This Week in Craft Beer

I am delighted to welcome to the 100th Episode of This Week in Craft Beer The Podcast, podcast Dan and James from Overtone Brewing based in Glasgow. Inspired by the culture of music, Overtone aims to bring people together, incite conversation and make memories through the enjoyment of craft beer. Brewing in Glasgow since 2018, Overtone have quickly established themselves across Scotland by encoura...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Ben and Jacob from 360 Degree Brewing based in East Sussex. https://www.360degreebrewing.com/ Ben and Jacob wholeheartedly recommend the following fine local establishments: https://www.southdownscellars.co.uk/ https://fugglesbeercafe.co.uk/ https://m.facebook.com/TrailheadBrewCo/ https://www.hopstopbeers.co.uk/ https://beernoevil.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Sean from Assembly Brew Co. based in Stockport. Assembly started life as a Bottleshop and Taproom in the Urmston suburb of Southwest Manchester in 2018. In the midst of the COVID pandemic in early 2021, they decided to double-down and launch their own Brewery in Spur Mill, Stockport. https://www.assemblybrew.co/ Sean wholeheartedly recommends the following...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Anthony and Mark from Twisted Wheel Brew Co. based in Warrington. The brewery was launched in 2019, is independently owned and takes inspiration from The Northern Soul Scene, one of the most exciting music and dance movements. https://twistedwheelbrewco.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Duncan Alexander and Ben Morris from 71 Brewing Co. based in Dundee. 71 Brewing Co. are an independent brewery crafting crisp lagers and small batch brews, inspired by new wave, modern brewing techniques, traditional european styles and superior quality ingredients. https://www.71brewing.com/ Duncan and Ben wholeheartedly recommend the following fine Dundee...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Chris and Garry from Stannary Brewing Co. based in Tavistock in Devon. Stannary Brewing Co. is an independent brewery, run by life long friends Mark Stephens, Chris John & Garry White, born out of their love for great beer! https://stannarybrewing.shop/ Chris and Garry wholeheartedly recommend the following fine establishments: http://www.vesselbeer.co....

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Paul Jones from Cloudwater Brew Co. based in Manchester. Paul launched Cloudwater in Feb 2015 to champion beer quality through their focus on balance, precision, creativity, and brewing science. By 2017 the World-renowned RateBeer Survey already had Cloudwater ranked as the 2nd best brewery in the World, and they have been ever-present in the Top 15 ever si...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Sheldon and Joe from BRZN Brewery based in Brighton. BRZN is run by four friends, Sheldon, Max, Aleks and Joe, who after home-brewing for 6 months launched BRZN in Dec 2019, brewing out of a shipping container in Brighton. The entire ethos of BRZN is to make beer that they enjoy drinking, and to never lose sight of that. https://brzn.business.site/ The BRZN...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Archie and Louis Village from Villages Brew Co. based in Deptford South-East London. Archie and Louis co-founded Villages in 2016 with the goal of bringing people together to do things that bring people together. As a business started by two brothers, they aim to offer that level of friendship, trust and openness to all. https://villagesbrewery.com/ Archie...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Andy Hipwell from Ampersand Brew Co. based in Diss in South Norfolk. Andy co-founded Ampersand in 2017 with his wife Amy and father Adrian on the family farm in Norfolk. Following a period of sustained success, this year Ampersand have relocated to a fabulous new brewery and taproom close to the town centre in Diss. https://www.ampersandbrew.co/home Andy wh...

Join Rob and Steve as we sat down for an update chat with Oli at the splendid Attic Taproom, on the Stirchley Beer Mile! https://atticbrewco.com/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Dave Stone from Wylam Brewery based in Newcastle. Wylam was launched in the year 2000, initially brewing traditional English beer styles, at the same time that Dave was making a name for himself as the key figure behind large parts of the Newcastle hospitality and entertainments industry. During this period, Dave setup Digital with his business partner Rob...

Join Rob and Steve at the Rivington Farm Trip Festival in delightful, rural Lancashire! Whatever form this Festival takes in 2022, do yourself a big favour and don't miss it! https://www.rivingtonbrewing.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Tim and Felix from Fallen Acorn based in Gosport, Hampshire. Launched in 2016, Fallen Acorn are striving to deliver the highest quality beer from traditional styles and brewing techniques, to pushing modern boundaries and combining a range of brewing experience, with a passion for innovation. They offer a range of styles, and aim to brew something for all t...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Gabe Cook The Ciderologist! Gabe is on a mission to change the way the World thinks and drink cider. Gabe has 15 years experience working with the fermented apple, through his award-winning writing, as well as teaching, tasting, training and judging. https://www.theciderologist.com/ Instagram @ciderologist 5,774 followers Order Gabe's new book, Modern Briti...

In which some beer was consumed and some was spilled! Ross was great fun, as always! https://www.alphadeltabrewing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDeltaLounge/

Join Rob and Steve reporting live from Leeds at Hop City 2021; arguably the UK's pre-eminent Craft Beer Festival.  Featuring interviews with Ross from Floc. Brewing,  Rich from Future State, Arron from Pollys Brew Co., and Dom and Dane from Phantom Brewing Co. https://www.flocbrewing.com/ https://www.futurestatebrew.com/ https://pollysbrew.co/ https://www.phantombrew.com/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Jimmy Hatherley from Unity Brewing in Southampton. Unity was founded in Southampton in Dec 2016. Unity believe that beer is unique in bringing people together as a result of bringing ingredients together. At Unity they produce modern craft beer to make people feel good, united and satisfied. https://unitybrewingco.com/ Jimmy wholeheartedly recommends the fo...

Join Rob and Steve reporting live from the Printworks in Wapping as they continue the Summer Beer Festival Season, featuring update chats with Jordan from Unbarred, DaveBV from The VirtualPubClub and Gaving from The Beer Fridge Podcast! https://www.unbarredbrewery.com/ https://davebvuk.wixsite.com/virtualpubclub https://www.facebook.com/beerfridgepodcast/ 

Beer Festivals are BACK!!! Join me for an on-location report from Staggeringly Good's WarehouseFest in Portsmouth, including interviews with Joe from Staggeringly Good and Dave from Southsea Brewing. https://www.staggeringlygood.com/ https://southseabrewing.co.uk/ https://camcole.com/

This was another visit that I promised to make during a podcast which we actually followed through on!  Steve and Rob from TWICB made the journey to the beautiful Somerset countryside recently to visit Stu and Jasper on a ridiculously hot Saturday evening. Yonder have a superb location with loads of lovely outdoor space. We highly recommend that you arrange to call in on a Saturday yourself b...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Mark Hislop  from Exale Brewing in East London. Exale is a small independently owned brewery based in the ever popular Blackhorse Lane area of East London. Their unique style is based around forging balanced, complex beers inspired by the incredible ingredients around them. https://www.exalebrewing.com/ Mark wholeheartedly recommends the following fine...

Long in the planning, Steve and Rob headed down to St Agnes in Cornwall last weekend to spend an amazing evening in the sunshine with Jonny and the Team at Pipeline Brewing Co Taproom. If you haven't visited this idyllic corner of the UK yet, you owe it to yourself to start making some plans for a visit! https://pipelinebrewing.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Drew Harris from both Boutilliers and  Low Key Barrel Project. Drew is one half of Kent based Boutilliers, along with Rich Bennett, and in Nov 2020 Drew and Rich launched Low Key as their Barrel-Aging Project. Selling Rd, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XF https://www.boutilliers.com/ Drew wholeheartedly recommends: http://www.thepapermillmicropub.co.uk/ https:...

When I first interviewed Andy from Three Hills for the Podcast in October 2020, he had just got the keys to their new Bermondsey Beer-Mile Brewery and Taproom. At the time we discussed their grand-opening plans, although we couldn't have imagined that we still had a long eight months of lock-down ahead of us. I knew that a trip to the Three Hills Outpost in Bermondsey was always going to be a prio...