EPISODE 127: ART & CRAFT CR0, THE OVAL TAVERN, AND THE ROYAL STANDARD

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Welcome to a new year of Beer Prime, and in 2026's first episode I travel to Croydon to talk with the landlords of three pubs in the city. We discuss their venues and the challenges that they - along with pubs across the country - face at the moment.

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Art & Craft CR0 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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The Royal Standard - ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

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MUSIC: Erin Knight

EPISODE 126: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH INDIE RABBLE, THORNBRIDGE, UNBARRED, AND BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So, why not delve into a big hitting Christmas Special?

In this episode, I sit down and chat with Dave Hayward from Indie Rabble, Dominic Driscoll from Thornbridge, and Jordan Mower from UnBarred, as we go through the year in beer and peek ahead to next year too!

Then I went to Brussels and drank lots of great beer, and whilst there visited Yvan de Baets from Brasserie de la Senne to talk about their modern Belgian brewery, and of course drink some of their great beer too!

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Indie Rabble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / Bluesky

Thornbridge - ⁠website⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ / Bluesky

UnBarred - ⁠website⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ / Bluesky

Brasserie de la Senne - website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠Instagram

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EPISODE 125: COLLABAGEDDON 2025

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In this episode, I focus on the collaboration project that is Collabageddon, run by Elusive Brewing and featuring 11 other breweries each year.

I spoke with Andy from Elusive, Miranda from Duration, and Brook from Brolly Brewing.

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Elusive Brewing - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duration Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram

Brolly Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram

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EPISODE 124: BREWPOINT

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Brewpoint - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ / Twitter / ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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EPISODE 123: CONCRETE BLUES

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I met Al Upshaw from Concrete Blues at Beak's These Hills Festival in August. I was bowled over by his beer, and asked him to be a guest on the podcast, which he agreed to. So here is the resulting conversation.

Also featured on the podcast:

• A round up of best Beer books of 2025 for your Christmas wishlists
• Details of the beers of Collabageddon 2025 and where to find them
• Siren's latest beer/movie tie-in for Predator: Badlands

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Concrete Blues - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

Collabageddon 2025 - blog post on Elusive website

Siren's Predator beer : Get 10% off of your Siren Craft Brew order of £50 or more! Click here and use code PREDATOR10

2025 Books:

Tasting Notes - Pete Brown

London's Lost Pubs - Sam Cullen

Beer Breaks in Britain - Phil Mellows and Kate Simon

The Meaning of Beer - Jonny Garrett

A Pub for All Seasons - Adrian Tierney-Jones

Beer Festivals - Laura Hadland

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EPISODE 122: ST MARS OF THE DESERT

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On a recent visit to Sheffield, I took time out to visit St Mars of the Desert's taproom and sit down with co-owner Dann Paquette and talk about their brewery, the origins of the quirky name, their last brewery in Boston, USA, plus lots more.

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EPISODE 121: EXPERIMENTS IN YEAST & BEER SECRET

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I have a packed episode for you today! First off, I speak with Liselot Caura of Beer Secret, a Belgium-based Beer Tour guide; then we have a tasting of Elusive Brewing x UnBarred x Lallemand Brewing's Experiments in Yeast at Two Tails Taproom, followed by some insights into the project from Andy Parker, Jordan Mower, and Alix Blease. Phew!! I need a beer!

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Beer Secret - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website / Instagram

Two Tails Taproom - Twitter / Instagram / Facebook

Elusive Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram

UnBarred - website / Twitter / Instagram

Lallemand Yeast - website / Twitter / Instagram

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EPISODE 120: THIRTYFIFTY

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I sat down with Jamie Percival and Chris Scott from ThirtyFifty - a wine and beer educator - all about their WSET courses, and beer tastings. We also had a little tasting of three beers, and I drafted in my son, Luca, for his Beer Prime debut to taste along with me and learn a few things!

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ThirtyFifty - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

News stories featured:

• ⁠⁠Anspach & Hobday's Oktoberfest event
• Pastore Brewing's 6th Birthday special beers
• Lost & Grounded win top award
• Abbeydale shortlisted in three awards

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EPISODE 119: BOHEM BREWERY

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I went down to the Queens Arms in Battersea, where I sat down with Jakub Mikusinec from Bohem Brewery, and we talked all about their authentic Czech lagers produced in the heart of London, as well as all about the Czech way of dispensing their beers, the importance of the Tapster, and much more.

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Bohem Brewery - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

News stories featured:

• ⁠⁠Martin Dickie quits BrewDog
• Collabageddon 2025 Line-up announced
• Oktoberfest season round-up, with Anspach & Hobday, Amity Brew Co, Five Points Brewing, Lost & Grounded, Brewery Market, Duration, Westerham Brewery, Gun Brewery, A Hoppy Place, Albert's Schloss, Bermondsey Bierkeller, and Beers of Europe

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EPISODE 118: SOUTHWARK BREWING CO.

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I went down to see Peter Jackson at Southwark Brewing Co and chatted with him about his 11 years as part of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, and his beer industry background before that - 33 years and not a single drop brewed!

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Southwark Brewing Co - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

News stories featured:

• ⁠Champion Beer of Britain 2025
• These Hills Festival 2025
• Two Tails Taproom - August pop-up and tap takeover

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