Happy Halloween! Did you know that Halloween is one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year? For those of us who are of legal age to imbibe liquid spirits and pumpkin ales, there’s a lot to learn about drinking alcohol. 



From wine to beer and everything in between, Matt and Molly talk about how to train and refine our palates with Certified Cicerone® and wine and spirits expert Ethan Fixell, who has written about the bar and beverage industry for major publications like Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast and Travel + Leisure. 



If you want to graduate from chugging cheap beer to impressing your boss with your knowledge of craft beers at your next work happy hour, listen and learn as we find out how we can drink like adults. Plus, we’ll also take a look at how to elevate your drink choices if you’re abstaining from alcohol.



Sources Cited: 
“What Percentage of Americans Drink Alcohol" - Gallup
Merriam-Webster
“Rose, Musty Basement, and Oak? How to Train Your Palate to Taste Wine Like a Pro - VOGUE
“How Smell and Taste Change as You Age” - NIH: National Institute on Aging
“Innate and learned preferences for sweet taste during childhood” - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
“Dietary Nutrient Intake, Alcohol Metabolism, and Hangover Severity” - Journal of Clinical Medicine
“The No-Alcohol Drinks Market Surpassed $11 Billion in 2022” - Forbes

Happy Halloween! Did you know that Halloween is one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year? For those of us who are of legal age to imbibe liquid spirits and pumpkin ales, there’s a lot to learn about drinking alcohol. 
 
From wine to beer and everything in between, Matt and Molly talk about how to train and refine our palates with Certified Cicerone® and wine and spirits expert Ethan Fixell, who has written about the bar and beverage industry for major publications like Food &amp; Wine, Wine Enthusiast and Travel + Leisure. 
 
If you want to graduate from chugging cheap beer to impressing your boss with your knowledge of craft beers at your next work happy hour, listen and learn as we find out how we can drink like adults. Plus, we’ll also take a look at how to elevate your drink choices if you’re abstaining from alcohol.
 
Sources Cited: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">“<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx#:~:text=Percentage%20of%20U.S.%20Adults%20Who%20Drink%2C%20Trend%20Since%201939&amp;text=Line%20graph%20showing%20Americans%27%20use,reading%2C%20from%202021%2D2022.">What Percentage of Americans Drink Alcohol" - Gallup</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallow">Merriam-Webster</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/wine-tasting-how-to-train-your-palate">“Rose, Musty Basement, and Oak? How to Train Your Palate to Taste Wine Like a Pro - VOGUE</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/smell-and-taste#spice">“How Smell and Taste Change as You Age” - NIH: National Institute on Aging</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/Abstract/2011/07000/Innate_and_learned_preferences_for_sweet_taste.12.aspx">“Innate and learned preferences for sweet taste during childhood” - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780234/">“Dietary Nutrient Intake, Alcohol Metabolism, and Hangover Severity” - Journal of Clinical Medicine</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/katedingwall/2022/12/23/the-no-alcohol-drinks-market-surpassed-11b-in-2022/?sh=7727203f689a">“The No-Alcohol Drinks Market Surpassed $11 Billion in 2022” - Forbes</a></li>
</ul>

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 

Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulthood for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulthood for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult

How to Drink like a Grown-Up

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