The Tapline Podcast

One Dollar Hamms... One Disgruntled, Down-On-His-Luck Mascot... Thousands of Intoxicated, Ruthless, Rioting Fans... This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most tragic events in Minnesota sports history. On February 13th, 1995, thousands of fans flooded into the Target Center for what was advertised as Dollar Hamm's Night, in a last second promotional attempt to pack the arena and boost the dwindling attendance numbers of the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team. What started as just another innocent night of watching a sorry excuse for professional basketball ended in gunfire, looting, hundreds wounded, and dozens dead. The Tapline Podcast interviewed several key eye witnesses of that infamous night to bring you the true story of what took place the night of... THE MINNESOTA MELEE!  

As our previous episodes have focused more on our (soon-to-be) award winning investigative reporting, we were at The Tapline Magazine decided to give our podcast listeners more of a.. Fun break for this week's episode! This has nothing to do with our journalists and writing staff going on strike due to unfair wages, and more to do with providing your ears with some wacky, spontaneous, totally random shenanigans! From children sampling their first ever craft beers to hitting the streets to hear what people really think of craft beer (and receive a few death threats), listen on to hear all the zany and completely non-recycled entertainment material today!!!

Sex... Murder... Craft Beer... These are just three of the infinite elements to the story of Ronnie Hatchet, the Godfather of Craft Beer. While some consider Ronnie Hatchet to be an innovator in the science of beer, many consider the man to be a psychotic deviant, who's endless pursuit for excess ultimately led him to The Big House. From his humble roots of home-brewing and pimping, to his ultimate demise of swamp animal poaching and murder-for-hire, listen to the incredible tale of Ronnie Hatchet in today's investigative episode of The Tapline Podcast.   

Microbrewers across the nation are currently unemployed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. But a growing number of local Twin Cities brewers have found a new source of income from one of the oldest professions in civilization... Prostitution. In this episode of The Tapline Podcast, we investigate the seedy underworld of brewing escort services through a new smartphone app called Brew Boy Toy. But is the app as brewer-loving as it seems? Listen to another Tapline Magazine investigation to find out! 

With the world reeling from the unprecedented precautions taken to combat the spreading of the Coronavirus, it's inarguable that the craft beer industry has been hit the hardest during these times of despair. Like an artist with no brush, brewers have been forced to put their elegant forms of libation expressionism on hold. In the first episode of The Tapline podcast, us craft connoisseurs take a look at the harsh realities facing the craft beer community. From decreasing production on delicious peanut butter banana milkshake porters to drastic reductions in hops usage, listen to our investigative journalists dissect the ramifications of an industry in crisis, as well as what the future will have in store for craft beer.