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EPISODE 106: VAULT CITY

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In the latest episode I welcome Joe Cruickshank from Edinburgh sour specialists Vault City. We talk about their modern sours, their stonking stouts, and their impending brewery move, plus much more.

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Vault City - website / Twitter / Insta

The Big Swally Edinburgh

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EPISODE 105: NORTHERN MONK REVISITED

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I'm back for 2025 with a brand-new episode recorded in person in Leeds at Northern Monk's Refectory where I chatted with co-founder Brian Dickson. We talked about a whole host of things including their AF range, a possible London taproom site, their penchant for weird beers, the Patrons Project, Faith in Futures, and much more.

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Northern Monk - website / Instagram / Bluesky

Brian Dickson - Twitter / Instagram

Northern Monk Refectory - Twitter

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EPISODE 104: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024 WITH ADNAMS AND PELLICLE

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It's that time of year again, and this year's epic Christmas special features Fergus Fitzgerald from brewing giants Adnams, plus Matt Curtis and Katie Mather from Pellicle Magazine.

I also crown my "Beer of the Year" and play your voice messages and read your emails.

Pour yourself a cup of Eggnog (or maybe a decent festive beer instead!) and enjoy.

Merry Christmas!

LINKS

Adnams - website / Twitter / Instagram / Bluesky

Pellicle - website / Twitter / Instagram / Bluesky

Matt Curtis - Twitter / Insta / Bluesky

Katie Mather - The Gulp / Twitter / Insta / Bluesky

BGBW Award winning articles from Pellicle:

Will Hawkes:

Pete Brown: This is the End — The Sad Demise of Worthington White Shield

David Bailey: Hype is Dead, Regional Cask is Forever // The Usual

Mark Dredge: Visions Of The Things To Be — How Mash Gang is Breaking the Alcohol Free Mould

Rachel Hendry: The Essential Guide to Beer and Crisp Pairing

Rob MacKay: Do Androids Dream of Electric Pints? — On AI Art in the Beer Industry

Ruvani de Silva: Apathy Has Rained On Me — On DEI Burnout in the Beer Industry // London Is The Place For Me — Robyn Weise

Photo credits:

Main photo: Anthony Cullen; Inset photo: Cath Harries.

EPISODE 103: ABBEYDALE BREWERY

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Join me for another chat with folk from the craft beer world as I speak with Laura, Jim, and Dan from Sheffield's Abbeydale Brewery. They have a fair amount of history, but the most exciting times are yet to come as earlier this year they became 100% Employee Owned. We chat about how it all happened, what it means, and much more - including their brewery's Funk Dungeon!

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Abbeydale Brewery - website / Twitter / Insta / Bluesky

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EPISODE 102: FIREBRAND BREWING CO.

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Join me as I chat with Joe Thomson, co-owner and Head Brewer of Cornwall's Firebrand Brewing Co. We discuss the brewery's genesis, non-alcoholic beers, American hops, and much more.

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Firebrand Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram

Get your cans of Primal! Nearly sold out. FIND THEM HERE

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EPISODE 101: LOST CAUSE BREWING CO

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In this episode I speak with Colin Stronge of Lost Cause Brewing Co, which is barely 6 months in existence and already turning people's heads. Colin has a wealth of experience behind him, including a Brewer of the Year award, and we discuss his background and where he plans to take Lost Cause.

I also speak with Neil Walker of SIBA about their new Indie Beer campaign.

LINKS

Lost Cause - ⁠website⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠

SIBA - ⁠website⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠

SIBA Indie Beer - ⁠website⁠ / ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠

Elusive Collabageddon 2024 venues

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EPISODE 100: ELUSIVE BREWING COLLABORATION BREW

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It's the big one... or rather 100! To celebrate the 100th episode, I collaborated with Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing to brew a lovely West Coast pale chock full of Centennial hops! Its a lovely beer - buy some and find out for yourselves (link below) - and you can hear audio from the brew day, an interview with Andy, plus my first reaction to tasting the beer!

LINKS

Elusive Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram

Andy Parker - Twitter / Instagram

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EPISODE 99: ORBIT BEERS BREWERY

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In this episode I speak with Robbie Sykes from South London's Orbit Beers Brewery. We talk all about their modern takes on traditional European beer styles, keeping their beers in bottles, and why a Greek yoghurt dip works well as a beer!

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Orbit Beers Brewery - website / Twitter / Instagram

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EPISODE 98: TWO TAILS and HOP STOP

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In this episode, I speak with Colin and Deena from Two Tails Taproom, a pop-up business in East Sussex, and James from Hop Stop in Reigate.

We talk all about their businesses, how things have been going, and what future plans they have, amongst other things.

LINKS

Two Tails Taproom - Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Hop Stop - website / Twitter / Instagram

EPISODE 97: BRASS CASTLE

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We're hurtling towards episode 100 now, and you'll be getting the three episodes preceding that (this one, 98, and 99) in quick time! This is all so that we are ready to have Episode 100 when the special collab beer, brewed with Elusive, is ready for you to be drinking it while listening to us talk about it. I'm so excited for you to try this beer!

But enough of that, let's focus on this episode which features Sam Teale, Head Brewer of North Yorkshire's Brass Castle.

Sit back and relax as you hear Sam and I discuss the US origins of the brewery, American cask ale, the food capital of Yorkshire, building a taproom with your own hands, and much more!

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Brass Castle: Website / Twitter / Instagram