Episode 38 and the boys travel to The Two-Tailed Lion in Leicester! Featuring 'Five Hop' from Hawkshead Brewery, 'For The Purpose Of Clarity' by Wylam and 'Madagascan Porter' from Black Iris Brewery, one of which becomes the current Beer of the Year for Mark! The guys also discuss their best Twitter interactions following their surprise response from Brewdog. Enjoy!
Episode 37 and the guys return to the Beerhouse to take on some tasty collaborations! Featuring the 'City' from Tiny Rebel & Magic Rock, the 'Tropical Sorbet' from Tiny Rebel & Neon Raptor, and the 'Greed' from Braybrooke and Beavertown. We also debate over Aldi and Lidl beers, and Tom brings a new quiz to the table! Enjoy!
Episode 36 and the first episode of 2019 sees the boys take on three more local beers and talk about their New Year hopes and ambitions for MBB. Featuring 'Kinky Boots' from Phipps, 'Pow Wow' from Langton Brewery and 'Loosehead' from Blackpit Brewery. Enjoy!
Episode 35 and our last of 2018 sees the boys open their #BeerySecretSanta presents, with some fantastic results! We also reflect on 2018 and get tucked in to one of the beers. Enjoy! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Episode 34 sees the boys pick out a selection of beers they've never had from some of the UK's leading supermarkets; the 'Perfect Pilsner' from Bad Co. brewed exclusively for Asda, Waitrose's 'Duchy Organic' IPA from Wychwood Brewery and the 'Hyde & Wylde Oatmeal Stout' from Marston's Brewery brewed exclusively for Sainsbury's. We also pick further unanswered questions out from our previous Q&A session from the Cannonball Run, and Mark has a shocking revelation.... Enjoy!
Episode 33 sees the boys once again at the Beerhouse sampling 4 beers from Cloudwater Brewery, all on cask, from their AW 2018 range. They try the 'Porter', the 'Brown', the 'Pale Ale' and the 'DDH Pale Ale'. They also discuss the importance of cask in the craft beer scene (with some big help from Twitter followers), 'muzak' and the birth of the greatest jazz musician you've never heard of. Enjoy!
Episode 32 sees the boys back at their favourite pub, the Beerhouse, trying 3 locally brewed beers; the 'Electric Landlady' from Baker's Dozen, the 'Bullseye' from Langton Brewery and the 'Of Juice' from Three Hills Brewery. We also discuss our favourite superlative, Tom becomes a master chooser of beers for non-beer drinkers and Ashley gets rather a long new nickname. Enjoy!
Episode 31 and we head to Braybrooke Farm in Leicestershire to talk to Luke and Mario from Braybrooke Beer Co. about their journey into producing craft lagers, and sample the 'New Zealand Pils' and the 'Keller Lager'. Enjoy!
Episode 30 and the boys are back! It's the 2nd Takeover episode where we feature three beers from the fantastic Bristol brewery Arbor Ales. We try out their 'Mosaic' pale ale, their 'Shangri-La' session IPA and their 'A-Bomb' Amarillo pale. We also catch up on our drinks over the extended break, talk Brut IPA's, and admire Ashley's brilliant description of Butter Beer from Harry Potter. Enjoy!
Episode 29 and the boys delve into the world of Trappist beers. Featuring the 'La Trappe Tripel' from Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven, and the 'Tynt Meadow' from Mount Saint Bernard Brewery, the UK's first and world's 12th Trappist brewery from our own neck of the woods in Leicestershire! The boys also take part in a 'bootylicious' quiz, Mark reveals his rap name, and the guys fondly remember the now (sadly) defunct Market Harborough brewery. Enjoy!
Episode 28 and Mark showcases some of his findings from his trip to Folkestone, and a Belgian IPA gets thrown into the mix on the same night England play Belgium. Featuring the 'Belgian IPA' from Burning Soul, the 'Murmuration' from Romney Marsh Brewing and the 'Black Taxi To The Moon' from the Brewery of Angels & Demons. Mark also discusses his recent trip to Croatia, and the boys talk pubs banning half pints and the recent Beavertown/Heineken developments. Enjoy!
Episode 27 and the boys tackle the Cannonball Run! The 'Cannonball', 'Human Cannonball', 'Un-Human Cannonball' and 'Neo-Human Cannonball' from Magic Rock Brewery are tackled, with some....interesting results at the end. We also went live on Twitter during the recording of this podcast, so you'll relive the audio of that as we took questions from our Twitter followers using the hashtag #askMBB, plus Mark talks about his trip to Folkestone, Ashley talks about his many birthday beers and Tom talks ...
Episode 26 and we talk about the football season just gone, plus a little on the upcoming World Cup, all whilst enjoying three varying saisons, featuring the 'Stateside Saison' from Stillwater Brewing, the 'Saison' from Savour Beer, and the 'Lemongrass Saison' from Partizan Brewing. Also, things get a little funky, we find out the guys' favourite Harry Potter characters and we hype ourselves up for Episode 27, which will be our CANNONBALL RUN 2018! Enjoy!
Episode 25 of Men Beerhaving Badly and our 5th Guest Ales with our good friend Chris! Featuring the ‘Pale Ale’ from Market Bosworth Brewery, the ‘What The Water Wanted’ from Flying Couch & Wylam Breweries, and the ‘Who Made Who’ from Left Handed Giant & Odyssey Brewing Co. We also celebrate a big milestone, Tom has a revelation and Mark talks about his first 5 star review on Untappd…. Enjoy!
Episode 24 and we sample some of Cornwall's finest, as brought back by Tom from his holiday. Featuring the 'Kilcobben EPA' from Cornish Chough Brewery, the 'Knill By Mouth' by St. Ives Brewery and the 'Chocolate Kolsch-Style' from Harbour Brewing. Also, the boys sample some 'beery fudge', talk Wetherspoons' departure from social media and try to keep our official mascot Duke calm! And look out for a special surprise from Tom and his 'little friend'...... Enjoy!
Episode 23 sees the guys delve into drinks with an orange-y twist! Featuring the 'Whoop Ass' from Beerbliotek + All In Brewing, the 'Orange Mocha Frapp Stout' from Tiny Rebel Brewery, and the 'Beverley Crusher' from Twisted Barrel Ale + GlassHouse Beer Co. We also talk about declining pub statistics and Ashley talks about his exclusive visit to Leicester's newest craft pub. Enjoy!
Episode 22 and our first Takeover episode, where we focus on one particular brewery, which this time is Electric Bear Brewing Co. from Bath! We chat to Ryan, Ian and Dennis from the brewery in the Freemasons Arms in Market Harborough, as well as review the Livewire, Surface Area² and Mochachocolata Ya Ya! Enjoy!
Episode 21 and the guys head back to Beerhouse for three beers on cask: the Pathfinder from Salopian Brewery, the Admiral Special Pale Ale from Tres Bien Brewery, and the Cleopatra from Derventio Brewery. Also, Ashley reveals his favourite song, Tom can't count and Mark....well, let's just say Mark probably won't look back at this episode with particularly fond memories..... Enjoy!
Episode 20 and our 4th edition of Guest Ales, and we are joined by Martin and Steve from The Beer O'Clock Show! Featuring Boot Town Brewery's 'Swiggy Starburst', To Øl's 'Thirsty Frontier' and the 'Cardinal Wolf', a collaboration between Weird Beard and Tiny Rebel. Also featuring an MBB vs BOC head-to-head quiz! We will also be featuring on Beer O'Clock Show's 'Hopinions' on 1st March, so to check that out (and for all the other great content that Beer O'Clock Show put out) head over to www.beer...
Episode 19 (recorded on Valentine's Day) and the boys delve into three different styles of IPA: the NEIPA from Pilot & Brouwerij Anders, the Americano Double IPA with coffee from Siren Brew and the Mother's Ruin Juniper IPA from Black Iris Brewery. Also, Tom has a new game and MBB Bingo continues to be a sore point for Mark. Enjoy!
Episode 18 and we venture back into the strong beers featuring the 'Yellow Belly' from Omnipollo & Buxton Breweries, the 'Neutron Star' from Atom Brewery and the '#0004' in the Malter Ego series from Dan's Brewery (now known as Wander Beyond). We also talk about our ideal celebrities we'd like to prop up the bar with. Enjoy!
Episode 17 of Men Beerhaving Badly where we tackle some brews from the US of A! Featuring the Esther Belgian Christmas Ale (yes, we know we're a month late!) from Platform Beer Company, the Red Tape Lager from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers, the Gose from Westbrook Brewing Co. and the Hubert MPA from Melvin Brewing. We also talk about places in America we've visited and would want to visit, and we ask Ashley about his hopes for 2018. Enjoy!
Episode 16 and the first of 2018 see's Mark and Tom (sans Ashley this week) at the Beerhouse in Market Harborough trying out the Pattern Recognition from Pig & Porter, the APA from Three Hills and the Saison From Another Place from Twister Barrel Ale. We also talk our ambitions for the New Year and how generous/strict you should be with Untappd. Enjoy!
A mini-episode to round off the year, as the (slightly inebriated!) guys recap the beginnings of the podcast, look forward to 2018 and try out the Dessert In A Can from Amundsen Bryggeri. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far on our beer adventures, and we hope 2018 will be even bigger and better for us! Cheers!
Episode 15 of Men Beerhaving Badly and our third Guest Ales episode, where we have our good friend Adam on to try out and pick a winner from the Samuel Smith's Wheat Beer, the Beach Bum from Beatnikz Republic and the Built To Fall from Marble Beers. We also have another new guessing game courtesy of Tom and another listen to Adam's project 'Møtel' and the song 'Teeth' (previously featured on our all-too-quiet Episode 8). Enjoy!
Episode 14 of Men Beerhaving Badly and we take a trip to the capital with a couple of London brews, a stout from Partizan Brewing and the Bethnal Pale Ale from Redchurch. Also, Tom's Trav-Ales makes a return with the Button Masher, a collaboration from Electric Bear & Elusive breweries, and we talk about our own Desert Island Beers. Enjoy!
Episode 13 of Men Beerhaving Badly and the guys head to Broood in Leicester to meet Steve, on the opening night of their beer festival with an incredible range of beers from nano/micro breweries across the country. Featuring beers from Montagu Estate Craft Brewery in Newcastle, Priest Town Brewing in Preston, Chapeau Brewing in Horsham and High Weald Brewery in West Sussex. Enjoy!
Episode 12 of Men Beerhaving Badly where we look at a couple of pale ales, the Yu Lu from Siren Craft Brewing Company and the Penny Lane Pale from Mad Hatter Brewing Company. We also have the return of Tom's Trav-Ales featuring the Niksicko Tamno from Trebjesa Brewery in Montenegro, and the newly re-formatted IPA Or IP-Neigh... Enjoy!
Episode 11 of Men Beerhaving Badly and the fellas are about to have their c**ks blown off! Two strong beers, the 9% Ninkasi from The Wild Beer Company and the 12% Liquid Double Fudge from Evil Twin Brewing. We also have the return of Ashley's Question Time and there's a particularly odd bottle top that Tom contends with... As always if you would like your music featured on our podcast, or if you would like to be a guest or give us feedback in general, hit us up on Twitter @MBBPodcast or Facebook...
Episode 10.5, a mini-episode where we reflect on our first 10 episodes, and give you some outtakes from previous episodes (the stuff too hot for the show! Or just too random...). Enjoy!
