From the Brewer: Crisp and flavorful, Radiant Summer Ale is a clean finishing summer offering in the Ninkasi tradition. The smooth malt character is balanced by a elegant hop bitterness, the perfect compliment to a glorious summer day.

The Beer Box Score

• Style:  American Pale Ale
• ABV: 6%
• IBUs: 40
• Hops: Dry-hopped with Liberty hops
• Malts:  NA
• Rapid Classification Ranking:  Class III (Big Boy Britches)

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From Us:  This week on Taste Buds Erik and Dusty get radiant after drinking a fantastic summer ale from Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing.

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From the Brewer: Rope Swing Summer Pilsner is brewed in a traditional Czech style and is the first pilsner Redhook Ale Brewery has ever released.  Rope Swing offers a very soft palate and malt flavors that are offset by a medium dose of distinct Czech hops to bring out its authentic flavors.  The refreshing beer finishes with a clean, bright, thirst-quenching quality.

The Beer Box Score

• Style: Pilsner
• ABV: 5.3%
• IBUs: 25
• Hops: Saaz
• Malts:  Pale, Carapils, Caramel, Munich
• Availability: Nationwide April – July
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class I (Pure Flatwater)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On this week’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty hit the lake and jump out on the Rope Swing from Redhook Brewery  in Woodinville, Washington!

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From the Brewer: Sunburn Summer Brew is a very smooth, refreshing, sessionable ale. Sunburn is light in color, body, and bitterness, but by no means light in flavor. Sunburn’s point of differentiation is that it delivers an abundance of flavor via the new hop called Citra. Citra is aptly named for its thirst quenching citrus flavor and aroma. Sunburn Summer Brew is lighter in alcohol, full in flavor with a crisp finish making this a great beer for any summer afternoon.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 4.3%
• IBUs: 20
• Hops: Bittering – Alchemy;  Dry Hopped – Citra
• Malts:  Pale and Carame
• Availability: May – Early August
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty stay out in the sun too long and get a Sunburn -  a Sunburn Summer Brew from our good friends at Widmer Brothers in Portland, Oregon, that is!

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From the Brewer: Our American filtered Wheat Ale is bright gold and light bodied.  We use premium two row and American wheat malts.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 5%
• IBUs: NA
• Hops: NA
• Malts:  NA
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty double down on the Double Eagle from Rockyard Brewing in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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From the Brewer: Brewed with pale malt that’s been smoked with native mesquite in the backyard of our little brewery in Shiner, Texas (pop. 2,070). Smokehaus is a refreshing Helles-style beer has a smoky flavor that goes great with all the flavors of summer.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 4.89%
• IBUs: 16
• Hops: NA
• Malts:  NA
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class III (Big Boy Britches)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty go up in smoke when they down Smokehaus, a mesquite smoked brew from Shiner in Texas.

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From the Brewer: Scape Goat is our award-winning Pale Ale. It is a very smooth brew, refreshing and well-balanced. Scape Goat took home the Gold Medal from the North American Brewers’ Association competitions as the best English-style pale ale brewed west of the Mississippi, but only because it is the best.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 4.7%
• IBUs: NA
• Hops: Kent Goldings and Crystal
• Malts:  Pale and Crystal
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty grab a goat by the horns… and drink the Scape Goat Pale Ale from our friends at Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana.

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From the Brewer: The HOUBLON CHOUFFE was brewed for the first time in 2006.  It is an ‘Indian Pale ale’ type of beer, with a harmonious balance between a marked bitterness (three types of hops are used to make it) and a pleasant fruitiness.  The HOUBLON CHOUFFE is unfiltered, and re-fermented in the bottle as well as in the keg. A unique marriage between the English tradition of IPAs, the new American revolution of Imperial IPAs and the classic Belgian way of brewing. Houblon Chouffe, although very much hopped as it is, showcases the unique balance between a very strong IPA and a very special Belgian Tripel exclusively created for this ale (Big malty body, distinct dryness, expressive estery fruitiness).

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 9%
• IBUs: 59
• Hops: NA
• Malts: NA
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class III (Big Boy Britches)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty pull out the Belgian to English dictionary and still can’t figure out how to pronounce the name of this IPA Tripel correctly. Still, the Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen is one damn fine brew!

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From the Brewer: The name means “hard working hops,” in Boontling, and that tells it all. Generous additions of high-alpha Pacific Northwest hops added during a vigorous boil, plus traditional dry hopping, with whole hop cones, give this ale a delicious citrus aroma, and an intense hoppy bite. This IPA is a hop lover’s dream. Hop Ottin’ IPA received a Silver Medal from the 2001 World Beer Championships, in the India Pale Ale category, and has several other medals as well.  “Hop Ottin’ bites like a can-kicky bluetail.”

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 7%
• IBUs: 80
• Hops: NA
• Malts: NA
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class IV (Taste Buds Overboard)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty help cure the Monday blahs and teach you to decipher phrases like, “Hop Ottin’ bites like a can-kicky bluetail.”  There’s a little bit of Boontling in every bottle of Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’ IPA.

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From the Brewer: Jackman’s American Pale Ale is brewed true to the style – medium-bodied, crisp and refreshing, with plenty of hop flavor and hop aroma. It’s noticeable hop bitterness is contrasted by the spicy and floral characteristics of the highest quality hops grown in the U.S.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 5.2%
• IBUs: 36
• Hops: Centennial, Cascade, and dry hopped with Mt. Hood
• Malts: Pale 2-row, Cyrstl, Munich, Flaked Barley
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On this TGIF episode Erik and Dusty put their left hand up and shake it all about as they consume Jackman’s Pale Ale – no relation to Aussie Hugh Jackman – from the fine folks at Left Hand Brewing in Longmont, Colorado.

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From the Brewer: 5 A.M. Saint is The Holy Grail of red ales. This beer encourages people to get out of bed dangerously early. Or perhaps, even worse, gives a veil of transparent legitimacy to them staying up far too late.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV: 5%
• IBUs: 25
• Hops: Nelson Sauvin, Amarillo;  Dry Hops: Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin
• Malts: Maris Otter, Caramalt, Munich Malt, Crystal and dark crystal malts
• Twist: Loads of late hops and bucket-loads of dry hops
• Rapid Classification Ranking: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)

New Methodology:  We respect beer too much to judge it. Every beer has its place and time. But we know that wading through the deluge of craft brews can be intimidating… even dangerous. That’s why we’ve created the “Rapid Classification System,” a simple yet powerful tool that will help you navigate the beerscape. The RCS takes the fear out of beer tasting by showing you exactly how rough it will be on your palate. The Rapid Classification System on Taste Buds… another great innovation from the muddled minds at Beer Tap TV!

From Us:  On today’s episode Erik and Dusty stay up till the break of dawn to down a sessionable beer from BrewDog.  Sessionable?  From BrewDog?  Believe it!

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