Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Clif King asks Since you also host the Respecting the Beer podcast and seem to enjoy a 547 once in a while, what is the most interesting beer or alcoholic beverage you have tried in your travels?

For those of you who don’t know, I’m also the host of another podcast called Respecting the Beer which covers the science, history, culture, and economics of beer and brewing. For those of you who attended the 5th anniversary party, you know the answer is Basque cider.

Basque cider is very hard to find outside of Spain. I had to make a special order to get some here. I’ve seen it in a few specialty liquor stores, but it’s not something that you’ll find in most stores.

My favorite red wine is Argentine Malbec. My favorite white wines are Vino Verde from Portugal and Txakoli from Spain.

I’m not really much of an IPA guy, so I don’t have 547s that often. I prefer lagers, pilsners, and sours for beer. My test for a bartender is to have them make a Bloody Mary. The reason is that there is no set recipe for a Bloody Mary. They can be very good or truly awful.