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Executive Bourbon Steward and Spirits Guide Rich Beams guides you through the intoxicating world of Spirits through tastings, history lessons, books, cocktail making and anything else that the Spirits world conjures up.
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Signup to Generate a PitchExecutive Bourbon Steward and Spirits Guide Rich Beams guides you through the intoxicating world of Spirits through tastings, history lessons, books, cocktail making and anything else that the Spirits world conjures up.
The Spirits Guide is hosted by Richard Beams. The show has published 254 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "4 More Contenders" (26 October 2026, 77 minutes), "Crazy People and Irish Whiskey" (20 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "The Year of Rye" (5 October 2026, 61 minutes).
The Spirits Guide publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 254 episodes.
Booking probability for The Spirits Guide is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Spirits Guide requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Spirits Guide's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Spirits Guide are Beverages, Brewing & Distilling. The Spirits Guide has an arts audience.
Richard Beams hosts The Spirits Guide, an arts podcast with 254 episodes published.
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The Spirits Guide
After last week's ranting, I tried to tone things down a bit this week. So this week, im talking about the Bourbon industry and a very important book that i recently read about American history. I am also adding 4 new...
The Spirits Guide
This week im a day late and a lottery ticket short, butI made it. On this very unprepared episode I am ranting about the 2 banes of my existence at work, lottery people and redemption people. To balance it all off, I am...
The Spirits Guide
Thank you all for coming back and listening last after my long layoff from the podcast. This week i go a little bit in to why I took so much time off. Im also talking about another great Glenpharmer experience, tasting...
The Spirits Guide
Its been a long time,but I am finally back, and I have a couple months of things to catch up on. So, to get back in the swing of things, I am starting back talking about the trash Anthony Bourdain "bio pic", Tony. I am...
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It's already been an incredible year for Whiskey, and this week I am tasting 3 high profile releases that are try6to get in to my top ten of 2026. I am also talking about if Whiskey goes bad and my annoyance over...
The Spirits Guide
This is a little TNT (Thursday Night Tasting), just a little something to get you ready for the weekend. And on this episode I am tasting some new RTDs from Sazerac, for a little yay or nay, on whether or not i'm going...
The Spirits Guide
This week Im talking about America's greatest contribution to drinking culture, the Beer and Shot combo. Inspired by a recent road trip and concert experience, where I had a few Ber and Shot combos, I was inspired to go...
The Spirits Guide
This week Im talking about some culture. Im talking about some new music i discovered, a movie that is better than the book, and a documentary about Martin Short. But first i have some (more) thoughts about the state of...
The Spirits Guide
This is a little TNT (Thursday Night Tasting), just a little something to get you ready for the weekend. And on this episode I am tasting something fun from one of my new favorite distilleries, Tamworth Distillery in...
The Spirits Guide
This week I try to keep things positive. So no rants and raves, just some interesting Whiskies. But first, I do have some thoughts on the increasing wild story of the troubled Uncle Nearest brand. If you like what I am...
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This week I was inspired by what is the best potential of Spirits, and that is the ability to facilitate connections. So, inspired by 2 friends i have made through spirits, I am talking about the current state of the...
The Spirits Guide
This week I was inspired by what is the best potential of Spirits, and that is the ability to facilitate connections. So, inspired by 2 friends i have made through spirits, I am talking about the current state of the...
The Spirits Guide
This is a little TNT (Thursday Night Tasting), just a little something to get you ready for the weekend. And on this episode I am tasting a relatively new Tequila, made by one of my favorite brands of Mezcal, Madre. It...
The Spirits Guide
This week I decided to a serious approach to the podcast. I was first inspired by an opportunity to buy a local, "craft" Bourbon, that i passed on. But that lead down a Rabbit Hole of craft spirits. And, what exactly is...
The Spirits Guide
This is a little TNT, Thursday Night Tasting, just a little something to get you ready for the weekend. After a day of tasting Whiskey, I was somehow inspired to taste through the lineup of World Cup Branded Buzz Ballz...
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This week is coming to you a bit late, in part due to some mental health issues, but also due to waiting for a bottle to get delivered to me. And, as it turns out, that bottle was well worth waiting for. So, I am...
The Spirits Guide
This week you guys have sent me alot of interesting articles and videos, and I somehow managed to string them all together. So this week, I am tasting Tequilla for Cinco de Mayo, while talking about the booms and busts...
The Spirits Guide
On this weeks episode is am talking about the ridiculous hype surrounding Busch Lt Apple, and the people who chased it. I am also tasting some Whiskey that had alot of hype, and one that should have had even more. In...
The Spirits Guide
This is a little TNT (Thursday Night Tasting), and this time I am doing an impromptu tasting of a new pickle flavored beer from Pabst, and tasting some Pickle Vodka shots. If you like pickles, this is for you. If you...
The Spirits Guide
This week, I am diving into some ridiculous things in the spirits world. I am always talking about a ridiculous documentary. So to balance out all that ridiculousness, I'm tasting some serious Gins. One of them may ne...
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