Daftaboutcraft - Craft Beer Podcast

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Easter may be over but here's an eggstra treat, it's the latest episode of the Daftaboutcraft podcast, absolutely bursting with beery content! Wensleydale Brewing have been around long enough to see the craft beer scene change hugely, and Miles Lapprell joins us to explain their journey and discuss how he sells their beers (he's a bus...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Episode 42  kicks off with our popular Brew To Me feature that sees us roadtest beers from Mill Hill Brew Co in Leicester and  Modest Beer in Northern Ireland. We're both impressed with what we try, and Dave B not just because he spent his student days in Mill Hill's neck of the woods. Regular listeners might recall the name Ogham Brewing...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Spring isn't springing just yet, but we're springing into action with another episode! The winter weather suits our guest's beers perfectly, as we are joined by Logan, aka Sinnister Brew . Logan is a purveyor of excellent big stouts and he loves doing what he does! We are also joined in our new feature Any Other Beersness by friend of...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's time for another special guest, and this is one who Dave B in particular is very excited to talk to! Matthias Trum is the sixth generation brewmaster and patron of the historic Schlenkerla brewery in Bamberg, and is an unquestioned authority on all things Rauchbier! Rauchbier, or smoked beer, is a style that has deep roots, and Matthias jo...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's a mini milestone for the podcast as we reach episode 40! It's off to Dave B's neck of the woods for guests, as Luke and Rachel from Biochemist Brewery join us to discuss their nanobrew operation. As the name suggests, Luke is deeply scientific which comes through in his very well brewed offerings! Hype or Tripe features the humbl...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! There is a lot of uncertainty in craft beer at the moment due to a variety of factors, and one of the most upsetting outcomes has been much-loved breweries being forced to shut. Twisted Wheel shocked the industry when closing at the end of last year but, thanks to head brewer Anthony Barrett, the brewery lives on, albeit in a very different way. Joi...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Our first full episode of 2023 sees us return with a Brew To Me special, which has got us super-excited! The social media reaction we got to shining a light on breweries we've not come across was proof, not that we needed it, that there is so much good craft out there that doesn't always reach the mainstream. So we are delighted to sample...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's a brand new year and it's time for a bonus episode of Daftaboutcraft. Here we are in 2023 with our latest beer and cheese pairing, featuring a selection of beers from across the taste and flavour spectrum, paired up with a generous helping of cheese, hand selected by Dave B and Dave D. Breweries featured include Dolphin , New Bristol...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's the most wonderful time of the year and our stocking is stuffed with craft beer as we see out 2022 in style! Matt from Little Brewing joins us to not only showcase some excellent beers but also to offer his own, fascinating take on brewing. We help Wander Beyond celebrate their fifth birthday by trying a couple of the birthday releases wit...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Our latest episode is here - finally! We're a week late releasing instalment 37 following a tragic incident involving a superb barley wine and a laptop . . . but we're back with a packed show. The wonderful Nigel from the equally wonderful Bang The Elephant in Nottingham joins us for a chat about the brewery, his big-hitting beers, what th...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's time for your latest instalment of Daftaboutcraft the craft beer podcast! Craft beer has community at its heart, and that shines through when talking to our latest guest, Dan from Radio City Beer Works . Based in Chelmsford, Radio City have established themselves at the heart of the city and Dan's passion for great beer plus helping o...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! We're back and brimming with guests in episode 35! Phil Sisson from Simple Things Fermentation in Glasgow explains not only what the brewery is all about but what operating in the current climate is like - and Sam from Copper Beech Brewing Company extends this theme in The Brewer's Wife as she explains how she and husband Dan are finding l...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! We felt it only right to delay our latest episode in respect of the passing of the Queen, but we are delighted to be able to present our latest episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast. Not one but two guests this time as homebrewer Steve Folland explains how a 16 per cent stout was an award-winning beer for Camra, while Tom and Dani aka Li...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's time for another episode of Daftaboutcraft and there's loads going on as usual! We're joined by Ryan Shore from Tooth and Claw Brewery who explains how their craft beer model is a bit different from the norm, and with great success! (Spoiler: Dave B actually enjoys a gose as we chat!) Verdant's first ever triple IPA gets the...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! The heatwave may have finished for now, but our latest episode is red hot and full to the brim! Andy from Dolphin Brewery joins us and makes Dave D very happy as he gives us the lowdown on his sours and why he has been called the sour king of Berkshire! And Dave B is pretty impressed too! Wild Beer are exploring the world of thiols, and thanks to th...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Welcome to episode 31 of Daftaboutcraft! Sit back with a beer in the sunshine and listen to us talking about what we've been up to recently, including Dave D's visit to the Craft Theory Festival where he had a great time, tried plenty of craft beers and also met James, owner, head brewer, and everything else at the wonderful Wilderness Bre...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's that time again, as we reach 30 episodes! Dave D has been on his travels again and had a great time at FyneFest in Scotland. Hear all about it from Dave and friend of the show Iain from Fyne Ales . We're all about finding new things to talk about in craft beer and Milo from Standard Brew Co has launched an IPA subscription service wit...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! Start your week right with the latest episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast! Headlining this episode is Jack Baron of Baron Brewing . Jack has burst on to the scene with a series of hazy pale bombs and if you haven't tried one of his beers, you're missing out! Our drinkalong in association with Haul! Beer heads to Norway for so...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's time for another jam-packed episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast! Joining us this episode is Scott from Pinkers Craft Brewery in Weston Super-Mare. Dave B enjoyed a Pinkers brew on the previous episode, and Scott talks us through his plans for the brewery while Dave D is also converted to the excellent beers on offer! Hype or...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's time for another Daftaboutcraft special episode and this time it's very mild! The mild style of beer has been around for centuries and has been given the craft update lately, with several breweries offering modern versions of a mild. We roadtest two milds from Boxcar , the double and triple mild. Dave B is already a fan of a mild but...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's that time again as we're back for episode 27 and as usual there's lots to enjoy! Our guest this episode mixes brewing with bagpipe playing, and if his musical talent is half as good as his beer then he has quite the skillset! Chris from Infinity Brewing Company in Birmingham is putting out some big beers on a small kit and this i...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! The craft beer scene has gone Chubbles mad! Every bottle shop you walk into, every craft beer forum you look at, they're all drinking Chubbles - the yearly collaboration between Cloudwater in Manchester and The Veil in the US. But what do Dave B and Dave D make of this year's offering? Are they impressed with the beers that make up the ser...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! It's that time again, we're back with episode 26 of the Daftaboutcraft podcast! Big things can happen from small beginnings and we have a chat with self-taught nano brewer Ben Swinburn from Nottinghamshire's Reckless Dweeb Brewing Co . He's not been brewing long but we're excited to see what the future holds for him as he&ap...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! We reach our quarter century on this edition as we present episode 25. We chat to the man of a million stories - the one and only Donncha Burke, who has huge experience across the industry and last year founded Crop Beer Company . He's recently had some exciting news and he's ready to share it with you. Our Drinkalong section in conjunctio...

Dave B and Dave D are waiting for your messages! We're back! It's been a while but we are delighted to return for our first episode of 2022. We start with a bang as Mark from Mammoth Beers join us. We find out all about this Hackney-based microbrewery and that they produce some excellent beers. They are definitely one to keep an eye on, with one man band Mark keen to deliver quality craf...