Episodes
Feat. Pete Brown, Tom Bott (Signature Brew) & Jane Peyton.
Published 12/21/20
A tribute to Roger Ryman, one of the true greats of brewing, in his own words. Recorded at St Austell Brewery in November 2019. Roger Ryman: 02/06/1967 - 28/05/2020
Published 06/02/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring Emma McClarkin (BBPA), Katy Moses (KAM Media) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator).
Published 05/14/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring Steven Alton (BII), Mark McCulloch (Supersonic Inc) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator).
Published 05/07/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring Tony Sophoclides (UK Hospitality), Gabe Cook (The Ciderologist) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator).
Published 04/30/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring Neil Walker (SIBA), Chris Hyde (Pub2Me), Carolyn Jenkinson (Licensed Trade Charity) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator).
Published 04/23/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring Emma McClarkin (British Beer & Pub Association), Annabel Smith (Cask Marque & Beer Belle) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator).
Published 04/16/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry?
Featuring: Tom Stainer (Chief Executive, CAMRA); Keith Bott (co-founder, Titanic Brewery & President, Pub Aid) & Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator)
Published 04/09/20
How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: - James Calder (Chief Executive, SIBA) - John Willetts (Director, Simply Hops) - Iain Chambers (Community Project Manager, The Bevy) - Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator)
Published 04/02/20
Feat. Dr J Jackson-Beckham (Diversity Ambassador, Brewer's Association) & Paul Jones (Co-Founder & Director, Cloudwater)
Published 03/05/20
Feat. Roger Ryman (St Austell Brewery), Ben Duckworth (Affinity Brew Co), Matt Eley (Cask Report) & Jane Peyton
Published 02/06/20
Feat: Goose Island, Ron Pattinson & Derek Prentice
Published 01/09/20
Feat: Megan Stone, Laine Brew Co, Portobello Brewery & Mothership Brewery
Published 12/12/19
Sustainability involves a complex web of interconnectedness between consumer, brewery, supplier and worker.
Colin Johnston (Crisp Malting) & Fergus Fitzgerald (Adnams) discuss some of the issues.
Recorded live at Cambridge Beer Festival.
Published 11/28/19
Chris Drummond, CEO of Good Things Brewing Co. takes Emma on a tour of his brewery and talks about his plans to become fully-sustainable.
Published 11/14/19
How are breweries responding to the challenge of acting more sustainably?
Featuring: BrewBroker, Barney's Beer, Lab Culture & resident beer sommelier, Jane Peyton
Published 10/31/19
Ampersand Brew Co.'s Andy Hipwell talks tap rooms, collaborations and cask ales, and shares some of the challenges of setting up a modern, progressive brewery in the heart of rural East Anglia.
Published 10/17/19
From the original lease to the distinctive advertising, and from the earliest recipes to the invention of the widget, Guinness is a brewery with a rich 260 year history.
Take a step inside the Guinness Archive alongside archivist, Fergus Brady, and discover some of the secrets that bring this unique beer alive.
Published 10/03/19
Beer and whisk(e)y: great drinking buddies and close relatives in the family tree of booze.
But what can we learn about beer from its spiritual cousin?
Feat: Dougal Sharp (Innis & Gunn), Sean Burke (Porterhouse Brew Co), Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery) & Jane Peyton (School of Booze).
Published 09/19/19
The 'craft' beer revolution in the UK is often associated with railway arches and industrial estates. But that's not the whole story. Beer is going back to the country.
Published 09/05/19
Jereme Zimmerman - author of 'Brew Beer Like a Yeti' - talks to Emma about the birth of civilisation, prohibition, sustainability, Norse mythology and the importance of stories to our enjoyment of beer.
If you've ever thought about brewing Chicha de Muko at home, listen up!
Published 08/22/19
Emma highlights four breweries that are doing interesting things with ingredients that fall slightly outside the norm. Feat: - Liquid Light Brewing Co. (Nottingham, UK) - Gara Guzu (Turkey) - Jake's Saffron Beer (Kent, UK) - Lowlander (Netherlands) - and resident beer sommelier, Jane Peyton
Published 08/08/19
Inside the beer industry we've been talking for years about how well beer goes with food, and how it can work even better alongside food than wine.
Are people outside the industry beginning to listen?
Featuring insights from:
- Garrett Oliver (Brewmaster, Brooklyn Brewery)
- Melissa Cole (Beer Writer)
- Ian Colgan (Beer & Food Specialist, Guinness Brewery)
- and, of course, resident beer sommelier, Jane Peyton
Published 07/25/19
In this world of unparalled choice, where kegs, bottles and cans of all styles constantly cry out for our attention, what is the value of cask ale?
Emma hosts a discussion panel about the value of the pint in your glass - not just the price, but the history, the provenance and the meaning of cask ale.
Published 07/11/19