It's Friday, it's 5pm and this week we're talking about Pastry Stout, the Portman Group and whether the mythical aztec gold could have been vanilla all along. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants, The Bubble takes an irreverent look at beer from the outside, inviting new people to give us their perspective ...
Mar 06, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
It's Friday, it's 5pm and this week we're talking about the best brewery in the world, Hill Farmstead, as well as why Jonny is a triggered beta male snowflake for liking Kriek beer. We also talk about BrewLDN festival, Cloudwater Festival and get an update on Brad's car. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants...
Feb 28, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 4
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. Have you ever stopped to consider the idea that our economy is broken? Could it be that an obsession with growth and property is damaging to our lives? This month we're tackling the age old debate around independence, but from a new angle. We're talking to Krissie Nicholson, founder of the East End Trades Guild, to talk about the practicalities of being independent – the benefits and the drawbacks, and how Krissie is trying to ...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It's Friday, it's 5pm and this week we're recording without beers, because it's BREAKFAST. Jonny is at Manchester Piccadilly preparing for Cloudwater's annual Friends & Family & Beer festival, while Brad is...not. This week we're talking about car oil, the alien world of pellicles and crisis in the arches of Britain's railway brewers. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you ...
Feb 21, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It's Friday! It's 5pm! We're are both hungover! We did a disastrous live show last night that got totally out of hand, so here we are nursing our heads and trying not to think about it. Instead, we talk about beer judging, Hartlepool head pours and smurf hats. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants, The Bubbl...
Feb 14, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It's Friday, it's 5pm and this is episode TWO of our weekly podcast! This time we're talking about our sponsored Brewdog video about low-ABV beer, this week's normal upload all about what a saison REALLY should taste like, and why Jonny is going to Copenhagen without Brad. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchan...
Feb 07, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
It's Friday, it's 5pm and we're here to bring you crashing into the weekend. In the first our new podcast concept, we talk through our latest video on the channel and the comments section, which this week means absurd dives into lactose, fjords, silly hats, low alcohol beer and more. So grab a tinny on the train, or a pint in the pub, or something from the fridge and settle in to Friday night with the Craft Beer Channel! Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by B...
Jan 31, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 1
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. In our first episode of 2020, we look at the future of beer through the lens of fashion and find that they are part of the same system. As Nick Carvell, former associate fashion editor at GQ explains, our fashion and beer choices are driven by the same issues – independence, hype, seasonality, sustainability, personal image – and the people selling to us know that better than we do. Or as Rob puts it, they're trolling us. Broug...
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 12
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. It's the first ever annual edition of the Bubble! This week we're joined by comedian, actor and film geek Richard Soames to talk about the world's best – and more importantly worst – Christmas films. To do so we also rope in Brad, who comes armed with a list of films that are 100% not Christmas films. So come for our ideas about Hans Gruber origin stories, misguided allusions to "Schindlers Christmas List" and stay for the tort...
Dec 22, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. In a twist on our format, we introduce Brad of the Craft Beer Channel to the Bubble! In the episodes with Brad we'll be getting out of the bubble and trying something for the first time – whether it's bungee jumping or, in this case drinking hard seltzer. Join us as we try two seltzers from the States and then...well...we go on a rampage about how this trend shouldn't work but it probably will. Brought to you by the team behind...
Dec 01, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to James Hoffman, founder of Square Mile coffee, Youtube sensation (Jonny is jealous) and HATER of coffee beer. We talk to him about how similar the beer and coffee worlds are – right from the process of production to the fact that roasters are at the mercy of the cafe owners when it comes to quality. We then test out some coffee beers on James, to rather entertaining effect. Brought to you by the team behind ...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 9
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to Colin Gilhespy, managing director of beer importer Cave Direct and Rob's boss. As one of the first importers of Belgian beer, and such a huge champion of it that Belgium gave him a MEDAL, Colin is probably the most influential man in beer that you haven't heard of. And we're only partly saying that because he's Rob's boss. We talk about the beer scene before craft beer – including why Cantillon used to atta...
May 26, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 8
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to Warwick Smith, founder of Renegade Wines in Bethnal Green, London. Taking an no-rules-barred approach to wine making he imports European grapes, blending all varieties, using all sorts of barrels and yeasts, and even adding hops to a canned white wine! We talk through the trials of working in a conservative industry (though far more open minded than you might think) as well as as the amazing process of wine...
Apr 14, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 7
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to brewing legend Evin O'Riordain of the Kernel in our first inside-out episode. We spend an hour talking about cheese making, which is the world Evin worked in before being blown away by the US beer scene on a trip to New York. Hear all about Kernel's origins, why Cheddar is everywhere, why cheese can't be upscaled and all about creating a sense of place in food. Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Be...
Mar 03, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to Andrew Misell, director of Wales at Alcohol Change UK. Formed by the union of Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK, the charity funds research into alcohol harm and lobbies for changes it believes are needed in government policy. We talk through such huge issues as minimum pricing, ethical research, the pros and cons of session beer (you heard that right), and why teetotallers seem to live shorter lives ...
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 5
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to Robyn Simms, cofounder of Square Root sodas, makers of the best lemonade in the world. Over 40 minutes we talk about why the rise of craft soda has been so slow, why it's incredibly competitive and how the same issues that plague beer also affect the soft drink world. We also spend a lot of time talking about Coca Cola and Dr Pepper. Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by ...
Jan 07, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week we talk to restaurant owner, Masterchef winner and former Euston Tap manager Tim Anderson about the trials and tribulations of selling beer in a restaurant and are taken aback by his approach. As well as the toilet stories. Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants, The Bubble takes an irreverent look at beer from the outside, inviting new people to give us their perspect...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week, meet John West, a financial journalist who specialises in covering mergers and acquisitions. We talk to him about the murky world of corporate takeovers – how the happen, how they work and how they affect the businesses they involve. All without letting emotion get in the way. Ok, occasionally emotion gets in the way. Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants, The Bubble...
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 2
You’re listening to the bubble, the podcast turning beer inside out. This week, meet the team. In a world full of armchair experts who learned everything they know from instagram, we decided to escape the echo chamber and meet people with genuine insight into our tiny little world. In doing so, we hope to expand yours. Brought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel and sponsored by Beer Merchants, The Bubble takes an irreverent look at beer from the outside, inviting new people to give...
Sep 29, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1
