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This week we'll be discussing… You know what… Fuck it… It's our last episode, and we're gonna talk about whatever the fuck we want!  And if you've got a problem with that, quit listening to the show, dummy!  … soooooooo crack open that beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking!

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Tonight we're joined by our usual panel members, we have our California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador and recovering Wine Blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer and snake wrangler, John Ruyak, and I'm your host and certified specialist of wine, Jeff Eckles.

Wine, Beer, Spirit, or Pop Culture Reference

• Solomon - Oleaceae

Get Dracaena

• We have a fun partnership to tell you about this week. Our good friend, and clown car driver, Lori over at Dracaena Wines has offered all our listeners a special deal. If you purchase any wine from them and use code WLD at checkout you will get 5% off your order. Additionally, Dracaena Wines will send WLD a matching 5%. So if you've ever thought about becoming a patron, but didn't want to commit to a monthly payment, here is a great opportunity for you to score some delicious Paso Robles wines and still help us out. Dracaena offers their Cab Franc, both reserve and classic.. So this is really a win, win, win for everyone if you pick yourself up some today. Visit https://welikedrinking.com/wine

Booze News or Discussion Topic

• Eckles - Refillable Wine - https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/07/fill-her-up-gov-signs-bill-that-allows-for-refilling-wine-bottles/ 
• • Natty Light Vodka? Sure - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/natty-light-introduces-flavored-vodka-as-domestic-beer-sales-slump-nothing-is-off-the-table-145548074.html 
  • The best of the worst - https://www.facebook.com/events/craft-brew-underground/bad-beer-bash-2021/2934394356781707/ 

Last, Last call

Join us on our private group on Facebook known as the Tavern.

This week on episode 349 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing Biscoffs, Robots, and Mustard Wine… soooooooo crack open that beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking!

• Make sure you never miss another episode of our brand of drinking fun by visiting  WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe 

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Tonight we're joined by our usual panel members, we have our California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador and recovering Wine Blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer and snake wrangler, John Ruyak, and I'm your host and certified specialist of wine, Jeff Eckles.
• No agenda

Wine, Beer, Spirit, or Pop Culture Reference

• Ruyak - "The Box"

Get Dracaena

• We have a fun partnership to tell you about this week. Our good friend, and clown car driver, Lori over at Dracaena Wines has offered all our listeners a special deal. If you purchase any wine from them and use code WLD at checkout you will get 5% off your order. Additionally, Dracaena Wines will send WLD a matching 5%. So if you've ever thought about becoming a patron, but didn't want to commit to a monthly payment, here is a great opportunity for you to score some delicious Paso Robles wines and still help us out. Dracaena offers their Cab Franc, both reserve and classic.. So this is really a win, win, win for everyone if you pick yourself up some today. Visit https://welikedrinking.com/wine

Booze News or Discussion Topic

• John - it's no Biscochito Brown buts sounds intriguing https://www.foodandwine.com/news/biscoff-cookie-beer
• Jeff Solomon - Robo Somms https://dracaenawines.com/seriously-do-we-need-a-robot-in-the-wine-world/ 
• Eckles - "Pardon me, " https://www.foodandwine.com/news/grey-poupon-wine-mustard-seeds 

Last call

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This week on episode 340 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing Booze News, Scotch, and many other Entrepreneurial Spirits with Carin Luna-Ostaseski... soooooo... crack open that beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking!

• Cheers my podcast drinking friends, and welcome to happy hour 340 of your favorite  Award Winning Topical Beer and Wine Education Podcast Focusing on FUN!
• Make sure you never miss another episode of our brand of drinking fun by visiting  WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe 

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Our guest this week founded SIA Scotch Whisky from a mix of passion, determination, and perseverance. Funded via Kickstarter, she launched SIA in 2013. It is now a multi-award-winning brand. She is with us this week though to discuss her recently launched grant program called The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund aimed at helping multicultural entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Please help us welcome Carin Luna-Ostaseski.
• • You can find SIA Scotch Whisky on their website at https://www.siascotchwhisky.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/siascotchwhisky 

Wine, Beer, Spirit, or Pop Culture Reference

• Ruyak - Tater

Carin Luna-Ostaseski Interview

• https://siascotchfund.helloalice.com/ 

Last call

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Carin, one last time where are the best places for our listeners to submit their applications to The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund, and to find you on social media?

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This week on episode 250 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing that thing where your intestines turn into a microbrewery after taking too many antibiotics, macrobreweries screwing over macrobreweries, and we're drinking some special special SPECIAL drinks for our 250th episode, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

• If by now you've already realized that you are listening to podcast gold, be sure to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. Visit WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe to take your first step down the WLD path of awesome sauce.

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Tonight we're joined by most of our usual panel members, we have our California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador, and recovering Wine Blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer and snake wrangler, John Ruyak, and I'm your host and certified specialist of wine, Jeff Eckles.

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

• Pressac

Booze News 

• Jeff - Stolen secrets - https://www.wivb.com/news/anheuser-busch-alleges-its-secret-beer-recipes-were-stolen/ 
  • Worst.Condition.Ever! - https://www.newsweek.com/man-drunk-beer-brew-body-yeast-gut-1466587

iTunes Review

Megan @ portwineandadventure - 5 stars!

Hopefully this review helps you to achieve your milestone. We Like Drinking has been a blessing to me. At first for keeping my husband fully entertained and out of my hair for an hour each week. Though, since we have been on the road, I can't help but join in and listen. The energy of this show is contagious and I have learned an incredible amount of information. And when you're stuck putting labels on wine bottles for hours on end, there is no better way to pass the time. Word!

FFL Update Last call

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This week on episode 249 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing dumb people hashtaging dumb things, 5 year club podcasting, and we're getting the inside deets on the new Wine for Normal People book with author Elizabeth Schneider, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

• Be sure to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. Visit WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe 

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Our guest tonight last appeared on the show over 4 years ago back on episode 36! She is the host of the phenomenal wine podcast "Wine for Normal People", the co-creator of Underground Wine Events, which helps to promote small, family owned wineries throughout the US, and the author of the soon to be released "Wine for Normal People" book! Please help us welcome, one of my honest to God favorite people out there, Elizabeth Schneider!
• • You can find Elizabeth on her website https://www.winefornormalpeople.com/, and on Instagram and Facebook @winefornormalpeople, or on Twitter @NormalWine

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

•  Toma

Elizabeth Schneider Interview Booze News 

• Jeff - #RespectWine

Last call

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This week on episode 248 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing shots of whiskey, fantasy football, and we're saving all the dogs with Blair and Laura Lott form Rescue Dog Wines, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

• If by now you've already realized that you are listening to podcast gold, be sure to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. Visit WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe to take your first step down the WLD path of awesomeness.

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Tonight we're joined by most of our usual panel members, we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and I'm your host, Jeff Eckles.
• Our guests this week are the founders of Rescue Dog Wines, a Lodi based winery that donates half of their proceeds to rescue dog charities across the U.S. He's a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll, while she's an Air Force brat with childhood memories made in the Northwest coast of France. Put them together and you get great wine and happy dogs. Please help us welcome Blair and Laura Lott.
• • You can find Rescue Dog Wines on their website at RescueDogWines.com or on Facebook and Instagram both @RescueDogWines

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

•  Paperback Graveyard

Rescue Dog Wines Interview Booze News 

• John - An adult in the room should have said no https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/business/glenlivet-whisky-scotch-pods.html

FFL Update

Last call

That's right, it's time to break out your phones and get that last minute hook up with us.

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As a reminder, where can the listeners find you on the interwebs

Search up the show on Apple Podcast and leave us a big fat 5 star review. And, if you enjoyed this episode in particular, share it with a friend.

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Thanks again for joining us at the We Like Drinking Podcast, where you'll never drink alone.

This week we'll be discussing learn your lagering, Iowa nice; the finale, and we're talking all things German beer with Lars Dahlhaus, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

• Visit WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. 

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Our guest this week is the co-founder of Liquid Project LLC, a company focused on the branding and marketing of overseas beer and spirit brands as they bring them into the United States market. He also recently began working as the beer specialist at Baldor Specialty Foods, the food and beverage source for the region's top chefs and bartenders. , please help us welcome Lars Dahlhaus.

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

• Theresienwiese

Lars Dahlhaus Interview Booze News 

• John - When you want to make a choice it's important to know what people are talking about https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beverages/if-you-think-you-hate-beer-you-likely-havent-tried-these-5-approachable-styles/ar-AAHWIli
• Jeff - Iowa Nice: the finale - Carson King Announced Tuesday that his fundraising effort that ended Monday night raised $2,959,336 for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

Podcast Award Update 

Last call

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This week on episode 246 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing used beer, shift beers, and we drinking Peju wines with winemaker Sara Fowler, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

• If by now you've already realized that you are listening to podcast gold, be sure to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. Visit WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe to take your first step down the WLD path of awesome sauce.

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Our guest this week was voted best local winemaker in this little wine region known as Napa Valley in 2016, 17, and 18.  She got her start in wine working for Kendall-Jackson while in high school as a seasonal employee working under the one and only Jed Steele. Currently she is the winemaker for Peju wines and has been with them since 2006. Please help us welcome, Sara Fowler.

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Referencel

•  Solomon

Sara Fowler Interview Booze News 

• John - Not they do not! - https://www.wsj.com/articles/craft-brewers-have-a-dark-secretthey-drink-light-beer-11569341870
  • Sustainability people, sustainability! https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beer-waste-bread

Podcast Award Update

• Watch the podcast awards this Sunday, Sept. 29 starting at 6pm Pacific at https://internationalpodcastday.com/

Last call

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As a reminder, Sara, where can the listeners find Peju wines on the interwebs

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This week on episode 245 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing Iowa nice and get your wetsuit on Aquaman, cause we've got Kari Auringer with us from Silver Trident winery, so crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

If by now you've already realized that you are listening to podcast gold, be sure to get yourself subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode. Visit Subscribe and be sure you never miss another episode.

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

Tonight we're joined by most of our usual panel members, we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and I'm your host, Jeff Eckles.

Our guest this week got her start in Chicago as a graphic designer and entrepreneur. Eventually her desire to create wine took over and she transitioned to Napa Valley where, with a half ton of grapes and a book on winemaking, she started her next journey. Now she is the winemaker for Silver Trident winery making hand-crafter small production wines. Please help us welcome, Kari Auringer.

You can find Silver Trident winery on their website at http://www.silvertridentwinery.com/. On Instagram and Facebook both @silvertridentwinery/

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

• Spunding

Kari Auringer Interview Booze News

• Jeff - On Iowa! - https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/us/busch-venmo-beer-football-fan-trnd/index.html

FFL Update

Solomon on tilt!

Last call

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As a reminder, you can find Silver Trident winery on their website at http://www.silvertridentwinery.com/. On Instagram and Facebook both @silvertridentwinery/

Search up the show on Apple Podcast and leave us a big fat 5 star review. And, if you enjoyed this episode in particular, share it with a friend.

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This week on episode 244 of the We Like Drinking podcast we'll be discussing a buncha stuff… A buncha buncha buncha buncha BUUUUUUUNCHA stuff… 'Cause our old pal Annie Wolf-Pautsch from SC Brew Cruz is with us... So crack open your beer, uncork that wine, and let's get drinking.

Panel Introductions And What We're Drinking

• Tonight we're joined by most of our usual panel members, we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and I'm your host, Jeff Eckles.
• Our guest this week needs little introduction to our community as she returns for her astounding 7th trip to the hot seat. She is the owner and founder of the Santa Cruz Brew Cruz, a service offering Santa Cruzians the chance to visit local craft breweries from the comfort of a 1989 Thomas International Bus named Betty Jane, or, if you're looking for a more intimate setting, hop aboard Slowboy, a 1964 split window VW bus. Please help us welcome, Annie Wolf-Pautsch, AKA The Mother of Hollywood, AKA Cruisin for a Brewsin

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference

• Kräusening

Annie Wolf-Pautsch Interview

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference 2

• Both-out

Booze News 

• Jeff -  Oh children - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/05/constellations-brands-millennials-are-drinking-more-because-of-kids.html

Wine, Beer, or Pop Culture Reference 3

• Ogunbowale

FFL Update Last call

That's right, it's time to break out your phones and get that last minute hook up with us.

Follow us on the socials, Twitter, Instagram and our private group on Facebook known as the Tavern.

Search up the show on Apple Podcast and leave us a big fat 5 star review. And, if you enjoyed this episode in particular, share it with a friend.

And, visit We Like Drinking dot com slash pledge to find out more information about becoming a patron of the show and help 

You can also find the show notes for this episode with all the links to the stories or mentions we had at http://welikedrinking.com/episodes