Episodes
Welcome to We Are Beer People - a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. I wonder how much we stop to think about who is in the pub with us, who's there's having a drink, who's behind the bar, who made the beer you're drink.   And perhaps, the more important question is who is not there? Fewer than one in 20 adults with learning disabilities in England are in paid work.   And that's where the Count Me In Collective comes in. Today's guest, Becky Whinnerah,...
Published 05/16/24
Published 05/16/24
Welcome to We Are Beer People - a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Some places are intertwined with particular styles and serves of beer.   Think of foamy pints of cask beer pulled up from a cool cellar with a handpump in a British pub   Travel to the West Coast of the USA and you're at the home of bright crisp IPAs, full of pine and citrus.   When it comes to lagers, these are differentiated from ales by their use of bottom-fermenting yeast at cool...
Published 04/18/24
Welcome to We Are Beer People - a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Today we have a special episode where I headed to SIBA's (the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates) annual AGM conference and exhibition, BeerX, in Liverpool where I got to meet many of the fantastic beer people.   It includes brewers, suppliers, associates as well as speakers and is one of the few times when brewers get a chance to take a moment and meet each other. A big thank you...
Published 03/29/24
Welcome to We Are Beer People - a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Today I'm meeting with Emma Inch, beer podcaster and communicator that was voted UK beer writer of the year in 2018 and has a background in radio, DJing, podcasting, writing, judging, teaching and social work.   And Emma's recent project is called Same Again? A Podcast About Beer Pubs & Mental Health. It's a deft, informative and supportive look at the interplay been these three elements...
Published 03/15/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. *This is part TWO of a two-part episode. In the first part we focus mainly on Fuller's and the earlier part of Hayley's career whilst the second part picks up when Hayley joins Siren Craft Brew. If you haven't listened to it already, you might want to listen to the first part of this before this one.*   So today, I'm heading to Staines and to one of the local pubs of Hayley Pearce, shift...
Published 03/01/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. *This is part ONE of a two-part episode. In the first part we focus mainly on Fuller's and the earlier part of Hayley's career whilst the second part picks up when Hayley joins Siren Craft Brew.*   So today, I'm heading to Staines and to one of the local pubs of Hayley Pearce, shift brewer at Siren Craft Brew. Hayley's brewing career started with homebrewing with her Dad, before joining...
Published 03/01/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. It's no wonder that reconviction rates are so high (42% of all UK prison leavers will be reconvicted within 12 months). Prison leavers aren't always set-up for success, leaving with just £76, they need to build up skills and confidence, find accommodation, a place of work and prospects for the future. I chatted with Brian Spencer, Marketing Manager at Tap Social Movement (TSM) in Oxford. TSM...
Published 02/16/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. One of the things I love about beer and brewing is that it is of its time, of its place and of its people. We can look into a brewery – see why it brews certain beers, what was popular, who was making it, where the ingredients came from and how it was brewed - and it tells us so much about the time, the place and the people. That’s why I’m really excited to speak with today’s guest, Ron...
Published 02/02/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. We're speaking with Alex Rowley, co-founder of @thehivecrowthorne, about setting up and running the "hybrid craft beer, coffee shop, taproom, bottleshop" that is The Hive. It's a home for all things beer, coffee, cheese, cider, rum and gin; and Alex and his wife, Emma, created The Hive to feature all the things they love. Popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, pets and people from the local...
Published 01/19/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Today we’re taking a leap from   what is – if we’re honest – the perfectly stable ground beneath our feet and taking the risk and opportunity of the high seas. In some ways that’s the journey that today’s guest has taken I’m speaking with Sonja Mitchell, the Managing Director or Beer Admiral of Jump Ship Brewing, an alcohol-free beer brand that started when Sonja – an avid sailor - had had...
Published 01/05/24
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. I hope you're having a good festive break. We'll be back in January 2024 with some more conversations with the beer people, including a chat with Sonja Mitchell at alcohol-free brewery Jump Ship brewing, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, I've found some topical festive jokes to share with you... you're welcome! Follow us to stay updated: Website: www.wearebeerpeople.co.uk Social...
Published 12/29/23
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. As the palpable promise of Christmas builds, many of us will be drawn towards our favourite pubs, bars, taprooms and bottleshops to drink our favourite beers with our favourite people. And curiosity probably got us there, but what was it that sparked that in us?  Today's guest is Matt Curtis, a journalist, author, photographer, and founder and editor of the magazine, pellicle. It's fair to say...
Published 12/22/23
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. If there's one theme in this episode it's the siren song call of the woodsmoke from a distant pub. We meet with Jamie Duffield (who you may know as JD) the canning line lead at Siren Craft Brew. JD's known for recipe design and innovation - plenty of that at Wild Weather - and most recently with an amazing smoked porter called Fire and Stars (it's available in bottleshops but not currently on...
Published 12/15/23
Welcome to We Are Beer People, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. We are chatting with Andy Barnes, who co-owns Dolphin Brewery with his wife Laura. And they’ve built up quite the reputation; crafting delicious sour beers, that blend seasonal fruits and combine yeasts and bacteria to create unique, in perfectly packaged bottles. Andy describes how his hobby of homebrewing got out of control - after winning a homebrew competition he went from brewing 25 litre...
Published 12/08/23
Crafting a happy, hoppy rabble of community around beer. Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. We’re at Indie Rabble Brewery and Taproom which has been open now for about six months. And I’m speaking with co-owner Dave Hayward, who also co-owns the two A Hoppy Place bottle shops in Windsor and Maidenhead. Dave and his partner, Naomi, have a great story of following their passion to bring a better balance to their lives and over...
Published 12/01/23
Welcome to We Are Beer People, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. We’re a few miles outside of Reading in England at the Hogwood Industrial Estate in Finchampstead and I’m delighted to be joined today by Ruth Mitchell, Managing Director at Elusive Brewing. Ruth has a huge amount of experience across a variety of roles, working at Adnams, West Berkshire Brewery, Utopian Brewing and of course Elusive to name a few. On top of that, Ruth’s a qualified beer...
Published 12/01/23
Nobody leaves Prize Old Ale in the corner. Welcome to We Are Beer People, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Today’s guest is Henry Kirk, a much celebrated brewer and a big proponent of well-brewed beers rooted in history. Henry's brewed at Fuller's and Dark Star amongst others and is now setting up his own brewery project, Sunken Knave. So join us as we discuss Henry's journey into beer, the importance of time, drinking in dressing gowns, securing Gale’s...
Published 12/01/23
Welcome to we are beer people, a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. In this first episode you'll get to hear what the podcast is all about and meet your host, Rob Cadwell, before we start meeting guests.   Follow us to stay updated: Website: www.wearebeerpeople.co.uk Social media: @wearebeerpeople on X (Twitter) and Instagram Get in touch on email: [email protected] Linktr.ee/wearebeerpeople   Useful episode links: Reading Amateur...
Published 11/30/23
Coming soon, we are beer people is a podcast all about the many different people who help us enjoy beer. Join us as we have a chat with some of the beer people from Friday 1st December... Follow us to stay updated: Social: Search @wearebeerpeople on X (Twitter), Instagram and TikTok Get in touch on email: [email protected] Linktr.ee/wearebeerpeople Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 11/23/23