A delightful brew from one of the doppelbock pioneers. It's Ayinger Celebrator. A bready beer with hints of caramel, toffee and dark fruit. Big Jon gives his two cents on one of his favorite beers.

This California-base brewery (or Bruery, as it likes to call itself) creates distinctive brews with little regard to beer styles. If it's good, they sell it. Mischief Belgian Golden Strong Ale has citrus highlights, yet still manages a hint of pine and stone fruit.

A fine representative of Texas bourbon, Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Single Barrel is toffee and leather goodness on the front with rich spice on the finish. #b2w #itsjustbourbon #garrisonbrothers

Here's a fun brew from NoDa Brewing in Charlotte, NC. It's Captain Peanut Butter's Chocolate Revenge Imperial Porter. A peanut-butter backbone with rich chocolate notes and a semi-dry finish.

Here's a barrel-aged imperial stout that is indeed fit for royalty. It's Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla and Cocoa. Truly, breakfast in a glass, it's full of coffee, chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon flavor. And, as you know, breakfast is the most important meal of the morning.

Yep, it does sound like a gimmick, but we think Jefferson is on to something with its Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Kentucky Bourbon. Smooth as a baby's keister, there's a floral nose and a pop of caramel on the tongue.

Born in a seasoned brewery in Wisconsin, Lakefront Barrel Aged Pumpkin Imperial Stout is really pumpkin pie in a bottle. These guys nailed it. Aging is in brandy barrels. The end result is 13.4% of pure deliciousness

This wonderful 10-year-old bourbon treats the tongue to dry, leathery, oak goodness. There's some spice and a little cherry, too. Bib & Tucker 10-Year is distilled in Tennessee. But, we won't hold that against it.

Here it is: Pumpkin Spice Yeti Imperial Stout. It's 9.5% of Yeti goodness. What a terrific winter warmer.

Aged 15 years in oak barrels, this 15-year Irish whiskey is full of flavor. It's Redbreast 15 Year Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey.

Gaining personality for 10 years in Barley's aging room, this Weyerbacher Insantiy Barleywine was somewhere between 11% and 13% ABV when it went into the keg. First aged in bourbon barrels and then left in Barley's aging room to resolve itself, this amazing brew drinks like a 7% beer.

One of the beers that helped birth craft brewing in California and the rest of the United States. It's Anchor Porter. As pure a porter as there is. Notes of roasted coffee in the front and a dry bready finish. Now, that's a porter!

A more traditional tequila than Clase Azul or Julio 1942, G4 Extra Anejo blasts you with some sweet agave notes up front before settling back for some spiciness on the back of your tongue. More than three years aging in bourbon barrels, it is a unique, traditional anejo.

This is what you get when two life-long buddies decide to dump their careers and make some bourbon. It's Woodinville Straight Bourbon Finished in Port Casks. It may be from Washington state, but it's well crafted offering loads of flavor.

It may not be Scotch Whisky, but it's about as close as you are going to get from a Virginia-based distillery. It's Virginia Distillery's Brewers Batch Virginia Highland Whisky. It's been aged in ale barrels. Fairly light on the tongue with a rich, long-lasting finish.

A delicious Tennessee whiskey, Uncle Nearest 1856 has a wonderful backstory, which is reason enough to take a closer look at it. Beyond the history, it's a traditional Tennessee whiskey with some toffee notes up front, a little charcoal in the middle and some spice on the finish. #beer2whiskey
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Big Jon shares one of his favorite rums. It's Pyrat Rum XO Reserve. Ya gotta love a rum you can sip. And, this is one. A bit of orange zest and a pleasant sweetness. Yo-ho-ho....

The stuff in the bottle is as good as the bottle is interesting. Clase Azul Reposado is a creamy liquid featuring vanilla, caramel and spice. It's a true sipping tequila. Big Jon gets his first taste in this episode of Anything But Bourbon.

Talk about your crushable session beers, here's Frothy Beard Brewing's Charleston Moves IPA. At 3.5% ABV, it's full of flavor and not calories. Why would anyone ever pick up a Michelob Ultra?

Talk about your crushable session beers, here's Frothy Beard Brewing's Charleston Moves IPA. At 3.5% ABV, it's full of flavor and not calories. Why would anyone ever pick up a Michelob Ultra?

Well, here it is, a 15% Imperial Stout with hints of coffee, chocolate, vanilla and caramel. But, no boozy flavor. It's the pride of Sweden Dugges Coffee Vanilla Deluxe Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. It doesn't get much better than this.

Big Jon takes on an all-time favorite in this episode of Big Jon in 5. It's Guinness Draught Dry Irish Stout. Yep, it's that Guinness. The one you can find on tap all over the world. Cheers!

We draw on the capable abilities of the good folks at Prairie Artisan Ale in Oklahoma for this sour. It's Prairie Artisan Rainbow Sherbet Sour Ale. Not eye-squinting sour, but seriously tart, this 5.2% beer probably rocks sour lovers.

From deep within Barley's aging cellar comes a 2018 edition of Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron Brown Ale. A whopping 12% ABV and smooth as a baby's bottom. #beer2whiskey #bigjonin5 #Dogfishhead

We draw another top-notch brew from the good folks at Asheville's Hi-Wire Brewing. It's Hi-Wire Bed of Nails Brown Ale. For a Brown, it's a big 6.1-percent ABV. Wonderfully complex, it has notes of toffee, caramel and bread. And, there is a hint of fruit.