Sheffield Hopcast

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What's Sheffield Hopcast about?

Unpretentious beer talk from the Steel City.

Join hosts James Marriott, Adam Nicholson, Laura Rangeley and Sean Clarke (and friends!) as they discover and try new beers, meet local breweries and look at the beer scene across Sheffield

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Sheffield Hopcast episodes:

04.22.2024
We're not dead!
It's been five months but we are finally back. James, Adam, Laura and Sean catch up over a beer at the Rutland Arms. We talk about new jobs, reforming bands and breaking bones... oh, and a teeny tiny bit about...
12.03.2023
The Wonky Labrador
This month Sean, Laura and Adam venture to S10 to a new venue for the team. We are joined by Mac from the very excellent micro pub in the Nether green area of Sheffield… the Wonky Labrador.
11.01.2023
Sean's Halloween Nightmare
T'was the night before Halloween and poor Sean has a bit of a technology horror show so only joins us half way through. But Laura, Adam and James persevere and get through some nice beers - along with one not-really-a-beer....
09.30.2023
September beery trips and Beer Festival preview
This month we are back on zoom. With busy schedules and James swanning off abroad, Adam, Laura and Sean catch up over a beer. Laura chats about her trip to Stockport and Smokefest and we forward to October's Steel City...
08.24.2023
A Coalition Expedition
Our expedition doesn't take us very far - as we end up at Beer Central's home of the Moor Market in Sheffield city centre. James, Laura and Sean are joined by a special guest to talk about a special beer...
07.30.2023
Apples and Bears in Orchard Square - The Old Shoe
We visit the all-new The Old Shoe in Orchard Square... yes in an orchard! You can't write that can you. The Old Shoe is the new collaboration between Matt Beety (The Bear, Abbleydale Road) and Mike Pomranz (The Cider Hole)....
06.25.2023
Hopcast x Tramlines 2023
Sheffield Christmas has arrived! We're joined by Alex Deadman from Tramlines to talk about this year's festival in Hillsborough Park. There's beers involved too (and a tiny bit of swearing too, just to warn you!)
05.30.2023
Laura and the three Wisey men
We're at the Wisewood Inn in Loxley for May 2023's episode. There's the usual beer talk, some summer plans, and an unboxing of some rather unusual sounding beers.
04.28.2023
A trip down Trippet Lane - The Dog and Partridge
This month we visit a new pub for the Hopcast but one that has been a Sheffield Staple for a long long time. The Irish run Freehouse, Dog and Partridge on Trippet Lane. Oh do we love a snug!
03.29.2023
Reflections on Sheffield Beer Week
Sounds quite profound, right? We get the gang together to chat about Sheffield Beer Week earlier in March. Three of us made to Indie Beer Feast, Sean of course had Battle of the Beers once again, and one Hopcaster made...
02.28.2023
A flipping great episode
Our February episode comes from Triple Point and was recorded on none other than Pancake Day, so of course there's almost as much talk about pancakes as there is of beer. We're joined by Triple Point co-owner George and Laura's...
01.14.2023
Starting the year in Sheffield's original micropub
Happy 5th birthday to us! We mark the start of 2023 by finally making our way to the first micropub in Sheffield - The Beer House on Ecclesall Road. Owner John Harrison joins James, Adam, Laura and Sean for a...
12.15.2022
Podcrawl 2022
Christmastime, mistletoe and mild. Yes, the festivities are upon us, and it's the return of our annual Podcrawl for Christmas 2022. James, Adam, Laura and Sean take in a route starting on Abbeydale Road and heading to Chesterfield Road in...
11.26.2022
The Comeback KIB
Bit of a special one this month, as we hear the amazing story of the resurrection of Kelham Island Brewery. James, Adam, Laura and Sean are joined by Simon Webster and James O'Hara, part of the consortium who have brought...
10.20.2022
Steel City Beer and Cider Festival 2022
It's back! After three years away, the Steel City Beer and Cider Festival finally returns at Kelham Island museum in Sheffield. James and Laura lead our special episode recorded on the opening night on Wednesday 19 October, with a bit...
09.29.2022
The All-New Sheffield Cidercast
We're back after a longer than anticipated summer break and it's all change - we're binning off beer and chugging cider instead. James, Adam, Laura and Sean head to The Cider Hole in Kelham Island to meet Mike and...
06.26.2022
Tramlines 2022: Pod in the Park
It's finally here, our (proper) Pod in the Park for Tramlines 2022. It's something like the 10th attempt we've made to do this episode, so it's great to finally get the Hopcast crew together in Hillsborough Park, overlooking what will...
05.31.2022
Beers on the quayside - Dorothy Pax
This month we visited the very excellent, rather quirky Dorothy Pax down on Victoria Quays - a first visit for a couple of the team.
04.08.2022
Hopcast goes transatlantic
This month with James away on holiday in New York we decided to not let that get in our way and record April's episode anyway. We discuss New York and trips to America whilst using a transatlantic theme for our...
03.11.2022
Sheffield Beer Week: Jabbarwocky
Alas it has arrived: Sheffield Beer Week 2022. We head away from the city centre and down London Road to the super Jabbarwocky - if you need a better description of where it is, there's a very very long one...
02.12.2022
Back at Bar Stewards
A month later than our usual anniversary episode we are back at Bar Stewards and joined by Charlie and Al A.K.A THE Bar Stewards.
01.09.2022
Christmas Leftovers
We're back online this month because of you-know-what, so we put a brave face on it and share our Christmas Leftovers. No, not turkey or nut roast - the beers we still have in the fridge after the festivities of...
12.14.2021
A hoppy Christmas to one and all
And so this is Christmas... and after spending it on Zoom last December, we're back out in Sheffield this year. It's not quite a pub crawl but we pop into the Beer Engine and our old favourite the Rutland Arms...
11.24.2021
It's all down (Snig) Hill from here
This month we visit one of Sheffield's newest ventures, The Social on Snig Hill. Tune in to find out what makes them a little bit different. Expect some great beery (and often non-beery chat) as the team catches up...
10.23.2021
Trick or Treat
James, Adam, Laura and Sean pay a visit to The Bear on Abbeydale Road - one of the newest venues in Sheffield. And it's October so that means Halloween. Each of the crew have to decide whether they want a...
09.22.2021
Anyone for a cock ale?
September takes us back to Sheffield and to a new venue - Industry Hophouse on Leadmill Road. It's owned by our good pal Darren, of Industry Tap fame, who also joined us on one of our lockdown episodes. James, Laura...
08.09.2021
Hopcast Away Day in York
With restrictions lifted we finally got the chance to have our Summer away day this year and after a lot of love shown for York in a recent episode, we decided we should pay it a visit. In amongst...
07.26.2021
Tramlines 2021: Pod in the Park
James and Adam bring you a special podcast recorded live at this year's Tramlines festival at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, including some highlights of the Everly Pregnant Brothers' set on Saturday afternoon and a chat with their lead singer, Big...
06.26.2021
We are back in real life - The Pangolin
The first in-person episode with the full team since Feb 2020. We visit new kids on the block, The Pangolin in Hillsborough. A fantastic little micropub and bottle shop and a much-needed addition to the area. Many of you will...
05.04.2021
Beer Cocktails 2.0
It's a return to the virtual Hopcast and a return to a theme we've done before: Beer Cocktails. Each of the crew come up with own variation on the theme. Our guest is regular listener Paul who quizzes the team...
04.19.2021
Back at the pub!
For the first time in 14 months, three quarters of the team got together for beer at an actual pub! So that was the perfect opportunity to record a little bonus episode. We chat a bit about what we've been...
04.05.2021
Beats and beers
We're joined by Luke from the awesome Rhythm & Brews podcasts for a bit of a music special. Except, there's no actual music. But we talk about it a lot.
03.22.2021
St Patrick's Day so it is
It's a few days afterwards but this episode is a bit of a St Patrick's Day special. We all pick a beer roughly along those lines and stake our claims for Irish heritage. Our guest Declan definitely wins that one!
03.08.2021
Brewery Tap Fan Club
As the reopening of pubs and bars moves closer, we focus on our favourite Brewery Taps. Adam, Laura, Sean and James are joined by guest Frank, who came up with the idea for the theme. We each pick out a...
02.23.2021
Wish We Were There
The panel are joined by Robin Baker from Abbeydale Brewery as they each pick a beer that represents somewhere they'd reeeeeaaaally like to be right now. There's a real mix of locations and Sean's completely catches James out!
02.08.2021
Lots of Love
It's our valentines special 2021. This year we all simply pick a beer we think represents that theme - be it a beer we love or some other meaning. And Sean might just have met his beer for life! Have...
01.25.2021
Sheffield Heritage
Our guest is Tom Scott who started a digital agency called Little Mesters. Long story short, we use that as the inspiration for our theme this time: Sheffield Heritage. As ever, Sean's connection is quite tenuous! There's plenty of beer...
01.11.2021
Dry or Try
It's Dry January! It's Tryanuary! Well, for us, it's both. We give the panel the choice of 'Dry' - an alcohol free beer - or 'Try' - something they wouldn't normally pick off the shelf. We're joined by Robin who...
12.26.2020
Beer Nation 2020 - Part one
In 2015 when the beery podcast world was much more sparse, The Beer O'Clock Show rounded up a few other podcasters to discuss the Beer industry as it was in 2015. Five years later with over 50 UK beer...
12.26.2020
Beer Nation 2020 - Part two
In 2015 when the beery podcast world was much more sparse, The Beer O'Clock Show rounded up a few other podcasters to discuss the Beer industry as it was in 2015. Five years later with over 50 UK beer...
12.14.2020
Penistone Homebrew Club
It's a bit of Christmas special this week as we help judge the Penistone Homebrew Club's 2020 competition. The standard is - frankly - phenomenal. We're joined by Geoff and Jack from the homebrew club and entrants in the competition....
11.29.2020
Sub Four Per Centers
It's just Laura, Adam and James for this one as we rock out three cracking beers all under 4%. There's a fair bit more ranting to be done as we head into the revised tier 3 restrictions next week. Somehow...
11.15.2020
Howdy y'all
We're having an American Celebration on the Hopcast this week. We're joined by Darren from Industry Tap to share some beers with a US theme and reflect on the last couple of weeks. Mental health takes centre stage for a...
11.01.2020
Funk Fest At Home
We get in on the Funk Fest action with our own episode of funky beers. For some reason, we all end up picking two beers rather than one, this week. Laura and Jim fill us in on how the Funk...
10.19.2020
Happy 50th (ish) episode
This week we are calling our 50th episode. We've done a few specials and Half-pint episodes but this is number 50 for the main show. We've 2 great guests, Jay Kerr and Nick Davy from Walkley Beer CO. and in...
09.28.2020
The Zoom Chronicles?
This week with Sean and James away Adam and Laura are joined by Laura's other half and Abbeydale brewer Jim and a guest listener Simon Dewhurst. We drink beers from Yeastie Boys, Lost and Grounded, Kirkstall Brewery and a Solvay...
09.14.2020
Last of the Summer Beers
The sun is shining and so that calls for a good old summer slurper! James, Adam and Sean are joined by Laura live from Leeds and Sean brings along a special guest too - the legendary Dave Unpronounceable! With more...
09.02.2020
Bank Holiday Beers
It's another Bank Holiday weekend and so what better way to mark it than sharing a beer with friends? James, Laura and Sean are joined by Hannah from Neepsend Brewery to chat about vegetables, former jobs, and just a little...
08.17.2020
Peakender (at home)
Yep this coming Friday *should* be the start of Peakender 2020, the three-day beer and music festival at Bakewell Showground organised by Thornbridge Brewery. Of course, it isn't happening, so instead we have our own petit Peakender art home. Indoors...
08.03.2020
Yorkshire Day
We celebrate Yorkshire Day in the only way we know how - with beers from Yorkshire breweries of course. And eeeh bah gum there's some reyt crackers. And we add a Yorkshire BREWER into the mix too as Josh from...

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Sheffield Hopcast episodes:

We're not dead!

The Wonky Labrador

Sean's Halloween Nightmare

September beery trips and Beer Festival preview

A Coalition Expedition

Apples and Bears in Orchard Square - The Old Shoe

Hopcast x Tramlines 2023

Laura and the three Wisey men

A trip down Trippet Lane - The Dog and Partridge

Reflections on Sheffield Beer Week

A flipping great episode

Starting the year in Sheffield's original micropub

Podcrawl 2022

The Comeback KIB

Steel City Beer and Cider Festival 2022

The All-New Sheffield Cidercast

Tramlines 2022: Pod in the Park

Beers on the quayside - Dorothy Pax

Hopcast goes transatlantic

Sheffield Beer Week: Jabbarwocky

Back at Bar Stewards

Christmas Leftovers

A hoppy Christmas to one and all

It's all down (Snig) Hill from here

Trick or Treat

Anyone for a cock ale?

Hopcast Away Day in York

Tramlines 2021: Pod in the Park

We are back in real life - The Pangolin

Beer Cocktails 2.0

Back at the pub!

Beats and beers

St Patrick's Day so it is

Brewery Tap Fan Club

Wish We Were There

Lots of Love

Sheffield Heritage

Dry or Try

Beer Nation 2020 - Part one

Beer Nation 2020 - Part two

Penistone Homebrew Club

Sub Four Per Centers

Howdy y'all

Funk Fest At Home

Happy 50th (ish) episode

The Zoom Chronicles?

Last of the Summer Beers

Bank Holiday Beers

Peakender (at home)

Yorkshire Day

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