TTC Podcast Episodes

Denny Luce 8/24/23 Denny Luce 8/24/23

Episode 237 - [LIVE] Planning the Oktoberfest Trip

In Episode 237 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are discussing Oktoberfest…the origin and how you can prepare for attending the festival in Munich, Germany. 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

Visit our sponsor tintackers.com who have the biggest selection of embossed aluminum beer signs with the best prices. Use TAPTHECRAFT at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order.

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:

Cigar City Brewing Desponia

Sierra Nevada Brewing Oktoberfest 2023

Wood Kettle Brewing Brother Bear Brown Ale

Jim Dandy Brewing Renegade - Rice DIPA

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

WHAT EXACTLY IS OKTOBERFEST? Written by Alex Ryan Thompson found on the Clemson University Home and Garden Information Center

When is Oktoberfest 2023? Found on the official Oktoberfest website

Oktoberfest 2023 in Munich: What You Need To Know found on the OKTOBERFESTTOURS.TRAVEL website

Denny Luce 6/15/23 Denny Luce 6/15/23

Episode 232 - [LIVE] Discovering the Phantasm

In Episode 232 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are learning about the Phantasm powder adjunct used to inject hazy beer with boosted aroma and flavor from the hops. We also do two blind IPA tasting segments provided by one of our great listeners. 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 tintackers.com who have the biggest selection of embossed aluminum beer signs with the best prices. Use TAPTHECRAFT at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order.

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:

Sierra Nevada Brewing Summerfest

Big Sky Brewing Summer Honey

Maine Beer Co Lunch IPA

Barriehaus Beer Co Bock Bash

Goose Island Beer Co BCBS Sir Isaac’s Stout

Salmon River Brewing Schwarzbier

Salmon River Brewing Extra Special Brundage

Against the Grain Brewery Citra Ass Down

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Phantasm, an “Unreal” New Ingredient Making Hazy Beers Even Juicier written by Grace Lee-Weitz and found on the HopCulture.com website

Denny Luce 5/4/23 Denny Luce 5/4/23

Episode 229 - [LIVE] Health Conscious Drinking

In Episode 229 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are talking about how to enjoy your beer while maintaining a healthier lifestyle. We also do a tasting segment with a dark Weizenbock from Wisconsin brewery Giant Jones provided by one of our listeners from the state. 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 tintackers.com who have the biggest selection of embossed aluminum beer signs with the best prices. Use TAPTHECRAFT at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order.

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:

Ivanhoe Brewing Tupac Shaporter

Sierra Nevada Brewing Summerfest

Giant Jones Brewing Dark Weizenbock

Jim Dandy Brewing Elmer Coffee Brown Ale

Mother Earth Brewing Project X: Head Case Hazy IPA

Mortalis Brewing Amarok Pastry Sour

If I Brewed the World Beery Crunch

Barriehaus Beer Co Lousy Lager

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

What is the healthiest beer? Consider these factors before you crack open a cold one. Written by Clare Mulroy and found on USA Today website

Denny Luce 4/20/23 Denny Luce 4/20/23

Episode 228 - [LIVE] Our Favorite “K” Breweries

In Episode 228 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are talking about our favorite breweries beginning with the letter “K”. We also do a tasting segment with a farmhouse ale from Wisconsin brewery Giant Jones provided by one of our listeners from the state. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show!

Visit our sponsor tintackers.com who have the biggest selection of embossed aluminum beer signs with the best prices. Use TAPTHECRAFT at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Tampa Bay Brewing Co Hop Silo 21 NE IPA

Sierra Nevada Brewing Summerfest Lager

Giant Jones Brewing Biere de Miel Farmhouse Ale

Mast Landing Brewing BBL Imperial Gunner's Daughter Milk Stout

Mortalis Brewing Puff the Magic Hydra Pastry Sour

Mad Swede Brewing Shakesbeer ESB

Equilibrium Brewery Fractal Eclipse American IPA

Denny Luce 3/9/23 Denny Luce 3/9/23

Episode 225 - [LIVE] Beer Festival Relevance

In Episode 225 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are talking about the relevance of modern day beer fests and what can be done to make them more attractive to consumers. We also do our fourth and last blind beer tasting provided by one of our listeners…find out if we can guess the style and beer correctly. We also do beer tasting segments with a Minnesota and a Wisconsin beer. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show!

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Sierra Nevada Brewing Barrel-Aged Narwhal Imperial Stout

Schell’s Brewery Snowstorm Mahogany Lager

New Glarus Brewing Staghorn Oktoberfest

Tampa Bay Brewing Co Coral Head

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

SUCCESSFUL BEER FESTS HAVE TO BE ABOUT MORE THAN BEER written by Jeff Allsworth and found on the beervanablog.com website

Denny Luce 8/25/22 Denny Luce 8/25/22

Episode 211 - [LIVE] If We Had $500 Million

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!

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

Denny Luce 2/10/22 Denny Luce 2/10/22

Episode 197 - [LIVE] All About the Shugga’

In Episode 197 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are joined by Joel Bigham of BCUPS and Fermented Reality fame, and he joins the conversation while we talk about Lagunitas Brewing and do a tasting notes segment with their Unrefined Shugga barleywine style beer. We also dive into reviewing Dulcie, the organic unrefined sugar used in the beer. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

In Episode 197 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are joined by Joel Bigham of BCUPS and Fermented Reality Biergarten fame, and he joins the conversation while we talk about Lagunitas Brewing and do a tasting notes segment with their Unrefined Shugga barleywine style beer. We also dive into reviewing Dulcie, the organic unrefined sugar used in the beer. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

Visit the Dulcie Amazon store (https://www.amazon.com/dulcie) and use our promo code 15Tapcraft to save 15% off your order of Dulcie Organic Unrefined Whole Cane Suger and 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:

Bay Cannon Beer Co Maxwell American Stout

Barriehaus Beer Co Oktoberfest Gold

Sierra Nevada Brewing Powder Day IPA

Lagunitas Brewing Co Unrefined Shugga

Woven Water Brewing Outlier Dark Czech style lager

Woven Water Brewing Solace English Porter w/coffee

Woven Water Brewing Mango, Raspberry, Passionfruit Fusion

Great Notion Brewing Super Duper Ripe Triple NEIPA

Great Notion Brewing Calf & Half Imp Stout

Belching Beaver Brewing Forward Motion (Double Barrel-Aged) Imp Stout

pFriem Family Brewing Mexican-Style Chocolate Stout

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Unrefined Shugga’ Strong Ale brewed with whole cane sugar

Dulcie Organic Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar

https://www.amazon.com/dulcie Promo: 15Tapcraft for 15% off

So You Want to Start a Brewery?: The Lagunitas Story

Denny Luce 1/27/22 Denny Luce 1/27/22

Episode 196 - [LIVE] All About Foeders

In Episode 196 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we go into details about foeders…those big wooden containers that assist in making those great mixed fermentation beers. We also have listener feedback plus a lot of fun beer conversation. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

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:

Mikkeller Brewing Night King Double IPA

Fremont Brewing Baxter Cold IPA

Great Notion Brewing Double Peaches and Cream Shake Fruited Sour

Great Notion Brewing Double Fudge Coconut Brownie Imp Pastry Stout

Zoiglhaus Brewing Zoigl-Pils

Sierra Nevada Brewing Narwhal Imperial Stout

Crooked Thumb Brewery Monkey Business

Magnanimous Brewing Before the Rain

Adroit Theory Black Science VII (Ghost 1124)

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Monster Beverage acquires CANarchy for $300 million

What Is a Foeder? And How to Even Say This Word

Denny Luce 8/26/21 Denny Luce 8/26/21

Episode 185 - [LIVE] Brewery Spotlight: Sierra Nevada Brewery

In Episode 185 we go live again on Facebook, and we talk about Sierra Nevada Brewery, the history and beer that made them famous and respected. This was going to be a solo show with only Denny hosting, but listeners Jim Kudzal and Tara Carlson joined the call to make it a special show. We do tasting notes of the Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, Hazy Little Thing IPA, Pale Ale and Big Little Thing IPA throughout the show. So grab a beer and enjoy the show!

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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.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 2021

Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada Big Little Thing IPA

Stillwater Artisanal / Monkish Brewing Collab A Sound Saison

Woodland Empire Ale Craft Keep the Change Italian Pilsner

Wormtown Brewery Be Hoppier DIPA

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

OUR STORY From restless youth to craft beer pioneer

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Wiki

7 Facts about Sierra Nevada