A Woman’s Brew

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...

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...