Dad pulls out of the archives the Seltzer episode that Josh and Jordan did in May of 2022. They did Fruit Smash Pink Lemonade seltzer from New Belgium, and they cracked open the Strawberry Guava Topo Chico hard seltzer. They discuss these seltzers and the flavor profiles. Josh brings up how much he likes Sunboy Spiked Coconut water Seltzers. This g…

With Spring in the air and with some days even warmer than that, Josh and Dad are thinking Spring Cocktails. Dad brings the Miami Vice; A frozen concoction of half Pina Colada and half Strawberry Daiquiri. Josh as always thinks outside the box. He has a Peach mint Pisco Sour. Josh's recipe is 2 oz. Pisco, 1 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz peach syrup, with m…

Josh is Back on the AT podcast! Josh and Dad are doing Paso Robles' wines. For Dad's wine he is doing Tooth & Nail's Destina Carbonic Grenache since he couldn't the Union Sacre's Chipie Carbonic Sangiovese that Josh brought. For their food Dad brings a roasted chicken, and Prosciutto wrapped around mozzarella cheese. Josh has roasted chicken with p…

Dad pulls out of the Archives the Irish Beers Episode. In this episode John and John explore some of the classic Irish beers. Josh cracks open Smithwick's Irish Red and serves up some classics, corned beef, Irish soda bread, and 5 cheese pizza. John pours the Irish favorite Guinness draft from a nito can. He pairs it with fish and chips, and Dublin…

From the Archives at the end of January 2024 Dad brings out this Non-Alcohol Episode.... At the start of "Dry February" Dad and Josh decide to do a special cocktail episode. In this episode they both make non-alcoholic cocktails. Dad uses the Ritual 0 Proof Rum Alternative to make a Dark and Stormy. Josh make 2 different cocktails with the Seedlip …

Dad and Josh are joined by Anne Marie for New Year's Eve wines. Josh's Champagne was Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blanc. Josh brings popcorn with two different sauces. One sauce was a Sichuan Chili crisp and the other was Zhong sauce. Both were made by Fly By Jing. He also brings Duckham, and Porchetta di Parma. Dad brings the J. Lassalle Premier Cru C…

From the Archives; Dad and Josh enjoy Christmas Beers. Dad brings the Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh hop IPA. Dad shares some baked brie with chestnut honey, blueberry coffee compote, green bean bundles, and gingerbread cookies. Josh pours the Delirium Noel from Belgium. His pairings are Murrays Maxx Extra aged cheese, sausage rolls, and braised s…

Josh, Marie and Dad enjoy Thanksgiving food with their different wines to pair. At the end each have a cocktail as well. It was a fun time! For Josh's wine he brings the Brut Rose Reserve from Loimer. Dad couldn't find that Rose so he brought a can of Underwood Brut Rose'. Marie couldn't find it either so she has Le Grand Noir Brut Sparkling Rose' …

Josh and Dad Celebrate the third year of the Acquired Tastings Podcast with cocktails! Josh celebrates with a Fall Smash that he created. Dad celebrates with a Champaign Cocktail. They talk about the origin of these different drinks. Dad and Josh discuss some of the AT podcast statistics. They enjoy their cocktails and riminess about the Acquired T…

In this Episode from the archives Dad and Josh drink Octoberfest beers. Dad brings the local beer from Lost Forty called Hunter and Josh brings a German beer called Ayinger Oktoberfest. The boys have a great time sipping these Mazen beers and snacking on their food. Dad brings traditional German food. Josh brings an array of non-standard German foo…

Dad and Marie do a remote podcast where they taste the same wines and have the same food prepared. Marie brings the Ostatu Blanco. Dad could not get that specific wine in Arkansas so he brings a similar Spanish wine; the Campo Viego "The Vibrant Blend". They both have a medley of Spanish cheeses from Trader Joe's. The medley includes Iberico (Sheep…

From the Archives, Josh and Dad do Event Cocktails. They enjoy the Wimbledon and the US open tennis signature cocktails. Josh brought his version of the Honey Deuce (without the honeydew melon balls) and called it the Love Deuce! Instead of using Grey Goose Vodka, Josh premiers Delta Dirt Distillery Sweet Blend Vodka. It is a Black owned sweet pota…

One of Dad's favorites from the Archives "Smoke in a Glass". Josh and John capture smoke in their glasses and taste a Mezcal and an Islay scotch. Josh brings the Del Maguey Vida Mezcal. He pairs a brisket taco with goat cheese and sweet palmiers with a cherry sauce. John stays in Scotland and travel to the island of Islay and brings Laphroaig 10 ye…

Marie brings Ports to Arkansas so Dad and she can enjoy a tasting and food pairing with them! She does the Churchill dry white Port. She brings some Portuguese sardine pate, fig sausage, and an herb goat cheese. Dad does the Churchill Reserve Port. He brings stinky cheese to the table. He brings Humboldt fog and blue Stilton. The house provides cho…

Dad pulls out an AT Episode from the archives. It's a beer week, specifically when Josh becomes a BeerVenger. The BeerVenger podcast is one of our favorites and a sister to us. We provided them some Lost Forty Nighty Night for their podcast enjoyment. They in turn invited Josh to be on their podcast. Josh tells his Origin story and tells about his …

Josh is settling in his new home in Montana and Dad is recuperating from his knee surgery. It's officially summer 2023 so let's get to grilling. For this AT episode Dad pulls the previous recorded episode "Beers for Grilling". I hope you enjoy!Josh Mills and John Mills tarafından oluşturuldu

Dad does the Barbazzale Rossa wine. For his pairings he brings an artichoke Sicilian style, Tounarelli al nero di seppia (squid ink spaghetti) and Octopus pieces on a seaweed salad. Josh brings the Grillo from the winery Luna Gaia. For his pairings he brings speck, boursin cheese, a strawberry goat cheese and lastly he brings a pistachio-limoncello…

The Boys record on Cinco De Mayo so they do Tequila! Dad does the1800 Reposado tequila. His pairings are Chimichanga, Burrito, Ro-Tel cheese dip and of course black beans. Josh brings La Gran Senora Anejo tequila. His pairings are white cheese dip, beef nostos, and birria tocos.Josh Mills and John Mills tarafından oluşturuldu

Dad and Josh drink beers that they like. Josh brings from Shiner Brewing their Strawberry Blonde beer. For the food he wants to eat he brings; buttered popcorn spiced up with Gates rub, Big Orange Southwest burger that has shoestring onions. He also brought bresaola. Dad brings Rochefort 10 for his beer. For his sides he has baked camambert cheese …

Josh and Dad sip Italian white wine for this episode in preparation of his upcoming trip to Italy. Dad brings Soave from Tenuta Santa Maria; Gaetano Bertani's family Vineyard. This is a DOC wine. For his snacks he has Laughing Cow cheese, Lean Cuisine's Chicken Fettucine and Lemon Meringue pie. Josh has from the producer, Luna Gaia in Sicilia; Mand…

Josh and Dad do smoked Cocktails! Not to be confused with "smoke in the glass". Dad does his original smoked Old Fashioned. Dad for his early birthday bought a glass top smoker for cocktails. It uses a butane torch which used different woods to smoke your cocktails. He patterned his old Fashioned from Steve-O Shepard's Old Fashioned. He used oak wo…

Josh brings the Barn Hill gin handcrafted in Vermont from Caledonia Spirits. He Brings honey macerated strawberries and blood orange fruit, Blood Orange cake with honey sugar icing and a Ponzu pork noddle bowl. Dad does the Malfy Con Arancia Italian gin. For his sides he did an Italian theme. He brought Italian dry sausage, Goat cheese with cracker…

Dad goes with the Chocolate Noir Stout from Prairie Artesian Ale Brewing in Oklahoma, City. He brings three sides Irish Whiskey Chips, His homemade BBQ ribs and Irish Porter cheddar cheese. Josh brings the Left Hand Brewing dry stout on Nitro. Josh brings from Fly Brewing their Duck Confit nostos, their cheddar bomb bugger that Josh added some corn…

Dad brings the Ron Rubin Pinot Noir from the Russia River AVA. He made the food for this podcast. He made Corn Beef and cabbage, carrots, new potatoes with soda bread. He also brought Irish cheddar, Dubliner stout cheese and a Rubin sandwich. Josh brings the Gruner Veltener wine from the Nikolaihof winery in Austria. The boys enjoy these wines pair…

With St. Patrick's day approaching Dad and Josh decide to do Irish cocktails. Josh does a Gallick flip. Josh explains a flip uses a whole egg! Dad does an Irish Eyes cocktail. The Irish Eyes recipe that he used causes the drink to be green! Dad brings some snacks for the boys to munch on as they sip. He brings Irish cheddar, Dubliner stout cheese, …

Dad brings the Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky. He brings very simple sides. He brings milk chocolate covered raisins, dates stuffed with cheese, almonds with maple syrup drizzled on them and dry hard Italian salami. Josh brings Compass Box artist Blend whisky. Josh brings for his sides Spaghetti alla Carbonara. He brings Antipasti including du…

Dad and Josh picked big beers for this Gilling Episode. Dad brings the "Sixth Glass" from Bouvard Brewing in Kansas City. His sides are BBQ potato chips, Gates rubbed Pork chop (with a secret ingredient) and last but not least a fudge brownie. Josh brings from his "beer corner" the 2022 bourbon barrel aged Love Honey Bock from Lost Forty Brewing in…

Dad has bubbles this week! He has the Gerad Bertrand Crémant De Limoux Brut Rose' 2020. His sides are a shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon and a chocolate fudge cake. Josh brings from Ken Wright Cellars the Shea Vineyard 2021 Pino Noir. For his sides he has pork belly burnt ends, Chinese sticky brazed pork belly and two types of chocolates. He brought …

Dad does the "Paper Plane" for his cocktail that includes an amaro and a bitter. Josh does a cocktail called the "Bitter Swagger". Josh noted it's a riff on a Pisco sour or a whiskey sour! Dad brings a board of snacks. He has on the board, Italian dry sausage, some sharp cheddar cheese, a cut Baggett, Pimento stuffed olives, potato chips, air dried…

Dad and Josh enjoy Arkansas distilled Liquors this week. Dad brings from Rogers, Arkansas' Fox Trail Distilling their Wild Parelle Straight Bourbon. For his sides he has bacon wrapped dates, a smoked chicken and a caramel cake. Josh brings from Hot Springs Distilling their BearClap Blended Bourbon. For his sides he brings Blood Oranges because they…

This week Dad and Josh enjoy flavored beers. Dad brings to the party Left Hand Brewing's Peanut Butter Milk Stout. For his sides he brings roasted potatoes, and two different types of Count Porkula BBQ. He brings their ribs, and their pulled Pork. For his third he brings Trader Joe's Dark chocolate peanut butter cups. Josh brings Prairie Artisan Al…

Acquired Tastings after dark! Josh brings Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blanc Sparkling wine. It clocks in at 12.5% ABV. Jordan brings Lucien Albrecht Sparkling wine and it clocks in at 12% ABV. They bring one plate of snacks this week. On the plate is a patty melt, rice and goat cheese Arancini, and Philly cheesesteak fries. Josh explains his philosophy …

Dad Josh enjoy Italian Liquors. Dad brings Amaro Nonino. For his food he brings Duck breast a l'Orange. He also has roasted Brussel sprots with a vegetable medley, and as a desert treat he has a caramel s'more. Josh brings from Contratto Aperitif Liqueur. For his pairings he brings Mozzarella cheese on toast with olive oil and balsamic vinegar from…

Dad brings Ayinger Dopplebock Celebrator as his beer. This beer comes from Germany. For his sides he brings prime rib sliders, bacon wrapped pork ribeye, and wood fired pizza using his new Ooni Frya. Josh brings New Providence Mindful Hive, honey rye golden ale. That's a mouthful but there is a mouthful of flavor. This beer comes from Rogers, Arkan…

Dad and Josh are joined by Anne Marie for New Year's Eve wines. Josh's Champagne was Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blanc. Josh brings popcorn with two different sauces. One sauce was a Sichuan Chili crisp and the other was Zhong sauce. Both were made by Fly By Jing. He also brings Duckham, and Porchetta di Parma. Dad brings the J. Lassalle Premier Cru C…

Dad and Josh enjoy Holiday or Winter Cocktails using the liquor from last weeks episode. Dad brings his take on a Cranberry Manhattan. Josh brings his mix of a Hot Buttered rum that he calls "Ginger, Cherry Hot Buttered Rum". Both of these drinks are J&J originals. Josh and Dad talk about ways to tweak the Cranberry Manhattan to make it even better…

For Dad's Winter warmer; he brings Angel's Envy Finished Rye. He brings Aged Manchego cheese, a belladonna bourbon barrel aged cheese, Beef Garlic summer sausage and he also has blueberry and raspberry newtons. Josh brings Domaine Canton de Ginger liqueur. He brings for his snacks, Gus's "World Famous" Chicken, goat cheese and a ginger vanilla cook…

Dad brings the New Belgium brewing Holiday Ale from Fort Collins Colorado. For his sides he brings Orange Turkey Tacos, the also has turkey dressing with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce. and last but not lease he has strawberry cookies. Josh did the St Bernardus Christmas ale. His snacks are Lomo, duck ham, and a ginger sandwich cookie. Yum! they …

Josh and Dad do big red wines. Dad does the 2018 Arrowood Sonoma Estates Cabernet Sauvignon. For his pairings he brings Eggplant Parmesan, meat balls and beef pot pie. Josh brings the 2018 Pagani Ranch Zinfandel. For his pairings he brings Asian dumplings, Brazed Short ribs on top of Polenta and, a taco soup. Help! Josh's cocktail from last week ne…

Dad and Josh have cocktails for Thanksgiving or Fall. Dad does an Apple Cider Old Fashioned. It is served on ice with a cinnamon stick. He brings some snacks to munch on. He brings Deviled eggs, a bacon cheese ball and bacon wrapped dates. Josh brings a cocktail that needs a name. It uses Hamilton pot stilled Jamaican Rum, with sweet vermouth, a mu…

Dad and Josh drink after Thanksgiving Liquors. Dad is back in the house just in time for after thanksgiving drinks. He brings Pierre Ferrand 1840 1er Cru De Cognac. For his after dinner snacks he brought three different type of cheese cakes; they are Chocolate Marble, Strawberry swirl, and Brownie cheese cake. Josh brings Henriques & Henriques Made…

Jords is back with an amazing idea for our podcast. We happen to have a four year vertical of nighty night imperial Stout. They enjoy this amazing experience trying these aged beers and getting a bit nerdy. The also have short ribs and French onion soup.Josh Mills and John Mills tarafından oluşturuldu

Dad shares Domaine Durban Beaumes de Venise Marie shares Natura Pinot Noir Josh pours Bianca Vigna Prosecco, Selbach Incline Riesling, Granbazan Albarino, Darting Pinot Meunier, and Guy Burton Cote du BrouillyJosh Mills and John Mills tarafından oluşturuldu

Dad brings the Haunted Graveyard Cocktail using Kings Distillery's Chocolate whiskey. Josh brings his original Misfits S'more using the Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey. Dad brings a few Halloween snacks. He brings, Severed Toes in Bandages, Cheese-Stuffed Mummy peppers, Pigs in a blanket (that lost their ears in the oven) and Reese's Cups. Josh use…

Dad brings the chocolate flavored whiskey from Kings Distillery in Brooklyn New York. His parings are a waffle with maple syrup, mole pollo and chocolate cake. Josh brings screwball peanut butter whiskey. He brings beef teriyaki, chocolate fudge and a Carmel covered rice crispy treat. Josh and Dad enjoy these two whiskeys with their pairings. Screw…

Dad brings Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewing, Lyons Colorado to drink. Dad's pairings are Scotch eggs, Beer Potato Cheese soup and Beef pot pies. Josh brings Long Pool Pale Ale from Point Remove Brewing in Morrilton, Arkansas to drink. His pairings are sweet potato fries, peperoni pizza and a cheddar burger with onion straws. Dad and Josh ha…

Ah! The temperature is dropping its time to think about what wines work for this season. Wine writer Seth Barlow joins Josh for this episode. Seth brings the Waits-Mast Mariah Vineyard 2014 Pinot Noir. With this he pairs, truffle deviled eggs, bacon wrapped dates, lomo, coppa, and duck ham. Josh pours the silver label monastrell (mouvedere) from Ju…

Josh is once again joined by Jords, Will and Bryan to talk about their favorite sippers. Josh choses sour mash bourbon and pours the Belle Meade Bourbon and pairs pork belly barbacoa tacos and black bottom creme brûlée. Jords shares Chairmans Reserve Spiced rum and has lamb crostini and salted chocolate oatmeal cookies. Will brings interesting pair…

While Dad is off traveling Josh invited some friends for an Oktoberfest party. He invites friends Jords, Will, Bryan, and Denise. Will brings the Oktoberfest from Great Raft Brewing, deviled eggs, brats, and apple strudel. Denise brings Aynger's oktoberfest with some pretzels with German mustard and cheese sauce. Jords shares Left Hand Brewing's Ok…

For Dad's Washington wine he brings the Horse Heaven Hills AVA wine. For his snacks he Brings the Philly cheese Steak sandwich from Brood and Barley. Dad couldn't decide which cheese would go best so he brought two; Humboldt Fog and Steelton. He also brought apples and Carmel dipping sauce. Josh brought the Velvet Devil Merlot for his wine. For his…