Brewers Journal Podcast

It’s nearly a year since Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, took to the airwaves informing viewers that life, as we knew it, was about to change. From that point on, you could only shop for basic necessities. Exercise was limited to one form a day, travel was restricted for essential work only and ultimately,...

For Allan Rice and Sarah Thackray, starting Atom Beers back in 2014 meant founding a business that represented science, education, transparency and simplicity. And in the years since, they’ve undertaken scientific projects with the University of Hull, held science classes with school groups ands achieved great success with its beers across the UK and further...

As January comes to an end that can only mean one thing. What, you may ask? It means New Zealand Beer Month is on the horizon, of course! New Zealand Beer Month, or February for the uninitiated, is a celebration of the fine, fine beers produced on the beautiful island country. While nearly 19,000km may...

Around 2 ½ years ago when Brewers Journal Podcast visited Stuart Elkington and his online low-to-no bottle shop, his warehouse seemed to consist mostly of malty German beers. Sure, there were a couple that were passable but…on a thirsty day, water was just as good of bet. Now, it’s a whole new game out there...

It’s the most wonderful time of year. Thirsty beer fans have had to wait a little longer than usual but from today, they can get their hands on the annual release of Goose Island’s venerable Bourbon County Brand Stout. So for the latest episode of the Brewers Journal podcast, we thought it was only fitting...

We all come into the beer industry from different angles, with our own perspectives and from diverse origins. Phil Sisson, the founder of Simple Things Fermentations, in Glasgow, Scotland, is no different. Leaving a career in music studio management within London, to move to Scotland for a new life, he would find his true calling...

Located in London, but drawing on global expertise, Mondo Brewing Company has shown how beer transcends cultural and geographical boundaries. Founded by Todd Matteson and Tom Palmer in 2015, the American natives have been creating great beers that span the style spectrum for the last five years. Bonded by a love of Alt beer, the...

Many of us, if we’re fortunate to do so, will travel in our lives. Often it’ll be for holiday and sometimes it will be to live or work elsewhere. Travel, as they say, broadens the horizons. And it’s this mentality that Julia Huber subscribes to, the German native is the head brewer at ORABrewing in...

The UK is blessed with breweries of all shapes and sizes. Some are tight-knit, modest operations while others operate out of facilities that could be mistaken for an aircraft hangar.  That doesn’t mean that one is good, and one is bad, or vice-versa. They’re just different and of course, variety is the spice of life....

Bottleshops are such an important part of the fabric of the brewing industry. In a Venn diagram they’re sitting in the middle, fulfilling an invaluable role connecting the breweries with the consumers that enjoy the fruits of their labour. In this episode, we speak to the founder of one such bottleshop – Marius Andrici. On...