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Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Everyone loves a box of chocolates at Christmas, and certain brands in the UK have become synonymous with the festive period. Vocation have run with this idea with their ‘Vocations’ stout box. We loved this, so had to try all of them and let you know what we thought. We also compare the beers to the chocolates they emulate – it would be rude...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! A Christmas Eve bonus episode for you! We sample 3 Christmas themed beers from Cloudwater, Leffe and Lervig. All traditional in their own right, we have a nutty brown ale, a Belgian Winter beer and a Scandinavian style Christmas lager. What beers will be on your holiday table? Let us know in the comments! Get in Touch: Email: lovebeerlearning...

In case you missed it – we love Wilderness! We’ve been lucky enough to chat to James and Helen again, this time about their new ‘not core range’ Rise/Fall. We find out how a brewery in Wales that makes mostly farmhouse ales (which are delicious!) develops a core range to fit their style. We also talk about the branding of the Rise/Fall beers with Sophie Potter, their new tshirts and frogs in cowbo...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! You may have seen hard seltzers making an appearance in supermarkets and bars. But what are they, how are they made and how do they taste? In this episode we drink three hard seltzers, made by breweries, so you don’t have to! We discuss how hard seltzers are made, their popularity in the US and why they don’t seem to be so big in the UK and w...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! It is bring your mum to (beer) work day here at A Woman’s Brew, please meet Sharon – Tori’s mom! Sharon doesn’t really drink, let along drink beer, so Tori thought it would be interesting to hear her insights into the world we call craft. We chat to her about her experience of beer and drinking throughout her life before Tori takes her to her...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are back making a Brave Noise, this time with Fierce Beer! We chat to Kirsty from Fierce about their version of the beer and why they took part in the initiative. Kirsty comes from a background working in beer bars and has a lot of insight around what it’s like for bar staff in the beer industry. Fierce donated their portion of Brave Noise...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We head down to the pumpkin patch to round up this year’s pumpkin beers! There is an interesting range of pumpkin beers available this year – from your classic pumpkin spice, to latte inspired and cinnamon crumble style. We even go across the pond to set our expectations high. Featured beers this episode are: Screamin’ Pumpkin Ale by Griffin...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Some of the most interesting innovation in craft beer can come from historical sources. In this episode we have gathered together a selection of beers that come from historical recipes and practices. Starting with Bishop’s Finger from the oldest brewery in the UK, Shepherd Neame, moving to a mild recipe from 1916 by Elusive and Partizan, Holy...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’re bringing the flavour this week while we chat to Nath and Sam from Brass Castle. Not only did they kindly send us their pumpkin spice latte white stout Kitsch, we also got to sample the full gambit of their beers – from Galaxy packed pale ale to salty and tart pickle gose! We’ve featured Brass Castle on the podcast before because they ju...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Spooky season is upon us and you might have some sweets left over. Can you pair them with your favourite beers? This week we pair some popular Halloween candies with beer to see which is a treat and which is a trick. We try Starburst, Haribo, M&Ms, Kitkat, Twix, Snickers and Milkway with various beer styles to find the tastiest treats. We...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Ask me about my imposter syndrome! We saw this awesome beer name from Spookton Brew Co – in case you’ve missed it, we talk about our importer syndrome on the reg! Our excitement over the beer name caught the attention of Spookton founder Jon, and he reached out to us. We are so excited to have a chat with him about how he started the brewery,...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Pack your bags, we’re going on our travels! We give you our top tips for planning your travels so you can find beery gems along the way. Tori talks about her trip to Greece and all the craft beer she found – yes! There is craft beer in Greece! Jo talks about her time in Munich and what it’s like to travel for work. What’s your top tip for bee...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are making noise with Sophie and Maz from Lost & Grounded this week as we continue our Brave Noise round up. Lost & Grounded brewed a lager for their Brave Noise beer which just shows you can make any beer and still make a brave noise! The beer was in collaboration with We Are Beer festivals but if you missed it, you can still find...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! It’s Oktoberfest season! But we know at this time, money is tight. So how can you still enjoy the season of German cheer on a budget. We visit our local supermarkets and see what we can get to celebrate with. As always, our advice is to support your local bottleshops and bars when you can, but in a pinch, here are our supermarket choices to g...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Back in episode 67 we talked you through barley wines. These strong ales were brewed to be stored and aged and modern brewers are doing interesting things with them. This week we take a look at NOT barley wines! Close relative to the barley wine is the wheat, oat and rye wine and we sample an example of each. How do the different grains chang...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In the next episode of our UK Brave Noise round up we chat to Vendy from Vault City about their Brave Noise brew. In true Vault City fashion they brewed a twist on the recipe creating a pineapple sour pale. It stays true to both the brewery and Brave Noise while still being refreshing, accessible and making a noise for awareness – exactly wha...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Last week we introduced you to our fave Scottish breweries, this week we are looking at beer styles specific to the region. Being southerners, these styles were a bit difficult to find, but we’ve found some beaut examples of heather ale, wee heavy, Scottish red and Scottish export…. Well maybe! Featured breweries this week include: Holy Goat...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we are heading to Scotland to have a look at breweries across the border. We highlight some breweries you will know well and some that you might not have heard of. We drink beers from: Simple Things Fermentation https://www.simplethingsfermentations.com/ Epochal https://www.epochal.co.uk/ Overtone https://www.overtonebrewing.com/ Di...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In another of our Brave Noise episodes we are honoured to talk to Ash & Ren from the Brave Noise team while they were at London Craft Beer Festival this summer. We had important discussions about why breweries should get involved with the initiative, why it’s not just about the pale ale recipe and how we can all be better at inclusivity....

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’ve got a light hearted episode for you today which has been in the making for a while. What are your thoughts on cocktails? Then what are your thoughts on cocktail flavoured beers?! In what we hope will be a series of episodes, we take a look at the strawberry daiquiri. But what’s in it and how do you make one? And how to you make a beer v...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Coming down from our 100thepisode, we decided to continue the celebration with some cake! We bring to you dessert beers! These are not for the ‘beer should taste like beer’ crowd as they definitely taste of other things. We compare Yonder & Vault City’s carrot cake sours and try them against actual carrot cake. Then we continue with Vault...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’ve hit 100 episodes! Thank you so much to all of our listeners for being on this journey with us. To celebrate 100 episodes we went on some beer adventures in London and share our thoughts on which ones you should do too. We visit the London Craft Beer Cruise, Mother Kelly’s and use our beer passports on the Blackhorse Beer Mile. We asked...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’re making a Brave Noise again! In episode 3 of our Brave Noise roundup, we chat with James and Helen from Wilderness Brewery. Not only are they a wild fermentation brewery from Wales, but also for a long while Wilderness was just James. They may be small but they are mighty! We have an excellent conversation about how men may feel that Bra...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! There is definitely something in the water – probably because beer is 90% water! It’s a fairly important ingredient when it comes to brewing our favourite beverage but it’s also quite a complicated subject. In this episode we look at water profiles around the world that have shaped some of the beer styles you love today. We’re talking IPA, Go...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Froze or froze? Or Froz-ah?! If you’re anything like us, you love an interesting beer, and fruited Gose is definitely interesting! Not one for the ‘why doesn’t beer taste like beer’ crowd, the fruited gose can taste anything from a fruit smoothie to a cocktail that needs a little umbrella and a beach. We look at froze beers from our friends M...