(30 mins)

George was the manager at Andrew Ushers, a craft beer pub in Edinburgh. Ushers is a must-visit stop for beer lovers in Edinburgh, so I was keen to see what it takes to run a place that has managed to put itself on the map in only a few years. George talks us through what makes Ushers tick.

http://andrewushers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/andrewushers/

https://twitter.com/AndyUsherAndCo

(68 mins)

Pete runs and owns a small independent beer and wine shop in Edinburgh. I was interested to know how a beer specialty shop operates, the challenges and rewards, and how someone at the selling end of the ‘scene’ reads the current market and trends. Luckily Pete loves a blether as much as I do, and i think we covered a lot of ground!

for more information about The Beerhive, check out the website

http://www.thebeerhive.co.uk/

40 mins

I visit the Pilot Beer brewery in Edinburgh and chat to one of the founding members, Pat Jones. Pilot is busy doing it’s own thing, making up the rules as they go along and doing it all unfined! Unfettered by tradition they produce unusual and surprising beers, because they can…

http://pilotbeer.co.uk/

twitter https://twitter.com/pilotbeeruk

faceache https://www.facebook.com/PilotBeerUK

27 mins

There’s been a buzz about Kentwood Brewing lately, to see what it’s all about I chat to Sean Wood, who is one of the two brewers (Lewis Kent being the other) about how their location and brewpub, their beers and plans for the future. These two have been on an amazing journey and it’s only going to get better!

http://kentwoodbrewing.com/

http://www.prestoungrange.org/gothenburg/

http://www.scotlandspubsandbars.co.uk/location/the-prestoungrange-gothenburg/

35 mins

Theo from the  The Brewstore  talks to me about how to go about creating your own recipes from scratch, the main ingredients and how to select the ones that you want for the style you are after. I ask stupid questions. Thanks to Theo for his patience…

here are he links to the recipe calculators he mentions in the podcast

brewer’s friend

Beer Smith

and if you want to have a go at working out the amounts without a calculator, here is a handy guide.

(30 min)

Eli brings history to life with her piece about women in brewing, what’s changed since the days of beer goddesses and sacred beer recipes? How did it go from being something women did, to being predominantly the domain of men?

to see a written version with cool images, click on the link here:

Women-in-Brewing-Podcast-1

(40 mins)

Johnny Horn and me went down to Innerleithen to visit Traquair house, we had an appointment with Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair, no less.

We were excited about the old brewery she had there,  Johnny for more knowledgeable reasons than me, him being the beer historian. I was glad he was there to ask some intelligent questions.

What a superb tour she gave us, so generous with her time and information, and to top it all off we got to sample the beers! Not that I really needed to sample the Jacobite Ale, it’s one of my special treats, but hey. It would have been rude to refuse…

click on the link to hear the podcast

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byw1pOjzoQ5aZlBCSUNUeWdtVWc/view?usp=sharing

and this is the website of Traquair house itself, where you can find out more about this beautiful place

and here is some neat footage from the 70’s of the brewery being used by Catherine’s father. The young Catherine makes an appearance, too

(40 mins)

Jaan Rastsep is the founder, owner and brewer at Black Metal Brewery. His beautiful beers are unusual, uncompromising, infused with the spirit of black metal and have a high ABV. Much like their creator.

This is not a family show, the f word gets mentioned frequently and to good effect.

Thank you to Jaan for being awesome, and I hope to go drinking and chatting with him again soon!

check out the Black Metal Brewery website here

https://edinburghbrewingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/theo-barns-podcast.mp340 mins

Thinking of making your own beer? Edinburgh’s Brewstore has everything you need, general manager Theo Barns talks us through how to get going.

Listen to the podcast for all the info you need..it’s like picking Theo’s brain for 40 mins, without having go into the shop to do it

for more info on the brewstore, check out their website

https://www.brewstore.co.uk/

1 hour

Johnny is an archeologist with a passion for beer history. He talks us through the very beginnings of fermented beverages (over 4,000 years ago !) up to the beginning of the industrial revolution, when things brewing became turbo charged.

Listen to hoe beer was made, from lambics to other ancient recipes and methods