This episode we were joined by James Buxton from Thornbridge to sample some bottle conditioned beers and a Gin Barrel aged Saison. We had an informal chat about his beer journey, his role in field sales and how life has been in the beer industry over the last 12 months and the uncertainties that has brought. We also cover his creative endeavours in the form of his Lockdown Sessions EP. Links to streaming sites below.

Links:

Thornbridge: https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk

James Buxton – Lockdown Sessions EP

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3fcfftsv

Apple Music: https://tinyurl.com/wcd75ka8

Simon’s Pink Noise mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

twitter.com/simoncarbon

twitter.com/daintyvi

twitter.com/beers_frontiers

James: https://twitter.com/Thornbridge_J7

This episode we were joined by Steve from the Beer O’Clock Show podcast, the longest running UK beer podcast. We each picked a themed trilogy of beers to drink and discussed Steve’s beer journey and the birth of the Beer O’Clock Show. We also discussed the places we'd like to go and drink when pubs and bars can open again and covered some local news. We drank beers from Oakham, Glasshouse, Burning Soul, Attic, Twisted Barrel, LHG and Boxcar breweries.

Links:

Beer O’Clock Show: https://www.beeroclockshow.co.uk

Simon’s Pink Noise mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

twitter.com/simoncarbon

twitter.com/tusters

twitter.com/daintyvi

twitter.com/beers_frontiers

Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting.

Links:

Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/BeerOClockShow

Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio

Sheffield Hopcast https://twitter.com/SheffHopcast

Rhythm & Brews https://twitter.com/RhythmBrewsUK

Beer With Nat https://twitter.com/beerwithnat

Men Beerhaving Badly https://twitter.com/MBBpodcast

Beers Without Frontiers https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting.

Links:

Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/beeroclockshow

Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio

Sheffield Hopcast https://twitter.com/SheffHopcast

Rhythm & Brews https://twitter.com/RhythmBrewsUK

Beer With Nat https://twitter.com/beerwithnat

Men Beerhaving Badly https://twitter.com/MBBpodcast

Beers Without Frontiers https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

This episode we were joined by Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing in Berkshire and we sampled three Elusive beers whilst firing questions at him! We got the whole story, from Andy’s humble homebrew beginnings right up to surviving 2020 and plans for the future.

We were also joined by friend of the show Rob Edwards of Wednesday Beers blog, bringing his Black Country take on things to the table.

Beers sampled:

Elusive Lord Nelson 2020 6.8% Farmhouse ale

Carve ‘N Yams 5.2% Pumpkin Coffee Porter

Oregon Trail 5.8% West Coast IPA

Links:

https://www.elusivebrewing.com

https://www.wednesdaybeers.co.uk

Hops d'Amour Coventry micropub: https://www.instagram.com/hopsdamour/

Simon’s mixcloud show: https: //www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon

Rob’s Mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ElusiveBrew

https://twitter.com/Rob_Edwards90

https://twitter.com/simoncarbon

https://twitter.com/daintyvi

https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

For our 31st show we were joined by our friend from the North: Rob from Hopzine and we drank beers from Glaswegian brewery Overtone and welcomed back a much loved beer from Magic Rock, the legendary Magic 8 Ball. We discussed our hoppy excursions to Newcastle, Leamington and Stratford on Avon!

Links:

Overtone Brewery: https://www.overtonebrewing.com

The Boiler Room: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington

Ya-Bard: https://www.ya-bard.com

Beer Gonzo: https://www.beergonzo.co.uk

Hopzine You Tube beer reviews: https://www.instagram.com/hopzine_rob

Simon’s mixcloud show Pink Noise: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/simoncarbon

https://twitter.com/tusters

https://twitter.com/daintyvi

https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

For our 30th show we boarded the hype train and drank some beers from Other Half, one of the world’s highest rated breweries. We tried super fresh cans of DDH Small Citra Everything and DDH Space Diamonds and discussed whether the UK breweries are now on par with the big names of US brewing. Thanks to Cloudwater and Little Leeds Beerhouse for bringing these beers into the UK. We also discussed the newly opened Boiler Room bar in Leamington Spa and visits to our favourite haunts Glasshouse Tap and The Colmore in Birmingham.

Links:

Other Half: https://otherhalfbrewing.com

The Boiler Room: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington

Simon’s mixcloud show Pink Noise: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/

Rob Edwards Socially Distancing Sounds: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/simoncarbon

https://twitter.com/tusters

https://twitter.com/daintyvi

https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

After a short break we are back and talking about our return to the pub. We are joined by special guest Adam from the Sheffield Hopcast to talk about our experiences, good & bad, in pubs and taprooms. We drink beers from The Kernel, St. Mars of the Desert, Cloudwater and Twisted Barrel.

Sheffield Hopcast: www.sheffieldhopcast.co.uk @sheffhopcast

Get in touch:

Simon: @simoncarbon

Vicki: @daintyvi

Charles: @tusters

In this episode, our second recorded remotely under ‘lockdown’, we drink lagers from Budvar and Utopian breweries and talk to our guest Rob Edwards about his Wednesday Beers blog and his new Mixcloud music show, Social Distancing Sounds. Rob was drinking beers from Villages and Leviathan breweries.

Technical note: Apologies for the lo-fi nature of Charles' audio in this episode, we have a plan to remedy this in future...

Links:

Social Distancing Sounds: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/

Budvar online shop: https://budweiserbudvar.com/uk/shop/

Utopian Brewing: https://www.utopianbrewing.com/shop

Villages: https://villagesbrewery.com/

Leviathan: https://www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk

Vicki's fundraiser for Myton Hospice: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Victoria-Harding4

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/simoncarbon

https://twitter.com/tusters

https://twitter.com/daintyvi

https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

https://twitter.com/rob_edwards90

This time we recorded our first podcast under lockdown conditions so we resorted to technology to get connected. We were joined by friend of the show Archie from Thirsty Pioneers brewery and we chatted about drinking at home, buying beer mail order and what the local breweries have been doing to keep business going during these unprecedented times. We drank beers from Wylam, Left Handed Giant, Cloudwater, Odell and Track.

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/thirstypioneersbrewing

Get in touch with us on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/simoncarbon

https://twitter.com/tusters

https://twitter.com/daintyvi

https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers