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Episode 44: Three Hills and Emperor's Brewery Collab Brew Day

In this episode, I join Andy from Three Hills and Damian from Emperor's in Bermondsey, South London, for a collaboration brew day. The resulting beer will be a big Imperial Stout called Rebel Fortress and will be available from 28th April 2022.

After a morning of mashing in and then digging out the mash tun, plus sampling beers - and some Whisky and Wort! - we sat outside in the pleasant Spring weather and chatted about their breweries as well as about collaborations.

Also featured, I cover some more news about the beer industry's fundraising for Ukraine including Euroboozer bringing all of Varvar's beer to the UK and Pete Brown's fundraising beer tasting of 7 rare and unique beers from his own collection.

Episode 43: Lost & Grounded

My guest is Alex Troncoso from Lost & Grounded Brewers in Bristol. I talk to Alex about his brewing history before starting Lost & Grounded, their core beers, lager brewing techniques and much more.

Lost & Grounded - Website

Lost & Grounded socials - Twitter / Instagram

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News Stories covered: Drinkers For Ukraine (@DrinkersUkraine) and Upcoming Beer Festivals.

Episode 42: Burning Sky

This episode features Mark Tranter, founder and owner of East Sussex brewery Burning Sky. I travelled down to the small village of Firle, not far from another beer mecca - Lewes - to speak to Mark at the brewery. It was a great day for a beer geek like me to be in the presence of such an icon of the UK Craft Beer scene and in the very place where the magic happens!

Also featured in the episode, I talk about a few beer stories, such as Good Things Brewing Co looking to rebuild after their catastrophic fire as Allkin Brewing; London Fields Brewery being put up for sale, just as Fourpure and Magic Rock recently were too; and the International Women's Collaboration Brew Day on 8th March!

Links:

Burning Sky website: www.burningskybeer.com

Burning Sky Twitter: @burningskybeer

Allkin Brewing website (and link to CrowdFunder): www.allkinbrewing.com

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day Twitter: @IWCBD

Hope you enjoy! Next episode will feature Alex Troncoso from Lost & Grounded!

Episode 41: Double-Barrelled Brewery

I talk to Luci Clayton-Jones from Reading-based Double-Barrelled Brewery about their homebrew beginnings as a wedding favour beer, the 11-month trip around the world which saw them take in many craft beer stops in order to learn how to run a brewery, and so much more. While we chat, I drink 3 of their beers and Luci tells me about each of them.

Crack a can, sit back and enjoy!

In this episode I speak with Jonny Hamilton of the Leith, Scotland-based brewery, Newbarns. Starting in 2020, just as Covid was about to hit, Jonny tells me about his and his business partners' backgrounds, the story of setting up their brewery and their brewing ethos - plus a whole lot more.

I also speak with Jim McCune of the Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) about the upcoming 2022 awards!

Key links:

Jonny on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PellicleJonny

Newbarns Brewery on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NewbarnsBrewery

Newbarns Brewery website - https://newbarnsbrewery.com/

Craft Beer Marketing Awards website - https://craftbeermarketingawards.com/

In the first episode of 2022 I speak with Charlotte Cook, Head Brewer at Coalition Brewery - currently cuckoo brewing in Sussex, but due to open their own site in London within the next few months.

We talk about Charlotte's brewing journey, the challenges and learning curves she has experienced along the way, and what to expect from Coalition beers. We also discuss the negative culture at breweries, British hops and why she really doesn't like otters!

There's also a love letter to Tallin, but not so much for Manchester and Sunderland!

Wow! What an action packed episode this is.  It's a long one, but totally worth a listen - even if you break it up into a couple of sessions!

My main brewery guests are Miranda and Bates from Duration Brewing in Norfolk. We talk about their beers, their historic site and the work that it's taken to get it into it's current state, their differing approach to winning awards and much more more!

I also welcome Beer Writers Pete Brown, Emma Inch, Dave Hayward and Ruvani de Silva to chat about their Picks of the Year!

Hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Episode 37: Neptune Brewery with Melissa Cole

In this episode I welcome the fabulous beer writer Melissa Cole as a special guest co-host and we are joined by Les and Julie O'Grady from Liverpool's Neptune Brewery to talk about their beers, starting a brewery off the back of a successful aquatics business, their brewing ethos and the Ladies That Beer project.  All this and Melissa's new book, cats sleeping on people's heads, Lamb Gose, Crack Hens, taprooms in football stadia and how Les comes up with his ideas in bed on a Sunday morning!

I also talk about the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards Dinner, which I attended.

The beers that we drank are:

Neptune's beers can be found in many places around the UK, but also on their website neptunebrewery.com.  Melissa's books can be found in independent bookshops, some brewery taprooms and big internet sites named after rivers in South America, but also on her website melissacolebeer.com.  

Episode 36: Verdant Brewing Co

In this episode I talk with Adam Robertson (@robeam) from Verdant Brewing Co (@VerdantBrew) and discover how he got started, why they excel at hoppy and hazy beers, how some of the beer names came about, and much more.

There's also some Beer News about SALT Beer Factory's expansion into London and the upcoming British Guild of Beer Writers Awards.

My beery adventures include Utopian, Deya, Sierra Nevada, UnBarred, The Kernel, Siren, The Three Hounds, Hop Stop, Burning Sky and Beak Brewery! 

Episode 35 - Werewolf Beer

I speak with Rich White from Werewolf Beer - An American Brewery in London!  We talk beer, moving in to his brand new site, horror movies, music and much more!

I am also joined by Thomas J. Miller, author of An Oktoberfest Death - the first in a series of beer themed murder mystery novels.

Plus there's some Siren "Beer News" and details of my visits to Hop Stop and the UnBarred Taproom in Brighton!

Twitter links of guests:

https://twitter.com/werewolfbeer

https://twitter.com/TJMillerAuthor