A Woman’s Brew

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In case you missed it we are passionate about the cause that is the Brave Noise Initiative. Welcome to our mini series talking to the breweries who have taken part so far. In episode 1 we talk you through just how simple it is to sign up to the initiative – remember breweries can still sign up to brew the beer until December 2022. Then we cha...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! What happens when a brewery decides to go a little off book…. Maybe they add tea to their beer, maybe they add a certain brand of chocolate? Or maybe they pair with a well known fence paint company?! In this episode we look at when breweries work with (or emulate) well known brands and if they really taste like the product they are paired wit...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we chat to Joey from Beer in the City about pub quizzes, where to find the best beer in Florence and where you can buy the BEST pub quiz prizes (spoiler – it’s charity shops!) Joey helps craft beer enthusiasts find the best beer by writing local and city guides. He also hosts quizzes in craft beer taprooms and pubs around London to...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This episode has been a long time coming! We are so excited to talk to Anthony and Helena from Eko Brewery this week – we’ve been planning this chat since last year. Eko Brewery showcases the culture and heritage of it’s owners, bringing African inspired flavours and ingredients to the craft beer market. We talk about how they do this and the...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In case you missed it – we brewed a Brave Noise beer with Merakai Brewing Co. While we were making a noise about it in podcast episode 80, Olly was talking to the guys at Beer Fridge Podcast and Jonny Garrett from the Craft Beer Channel. Check out their episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-noise-with-jonny-garrett-and-mer...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we set each other a challenge – 4 beers, no labels, no clue what’s inside and we’ve got to guess the beer style and brewery! Points are awarded for how quickly you lock in your guess and a bonus point for the name of the beer. Who will win?! Let us know if you liked this challenge and if we should do it again by heading to Instagram...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are super excited to have been invited to curate a bar at Arundel Brewfest! We chat to Ellie, aka Hoppy Raptor on Instagram who is organising the festival this year. We talk about collaboration brews (spoiler alert – some you will only be able to taste at the festival), what it’s like to organise a beer festival and how the breweries were...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are getting spicy this week with a chat with Sam from Hopt Sauce. The process of making hot sauce draws some interesting paralles with the process of brewing beer. Sam created Hopt Sauce out of his love for craft beer and flavour. We chat about how to make hot sauce, how collaborations work and how hot sauce is surprisingly marketed in a m...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are finishing off Women’s History Month by interviewing the women who are closest to the podcast – us! Jo and Tori interview each other in the episode through a combination of questions from listeners, social media followers, speed dating questions and just what they want to know about each other. This episode is an opportunity to find out...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are making a Brave Noise – both physically and by brewing the beer! If you haven’t heard about Brave Noise, it is a global collaboration beer started by Brienne Allan. It started as a question: “Have you ever experienced sexism in the beer industry?” This opened the flood gates to reports of not just sexism, but racism, homophobia and sexu...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Continuing our Women’s History Month series, we chat to Shannon from Brew Export UK. Shannon has built a global export business based on a college project that has been successfully running for 7 years. Despite Covid and US restrictions, Brew Export UK is managing to bring US craft beer to the UK at excellent prices and through cold chain sto...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! It’s March and that makes it’s Women’s History Month! In March we plan to showcase the voices of people who identify as female and we are kicking off with a chat with Sammi from First Sip Brew Box. First Sip is a subscription and brewery merchandise service from Pennsylvania, USA but ship their awesome boxes worldwide. They are also black-own...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! This week we have been lucky enough to chat to Jordan from Unbarred Brewery. Not only do they brew amazing beer, they also support their local community and collaborate with local artists. From their home in Brighton they have big plans for the future! We drink their Cold IPA – the first in a series of IPAs they are creating this year and a r...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Tori and Jo both love coffee… they love coffee in beer even more! In this week’s episode Tori takes you on a tour through how coffee is harvested and made and Jo talks about how it’s used in beer. We recommend different coffee beer styles for you to try and hit you with the fun coffee and beer facts! The similarities between beer and coffee a...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We are so honoured to be talking to Dr J Nikol Jackson-Beckham from the Brewers Association. Not only was she their first Diversity Ambassador, she now leads the Brewers Association's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion department as the association's Equity & Inclusion Partner. She also runs Crafted for All LLC and is an advocate for inclu...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! As beer drinkers we review and have opinions on beer all the time. But what is your creative process? We share the process we take to make notes on a beer, give you our best beer photography tips and discuss how to go about tasting beer. Where do you share your beer notes? Have you got a journal or share on Untapped? Let us know how you use y...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Ahoy beer geeks! Join us on the good ship beer while we investigate Coolships! What are they? How are they used and where did they even come from? We sip on a few beers from brewers who are doing incredible things with coolships and discover that breweries also get very creative in the build and usage of this interesting piece of kit! Did we...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’re not on the road – yet! We are planning our beer adventures for 2022 though. But what is a beer adventure and how do you go about organising one? We give you our top tips for planning a beer adventure that we’ve gathered from our own experiences. We talk about our favourite places to visit to give you some inspiration and look at where w...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! The second part of our home brewing episode is here! We look at the differences between home brewing and commercial brewing – check out episode 62 for our recap of our time at Heist Brew Co. We also answer all of your questions about starting home brewing. What beer should Jo brew with the cherries in her freezer? Head to Instagram to let us...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Want to start a new hobby in 2022? A Woman’s Brew has got you! In this first episode of a two-parter (because we just had too much to say) we talk about the basics of home brewing. What equipment will you need to start? Are kits the way to go? What ingredients do we recommend and how amazing is yeast?! Make sure you subscribe to be notified o...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! In our first episode of 2022 we are lucky enough to chat with Paul from Orbit Beers. He has a very interesting brewing background which has resulted in beers that are creative and delicious! We talk about where Paul gets his ideas from, how music is at the core of Orbit Beers and how you can be a DJ for a night (or at least 20 mins!) at the O...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Well, here we are again at the end of another year. It’s been better than 2020, that’s for sure. Tori and Jo reflect on the things they have achieved this past 12 months and look at what is to come in 2022. There was a lot to be thankful for – including good beer, good people and of course you our fantastic listeners for coming along for the...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! We’re not sommeliers, but let’s talk barley wine. The nights are drawing in and we need big beers to sip by the fire (even if it’s playing on YouTube). We look at the history of barley wines and compare English and American styles. We also talk about what constitutes a wheat wine. So go grab yourself some big beers for the holiday season and...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Let us introduce you to the newest power couple in craft – Merakai and Eko! Two of our favourite breweries have collabed on a decadent coffee and vanilla imperial stout – One Day. We chat to Emma from Merakai and Helena from Eko about how you go about setting up a collaboration like this one. We look at how to select coffee to use in beer and...

Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer! Be warned, this episode might make you hungry! We chat with Ro from Beer Snack Club and look at his first subscription box of beer and snack pairings. We discuss how to pair beer with food, resources to build your beer and food pairing knowledge and how Ro came up with this business model anyway! The December box from Beer Snack Club will be...