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Cover Art By Wendy Lopez (@wendywithaw)
TapheadsApr 15, 2021
Gin with Maggie Fogwell!
Hey guys! Wendy took a little break so we brought in Maggie and decided that we would spare Wendy from having to do a full episode about gin!
We tried three gin cocktails featuring three different gins and one beer aged in gin barrels!
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Show and Tell
We made a super fun and casual episode of Tapheads because we are moving into the new studio! We also brought in friends of the show Bre Ellis and Maggie Fogwell, come hang with us and just drink along!
Canned Cocktails
We sat down and tried a bunch of cocktails in cans and honestly it was an adventure!
Drinks: Ketel One Grapefruit & Rose Spritz, Ranch Rider Ranch Water, The Finnish Long Drink, Jack Daniel's Jack and Cola, Crown Royal Peach Tea, and Dogfish Head Distillery Cherry Bergamot Whiskey Sour.
Rankings Worst to Best:
Robby: Ketel One, Jack and Cola, Peach Tea, Whiskey Sour, Ranch Water, Long Drink
Wendy: Peach Tea, Ketel One, Jack and Cola, Whiskey Sour, Ranch Water, Long Drink
Carter: Jack and Cola, Ketel One, Peach Tea, Whiskey Sour, Ranch Water, Long Drink
St. Arnold Grand Cru Part 3. (featuring Balcones Distilling)
It's been nearly two years since our first tasting, but we are breaking out the Saint Arnold 25th Anniversary Grand Cru again, but this time we are sampling it with the Balcones Distilling Grand Cru single malt too!
This was a really fun episode, but of course it's a short one. We'll be back with a full episode soon!
Heaven's Door Whiskey
We unbox a tasting pack of the three major releases from Bob Dylan's whiskey venture. It is time to knock knock knock on heaven's door.
Robby: 1. Double Barrel, 2. Rye, 3. Bourbon
Carter: 1. Double Barrel, 2. Bourbon, 3. Rye
Wendy: 1. Rye, 2. Double Barrel, 3. Bourbon
Spring Drinks!
This episode we picked four drinks for the season between Winter and Summer. This is our first episode exploring beer, a cocktail, and wine. Go ahead and pull up a patio chair and drink along with us!
TX Craft Brewer's Liquid Bake Sale: https://texascraftbrewersguild.org/liquidbakesale/#!event-list
Drinks: Blue Owl Brewing Liquid Bake Sale, Boulevard Brewing Tank 7, Aviation Cocktail, and Gerard Bertrand Cote Des Roses
Austin Beerworks
It is time after what feels like years of promising an episode entirely devoted to one of our favorite local breweries we are doing it!
Beers Consumed: (All from Austin Beerworks) Peacemaker Anytime Ale, Pearl-Snap German Pilsner, Fire Eagle IPA, Bloodwork Orange IPA, Sun Shovel Wheat Beer, Amber Vision Amber Ale
Rankings:
Carter: 6. Peacemaker 5. Bloodwork Orange 4. (Tie) Amber Vision 3. (Tie) Fire Eagle 2. Pearl-Snap 1. Sun Shovel
Robby: 6. Amber Vision 5. Peacemaker 4. Bloodwork Orange 3. Fire Eagle 2. Sun Shovel 1. Pearl-Snap
Wendy: 6. Fire Eagle 5. Bloodwork Orange 4. Peacemaker 3. Pearl-Snap 2. Amber Vision 1. Sun Shovel
Strange Brews
This week we went to the store and found the strangest beers we could put in a mixed 6. This one was a lot of fun and we hope y'all enjoy it!
Beers we tried: Clown Shoes Rainbows Are Real, Prarie Artisan Ales Cocoa Berry, New Braunfels Brewing Co PKL FKR, Martin House Brewing Orange Cinnamon Roll, Saloon Door Brewing Fluffy Nuts, Untitled Art TripleBerry Hazelnut Smoothie Stout
Rankings (from 6 to 1)
Robby: Fluffy Nut, TripleBerry Stout, Rainbows are real, Cocoa Berry, Pkl Fkr, Orange Cinnamon Roll
Carter: Fluffy Nut, Pkl Fkr, Rainbows, TripleBerry Stout, Cocoa Berry, Cinnamon Roll
Wendy: Fluffy Nuts, Rainbows are Real, pkl fkr, Triple Berry Stout, Orange Cinnamon Roll, Cocoa Berry
Bourbon Barrel Aged Stouts
Hey! Winter is almost over but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a couple of barrel aged stouts as the weather warms up.
This episode we drank: Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Special #4 Stout, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Kentucky Fog Stout, Guinness Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels, Independence Brewing Co. Garrison Brothers Barrel Aged Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout, and New Holland Brewing Dragon's Milk
Rankings:
Wendy: 6. Dragon’s Milk, 5. Guinness, 4. Convict Hill, 3. Special 4, 2. Kentucky Fog, 1. BCBS 2020
Carter: 6. Dragon’s Milk, 5. Convict Hill, 4. Guinness, 3. Special 4, 2. BCBS 2020, 1. Kentucky Fog
Robby: 6. Guinness, 5. Dragon’s Milk, 4. Special Number 4, 2. Convict Hill (tie), 2. BCBS 2020 (tie), 1. Kentucky Fog
A Very Tapheads Christmas (2020)
It's Christmas time! Everyone is quarantining before going home for the holidays so Robby Claus took the good boys and girls some boozy gifts and we drank them together virtually! This was a lot of fun, we didn't rank anything but we all got to try something new! Enjoy and we will see you again in 2021!
An Introduction to Bourbon
What is bourbon? Why is it so good? Which bourbon is best? All of these questions and more will be answered in our first-ever liquor only episode! Sorry for how long this episode is, we had a lot to cover!
Bourbons tasted: Weller Special Reserve, TX Bourbon, Larceny, Old Tub, Early Times Bottled in Bond, Wild Turkey 101.
Rankings:
Wendy Ranking: 6. Old Tub 5. TX 4. Early Times 3. Weller 2. Larceny 1. WT 101
Carter ranking: 6. old tub 5. Tx 4. larceny 3. Wt 2. Weller 1. early times
Robby: 6. Larceny 5. TX 4. Early Times 3. Weller 2. Old Tub 1. WT 101
The Beer and Shot Episode
This one was so much fun to make! We paired some of our favorite beers with some of our favorite liquors to create some classic boilermakers! We discovered some all-time combos and some we probably won't be drinking again. If you are going to try this for yourself please make sure you are safe and not planning on driving anytime soon after.
Drinks that got drank: 1. Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Abita Amber 2. Hendrick's Gin and Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish IPA 3. Campari and Steigl Radler 4. Casamigos Anejo Tequila and Aech Schlenkerla Rauchbier-urbock 5. Mellow Corn and Miller High Life.
Wisconsin Beers
Our good friend Bre gave us some beers from her homeland! We sat down to drink them and talk about them. Thanks for listening!
Drinks from this episode: Capital Brewery Supper Club, Wisconsin Brewing Co. Badger Club, Gray Brewing Co. Busted Knuckle, Potosi Brewing Co. Czech Style Pilsner, Karben4 Brewing Fantasy Factory, New Glarus Brewing Co. Spotted Cow.
Rankings:
Robby: Czech Style Pilsner, Busted Knuckle, Badger Club, Fantasy Factory, Supper Club, Spotted Cow
Wendy: Busted Knuckle, Spotted Cow, Czech style pilsner, Fantasy Factory, Badger Club, Supper Club
Carter: Busted Knuckle, Fantasy Factory, Badger Club, Czech Style Pilsner (tied), Supper Club (tied), Spotted Cow.
Oktoberfest 2020
WE'RE BAAAAAAACK!!!! We have missed y'all so much! We are easing ourselves back into a schedule by starting off with a review of this year's Oktoberfest offerings! Also, we talk about the new direction the show is going in! We are so excited to be back! See y'all in two weeks!
Drinks this episode: Legal Draft Lawktoberfest, Oak Highlands Oktoberfest, MobCraft Beer Mobtoberfest, Southern Star Oktoberfest, Thirsty Planet Smittlefest, Dinkelacker Oktoberfestbier.
Rankings:
Wendy:mobtoberfest, smittlefest, lawktoberfest (tie), southern star (tie), Dinkleacker, OHB.
Carter: mobtoberfest, smittlefest, lawktoberfest, southern star, OHB, Dinkleacker
Robby: mobtoberfest, smittlefest, southern star, lawktoberfest, Dinkelacker, OHB
Pandemic Drinking
Hey guys, stuff is crazy right now, but the one thing you can always count on is beer. Carter, Wendy, and Robby got together via the internet to drink some beers together, and talk about them. We really hope everyone is staying well, and gets through this as unscathed as possible.
Beers drank on this episode: Austin Beerworks Heisenberg, Austin Beerworks Incognito Cowgirl, Evil Twin Brewing Midtown Dew!
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
This week we sat down and tried six of the beers that Lagunitas Brewing Co. from Petaluma, CA has to offer. Come check it out!
Beers we drank:
12th of Never Ale, IPA, A Little Sumpin' Sumpin', Hop Stoopid, Brown Shugga', Willetized Rye Barrel Aged Coffee Stout (2019)
Kölsch
This week we sat down and examined the Kölsch beer style. What is it about this hybrid style that makes it so clean and crisp? Listen to find out!
Beers we drank: Reissdorf Kolsch, Fruh Kolsch, Altstadt Kolsch, St. Elmo Carl Kolsch, Karbach Love Street Kolsch, Breckenridge Strawberry Sky.
Carter and Wendy pick the Beers
New Belgium Brewing
Beers We Drank:
Mural Agua Fresca Cerveza, Voodoo Ranger American Haze, Fat Tire Amber Ale, Nitro Cold Brew Cream Ale, Trippel, 1554
Stouts
Beers we drank: Guinness Draught, Bell's Kalamazoo Stout, Deschutes Obsidian Stout, Legal Draft Chief Justice Stout, NOLA Irish Channel Stout, NoCoast Trend Bucker Stout.
St. Arnold Grand Cru Part 2
The first part of this episode has our initial review from June 2019 and the second part is our review now in December of 2019!
Enjoy the episode, and please drink responsibly!
Thanksgiving Potluck Special!
Thanks for listening we will be back soon with another fun episode!
Beers: Goose Island Lolita, Live Oak Primus, Shiner Barrel-Aged Marzen, (512) Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter, Great Divide Mexican Chocolate Yeti, 4th Tap Supernaut
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Real Ale Brewing Co.
Beers we drank this episode (All from Real Ale Brewing Co.): Han's Pils, Axis IPA, Lime Gose, Coffee Porter, White, Lux Aeterna, Real Heavy, Scotts Gone Wild!
Rankings:
No Official rankings cause this episode was different!
Shannon Weidner's Mixed 6
Beers we drank this episode: Live Oak Berliner Weisse, Avery Brewing Rocky Mountain Rose, Celis Brewing Grand Cru, Blue Owl Brewing Professor Black, (512) Brewing Pecan Porter, New Holland Brewing Dragon's Milk
Rankings:
Carter: 6. Rocky MTN Rose 5. Pecan Porter 4. LO Berliner Weisse 3. Dragon’s Milk 2. Celis Grand Cru 1. Professor Black
Wendy: 6. Rocky MTN Rose 5. Pecan Porter 4. Grand Cru 3. Dragon’s Milk 2. LO Berliner Weisse 1. Professor Black
Robby: 6. Rocky MTN Rose 5. Pecan Porter 4. Dragon’s Milk 3. Grand Cru 2. LO Berliner Weisse 1. Professor Black
Shannon: 6. Rocky MTN Rose 5. Pecan Porter 4. Celis Grand Cru 3. Dragon’s Milk 2. Professor Black 1. LO Berliner Weisse
The Brewtique
Go check them out at www.thebrewtiquecedarpark.com/ or follow them on instagram @thebrewtique
The Brewtique is hosting a Halloween Beer Festival on October 26th so if you are in the area go check it out!
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Ciders (with Maggie Fogwell)
Beers we tried: Angry Orchard Crisp Apple, Austin Eastciders Original Dry, Samuel Smith's Organic Cider, Stella Artois Cidre, Shacksbury Dry, Texas Keeper No. 1
Rankings:
Wendy: Shacksbury, Stella, Samuel Smith’s, Angry Orchard, Texas Keeper, Austin Eastciders
Carter: Stella, Angry Orchard, Austin Eastciders, Samuel Smith’s, Shacksbury, Texas Keeper
Maggie: Shacksbury, Samuel Smith’s, Austin Eastciders, Angry Orchard, Texas Keeper, Stella
Robby: Stella, Angry Orchard, Samuel Smith’s, Shacksbury, Austin Eastciders, Texas Keeper
Oktoberfest 2019
Beers we drank: Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen, Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest, Altstadt Oktoberfest, Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2019), Bell's Octoberfest, 903 Brewers Oktoberfest.
Rankings:
Wendy: 6. Bell’s 5. Sierra Nevada 4. Hacker-Pschorr 3. Altstadt 2. Paulaner 1. 903
Carter: 6. Bell’s 5. Sierra Nevada 4. Altstadt 3.903 2. Hacker-Pschorr 1. Paulaner
Austin: 6. Bell’s 5. Hacker-Pschorr 4. Sierra Nevada 3. Altstadt 2. 903 1. Paulaner
Robby: 6. Bell’s 5. Sierra Nevada 4. Altstadt 3. Hacker-Pschorr 2.Paulaner 1. 903
Bonus: Punishment (seltzers)
Drinks we drank: White Claw Black Cherry, Truly Wild Berry, Smirnoff Seltzer Cranberry Lime, Wild Basin Classic Lime, Natty Light Catalina Lime Mixer, Mighty Swell Watermelon Lime.
Rankings:
Carter: 6. natty light 5. truly 4. wild basin 3. White Claw 2. Smirnoff 1. mighty swell
Wendy: 6. Wild Basin 5. Truly 4. Natty Light 3. White Claw 2. Smirnoff 1. Mighty Swell
Robby: 6. Natty Light 5. Wild Basin 4. Truly 3. White Claw 2. Smirnoff 1. Mighty Swell
Trying out Tavour!
Beers we drank this episode:
Anchorage Brewing - The Return, 3 Fonteinen - Oude Geuze, Schilling Cider - Passport: Pineapple Passionfruit, pFriem Family Brewers - Mexican Lager, Prairie - No Way Frose, Evil Twin Brewing - 120 Day Dry Aged Stout
Rankings:
Wendy: Mexican lager, The Return, NWF, Oude Gueze, Schilling, 120 Days
Carter: Mexican Lager, Schilling Passport, NWF, 120, The Return, Oude Gueze
Robby: Mexican Lager, NWF, Passport, The Return, Oude Gueze, 120 Days
Carter's Mixed 6
This week Robby (@robbydeshazer) put together a personalized Mixed 6 for good friend and co-host Carter Spillyards (@caspillyards)! We had so much fun and we hope you have fun listening to it!
Beers we drank this episode: 21st Amendment El Sully, The Bruery Wit The Funk, Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale, Ayinger Celebrator, 8th Wonder Rocket Fuel, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout
Rankings:
Wendy- 6 El Sully 5 Rocket Fuel 4 Celebrator 3 Maduro 2 KBS 1 Wit The Funk
Robby - 6 El Sully 5 Rocket Fuel 4 Celebrator 3 Maduro 2 KBS 1 Wit The Funk
Carter- 6 Rocket Fuel 5 El Sully 4 Maduro 3 KBS 2 Celebrator 1 Wit The Funk
Zessin Session (with Austin Zessin)
As always you can find us on twitter @tapheadsshow and us individually at @robbydeshazer @wendywithaw @caspillyards
Beers we drank: (Secret First Beer) Live Oak Hefeweizen, Live Oak Grodziskie , Adelbert's Philosophizer, Lakewood Brewing The Temptress, Real Ale Devil's Backbone, Argus Ciderkin, Austin Beerworks Pearl-Snap
Rankings:
Carter: 6. Devil’s Backbone 5. Ciderkin 4. Pearl-Snap 3. Grodziskie 2. The Temptress 1. Philosophizer
Wendy: 6. Philosophizer 5. Devil’s Backbone 4. Pearl-Snap 3. Grodziskie 2. Ciderkin 1. The Temptress
Austin: 6. Ciderkin 5. Devil’s Backbone 4. Philosophizer 3. Pearl-Snap 2. The Temptress 1. Grodziskie
Robby: 6. Ciderkin 5. Grodziksie 4. Devil’s Backbone 3. Pearl-Snap 2. Philosophizer 1. The Temptress
Summer Seasonals
Fourth of July!
Beers for this episode: Boston Beer Co. Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager, New Belgium Brewing Co. Fat Tire, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Prairie Artisan Ales 'Merica
Rankings:
Carter 5. Fat Tire 4. Brooklyn Lager 3. 60 Minute IPA 2. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 1. Sam Adams Boston Lager
Wendy: 5. Fat Tire 4. Brooklyn Lager 3. Sam Adams Boston Lager 2. 60 Minute IPA 1. Serra Nevada Pale Ale
Robby: 5. Fat Tire 4. Brooklyn Lager 3. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 2. 60 Minute IPA 1. Sam Adams Boston Lager
Austin Beerworks 2019 Einhorn Ranking (with Carter Spillyards and Wendy Lopez)
Rankings:
Carter 1. Tropical 2. Ginger Lime 3. Sour Cherry
Wendy: 1. Tropical 2. Sour Cherry 3. Ginger Lime
Robby: 1. Tropical 2. Ginger Lime 3. Sour Cherry
Mini Review: Saint Arnold 25th Anniversary Grand Cru
Spoiler Alert!
We love this beer! Shout out to Saint Arnold Brewing for making this beer and for East 1st Grocery in Austin, TX for saving a bottle for us!
Texas Summer (with Wendy Lopez, and Carter Spillyards)
Witbiers (with Carter Spillyards, Wendy Lopez, and Maggie Fogwell)
Beers We Sampled: Hoegaarden Wit Blanche, Celis White, St. Bernardus Wit, Blue Moon Belgian White, Hitachino Nest White Ale, Avery White Rascal
Rankings:
Carter: 6. Blue Moon 5. Hitachino 4. Hoegaarden 3. St. Bernardus Wit 2. White Rascal 1. Celis White
Wendy: 6. Blue Moon 5. Hoegaarden 4. Hitachino Nest 3. St. Bernardus Wit 2. White Rascal 1. Celis
Maggie: 6. Hitachino Nest 5. Blue Moon 4. Celis White 3. St. Bernardus 2. Hoegaarden 1. White Rascal
Robby: 6. Blue Moon 5. Hoegaarden 4. White Rascal 3. Hitachino nest 2. Celis White 1. St. Bernardus
Saint Arnold Brewing Company (with Wendy Lopez and Carter Spillyards)
Beers we drank: Pub Crawl Pale Ale, Citrodos IPA, Art Car IPA, Fancy Lawnmower, Santo, Raspberry AF, Bishop Barrel No. 20
Rankings:
Carter: 7.Pub Crawl 6. Citrodos 5. Lawnmower 4. Art Car 3. Raspberry AF 2. Santo 1. Bishop’s Barrel
Wendy: 7. Pub Crawl 6.Citordos 5.Art Car 4.Lawnmower 3 .RaspberryAF 2. Santo 1. Bishop’s Barrel
Robby: 7. Pub Crawl 6. Lawnmower 5. Citrodos 4. Raspberry AF 3. Art Car 2. Bishop’s Barrel 1. Santo
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Wendy Lopez's Mixed 6 (with Wendy Lopez and Carter Spillyards)
Beer we drank tonight: Firestone Walker 805, Celis White, Victory Brewing Co. Prima Pils, St. Elmo Brewing Carl, Karbach Brewing Co. Crawford Bock, Goose Island Beer Co. Lolita.
Rankings:
Carter: 6. Prima Pils 5. Carl 4. 805 3. Crawford Bock Tie Celis White/Lolita
Robby: 6. Prima Pils 5. Crawford Bock 4. 805 3. Celis White 2. Carl 1. Lolita
Wendy: 6. Prima Pils 5. 805 4. Crawford Bock 3. Celis White 2. Carl 1. Lolita