High Hops

Are you in the club, do you know about The Kernel? We know someone who does! Sam Congdon (from Vessel) is finally joining us this week for an extensive tasting and chat about The Kernel, his personal beer journey, an an “exclusive” about the 2019 Vessel Beer Festival.

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Time Stamps:

Introduction - 01:58

History of The Kernel - 03:01

Table Beer 3.8% - 07:52

Pale Ale (Amarillo Vic Secret) 5.5% - 15:09

Rainbow Project & benefits of collaborations - 22:19

Back to Pale Ale - 27:39

Finding new breweries & Indy Man Beer Con - 30:07

Dry Stout - 38:07

Vessel Beer Festival 2019 - 40:59

Biere de saison (small damson mosaic) 8% - 48:44

Pale Ale (El Dorado) 5.5% & Verdant - 57:85

Creation of Vessel Beer Shop - 1:08:38

Export Stout 1890 7.5% - 1:17:19

Wrap up - 1:26:31

Thanks to Sam from Vessel Beer Shop, you can find out more about them and their events at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

instagram.com/vesselplymouth

facebook.com/VesselBeerFest/

If you are free on the 29th/30th November. We highly recommend coming to Vessel’s second beer festival, in Plymouth. Get your tickets here:

ticketweb.uk/search?q=vessel

Tickets cost £10 (+£1 booking fee)

Find out more about The Kernel:

thekernelbrewery.com

Like the beer fuelled leprechauns that we are, we went searching at the end of that rainbow. On our journey we found 8 very different beers! What did we think of Rainbow Project 2019?!

For more about the project, check our these links:

lefthandedgiant.com/pages/rainbow-project

northbrewing.com/news/%F0%9F%8C%88rainbow-project-2019%F0%9F%8C%88/

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Time Stamps: (Beers Out of Order)

UTE Correction Corner - 00:34

The Rainbow Project Intro - 01:30

Emerald Vision - 05:11

Colour Vision - 09:24

Why I Love the Moon - 12:04

Golden Milk - 14:14

Frontier Psychiatrist - 17:21

Indigo Tie-Dye Wolf T-Shirt - 19:57

Tech-Noir - 23:38

Panacea - 25:37

Final Thoughts - 28:25

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

We checked out the launch for Ute West Yorkshire IPA a collaboration between North, Studio.Build, Refold and Plaey Workshop.

We did the whole sh'bang, posters and vinyl is it all worth it?!

If you want to listen to the album, listen here....

open.spotify.com/album/5GlciAjBo4FeH8w1Xn9hs7

Find out more on UTE at: northbrewing.com/news/introducing-ute/

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

Bulletproof Brewing dropped by to talk about their tiny but awesome brewery here in Plymouth, the highs and lows of starting a craft lager business, and their recent collaboration Utopian Brewing.

Follow the guys at:

instagram.com/bulletproofbrew/?hl=en

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

After a little holiday we're back with a little 'heavy' number. Metallica came together with Stone Brewing to rock out Enter Night and boy did we.

If you want to learn a little more about Stone Brewing and Arrogant Bastard, consider listening to episode 11 (American Beer Introduction)

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Enter Night Review - 03:34

Final Thoughts - 15:37

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

Welcome to High Hops' most exciting episode to date! Not only did we get to try a selection of American Brewed Firestone Walker beers with our first ever guest Maddy Cunningham but Adrian Walker himself came in for a chat!

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Many thanks to Adrian for taking the time to talk with us and we hope to hear from him again.

Thanks to Maddy for enjoying beer with us and popping along and as always, thank you to vessel for supplying us with the knowledge and liquids! Find them at: vesselbeer.co.uk

If you have any recommendations for us, feel free to email [email protected]

Firestone Walker History - 00:52

Firestone Walker on Intention - 11:38

Easy Jack - 12:28

Luponic Distortion - 17:08

Union Jack - 22:52

Rosalie - 26:51

Pivo Pils - 32:37

Mind Haze 35:04

DPA - 37:03

Final Thoughts and sign off - 38:47

Still hanging onto that American theme, Phoebe and Bradley delve into Cloudwater's Yukima Valley series. A perfect opportunity to get to know our hops!!

Find out where you can currently try CY18:

cloudwaterbrew.co/events/2019/7/19/cy18-ddh-ipa-series-uk-launch

Did you get to try some? Let us know what you thought on Facebook, Instagram or email us at [email protected]

Timecodes:

About Cloudwater - 01:07

Yukima Valley and Hops - 02:16

Review 04:10

Simcoe - 05:12

Loral - 06:58

Amarillo Centennial - 09:12

Mosaic - 11:12

Citra - 12:17

Sabro and Chinook - 12:51

Ranking - 13:43

Yukima Hops vs Normal Hops - 15:18

Aromers and Flavours Review - 16:50

Why this is worth trying - 17:53

Number of Yeast Review - 21:26

Final Thoughts - 28:42

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

Since it's July, Phoebe and Bradley decided to cross the pond to see what beers America can offer us here in the UK.

We'll be looking at beers from the arrogant Stone Brewing, the sweary Flying Dog Brewery, and the lovely Oskar Blues Brewing.

If you have any suggestions or questions please email [email protected]

We try to keep our podcasts clean however we can't help it with the selection this week (we're looking at you Stone Brewing and Flying Dog.

Arrogant Bastard Ale - 02:43

Gonzo (Imperial Porter) - 14:56

What is IBU? - 23:38

Bamburana (Double Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout) - 24:40

Final Thoughts - 37:07

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

Learn more about the beers we tasted today at:

Stone Brewing: Stonebrewing.com

Flying Dog Brewery: flyingdog.com

Oskar Blues Brewery: oskarblues.com

Cigar City Brewing: cigarcitybrewing.com

Northern Monk's Powerhouse series is here! Bradley and Phoebe taste the north in seven very different beers.

The initiative, set up by Wylam Brewery, is a celebration of Northern brewing and embodies the spirit of community, collaboration and creation. This year, Northern Monk have taken baton and have paired the North’s finest breweries and tattoo artists.

Did you get to try any and which was your favourite?

Track Brewery - Small IPA - 02:26

North Brewing Co - Triple Fruited Gose - 06:59

Donzoko Brewing Company - Bavarian Pilsner - 11:37

Wylam Brewery - Tropical Fruit Sour - 14:24

Buxton Brewery - West Coast IPA - 17:19

Cloudwater Brew Co - DDH DIPA - 21:56

By The River Brew Co - Imperial Maple Brown - 24:18

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Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

If you have any suggestions or questions please tweet @BradleyWye

The weather in Plymouth has been dark and wet, so we decided it was Stout week. Phoebe and Bradley try Ebb&Flows Duration and Left Handed Giant's Collab with Uiltje; Woodland Creatures. Can they handle the dark water?

Duration - 02:41

Woodland Creatures - 13:23

Wrap Up - 26:49

Thanks to Vessel Beer Shop based, our one and only beer shop partner! Find them at:

vesselbeer.co.uk

If you have any suggestions or questions please tweet @BradleyWye