In this episode we’ll be discussing mixing an Old Fashioned, Sazeracs, and Shrub District with Don Morton. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking. Cheers my podcast drinking friends and welcome to happy hour 172 of the We Like Drinking Show! The podcast that reminds people that drinking beer and wine is supposed to be fun, and that even through the laughs, you can still learn about your favorite beverages. Please take a moment to go rate and review our show on Apple Po...
Apr 27, 2018•58 min•Ep. 172
In this episode we’ll be discussing American Craft Pilsner. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking. Cheers my podcast drinking friends and welcome to happy hour 171 of the We Like Drinking Show! The podcast that reminds people that drinking beer and wine is supposed to be fun, and that even through the laughs, you can still learn about your favorite beverages. Please take a moment to go rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts aka iTunes . Panel Introductions Tonight...
Apr 20, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 171
Billy Beltz is the co-founder of Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego, CA. that recently opened for business in November of 2017. As a meader, both home and professionally, our guest has racked up more than 34 awards and medals for his meads, particularly in the under 6 months category. Grape, Hop, or Pop Culture Reference - Girò What's Up? John - Volunteering at Tart at Heart ABQ this Saturday Billy Beltz - Keep an eye on the Lost Cause website for updates on mead shipping. Eckles - Next week, join ...
Apr 13, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 170
In this episode we’ll be discussing the Green Flash bankruptcy, The Masters No-No, and we're drinking Apothic Brew. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking. Cheers my podcast drinking friends, and welcome to happy hour 169! Please take a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts aka iTunes . Panel Introductions Tonight we’re joined by our usual panel members, first we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and finally, I’m your host,...
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 169
In this episode we’ll be discussing Steen, Vouvray, and Pineau de la Loire. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking. Panel Introductions Tonight we’re joined by our usual panel members, first we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and finally, I’m your host, Jeff Eckles. G, H, PCR Smaragd What’s up? What do you have your eyes on or what do you have coming up. John - Vivac visit was amazing! Solomon - Ecovessel contest winners will be ...
Mar 30, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 168
By day our guest tonight works as a mild mannered medical device industry professional, but by night he is consumed by cooking, photographing, drinking, doing dishes and writing for his award winning blog Food Wine Click! at https://foodwineclick.com/ . He is also the 5th and nicest of all the Jeffs you will ever meet, he is Jeff Burrows!
Mar 23, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 167
Hey Drinkers! This is the After Party, what happens after a normal episode when we decide to hit record to keep the party going. After Parties are released to our Patreon supporters the same week the regular episode is released. We're going to start releasing them to the normal feed as well, but it will be a month or two after. If you like what you hear, consider becoming a patron of the show by visiting http://welikedrinking.com/pledge
Mar 22, 2018•17 min
In this episode we’ll be discussing glitter beer, craft beer drinker types, and we’re all a little irish this week. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking.
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 166
In this episode we’ll be discussing Tariffs, the Ecovessel love continues, and the tavern is packed.
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 165
Double IPA's are featured in this monthly drinking episode. We also announce our new We Like Drinking Facebook group, and a new contest where we are giving away an Ecovessel BOSS growler to 2 lucky listeners.
Mar 02, 2018•58 min•Ep. 164
Emma Donachie is the Channel Sales manager for Ecovessel , makers of the BOSS, the stainless steel, triple insulated growler that will keep your craft beer cold for up to 36 hours, or your drink hot for 8.
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 163
In this episode we’ll be discussing lawsuits and #WorldPorterDay. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking.
Feb 16, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 162
Greg Morthole is a winemaker with Davis Bynum wines, a member of the Rodney Strong family. If that names sounds familiar, he was a guest on episode 151 where we learned about his history coming up through the world of wine geekery to where he is today, and he’s back for more tonight.
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 161
Tom Lutz is the founder and inventor of RePour, a unique wine preservation cork that absorbs the oxygen right out of your opened bottle. With a doctorate in chemistry and a career in product development, his career has been around innovation and bringing new products to market.
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 160
Lori Budd, along with her husband, Michael, are the owners of the award winning boutique winery, Dracaena Wines located in beautiful Paso Robles, CA. They focus on Cabernet Franc and are expanding their lineup to include a reserve Cab Franc, and later this year their first rose. She is also the founder of #CabFrancDay on Twitter, a blogger, and the host of her own podcast, Dracaena Wines.
Jan 26, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 159
Annie Wolf-Pautsch first appeared on WLD back in episode 86, and since then we’ve barely been able to make it 20 episodes without having her back on the show. Her company, “ Brew Cruz ” offers guided tours of the craft brewery scene in beautiful Santa Cruz CA via a refurbished 1989 Thomas International Bus, but wait there’s more…..that we’ll be talking about soon enough. Hopefully she is not suffering from a walking injury this time around as we welcome her back for her 5th time on the show....
Jan 19, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 158
This week we're discussing mindful drinking, complainy complainerson, and firing up the big system. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 157
Tasting, learning, and exploring the often confused Montepulciano grape. Specifically hailing from the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Jan 05, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 156
Drinking, talking, and exploring Barleywines on out monthly tasting epsiode.
Dec 29, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 155
In this episode we’ll be discussing f*&k vintages, patreon love, and attention everyone, alcohol is dead. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking.
Dec 22, 2017•49 min•Ep. 154
Rick Lyke is a beer writer and prostate cancer survivor who has been raising awareness of the importance of regular health screenings and early detection through Pints for Prostates. A charity he founded in 2008 that uses the universal language of beer to reach men and open a dialogue about this important health topic. You may have heard about Pints for Prostates because they organized and host the Denver Rare Beer Tasting, which will celebrate its 10th edition next fall during GABF) or the Crow...
Dec 15, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 153
Looking to buy a gift for the drinker in your life? Or are you looking for some options to add to your gift list? The guys at We Like Drinking have you covered with gifts from $10 - $100 on this week's show.
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 152
Greg Morthole is a graduate of the University of Wyoming who got his start in the Vinquiry wine lab after following his heart to Sonoma County, but not for the love of wine. He has since worked as an Oenologist at Chalk Hill winery, a lab manager for Rodney Strong winemakers where he still is today working as a winemaker responsible for making the single vineyard reserve wines and Davis Bynum wines.
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 151
For our 150th episode we broke out some special bottles from our cellars to taste during our monthly drinking episode.
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 150
A detailed wrap up of the Jeff's experience at the Wine Bloggers Conference and all the craziness that went down.
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 149
The Jeff's enter into their own "Beer Mile" contest, but who will win. Also, Anthony Bordain on Yelp, and Wine Bloggers Conference antici.....pation.
Nov 10, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 148
Jay Shambo is the head brewer of Soul Squared Brewing out of Ft. Collins, CO. A Community Supported brewery that specializes in using local ingredients and delivering monthly bombers to their members.
Nov 03, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 147
With Halloween around the corner we are each pairing 3 craft beers with different types of candy. It went about as bad as you'd expect.
Oct 27, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 146
Jesse and Michele Padberg are co-owners of the Vivac Winery, located in Dixon, New Mexico, about 20 minutes south of Taos. A winery above most others as it resides at 6,000 ft making it one of the highest altitude wineries in the world. Founded by brothers Jesse and Chris, along with their wives Michele and Liliana, this team is producing award winning, old world styled wines using 100% New Mexico grapes made completely by hand. Join us as we taste through a selection of their remarkable red win...
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 145
In this episode we’ll be reading listener mail, and talking a lot about mother nature. So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let’s get drinking.
Oct 13, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 144
