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EPISODE 145: REDWILLOW BREWERY // While working up North, I popped in to RedWillow in Macclesfield to chat with co-owner and brewer, Toby McKenzie. Crack open a beer - or two - and listen along! LINKS RedWillow Brewery - ⁠⁠⁠ Website ⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email me -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beerprimeuk@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 144: MASH PADDLE AND ALEHUNTERS // I went along to Mash Paddle in Bermondsey to brew a beer, along with Paul from AleHunters , and to chat with both Paul and Mash Paddle's Nick. LINKS Mash Paddle - ⁠⁠ Website ⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ AleHunters - Website ⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 143: PRETTY DECENT BEER CO // Join me as I sit down with Pretty Decent Beer Co 's James Casey and discuss the brewery, their beers, and a whole lot more! LINKS Pretty Decent Beer Co - ⁠ Website ⁠/ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email me -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠beerprimeuk@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow, Comment, and/or DM me on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠...

EPISODE 142: SIERRA NEVADA, with DESCHUTES BREWERY // I went down to Southwark Park in July for the London Craft Beer Festival, and sat down with the legendary Steve Grossman from Sierra Nevada - one of the most, if not THE most, influential breweries in the Independent beer world! I also grabbed a quick chat with Ashley Pond of Deschutes Brewery, an Oregon brewery with some great beers - one of w...

EPISODE 141: THE BEER PRIME HALL OF FAME - PART 2 // I hope you enjoyed Part 1, here's Part 2! For the podcast's 6th birthday I have pored over hours and hours of recordings to bring you The Beer Prime Hall of Fame! Any guest or company that have featured 5 or more times is inducted into the Hall of Fame and I play you clips of some of their best moments over the last 6 years! Members of t...

EPISODE 140: THE BEER PRIME HALL OF FAME - PART 1 // For the podcast's 6th birthday I have pored over hours and hours of recordings to bring you The Beer Prime Hall of Fame! Any guest or company that have featured 5 or more times is inducted into the Hall of Fame and I play you clips of some of their best moments over the last 6 years! Members of the Hall of Fame are: - Andy Parker - Adrian Ti...

EPISODE 139: TWO TAILS TAPROOM UPDATE // I catch up with Colin Gilham about their plans for a permanent Two Tails Taproom. Colin and Deena have recently been busy behind the scenes working to make this a reality, and Colin has some news for us! LINKS Two Tails - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠ Email me -  ⁠⁠⁠beerprimeuk@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow, Comment, and/...

EPISODE 138: BRIGHTON, WITH HAND BREW CO, BRIGHTON BEER BLOG, AND UNBARRED // I headed down to Brighton to sit down in the Hand in Hand Pub with Clark Left and Kate Hyde from Hand Brew Co, and David Elphick of Brighton Beer Blog. We talked about the brewery and how it started in the tiny local pub with a unique Tower brewery, as well as the new Brighton Beer Guide website, and much more. Then I ca...

EPISODE 137: TAP SOCIAL CHANGE IS BREWING WITH FRIENDS 2026 // My most ambitious episode to date - 12 breweries to interview! I attended Tap Social Movement's beer festival Change is Brewing with Friends, and sat down with each of the 11 guest breweries and, of course, the hosts too. Pour yourself a beer, have another in reserve, and dive on in! LINKS Tap Social Movement  - ⁠ Website ⁠ / ⁠ Twi...

EPISODE 136: GARAGE PROJECT // What's this? A new episode just one week after the last one? Yes, a sneaky extra episode for you, as I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Gillespie of New Zealand's Garage Project, and couldn't pass it up. What was intended to tag onto another episode in a month or so, ended up being a great conversation about their recent UK beer drop and all that th...

EPISODE 135: PALINDROME BREW CO // Learn all about a brand-new brewery based in South London, Palindrome Brew Co . They are so new they don't even have any beer ... yet! Find out what types of beer they want to produce, where you'll be able to drink it, the origins of their brewing kit, and much more. LINKS Palindrome Brew Co  - Instagram Ways to reach me : Leave me a message on Speakpipe...

EPISODE 134: MAIDENHEAD CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 2026 // Hear all the exciting news about Maidenhead Craft Beer Festival 2026 from organiser Dave Hayward. We talk about the breweries involved, including a colossal giant of the American Craft Beer scene! Plus there's a message from Colin of Two Tails Taproom, who tells us about his latest pop-up and teases news to come about a permanent site. LINKS...

EPISODE 133: PIGLOVE BREWING // In this episode, I chat with Marcos Ramirez of Leeds brewery, Piglove Brewing . We talk all about his use of ingredients from Latin America, combined with traditional British brewing methods and ingredients to create beers with eccentricity. We also discuss their riverside taproom, brewing cask in its heartland, and much more. LINKS Piglove Brewing  - Website / Twit...

EPISODE 132: SUPERCUTE BREWHOUSE // In this episode, I chat with Hammant from Supercute Brewhouse in Brixton, all about their genesis, their branding style, and their ethos about beers and brewing. LINKS Supercute Brewhouse  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠ TikTok Ways to reach me : Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 131: KLAIRE ALEXANDER AND STEVE JACKSON // There are two guests in this episode - first up is Klaire Alexander , who is bidding to become the World's first Anosmic Cicerone. Find out all about her condition, how she got it, and a whole lot more! Then we've got Steve Jackson , the man in charge of Beer Guide London . We meet in two of the 298 pubs/bars/taprooms contained within Stev...

EPISODE 130: UTOPIAN BREWERY // In this episode I headed down to Exeter to sit down with Utopian Brewery's Richard Archer and Jeremy Swainson, and Beer Writer Adrian Tierney-Jones. We talk about lager styles, decoction mashing, the Reinheitsgebot, Cask ales, and a lot more. LINKS Utopian Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠ Twitter⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 129: PILGRIM BREWERY // In this episode I sit down with Rory and John from Pilgrim Brewery, based in Reigate, Surrey. We talk about how Rory took over the brewery, which was established in 1982, in 2017; their two pubs, that complement their on-site taproom; and their month-long Ale Trail, which runs from 1st to 31st March every year. LINKS Pilgrim Brewery  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 128: LALLEMAND BREWING // In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Lallemand Brewing's Alix Blease, all about Yeast! Lallemand are one of the foremost providers of brewing yeast in the world, and Alix has some amazing insight into the organism that makes our favourite alcoholic beverages... well, alcoholic! LINKS Lallemand Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠...

EPISODE 127: ART & CRAFT CR0, THE OVAL TAVERN, AND THE ROYAL STANDARD // Welcome to a new year of Beer Prime, and in 2026's first episode I travel to Croydon to talk with the landlords of three pubs in the city. We discuss their venues and the challenges that they - along with pubs across the country - face at the moment. LINKS Art & Craft CR0  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 126: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH INDIE RABBLE, THORNBRIDGE, UNBARRED, AND BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE // It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So, why not delve into a big hitting Christmas Special? In this episode, I sit down and chat with Dave Hayward from Indie Rabble , Dominic Driscoll from Thornbridge , and Jordan Mower from UnBarred , as we go through the year in beer and peek ahead...

EPISODE 125: COLLABAGEDDON 2025 // In this episode, I focus on the collaboration project that is Collabageddon, run by Elusive Brewing and featuring 11 other breweries each year. I spoke with Andy from Elusive, Miranda from Duration, and Brook from Brolly Brewing. LINKS Elusive Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠ Twitter⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Duration Brewing - website / Twitter / In...

EPISODE 124: BREWPOINT // I went to Bedford to visit Brewpoint and have a chat with Tim Hickford about the brewery and its history - both in the recent years in its current guise, and their greater history dating back to 1876! Sandwiched between two sessions of chatting with Tim, I went on the regularly scheduled brewery tour, run by Tim himself. There's also an impressive live tasting of 6 be...

EPISODE 123: CONCRETE BLUES // I met Al Upshaw from Concrete Blues at Beak's These Hills Festival in August. I was bowled over by his beer, and asked him to be a guest on the podcast, which he agreed to. So here is the resulting conversation. Also featured on the podcast: A round up of best Beer books of 2025 for your Christmas wishlists Details of the beers of Collabageddon 2025 and where to...

EPISODE 122: ST MARS OF THE DESERT // On a recent visit to Sheffield, I took time out to visit St Mars of the Desert's taproom and sit down with co-owner Dann Paquette and talk about their brewery, the origins of the quirky name, their last brewery in Boston, USA, plus lots more. LINKS St Mars of the Desert - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ website ⁠ / ⁠ Instagram ⁠ Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLI...

EPISODE 121: EXPERIMENTS IN YEAST & BEER SECRET // I have a packed episode for you today! First off, I speak with Liselot Caura of Beer Secret, a Belgium-based Beer Tour guide; then we have a tasting of Elusive Brewing x UnBarred x Lallemand Brewing's Experiments in Yeast at Two Tails Taproom, followed by some insights into the project from Andy Parker, Jordan Mower, and Alix Blease. Phew!...