Tapheads

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! 

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

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! 

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

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

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

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

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! 

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

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. 

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.

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

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! 

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)

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.