“We’ll show you a weenie roast!”
So, I suppose, tonight is our big AMERICA episode. We’re smoking Red Meat Lovers cigars, we’re chugging beers, and we’re time traveling back to sweet 1986 to talk about cute beach babes in bikinis. It doesn’t get more ‘Merica than that! Or at least that’s what our great nation was at some point in fairly recent history before everything got weird and everyone decided to be angry and pissed off at each other 24/7. But we here at the TNCC believe that if we hold those core values sacred (stogies, booze, bikinis) everything will eventually sort itself out and we’ll all be back to normal again. Until then… JUST PARTY!!!!!
THE CIGAR – RED MEAT LOVERS RIBEYE by DUNBARTON TOBACCO & TRUST
Size: 6 x 52
Wrapper: Connecticut broadleaf
Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro
Filler: Pennsylvania & Nicaragua
Price: $15.45 (and while these were submitted to us for review by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, you can go right now to FamousSmokeShop.com and grab a box on sale and then on top of that use promo code TNCC20 to get an additional $20 off!)
Tonight’s cigar was blended specifically to be paired with beef. Yours truly, podcast host and visionary extraordinaire Matt A. Cade, wanted to do a video review of this cigar where we smoked it as we ate steaks at Obrien’s Irish Pub in historic downtown Temple, TX but Tut said it was the dumbest idea he’d ever heard (“Aint nobody gonna watch us losers eat steaks”) so here we are doing a boring ass regular review via Zoom. I think he was just terrified that we’ve been doing the show this way on Zoom for so long now that he maybe forgot how to work the cameras and microphones… Anyhoo, Dunbarton’s main man and master blender Steve Saka had this to say in a press release:
“Cigars and steaks go hand in hand, but to my knowledge, no one has ever actually developed a blend specifically created to be enjoyed intentionally together as a ‘pairing.You would think this would be a rather straightforward task, but I took the responsibility very seriously in the selection of the various tobaccos to best compliment the hearty nature of the beef.”
The Ribeye features a strong aroma of “rodeo stuff” (hay, manure, clown shit) pouring off the wrapper and a very earthy cold draw with a slight hint of spearmint in the mix as well. Upon ignition, there’s a strong pepper zing that hit us all equally both through the nose and off the draw. Along with the pepper, an oaky woodsiness and earth flavors rule the draw’s profile. As the smoking experience continues, I detected a toasted marshmallow note developing on the backend of the retrohale’s pepper which is as enjoyable as it sounds. Tut experienced a similar muted sweetness but described it as “black cherry”. I don’t know why he described what was clearly toasted marshmallows as black cherries, you’d have to ask him…
TNCC FINAL SCORE = 91
It’s not long before the Red Meat Lovers Ribeye is delivering cloud after thick cloud of copious smoke which we have come to expect of any Steve Saka broadleaf offering. It’s also a noticeably slow smoking cigar which is a good thing in this instance. In a nutshell, we all enjoyed the Red Meat Lovers cigar. Tut especially praised the Ribeye’s highly consistent flavor profile and he couldn’t believe how well it stood its ground when paired with his 11% crazyass stout. While this stogie was intentionally blended to be enjoyed with a juicy steak, it certainly stands on its own without any red meat in sight. Unless you count us 4 hunks of red meat… which you totally should.
THE BEERS
Once again folks, usually (before the mini apocalypse was thrust upon all of us in 2020) we would carefully – some of you have said “expertly” – pair our evening’s beer with the cigar and movie and we’d all sit around the table and drink that same beer and compare notes. But since the whole COVID-19 shitshow went down, each member of the TNCC is now solely responsible for risking their lives out in the wild and acquiring their own beers for each episode… usually with very interesting results.
TUT’S BEER – LUCK O’ THE SQUATCH by 903 BREWERS
This high-powered 11% milk stout features a generous dose of Irish creme and Irish coffee. This is a classic example of one of those beers that you hate after drinking the first pint but several hours later ~ as you’ve just killed off the six-pack ~ you’ll swear that you loved it the entire time. Tut said he could taste the alcohol in the Luck O’ The Squatch and that certainly played a major role in the milk stout’s unfriendly pairing with tonight’s cigar. It should be mentioned that Tut selected this beer as our featured cigar was blended by Steve Saka aka SakaSquatch… so there’s that.
TUT’S PAIRING GRADE = D+
YAK BOY’S BEER – ELECTRIC JELLYFISH IPA by PINT HOUSE BREWING
This cloudy hazy IPA is 6.5% and is absolutely delicious. Day or night, summer or winter, any time is a great time to drink this outstanding beer. While Yaks determined that the listed 73 IBUs was slightly exaggerated, who cares! It tastes so good and it pairs so well with every cigar we’ve ever saddled it up with (including tonight’s cigar) that any criticism of the Electric Jellyfish is just plain silly if not downright ignorant. Well done, Yak Boy!
YAK BOY’S PAIRING GRADE = B-
CADE’S BEER – DOUBLE WEST COAST IPA by SYMBOL BREWING COMPANY
At 9% and over 100 IBUs, this double IPA aint for everybody. But if you’re a cool badass like me who isn’t afraid of a hoppy bitterness that will scorch the hair on your nuts, seek this beer out. It’s a bit malty which I usually don’t gravitate towards BUT that element certainly allowed this beer to party more nicely with our rich, bold cigar. Our film tonight, The Malibu Bikini Shop, features a West Coast storyline that pairs beautifully with this Double West Coast IPA. I’ve read all of your letters and emails asking me how I keep knocking these pairings out of the park every single episode and the simple answer is: I wish I knew. I wish it was something that could be taught. But it isn’t sadly, as it’s a gift bestowed to me from a higher source in the universe much like Green Lantern’s power ring.
CADE’S PAIRING GRADE: A+
THE DOCTOR’S BEER – MOSAIC SESSION HOPPY PALE ALE by COMMUNITY BEER COMPANY
The Doctor reported that this 6% pale ale is indeed hoppy but lacked any bitterness whatsoever. A very “simple yet tasty” beer. While Doc wasn’t smoking our Red Meat lovers cigar with us, he did declare that the Session Hoppy Ale would pair wonderfully with a big juicy steak or a cheeseburger. He is a cheeseburger.
THE DOCTOR’S PAIRING GRADE = F-
THE FIRE PIT
We cover a wide array of topics during tonight’s Fire pit session including but not limited to:
Reacher, season 2 (Amazon Prime)
The Legend of Foggy Mountain (Peacock)
Destroy All Neighbors (Amazon Prime)
Meg 2: The Trench (Netflix)
Operation Fortune (VOD)
Argyle (currently in theaters)
Lover, Stalker, Killer (Netflix)
THE FILM – THE MALIBU BIKINI SHOP (1986)
We realize that it’s winter and most of the country is still bundled up to keep warm, so tonight we’re bringing the heat. Tonight my friends, we’re going back to the fucking beach! The Malibu Bikini Shop was written and directed by David Wechter, who also – around the same time as tonight’s film – directed 3 episodes of one of my all-time favorite TV shows Sledge Hammer as well as 16 episodes of the reality series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team twenty years later in 2006. After watching The Malibu Bikini Shop three times, that totally makes sense…
When their rich Aunt Ida leaves her beloved bikini shop to her two nephews, one a party animal and the other a fiscally responsible recent college grad, things get crazy fast! The Malibu Bikini Shop truly has it all, including lots of laughs and tons of PJL (Passionate Jacuzzi Lovin’). That’s literally all you need to know. So if you desire to have a fucking fun time with us lovable drunken numbnuts (who wouldn’t?) then you’re just going to have to watch or listen to the show below. Do it now!
THE NUB
Sayonara Motherfuckers!
Y’all need to remember that real gangsta-ass podcasters don’t flex nuts ‘cause real gangsta-ass podcasters know they got ’em. Having said that, please leave us comments on the YouTube episode page and subscribe while you’re there, provide us with a review on iTunes, or be a real stud and do both! All these seemingly small gestures would be greatly appreciated as they let us know exactly what you’re thinking about this sweat-soaked tidal wave of hardbodied insanity we like to call The Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
Below is tonight’s full episode for both your viewing and listening pleasure. Thank you for checking out The Tuesday Night Cigar Club and we’ll see you next time when we review another cigar, adult beverage, and film. May the wings of liberty never lose a feather…
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