A Woman’s Brew

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

We’ve come to the end of 2022 and it’s time to review and reflect. We look back at our beer goals for the year and help each other set new ones for 2023. We also look over those all important Untappd stats and once again, Tori has influenced the beer choices!

We look back at all we’ve achieved this year – brewing beer, advocating for women in beer and supporting the Brave Noise initiative as best we can to name a few!

We’re planning for 2023 – what do you want to hear from A Woman’s Brew? Email us on [email protected] and let us know!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

Everyone loves a box of chocolates at Christmas, and certain brands in the UK have become synonymous with the festive period. Vocation have run with this idea with their ‘Vocations’ stout box. We loved this, so had to try all of them and let you know what we thought. We also compare the beers to the chocolates they emulate – it would be rude not to.

Not only does this episode spark conversations about holiday traditions, it also highlights differences between the UK and the US and we hadn’t even thought about! Listen now to find out which beer and which beer and chocolate pairing we liked best.

Are you a Celebrations, Heroes or Roses household? Let us know in the comments!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

A Christmas Eve bonus episode for you! We sample 3 Christmas themed beers from Cloudwater, Leffe and Lervig. All traditional in their own right, we have a nutty brown ale, a Belgian Winter beer and a Scandinavian style Christmas lager.

What beers will be on your holiday table? Let us know in the comments!

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In case you missed it – we love Wilderness! We’ve been lucky enough to chat to James and Helen again, this time about their new ‘not core range’ Rise/Fall.

We find out how a brewery in Wales that makes mostly farmhouse ales (which are delicious!) develops a core range to fit their style. We also talk about the branding of the Rise/Fall beers with Sophie Potter, their new tshirts and frogs in cowboy hats!

Head over to Wilderness’ website to grab their beautiful beers (and a tshirt!) here:

https://www.wildernessbrew.co.uk/

Check out Sophie Potter here:

https://www.sophiepotter.co.uk/

And if you missed our previous episode with Wilderness you can catch up here:

https://lovebeerlearning.co.uk/a-womans-brew-podcast/episode-99-brave-noise-round-up-ep3-wilderness-brewery

Which Rise/Fall beer are you going to try first? Let us know in the comments!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

You may have seen hard seltzers making an appearance in supermarkets and bars. But what are they, how are they made and how do they taste?

In this episode we drink three hard seltzers, made by breweries, so you don’t have to!

We discuss how hard seltzers are made, their popularity in the US and why they don’t seem to be so big in the UK and what flavours you can expect to find on the shelves.

We tried hard seltzers from:

Shipyard Brewing Company

New Hokkaido

The Brewing Projekt

To find out more about how hard seltzers are made check out this article from Wine Enthusiast:

https://www.winemag.com/2022/03/01/hard-seltzer-definition-guide/

And more information about hard seltzers can be found on Vinepair here:

https://vinepair.com/explore/category-type/hard-seltzer/

Do you like hard seltzers or are they a no from you? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

It is bring your mum to (beer) work day here at A Woman’s Brew, please meet Sharon – Tori’s mom!

Sharon doesn’t really drink, let along drink beer, so Tori thought it would be interesting to hear her insights into the world we call craft. We chat to her about her experience of beer and drinking throughout her life before Tori takes her to here favourite spots here in the UK.

After a few weeks of travels we chat again to get Sharon’s perspective on UK taprooms and our craft beer culture compared to what she has seen in the US.

We think this conversation really highlights the need for all and differing perspectives on situations. If you continue to just see the world through one lens, you can miss important opportunities and information!

You also get some behind the scenes history about Tori’s antics!

Do you parents drink beer? What do they think about your love of beer? Let us know in the comments!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

We are back making a Brave Noise, this time with Fierce Beer!

We chat to Kirsty from Fierce about their version of the beer and why they took part in the initiative. Kirsty comes from a background working in beer bars and has a lot of insight around what it’s like for bar staff in the beer industry. Fierce donated their portion of Brave Noise profits to the Drinks Trust to support workers in the hospitality industry. It’s good to remember that the issues raised by the Brave Noise initiative and those like it affect not just those working in breweries, but the hospitality industry as a whole.

Disclaimer – in this episode we talk a lot about Beer52, through which the Fierce Brave Noise beer was distributed. We recorded this episode in August with Kirsty and the beer was released in December 2021. At A Woman’s Brew we always advocate for shopping local and supporting your craft beer bars, pubs, taprooms and bottle shops, who need our support more than ever at this time.

To check out Fierce’s current range of beers, head to their website here:

https://www.fiercebeer.com/browse

And find out more about the Drinks Trust here:

https://www.drinkstrust.org.uk/

If you are interested in finding out more about Brave Noise or taking part – there is still time! The deadline for signup is 31stDecember 2022, check it out here:

https://www.bravenoisebeer.com/

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

We head down to the pumpkin patch to round up this year’s pumpkin beers! There is an interesting range of pumpkin beers available this year – from your classic pumpkin spice, to latte inspired and cinnamon crumble style. We even go across the pond to set our expectations high.

Featured beers this episode are:

Screamin’ Pumpkin Ale by Griffin Claw

Pumpkin Spice Latte by Fierce

Blueberry Pumpkin Spice Latte by Vault City

Pumpkin Pumpkin Lure of the Dark Side by S43 x BrewYork

Did we miss any good ones this year? Let us know in the comments!

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

Some of the most interesting innovation in craft beer can come from historical sources. In this episode we have gathered together a selection of beers that come from historical recipes and practices.

Starting with Bishop’s Finger from the oldest brewery in the UK, Shepherd Neame, moving to a mild recipe from 1916 by Elusive and Partizan, Holy Goat make an appearance with their 1897 export stout and finishing with a 200th anniversary oude gueuze from Lindemans. We cover the gambit of the oldest bottled beer, old recipes bought back to life and celebration of traditional beer making techniques.

Brewing is such an interesting art! Are there other historical beers we should look at? Let us know in the comments!

Check out the International Women’s Day page on the Shepherd Neame website here:

https://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/IWD

And here is more information on Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch:

https://www.dogfish.com/brewery/beer/midas-touch

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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!

We’re bringing the flavour this week while we chat to Nath and Sam from Brass Castle. Not only did they kindly send us their pumpkin spice latte white stout Kitsch, we also got to sample the full gambit of their beers – from Galaxy packed pale ale to salty and tart pickle gose!

We’ve featured Brass Castle on the podcast before because they just know how to work with flavour! But did you also know that they are gluten free? Their beers are for everyone! We also chat about their taproom with the exclusive beers they often have just on tap and how different a beer can be depending on it’s dispense method – be that can, keg, cask or even nitro.

But what’s cooler? A dog called Mavis or a Slipknot album as a beer name influence?! Let us know in the comments!

A missive thank you to Nath and Sam for coming on – we had the best time! They have been kind enough to offer our dear listeners (that’s you!) 10% off an order of their beer on the webshop. Head over there now for some tasty beers and use code ‘awomansbrew’ to get yours today!

https://brasscastle.co.uk/

Beers we tried:

Galaxy Crush DDH pale ale

Kitsch pumpkin spice latte white stout

Hyggy Figgy fig, blueberry and almond stout

Pickleback pickle gose

Trinitario chocolate stout

Check out Brass Castle on their socials here:

https://linktr.ee/BrassCastleBrewery

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