Episode 252 - [LIVE] Why Beer on St Patrick’s Day

In Episode 252 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are discussing the origin of drinking beer on St Patrick’s Day, as well as the origin story for green beer. We also do live tasting notes for the Church Street Brewing Skulling Russian Imperial Stout. We unbox our March mini-tacker subscription box too.  Make sure to get entered into a special giveaway of the January, February and March Mini-tacker of the month subscription boxes for somebody who leaves a voicemail for the podcast. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft and for all our links visit tapthecraft.com/linktree. 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  

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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. Find more links at tapthecraft.com/linktree. Discord server at tapthecraft.com/discord 

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Marker 48 Brewing Marker Light Lager

Sockeye Brewing Morning Provisions Coffee Vienna Lager

Church Street Brewing Skulling Russian Imperial Stout

Depoe Bay Brewing Sea Witch Icelandic Porter 

Pelican Brewing Pelican Pilsner

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Why Do We Celebrate (And Drink) On St. Patrick’s Day? Written by Livio Lauro and found on the Master Your Glass website

The Irish American who invented green beer for St. Patrick's Day written by Kate Hickey and found on IrishCentral.com website

5 Things You Didn't Know About Green Beer for St. Patrick's Day written by Noah Kaufman and found on the foodandwine.com website

The 15 Best Beers To Drink For St. Patrick’s Day written by Beau Hayhoe and found on the gearmoose.com website

Episode 221 - [LIVE] How Pale Lager Became America’s Beer

In Episode 221 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we are discussing how pale lager style became the go to beer for Americans.  We also do some tasting notes with listeners provided beers from Minnesota and Illinois. And another one of our listeners provided beers for a new blind tasting segment.  Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! 

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, 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. Find more links at Linktr.ee/tapthecraft. Discord server at: https://discord.gg/CHuunX5TtH 

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

Surly Brewing Furious

Phase Three Brewing TDH Triple Pixel Density IPA Citra

Cigar City Brewing Mayall’s Object 

Pelican Brewing Mother of All Storms BA English Barleywine (2020)

Fort George Brewery Dismal Nitch

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

How 19th-Century German Immigrants Revolutionized America's Beer Industry found on History.com website

The History of Lager in America found on the Vinepair website

Episode 214 - [LIVE] Why is my Beer so Expensive?

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 tapthecraft@gmail.com, 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