The Lock In Pub Podcast

As BrewDog founder James Watt continues to gnash his teeth and blame everyone but himself, the Lock In team take a look back at the business and ask, what went wrong with BrewDog.

With hygiene inspections in the headlines, the Lock In team take a look at the role of the EHO and ask, are they friends or foe?

With Valentines Day in the rear view, the Lock In team tackle the topic of love, and ask whether pubs still play a role in the world of romance or not?

With the news that younger consumers are turning back to traditional cask beer, the Lock In team grab their pint mugs and get real with ale.

With some serious challenges facing the pub sector in 2026, the Lock In team tackle some of the issues and consider what campaigning is going to work in the year ahead.

The Lock In team takes a look at the year ahead for pubs, and asks, can it be any worse than 2025?!

With younger consumers embracing the old man boozer, has the wet-led pub, once considered going the way of the Dodo, made an audacious comeback - The Lock In team investigates. Sort of.

The Lock In team, well some of them, take a crack at this week’s budget with a special one off episode.

The humble burger has been a pub menu staple for decades, but are pubs being left behind on the burger front?

People are key to hospitality, but employment has never been more expensive or challenging. The Lock In podcast team takes a deep dive into some of the issues the sector is facing.