Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer Education

In Episode 215 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we are doing a couple beer tastings from BarrieHaus Beer Co. We also do a brief recap of the 2022 GABF competition and medal winners. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Barriehaus Beer Co The Dark 

Barriehaus Beer Co Tampa Export

Barriehaus Beer Co Maltika

pFriem Family Brewing Oude Kriek (2018) 

Barriehaus Beer Co Bublina  

The Three-Legged Crow Brewing Keeper of the Seven Keys (2020) 

Cascade Brewing Vlad the Imp Aler (2017) 

Brasserie d’Achouffe Chouffe 40th Birthday Edition Belgian Blonde

In Episode 214 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we discuss some of the factors causing the rise in beer costs. The discussion focuses on the shortage of carbon dioxide and the effect it is having on beer production.  We also do tasting notes on the Chimay Grande Reserve Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Blue Label). Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Jim Dandy Brewing Mukluk Cascadian Dark Ale

Payette Brewing Co Flyline Vienna Lager

Chimay Blue Grande Reserve Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Magnanimous Brewing Lurking Fear DIPA

Pelican Brewing Mother of all Storms 2021

Avery Brewing Rumpkin (2015) Pumpkin Beer 

Thornbridge Brewery Pardus Banoffee Imp Stout 

Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM) Procrastinator 0 Imp Stout 

Jim Dandy Brewing Boone Dog American Stout

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Your beer needs carbon dioxide, but the price skyrocketed over the summer found on NPR website written by Bill Chappell

Carbon dioxide shortage threatens beer and food manufacturing found on the Food Dive website written by Megan Poinski

A Beer Shortage Is Brewing. A Volcano Is Partly to Blame found on the Time website written by Nik Popli

In Episode 213 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we discuss why we use malted grains in the brewing process.  We also do tasting notes on the Chimay Cinq Cents Ale (White Label) which is a Trappist Tripel ale. In Ep 214 we will be doing a tasting notes segment with the Chimay Grande Reserve Ale (Blue Label) Trappist Dark Strong ale…so pick one up and taste along with us. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Belching Beaver Brewing Phantom Bride IPA

Payette Brewing Co Flyline Vienna Lager

pFriem Family Brewing Rum Barrel Aged Porter 2021

Weldwerks Brewing Co Space Tunnel

Revision Brewing Tickle Machine 

Big Sky Brewing Oktoberfest

OEC Brewing Obscura Baltic Porter

Revision BrewingStay Frosty Cold IPA 

Boneyard Beer Crooked Pilsner 

Von Ebert Brewing Cold Pale Pils

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

The Splendid Table Podcast Ep764 Women Brewers

What is Malt in Beer? Found on the Wine Enthusiast website written by John Holl

Malt found on The Brew Enthusiast website 

WHAT IS MALT? Found on the How to Brew website written by John Palmer

In Episode 212 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we discuss our favorite breweries beginning with the letter “H”.  We also do tasting notes on the Chimay Premiere Ale (Red Label) which is a Trappist Dubbel ale. In Ep 213 we will be doing a tasting notes segment with the Chimay Cinq Cents Ale (White Label) Trappist Tripel ale…so pick one up and taste along with us. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Corporate Ladder Brewing Livestream Lager

Jim Dandy Brewing Ambitious Blonde Ale

Chimay Premiere Dubbel Ale

Corporate Ladder Brewing Gin Barrel Aged Singapore Sling

Rhinegeist Brewery Rye Barrel Aged Ink 

Barriehaus Beer Co Oktoberfest 

Dade City Brew House Ideal Ratios (Collaboration with Gasparilla Pizza) 

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Brewmaster Beer Brewing Simulator

HOW I BECAME A HERETIC: 5 LESSONS LEARNED FROM JAMIL AND LIZ ZAINASHEFF

In Episode 211 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we discuss how we would invest $500 million into the craft beer industry. We also do tasting notes on Duvel Strong Blonde and 666 Blonde ales. In Ep 212 we will be doing a tasting notes segment with the Chimay Premiere Ale (Red Label)…so pick one up and taste along with us. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Fidens Brewing Company Use It Up

Crux Fermentation Project Soul Picnic Hazy IPA

Duvel Moortgat 666 Belgian Blonde Ale

Duvel Moortgat Belgian Strong Blonde Ale

Sierra Nevada Brewing Liquid Hoppiness Juicy IPA

Western Collective F.Y.P.M American Pale Ale

Idawild Brewing Fireside Stout

Reuben’s Brews PNW Crush NE IPA

Magnanimous Brewing Critical Haze 

Tampa Bay Brewing Co Transmission Zero 

Barriehaus Beer Co Oktoberfest

In Episode 210 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we discuss our favorite breweries that start with the letter “G”...well at least Denny does. It is another solo show because Kris succumbed to the technology gremlins and is without Internet for most the week. In Ep 211 we will be doing a tasting notes segment with the Duvel 666 Strong blonde Ale…so pick one up and taste along with us. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Payette Brewing Co North Fork Lager

Fremont Brewing and Bale Breaker Brewing Collab Cultivision Cold IPA

Shades Brewing Kveik Pina Colada Fruited Sour

Monkless Belgian Ales The FNG Belgian Dubbel

In Episode 209 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we go into the history of the Belgian Golden Strong Ale and talk about the style notes.  So grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Rhinegeist Brewery Barrel Aged Cafe Ink

Jim Dandy Brewing Wild Bill English Amber Ale

Goose Island Beer Co Bourbon County Classic Cola Stout (2021) 

Corporate Ladder Brewing Pencil you In 

Dade City Brew House Keep ‘em Coming 

Magnanimous Brewing Superliminal Haze 

Deschutes Brewery The Abyss Coconut Imp Stout 

pFriem Family Brewing Kolsch 

Powderhaus Brewing Gherkin Gose 

Powderhaus Brewing Cub Stout American Stout

Jim Dandy Brewing O’Malley Irish Dry Stout on Nitro

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Discovering a Belgian Strong Ale: history and ingredients found on Birra Baladin website

Belgian-Style Golden Ale found on the Craft Beer Club 

How Has Duvel Become So Iconic? found on the Belgian Smack website

Belgian Strong Golden Ale: A Devil In Disguise found on the Kegerator.com website written by Nick Carr

In Episode 208 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we talk with Conor Larsen, co-owner of Gasparilla Pizzeria & Growlers and we talk about sourcing beer and providing quality beer to consumers. Conor discusses his craft beer journey and about some great Maine beer. So grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Revolution Brewing Deth's Tar RIS

Boneyard Beer RPM IPA

Brighter Days Brewing Buju NE IPA

Brighter Days Brewing Chickity Czech Pilsner

In Episode 207 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we find out about the history behind the Belgian Saison ale style. We also do another tasting notes segment with Partake Brewing Dark Ale.  So grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Pfriem Family Brewers BBA Barleywine 2021

Payette Brewing Flyline Vienna Lager

Partake Brewing Dark Ale

Pinellas Ale Works Milk Bone 

Cigar City Medusa Merger

Western Collective Oaxaca Shaka Lime Gose 

Lost Grove Perfect Golf Ale Kolsch 

Boneyard Beer Hop-a-Wheelie IPA

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Saison: A Story in Motion found on the BeerAndBrewing website written by JOE STANGE

Beerology | The History of Saisons found on the PorchDrinking website written by Sarah Haughey

What Exactly Is a Saison? found on the HopCulture website written by John A. Paradiso

In Episode 206 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we find out about the history behind the Belgian Dubbel ale style. We also do another tasting notes segment with Partake Brewing Red Ale.  So grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

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. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft  

Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Drake’s Brewing Co Santa’s Brass

Sockeye Brewing Sabro Single Hop Hazy Pale

Partake Brewing Red Ale

Fort George Brewing 3-Way IPA 2022

Cigar City Brewing Large Magellanic Cloud 

Corporate Ladder Rum Barrel Aged Redrum

Fremont Pride Kolsch 

Von Ebert Pierre Le Chat French-style Pilsner 

The Bruery Mischief Belgian Strong Golden Ale

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Style Profile | Trappist Dubbel and Belgian Style Dubbel written by Jose Minaya and found on the PorchDrinking.com website

Belgian Dubbel, Tripel & Quadrupel Beer Guide found on the Vinepair website

Dubbel wikipedia