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Just in time for the Revolution Deep Wood series Release this weekend, stay up-to-date with a quick 5-minute Installment from the Beer News Department at the Tap Takeover Podcast! Certified Fresh as of 11/14/18. Grab a can of Deth’s Tar Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout and join us. Cheers!

November is upon us and with it, a fun array of holiday flavors. Today we explore some of those flavors as we take our 2nd Annual Tour through Jesus’ Pumpkin Patch! We’ll be tasting pumpkin beers, pumpkin stouts, and barrel-aged pumpkin ales from Southern Tier Brewiing Co., Schlafly Beer, O’Fallon Brewery, Badger State, and Lakefront Brewing. Will Andy finally come around to the pumpkin beer experience, or will we ruin his one slice of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving like we did last year? Grab your favorite Pumpkin Beer beer and join us to find out. Cheers!

Just in time to get you ready for the weekend! Stay up-to-date with a quick 5-minute Installment from the Beer News Department at the Tap Takeover Podcast! Certified Fresh as of 11/01/18. Grab a bottle of Central Waters’ Brewhouse Coffee Stout and join us. Cheers!

The Tap Takeover Podcast Crew returns to Madison, WI this week to sit down with one of the hottest new breweries of 2018. Working Draft Beer Company’s head brewer, Clint Lohman, and owner Ben Feifarek tell us about some of their amazing beers and we learn about the origin of their idea to open a brewery. And we also find out about the efforts that went into creating their new space. If you live in Madison, or if you are visiting the area, make sure to check this place out! They’ll always have a selection of amazing hoppy beers, and they also serve great food using local products. Grab a pint of Pop Culture Hazy NEIPA and join us. Cheers!

For our 25,000 Downloads Celebration Episode, the Tap Takeover Podcast Crew has put together a special tasting with 4 bottles to celebrate some of our favorite milestone episodes over the past 2 years! The four brews on the taps today: a Tropical Milkshake IPA from Eagle Park Brewing, a 2016 BCBS from Goose Island, a 2017 Morning Delight from Toppling Goliath, and the Barrrel-Aged Paid Time Off from 3 Sheeps. Thanks to everyone for downloading and spending some time with us! Cheers!

The Tap Takeover Podcast crew hits the road for a special beer release Saturday. First up, we sit down with Max from Eagle Park Brewing in Milwaukee to discuss the release of their Nelson Sauvin New England-style IPA, as well as some other upcoming releases. Then we travel to contract-brewers Octopi Brewing in Waunakee, WI to check out the release of the Untitled Art/Mikerphone collaboration Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Stout. We sit down with Isaac Showaki from Octopi and Levi Funk from the Funk Factory Geuzeria, as well as special guests Danny and Jonny from TheFullPint.com, for a live tasting and a discussion about the making of a collab beer and all of the shenanigans that can occur during the process. Grab a pint of your favorite Special Release Beer and join us! Cheers!

Stay up-to-date with a quick 5-minute Installment from the Beer News Department at the Tap Takeover Podcast! Certified Fresh as of 10/04/18. Grab a bottle of The Brewing Projekt’s Dare Mighty Things IPA and join us. Cheers!

The crew catches up with Kevin Eichelberger, Brewmaster at Red Eye Brewing in Wausau, WI. He’s been going to Great Taste of the Midwest for 10 years. We hear some of his best memories, his background and he gives us the lowdown about what they brought to the Great Taste! Cheers!

http://www.redeyebrewing.com/

The crew catches up with Mike Pallen, Owner and Head Brewer at Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village, IL. He tells us about his love for Madison, his old stomping grounds. We also talks about the recent expansion and the plans going forward with the new canning line. Some breaking news! Finally, he gives us the lowdown about what they brought to the Great Taste! Cheers!

http://www.mikerphonebrewing.com/

The changing colors and the cooler nights can only mean one thing: Oktoberfest beers! The boys are back in the studio for an Octoberfest tasting, trying four Marzen style beers. With so many being released now, we wanted to see what a couple of old friends and some larger breweries had to offer. In today’s episode, we tried the Oktoberfest beers from Fermentorium, Mobcraft, Bell’s and Sierra Nevada. Hear what the guys had to say about the 2018 offerings from these four breweries, and enjoy a little history lesson from Alex about why we celebrate Oktoberfest. Grab your favorite Oktoberfest beer and join us. Prost!