Beer O'clock Show Podcasts

This week we’re joined by David Patterson from Hogs Back Brewery to sample their two lagers: Hogstar Craft Lager and their Montezuma’s Chocolate Lager. No, seriously! What do the lads think? Listen and find out. There’s also a chance to win a mixed crate of the beers, just answer the question posed in the show […]

As a little treat for the Fourth of July, we have a review of an American beer we’ve been meaning to review for, well, forever. It’s the Anchor Steam Beer from Anchor Brewing in San Francisco – does it live up to our hopes and dreams? Listen and see! In this weeks news we talk […]

The latest in our Breweries of London series, with a Sambrook’s Brewery beer from South London – it’s the Pumphouse Pale Ale. We also have an interview with the head brewer for Sambrook’s, so be sure to stay to the end! This week’s news includes Craft Rebellion and British Guild of Beer Writers Awards. Make sure […]

This week the boys sample a beer from not only a new British brewery, but one featuring a new British hop! It’s Jolly Jester from Gloucestershire-based Hillside Brewery. We have Peter and Paul from Hillside along to taste the beer with us. We also discuss ice cream – important stuff! In this week’s news we […]

This week the boys tuck into the beer that won the Beer O’Clock Show’s “UK’s Top IPA” poll, Dobber IPA from Marble Brewery. Will they appreciate its award-winning hoppage? Also! An interview with Marble Brewery and your very own chance to win a bottle of Dobber – listen to find out how! In this week’s […]

It’s time for another Homebrew Special – and this time we have a trio of amazing beers from Daz Oakley, Connor Murphy and Andrew Hobbs: an american pale ale, a black IPA and a chocolate orange imperial stout (yes, you read that right!). We discuss all manner of homebrewy things with the lads, and hopefully […]

We’re back for part 2 of season 4, with a London double-up: Camden Town’s Hells Lager and Hells USA Unfiltered Lager. Can Mark tell the difference? We also go through all that’s lined up for the remainder of the season, and Mark reminisces on his beery adventures in the wilds (or, rather, suburbia) of Australia. […]

It’s the end of part 1 of Season 4, and what better way to mark the midpoint of a London-themed season than talk to the brewery that leads the London ale scene: Fuller’s of Chiswick. The boys were lucky enough to get time with Fullers’ Director of Brewing, John Keeling, for a super-long interview and […]

This week is Season 4 Part 1’s penultimate show, and the boys tuck into a big bottle of Thornbridge Sequoia, an American Amber Ale. What did they think? Was it a hop bomb, or was it too… amber-y? Or something else? This with the usual beery news and chatter – it’s Beer O’Clock!

This week we have a cheeky entry to the season’s beer list, following a last minute schedule change, and a cheeky guest – in order, The Kernel’s London Sour, and London beer blogger Chris Hall! Plenty of beer chat, and beer news – it’s Beer O’Clock!

This week the boys sample Black Mountain, a black IPA from Brains Craft Brewery – and have a special guest, from YouTube sensations* The Craft Beer Channel (co-creators of this week’s brew), Jonny! With thanks to Jonny and Brains Craft Brewery for supplying the beer. Listen to them chat about the inspiration and aims for […]

This week the boys do a double-up of Pistonhead Lager, trying it from both bottle and can – do they differ? Will one be nice than t’other? Listen and see! That, and much more beery chatter and news – it’s Beer O’Clock!

A HUGE episode this week, where not only do the boys review Weird Beard’s black IPA Fade To Black, but they’re also joined by Andy Parker (@tabamatu) of Elusive Brewing and award-winning home brewer, but we have two – count ’em! – interviews: first with Fergus of Adnams and Alex of Camden Town, talking about […]

This week the boys have a can each of an American beer making an appearance on UK shores in JD Wetherspoon pubs around the country: Six Point Brewery’s Bengali Lancer. Listen for their thoughts on this, as well as lots of beery news and chatter. It’s Beer O’Clock!

This week the boys take a break from the fine beers of London and sample an ale from the other side of the water: Old Dominion’s Hop Mountain Pale Ale. How will it go down? Listen and see! (or, rather, hear) That, plus beery chatter and news – it’s Beer O’Clock!

This week we head to the grassy hills of Hobbit-filled New Zealand… via a London brewery called Honest Brew, who have used rare NZ hops in this week’s beer, Riwaka Hop Mule. Will we enjoy the tastes of Aotearoa? Listen and learn! Also with plenty of beery news and chat, it’s Beer O’Clock!

This week we venture to Surrey for a supermarket staple: Hogs Back Brewery’s T.E.A (Traditional English Ale). Our review of that, as well as some beer-related man-flu remedies and other beery chatter. It’s Beer O’Clock!

It’s a Scottish triple-header this week as not only are we joined by #1 fan, and actual Scottish person, DOODY (aka Michael), but we have TWO (count ’em!) beers from favoured Scottish brewery Harviestoun: The Ridge and Broken Dial. What do our trio of beer reviewers think? That, plus we catch up with how the […]

And we’re back! And we are kicking off Season 4 with the first of what will be a few beers sourced from breweries in London (with a mix, throughout the season, of beers from other parts of the country, naturally!). This week it’s Hop Stuff brewery’s Renegade IPA! Plus plenty of beery chat! It’s Beer […]

It’s the end of Season 3, and end of 2013 for the Beer O’Clock Show (in audio, anyway!), and we top the season off in style with a much-anticipated ale from US brewer, Stone. All this, and beery chatter about our Crimbo Crawl, with audio clips from various attendees, and much more – it’s Beer […]

This week, we dive into a murky black sea of ROCK AND ROLL as we taste Signature Brew’s double black IPA, Black Tongue, brewed in partnership with taking-over-the-world heavy-smiths Mastodon! The boys are also joined by Signature Brew’s brewer, Tom! This and our usual beery chatter – it’s Beer O’Clock

This week we review another ale from the Colonies – Rogue Mocha Porter from Orgeon! Joining us in the virtual BOC studios is @SaintGlenn from http://beer-writings.blogspot.co.uk – a gentleman and a scholar, make no mistake! All this, and a bonus interview at the end! It’s Beer O’Clock!

We’re 50! Well, 50 episodes old at least, and it’s a very special episode with a very special beer: Fuller’s 2012 Vintage Ale. How will Steve and Mark enjoy a beer they’ve been holding on to for over a year? Will they drift off into hours of reminiscing? How have they last this long, anyway? […]

Another trip across the pond, and feeling the sand between our hairy toes as we walk the beaches of Hawaii (at least in our minds) for this week’s beer: Kona’s Fire Rock Pale Ale. Also, updates on all manner of Beer O’Clock Show goodness! Upcoming milestones, christmas crawls, and more! It’s Beer O’Clock!

This week we paddle across the pond (and across land a bit) to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California for a barley wine style ale as another feature of this season’s US Beer Adventure. It’s a Bigfoot Ale from Sierra Nevada. We’re joined this week by Mark Kelly from the Beer Boutique in South London […]