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!

LINKS

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!

LINKS

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.

LINKS

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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EPISODE 117: SAMBROOK'S BREWERY AND THE RAM BREWERY

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I visited John Hatch at the Sambrook's Brewery taproom in Wandsworth, Southwest London, on the old Young's Brewery site. John works for the brewery, but also brews heritage beers as The Ram Brewery using a "scrapheap challenge" nano-brewery that was cobbled together from materials during the Young's exit. There are plenty of fascinating stories, and John delivers them in style, while wearing his trademark lab coat!

LINKS

Sambrook's Brewery - ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠website⁠⁠

The Ram Brewery - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ 

News stories featured:

• We Are Beer's Top 50 Beers of Britain
• Ealing Beer Festival London Cask Beer Awards
• Anspach & Hobday's The Pineapple Gose
• Save The Crooked House
• Harvey's buy Brighton Bier's intangible assets

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EPISODE 116: TAP SOCIAL MOVEMENT REVISITED

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I took a trip to Oxford and dropped in to Tap Social Movement's Kiddlington brewery, and sat down with Brian Spencer to catch up with what they have been up to since the last time we spoke, on Episode 54 in September 2022.

LINKS

Tap Social Movement - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ / ⁠Bluesky⁠ / ⁠website⁠

Beer Prime Episode 54 with Tap Social - ⁠Link here

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EPISODE 115: THE DODO MICROPUB

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I took a trip to West London, to sit down in the Dodo Micropub with owner Lucy Do. We talked about the Micropub concept, why she started one, what trials and tribulations have befallen her, and lots more. We were joined by Lucy's some-time colleague and the doyenne of beer festivals, Kelly Mukhida, and we covered the Ealing Beer Festival, the Great American Beer Festival, and why its best to START drinking the higher ABV beers. You're in for a treat!

LINKS

The Dodo Micropub - Twitter / Instagram / Bluesky / website / TikTok

Kelly Mukhida - Instagram / Ealing Beer Festival

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EPISODE 114: ATTIC BREW CO.

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This episode features Oli Hurlow, co-founder of Birmingham's Attic Brew Co. We talk about their beginnings in an attic, to moving in to their own space, then on to tripling production capacity. We also cover the dichotomy of being a "local" company, with getting their beers out around the country and repping West Midlands brewing.

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Attic Brew Co - Twitter / Instagram / website / TikTok

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EPISODE 113: BEER BOOKS WITH PETE BROWN AND SAM CULLEN

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In this episode, I speak with two Beer Writers with new books out. First up is Sam Cullen, whose new book "London's Lost Pubs" chronicles over 200 pubs in the Capital that have closed in the last 25 years. Plenty of interesting stories, and a bit of nostalgia for me as I discovered that a few pubs that I used to frequent are no longer with us.

Then on to Pete Brown, who brings us a book all about pairing beer with music, in "Tasting Notes". The book is a fascinating look into the effects of drinking beers with certain characteristics while listening to songs that either match or contrast them.

LINKS

Pete Brown - Twitter / Instagram / website / Tasting Notes

Sam Cullen - Twitter / London's Lost Pubs

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