Welcome to another fascinating show where the BBR crew, along with local comedians Zachary Rameden and Matthew Smith, drink a smattering of bourbons in the $30 – $60 price range. Follow along with us as we sample and review the following bourbons in this exact order: 1) Old Forester 1897 2) Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey…

Welcome back to part 2 of 2 of our Ritual Zero Proof cocktail comparison, where Evan and Nick from Bridgeview Liquor saddle up once again to see if NA cocktails are as good as the real thing! In this episode we sample and review a Daiquiri made with Flor De Cana rum against Ritual’s rum,…

Welcome to another Spooktacular episode of BBR, where we yearly drink pumpkin brews and discuss horror movies! On this episode we invite back horror movie fan and expert Ryan Stacy with the “How To Survive A Horror Movie” podcast to chat about a few tasty adult beverages, and this year’s scary flicks! In this show…

Welcome to another interesting show where we drink some NA cocktails and match them up against their alcoholic versions! We sit down with Evan and Nick from Bridgeview to sample some Ritual Zero Proof ‘spirits’. In this episode, Nick mixxes us a pair of Bee’s Knee’s cocktails using Boreal Juniper Gin and Ritual’s gin spirit,…

Once again, the BBR crew decided to ‘torture’ ourselves and see if we can continue the legacy of not being able to tell the difference between several macro brews, like in episode 18 back in June of 2019. We invited back to the show cousin Torry for some fun laughs and confusing tastings! Follow along…

“A falling knife has no handle” is a saying that is well known here at Falling Knife Brewing in Minneapolis, where they are “willing to take a risk and get what we want. Even if it means we take a few cuts along the way.” Excellent point, and even better beer! The BBR crew sit…

Welcome to BBR’s 200th episode, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than by introducing you to Urban Growler Brewing, and it’s co-owners Deb Loch and Jill Pavlak! Open since July 2014, these two women have overcome a bit of adversity to get their brewery started and keep it…

It’s that time of year again for our annual Oktoberfest faceoff! Isn’t it weird how it keeps coming out sooner and sooner in recent years? Well, we invited local comedians Tim Jones and Matthew Smith to join us to discuss this season’s picks. In this episode we rate and review Oktoberfest Beers from Lakes and…

Bourbon, bourbon, and more bourbon on today’s show, as we invite newcomer and local comedian Matthew Smith, and welcome back local comedian (as well) Tim “Mutha-F***in’” Jones to sip on some whiskeys! In this episode we sample and review Calumet’s Small Batch, 15 year, and 16 year expressions. Thanks to https://fargounderground.com/ and https://www.bridgeviewliquors.com/ for supporting…

Can YOU get enough pickles? We here at BBR can’t. So much so that we invited comedians John Narum, Paulina Combow, and Paula Kosienski from Nashville to join us and patreon subscriber Jacob K to sample some local examples of this delicious veggie in beer! In this episode we sample and review Half Brothers Brewing’s…