The boys are knocking back beverages with Riley aka the Norm MacDonald Super Fan, and discussing Norm's legacy, the I'm Not Norm Youtube channel, and the upcoming celebration of Norm at Gasworks Park in Seattle!

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Ep. 235 - A Tribute to Norm MacDonald with Super Fan Riley!

The fellas are sipping Maker's Mark Private Select, and sampling a selection of Arizona beers, courtesy of last week's guest!

Ep. 234 - Maker's Mark Private Select

Matt & Justin are joined by Social Distance Drinking Club's Yousef Hawash to contemplate Dogfish Head's gin, the remains of last week's Jeppson's Bourbon, talk mid-week weddings and to bestow an amazing gift on an old friend.

Ep. 233 Dogfish Head Gin!

Did you know Jeppson's, makers of the infamous Malort, also made bourbon? Neither did we, until Matt James pulled one out of his bag. It's an interesting little tipple from an unexpected source. Bottoms up!

Ep. 231 - Jeppson's Bourbon

The boys are drinking spritzes, giving each other positive affirmations, and wondering why their producer is obsessed with Funco.

HTBABD Ep. 231 - Return Of The Spritzes

The guys are joined by Seattle distillery Fast Penny Spirits rep Adam Fream to talk expressions, tipples, the biz of being a startup and more!

Ep. 230 - Fast Penny Spirits' Adam Fream

The boys are revisiting an old friend, the oft-misunderstood and oft-maligned absinthe. No ears were lost in the making of this episode.

Ep. 229 - Absinthe Redux

The boys are tipping back some tasty adult beverages with one of the Seattle bar industry's stalwarts, Andy McClellan, a man who has worked behind the bar, behind the scenes and a few other places. He's talking his history with Matt, his history in the biz and all the stories that go with it.

Ep. 228 - The Liquor Biz with Andy McClellan

The fellas are tipping back a few with the owner of one of America's best bars (according to GQ), Erik Hakkinen of Seattle's Roquette!

Ep. 227 - Roquette's Eric Hakkinen

With Justin on a secret mission to bring back the head of Jared Leto, Matt and Producer Keith review some new gins.

Ep. 226 - A Revue Of New Gins

We’ve decided to suffer so you don’t have to: the boys are sampling Peanut Butter Whiskey. Thank us later.

HTBABD Ep. 225 - Peanut Butter Whiskey

As the world starts to open up, the fellas are starting to venture back out into the world, and what better way to get back in the groove than the surprisingly tasty and respectable Maker’s Mark 101.

HTBABD Ep. 224 - Maker's Mark 101

The fellas are sitting down with a bottle of gin from one of the few women-led distilleries in the region. Freeland Gin tastes like feminism, delicious, delicious feminism. We’re kidding. It tastes like gin. A quite good gin. Dig find out why you should be sipping something progressive.

Ep. 223 - Freeland Gin!

The fellas are sipping on nostalgic bottle this week, Don Q rum which it turns out is the family well rum from Justin's childhood. Along with the Puerto Rican spirit, the boys are joined by their producer and ex-cook Keith to talk about the recent article in the NY Times that exposed an iconic PNW restaurant as being toxic and creepy AF.

Ep. 222 - Don Q Rum & The Willows Inn Article

Matt sits down with Maxwell Bennett, the bar manager of Rocco's Pizza, one of Seattle's favorite upscale drinks & slices spots. He breaks down what they've been doing to survive the pandemic, takeout food, takeout booze and why being nimble is a learning process.

Ep. 221 - Pivots & Pandemics w. Maxwell Bennett Of Rocco's

Matt James & Justin Freet talking all things Booze related from the perspective of a Bartender.

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