Libations for Everyone

Hip hop artist Blake Banks flew in from LA to perform at the Legendary Tattoo Festival, and added a whole ass day to his touring schedule just to kick it with Quam & Charles on Libations for Everyone. How rad is that? The fellas talk about guilty (and innocent) pleasures, places they've visited that they want to explore more of, and how famous they'd be if they could be as famous as they'd like. Plus Blake illuminates what it was like to move out to LA for the first time, including the early days with the likes of Post Malone and G-Eazy.

The three of them downed a bottle of tequila and a pile of Guinness nitro cans, but you do whatever feels natural! Spin it up. #libationsforeveryone

Libations of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Maestro Dobel Diamante Tequila

• ...and some Guinness to mark the occasion.

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WHOA. Libations for Everyone has a real, live guest for the first time in six weeks! Ben & Charles skipped right past the filet mignon and top sirloin on the menu, and went straight for the T-BONE. Tim Niver is a hospitality legend in the Twin Cities (and a podcaster in his own right on the excellent Niver Niver Land), and is as at-home on LFE as any guest in memory. You can tell the fellas got extra comfy, given the duration, as plenty of laughs were had at Bon Jovi's expense (sorry Beej!), in addition to getting down on topics like sketchy-seeming things they've eaten that turned out to be great, and how the state of the world has changed product sourcing for the modern restaurant.

Tequila, lager and micheladas were put away in volume by these three, if you want to drink and play along! Let's get after it. #libationsforeveryone

Libations of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• An assortment of tequilas

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The fellas are back to kick off the 2022 season of LFE, and shining a light on the current state of restaurants and bars in the world today. They spin about the things we can all do to support our people in the hospitality industries, by reminiscing on the places they miss that we've lost, the actions we can collectively take to help ensure our favorite businesses thrive, some of the finest bites they've had in recent memory, and what food & bev spots have been exceptionally responsive in recent years and months.

Agaves are the beverage of the day, but you can sip on whatever you like if Dry January is your jam. Let's #rallyforthefamily! #libationsforeveryone

Libations of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• A big ole pile of agaves

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The gentlemen hit the road for this edition of the program, as the extraordinary Mr. Derek Reed hosted LFE at the wondrous confines of Club Carraway. An assortment of scotch was on offer as the three fellas discussed topics ranging from old traditions that should be done away with, the best HBO series of all time (or current time), Derek's astute fashion advice, and new dishes and drinks in their repertoires. Derek also announces some exclusive new information regarding new developments at Club Carraway! Spoiler alert: cigars are in store.

It's a scotch sippin and cigar smokin time of year, but you can drink (and do) whatever you like as you play along. Smoke em if you've got em! #libationsforeveryone

Libations of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Alexander Murray & Co. 13 Year Single Malt

• Ardbeg 10 Year Single Malt

• Glenfiddich 14 Year Single Malt

• ...and Coors Banquet

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On this episode of Libations for Everyone, Ben & Charles were lucky enough to welcome incredibly talented singer-songwriter Kat Perkins to the show to sip White Claws and laugh about holiday songs with double entendres, weird quirks and aversions, love and hatred for leftovers, living room hot tubs and ROAD SNACKS.

Sipping Shots and Sharing Thoughts? Nah fam. Today we're Crushing Claws and Flapping Jaws. Join us!! #libationsforeveryone

Libations of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• A TON OF WHITE CLAW

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Promise this was not originally planned! But the 40th episode of LFE just so happened to coincide with Charles’ 40th birthday, and Ben thought it appropriate to host a “This is Your Life” edition of the program to ring in the occasion. All of the questions were entered secretly by friends and family, and a couple of celebs even presented questions to Charles. The boys sipped on classy spirits to mark the occasion, naturally.

As if you don’t know enough about these guys already! Warm up with a nice beverage and tune in. #libationsforeveryone

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Eagle Rare 10

• George T. Stagg

• Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon

• …and a whole host of other rarities

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Know what's really boring? Bone dry turkey. Know what's not boring? Co-owner of Skaalvenn Distillery Tyson Schnitker, amidst consuming like 11 shots, a beer and two cocktails on Libations for Everyone. This episode went deep, and Ben & Charles weren't even considering that you might need this pod as a reprieve from family time, or to kill some wheel time. They spitballed with Tyson about their love of Japanese culture, foods they loved as kids that are difficult to find now, over and underrated holiday foods and beverages, and their shameless adoration for CATS. Yes. Cats come up a LOT.

Sneak past Aunt Mary and pour some Jameson in your cider, then play this ep on your earbuds under a beanie. Just smile and nod. We won't tell. #libationsforeveryone

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Wild Turkey 13

• Weird Cambodian 1.50 Rum

• Yamazaki 12

• Skaalveen High Balls

• Mekong Whisky Gold Label AKA "poison"

• Teeda 5 Year Japanese Rum

• Skaalvenn Aquavit

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Craft Brewing Strategist at BSG Craft and Co-Founder of Arbeiter Brewing Co. Juno Choi makes his long-anticipated debut appearance on LFE. The guys discuss their favorite pillow (which was somehow weirder than it sounds), holiday recipes they love to prepare, items they prefer to purchase from "cheap" grocery stores, their optimal setting for enjoying a nice beer, and plenty more.

Holy crap did we drink a wide assortment of beverages! Pour yourself one, two, or nine, and fire up the pod. #libationsforeveryone

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Ida Graves Amaro

• Homemade Nocino (from a friend of Juno's)

• Johnnie Walker High Rye

• Suigei Drunken Whale Sake

• Jeppson's Malört

• J. Carver Etiquette Whiskey

• Various beers from Arbeiter Brewing Co.

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Feeling pretty down in the dumps about the Vikings (or whatever team is currently failing you), and want to commiserate with a few drinks in hand? On this week's episode Phil Mackey, of Mackey & Judd on SKOR North and Brand & Digital Content Director for Hubbard Radio, links up with Ben & Charles to do just that, in addition to discussing cabin country, their absolute favorite person to dine with other than their significant others and worthwhile Hollywood remakes.

We recorded this one over Zoom, so maybe sync up with a pal that lives a great distance away, and sip on some beverages together while you listen and play along. #libationsforeveryone

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Precarious Pinot Noir (Mackey)

• Jeppson's Malört + Dirty Vodka Martini's (Charles)

• MunJubel Italian Bianco White + Mezcal (Quam)

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The hosts of LFE were overjoyed to FINALLY host roaster supreme & director of coffee CJ Porter Born, of The Get Down Coffee Co,, for an evening of sipping mezcal and laughing about future travel plans in search of new coffee producers, whether modifying your cup with sugar and cream is a party foul, what super power you would request from a genie on the spot, and what signature meal you'd prepare to impress a friend or love interest, and more. CJ's presence on the program was a long time coming, and it couldn't have happened at a better time, with The Get Down opening their cafe soon.

Go ahead and sip some coffee for this one. Or make it an Irish. Perhaps a coffee stout? Maybe zome mezcal? #libationsforeveryone

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Banhez Mezcal

• Yuu Baal Mezcal Pechuga

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