Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer Education

In Episode 48 we have our Facebook administrator Kris McKenzie joining us to discuss his craft beer journey and some of our favorite beers and the beer we need to drink one day. Lots of great beer talk and fun, plus we were treated to a special look at some Florida beers.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Cigar City White Oak Jai Alai

Angry Chair The Awakening Coffee Milk Stout

Lagunitas Aunt Sally A Unique Dry-Hopped Sweet Tart Sour Mash Ale

Uinta Cucumber Farmhouse Ale

JDubs Brewing Bell Cow Milk Chocolate Porter

Big Top Brewing Conch Republic Key Lime Wheat

Almanac Bourbon Sour Porter

Cole Street Cascadian Rye

RAM Brewing Maibock

Hoppin' Frog Barrel Aged D.O.R.I.S. The Destroyer Imperial Oatmeal Stout

Founders Brewing Backwoods Bastard

Funky Buddha Last Snow (Coconut coffee porter)

Against the Grain Brewery Brown Note

Founders Brewing Canadian Breakfast Stout

3 Floyds Dark Lord

Black Raven Wisdom Seeker

Fremont Summer Ale

Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale

Georgetown Lucille IPA

Reubens Brews Gose

Russian River Pliney the Younger

Toppling Goliath Brewing

Grand Teton Bitch Creek

Deschutes Black Butte Anniversary Ales (all of them)

Widmer Brothers Brrr

Deschutes Jubelale

Stone Arrogant Bastard

Jester King Brewery

Wicked Weed Brewing

In Episode 47 we overload you with American Pale Ale love with a style guideline overview as well as a tasting note segment with a classic Pale Ale. Don’t worry, we also cover a listener question concerning how to come up with home brew recipes and well as a news article about a “True Craft Beer” investment group. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of the Deschutes Mirror Pond (Pale Ale) and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Ballast Point Watermelon Dorado

Skookum Murder of Crows

Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To

10 Barrel Cucumber Crush

Grand Teton Double Vision

Grand Teton Brett Saison

Links to the articles discussed:

Greg Koch’s Answer to “Big Beer” is a New Platform Called “True Craft”

Episode 46 visits the first ever Washington Beer Collaboration Festival and spills the beans on all the good beer it had to offer. Find out the 15 must try coffee beers and learn about John’s birthday weekend activities. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment in the next episode by picking up a bottle of the Deschutes Mirror Pond (Pale Ale) and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Powderhaus Brewing First Turns IPA

Black Raven Coco Jones Coconut Porter

Sumerian Eruption Double IPA

Cloudburst brewing Ho! Hey! Handclap

Reubens Brews Hibiscus Gose

Reubens Brews Robust Porter

Reubens Brews Foreign Export Stout

Reubens Brews Imp Rye IPA

Fremont Brewing Independent IPA

Georgetown - Two Beer Juicy Hop Bomb DIPA

Lazy Boy - Naked City Tapioca Tart

Diamond Knot Craft - Scuttlebutt Craft Thai Me Up

Flying Bike - Lantern Creature from the Bog: Greenwood Gruit

Bale Breaker - Reubens CollaBEERation IPL

Chuckanut - Red Hook Rauch Helles

Iron Goat - Everybody’s Brewing Everybody’s Iron Goat Gose

Postdoc - Resonate Blackberry Going Going Gose

Bale Breaker Dormancy Imp Stout

Deschutes Brewery Mirror Pond

Links to the articles discussed:

15 Coffee Beers You’re Gonna Wanna Try

Every new 21 year old needs some advice to follow while visiting drinking establishments...well in Episode 45 we go over the steps to making your first legal drinking experience safe and fun. We discuss a news article on how scaling Goose Island beers up to AB size brew system has affected the beers five years after the acquisition. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of Duvel (Strong Golden Ale) and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Uinta Ready Set Gose

Bitter Root Brewing Blown Out Nut Brown Ale

Reubens Brews/Bale Breaker Co-lla-beer-ation

Holy Mountain Black Beer

Chocotaso

Stone Depth-Charged Double Bastard

Snow Eagle Beaver Dick Brown Pelt Ale

Duvel

Links to the articles discussed:

We rate Anheuser-Busch versions of Goose Island beers 5 years after sale

In Episode 44 we uncover a few of the tips and tricks to fully utilize the power the Untappd Social Beer Application. We answer a listener question about the use and flavors of Brettanomyces in your beer and another question about what separates a Pale Ale from an IPA. Plus a couple news articles and our usual beer banter. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment for next episode by picking up a bottle of Duvel (Strong Golden Ale) and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Stone Enjoy By 4.20.16 IPA

DuClaw Brewing Sweet Baby Jesus! Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter

Elysian The Fix

Odin Brewing Barrel Fermented India Pale Lager

Double Mountain Brewery Carrie Ladd Steamboat Porter

Stone 20th Anniversary Encore Series: 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Links to the articles discussed:

Deschutes Brewery announces Roanoke Virginia as destination for East Coast facility

Small and Independent Brewers Continue to Grow Double Digits

Back from International travels, in Episode 43 Denny covers Israel’s craft beer scene and John talks about his adventures traveling around Washington state. We also answer a listener question about our favorite beer style and provide a few great red ale suggestions. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment for this episode by picking up a bottle or can of Big Sky Brewing Moose Drool Brown Ale and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

No-Li Brewing Crony

Big Sky Brewing Trout Slayer Wheat Ale

Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion No 001

Reubens Blimey That’s Bitter

Heathen Mojito Sour Ale

Iron Horse Double Rainbow Ale

Ninkasi Velocihoptor

10 Barrel Brewing Riding Solo

Karl Strauss Red Trolley

Heretic Evil Twin

Grand Teton Pursuit of Hoppiness

Lagunitas Lucky 13

Lagunitas Censored

Mendocino Red Tail

Payette Slaughter House

Ha’Shachen Dark Matter

Mivshelet HaGalil Saison

Alexander Black

Herzl Embargo

Alexander M

Sparrow Brewery Zythos Wheat IPA

Fremont Brewing Gose w/ Himalayan Sea Salt and Peppercorns

Fremont Brewing Triple IPA on cask with lemons, mango and pineapple

Fremont Brewing Codename S.T.O.U.T w/ coffee, cacao, and oak

Optimism Brewery Before the Dawn Imperial Stout

Episode 42 dives into the recent marketing drive to change “Craft Beer” to “Indie Beer” to separate the breweries who have chosen to sell out to big beer. Find out how John and Denny feel about this movement. We also tackle a listener question concerning how to open a wax sealed bottle. We discuss an article listing the 10 most underrated breweries in America and another article pushing for drinking beer while shopping. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment for our next episode by picking up a bottle or can of Big Sky Brewing Moose Drool Brown Ale and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com or Google+ just search for Tap the Craft to find the podcast page.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Payette Brewing Rodeo Rye

New Belgium Glutiny Pale Ale

Fremont 2014 Coffee Cinnamon Bourbon Abominable

Stone Brewing Enjoy By 02-14-16 Black IPA

Big Sky Brewing Moose Drool Brown Ale

Links to the articles discussed:

The 10 Most Underrated Breweries in America

Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine

10 Barrel Employees Read Mean Social Comments

Tune into Episode 41 as we discuss our Super Bowl activities and the buzz around Peyton Manning’s marketing skills. We answer a listener question concerning the hype and availability of the Russian River Pliny the Younger triple IPA. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up a can or six of the Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com or Google+ just search for Tap the Craft to find the podcast page.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

10 Barrel Brewing Riding Solo

Payette Brewing Mutton Buster Brown Ale

Ballast Point Watermelon Dorado

Engine House #9 Berry Manilow

Fremont Brewing Dark Star Imperial Oatmeal Stout

Russian River Pliny the Younger

Links to the articles discussed:

Peyton Manning keeps getting free beer, here's what he was just sent

Episode 40 brings you a home brewing topic discussing switching over from malt extract brewing to all grain brewing process. We also have a listener question asking about IPA saturation and an article with six appetizers made with beer that are fit for your Super Bowl party. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up a can or six of the Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com or Google+ just search for Tap the Craft to find the podcast page.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

DC Brau On the Wings of Armageddon

Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale

Reuben’s Brews Tart Cherry Weisse

Oskar Blues Death By Coconut

Almanac Peach de Brettaville

Oskar Blues Old Chub Scotch Ale

Links to the articles discussed:

Guide to building a mash tun

Six Super Bowl-Worthy Appetizers Made with Beer

It’s Episode 39 and we are striving to keep the show below an hour and a half for the new year...so we are coming to you with a couple listener questions, a couple craft beer articles and our listener participation tasting notes with the Widmer Omission IPA. We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up a bottle of the Widmer Omission IPA and tasting along with us.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at [email protected], or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft or leave comments on the show post on openforumradio.com or Google+ just search for Tap the Craft to find the podcast page.

You can follow me personally on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and follow his blog at www.homebrewengineer.com.

Beers mentioned on the show:

Green Flash Jibe Session IPA

Bridgeport Stumptown Candy Peel IPA

Almanac Farm to Barrel Pluot

Postdoc Demon Star Stout

Red Rock Brewing Secale

Barbarian Brewing Harvest Ale, Big Bad Wolf and Winter Warmer

Widmer Brothers Omission IPA

Links to the articles discussed:

Predicting 2016 Craft Beer Trends

3 Biggest Mistakes When Introducing Someone to Craft Beer