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EPISODE 138: BRIGHTON, WITH HAND BREW CO, BRIGHTON BEER BLOG, AND UNBARRED // I headed down to Brighton to sit down in the Hand in Hand Pub with Clark Left and Kate Hyde from Hand Brew Co, and David Elphick of Brighton Beer Blog. We talked about the brewery and how it started in the tiny local pub with a unique Tower brewery, as well as the new Brighton Beer Guide website, and much more. Then I ca...

EPISODE 137: TAP SOCIAL CHANGE IS BREWING WITH FRIENDS 2026 // My most ambitious episode to date - 12 breweries to interview! I attended Tap Social Movement's beer festival Change is Brewing with Friends, and sat down with each of the 11 guest breweries and, of course, the hosts too. Pour yourself a beer, have another in reserve, and dive on in! LINKS Tap Social Movement  - ⁠ Website ⁠ / ⁠ Twi...

EPISODE 136: GARAGE PROJECT // What's this? A new episode just one week after the last one? Yes, a sneaky extra episode for you, as I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Gillespie of New Zealand's Garage Project, and couldn't pass it up. What was intended to tag onto another episode in a month or so, ended up being a great conversation about their recent UK beer drop and all that th...

EPISODE 135: PALINDROME BREW CO // Learn all about a brand-new brewery based in South London, Palindrome Brew Co . They are so new they don't even have any beer ... yet! Find out what types of beer they want to produce, where you'll be able to drink it, the origins of their brewing kit, and much more. LINKS Palindrome Brew Co  - Instagram Ways to reach me : Leave me a message on Speakpipe...

EPISODE 134: MAIDENHEAD CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 2026 // Hear all the exciting news about Maidenhead Craft Beer Festival 2026 from organiser Dave Hayward. We talk about the breweries involved, including a colossal giant of the American Craft Beer scene! Plus there's a message from Colin of Two Tails Taproom, who tells us about his latest pop-up and teases news to come about a permanent site. LINKS...

EPISODE 133: PIGLOVE BREWING // In this episode, I chat with Marcos Ramirez of Leeds brewery, Piglove Brewing . We talk all about his use of ingredients from Latin America, combined with traditional British brewing methods and ingredients to create beers with eccentricity. We also discuss their riverside taproom, brewing cask in its heartland, and much more. LINKS Piglove Brewing  - Website / Twit...

EPISODE 132: SUPERCUTE BREWHOUSE // In this episode, I chat with Hammant from Supercute Brewhouse in Brixton, all about their genesis, their branding style, and their ethos about beers and brewing. LINKS Supercute Brewhouse  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠ TikTok Ways to reach me : Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 131: KLAIRE ALEXANDER AND STEVE JACKSON // There are two guests in this episode - first up is Klaire Alexander , who is bidding to become the World's first Anosmic Cicerone. Find out all about her condition, how she got it, and a whole lot more! Then we've got Steve Jackson , the man in charge of Beer Guide London . We meet in two of the 298 pubs/bars/taprooms contained within Stev...

EPISODE 130: UTOPIAN BREWERY // In this episode I headed down to Exeter to sit down with Utopian Brewery's Richard Archer and Jeremy Swainson, and Beer Writer Adrian Tierney-Jones. We talk about lager styles, decoction mashing, the Reinheitsgebot, Cask ales, and a lot more. LINKS Utopian Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠ Twitter⁠ ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 129: PILGRIM BREWERY // In this episode I sit down with Rory and John from Pilgrim Brewery, based in Reigate, Surrey. We talk about how Rory took over the brewery, which was established in 1982, in 2017; their two pubs, that complement their on-site taproom; and their month-long Ale Trail, which runs from 1st to 31st March every year. LINKS Pilgrim Brewery  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 128: LALLEMAND BREWING // In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Lallemand Brewing's Alix Blease, all about Yeast! Lallemand are one of the foremost providers of brewing yeast in the world, and Alix has some amazing insight into the organism that makes our favourite alcoholic beverages... well, alcoholic! LINKS Lallemand Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠...

EPISODE 127: ART & CRAFT CR0, THE OVAL TAVERN, AND THE ROYAL STANDARD // Welcome to a new year of Beer Prime, and in 2026's first episode I travel to Croydon to talk with the landlords of three pubs in the city. We discuss their venues and the challenges that they - along with pubs across the country - face at the moment. LINKS Art & Craft CR0  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 126: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH INDIE RABBLE, THORNBRIDGE, UNBARRED, AND BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE // It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So, why not delve into a big hitting Christmas Special? In this episode, I sit down and chat with Dave Hayward from Indie Rabble , Dominic Driscoll from Thornbridge , and Jordan Mower from UnBarred , as we go through the year in beer and peek ahead...

EPISODE 125: COLLABAGEDDON 2025 // In this episode, I focus on the collaboration project that is Collabageddon, run by Elusive Brewing and featuring 11 other breweries each year. I spoke with Andy from Elusive, Miranda from Duration, and Brook from Brolly Brewing. LINKS Elusive Brewing  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠ Twitter⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Duration Brewing - website / Twitter / In...

EPISODE 124: BREWPOINT // I went to Bedford to visit Brewpoint and have a chat with Tim Hickford about the brewery and its history - both in the recent years in its current guise, and their greater history dating back to 1876! Sandwiched between two sessions of chatting with Tim, I went on the regularly scheduled brewery tour, run by Tim himself. There's also an impressive live tasting of 6 be...

EPISODE 123: CONCRETE BLUES // I met Al Upshaw from Concrete Blues at Beak's These Hills Festival in August. I was bowled over by his beer, and asked him to be a guest on the podcast, which he agreed to. So here is the resulting conversation. Also featured on the podcast: A round up of best Beer books of 2025 for your Christmas wishlists Details of the beers of Collabageddon 2025 and where to...

EPISODE 122: ST MARS OF THE DESERT // On a recent visit to Sheffield, I took time out to visit St Mars of the Desert's taproom and sit down with co-owner Dann Paquette and talk about their brewery, the origins of the quirky name, their last brewery in Boston, USA, plus lots more. LINKS St Mars of the Desert - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ website ⁠ / ⁠ Instagram ⁠ Leave me a message on Speakpipe -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLI...

EPISODE 121: EXPERIMENTS IN YEAST & BEER SECRET // I have a packed episode for you today! First off, I speak with Liselot Caura of Beer Secret, a Belgium-based Beer Tour guide; then we have a tasting of Elusive Brewing x UnBarred x Lallemand Brewing's Experiments in Yeast at Two Tails Taproom, followed by some insights into the project from Andy Parker, Jordan Mower, and Alix Blease. Phew!...

EPISODE 120: THIRTYFIFTY // I sat down with Jamie Percival and Chris Scott from ThirtyFifty - a wine and beer educator - all about their WSET courses, and beer tastings. We also had a little tasting of three beers, and I drafted in my son, Luca, for his Beer Prime debut to taste along with me and learn a few things! LINKS ThirtyFifty - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 119: BOHEM BREWERY // I went down to the Queens Arms in Battersea, where I sat down with Jakub Mikusinec from Bohem Brewery, and we talked all about their authentic Czech lagers produced in the heart of London, as well as all about the Czech way of dispensing their beers, the importance of the Tapster, and much more. LINKS Bohem Brewery - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ webs...

EPISODE 118: SOUTHWARK BREWING CO. // I went down to see Peter Jackson at Southwark Brewing Co and chatted with him about his 11 years as part of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, and his beer industry background before that - 33 years and not a single drop brewed! LINKS Southwark Brewing Co - ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠  ⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠  News stories featured : ⁠ Champion Beer of Britain 20...

EPISODE 117: SAMBROOK'S BREWERY AND THE RAM BREWERY // I visited John Hatch at the Sambrook's Brewery taproom in Wandsworth, Southwest London, on the old Young's Brewery site. John works for the brewery, but also brews heritage beers as The Ram Brewery using a "scrapheap challenge" nano-brewery that was cobbled together from materials during the Young's exit. There are pl...

EPISODE 116: TAP SOCIAL MOVEMENT REVISITED // I took a trip to Oxford and dropped in to Tap Social Movement's Kiddlington brewery, and sat down with Brian Spencer to catch up with what they have been up to since the last time we spoke, on Episode 54 in September 2022. LINKS Tap Social Movement - ⁠ Twitter⁠  / ⁠ Instagram⁠  /  ⁠Bluesky⁠ / ⁠ website⁠ Beer Prime Episode 54 with Tap Social - ⁠ Lin...

EPISODE 115: THE DODO MICROPUB // I took a trip to West London, to sit down in the Dodo Micropub with owner Lucy Do. We talked about the Micropub concept, why she started one, what trials and tribulations have befallen her, and lots more. We were joined by Lucy's some-time colleague and the doyenne of beer festivals, Kelly Mukhida, and we covered the Ealing Beer Festival, the Great American Be...

EPISODE 114: ATTIC BREW CO. // This episode features Oli Hurlow, co-founder of Birmingham's Attic Brew Co. We talk about their beginnings in an attic, to moving in to their own space, then on to tripling production capacity. We also cover the dichotomy of being a "local" company, with getting their beers out around the country and repping West Midlands brewing. LINKS Attic Brew Co - ...