A Woman’s Brew

We love hops! Fruity, juicy, spicy, bitter and all the other good stuff they add to our fave beers. But what options do our brewers have when choosing how they will add them to their brews? As drinkers, do you know what things like T90, BBC, Lupomax and Cryo even mean? Never fear! We are here to explain them all! We take a look at the hottest addition to beers right now – Thiols – and drink throug...

We are straying from beer this week and taking a deep dive into fine cider! With breweries doing collabs with cider makers, we thought you’d like to know a bit more about this apple-based beverage. We talk you through how cider making differs from brewing and some of the lingo you need to know when choosing a cider to try. Cider tasting is a lot like beer tasting so we talk you through a selection...

This week we bring you a touch of beer education. One of our favourite beers is Duchesse De Bourgogne – a Flanders Red ale. But what should you expect from this style and how does it relate to Oud Bruin, also know as Flanders Brown? We look at tasting notes for these styles, the history behind them and sprinkle in a few fun facts. How different really are these two styles and which versions do we...

Our annual International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day round up is here! This year, Tori and Jo went to different breweries, so share their experiences of the day. Jo was lucky enough to go to Burnt Mill and celebrate 10 years of IWCBD with founder Sophie De Ronde. Tori visited Double Barrelled and shared the day with our friends Ruth and Charlotte. If you’re not sure what IWCBD is we give you a...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! The lovely Ele from DMC Brewery chats to us this week about ginger beer! As a brewery that specialises in ginger beer, and what Ele refers to as ‘other weird beers’, she is definitely an authority on the subject. We discuss the process of brewing ginger beer, the choice of ingredients and how their Viking aesthetic lends quite nicely to not o...

We know we’re late, but in a galaxy far, far away we were on time! Happy (belated) Star Wars day! Star Wars and beer seem to be inextricably linked – in the fictional world and ours. We drink through some Star Wars beers from our stashes and talk about alcoholic beverages in the series. We also see what Star Wars drinks you could get at Disney – who wants to join us on a Podcast road trip to Galax...

We’re getting salty – with seaweed. You may know seaweed as an ingredient in Asian cuisine, or even as a superfood – but have you had it in beer? This week we try 3 beers that use seaweed as part of the brew: · Meet Me Underwater by Brass Castle – a red IPA with Mosaic, Sabro and seaweed from SeaGrown · Trawler’s Dread by Harbwr – a black IPA with Pembrookshire seaweed · Umibozu by Tartarus – a sq...

Glassware! One of the best and worst things about beer – and by worst, I mean there is always a new glass you just HAVE to have! We share some of our favourite beer glasses with you today and the stories behind them. After all, sometimes it’s the adventure that goes with the acquisition that makes it so special! What’s your favourite beer glass and the story of how you go it? Let us know! Check ou...

We are taking you on an adventure this week, along the Oregon Trail! When we saw that Elusive had produced an Oregon Trail trilogy, building on their award winning West Coast IPA, we knew we needed to get out of our comfort zones and try all the beers. As well as drinking through Oregon Trail, Double Oregon Trail and Midnight Oregon Trail, we give you some fun facts about the history of the trail...

The lovely Tom from We Are Beer festivals has joined us again, just before festival season! We talk about what it takes to put on a beer festival and how you could get into the field if you wanted to. We also ask Tom about his journey into marketing and into beer. What festivals are you looking forward to this season? Get in Touch: Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.lovebeerle...

All hail our AI overlords! We’re hitting on the hottest trend in podcasting – using AI to write scripts and prompts – let’s see how it goes! Jo was skeptical, but Tori thought it was hilarious, so here we are reading from a script written by a robot. We also check over some prompts for episodes to see if they would work for us, and Tori pitches us our own solo podcasts (for when Jo get’s too famou...

We’re heading to the end of Quarter 1 so we thought it was time to review our progress on our beer goals! As well as the personal goals we’ve set ourselves, we are taking on the Drink Harder challenge by @katiesbeerschool Check out the prompts here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2-oc-jr4d/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Jo is using it as a bit of a stash buster and Tori is an overachiever! Listen to...

We are finishing off our cocktail episodes with a round of mixed drinks. We’ve found a few cocktail inspired beers that seem to be outliers in their field with no one else attempting to make that beer. We start with Vault City’s Strawberry Woo Woo and again ask – is this a sour starter? Tori also discusses her thoughts on British birthday cakes – prepared to be shocked! New Bristol Brewery have cr...

We continue our cocktail comparison series with another of Jo’s favourites – the Mojito! Despite the fact that she doesn’t generally like mint, a muddled leaf is actually a flavour she enjoys in a cocktail – will it be the same in a beer though! The beers we found that emulated a mojito were all sours, but they were definitely a range of levels of sours – we not only chat about the flavours but al...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Margaritas are Jo’s favourite – but she cannot find a decent version here in the UK. But what about in beer form? We’ve found a couple of examples of beers inspired by the classic cocktail to see if they live up to Jo’s high standards (Tori’s not bothered, she’s after an apple cinnamon margarita – can you hook her up?!) Against a cocktail in...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are back on the cocktail train this week and seeing if a beer can really recreate the flavours of a Pina Colada, A cocktail that Tori and Jo can both agree on liking, a creamy, pineapple and coconut infused Pina Colada is difficult to recreate in beer form, but we try a few to see how they do. Pineapple and coconut are flavours we recognis...

Tori sometimes calls them horizontals, but have you heard of a beer tasting vertical? These are where you try the same beer from different years, often consecutive years, and taste the progression in the flavours. We talk you through the best beer styles to use for a vertical and how you can make it an event. Who could you share the beers with, where can you get them and which beers could you choo...

Towards the end of 2022, Beer Ink released their Cornetto trilogy beers. Three beers based on cornetto flavours linked to the Simon Pegg films in the Cornetto Trilogy. Just for funsies, we try all three beers along side the matching Cornetto ice cream and let you know if they pair well – we are living our best beer & ice cream lives in this episode! Jo shared stories about her days as the gran...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In the second part of our Brave Noise roundup, we share conversations we had during our brew day at Elusive Brewing. On the day we were joined not only by Ruth, but also by Pip from The Coven and Charlotte from Coalition Brewing…. Oh and Bertie, Ruth’s dog! Over a few beers we talked about codes of conduct and how they not only show a brewery...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In our latest Brave Noise episode we talk to Ruth from Elusive Brewing. We were privileged enough to be part of the brew day for their Brave Noise beer, which will raise money to support The Coven’s wellness officer program. Ruth takes us through the process the brewery took to get to brewing the beer and talks about the impact having a code...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are joined by the wonderful Alix from Gritchie Brewing Co – that’s the brewery owned by Guy Richie if you didn’t know! Alix has had a varied brewing career and talks us through the role of cellar manager, one of her previous jobs, and the day to day of a head brewer. Her background is in chemistry and we discuss women and STEM subjects and...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we chat to Ben from 360° Brewing Co. Did you know that they are 10 years old?! We sure didn’t! As a brewery that produces both traditional and craft styles we discuss how they choose what to brew and the sense of place that 360 puts into their beers. Ben and Tori share a love for punny and interesting beer names, while we are both e...

We had the pleasure to chat to Jules from Hop Hideout about their 9th birthday beer, brewed in collaboration with Wild Card and Crafty Beer Girls. We also get to taste the beer which is a chocolate, maple and pecan flapjack inspired stout (spoiler – it’s delicious!). Jules tells us what it’s like to run an independent beer business and create your own beer festival. We’re also joined by Natasha fr...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! It’s Merakai’s 2nd birthday! Our most recurring guest, Emma, is back to chat about their three birthday beers – Am I The Drama?!, The Good Left Undone and Affogato. We also talk about their round of crowdfunding for their Worthing tasting room, which we can’t wait to visit. A lot has changed since Merakai opened in 2020 and we are here for it...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’ve come to the end of 2022 and it’s time to review and reflect. We look back at our beer goals for the year and help each other set new ones for 2023. We also look over those all important Untappd stats and once again, Tori has influenced the beer choices! We look back at all we’ve achieved this year – brewing beer, advocating for women in...