This Week in Craft Beer

Oli and Sam met at Cardiff Uni where Sam began brewing in his bedroom at their shared house. After graduating, Sam moved back to Birmingham and began brewing in his attic. Meanwhile Oli almost escaped to the world of advertising in London, before Sam dragged him back in, to start Attic Brew Co in 2018, in the modern-style of a Taproom led Brewery on the Stirchley beer mile! https://atticbrewco.com...

Jordan began as a home brewer a decade ago. In 2014 he launched Unbarred as a 100l nano brewery in his back garden, and began to win awards. Jordan went on to serve his apprenticeship, volunteering at local Sussex breweries, before joining up with Missing Link in 2017, brewing both for Unbarred as well as for other Contract breweries based there. In 2019 Unbarred were finally able to establish the...

FLOC Brewing was established in Margate in 2020 to brew hop-forward, delicious beers with the finest ingredients. FLOC beers are liquid sunshine - beer that makes people smile! https://www.flocbrewing.com/ Ross wholeheartedly recommends Time & Tide Brewing https://www.timeandtidebrewing.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Shaz and Mike from Docks Beers in Grimsby. Docks Beers was established in Grimsby in 2018 and was built from the ground-up in a disused Grimsby Mission church. www.docksbeers.com

Named after the mythical carnivorous version of the cuddly koala, Drop Bear was launched by Joelle and Sarah in 2019 with a clear mission - brew game-changing alcohol-free beer and build a better world in which to drink it. https://www.dropbearbeers.com/ Joelle and Sarah would love you to consider investing in Drop Bear via their CrowdCube Campaign here: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/drop-be...

For Joe and his friends, Jon and Russ, it all got a little out of control in 2015, when they first uttered the sentence ‘Hey! Shall we get together on Sunday and brew some beer?’. From the moment they started they knew they weren’t cool and they couldn't grow beards, so they focused on what they knew best… brewing quality beer (and dinosaur puns)! https://www.staggeringlygood.com/ Joe wholehearted...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast, Lotte Peplow - The American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe for the Brewers Association. The Brewers Association is an American not-for-profit Trade Association, who can take considerable credit for the prosperity of the Independent US Craft Beer Scene, which is celebrated and revered by Craft Beer Fans the World over. https://www.brewersassociation.org/

Tom grew up helping out his father in the family cidery, before launching his first brewery Mill Green in 2008, focused on producing cask ale with American hops. In 2016, driven by a love of sour beers, he pivoted to launch Little Earth Project, a named inspired by a quote from Jester King founder Jeffrey Stuffings. The result is arguable the most hyper-local brewery in the UK, utilising wild and...

Vault City was launched in 2018 by Founders Steve and Johnnie in Edinburgh, who started out homebrewing on the kitchen stove, before evolving to produce 400l batches in the basement. In 2019 an opportunity came up to rent a corner of 71 Brewing's warehouse in Dundee, as well as to brew on the 71 kit. Production stepped up 10x to 4000l batches. From Jan 2021, Vault City will be coming home to Porto...

Pillars Founders Gavin and Omar started out homebrewing in a garden shed, before launching Pillars Brewery in Walthamstow in 2016, as London's first specialist Craft Lager Brewery. https://www.pillarsbrewery.com/ Gavin and Alex wholeheartedly recommend Ye Olde Rose & Crown in Walthamstow https://www.yeolderoseandcrowntheatrepub.co.uk/

Phil started out homebrewing in the basement of his hairdressing salon in Leeds, before launching Play Brew in 2017, initially as a Contract Brewer. A successful crowdfunding campaign in Oct 2018 enabled Play to open Middlesbrough's first Craft brewery and taproom in 2019. https://www.playbrewco.com/ Phil wholeheartedly recommends Rita's Pantry Micropub in Redcar http://tinyurl.com/ritascans...

Daftaboutcraft is a monthly (soon to be 3-weekly) exploration of the wonderful and creative world of craft beer. Hosted by two guys called Dave, who love to talk all things craft beer! There will be news, views, features and live tastings each month as we take an in-depth look at the UK craft beer scene.

Heist was launched by Dan and Adam in 2017, initially as cuckoo brewers, before opening their own facility in the mining village of Clowne in Derbyshire in 2018. In early 2020 the brewery relocated to the Neepsend district of Sheffield, moving into a 8,000 sq ft industrial building that will ultimately include a 30-tap bar! https://www.heistbrewco.com/ Dan wholeheartedly recommends: http...

Having honed his craft at Gipsy Hill, Fourpure and Arundel Brewery, Brenden launched Little Monster in Jan 2018 initially as a gypsy brewery. https://littlemonsterbrew.com/ Brenden wholeheartedly recommends The Escapist Taproom in Chichester https://www.facebook.com/theescapistchichester/ Please check them out!

The Beak was launched in 2014 initially as a nomadic project by award winning food and drink journalist Danny Tapper. Danny perfected recipes on his one-barrel kit in the Yorkshire Dales, before cuckoo brewing at the likes of North, Burning Sky and Northern Monk. Having built a strong UK following, this summer The Beak opened their brewery and taproom, which includes a mixed fermentation project,...

Carnival Brewing was formed in 2018 by Dom Hope-Smith and Ade Burke inspired by a chance introduction at a local charity Carnival. Sharing their passions for music, family and beer, ideas grew and the beers started flowing. After brewing for a while in Ade's garage, in December 2019 Carnival moved into their new premises in Liverpool's historic waterfront district. https://www.carnivalbrewing...

Established in 2013, Weird Beard don't believe in being stereotyped. They love upfront, in your face, hop-focused craft beers, along with classic styles. Their varied range of core beers are supplemented with a large number of specials and one-offs that allow them to push their creative boundaries. No gimmicks, no crap and never knowingly under hopped means you get great hand-crafted craft beer br...

Established in 2014, Southsea, are a small brewery producing modern beers set up within the walls of the iconic Southsea Castle just outside Portsmouth on the South English Coast. https://southseabrewing.co.uk/ Dave wholeheartedly endorses www.craftycats.beer who are coming soon! 

All Day is a Farmhouse Brewery in a 500 year-old barn on a working farm, which includes a 20-acre organic orchard and a hop yard. They specialise in wild and mixed fermentations and try to supply the brewery as far as possible with ingredients from their own farm, including hops, barley, fruits, herbs and water drawn from a borehole. Simon wholeheartedly recommends: The Plasterer's Arms, Norwich -...

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Joe from Pentrich Brewing, based in the Derbyshire village of Pentrich, just outside the Peak District. Joe and his friend Ryan established Pentrich in 2016 with the goal of producing small batches of exciting, innovative beer. https://www.pentrichbrewing.com/ Joe wholeheartedly recommends Brew Cavern Bottle Shop in Central Nottingham - https://brewcavern.c...

Andrew spent seven years brewing in China including some time as the head brewer at a Drei Kronen Bavarian brauhaus in Shanghai, prior to launching Three Hills on his birthday in 2016. Three Hills Brewing is named after the local Neolithic burial mounds and it's mission is to produce high quality, innovative and experimental small-batch beers for those who love to explore new taste sensations.&nbs...

Based in Central Manchester, Wander Beyond Brewing launched back in December 2017, as a small team with an ambition to make beers bursting with flavour. Inspired by the outdoors and their love for adventure, Wander Beyond began to develop a surreal and exciting world to reflect the flavour of their beers. Hops climb mountains, barrels dwell in caves and mischievous fruits roam free. http...

Andrew has owned the Pelham Arms Pub in Lewes since 2008. In 2016 Andy stepped up his homebrewing in the cellar of the Pelham Arms (affectionately known as "The Abyss!"), before taking over the old Black Cat Brewery a few miles up the road in Uckfield in 2017, to create Abyss Brewing with his friend, also confusingly called Andy! Andrew and Andy wholeheartedly endorse the following fine local...

The London Beer Factory is an open exploration of beer, modern and independent, never still, always innovating. Globally inspired, locally minded. https://www.thelondonbeerfactory.com/ Sim wholeheartedly recommends Wild + Lees Bottle Shop in Herne Hill http://wildandlees.com/

Opened in the summer of 2018, Pipeline Brewing Co. crafts small batches of vibrant, hoppy, juicy beers using fresh ingredients and Cornish water.  They create craft beers that showcase the best of New World hops. https://pipelinebrewing.co.uk/ Jonny recommends The Cornish Pizza Company in St Agnes, for amazing pizzas and the very best West Country Craft Beers, from the likes of Pipeline,...