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Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer Education
Tap the Craft Podcast is an informational craft beer podcast targeting the everyday beer drinker. The hosts are craft beer enthusiasts whose passion for this hobby comes out in the show. This podcast is focused on talking about the craft beer hobby in layman terms, not elitist speak. Entry into craft beer should not be a daunting and scary endeavor, so we want to help you learn about craft beer so you too can become a craft beer enthusiast. So whether you are well experienced or new to craft…
Episodes
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 78 - Scaling Your Brew
In Episode 78 we discuss the process of scaling your beer recipes to higher capacity batches. John even discusses the methods for going up to commercial…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 77 - Festival Road Trip
We deliver information on keeping your draft beer lines clean and a road trip to the Portland Craft Beer Festival in Episode 77. We also discuss the new…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 76 - The Wee Heavy Show
We bring our buddy Kris McKenzie back in Episode 76 and talk about Scotch Ales. We cover the 2015 BJCP style guidelines for the Strong British Wee Heavy style…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 75 - Tasting Sawtooth Ales
We dive into two Sawtooth Brewery ales in Episode 75. John and Denny provide tasting notes on the Sunnyside Session Wheat Ale and the Idahome IPA showcasing…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 74 - Asheville Brew Crawl #WhalezBro
In Episode 74 we have Kris McKenzie joining us to share his experiences in Asheville, NC and talk about the craft beer scene. We also discuss an article about…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 73 - Intro into Dark Beers
It’s Episode 73 and we dive into some entry level dark beers for those a little nervous to try them. We introduce you to the Schwarzbier, Dunkel and Doppelbock…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 72 - Branding, Marketing and Vegas Meetup
The three amigos unite again on Episode 72. Yes, Kris McKenzie joins us to help celebrate John’s birthday and talk about the meetup in Las Vegas and all the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 71 - Bigfoot, Barleywine and Brewing Process
Episode 71 is a content packed show with a breakdown of the American Barleywine style based on the BJCP style guidelines as well as a tasting notes segment…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 70 - Location, Location, Location
In Episode 70 we revisit some common tasting terms and the key components to look for when you take those first sips. We also talk about how to find the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 69 - Trek Into the Future
We have a very big show for Episode 69 with a discussion of the BJCP style guidelines for the American Amber Ale as well as a tasting notes segment with the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 68 - Untappd 3.0 Unleashed
Episode 68 keeps you informed on the new Untappd 3.0 update and provides you with a good dose of our buddy Kris McKenzie too. We love it when Kris joins the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 67 - Up In Smoked Beers
Stoke the fire because Episode 67 hits you with a bit of smoked beer talk. Learn about the classic smoked beer style guidelines followed by a tasting of the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 66 - Rock N’ Roll Brewskis
Bust out the leather pants, teeze up the big hair and amp yourself up for Episode 66 where we stage dive into the mosh pit to discuss some of the music branded…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 65 - Coffee Beer Innovations
We were up all night with Episode 65 drinking and talking about coffee beers. We summarize a couple great articles from Craftbeer.com discussing single origin…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 64 - 2017 Craft Beer Predictions
Episode 64 starts off 2017 with some craft beer predictions for the year. We welcome Kris McKenzie back as a guest host as John is enjoying some vacation time…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 63 - Best Beers of 2016
Episode 63 finishes off 2016 with our Top 10 Beers of the year. We also get Top 5 lists from a few of our listeners around the country listing a bunch of great…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 62 - Winter Warmer Wonderland
Put your parka on for Episode 62 with a winter warmer warning...we talk a lot about winter seasonal beers starting off with the BJCP style guidelines, followed…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 61 - Thanksgiving and Cask Ales
Happy Thanksgiving and we give you Episode 61 with an explanation and history of cask ales. We also discuss several beer industry news articles and a guide to…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 60 - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
In Episode 60 we dive into the Trappist Dark Strong Ale with style guidelines as well as a tasting note segment with one of the commercial examples. We also…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 59 - Taxation Without Representation
There’s a new hop in town, and in Episode 59 we talk about the Idaho 7 hop, as well as the antiquated taxation of craft beer. Find out how much tax small…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 58 - GPBF vs GABF
In Episode 58 we bring you a ton of content from Ohio brewery tours, to Boise Hoptober Freshtivals, to Seattle Great Pumpkin Beer Festivals to Colorado Great…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 57 - Fresh Hop Happiness
It’s fresh hop beer season, so in Episode 57 we discuss what fresh hop is all about and provide some examples to try. Denny tells about his adventures in Bend…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 56 - American Stout
We celebrate the American Stout in Episode 56 by discussing the American Stout style guidelines and doing our tasting notes with the Deschutes Obsidian Stout…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 55 - A Bit of Everything
It’s Episode 55 and we cover a variety of topics, you could say a bit of everything. Our listeners have been very active and provided a ton of feedback, as…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 54 - Kolsch Korner
In Episode 54 we virtually travel to Koln, Germany to tackle the Kolsch style and discuss the style guidelines. Learn about this “controlled substance” as we…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 53 - Topic Roulette
It’s Episode 53, our first show of our third year and we bring you a few news articles covering a wide gamut of topics such as some questions brewer’s wish you…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 52 - Fat Tire & Friends CollaBEERation
It’s Episode 52 and we discuss the beers in the New Belgium 25th Anniversary Fat Tire & Friends CollaBEERation sample pack. We also answer a listener question…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 51 - Single Hop Showcase
In Episode 51 we discuss an article from Craftbeer.com website concerning single hop variety beers. We also answer a listener question concerning beer rules we…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 50 - Go Gose or Go Home
We dive into the history books in Episode 50 as we discuss the Gose style notes. This beer style has been resurrected from the grave and has been very popular…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 49 - Reinheitsgebot Revealed
In Episode 49 we explain the Reinheitsgebot and provide some background to this interesting beer purity law. We also discuss our American Craft Beer Week…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 48 - The McKenzie Experience
In Episode 48 we have our Facebook administrator Kris McKenzie joining us to discuss his craft beer journey and some of our favorite beers and the beer we need…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 47 - Pale Ale Explosion
In Episode 47 we overload you with American Pale Ale love with a style guideline overview as well as a tasting note segment with a classic Pale Ale. Don’t…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 46 - Inaugural Washington Beer Collaboration Festival
Episode 46 visits the first ever Washington Beer Collaboration Festival and spills the beans on all the good beer it had to offer. Find out the 15 must try…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 45 - The Art of Turning 21
Every new 21 year old needs some advice to follow while visiting drinking establishments...well in Episode 45 we go over the steps to making your first legal…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 44 - Untappd Unleashed
In Episode 44 we uncover a few of the tips and tricks to fully utilize the power the Untappd Social Beer Application. We answer a listener question about the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 43 - Israel’s Craft Beer Movement
Back from International travels, in Episode 43 Denny covers Israel’s craft beer scene and John talks about his adventures traveling around Washington state. We…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 42 - Is Indie Beer the New Craft Beer?
Episode 42 dives into the recent marketing drive to change “Craft Beer” to “Indie Beer” to separate the breweries who have chosen to sell out to big beer. Find…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 41 - Peyton Gets His Bud On
Tune into Episode 41 as we discuss our Super Bowl activities and the buzz around Peyton Manning’s marketing skills. We answer a listener question concerning…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 40 - Switching to All-Grain Brewing
Episode 40 brings you a home brewing topic discussing switching over from malt extract brewing to all grain brewing process. We also have a listener question…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 39 - Trimming it Down for 2016
It’s Episode 39 and we are striving to keep the show below an hour and a half for the new year...so we are coming to you with a couple listener questions, a…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 38 - Get to Know Gluten-Free Beer
Happy New Year! In Episode 38 we tackle the task of explaining gluten-free and gluten-reduced beers and provide some examples to try. We also answer a listener…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 37 - Brrr, Grab A Winter Warmer
Merry Christmas and enjoy some listener questions, craft beer industry news and our tasting notes on the Widmer Brothers Brrr in Episode 37. This is our last…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 36 - Common Beer Flaws Unveiled
In Episode 36 we discuss some of the most common flaws found in beer, where they occur in the brewing process and how you can reduce the effects. Find out the…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 35 - $1 Billion Craft Beer Buyout
It’s Episode 35 and we answer a few listener questions, discuss the $1 billion buyout of San Diego based Ballast Point Brewing and have a Check it Out segment…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 34 - Get to Know Your Strong Ale
In Episode 34 we tackle the American Strong Ale and describe the style notes and history behind this big beer style. We also answer a few listener questions…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 33 - Ask and You Will Receive
To round up the pumpkin beer season in Episode 33 we do our listener tasting notes segment with the Southern Tier Pumking Imperial Ale. We also answer four…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 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…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 26 - The TPSSponge Experience
Episode 26 of Tap the Craft invites Robert (@TPSSponge) from the community to talk about his craft beer journey. Be prepared to get an inside look into…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 25 - Belgian Holy and Sour Ales
Our Belgian Style Review Part 2 is the main focus of Episode 25 of Tap the Craft and get the scoop on Belgian Holy and Sour ales. Find out why you will see…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 24 - The VicJoh Show
Episode 24 of Tap the Craft is a special show featuring our first community spotlight segment with Victor Johnson (@vicjohUSMC86) from The 40cast. We interview…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 23 - Belgian Ales
It’s Episode 23 of Tap the Craft and we virtually head to Belgium to discuss the awesome Belgian ale styles. Learn about the Wit, Saison, Dubbel, Tripel and…
Tap the Craft Podcast - Craft Beer EducationEpisode 22 - Remember the Fallen
In Episode 22 Tap the Craft celebrates the Memorial Day week by honoring veterans who have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and lifestyles…