Barley, Hops, and Toil: Ingredients to Southwick Brewhouse’s

Barley, Hops, and Toil: Ingredients to Southwick Brewhouse’s Success

Listen now

Description

In 1957, Master Brewer Dick Olding produced his last batch of beer and retired at the age of 81. Martin Bazeley and Matt Hallett join Julian Gerry to share Olding’s story, as well as the decades of history and tradition behind the brewing process. Keep listening to learn about the vital role of the brewery during the Second World War! This is our first episode of Season 8! If you want to find further information on this episode or to listen to other episodes of Hampshire HistBites, visit our website.

More Episodes

See all »

War Reaches Hampshire: Catastrophe in the Cathedral

One day, the halls of Winchester Cathedral are filled with whispered prayers and holy songs. The next, they echo with the roaring of gunfire and hooves crashing over the tombs of holy men. The English Civil War was a conflict that spared neither the lowest of peasants nor the highest of kings. It...

Published 09/14/22

Hampshire HistBites

Published 09/14/22

250 Years of History with the Hampshire Chronicle

At a glance, Winchester is a city preserved in history—sheltered from the winds of time and change. Upon closer inspection, you will discover that there are new stories and developments happening around every corner. It’s the job of Andrew Napier and a dedicated team of journalists to find these...

Published 09/07/22