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None of these beers would be considered session ales, but hey they were all picked up by friend of the podcast, and guest Austin Zessin (@amzessin)! We loved trying all of these beers, and had a great time catching up with our good friend! 

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

Hey hey hey it is the middle of July and we are drinking summer seasonal beers! Unfortunately Wendy, could not be here tonight so we have Maggie Fogwell sitting in for her! 

Beers we drank: Rahr & Sons Summertime Wheat, Bell's Oberon Ale, Shiner Brewers Pride Rose Pale Ale, Bell's Poolside Ale, Independence Freak Power, Celis Lime.

Rankings: 

Carter: 6. Pooltime Ale 5. Rahr & Sons Hefe 4. Freak Power 3. Shiner Rose 2. Celis Lime 1. Oberon

Robby: 6. Pooltime 5. Shiner Rose 4. Summertime Wheat 3. Freak Power 2. Celis Lime 1. Oberon 

Maggie: 6. Oberon 5. Summertime Wheat 4. Shiner Rose 3. Freak Power 2. Pooltime Ale 1. Celis Lime

Robby, Wendy and Carter sit down to celebrate this great country and drink 5 beers that are synonymous with American Craft Beer, and one beer just to kick off the holiday right! 

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

It's summer which means here in Austin it is Einhorn season! This year the guys at Austin Beerworks have made three variants of their classic Einhorn Berliner Weisse, Tropical, Ginger Lime, and Sour Cherry! As the great judges of taste and virtue on the internet we made it our job to do a mini review and ranking of these variants. So sit down with Me (@robbydeshazer), Wendy (@wendywithaw) and Carter (@caspillyards) for a fantastic little episode...Oh and stick around for a little special piece at the end!

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

Hey what's up it is time to try a Brand New Segment! This time we are doing a mini review with Carter (@caspillyards) and Wendy (@wendywithaw) and also we are celebrating Saint Arnold Brewing's (@SaintArnold) birthday by tasting their 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!

That's right, summer is pretty much here and that means that it is time to drink some refreshing beers, and no place does refreshing beers like Texas! To celebrate the passing of Beer To Go here in the Lone Star State it is time to drink six beers perfect for the poolside, patio, or backyard bbq. 

Beers this week: Karbach Brewing Co: Love Street, Real Ale Brewing Co: Fireman's #4, Independence Brewing Co: Austin Amber, Live Oak Brewing Co: Hefeweizen, Adelbert's Brewery: Naked Nun, Revolver Brewing: Blood & Honey

Rankings:

Carter: 6. Fireman’s #4 5. Austin Amber 4. Blood and Honey 3. Love Street 2. Naked Nun 1. Live Oak Hefe

Wendy 6. Fireman’s #4 5. Love Street 4. Austin Amber 3. Blood and Honey 2. Live Oak hefe 1. Naked Nun

Robby: 6. Fireman’s 4 5. Blood and Honey 4. Love Street 3. Austin Amber 2. Naked Nun 1. Live Oak Hefe

Summer is pretty much here in Austin so that means it is time to put away the stouts and focus on keeping hydrated with as many of these refreshing takes on the Belgian Witbier as we possibly can! 

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

This week Wendy Lopez (@WendywithaW) and Carter Spillyards (@caspillyards) are back at the table to drink even more delicious craft beer! This week we are drinking beers from Saint Arnold Brewing Company from Houston, TX!

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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Robby sits down with Wendy Lopez (@WendywithaW) and Carter Spillyards (@caspillyards) to try six beers that are perfect for getting Wendy into craft beer!

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