Episode 84 - Great American Beer Festival 2017

We discuss the 2017 Great American Beer Festival and some of the award winning beers and breweries in Episode 84. John keeps us updated on the progress of the brewery construction and Denny talks about some new breweries opening in Boise.  We are also giving away a HOPCLOTH “Drink Beer from Here” shirt...listen to get the details on how you can win. So grab a beer and enjoy! 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you by using the code “tapthecraft” at checkout to get free shipping!

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com. And we now have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. 

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Great Lakes Oktoberfest

• Sierra Nevada Porter

• Silver Moon Brewing Snake Bite Porter 

• Silver Moon Brewing Chapter 2: Casual Ale APA

• Silver Moon Brewing IPA 97

• Clairvoyant Brewing Brown Ale

• Founders Green Zebra Gose

• Founders reDANKulous Red IPA

• Revision Brewing Revision IPA

• Founders Rubaeus

• MadTree Blood Orange Psycopathy

• Lord Hobo’s Boomsauce

Episode 83 - Going to the Hop Farm

In Episode 83 we take a trip to the hop farm and talk about the experience at Gooding Farms on the Merry Hopsters Bus Tour put on by Bittercreek Alehouse.  We also cover the American Lager style guidelines according to the BJCP, as well as a listener provided article concerning an incident where a consumer ingested caustic beer from a bar. So grab a beer and enjoy! 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you by using the code “tapthecraft” at checkout to get free shipping!

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com. And we now have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. 

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Tafts Brewing Company Gavel Banger IPA

• Mother Earth Sin Tax Imperial Stout

• North High Stardust to Stardust DIPA

• Jackie O’s Bourbon Barrel Oil of Aphrodite

• Maumee Bay Fake Juice IPA

• Occidental Festbier

• Mazama 8.21 Lunar Lager

• Modern Times Fruitlands Passionfruit & Guava Gose

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Jurors weigh case of New Jersey man burned by caustic beer

Episode 82 - American Cream Ale

Episode 82 is a short one covering the American Cream Ale style guidelines according to the BJCP. Denny also talks about the third annual 10 Barrel Brewing IPA Beer Wars festival and some noteworthy beers. So grab a beer and enjoy! 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you by using the code “tapthecraft” at checkout to get free shipping!

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com. And we now have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. 

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Trek Vanilla Cream Ale

• Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest - Brauhaus Miltenberger

• Land Grant Skull Session

• New Belgium Atomic Pumpkin

• MadTree Dreamsicle

• Mother Earth Born Blonde

• White Dog Brewing Blackberry Sour

• Sockeye Ruffneck Black IPA 

Episode 81 - Scofflaw’d Customer Satisfaction

In Episode 81 we discuss an article concerning how a new popular Atlanta brewery is handling some criticism on social media. Social media can be a huge benefit to small craft breweries, but it can also help kill your brand if not used responsibly.  There is also a lot of beer talk covering beers from across the states as well as more listener top 10 lists.  We encourage you to prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of the Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale and tasting along with us. 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you by using the code “tapthecraft” at checkout to get free shipping!

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• The Alchemist Crusher Double IPA

• North Coast Brother Thelonious 

• New Heights Brewing Coffee Cream Ale

• Jackalope Brewing Deer Antler Series Barrel aged Red Ale

• Yazoo Brewing Summer Gose

• Yazoo Brewing Saison du Bois

• Dragon’s Gate Y Ddraig Goch

• Dragon’s Gate Bad Fairy Sour Cherry

• Side A Brewing Walter Weiss 

• Side A Brewing Brown Out Oatmeal Ale (Brown ale)

• Terminal Gravity Brewing Schwarzbier

• Terminal Gravity Brewing Knuckle Buster Strong Red 

• Troegs Barrel-Aged Troegenator

• The Veil Potato Napkin

• The Veil Casual Drinks 

• The Veil Eyelidz

• Prairie Artisan Ales Bomb! 

• Modern Times Black House Coffee Oatmeal Stout

• Modern Times Devil’s Teeth (Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Barrel-Aged Coffee)

• Modern Times Accumulated Knowledge NE IPA

• Lagunitas Dark Swan 2017

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Breweries vs. Fans: Craft Beer on Social Media

Episode 80 - Dangers of Brewing

In Episode 80 we get get a little serious and discuss the dangers of operating a commercial brewery and focus our topic around kettle boil overs. We summarize the story of Kerry Caldwell’s brewery accident told on the Master Brewers Association of America's podcast episode “Breathe, Breathe, Breathe, Scream.” There is also discussion on a few news items as well as some top 10 beer lists from listeners.  We encourage you to prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of the Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale and tasting along with us. 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you by using the code “tapthecraft” at checkout to get free shipping!

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Trek Brewing Red Ale

• Full Sail Slipknot IPA

• Revolution Hero IPA Pack

• Sierra Nevada/Avery Brewing Beer Camp Across the World Dry-Hopped Barleywine-Style Ale

• Sierra Nevada Porter  

• Yards Philly Pale Ale

• Sterling Pig Petra Negra (Schwarzbier)

• Yards Love Stout

• Tired Hands Extra Vanilla Milkshake IPA

• Avery Rumpkin

• Tired Hands Technicolor Splendor IIPA

• Alesmith Speedway Imp Stout

• Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout

• Modern Times Mega Black House Imp Stout

• Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee

• Dogfish Head 120 IPA 

• Walking Man Homo Erectus DIPA 

• Old Nation M-43 NE IPA

• Barley Brown's Fork Lift DIPA

• Widmer Nelson Imp. IPA

• No-Li Jet Star DIPA

• Firestone Double Jack DIPA 

• Clown Shoes Space Cake DIPA 

• Bell's Two Hearted IPA

• Widmer Hef (Go to lawn mowin' brewsky)

• Fort George 3-way IPA (w/ Reubens and Great Notion)

• NoDa Hop Drop and Roll

• Black Raven Old Birdbrain

• Reubens Imperial Mole Stout

• Fremont Peated Brew 2000

• Duck Rabbit Milk Stout

• Trek Coffee Vanilla Stout

• Yuengling Lager

• Stone Xocoveza

• Great Divide Yeti

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

MBAA Podcast Ep49: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe, Scream

Funky Buddha Brewery Acquired by Constellation Brands

New Belgium, Dick Cantwell and Oud Beersel Partner to Buy Magnolia Brewing – and They Have Big Plans

Statement from Blank Slate’s Scott LaFollette on Closing

Episode 79 - Best Beers List

In Episode 79 Kris, John and Denny decide to make their own best beer list to share with the community.  So find out what beers make the cut and feel free to make your own list and share with us.  We also discuss the recent announcement of Short’s Brewing and Lagunitas partnership. We encourage you to prepare for our listener tasting notes segment in this episode by picking up a bottle of the Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale and tasting along with us. 

We are proud to partner with HOPCLOTH apparel and invite you to visit their site at https://www.hopcloth.com to find great craft beer themed clothing that remind people “Craft beer is not alcoholism...it’s a hobby!”  And let them know we sent you.

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 or leave comments on the show post on tapthecraft.com.

You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew.  You can follow John on Twitter @primebrewing and on Untappd @primeWA and you can follow Trek Brewing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @trekbrewing or visit the website trekbeer.com. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.

BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Brew Kettle Kitka

• Shorts Brewing Huma Lupa Licious

• Payette Brewing Eight Second Rye’d IIPA

• Zephyrhills Brewing Co Buddy’s Barleywine

• Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown

• Combustion Now We’re Talkin’

• MadTree Shade Gose

• Firestone Walker/Beavertown West Side Beavo IPL

• Srigim Emek Ha’ela Belgian Triple

• Belching Beaver DEFTONES Swerve City POG IPA 

• Perrin Brewing No Rules Vietnamese Porter

• Heavy Seas Brewing 20 Year Storm 

• Angry Chair Dave’s Barrel Aged Barleywine 

• Cigar City White Oak Jai Alai

• Founders Dirty Bastard 

• Founders Breakfast Stout  

• Clown Shoes Space Cake 

• Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro 

• Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin 

• Lagunitas Brown Shugga

• Fremont Lush

• Cantillon Classic Gueuze

• Kloster Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel

• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

• Black Raven Wisdom Seeker

• Karl Strauss Red Trolley

• Fremont Barrel Aged Dark Star

• Reubens Kenya Cream Ale

• Land-Grant Brewing Greenskeeper Session IPA

• Russian River Pliney the Elder DIPA

• Boneyard Beer Notorious TIPA

• Grand Teton Brewing Bitch Creek American Brown Ale

• Deschutes Brewery Jubelale

• Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Anniversary Imperial Porter

• Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard Ale

• North Coast Brewing Old Rasputin RIS

• Moylan's Brewery Dragoons Dry Irish Stout 

• Occidental Brewing Hefeweizen

• Mother Earth Brewing Cali Creamin cream Ale

LINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:

Short’s Brewing Co. announces partnership with Lagunitas Brewing Co.