. Oh, did you also like the freeze dried ice cream then? >> Kendall: Yes. >> Announcer: Yes. >> Julianna: What?

>> Dave: I had that once. That's never. >> Kendall: It's kind of weird, but you know. >> Dave: I had it on a field trip to Huntsville at the NASA where you go and you could buy astronauts in. >> Announcer: Space and rocket center. >> Kendall: Yeah. >> Dave: Say like freeze. Yeah, it's so it was like Neapolitan ice cream, but it was freeze dried

like powder basically. Yeah. >> Announcer: You eat it with a, like a, like a stick, a chopstick stick or you know, like. >> Dave: Okay, we need it. Okay, what are we going to rate the T minus a, uh, three. Three? Yeah, three. >> Julianna: Okay. Last but not least, we're going to talk about the rebellion again from Yellowhammer. This is a red lager, 5.4% ABV. Inspired by German brewing traditions, but a true American hybrid. >> Dave: That is dang Good.

>> Kendall: That is really good. I love red lagers. Back in the day, linies made one. Loved it. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: And you don't see these that much though. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Kendall: Uh, nobody makes red lines. >> Dave: All right, we're gonna rate it a four. >> Julianna: Okay. We are rating it at four. Okay. This was a great episode. >> Kendall: Yeah. Good job. Old school Alabama beer. >> Dave: Uh, yeah.

>> Julianna: All right. Good old boy Kendall, thanks so much for being with us today. >> Kendall: Being here, it was great. >> Julianna: Good old boy Drew. Thanks so much for being here.

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