This Week in Craft Beer

Two Tribes was launched in 2016 as an evolution of founder Justin Deighton's previous beer businesses, and are based at the heart of many of the UK's recording studios in Kings Cross. Two Tribes as a brand is built on collaboration, focused around their passion for Beer, Food, Music and Art.

https://twotribes.co.uk/

Chris wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments:

https://www.claptoncraft.co.uk/

https://www.12ozbottleshop.com/

https://www.landseerarms.com/

http://www.anodisasgoodasawink.co.uk/

Founded in 2013 and set on the stunning Kent coast, Time and Tide Brewing are fueled by their passion for beer, their sense of fun and unrelenting dedication to making the best beer they possibly can.

https://www.timeandtidebrewing.co.uk/

Tickets are available for the Smugglers Festival here:

https://smugglers-tickets.myshopify.com/products/smugglers-festival-2021

Kerry and Sam wholeheartedly recommend the following fine establishments:

https://shop.smugglersrecords.com/

https://thestrandwinecompany.co.uk/

http://www.theoffy.co.uk/

http://thetwelvetaps.co.uk/

http://www.thebeershopfolkestone.co.uk/

Ben and Mick homebrewed for two years before opening commercially in 2014 on the family farm in a stunning rural setting.

https://www.rivingtonbrewing.co.uk/

Ben and Mick wholeheartedly recommend the following fine establishments:

https://www.northernmonkeybrew.co.uk/

https://www.blackedgebrewery.co.uk/

https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Brewery/Tinhead-Brewery-537267506607510/

https://www.facebook.com/escapebreweryltd/

http://www.bunburys.co.uk/

https://www.twrightwine.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/themarketalehouse/

https://branches.bargainbooze.co.uk/leyland/81-leyland-lane.html

http://tinandglass.uk/

https://www.dexterandjones.co.uk/

Mark has been a main-stay of the Newcastle Beer Scene for many years, brewing first at Mordue and then at Tyne Bank, before starting Almasty in the sumer of 2014, named after the legendary Siberian Big Foot!

https://almastyshop.co.uk/

Mark wholeheartedly recommends The Free Trade Inn in Newcastle

https://freetradeinn.square.site/

Ryan started Chain House in September 2017,  with a commitment to provide local beer to local bars, in Preston.

Ryan wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments in Preston 

https://www.themoorbrook.co.uk/

https://plugandtaps.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/chainhousebrewingco/

This is a conversation with my friend and fellow podcast host Mark Peacock. Mark is based in Chicago and has been publishing his popular Travel Commons Podcast since 2005. Mark and I both have two obsessions, travel and craft beer, and I have been listening to his show since the very early days. Whilst Mark's podcast is more about the travel than the craft beer, he is deeply knowledgeable about the US craft beer scene in particular, and like me, he is always planning his next exciting craft beer trip. Listen in for a deep dive discussion about how we each plan our Taproom Travel, with lots of anecdotes about some of the more memorable experiences we have had along the way.  If you enjoy the conversation, I hope you consider subscribing to Mark's podcast, which you can find by searching for Travel Commons on all the popular podcast platforms.

http://travelcommons.com/

Stuart and Jasper started Yonder Brewing & Blending in July 2018, with three key tenets, an obsession with mixed fermentation, a focus on locally sourced ingredients, and a love of foraging.

https://brewyonder.co.uk/

Stuart and Jasper Wholeheartedly recommend 

The Grape and Good in Wells http://thegrapeandthegood.com/

Beer Gonzo in Coventry https://www.beergonzo.co.uk/

Brew York was founded in 2015 by Wayne Smith and Lee Grabham, in the beautiful York City Centre with a mission to make beers with personality that are enjoyed across the globe.

In 2020, while the rest of us were hunkering-down trying to get through COVID unscathed, Brew York have opened up a new 2nd Brewery site in York that increased their potential production output fivefold, as well as a new bar 25 miles down the road in Leeds City Centre.

https://brewyork.co.uk/

Lee wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments:

https://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/

http://www.maltings.co.uk/

https://www.rookandgaskillyork.co.uk/

https://pivni.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Pub/The-Blue-Bell-194681907239090/

Please check them out the next time you are in York!

Hackney Brewery was founded in 2011 by Peter Hills and Jon Swain, in a couple of Hackney Railway arches.

Towards the end of 2020, they ran a Crowdfunder, which successfully raised almost £50,000 to fund the development of a new brewery and taproom just up the road in Walthamstow, which is due to open very soon!

Hackney Brewery is extremely environmentally conscious, using exclusively green energy, paying all staff a living wage, and with a passionate focus on recycling at every stage of the business.

https://www.hackneybrewery.com/

Jon wholeheartedly recommends the Red Hand in Stoke Newington red-hand.co.uk

Padstow Brewing Company was setup in 2013 on the rugged North Cornish Coast.

Padstow brew fresh, exciting and fiercely independent beers. They are a true small-batch brewery, with no computers or accountants to run the show.

https://www.padstowbrewing.co.uk/

Simon and George wholeheartedly recommend:

Vessel Beer Shop http://www.vesselbeer.co.uk/ and Bulletproof Brewing https://www.bulletproofbrewing.co/ 

Please check them both out the next time you are in the Plymouth area!