THIRSTY MUSINGS

Hey everyone, I was lucky enough to spend an hour chatting to Andy Burrows; co-founder of the one and only Hadrian Border Brewing.  He had just retired the previous month from 40 years in the brewing business - there’s not many that can say that!  Fortunately this meant that he had the time to talk at length about his whole journey. Starting from home-brewing at 15, to studying it at uni, working...

Hello friends of Moose, This time round I sit down with Gary - one of the 4 owners of the Microbus in Gateshead. After opening in 2022, it quickly became one of the very best real ale pubs in the region, and one of the best pubs full stop. Yet in 2018, Gary probably wouldn't have even bet £1 on himself being a publican just a few years later, never mind one of the North East's most loved p...

Hey people, For episode 2, beerbayben came along to our brewery back in February for a chat. It was still very much icey outside, so we decided to set up camp in our 'cold room', given that it was about 10 degrees warmer in there than the brewery itself! Ben's spent the last 5ish years building up his insta account into an absolute shrine for great craft beer. We get to learn how his l...

Hey everyone, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Calvin. He runs the Rare Drop , which started out as a bottle shop, but after a change of premises it's also became a coffee shop and taproom, sat right at the heart of the Low Fell community. I loved hearing about his unorthodox journey leading up to opening a bottle shop, how he got the idea for the Rare Drop, and how he went about fundin...

Join Sam from Thirsty Moose and learn about everything that goes into making great businesspeople, with a particular focus on those from the North East.  He peels back the layers of day-to-day normality and cuts to what matters: uncovering business origin stories and recognising the extraordinary lengths local people have gone to keep their businesses alive - then thrive. There’s a deep emphasis o...