While Stretch mans the controls of the Imbiber Show Mothership in LA, Dan travels to Portland, Maine, to hang out with TheImbiber.net contributing editor Curtis Robinson. There, they get a tour of Shipyard Brewing Co. from the esteemed craft beer brand's man with a plan, Bruce Forsley. Then comes a full-portfolio tasting at the brewery, in which Dan falls hard for Old Thumper and Export. Next up, by a mini pub crawl in Portland with Shipyard's owner Fred Forsley. And then things get a little... drunkish. Give a listen. Links below to download, stream or subscribe on iTunes. Enjoy.

It's summertime, and like many of you, the Imbiber is traveling. All over the place, actually. In this edition of the booziest podcast known to humankind, Stretch holds down the fort in LA while Dan drops by Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris (Oscar Wilde's grave, pictured), Terry Hoage Vineyards in Paso Robles, and the Ventura Limoncello Company in Southern California. Fun interviews at each stop, especially at the cemetery... yes, the dead can be quite entertaining! Links to download and/or stream are right below. Enjoy!

Stretch and I dropped by the posh Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills for the grand opening of 10 Pound, the very first dedicated The Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky bar in the U.S. We talked single-malt Scotch with Paul Ross of The Macallan, and enjoyed a few drinks with the one and only Jimmy Yeager of Jimmy's in Aspen, creator of the event's signature cocktail, The Jimmy Mac. Have pen and paper ready, cuz Jimmy divulges the recipe in the podcast! Ran into my pal Joel Stein of Time magazine at the event. Didn't get him for the show, though. He's shy. Seems our friend Alison Brie of "Mad Men" and "Community" (pictured), with whom I was on a panel with recently, was there as well, but didn't run into her. That's a bummer, because she's kinda dope. Did spy a dude named Jesse who's on "House" though. He was surrounded by adoring female fans, so we left him alone. I'm still giddy at the memory of all the delicious Macallan we had that night (and still a bit hungover, too!) Funny show, this one. Give a listen. Links below. And please pass along the link to your friends, so that we might make some new ones ourselves.

Bonjour! The Imbiber Show team visited France... well, at least, HALF of the team did. That'd be the me half. Poor Stretch got left behind. It's okay, though, he got to listen to the audio I transmitted back tot he States before anyone else did. That's something, right? Good stuff in this one, including and interview with a rep from my host, Nicolas Feuillatte champagne. Also chatted up Glenn O'Brien, GQ magazine's "Style Guy." Glenn's a great chap and, I must say, quite the modish dresser. And he was awfully sweet to lie and tell me he liked my trucker hat, drab button-up ensemble (see photo). Some entertaining audio from a tipsy evening in Paris to wrap things up. Give a listen.