From the Brewer: If you love the funky side of Belgium then you will love our TPS Report. The grain bill for this beer includes flaked oats and flaked wheat, and the recipe is flavored with tangerine and lemon zests. Fermented 100% with a very rare variety of the wild yeast, Brettanomyces, this beer is the funky funky farmhouse, wet wool, and heavy leather. Bottled once a year and triple fermented for authenticity. The name of this beer comes from fermenting the first experimental batch back in our office.  We have a printer that doesn’t always cooperate and those 2 things inspired the name/label art. TPS Report won the 2009 GABF Gold Medal in the “experimental beer” category.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  4.8%
• IBUs:  NA
• OG: NA
• Hops: NA
• Malts:  NA
• Other Ingredients:  Lots of stuff, see above.

From Us:  This week Erik and Dusty dive into a TPS report they can really enjoy.   This particular TPS Report hails from Trinity Brewing Company in Colorado Springs and won the 2009 GABF gold medal in the experimental beer category.

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From the Brewer: The Noble Pils is special because of the quality and quantity of the hops in the recipe.  Similar to a traditional Czech Pilsner, our Pils is brewed with a blend of 5 Noble Hop varieties from each of the world’s only remaining Noble Hop growing regions. The spicy, herbal and citrus hop character is well balanced by the Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner malt, adding honeyed malt character and full body without sweetness. Replaces White Ale as the spring seasonal and in the Brewermaster’s Collection 12-pack.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  5.2%
• IBUs:  NA
• OG: 12.1 Plato
• Hops: Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Tettnang Tettnanger, Spalt Spalter, Saaz and Hersbrucker
• Malts: Two row Harringont, Metcalfe, and Czech pilsner
• Calories:  161

From Us:  On this week’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty try to be of noble character as they suck down the latest Beer Lover’s Choice winner from Sam Adams – the Noble Pils.

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From the Brewer: Cody Christman is the 2009 Beerdrinker of the Year.  His homebrew headquarters in his basement is modeled after the Kloster Mülln monastery in Salzburg, Austria.   The beer sampled in this episode is an open fermented Belgian Dubbel with a dark fruit nose and flavor (raisins, plums, etc).  Be sure to check Cody’s blog about his adventures as the Beerdrinker of the Year.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  9%
• IBUs:  25
• OG: NA
• Hops: NA
• Malts: Pilsner, Munich, Carmel and Special B Malts
• Yeast:  Rochefort (same one used in the Trappist brewery in Belgium)
• Other Ingredients:  Belgian Candy Sugar

From Us:  On this week’s episode of Taste Buds the crew travels to Golden, Colorado, home of  Cody Christman, the 2009 Beerdrinker of the Year.   Erik and Cody (minus Dusty this week) imbibe one of Cody’s many homebrews in his seriously cool beer cave. Plus, Cody gives some advice to home brewers just getting started and to brewers looking to change their game.

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From the Brewer: Turbodog is a dark brown ale brewed with Willamette hops and a combination of pale, crystal and chocolate malts. This combination gives Turbodog its rich body and color and a sweet chocolate toffee-like flavor. Turbodog began as a specialty ale but has gained a huge loyal following and has become one of our flagship brews.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  5.6%
• IBUs:  28
• OG: NA
• Hops: NA
• Malts: NA
• Color: 60
• Calories: 168 (12 oz serving)
• Carbs: 15g
• Protein: 2.4g
• Total Fat: 0g

From Us:  On this week’s episode of Taste Buds Erik and Dusty hop into the Beer Mobile and head on down N’awlins way to salute the Super Bowl winning Saints and throw on some beads for Mardi Gras.  Not really.  They sit behind the Beer Tap TV bar and suck down a Turbodog from Abita Brewing.  Close enough!

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From the Brewer: Dark, complex and delicious, a strong, flavorful Oatmeal stout. Enough hops to balance the large amounts of dark and roasted malts, with the addition of oatmeal creating a creamy smooth drinkability. Always available on draft. This Oatmeal Stout is named after Otis, the black lab of our working brewer and part owner.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  7.5%
• IBUs:  45
• OG: NA
• Hops: NA
• Malts: NA

From Us:  Erik and Dusty bow down to Ninkasi, the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer.   Will Ninkasi Brewing’s Oatis Oatmeal Stout be a worthy offering to satiate her thirst? Find out  on this week’s episode of Taste Buds!

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From the Brewer: So, here it finally is – New Belgium’s foray into the true American India Pale Ales. Bring out the hops! This clear amber beauty bursts at the starting gate with an abundance of hops, and the pale and dark caramel malts harmonize the hop flavor from start to finish. Ranger is a sessionable splendor for all you hopinistas.  Ranger is part of the new Explore Series of beers that Mothership Wit, Abbey, and Trippel.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  6.5%
• IBUs:  70
• OG: NA
• Hops: Cascade (citrus), Chinook (floral/citrus), and Simcoe (fruity)
• Malts:  Pale and dark caramel

From Us:  Erik plays Hopto and Dusty plays the Lone Non-Belgian Ranger as they saddle up to NBB’s first foray into the India Pale Ale category.  Find out  what happens on this week’s episode of Taste Buds!

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From the Brewer: Mud Slinger Spring Ale, previously known as Nut Brown Ale, has a medium body and features malty layers of dark chocolate and caramel, as well as notes of brown sugar and vanilla. Brewed with six barley malts and two hop varieties, Mudslinger’s smooth, well balanced flavor is perfect for pairing with grilled meats, fowl, stews and even smoked oysters or salmon.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  5.8%
• IBUs:  30
• OG: NA
• Hops: Willamette and Northern Brewer
• Malts:  Two row pale, Munich, Caramel, Chocolate, Black, and a touch of Roasted Barley
• Calories:  185 calories per 12 ounces
• Availability:  Now through April

From Us:  Erik and Dusty are no strangers to slingin’ mud, but it takes on a whole new meaning with Red Hook’s Mud Slinger Spring Ale.  Previously known as Nut Brown Ale, this is a favorite of Red Hook brewmaster, Greg Deuhs.  See what our two mudslin’ taste buds think on this week’s episode of Taste Buds.

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From the Brewer: Tactical Nuclear Penguin is bold, irreverent and uncompromising. The Antarctic name inducing schizophrenia of this uber-imperial stout originates from the amount of time it spent exposed to extreme cold. This beer began life as a 10% imperial stout 18 months ago. The beer was aged for 8 months in an Isle of Arran whiskey cask and 8 months in an Islay cask making it our first double cask aged beer. After an intense 16 month, the final stages took a ground breaking approach by storing the beer at -20 degrees for three weeks to get it to 32%. A beer like Tactical Nuclear Penguin should be enjoyed in spirit sized measures.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  32%
• IBUs:  NA
• OG: 1092
• Hops:  Galena, Bramling Cross
• Malts:  Marris Otter, Dark Crystal, Caramalt, Chocolate Malt, Roast Barley
• Twist:  Frozen by Penguins for 3 weeks at an ice cream factory resulting in the world’s strongest ever beer (ever)

From Us:  When the world’s strongest ABV beer is brewed by Dogs and frozen by Penguins… what can go wrong?  Find out what happens to Erik and Dusty’s innards on this week’s one and only episode of Taste Buds!

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From the Brewer: Fade to Black pours black with notes of licorice, espresso beans, molasses, and black cardamom notes. It ties into that time of year when we fall backwards an hour, this year from November 1st until March 14th. Creatively brewed to pair with shorter, darker days. Its 8.5% ABV gives way to a feeling of self loathing, burnt opportunities and smoked relationships. And like “some late visitor entreating entrance at your chamber door”, six different malts and two different hop varieties create the “darkness there, and nothing more.” Available in 6 packs and kegs.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  8.5%
• IBUs:  30
• Plato: 18
• Hops:  Magnum and US Goldings
• Malts:  Pale 2-row, roasted barley, black malt, chocolate malt, cara-Aromoa and Malted Wheat
• Availability:   November 1st until March 14th;  distributed throughout Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan (western only), Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Alaska, Washington, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee (Nashville only), Georgia, North Carolina, and select European countries.

From Us:  The glow of the holiday season has already faded, but we have a lot to look forward to in the new year!  Dusty and Erik start it off with a stout from Left Hand that is sure to become a legend.

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From the Brewer: This titanic, immensely viscous stout is loaded with inimitable flavors of chocolate-covered caramel and coffee and hide a hefty 98 IBUs underneath the smooth blanket of malt.  Ten FIDY (10.5% ABV) is made with enormous amounts of two-row malt, chocolate malt, roasted barley, flaked oats and hops. Ten Fidy is the ultimate celebration of dark malts and boundary-stretching beer.

The Beer Box Score

• ABV:  10.5%
• IBUs:  98
• Original Gravity:  NA
• Hops:  NA
• Malts:  NA
• Other Ingredients: NA
• Availability:  NA
• Awards:  NA

From Us:  It’s a New Year and a new Beer Tap TV!  Taste Buds is going to one episode per week.  But don’t despair, this will benefit all our loyal Tap Heads in the very near future.  Stay tuned for a State of the Beer Tap TV Address coming soon.  Until then… enjoy the first episode in what promises to be a phenomenal new year!   This week Dusty and Erik suck down Oskar’s Ten Fidy.  See if this dog really does hunt!

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