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Dug deep in the archives and found an episode long ago recorded, but just now released. In this episode we learn all about, Brown Ales. Things start off in a promising manner with a review of a beer from  Carson's Brewery out of Evansville, Indiana. We consume their Brown Cow. Puns are made, and fun is had by all. We then expertly transition in to discussion regarding a Pecan Nut Brown Ale, Lazy Magnolia out of Mississippi. It was right about that time I learned why this episode had remained in the archives so long... But, we try to educate Adam on some etiquette when visiting a tap room and learn how Texas feels about Crowlers. Cheers!

Our purpose here at Thespeakpodcast is primarily beer. Specifically, the drinking thereof and the (far less important) subsequent discussion and review. "Indy beer. Indie beer." See? It's right there in our motto. Twice. Now, that's not to say that we don't have other hobbies...which incidentally can also be indulged while drinking beer. As you might have guessed from the title, I'm here today to talk about smoking whilst drinking, as a few of the podcast members are wont to do. We'll get into specific beer and cigar pairings in later posts. For now, let's start with some basics. Beer has a number of points in its favor to accompany a cigar when compared to other types of libation, including: - Its price-point, which is substantially lower than the traditional choices (bourbon, scotch, brandy, etc.) - Its versatility, with flavor profiles able to properly compliment or contrast any cigar on the market - Its relative mildness, which, whe...