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>> Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and smokes. >> Julianna: Well, today we have three variety packs from three different breweries. >> : Huh? >> Julianna: Huh. See how that works? We're gonna try beers and we're going to discuss them, but we really want to focus on the pack as a whole. So do they provide a good variety of flavors? Would they be good to take to a party? >> : So we got three variety packs. One is from
Shiner, uh, the second is from wiseacre. And the third one is from southern tier. >> Dave: Southern tier. So we've got deep south. >> : There we go. >> Dave: Mid south and north south. >> : And each variety pack has very different beer, you know, in them. They're not all alike, so that's the way it needs to go. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah.
>> Dave: And I think part of this is going to be, would you take it to a party? >> : Mhm. >> Dave: What kind of party would you take it to and how hard would you party when you got there? >> Announcer: We'll be right back after this break. Brought to you almost live from the dude in the basement studios. Why? Cause that's where the good stuff is. >> : It sits. >> Announcer: Suds and smokes with your smokin host, the good old boys. >> : Suds.
>> Announcer: Suds, suds. It's time for more suds. >> Julianna: Hey there. And welcome to another Suds segment where. >> : We say a lack of planning is a way of progress. >> Dave: Wow. >> Julianna: Well, I was thinking more of, uh, give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. But, you know, give a man a beer and you've got a friend for life.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, no, it depends on the beer, you know, I mean, you can. >> : If, uh, there was variety in it, you know, probably that would work. >> Julianna: Oh, variety. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And then there's always one thing that nobody wants. >> Julianna: Yeah, that's. Well, and we'll get more into that later. >> Dave: More time with Mike.
>> Julianna: Ooh. >> : No buzzer. I'm shocked, Dave. >> Dave: There you go. >> Julianna: Okay. And one of your hosts, good gal Juliana, joining me at the table today is El Jefe. >> : I'm filled with a variety of, you know, people in my head today. So, yes, I am here once again, in spite of a long and illustrious line of people that have signed waivers in Canada to protest. Yes. >> Announcer: Banned once again. >> : Correct.
>> Julianna: Um, yeah. Okay, good. A boy. Sparky, nice to see you. He bites. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It's great to be here. And, uh, I don't get to see my kids for a month, and I'm not wearing pants. Like, that's my new rule. >> Julianna: Oh, my God. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : No more pants.
>> : So you, uh, and Brenner are going for the same, you know, you and main man Brent, you're gonna go just completely pantsless all the way. All the way, man. That's right. Okay. >> Dave: When's the last time Brent wore pants, though? >> : Uh, 2003, I believe. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah. >> Julianna: Okay. Cool. Boy. Dave. Hi. >> Dave: Hello. Glad to be here. >> Julianna: No sound clips?
>> Dave: No, I don't care that much. >> Julianna: Oh, well, okay. >> Dave: I would have to push. >> : It was called sparky spooky. But, you know, other than that, I am fully prepared for this episode. >> Julianna: Well, he could be later for you, but that's true. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It's true. >> : Hold my hand, spooky.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : All right, you old smooth talker, you. >> Julianna: Oh, boy. And they'll be in that corner for the rest of the duration. Okay. >> Dave: Kind of gross. >> Julianna: It is summertime. >> : Summertime. And the living is easy. >> Julianna: And that means long, sunny days, backyard parties, hanging out at the lake or the pool. >> : Is that your girlfriend? Or she's ugly.
>> Julianna: Or staying inside with the air conditioning, trying to avoid sunburn and mosquito bites, whatever your flavor is. But for most people, it's those first things that I mentioned. So when you're going to the backyard barbecue, pool party or just hanging out, you're going to need beer. >> : Now, did she get hit by a two by four or kicked in the head by a horse? >> Dave: Wow. She's got summer teeth there. Some are
missing. All right, now, you could just grab a couple of six packs of your favorite beer, and the people you're going to be with could either like it or lump it, you know? But if you actually want to be a good guest or host, uh, you could offer up some choices, have an exit strategy. You could buy countless four or six packs of different beers and spend $500, like I do for these. No. Or a third option, and one we're. We've discussed in previous episodes, is the mixed variety pack that we
all have grown to love. They can let you take a few beers that give everyone some options and might leave you with enough money to buy some food, too. Or drugs. >> Julianna: Mmm m. Okay, well, today we have three variety packs from three different breweries. Huh? >> : Huh. >> Julianna: See how that works? We're gonna try beers, and we're going to discuss them, but we really want to focus on the pack as a whole. So, do
they provide a good variety of flavors? Would they be good to take to a party or just to hang out with friends? Good old boy. Dave, why don't you give us a lineup of these packs? >> Dave: Okay. Lots of reading here, lots of words. The variety packs we'll be tasting and discussing today are from the k. Spetzel brewery. And distillery in shiner, Texas. Got a shiner in Texas once. The shiner Sunday Funday variety. >> : Twelve hair.
>> Dave: We have prickly pear fruit beer, the light blond ale and the Odale Mexican. I had to google that. By the way, uh, from Wiseacre brewing company in Memphis, Tennessee, the lager life lager life variety. Twelve pack tiny bomb american pilsner, Memphis Sands, hellas. Lager hellas. >> : Yes. >> Dave: I got sands in Memphis. Uh, all the body parts are hidden. Um, and then, uh, a rusu rice lager, which in Japanese means pretending to be out when someone calls.
>> : I know. Here. >> Dave: So that's like gaslighting, I guess. Uh, and then the sky dog premium american lagere. Now from southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, the over packed ipa variety, 15 pack. See, so they don't do twelve, they go just a little bit extra. We got the ipa, we got the two x IPA, we got the new haze, hazy smooth ipa, we got the juice jolt extra, uh, juicy ipa. We got the, uh, hop atomic rush tropical
ipa. And after drinking all of these, if there's time, we might have a bonus. >> : I'm box. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I'm really disappointed. You all got an IPA variety pack, but you didn't pick up a roush beer variety pack. I mean, you guys really missed the. >> Julianna: We were tempted. So tempted. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : So let's do it.
>> : Next, one quick summary. So we got three variety packs. One is from shiner, second is from Wiseacre, and the third one is from southern tier. >> Dave: Southern Tierney. So we've got deep south. >> : There we go. >> Dave: Mid south and north south. >> : And each variety pack has very different beer, you know, in them, they're all not all like. So. Yeah, so that's the way it needs to go.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah. >> Dave: And I think part of this is going to be, would you take it to a party? >> : Mhm. >> Dave: What kind of party would you take it to? And how hard would you party when you got there? >> : Is that a challenge? >> Julianna: Yeah, could be. Okay, well, thank you. Good old boy David. >> Dave: I also want Sparky to let us know at each beer. Would he. Could he shotgun it?
>> : Ooh. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Hmm m. I can, uh, accept that challenge. Oh, I'm ready. >> Dave: I think the answer is gonna be yes to all of them. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : All of them. >> Julianna: Okay. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah. >> : After the black cherry. I don't think we need to encourage him to do anything.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : All right. >> Julianna: Good old boy. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Plenty of room. >> Julianna: Good old boy. Sparky, please give us the suds ratings for today. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I'm being told to do these. And. Wait a second. I'm just checking
my notes here. And the voices of every jewish grandmother I've ever known. >> : Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Okay. You know, well, we'll be discussing these and rating these beers with these suds ratings. Plus our signature belching sounds. Here are those ratings now. Juan, that sucks. What is that on your face? Is that a blemish? You're not taking care of your skin.
Two. Was that a belch? You know, my dermatologist tells me if I have even one bit of mango, my hair will fall straight out. >> Dave: That's true. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Three. What a relief. Oh, you can't have a buffet at your wedding. That's so goyasha. You gotta have a seated dinner. Four. A body really should not make that sound. And you're treating your body like an amusement park. >> : Like you need a ticket for that, you know?
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Five. Listen to that. Hang time. Give me another. And you never call enough. I don't even know you're alive half the time. >> : Your brother calls. >> Julianna: Oh, it's always your brother calls all the time. >> : I don't. >> Julianna: Oh, yeah. >> Dave: I think that's every grandmother and not just. >> Julianna: Are you sure? Okay, fine.
Okay. So I thought maybe we would start with the smallest and work our way up. So we're gonna go with the Sputzel brewery in shiner. >> : The smallest variety pack. >> Julianna: Yes. The smallest variety pack, which is four. >> Dave: Well, it's still twelve beers. Yeah. >> Julianna: Right, right. So there are three styles, I guess, and then four of each. Okay. >> : Ah. Okay. >> Julianna: Okay. So we're gonna start with the light
blonde to get things rolling. Okay.
¶ Sun Day Funday Variety 12-pack – Spoetzl Brewery
And this is a 99 calorie blonde beer, man. So cracker, 4.2% abv. >> : So I, uh, think our plan was not to rate the beer beer. But we're reading the pack. >> Julianna: Yeah, we're just giving a brief discussion about each one before we taste it and go. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Meg. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> : So the blonde is very blonde, very light. You know, there's not a whole lot going on for that.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It's kind of a crackery finish. >> : Yes. Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Nothing innocuous. Right. It's what you're looking for. >> Dave: It kind of goes away. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It does?
>> : Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I wish other people I knew would go away. >> Dave: Oh, still here. >> : What? >> Dave: No, it's third. >> Julianna: Okay. And then the second one is the orale Odile or lay Odale. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Oral. >> Julianna: It's O r a l, as opposed to Odale. >> Dave: But you say odale.
>> Julianna: Okay. Uh, so a mexican style cerveza, uh, brewed with agave, four and a half percent abv. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Is this a lager or. >> : It's a lager. It's mexican. >> Dave: It's so it's like the last one, but sweeter. >> : It's definitely. Ah, all these are incredibly light, you know, for sure. Um, I mean, you could straight up. >> Dave: Take this to a pool party. >> : Like, oh, totally.
>> Dave: What I've had so far, any pool party or go to the lake or whatever. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It'd be good for a cookout, too, if you're just having some burgers and dogs or something like that. >> Dave: If you're not sure if this is a beer crowd that you're going into. >> Julianna: Sure.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : You know, at least for the. For the odel a or lay or oral job or whatever it is. I feel like. I feel like throwing, um, sparky likes the oral lay. Wow. Yeah, I feel like this one, you might need a little bit. I bear lube. Yeah. >> Dave: Squirt a little lime in. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : That'll get you done soon. But I feel like lime or salt would be good with this.
>> Dave: Uh, I was just going to say make this a little chillada, actually. >> Julianna: Okay. We'll be back with more in just a minute. Welcome back, everyone. Today we are investigating the summer party packs and, um, what we would take if we were invited to a party last minute.
>> : Yeah, so I mentioned, uh, you know, when you're tried to, you know, take a variety of beers, a lot of you're trying to match up with the audience, you know, that you're going to, you know, that event, and, you know, variety packs can be hit exactly what you're looking for. It can be a nightmare, you know, I mean, uh, I've. I've definitely done things very well and very poorly in
picking a variety pack because you'll. You'll do that and then they'll put, like, you know, two ipas and two imperial stouts in there, and then, you know, nobody touches the imperial stouts. Or, you know, I would love to. >> Dave: See a variety pack. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : That's what I was just saying. Like, these are all summer variety packs. I think it'd be freaking hilarious if you put one, like, you know, 15% imperial stout.
>> : Like, I think probably maybe some of the early days of crap breweries, you know, when people were, you know, sticking with the, you know, the pub, you know, variety, it was just jamming, whatever. There was a pills, there was a wheat beer, there was a stout, you know, and they took those four beers. >> Dave: We call this the untouchable variety pack because no one would buy this stuff.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : But I almost think it's like the. The toy in the cereal box, right? If you had, like, this particular variety pack of all these light, summery beers and then hidden in the corner, there's this one, like a huge barley wine that the whole. >> Dave: The whole party has to share, like, 1oz pours of.
>> : Well, and I think in this first flight, the thing that's kind of sticking out to me is definitely the prickly pear, you know, fruit ale. Because I think most people, when they tend to think of, you know, when you have a fruit ale, it's going to be like, super fruity, you know, and it's going to taste like, you know, a piece of, uh, um, you know, red, you know, multi, um, stripe gum or something like that. You know, that's so.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : So I had a brewery that I was working with locally here, and they accidentally bought so much prickly pear. Like, they. They went crazy. They. They made an order and they ended up getting ten times what they thought they were going to get. >> Dave: They didn't put the decimal point. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And so it became this, like, never ending nightmare. They're
like, hey, we just rolled out a new beer. And I'm like, let me guess, does it involve prickly pear? >> Dave: Prickly pear stout? >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : You know, like, most people don't know prickly pear tastes like. Yes, it's fruits dry gum. Right? It's like, yeah. Like, where are you going to go with that? Oh, it's winter. You're using prickly pear. What a surprise.
>> : I don't think this one's overdone. And, you know, I think that's what I like about this particular variety pack is. Yeah, I think this is definitely, you know, stepping into the people that, you know, are not really looking for a, what I call a high flavor profile beer. >> Julianna: Yeah, sure. So just to recap, we are talking about the, um, the shiner Sunday Funday variety pack. So we had the light work on. >> : Other days of the week, too.
>> Julianna: Yeah, sure. So we had the light blonde ale, we had the Orele Odale mexican lager, and then, um, the prickly pear fruit beer. >> Dave: Man, that aureli beer was really. Felt really good in my mouth, you. >> : Know, I knew it was gonna happen. >> Dave: I think they should call this the. We didn't use a lot of grain in this variety pack because these are all super light. >> Julianna: But do you have to? >> Dave: No, I'm not. It's not.
>> : I'm gonna call this variety pack. I don't want to take a pilsner. Um, that's what I would call this variety pack, because it's actually the absence of a hot variety. >> Dave: Yeah. >> : Uh, uh, that is in this. And, uh, uh, you know, I have family members that they just don't like hops, you know, and I'm all the time, you know, looking for a hefeweise, some wheat beer that all my stupid friends drink. >> Dave: Bud light variety pack.
>> : Correct. Yeah. What would work? >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : We're gonna ease them into craft. What was it, dogfish had a few years back that had that summer variety pack. That was a cooler like you. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Was that you like. That was so cool. >> : That one was good.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Portable cooler. Yeah. >> : I like this one. I, you know, I think it's a good, solid choice. I, you know, think you can take. >> Dave: This to any kind of part. >> : I agree with Dave. I think this would work in, uh, a lot of different places. Uh, for sure. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I'm still traumatized by prickly pear, so I'm.
I'm bumping my rating down one note because. >> Julianna: Okay, well, we are. >> Dave: Mike rates something high. You have to go with. >> : Oh, okay. Wow. I'm honored by that. >> Julianna: Uh, wow. Okay, well, I think we're gonna go with a four. >> Dave: Yeah, he's never gonna say four again the rest of the day. >> Julianna: No, that's the one where kind of. We're kind of hosed on that.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : That's what you give this. >> : The ultimate compliment. I'm actually going to kill all these samples, so. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Whoa. >> Julianna: Well, and the nice thing is, is you can pair anything with these, right? >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah. >> Dave: Uh, you could have some burgers.
>> : Good friends, bad friends, ugly friends. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: Which. >> Dave: So would you give these to your good looking cousins or. >> : Well, that's always the good. The way that I would, uh, describe to decide if I like things is, you know, who would I give this to? >> Dave: So how attractive. >> : I would say this is good. With people that own boats, uh, and questionable mechanical, uh, operating, uh,
capability. That would. That would be how I would describe the. The shiner variety. You know, it's like, well, I got a boat. It. They run some of the time. Not right now, because, uh, you see, well, I hauled up a big old blue catfish last week, and, well, he started to chomp on the prop, and, you know, well, junior, he. He didn't know how to get it off her, so. >> Julianna: Oh, wow. >> : That's how it happens. >> Julianna: Okay, well, now we're gonna move on to the wiseacre.
And, um, theirs is the
¶ Wiseacre Lager Life Variety 12 Pack - Wiseacre Brewing Company
larger or. >> Dave: Logger life now, wise acer variety. Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Aquifer on the face of the plant. >> Dave: Comes from the barbecue. Stay for the staff. >> : I think the beer that they never made there, this. I'm, um, um, lost. Where's Beale street? That's what should have been named, you know. Wow. >> Julianna: Okay.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : So it's not a happy memory for most people. >> : Yeah. >> Julianna: In this group, we have the sky dog premium lager. This is a 99 calorie lager. And, uh, the ABV. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Sorry, there was a 99 on there. Was that calories or 99 calories? Is that right? >> Dave: See, I don't buy that as a premium, premium logger.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I will tell you that I love this pack before we even get into it. I seek this pack out when I'm going to parties for two reasons. >> Dave: Okay? >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : One, it's, it's Tennessee local. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Two, it's, it's a great pack of vloggers and craft loggers.
>> Dave: Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And so it is always something just very approachable I can, you know, bring to a party. I know I'm bringing something good. And it's kind of, you know, it's something that's approachable for most people, especially Mike. Like you were saying, you have people that are afraid of hops, you know. >> : Yes, this is definitely, ah, for a lot of that, uh, beyond Budweiser crowd.
Um, is how I would describe this. Uh, the thing that I like about this particular choice is having tiny bomb in any variety pack. I am totally in. So, um, I consider the tiny bomb american lager, uh, from wiseacre, is like one of the top five standard pilsners, uh, for american craft beer. Um, those of us that, you know, do beer judging, it's right there in the BJCP guide. >> Dave: It actually is this maybe like mama's little yellow pills?
>> : Uh, yeah, it is a reference pilsner, uh, for sure. So, um, I think that, um, when I look at the things that are in this variety pack, there is the tiny bomb and then everything else. But the hell is, I think is working really well. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, I really like this. >> : I like the whole flight. This, uh, this totally worked for me. >> Julianna: So. And interesting. The sky dog lager is
4% abv. The tiny bomb is 4.5, the rice lager is four, and the Memphis sands is. Yeah, no, no, uh, real, ah, real sound effect. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : But byproduct is. >> Julianna: 5.1. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And again, these are all just crushable. I could shotgun all four of these at once.
>> Julianna: Sure, sure. Um, and I like the little sense of variety between the rice lager for those that maybe want something that's a little, dare I say, trendier, you know, because I've seen some rice lagers come around this summer. It seems like it is the summer of rice lagers. Um, but overall, like, this goes with anything and everything, right? >> : So this is hamburgers, barbecue, you know.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Uh, I was shown up to a poker night, uh, the other day, and I was. I was gonna grab this pack, and I was so mad because, uh, it was a Saturday night and, you know, they've only got so much cooler space. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : In the grocery store. And there was a big hole where this pack was supposed to be, and I was. So I had to
like, you know, compromise and go with something else. But I really seek this pack out when I'm going to other people's. >> Dave: I think you get everybody. Except that, uh, I don't like beer crowd because you get the bud light, the Mc ultra, you know, and even craft beer. People will drink these at a party because there are some very interesting flavors here. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Dave: They don't overwhelm you.
>> Julianna: Sure. I mean, you are going to sense a hot presence in these, but it's not overwhelming. >> : It's more a matter of once you've had a beer that has zero hops, you'll go, oh, my gosh, this is horrible. Um, hops is a, uh, an essential component of making really great beers. But, you know, if you keep them in check, you know. Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Balance it out.
>> : They're going to balance out, you know, with everything else that's going on, which is what has happened here with this. With these. A lot of these loggers, you know. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I'll tell you another thing, too, is, like, I hate when I go out and to a restaurant or something like that. Like, last night, I went out and I had some of the
best wings I've had in Nashville. That's a bold statement, but, uh, they were just incredible. And I was looking at the wall, and as I was eating these wings, there were two different styles. They had just classic buffalo, and then they had this kind of sweeter, spicy sauce. But I wanted tiny bombs so badly. >> Julianna: To go with it. >> : Sure. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And I was looking at the wall, and then, like, the. My other
fallback was also. They were out of that, but they didn't even have a handle. For what? For tiny bomb. And I hate to say it, I mean, it kind of crushes anything that we've got here in market, uh, locally that's made. But, I mean, still a Tennessee beer. >> : Yeah. We're fortunate to have a lot of, uh, great choices in a lot of our local markets with this style of beer. But I have to say, wiseacre is completely dialed in. >> Dave: They figured it out.
>> : And, uh, yeah, this. This really works. The rice lager is one that's kind of catching. I haven't had it before, so that one's kind of catching a bit of my attention. And, um. >> Julianna: But in a good way, right? >> Dave: Absolutely. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> : Ah. All four of these are completely crushable. What do you think about them? >> Julianna: Uh, Julianna, I like. I love log. I mean, this is like the season
of lagers, right? And we all just want something that's easygoing. I just like the subtle differences of it. But honestly, the amount of flavor for a 4% beer that we're getting here, like, having these four randomly, you. I couldn't tell the difference between the four and the five one because they're all just so flavorful, and they have these little subtle nuances. But again, I could devour any one of them.
>> Dave: Well, the sky dog was, like, 99 calories, and that's what a lot of those seltzers that people drink are about, 199 calories. >> Julianna: And I would rather drink this over a 99 calories. >> Dave: The amount of flavor they're still able to push into those beers with low calories is crazy. Like, why would you drink anything else? >> : Um. >> Julianna: I know, right?
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I'm really digging away. Yeah, I'm digging this hella slogger, too. Like, I love a great hellas lager. And, I mean, obviously, wiseacre can do no wrong with loggers, period, but apparently not. >> : Yeah. >> Julianna: Uh, no, they can't. And that rice lager is really intriguing to me. >> : It's not over drying, which I tend to think of most rice lagers are rather drying on the
back end and tend to stick out. That sapporo, you know, style, um, is generally what I think of when people are doing a rice lager. And this is not that. This is way creamier, and, you know, fits in really well with the rest of the variety. Yeah, for sure. >> Julianna: Well, it does. And, you know, if you're somebody that's really basic, you're watching your figure. God forbid if you are. >> Dave: If you're basic and you're going, basic.
>> Julianna: Bro or ho, well, right, then you've. >> : Got to grab some sprinter, uh, uh, you know, from the Kardashians. >> Julianna: Yeah, but I mean, but you've got nice options, right? Because you have two beers in this group that are 4%. >> : Marky's favorite is black cherry. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, you can't speak of that ever again.
>> Julianna: But, you know, the tried and true is a tiny bomb because all of us have had it multiple times, and that's a go to. But then you get into the, um, the rice lager, and you're like, oh, this is a little fancy, but it's still very approachable to anybody. >> : Well, let's rate this up because I have something bigger to talk about. >> Julianna: Okay, we are going to rate from wiseacre, the lager life variety. Pack a five. >> : And yes, I did hold up five fingers.
>> Dave: Yes, four of them were his. >> : That really did. >> Julianna: Boy. Okay, so what would you like to talk about? >> Dave: Tell us a story, Uncle Mike. >> : So, you know, it's always this very interesting things that kind of, uh, pop up on, uh, one of my, uh, it's just kind of like a newsfeed that I have on my phone. And this one really I thought was hilarious. So, um, this is,
uh, from the matador network. And it is, uh, from a hilarious map that's actually produced by a group called Sizegraph. It's the world's record, largest thing in each state, uh, is known for. This is in the United States. So for those of you
in Canada, we'll make fun of you you later. Um, so if you're looking for another boastful, uh, topic for an interstate rivalry debate, for those of you that are trapped in a car for like, you know, 8 hours, which is what I'm about to do next week, uh, check out this hilarious map from seismograph. The site pulled information from the Guinness World Records to share the awards given for the biggest things in each state. Any good guesses? Uh,
biggest ball of twine. Yeah, I know you were thinking that. Oh, uh, so, uh, these range from things you could be proud of, like trees, lakes, animals, uh, statues to weird, are you not? World record. Such as Florida's claim to fame, which is the largest ball of what? Come on, I know you can get this one. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Biggest ball of twine in Minnesota. >> : Ah, it's largest ball of human hair.
Is it, uh, any kind of human hair or is it, where's the hair coming from? I know. That's what I was thinking. >> Dave: Wow. I bet it's public here. >> : So each state, uh, each state, uh, except for Delaware. And the thing that I love about. >> Julianna: Wait, except for Delaware? >> : Yeah. Ah. So, uh, I circled this within all of our cast members, and Kendall was the first one to chime in and
going, well, is Delaware a real state? I mean, is it big enough to be able to do the biggest of anything? That was hilarious. So it's, um, anyway, so California holds the dubious honor of the largest flock of birds ever to invade a house. I don't know what kind of birds they were. Yeah, I know. >> Julianna: To invade a house. >> : To invade a house. I would have thought it would have been like blackbirds or robins or some songbird or, uh, martins, you
know, purple martins. We have, you know, at least here in the wet thinnest. Yeah, quite a bit. >> Dave: Yeah, I bet it was seagulls. >> : Um, let's see. >> Dave: Where was that band flock of seagulls from, were they. No, they weren't. >> : It, uh, was actually thousands of swifts that took over a pasadena chimney. >> Dave: Taylor and her family.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I was gonna say I saw a whole concert about that. >> : Let's, uh, see. So, um, then in Indiana is known for its enormous high heel race, which in 2010 saw a staggering 967 participants strut their stuff. So how many ER calls came out of 97? >> Dave: Since it's Indiana, I'm guessing only three of them are women, so. >> : Oh, well, you know, there was that one bearded
chick. Yeah. So. >> Julianna: Oh, my gosh. >> : Um, let's see. Then there is Montana, meanwhile, celebrates a decidedly different kind of giant, of course, the land of big sky, uh, the world's largest testicle. Testicle festival. That's right. Where? >> Dave: Brave Souls testicle festival. >> : Bulls testicles. >> Dave: I heard oysters. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I heard that Florida had, uh, the world's largest
book burning festival. I hear that's a, uh. >> : Well, you know. Yes, it's every Tuesday square. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Lovely. >> Julianna: Wow. Okay, where's Pennsylvania? >> : Uh, we're getting to the point where you can do requests. Okay, I'm not there yet. Okay. Texas takes the cake, quite literally, as a massive diaper cake built in Cedar park in 2020 using a whopping guess how many. Guess how many diapers. Go ahead.
>> Dave: What the hell's a diaper? >> : A 150,000 diapers, Mike. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : That's kind of crappy. >> Julianna: Wait, 50,000? Is that made for, like, sex tuplets or something? >> : So Florida's, ah, record is a bit more unusual. Sunshine held the title the world's human era. I talked about that one. So, um, even arcane band was. Colorado hosted the biggest dog wedding ceremony in 2007.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Dog wedding. >> Julianna: To be continued. Welcome back, everyone. Today we're investigating different summer variety packs, but at the moment we're talking about story time bigger and better. >> : So, uh. So since we've, uh, had a bit of a break, I will take requests. Name any state and you can help me guess. What are they? What is the biggest thing in that state? >> Dave: Arkansas.
>> : Arkansas, uh, it is going to be a collection of ice cream freezers. >> Dave: You. >> : See, is like, in divorce court. It's like, why are you divorcing, uh, Earl? Because he has, like, 432 freezers. >> Dave: No, you know how that conversation really went? Was like, ma'am, why do you want 432 ice, uh, cream freezers? In the divorce settlement because he wants them. >> : I want half of.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Uh, what about, what about Utah? >> : Utah, right. The land of no. >> Dave: Biggest collection. >> : Yeah. Collection of macaroni and cheese at tracks. Oh, my goodness. >> Dave: Collect Mac tracks. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : That's as bland. It's as bland as you get there. It's here. >> : There's no, there's no dairy cows.
Uh, I mean, where do they get the. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Wow, that's government cheese hoarding. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> : How about it? What's your request? >> Dave: Oh, I already know. >> : You did Arkansas. >> Julianna: I gotta go with my home state of Pennsylvania. >> : Pennsylvania. Oh, this could be super dangerous. You know, I'm gonna just make something up.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Right. >> : Let's see. God. So it is the largest collection of bobbleheads. You would have thought it would. >> Dave: It would. >> : You would have thought it would have been in, in New York, you know? >> Julianna: Right. >> : I think bobbleheads actually started that. Uh, Yankees.
>> Dave: When I looked at that. Are you sure it's the biggest collection of bobbleheads or it's the largest bobblehead? >> : I don't know. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I thought it was like the largest. >> Dave: I think it's the largest bobblehead. >> : Bobblehead. Not bobblehead. >> Julianna: The largest bobble. >> Dave: What's that? I think his name will let you. >> : Guys look that up. Didn't listen.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I thought, like, Pennsylvania was like the largest underground fire. I feel like that's their claim to fame. >> : I wonder about these lists is, you know, do you at a community development, meaning do you come together and go, listen, we need a little better marketing. What are we going to come up with? This is what's going to put us on the path.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Exactly. >> : You know, it's like there's that one guy in the back of the room that got that funny guy that, like. >> Dave: Looks on the left.
¶ Southern Tier Overpacked IPA 15 pack- Southern Tier Brewing Company
>> : Toilets. Uh, in any county within a ten. >> Dave: State region, I think Missouri has a. >> : Toilet in every single room you're going to walk into. >> Dave: Isn't Missouri the biggest hot dog cartae or something like that? >> : Let's see, um. It's something, let's see, uh, Missouri. Uh, was, uh, yes, it was hot dog carts. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Seriously?
>> : Yes. Okay, so use this knowledge for good people. >> Julianna: Oh, yes. >> : And a little bit of entertainment while you're enjoying a good variety. >> Dave: Since this is the summer, this is about, get out and visit America and see these gigantic things. >> : Do something that will put your town on the map. >> Dave: Right? >> : That's right. >> Dave: All right, let's drink a beer.
>> Julianna: Okay. Now, so the third variety pack that we have, excuse me, is from southern tier Lakewood, in Lakewood, New York. And it's the over packed IPA variety. >> : Welcome to the land of hops. >> Julianna: Okay, well, they've got five. And this is nice that they went ahead and did five varieties. >> Dave: A little extra. >> Julianna: Yeah. So they range in, um, the new haze. Hazy, smooth IPA is 6% abv. The hoptomic rush tropical IPA is
six and a half. The IPA is seven. The double IPA is eight. Two. And then the juice jolt, extra juicy is 6.8. >> : Wow, I really hate the last one. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, I was gonna say I really, uh, I think I may have mixed up my particular order, but one of these, like, tastes like a tropical juice box. >> : That's exactly right. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Okay.
>> : It's like somebody put Hawaii. >> Dave: That's gotta be, you know, it's gotta be juice jolt. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It is juice jolt. Yeah. >> Julianna: Oh, wow. The aroma on the juice jolt is, you know, to remind tiki drink. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, it reminds me of hawaiian brunch. Fruit juicy. Red anymore? Uh, yeah.
>> Dave: Oh, that's the stuff they had to take off the market because it gave you cancer. No, it was red Denver, red 60. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Well, I grew up with that stuff. >> : My first impression is this really misses the mark. And, uh, I think, yeah, it does. Because it just, I don't know, it just feels like a knockdown
kind of experience for ipas. I mean, I can think of, you know, at least 20 or 30 other breweries that would just absolutely smoke, you. >> Dave: Know, I think this is a very niche party that you would be going to, to take this. >> : Yeah, I would say I don't, you know, it can be going to like. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Uh, it's all over the place. >> : And then you throw in the juice box thing, you know, to just
the wang, you know, it's like sideways. Yeah. Larry, I want you to try this one. Just, can I hang on a second? Let me get my phone up. And now I'll record. Go ahead, take a sip. You know. >> Dave: Well, so I think part of this too, Mike, is like, if, when you think about these variety packs, and we've talked about this before, are they meant to be like a cool way to take a variety of beers, or are they a marketing ploy to just push out a bunch of your stuff that.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Maybe you, or to get rid of stuff that's not selling? >> Dave: I think the first two kind of hit the mark of, oh, these are good variety beers, you know, and, um, but I think this one is kind of niche. Yeah, I think it's more, you know. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I think, I think, I mean, I like to try a variety of ipas and there's, um, there's a brewery here in town.
Um, why? I think a tailgate off the top of my head, it seems like they've always got, like, 72 ipas at any given moment. Right. Um, and, you know, they're, you know, if you like, I'll just stick with the. I'll just stick with the, like, the first two for me, like the. Their single IP and the double IP, like, the single IPA is a very traditional multi backbone, you know, pretty well balanced. The double IPA. That's all right. >> : It's all right.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : It's all right. >> : And then pedestrian would be the word I would use. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And then the record scratches. >> : Oh, yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : We're. Now we're in uncharted territory, and, you know, we go through the haze and. And, you know, it's. It's interesting. Like, just.
>> : Well, I would buy, like, the Laganitas variety pack all day long and twice on Sunday over this. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Uh, is there Laganitas Friday pack out of that? >> Julianna: Yeah, I don't know that I've seen. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I don't know if I've seen one either, but I would. That, like, is exciting because. Really? >> Dave: Well, 14, maybe.
>> : Yeah. Um, I guess so. Maybe that's not currently available. My point is, is that I just think that there are a lot. There are much better ipa flights that I've run into than 100%. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : You're absolutely right. This. Because, I mean, I think. And look, I mean, there's some, you know, we know some
breweries that do hazy's incredibly well, right? And there's some that do, like, I. >> : Would never take this to a beer geek. Um, you know, gathering whatsoever. I would take this. >> Dave: When we start getting the, uh, treehouse Julius variety pack, let me know. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Can we. Can we go back to this juice jolt thing? What the heck is in there? >> Dave: What? I mean, I don't want to go back.
>> : Somebody just poured a dole, uh, you know, fruit cup. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Well, that's what I'm asking. Is there. Is there actual juice in this? >> Dave: You hit it. I think there's actual. The, uh, hawaiian punch in there. >> : Let's rate this one up. We got one bonus one to get to. So I'm gonna give this, you know. >> Julianna: Yeah, we're gonna go with a two
and, you know. Okay. So the shiner, anywhere you would go, anywhere in the US, it would be very pleasable. Right, because it's very non offensive. Light loggers can go with anything. Now, the wiseacre kind of up the ante a little bit in terms of flavor, but still very inoffensive. Can go with a lot of variety of foods anywhere in the US. Really? You know what I mean? Now we, with the southern tier, I'm thinking, okay, so this is, like, New York.
Ipas are still very heavily available and predominant in New York, like, in the northeast, mid atlantic area. Right. Because it's. I mean, we're still kind of juicy IPA. IPa ish. >> Dave: Yeah. >> Julianna: So are they trying to appease to the masses up there in that neck of the woods? I don't know. I think I'm just trying to think about it from a geographical standpoint. >> Dave: I almost think it's more about. >> Julianna: Or do you think they're trying to push?
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Yeah, I think it's just like, hey, we need to come up with five ipas to cram into this box. Okay, no problem. >> : That's it. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And. And I'll tell you. Yeah, I mean, it's because the way. >> Dave: They even framed it on the boxes, you know, it's.
>> Julianna: Well, okay, and I get that, but I think they would have done well with just the four and leaving the juice jolt out of it. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : What's in the juice, Joel? Does it say, like, doesn't. >> Julianna: It doesn't say. Except that it's tropical flavor. >> : I would say that it's offensive to everyone except people in Iowa. >> Julianna: Iowa. >> Dave: Wow.
>> Announcer: Sorry, band, once again, there you go. >> Dave: I will tell you this one thing about when you're buying these variety packs, be very careful of buying outdated stuff. >> : Yeah. That is, packs are a dumping ground for stale. >> Dave: Two of the stores I went to when I was looking at these things, the brew dog winter variety pack from. >> : Was available two years ago.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : So there's. I'm not gonna name names, but there's a distributor here in Nashville that takes all their stale, out of date beer. They build these variety boxes for world market and world market. I don't know if this is the case now, but years ago, used to dumber fist. >> Dave: Don't give it away. But that's the next questionable decision.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And. And that was their dumping ground. That was because people go like, ooh, beer. Variety pack. Just grab them. >> Dave: Beers of the world, two and three. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : And four years old. But, yeah, you're absolutely right. You got to watch out for that, because that is. >> : So let's. Let's rate this and talk about the bonus.
>> Dave: Uh oh. We already rated it. >> : Uh, I'm. You have not told us what this is. >> Julianna: No. >> : Let me guess. Um. Um, this tastes, like, actually a hard seltzer variety. >> Julianna: No, it is actually a cider variety, and the cider is from Lafayette or Lafayette, Colorado?
¶ Stem Ciders Variety 6 pack- Stem Cidery
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Lafayette. >> : Mm hmm. >> Julianna: Um, and it was founded by two guys made or. Yeah, two guys from Michigan that met in Denver in 2011 and bonded over Michigan football and a common love of cider. >> Dave: These are not terrible. >> Julianna: So the cider is stem cider. And we have a hibiscus 4.3%. We have a real, uh, dry 6.8%. >> Dave: Yeah, that one is really dry.
>> Julianna: Okay. And then we have a pear at 5.3%, which. >> Dave: And the reason we added this one is because sometimes you go to a party, not everybody is a beer person. Maybe you take something. >> : Well, beer. >> Dave: Uh, people. >> : The thing that I am getting used to navigating is I actually have a close family member that has celiac disease. >> Dave: Yes. >> : I mean, gluten, so. >> Dave: No, true.
>> : It is. It's not like, you know, a fad thing. He really, you know, he really breaks down badly when he has gluten. And so I've gotten a lot better over time at looking at alternative, and I think being a lot more sensitive, you know, to him navigating that in life in general, you know, like him to come to something I'm hosting. And he didn't say that. He is definitely a Dupont fan all the way,
which is, you know, rock the house. Um, but, you know, I think the thing I love about this pack is I think it does a great job of displaying the wide variety of things, you know, inside, ah, our profiles. I'm sorry I declared it as a hard seltzer earlier. I should have picked up on that much better. But, um, uh, the thing I like is, is that this is not, like, shades of cider. Each one of these is very distinctive, and you're really getting such a good variety.
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I will say, on the very dry one, like, I love dry ciders. It's interesting because it is a dry cider, but it's also very tart. Like, typically, uh, when I've had dry ciders, it not as tartan, so. And I actually kind of enjoy that, too. It kind of really bounces off the dryness. >> Dave: I like the pear one. I think the sweetness of pear really comes through in it. >> : That's the second one. Yeah, yeah.
Um, I love the cherry one. Uh, I don't think it's overdone. Is it cherry or hibiscus? Yeah, yeah, it tastes just like cherry. >> Dave: So there you go. >> Julianna: Oh, Boyden. No. >> Dave: Tasty. Yeah. >> Julianna: Yeah. This is a nice, tasty little pack. And, uh, honestly, I think we fail to remember that cider can be good. Insider can be brought to a gathering. You know what I mean?
>> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Cider house rules. >> : Well, you know, so we had a, uh, close friend that has been producing great beer for a long time that, um, a sour beer line and just kind of jumped into, you know, actually doing, you know, haven't had those ciders. Yeah. In a very big way. And I guess, you know, when I've talked with other brewers, the thing is, they've been chasing the market, which has been, you know, all the rage of.
>> Dave: Hard seltzers and seltzers, non alcoholic, that. >> : They are missing out, you know, on a whole group of people that, uh, that they were not doing ciders or sizers, um, you know, to bring out some variety. Because, yes, you do get people that walk into a brewery and go, I don't like beer, you know, or I'm allergic to, like, grains and wheat and everything else, you know, on the free planet, you know. So, um, I do, uh, and sometimes, you know,
they actually put on, you know, keg. Keg wines, you know, instead, which I understand why they would do that. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : I always enjoy ciders, uh, like, you know, I always have that during passover for me, because we're not supposed to have grains. So I'm always like, well, I can't crack open a beer, but I can kind of technically crack open a cider, so that's when I enjoy them the most fun.
>> Dave: If you go to a wine oriented thing and you want to take something that's not wine, cider is often a really good alternative. >> Julianna: Yeah. Okay, well, I think this stem variety pack has done really well. We're going to rate this a four. And just as a quick recap, the wiseacre variety pack, we rated a five. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Sure. >> Julianna: Um, the stem cider and the
shiner, we rated a four. And then, sadly, the southern tier was. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Not way in the south. >> Julianna: Yeah. Was a little less. Okay. >> : So enjoy your variety. >> Julianna: Yeah. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Spice of life. >> Julianna: Sure. >> : For sure. Um, I like this. You know, this is a good way to embrace, uh, yeah, there you
go. I knew you were gonna do that. My goodness. $100 fine. >> Julianna: What a great episode. Um, good old boy, Mike M. Thanks for being here. >> : Thanks for joining us here on sip suds and smokes. Come back and enjoy another less than exciting episode. I'll ask you to keep on sipping. >> Julianna: Good old boy. Sparky, thanks for being here. >> Identification Announcer: On the next episode of Sips, suds and : Still not wearing pants.
>> Julianna: That's good. That's good. We're so proud. Good old boy. >> : Dave, you're still better with cider. You want to be. >> Julianna: Daddy said it. >> : You want to wear the daddy pants? >> Julianna: Maybe he'll wear the daddy pants later. This is good gal, Julianna. Keep on chuggling and catch you next time. >> : Wait, uh, you know, is there more cider?
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