Episode 33: ORA Brewing Join me as I chat with Daniele, Dario and Luigi from ORA Brewing in their Taproom in Tottenham, North London. We talk about starting up in London, brewing with Italian ingredients including Balsamic vinegar, and Beer Cocktails, amongst many others. We enjoy the following beers: Dolce Vita Session IPA Panaro West Coast IPA Limoncello IPA Plus there's Beer News about Track's new taproom and the awesome sounding collab between The Driftwood Spars Brewery and Fallen Acorns Br...
Oct 07, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Episode 32: New Bristol Brewery I welcome husband and wife team Noel and Maria from New Bristol Brewery ( https://twitter.com/NewBristol ) and we discuss a range of things, such as: Their beers Their roles in the brewery Albert the Gorilla Branding Bristol's beer scene Collaborating with Adidas and Size The use of adjuncts ... and much more! There's also a cameo from Stout the dog! We also drink three of their beers: The Happy World of Sabro Talus About It Cinder Toffee Stout In Beer News I talk...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 31: Burnt Mill Brewery In this episode I welcome Sophie de Ronde, Head Brewer at Burnt Mill Brewery (Twitter: @BrewSophie ; Instagram: @sophiederonde ) to the podcast and we talk about a lot, including: The brewery's origins Sophie's background The affect that her allergies have had on her career Her crowning as Brewer of the Year in 2019 The pandemic International Women's Collaboration Brew Day Diversity in beer Yeast attenuation And so much more! While speaking with Sophie, I drank: Pi...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Episode 30 - Matt Curtis on Modern British Beer Matt (@totalcuris on Twitter and Instagram ) joins me to talk about his brand new book, Modern British Beer. The book covers Matt's thoughts on what he calls "The Broad Spectrum of Joy" and his definition of Modern British Beer before taking in chapters on 86 beers from 86 different breweries around Britain. It's available now from CAMRA and all good Independent bookshops, bottle shops and craft breweries (especially those that are featured in the ...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Beer Prime - Episode 29 - 1st Birthday Special with Hop Stop, Pilgrim Brewery, Crumbs Brewery and 360 Degree Brewing Recorded in person, not over Zoom, this special episode celebrates the 1st Birthday of Beer Prime! Listen to me chat with Rush from Hop Stop, Gus from Pilgrim, Morgan from Crumbs and Ben from 360 Degree and sample some lovely beers. It was great to record in person and it's definitely something that I want to do more of over the next year of Beer Prime. So charge your glasses, sit...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Episode 28 - Electric Bear Brewing Co. Based in Bath, Electric Bear have been going since 2015, and I have the great pleasure of chatting with Bec all about the brewery and tasting three of their great beers! Listen to find out how Bec would describe herself as a beer style, her thoughts on Untapped ticking, how the pandemic has changed Electric Bear, whether there's a Cider v Craft Beer battle in the West Country and all about the brewery, plus plenty more - including a random appearance for ch...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 28
EPISODE 27 - OVERTONE BREWING CO I'm joined by @overtonekaran from @Overtonebrewing to talk about their brewery and beers, the innnovations in hops, putting Kiwi into beer .... possibly! ... and a whole host of things! This is well worth a listen!
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode I am joined by Arron ( @PollysArron ) from North Wales brewery Polly's ( @pollysbrewco ). They are widely recognised as one of the best IPA breweries in the UK, and we enjoy three pale beers while chatting about a variety of things, such as their first 3 years in existence, how they've been doing in the Pandemic, the reason they tend to stick to pale and hoppy beers, the Pyramid Dry-hopping technique, and so much more!...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In this episode, I talk with Ruth Mitchell (@beerfaerie) from Elusive Brew, as well as a quick catch up with Lee Grabham from Brew York! Lots of great beery talk with two breweries celebrating their 5th birthdays!
May 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Episode 24 is all about the HOPS and MALT that make the beverage we love so much what it is! I speak with John Willett and Phil Lowry from Simply Hops and discover all about different varietals of hops, their history, the exciting new hops that are being cultivated, as well as the leaps and bounds that are being made in making the product more efficient for brewers, such as pellets and liquid hops! Then I chat with Becky Gee and Mike Benson from Crisp Malt, who provide the malted barley, wheat, ...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode, I talk with Pat Jones, co-founder of Pilot Brewing, and we discuss a whole load of things including: How they started Their hilarious Twitter account Those "Selling out to ABInbev tweets" and what would REALLY happen if they were approached Packing a punch into low ABV sours 330ml vs 440ml cans Beer names The "Time for a Brew" Brewery World Cup Beer Into Supermarkets Favourite Hops Their brilliant Drinklusion scheme We also drink four of their great beers along the way: Blond Ph...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Beer Prime - Episode 22 - Utopian Brewery I'm joined in this episode by the brilliant Beer Writer, Adrian Tierney-Jones, who is a guest co-host. Adrian and I talk with Jeremy Swainson of Utopian Brewery in Devon, a lager only brewery producing some outstanding beers. We talk about Jeremy's background, including a few years working in Germany; decoction mashing techniques, whether Jeremy is a scientist or an artist, and much more! Beers Beer 1: Ten Degrees (me); Alt Beer collab with Bristol Beer ...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Beer Prime - Episode 21 - Brew By Numbers In this episode I welcome Mike Burt from Brew By Numbers and we chat about the brewery, its history, its future and that number system, amongst many other things. While we chat, we drink 5 of their awesome beers: 11 Session IPA - Mosaic 05 IPA – Centennial 42 DDH Pale Mordern Wharf 55 DIPA – Mosaic and Amarillo 85 TIPA – Mosaic and Citra Listen also for Beer News and a rundown of the beers I've been drinking over the last couple of weeks. Also - don't fo...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 21
What a treat you're in for! 5 of America's top craft breweries - Sierra Nevada, Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Springdale and Firestone Walker, join me, as well as Lotte Peplow from the Brewers Association! So much great talk about the beer that has influenced so many brewers in the UK and around the world!
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This episode features Danny Tapper from Beak Brewery , based in Lewes in East Sussex. Another brewery which started in the pandemic, Danny and the team moved into their brewery in August last year! As we talk about their past, their future plans, and their influences, we sample three of their great IPAs. Pour yourself a beer and have a listen – unless you’re driving, of course… in which case, listen and then have a beer when you get to where you’re going!
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode I chat with Stacey Ayeh of Rock Leopard Brewing and we talk about his journey so far, the hurdles he has had to clear to get there, and where he thinks he's headed! All while drinking three of his cracking beers! There's also some Beer News and a round-up of the best beers I've had since the last episode!
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode, I speak with Sean Robertson, UK rep for Gwei-lo - a Hong Kong brewery - about their brewing over here in the UK with Vocation up in Hebden Bridge. I also speak with the brewery's CEO and co-founder, Ian Jebbit, to discuss the origins of the brewery and the meaning of the name! There's also Beer News and a Top 10 of Tryanuary beers, along with a Top 6 of the remaining beers. Pour yourself a beer, put your feet up and have a listen.
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This episode features Northern Monk Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Brian Dickson! We talk about the brewery and their amazing beers, while drinking a few of them! There's also Beer News and My Top 10 of recent beers!!
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Happy New Year! In this episode I catch up with Matt from Siren, Russ from Amity and Alex from North, my guests back in episodes 2, 3 and 5 from last summer (July and August). I speak to them about what their breweries have been up to since we last spoke. In addition, there is more of my chat with the three top beer writers - Claire Bullen, Matt Curtis and Adrian Tierney-Jones - as they tell me what they predict for beer in 2021!!
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
WOW! What a packed and EPIC episode! Clocking in at over 2 hours, its designed for you to dip in and out over the festive period! My guests in this episode are Jack Hobday from London brewery Anspach & Hobday, and I also speak with top Beer Writers Matthew Curtis, Claire Bullen and Adrian Tierney-Jones about their Beers of the Year and Breweries of the Year!! Additionally, Anspach & Hobday are giving away a mixed case of 24 beers! Just go to @BeerPrimeUK on Twitter and retweet the compet...
Dec 23, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 14
My guest on this episode is Pete Hill, founder of Brewers Eye app. Pete tells us all about the app and how he came to develop it. We drink a few beers together from breweries such as Marble, Cloudwater, Wild Card, Brew York, Play Brew and Northern Monk. There's also Beer News, my Top 10 of beers consumed since the last episode, and news of the next two episodes, including a Christmas Special!!
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode I speak with Stu McKinlay of Yeastie Boys, the New Zealand brewery making great beer over here in the UK too. We talk about the brewery's origins, Stu's move over to the UK to head up operations here, their beers and the support of Hospitality Action, plus much more! Theres also some Beer News and my Top 10 of beers that I've had in the last 2 weeks!!
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 12
My guest this week is Jaega Wise, Head Brewer of East London's Wild Card Brewery, as well as presenter on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme and Amazon Prime's The Wine Show! We talk about the brewery, Jaega's presenting jobs, hops, IPAs, great can art and much more! All of this, while drinking three of Wild Card's new beers, which are ***SPOILER ALERT*** amazing! Cover art photo by @mileswillis
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This episode's guest is Robert Wicks, Founder, Owner and Head Brewer at Kent's Westerham Brewery. We talk about using the finest ingredients, their beers, the brewery's history and Robert answers Weird Beard Rob's Rhinos & Tigers question - with a name drop of a Tennis legend! All of this while drinking three of Westerham's fantastic beers. Then there's Beer News, this week covering the Subscription Boxes and Advent Calendars out there; and the Top 5 becomes Top 10 this week - so many great ...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Packed episode this week! I talk to Rob from West London's Weird Beard Brewery, and we drink three of their fantastic beers. There's the normal Beer News and Top 5 features, as well as a little quiz for fun! I also talk about playing the online Escape Room game The Cyphstress, which is based around Siren Craft Brew's beers!
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In today's episode I speak with Brew York's Head Brewer, Lee Brabham, about their expansion, their beer names and can designs - one of which has had to be withdrawn recently! - and Lee's favourite beers. All this while we drink a few of their excellent beers. There's also the latest Beer News and my Top 5 beers of the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
By popular demand, here's the full 1 hour 45 mins conversation with the guys from Marble. It was great fun to record, I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much! Get yourselves a few beers and press play!
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
I speak with Joe Ince and 3 of his colleagues at Manchester based brewery, Marble. Joe sent a lot of great beer in advance and we went through 5 of these beers during the podcast - some of them VERY strong! This led to a LOOOOONG conversation. Of course, I've edited it down to standard length, but have received a few messages asking me to post the whole thing. So in a couple of days time, I'll release a (virtually) unedited cut! Its great fun, lots of topics are covered and the beers were great!...
Sep 16, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 7
What a packed episode! I speak with James from London Beer Factory and we discuss their beers, their history and what they plan to do for the future, as well as the success of their line in Tesco. James also tells me what his 3 Desert Island Beers are! As well as chatting with James, I was also out and about (yeah, I know right?!) and visited the Bristol taprooms of Bristol Beer Factory (no relation) and Wild Beer Co, as well as the Brewery tap of Welsh craft giants, Tiny Rebel! I recorded those...
Sep 04, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
My guest today is Alex from North Brewing Co, which is based in Leeds. Alex is Brand Ambassador and tells us all about the brewery's history and a little about their future. We drink some of their beers and discuss beer in general. I also introduce a couple of new features - a little round-up of the beers I've been drinking, and some news from the beer scene!
Aug 21, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
