Beer Ladies Podcast

PSA: For the time being, episodes will be posted every 2 weeks. Also, there are a few little gremlins with the sound. We tried our best to get them.. It’s official - Ireland has a dedicated Craft Beer magazine! This week we chat to Radka, a Slovakian native who’s been in Ireland for a good few years, and has bounced all over the beer scene culminating in Hop Glossy - a digital magazine dedicated t...

PSA: For the time being, BL will be posted every 2 weeks Have you ever thought about pairing Horror Movies? We have! Join resident horror movie buffs Christina and Lisa convince Thandi that horror movies can be cool, especially when there’s a delicious brew to go with it. Let us know your favourite pairings in the comments. Thanks so much to https://www.craftbeersdelivered.com for sponsoring this...

PSA: For the time being, BL will be posted every 2 weeks Lisa and Christina are embracing spooky season and going ghost hunting! Our guest this week is Jo Hart from The Ghost Trail which is a spooky series exploring haunted sites, abandoned & forgotten places, strange phenomena and people's weird experiences around the UK & beyond. Follow Jo’s series in the links below. Thanks so much to h...

PSA: For the time being, BL will be posted every 2 weeks Katie, Christina and Thandi are taking on an array of sober adjacent topics this week just in time for Sober October. What is the sobercurious movement? How do you evaluate alcohol's role in your life? And what needs to be done to make non-alc just as normal as drinking? We chat about the state of alcohol on mental and physical health (shout...

PSA: For the time being, BL will be posted every 2 weeks The Beer ladies are back in your ears and on your screens! We've missed you all and yet enjoyed our summers - hope you did too. This week we’re catching up on all things summer, festivals, what we drank, where we visited, as well as giving you all a sneak peek into Season 4. It’s good to be back! What we’re drinking: Asahi Sesh - IPA Ballyki...

It’s our season finale - Lisa, Thandi, and Katie are following Christina’s lead and taking some time to recharge. We talk about our summer plans including travels, beer fests and socials, as well as beer and beery things we’re looking forward to.  We want to hear from you! What types of episodes have been your fave this season? Let us know in the comments or on the socials - we’ll see you nea...

After the intro to Belgian beers last week, we’re tackling a big one this week: Saison. What it is, how it’s brewed, what it tastes like.. And if it should even be considered one style at all ;) What’s your fave saison? Let us know in the comments! What we’re drinking: Saison du Pont Bullhouse Brewing Company- The Void Black IPA Hopfully - Longlegs Craft Brewing Company (Rye River) - Belgian Saiso...

This week we’re doing a shallow and broad overview of the variety of beer styles from Belgium. Belgian Beers are some of the most coveted in the world; we talk about the different style, what makes them taste so distinct from other styles, and whether glassware matters. What we’re drinking: Duvel - Belgian Strong Ale Boon - Gueze Mariage Parfait The Musketeers - Troubadour Imperial Stout Links: Be...

This week we’re trying something new - a mock BJCP evaluation of two West Coat (American) IPAs. Learn what beer judges look for when judging beers at a competition and how the scoresheet works from your resident BJCP Judges Lisa, Thandi, and Christina. What we’re drinking: Western Herd - Irish Wolfhound IPA Hope - West Coast IPA Links: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/21/ Beer Ladies Links: linktr....

We’re back with our Lingo Series and this time we’re covering some brewing terms; especially the ones that have us cackling or clutching our pearls ;) Join us as we decode some common brew day jargon and do send us a pic of how you listen/watch the pod on our socials - we love to see it! What we’re drinking: Beer Hut: Drop It Like It’s Hop (Pale Ale) Hope - Limited Edition #29 (Maibock) Kinnegar -...

*SPOILER ALERT* This episode contains snippets of the entries. It’s the most extra time of the year - EUROVISION! This year we go through our combined top 10 (16..) while commenting on a few other entries as well as making some predictions. Follow along for our loves, loathes, and all the “meh” in between.  What we’re drinking: Stiegl - Grapefruit Radler Lervig - Salted rhubarb vanilla sour c...

The good ol’ oxymoronic Black IPA is our topic this week, or the Cascadian Dark Ale if you will. We chat what makes them, what sets them apart and how much we love em. Do you remember your first black IPA? Is it a style you enjoy? What we’re drinking: Whiplash - Embrace the Daylight Kinnegar - Black Rust Bucket Lineman - Nagelbett Links: Darkest Before the Dawn — The Unlikely Return of Black IPA —...

This week we're catching up after our Easter break - what have Thandi, Katie, and Lisa been up to? Hint - 2 of us were at the Irish NHC National Homebrew competition. We chat about judging, organising, and how comps work. We also look ahead as spring brings us a few festivals and pub changes. What we're drinking: - Marty's gold-medal-winning Black IPA - Lineman - Group Therapy (IPA) - Third Barrel...

This week we are delighted to speak to Theresa McCulla, Beer Historian at the Smithsonian. We chat with Theresa about her path into beer history, about her upcoming book, and learn a whole bunch about her current project at the Smithsonian.  What we’re drinking: Homebrew - Victory Garden Blonde Session Ale  Dot Brew - Session IPA Kinnegar - Brewers at Play 29 Session IPA Links: Theresa’s...

We’ve brought you beer and star signs, and even beer and food pairing - but what beer would you pair with your favourite music? This week we explore what beer styles ChatGPT pairs with music genres and speak about our own experiences with beer and music. What we’re drinking: Lough Gill - Full Power ESB Farringtons - Bohemian Pilsner Bierra Moretti Links: None this week Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee...

This week we reminisce and share stories about our recent travels and how beer plays a role in both work and leisure trips. Thandi is back from South Africa, Lisa has been over to Belfast and LA while Katie popped over to London and they share their observations and musings about drinking in different lands. What we’re drinking: ✈️ Ballykilcavan - Clancy’s Can 11 Maple Pecan Brown Ale ✈️ Western H...

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Martyn Cornell, award-winning author, and beer historian. We get stories from his past: how he got into beer and writing about it, his journey as a beer-focused journalist and writer, and some about his new book on the history of Porter and Stout which comes out in late 2023/early 2024.  What we’re drinking: Adnams - Southwold Bitter  https...

What beers do we like as the seasons change? Are some good year-round, while others are just for special occasions? Where does this leave saisons? We chat all things beer and seasons, holidays, and moods. What beers do you reserve for specific seasons, let us know! What we're drinking: 🍻 Trouble - Pumpkin Ale 🍻 Blacks Brewery - Kinsale Pale Ale 🍻 Dot Brew - Seeking Sunshine Hosted on Acast. See...

This week we welcome Dr. Jennifer Jordan, Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and author who studies plants and their relationship to human settlement. She has authored “Edible Memory” and is currently working on a book about hop farming in Wisconsin and how women were critical to the practice. Christina and Katie chat to Jennifer about these women, th...

What makes a perfect pub? Is it the beer, the music, the vibes, or something else entirely? Lisa, Katie, and Christina go through their top categories of pub-makers and share their thoughts and experiences of pubs in Ireland and internationally. Share your opinions about what makes a great pub on our socials! What we’re drinking: Ballykilcavan - Millhouse IPA Omnipollo - Zodiak IPA Vocation - Naug...

This week we welcome Liz Garibay from the Chicago Brewseum. Liz is an archaeologist and beer historian who keeps the world’s only agnostic Beer Museum. Listen in for what the Brewseum does, and how it keeps the stories of beer alive through exhibitions, events, and collab brews. What we’re drinking: Hope - Passifyoucan https://untappd.com/b/hope-beer-passifyoucan/1214592 Seipps - Extra Pale Ale ht...

This week we welcome renowned Whiskey writer Lew Bryson to take us on a journey through Whiskey for Beer Lovers - listen along for the 101 of terminology, tasting notes, and how to appreciate Whiskey. Another beer-adjacent episode for you to expand your palette. What we’re drinking: Redbreast 12-year-old - https://www.redbreastwhiskey.com/en/the-range/redbreast-12-year-old-whiskey/ Tullamore Dew -...

Another in our Lingo Series, and this time it’s all about off-flavours - those aromas and flavours that do not belong in beer. However, they’re not all bad equally - have a listen and see if you recognise any of them.  What we’re drinking: Outer Place Brewing - Say A Little Prayer - https://untappd.com/b/outer-place-brewing-say-a-little-prayer/5111552 Galway Bay - Bay Ale - https://untappd.co...

We’re back in the Style Guide territory with Wild Ales. Learn your Brett from your Pedio, why funky beers take time and which ones really should have that “horse blanket” flavour. Lisa, Thandi, Katie and Christina go through their varied opinions on wild beers while doing a 101 on what this family of beers involves.  What we’re drinking: To Øl - Blueprints of the Sun Blend #1 - https://u...

2023 has kicked off with a bang - we did a live recording at Rascals in Inchicore, a first for both us and Rascals. We chatted January traditions (from dry to try as well as Nollaig na mban (Women’s Christmas) as well as expectations and resolutions for the new year in beer. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in the crowd, and we hope you listening at home feel as if you were there with u...