Tap The Craft - Craft Beer Education

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 to drink one day. Lots of great beer talk and fun, plus we were treated to a special look at some Florida beers.       Link

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 worry, we also cover a listener question concerning how to come up with home brew recipes and well as a news article about a “True Craft

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 coffee beers, learn about John’s birthday weekend activities and find out how much Denny loved visiting Reuben’s Brews.  We encourage you to participate in our listener

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 drinking experience safe and fun.  We discuss a news article on how scaling Goose Island beers up to AB size brew system has affected the beers five years

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 use and flavors of Brettanomyces in your beer and another question about what separates a Pale Ale from an IPA. Plus a couple news articles and

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 also answer a listener question about our favorite beer style and provide a few great red ale suggestions.  We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment for this

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 out how John and Denny feel about this movement.  We also tackle a listener question concerning how to open a wax sealed bottle.  We discuss an

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 the hype and availability of the Russian River Pliny the Younger triple IPA.  We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up a can or

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 asking about IPA saturation and an article with six appetizers made with beer that are fit for your Super Bowl party.  We encourage you to participate in our listener

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 couple craft beer articles and our listener participation tasting notes with the Widmer Brothers Omission IPA.  We encourage you to participate in our

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 question on our 2016 craft beer predications and we ask you the listener what your craft beer resolutions are for 2016.  We encourage you to participate in our

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 episode of the year, so grab yourself a nice winter warmer and get comfortable for a couple hours of craft beer talk.  We encourage you to participate in

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 great new and noteworthy beers we had since last episode and discover the fun times and big beers tried at the Payette Brewing Black

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 showcasing the Brew Bracket tasting tournament product.  We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up a bottle of the Alaskan

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 and talk about an article written by a small blog getting the scoop on any changes to 10 Barrel Brewing months after the acquisition by AB InBev.

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 listener questions and talk about the 2015 Annual Boise Brewing Hoptober Freshtival.  We encourage you to participate in our listener tasting notes segment by picking up the

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

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

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.

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