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Episode 32 - The Great Pumpkin Craze

It's the season for pumpkin flavored beers and in Episode 32 we go full gourde on bringing you everything you need to know to find the right pumpkin beer for you. We bring you the style guidelines for autumn seasonal spiced beers, as well as discuss our experience at the 11th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and bring you our noteworthy pumpkin beers. In our Check it Out segment we talk about our experiences watching the Blood, Sweat and Beer craft beer documentary. You can prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in Episode 33 by picking up the Southern Tier Pumking.

It's the season for pumpkin flavored beers and in Episode 32 we go full gourde on bringing you everything you need to know to find the right pumpkin beer for you.  We bring you the style guidelines for autumn seasonal spiced beers, as well as discuss our experience at the 11th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and bring you our noteworthy pumpkin beers.  In our Check it Out segment we talk about our experiences watching the Blood, Sweat and Beer craft beer documentary.  You can prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in Episode 33 by picking up the Southern Tier Pumking.  

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Edge Brewing Company Obligatory Double IPA

  • Deschutes Brewery Jubelale

  • HaDubim Dusty Ice IPA 

  • Sockeye High Lakes Session IPA

  • Three Creeks FivePine Chocolate Porter 

  • Anchorage Brewing Galaxy White IPA

  • Black Raven Three Sunday Oaked Tripel

  • Pfriem Super Saison

  • Payette Basic Pumpkin Spice Latte

  • 10 Barrel Jamaican Me Pumpkin

  • Saint Arnold Pumpkinator

  • Almanac Pumpkin Sour

  • POSTDOC Ghost Reaper Pumpkin Porter

  • Elysian Nymphogourdiac

  • The Bruery Autumn Maple

  • Southern Tier Pumking

Link to the Blood, Sweat and Beer documentary:

http://bloodsweatbeermovie.vhx.tv/

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Episode 31 - Get Your GABF On

The 2015 Great American Beer Festival just concluded and in Episode 31 we discuss the event and some of the prize winnings beers. We also have our beer tasting notes with the Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen and Wiesn beers...so prepare for our listener tasting notes segment by picking up one of the two versions of the Paulaner Oktoberfest.

The 2015 Great American Beer Festival just concluded and in Episode 31 we discuss the event and some of the prize winnings beers.  We also have our beer tasting notes with the Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen and Wiesn beers...so prepare for our listener tasting notes segment by picking up one of the two versions of the Paulaner Oktoberfest.  

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen

  • Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn

  • Sierra Nevada-Brauhaus Riegele Oktoberfest

  • Payette Flyline Vienna Lager

  • Snoqualmie Brewing Bunghole

  • Georgetown Lovely Rieda

  • Deschutes Oktoberfest

  • Deschutes Gluten Free NW Pale

  • Hop Harvest Citrus Mistress

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Episode 30 - Marzen in Style

It’s Oktoberfest season so in Episode 30 we review the BJCP style guidelines for Marzen style lagers. We also discuss the recent news of Lagunitas Brewing selling 50% of their brewery to big beer Heineken International, San Diego based brewery Saint Archer selling to Miller Coors and Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch stepping down as CEO. You can prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in Ep31 by picking up the Paulaner Oktoberfest...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.

It’s Oktoberfest season so in Episode 30 we review the BJCP style guidelines for Marzen style lagers.  We also discuss the recent news of Lagunitas Brewing selling 50% of their brewery to big beer Heineken International, San Diego based brewery Saint Archer selling to Miller Coors and Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch stepping down as CEO.   You can prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in Ep31 by picking up the Paulaner Oktoberfest...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.  

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

  • Full Sail Session Premium Lager

  • Three Floyds Skull’Ole

  • Ballast Point Brewing Pumpkin Down Scotch Ale

  • Prairie Artisan Ales Standard Farmhouse Ale

  • Victory Brewing Sour Monkey

  • Wasatch Brewery Devastator Doppelbock

  • Paulaner Oktoberfest

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Episode 29 - When Friends Visit

John opens the doors to the studio and invites his friend Wes to join us for Episode 29 of Tap the Craft. Find out if Wes spills all of John’s secret beer stories. We learn about Wes and his craft beer journey, as well as discuss a few special beers. And stay tuned for the announcement of our iTunes review contest winners. Prepare for our listener tasting notes segment by picking up the Full Sail Brewing Session Premium Lager (the red label)...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.

John opens the doors to the studio and invites his friend Wes to join us for Episode 29 of Tap the Craft.  Find out if Wes spills all of John’s secret beer stories. We learn about Wes and his craft beer journey, as well as discuss a few special beers. And stay tuned for the announcement of our iTunes review contest winners. Prepare for our listener tasting notes segment by picking up the Full Sail Brewing Session Premium Lager (the red label)...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.  

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Full Sail Brewing Session Premium Lager

  • Airways Brewing Amber

  • Payette Brewing Fly Line Vienna Lager

  • Stone Brewing 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA

  • The Alchemist Heady Topper

  • Trappistes Rochefort 8 (Belgian Strong Dark Ale)

  • Trappistes Rochefort 10 (Belgian Quad)

  • Hop Valley Brewing Double-D Blonde

  • Payette Brewing Blood Orange Outlaw IPA

  • Woodland Empire Ale Craft Just the Tips (IPA with spruce tips)

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Episode 28 - The IPA Craze

We hit the new articles hard in Episode 28 of Tap the Craft and cover such topics like the 10 sub categories of IPA, the positive economic reports for craft beer in the first half of 2015 and the top 20 craft beers of 2015. We also answer a few listener questions concerning hard cider and apple ales. Prepare for our listener tasting notes segment on the next episode by picking up the Full Sail Brewing Session Premium Lager (the red label)...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us. Plus a whole lot of other random beer talk.

We hit the new articles hard in Episode 28 of Tap the Craft and cover such topics like the 10 sub categories of IPA, the positive economic reports for craft beer in the first half of 2015 and the top 20 craft beers of 2015. We also answer a few listener questions concerning hard cider and apple ales. Prepare for our listener tasting notes segment on the next episode by picking up the Full Sail Brewing Session Premium Lager (the red label)...so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.  Plus a whole lot of other random beer talk.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Elysian Omen

  • Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest Brauhaus Riegele

  • Avery Rufus Corvus

  • Iron Horse Disruptor

  • Almanac Dogpatch Sour

  • Ninkasi Ground Control

  • Edge Brewing Lemon Wheat

  • Edge Brewing Rye Porter

  • Deschutes Brewery Pinedrop IPA

  • Anchorage Galaxy White IPA

News Articles:

10 Sub-Styles of IPA You Can’t Miss

Brewers Association Reports Big Gains for Small and Independent Brewers

Zymurgy‘s 2015 Best Beers in America Results

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Episode 27 - Rate That Beer

Episode 27 of Tap the Craft starts off our second year of providing craft beer content to the masses. Find out if Malt Liquor is craft when we answer a listener question. We focus this show on discussing listener feedback to our question on how you rate your beers...by style or overall across all styles. We had some fantastic answers that may help you expand your beer rating technique. We also have our tasting notes segment with the Victory Brewing Hop Devil IPA, so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us. Plus a whole lot of other random beer talk.

Episode 27 of Tap the Craft starts off our second year of providing craft beer content to the masses. Find out if Malt Liquor is craft when we answer a listener question.  We focus this show on discussing listener feedback to our question on how you rate your beers...by style or overall across all styles.  We had some fantastic answers that may help you expand your beer rating technique.  We also have our tasting notes segment with the Victory Brewing Hop Devil IPA, so join in on the fun by grabbing a bottle or six to taste along with us.  Plus a whole lot of other random beer talk.

If you would like to contact the show you can reach the host through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @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:

  • Fremont Summer Ale

  • Sockeye Lucky Peak Pilsner

  • Lagunitas Equinox

  • Hop Valley Citrus Mistress

  • Fort George 3-Way

  • Stone Brewing Sprocketbier

  • Trappistes Rochefort 6 Belgian Dubbel

  • Stift Engelszell Benno Belgian Dubbel

  • Baisinger Teufele Helles Lager

  • Goose Island IPA

  • Victory Brewing Hop Devil IPA

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