On the first episode, we talk Romanian synthpop, blood-sucking surf & strong liquor from the land of Dracula

Welcome to the Synth & Surf Saloon!

In Episode 1 of The Drinkable Globe Podcast, host Jeff Cioletti welcomes Portland, Oregon-based beer writer Jeff Alworth, author of The Beer Bible and creator of the Beervana blog. Alworth offers an insider's guide to drinking in PDX and shares some of his bucket-list beer destinations around the world.

Drinkable Globe Episode 1: In Portland with "The Beer Bible" author Jeff Alworth

In Part II of The Drinkable Globe's exploration of the Portland, Oregon drinking scene, host Jeff Cioletti sits down with Kate Koo, owner of Zilla, the pre-eminent sake (and sushi!) bar in the city.

The Drinkable Globe Podcast Episode 2: Sake in Portland with Zilla's Kate Koo

Host Jeff Cioletti sits down with actor, travel show host and now gin maker Marsh Mokhtari about The Golden State, foraged botanicals and Indiana-Jonesing his way through South America. Keep an eye out for Gray Whale Gin. It's going to be huge.

Episode 3: Gin, California & Other Adventures

Emily Pennington, Managing Editor of Wine & Spirits Daily, dishes on food, dive bars and darts in Pittsburgh, Texas, Napa, Portugal and beyond.

Pittsburgh By Way of Texas (By Way of Vegas): Wine & Spirits Daily's Emily Pennington

Host Jeff Cioletti visits Boston Harbor Distillery and catches up with founder Rhonda Kallman, whom you might remember as the co-founder of a little ol' beer brand called Samuel Adams. You'll definitely want to bring a pen because she recommends a number of great drinking spots throughout Boston. And, as lifelong Bostonian and a veteran of the local bar scene, she knows what she's talking about.

Episode 5: Boozy Boston with Rhonda Kallman

Host Jeff Cioletti meets up in Madrid with Bryan Roth of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and Good Beer Hunting to talk about the craft beer scenes in North Carolina, the Finger Lakes and all points north, south, east and west.

North Carolina (and Upstate New York) Beer with Bryan Roth

I check in with noted beer writer John Holl to see how he's been taking care of my old stomping ground, Jersey City, NJ, since I moved three and a half years ago.

In the Shadow of NYC No More: Jersey City with John Holl

Host Jeff Cioletti returns to his home state for a chat with Lisa Laird-Dunn, VP at Laird & Co., the New Jersey-based company behind the iconic apple brandy, Laird's Applejack. Lisa's the 9th-generation descendant of the company's founder, which has operated continuously since the eighteenth century. Laird's Applejack is enjoying renewed, as it's become a favorite of the craft mixology set.

Jersey Strong with Laird's Applejack's Lisa Laird Dunn

In the first episode of The Drinkable Globe Podcast's Genever Trilogy, host Jeff Cioletti sips along with Piet van Leijenhorst, master distiller at Lucas Bols distillery.

Episode 9: A Dutch Genever Journey with Bols Master Distiller Piet van Leijenhorst

European bartending veteran & booze educator Laura Schacht (now of De Kuyper)shares her favorite places to drink in Amsterdam.

Episode 10: Genever, Amsterdam's Brown Cafes & Laura Schacht

The Genever Trilogy concludes with Myriam Hendrickx, distiller extraordinaire from Rutte Distillery in Dordrecht, the Netherlands.

Episode 11: One More Genever for the Road with Myriam Hendrickx, Rutte Distillery

Host Jeff Cioletti gets schooled by Rob McCaughey of the Wine & Spirits Education Trust at BevCon in Los Angeles.

Episode 12: The Wine & Spirits Education Trust

Host Jeff Cioletti heads to L.A. to go on the adventure that is Lost Spirits Distillery. It's probably the only distillery tour with a boat ride. Leave the kids at home because this mini-theme park is for grownups.

Episode 13: Searching for Lost Spirits in L.A.

Beer & Food writer extraordinaire Kate Bernot (The Takeout) talks brews and booze in Missoula, Phoenix & Chicago. And coffee. Lots of coffee.

Episode 14: Kate Bernot of The Takeout

Em Sauter (Pints and Panels) and I chat about beer, weed laws, Italy, Denver, Connecticut and of course, "Beer Is For Everyone (Of Drinking Age), her book that's entirely in cartoon form.

Episode 15: Beer Is For Everyone (Especially Em Sauter)

Donna Stewart, Tullamore DEW's brand ambassador for the Western U.S. talks Irish whiskey and offers a few tips for off-the-beaten-path sips on the Emerald Isle.

Episode 16: Irish Whiskey with Tullamore DEW Brand Ambassador Donna Stewart

Host Jeff Cioletti chats with Hendrick's Gin brand ambassador Mattias Horseman, as Hendrick's releases its new quinine-enhanced line extension, Orbium.

The Gin-i Hendrick's Experience

Host Jeff Cioletti has been on the road promoting his new book, SakePedia. At the Los Angeles culinary bookstore, Now Serving, he recorded a sake Q&A with Courtney Kaplan (of L.A.'s Tsubaki Izakaya).

SakePedia Live From Now Serving in L.A.

Host Jeff Cioletti sits down with "Brian Hoefling, author of Distilled Knowledge: The Science Behind Drinking s Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions" and discovers, among other things, Brian's "Ten-Point Scale of Intoxication."

Brian Hoefling: Author of Distilled Knowledge

Jordan Wicker is bringing back the Speaking Easy home cocktail podcast after a lengthy hiatus. We talk about that and...well, lotsa booze.

Jordan Wicker Speaks Easy

Missoula, Montana-based beer and food writer Kate Bernot returns to the podcast to wax nostalgic about New Jersey's under-appreciated BYOB restaurants.

Jersey Pizza & Bringing Your Own Booze w/ Kate Bernot

Synthpop, surf rock...and booze—all in one podcast!

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