TTC Podcast Episodes
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:
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
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
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)
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
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