A Woman’s Brew

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...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Here’s the second part of our conversation with Natalie from Beer Feelings. We chat about New England, pastry stouts, graham crackers and other exciting things! Although we might fall out about pumpkin spice beers…. We had a blast talking to Natalie and if you want to hear more from her, check out the Beer Feelings podcast here: https://beerf...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we are chatting to Natalie from Beer Feelings. Jo has visited the Beer Feelings podcast a couple of times now, so we thought it was time we returned the favour. We chat about beer in the UK vs the US, what even are ‘controversial beer styles’ and what it’s like to be a woman beer content creator. Beer Feelings is very much the Ameri...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’re feeling charitable this week on A Woman’s Brew and sharing some beers brewed for charity with you! We’ve looked at charity beers before, but felt you needed an update. This time we look at beers brewed to raise funds for Endometriosis UK, Men’s Pie Club, Cancer charities and Drinkers for Ukraine. Beers/soda showcased in this episode: Bl...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are still making a Brave Noise about the Brave Noise initiative! In our second episode bringing you the people behind the UK Brave Noise beers, we chat to Tom from We Are Beer. In collaboration with Lost & Grounded in Bristol, they have produced a Brave Noise lager as the festival beer for the We Are Beer craft beer festivals. Not only...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In our second part of beer for wine lovers, we are looking at red wine and rose. Tori gives you the rundown on what to look for in both styles of wine and Jo talks about Soleras (not Soleros) and what’s cool about a lambic basket. Beer featured in this episode: Alto red grape sour by Dolphin Brewery Blood Eagle by Holy Goat Wineybeast by Wild...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Are you a wine person, or do you have friends who will only drink wine? Well, we’ve got some episodes for you! We truly believe that there is a beer for everyone, so in this two part series we are finding beers that wine drinkers might enjoy. Let’s kick things off with white and sparkling wines. Tori gives you a comprehensive look at white an...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! It’s our annual International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day Extravaganza! Well… We’re not sure if we’ve done this before but we will now! This year Tori and Jo visited Heist Brew Co and Lost Industry to brew two delicious beers. Jo talks you through her experiences at 4 years of IWCBD and Tori has found 3 other beers we encourage you to find...