A Woman’s Brew

Where has 2023 gone?! We’re in quarter 2 already so let’s check in on our beer goals.

As always Tori is overachieving in our attempt at the Drink Harder challenge, but Jo is smashing her personal goals.

If you want to have a go at the Drink Harder challenge from Katie’s Beer School, check it out here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2-oc-jr4d/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

What are your top 9 beers of the year so far?

And if you want to recap our Quarter 1 review, listen here:

https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/135-quarter-1

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Welcome to our new series about Lager! Often people just ask for ‘a lager’, but there are so many different styles that come under the umbrella of lager. We wanted to share our favourites with you!

We’re starting with Czech Pilsner, also known as Czech Premium Pale Lager. We look at the history of the style, tasting notes according to BJCP and share a few examples – from traditional to craft.

Which lager style should we do next? Let us know in the comments!

And listen to our comparison of Pilsner Urquell and Attic’s Birmingham Pilsner here:

https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f2d

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We are still being brave and making noise, with our latest Brave Noise episode! This time we welcome back Jon from Spookton to chat about his version of Brave Noise. We also welcome Amelie from Women in Beer to talk about how the proceeds from Spookton’s beer will benefit the beer community.

You can grab Spookton’s Brave Noise here:

https://spookton.co.uk/shop/ols/products/bravenoisecan

And give them a follow here:

https://www.instagram.com/spooktonbrewco/

Set your notifications for all the new stuff coming from Women in Beer here:

https://www.instagram.com/womeninbeeruk/

And check out Tori’s mind changing post about Brave Noise here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4a_6bKhtn/

Missed our other Brave Noise episodes? Check them out here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmO-fOFdLEdqXIBqPSo2JgE_HaCjT9KjR

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Breweries are looking for ways to diversify in the current climate, and one of those ways is hop water! It’s potentially a good alternative if you aren’t drinking for whatever reason – but are they as good as they sound? And how are they made?

We try three different hop waters and throw in a Cloudwater soda for good measure. We try:

Lupho Apricot & Citra Hop Soda from Only With Love

Holy Hop Water with Sabro & Holy Hop Water with Mango and Citra from Northern Monk

Raspberry & Rhubarb Lemonade with Belma hops from Cloudwater

How do you feel about hop waters? Let us know in the comments!

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While at Bristol Craft Beer Festival, we were delighted to catch up with Kelly from Good Chemistry Brewing!

As the owners of the beautiful Kings Head pub in Bristol, we chat about what it’s like to take over a pub and give it a new lease of life. Alongside the pub, Good Chemistry also have their own taproom at The Good Measure and Kelly talks to us about what it’s like to be part of the beer community in Bristol.

Good Chemistry is all about making beer accessible to all and their She Drinks Beer events do just that. We also look at how their packaging makes choosing the right beer for you easy too!

If you weren’t lucky enough to be at Bristol Craft Beer Festival, make sure you grab some beer from Good Chemistry here:

https://shop.goodchemistrybrewing.co.uk/

You can find out more about She Drinks Beer here:

https://goodchemistrybrewing.co.uk/she-drinks-beer/

And check out Good Chemistry on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/goodchembrew/

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Welcome to the Will It Slushy podcast takeover! Yes, Tori has really taken that joke all the way with a YouTube channel and everything.

Tori gives you her top tips for procuring a slushy maker and what she has learned from her experiments in slushy-ing. We take three different beers and try them in the slushy machine with varying results:

The Mystery Tour by Phantom Brew Co

Raspberry Gose by Yonder

Affogato by Merakai Brewing Co x Three Hills

What do you want to see on Will It Slushy next? Let us know!

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We love hops! Fruity, juicy, spicy, bitter and all the other good stuff they add to our fave beers. But what options do our brewers have when choosing how they will add them to their brews? As drinkers, do you know what things like T90, BBC, Lupomax and Cryo even mean? Never fear! We are here to explain them all!

We take a look at the hottest addition to beers right now – Thiols – and drink through a range of beers showcasing different hop products. We taste:

VIP Person from Phantom Brew Co

Embracing Equity from Rivington & Sureshot

BRU-1 Pineapple from Vault City, Pomona Island and BarthHaas X

We chat about green hopped beer, here’s our previous episode if you want to learn more:

Green Hop vs Pumpkin:

https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f88

And the interesting article about Thiols from Hop Culture can be found here:

Phantasm:

https://www.hopculture.com/phantasm-powder-hazy-ipa/

Do you have any other questions about hops? Let us know and we’ll do a part 2!

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We are straying from beer this week and taking a deep dive into fine cider! With breweries doing collabs with cider makers, we thought you’d like to know a bit more about this apple-based beverage.

We talk you through how cider making differs from brewing and some of the lingo you need to know when choosing a cider to try.

Cider tasting is a lot like beer tasting so we talk you through a selection of ciders we though were interesting including:

One the Beech 2020 by Little Pomona

Three collabs from Three Hills and Saxby’s

A gose inspired cider from Hogans Cider

Are you a regular cider drinker? What would you recommend to us?

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This week we bring you a touch of beer education. One of our favourite beers is Duchesse De Bourgogne – a Flanders Red ale. But what should you expect from this style and how does it relate to Oud Bruin, also know as Flanders Brown?

We look at tasting notes for these styles, the history behind them and sprinkle in a few fun facts. How different really are these two styles and which versions do we recommend you try?

Have you ever wondered about historical beer and what is might taste like – let us know your thoughts!

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Our annual International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day round up is here!

This year, Tori and Jo went to different breweries, so share their experiences of the day. Jo was lucky enough to go to Burnt Mill and celebrate 10 years of IWCBD with founder Sophie De Ronde. Tori visited Double Barrelled and shared the day with our friends Ruth and Charlotte.

If you’re not sure what IWCBD is we give you a quick rundown, but you can also listen back to our previous episodes here:

2022:

https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f35

2021: https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f75

If you would like to find out more about IWCBD, check out the website here:

https://unitebrew.org/

And to join Crafty Beer Girls click here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/466727120161313

Have you tried any delicious IWCBD or IWD beers? Let us know!

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