FRESH BEER Check out the very latest UK Craft Beer releases.

BREWER’S CORNER Craft beer related news from around the world.

TAPROOM REVIEW We visit Mother Kelly’s Taproom in Stratford/E20.

TWICB PODCAST Rob catches up with Alex and Graeme from Full Circle Brew Co.

ISSUE72 SEVENTY TWO JULY 12th 2021 ISSUE 72 - 12 JULY 2021

Later today we’re going to find out if all Covid related restrictions are to be lifted next Monday, at least in England. The hospital- ity industry must hold its breath again and hope there are no last minute hitches. Fingers crossed that the long wait is going to finally be over and life will return to a new normal from next Monday.

With the government adding more countries to the ‘amber’, list it looks like international travel is possible once again. However we will not be promoting our Grand Beer Tours until things have settled down some- what and the US is welcoming visitors once again. Don’t forget to keep checking the promotional pages in our Newsletters for details, and hopefully we’ll soon see you on one of our awesome trips.

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New Releases Brewer’s Corner TWICB Podcast Tap Room Review Page 3 Page 14 Page 16 Page 18

Festivals Beer Webshops Taproom Directory Beer Tours Page 20 Page 22 Page 26 Page 38

Patreon Support Podcast Directory Page 39 Page 40

John Stevens Jamie Ramsey Peter Corrigan Sue Johnson Angela Peterson Alex Postles Nick Flynn Jazz Hundal A big thank you to our current Patreon supporters: Charlie Smith Phantom Brewing Co. Dolphin Brewery Bekki Bentley White Berkshire Beer Box Ryan Charlton Papermill Micro Pub Steve Hartley 2 Doug Thayer Sara Allmark LATEST UK CRAFT BEER RELEASES 5th – 11th JULY 2021

Polly’s Brew Co. Largo 6.2% IPA Brewed using a medley of new school hype-hops in Talus, Galaxy, Mosaic and a final lashing of Citra for good measure; expect to find gooseberries, pulpy tangerine, mango and papaya, backed up with an absolutely massive silky mouthfeel.

Polly’s Brew Co. The Time It Takes To Grow 7% DDH IPA A big, bold and brash DDH IPA. A five hop line-up of Azacca, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic and Columbus. This beer is an absolute tropical punchbowl of flavour with stone fruit, juicy citrus, and tropical notes bursting from the seams.

Polly’s Brew Co. Haunted By These Dreams 5.3% Pale Ale Featuring Simcoe, Galaxy and Columbus, this beer bursts with tropical, juicy vibes from Simcoe and Galaxy, but is balanced out with a grassy bitterness from Columbus.

Weird Beard Brew Co. The Manipulated Living 4.5% Pale Ale A hazy pale ale with Galaxy, Amarillo, and Mosaic hops. Added oats and wheat give this beer a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel.⁠

North Brewing Co. Watching Light Move 8% DIPA A fluffy cloud malt base with Yakima Chief: Cryo Pop™ Blend, taking the lead with its sherberty fizz of candy sweet and dripping with overripe mango. A big dose of Nelson Sauvin brings gooseberry and sweet Chardonnay tones whilst a sprinkle of Talus props up the affair with vanilla, coconut, and lime.

Turning Point Brew Co. The Ecstasy Of Gold – Bourbon Barrel Aged Edition 10% Imperial Stout Turning Point’s classic stout of the same name, aged for 10 months in Bourbon oak barrels. Full bodied and smooth.

Wylam Brewery Smush 8.8% DIPA A macerated, pulverised, pulping bruiser of a double IPA. A fresh bang of Citra, Idaho 7 and Strata hops, administered at a noxious 34g per litre. A liquefying grope of pressed pineapple, brayed mango, flayed papaya, and pulverised watermelon scrunch together, cheek by jowl with scoop upon scoop of acidulous, zingy bitter citrus.

3 Drop Project Bloom 5.6% Saison Collab with Duration Beer. This Belgian beauty provides gentle classic Saison esters and bags of continental character. Light, crisp and thirst quenchingly good. Brewed with the very best continental malts and liberal helpings of Hallertau Mittlefruh, Saaz, Magnum, Huel Melon and Mandarina Bavaria. A clean crisp light refreshing classic.

Atom Beers Meridian 4% Pale Ale A bold and vivid pale ale infused with masses of tropical Mango. Amarillo and Simcoe back up the subtle tartness of the Mango with flavours of passionfruit, lemon and a spiky orange crush to finish.

Elusive Brewing Pining For Change 6% West Coast IPA Collab with Rock Leopard Brewing Co. A West Coast IPA with Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe, Citra and Talus hops.

Odyssey Brew Co. Make You Famous 5% Pale Ale A richly bodied malt bomb absolutely loaded with Mosaic, Amarillo and Cryo Simcoe. A Pale Ale with lots of body from oats, chit, dextrin malt, carahelles and Maris Otter malts. Lush, sticky orange and peach, mango and pineapple.

Odyssey Brew Co. Rakes & Misfits 4.2% Pale Ale

A pale hopped liberally with Mosaic, Azacca and Cryo Amarillo bringing bright stone fruit and blueberry, with plenty of body to back it up.

Attic Brew Co. Tuck Shop 5% Rhubarb & Custard Sour Collab with Castle Rock Brewery. A beer that tastes just like rhubarb & custard sweets. Restrained sourness supports the rhubarb flavour and balances the custard sweetness perfectly.

Attic Brew Co. Attic’s XXXX 8.4% Extra Special Bitter Aged for four months in American Oak. Pours a deep amber colour, with a nose full of Caramalt and prunes. Notes of fresh cranberries and honey provide a foil to the malt sweetness, finishing with bitterness that lingers on the tongue. It's a nod to the good old days, when harvests were good, and hops were English and the pound was strong.

Gipsy Hill Brewing Co. Catface 6% IPA Leading with Nelson Sauvin, with support from Sabro, expect wine-like aromatics of fresh gooseberry and grapefruit, backed up by a big hit of deep, sticky, tropical flavour.

4 Gipsy Hill Brewing Co. Squashed: Strawberry, Cherry & Apple 5.2% Fruited Sour This⁠ release has a whopping 240g of fruit per litre. Crammed full of strawberries, sour cherries, and crisp apple, it’s a fruity summer sour that packs a nostalgic flashback of flavour.

Gypsy Hill Brewing Co. Shoto-Top 3.2% Radler Mittlefruh and Saaz give soft floral notes and a gentle spice to a clean lager base. Blended using Spanish lemons – it’s crisp, fresh, super sessionable and an ultimate summer refresher.

Gypsy Hill Brewing Co. Bedrock 8.5% West Coast DIPA Collab with Crosby Hops. A West Coast style Double IPA featuring the freshest crops, Centennial, Idaho 7, Chinook and Columbus – it’s old meets new with sticky stone fruits and a beautiful piney resinous bittering that dances on your palate.

Lost & Grounded Brewers Lasso My Heart 6.7% West Coast IPA This classic West Coast-style IPA used a base of Pils, Munich and Caramalt to give a deep gold colour, then hit with Magnum for a clean bitterness, followed up with Challenger, Citra, Chinook and El Dorado. Resinous, piney, citrusy and nostalgic.

Lost And Grounded Brewers Newstalgic 5.2% English Lager Beer A clean, crisp, and very pale beer with a classic noble hop character and clean bitterness which comes from a blend of Target, Challenger and Goldings.

Unity Brewing Co. 21’ Till Infinity 5.2% West Coast Pale A crushable West Coast Pale loaded with the perfect combination of bitterness, classic American resinous hops, and a caramel malty backbone.

Unity Brewing Co. Midsommar 6.2% Elderflower IPA A celebration of the joys of summer harvest, with locally foraged elderflower being the star of the show. The delicate floral character shines through in this full-bodied IPA, with the inclusion of flaked spelt and a blend of US, Australian, and German-origin hops.

The Wild Beer Co. After Oak 6.2% BA Wild Belgian Ale Blended from 10 oak barrels and 7 different beers, After Oak is a unique one-off creation that has an easy drinkability yet is complex and contemplative. An elegant and moreish barrel aged wild ale, balancing oak tannins with floral and melon aromas, featuring notes of orange oil and pithy grapefruit bitterness. ⠀

5 Electric Bear Brewing Co. I Like The Way You Groove 4.8% Pale Ale Their first brew experimenting with CryoPops, a special hop blend from Yakima Chief. This pale ale has an intense aroma and flavour of tropical fruit, mango and passionfruit. ⠀

Little Monster Brewing Co. Lucha Lucha 8% DIPA A big bold DIPA with heaps of oats and wheat with a creamy body and a good balance of sweetness and bitterness on the finish. Dry hopped with Strata, Motueka, and Amarillo. Expect dank, juicy tropical fruits with melon and a hint of pine.

Northern Monk 31.02 Smug // The Awakening 8.6% DDH DIPA Packed out with Citra, Citra Incognito, Mosaic, Sabro, and Cryopop™, there is a huge tropical-fruit aroma at the forefront, while El Dorado gives a hint of fresh-squeezed orange juice.

Northern Monk OFS043 5.4% IPL An India Pale Lager with Sabro and Citra in the kettle and tons more of each in the dry hop to give a strong coconut and lime character. Expect a spritzy lager with the juicy refreshment of a NEIPA.

Pressure Drop Brewing Co. Synth Division 4.5% Koln Style Beer Inspired by the crisp, easy-drinking iconic beer of Cologne, full of light and refreshing character. Brewed with Saphir hops

Pressure Drop Brewing Co. 150 Friends 6.8% NEIPA Capture that summer feeling with notes of passionfruit, papaya and pineapple from the fresh Bru-1, Citra and Ekuanot hops.

Wander Beyond Brewing The Quizmaster 13.5% Imperial Milk Stout A delicious Imperial Stout matured on Madagascan vanilla beans and brewed with a simple malt grist of only golden promise, chocolate malt and oats which allows the sweet yet delicate aroma of the pods to blossom.

Deya Brewing Co. Ever So 6.2% IPA Collab⁠ with Floc Brewing. Featuring Galaxy, Citra and Rakau hops. This is a clean, precise IPA dripping with juicy hops.

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[email protected] THE UK’S LEADING SUPPLIER OF MOBILE CANNING Anarchy Brew Co. Loud & Proud 5.3% IPA A new IPA brewed with Mosaic and Simcoe - orange, melon and tropical fruit with a slight bitter finish. Made in partnership with Stonewall UK, 100% of profits from every can sold will be donated to charity.

Brew York The Hoptimist 2021 9.1% DIPA This 2021 version of their original DIPA has layered notes of tropical fruit from Strata, whilst Idaho 7 brings zesty marmalade notes and a pleasant Earl Grey herbal character. Strong and hoppy, this IPA induces an insatiable appetite for more.

Pomona Island Brew Co. Day Saver 5.6% DDH Pale Ale A new double dry hopped Pale Ale brewed with Cryo Citra, Vic Secret and Sabro hops.

Pomona Island Brewing Co. Night Flight To Venus 7.4% Black IPA Collab with Squawk and Rivington. A fresh new black IPA brewed with Cryo Citra and Sabro hops.

Staggeringly Good Brewery Dippa 8.1% Cryo Pop DIPA A thick, rich, indulgent New England style DIPA celebrating brand new Cryo Pop hops which stick to a sweet, burnt orange malt base.

Burnt Mill Brewery Cassiopeia – Constellations Series 6.4% NEIPA With Citra, Amarillo, Meridian, Strata, Sabro and Kohatu to give a tropical melody of mango and passionfruit, with subtle notes of vanilla and coconut⁠.

Rivington Brewing Co. Way Before Nirvana 6.2% DDH IPA Collab with Chain House Brewing Co. A Dank DDH IPA brewed with Mosaic, Idaho 7, Citra, Mosaic Cryo & Idaho 7 Cryo.

BrewDog Naples Staple 5.2% Pilsner Crisp Italian Pilsner with Simcoe, Spalter and Saaz hops.

BrewDog Spontaneity #3 7% Coolship Sour Ale Fermented using the wild airborne yeast from the Aberdeenshire countryside, and refermented on locally sourced blueberries, Spontaneity #3 spends over a year in oak where time works its magic and the liquid develops into a complex, intriguing and balanced sour ale that is a true expression of time and place. 8 Verdant Brewing Co. The End Is Always Near 6.5% IPA Danky fruit. Fruity dank. Ganja, gooseberries, grapefruit goodness. Bit piney. Bit sweaty.

Thornbridge Brewery Steady On The Jaips 8% DIPA Collab with Deya Brewing Co. This beer is a mash-up of Jaipur and what is widely regarded as the best pale ale in the UK – Steady Rolling Man. Doubled up to 8% using 9 hop varieties.

Little Earth Project Farmhouse Lager 4% Lager A mixed fermentation lager. Dry hopped with German Hersbrucker.

Little Earth Project Organic Harvest Saison 2020 (White Wine BA) 7.2% Saison This beer is brewed using locally grown organic hops and then aged in a white wine barrel using First Gold hops. As it aged the hop oils began to mellow from fresh and zingy to more funk and complex that will only get better with age.

Little Earth Project Organic Harvest Saison 2020 (Red Wine BA) 7.2% Saison This beer is brewed using locally grown organic hops and then aged in a red wine barrel using First Bramling Cross hops. As it aged the hop oils began to mellow from fresh and zingy to more funk and complex that will only get better with age.

Overtone Brewing Co. Finger Guns, Pew Pew 8.5% DIPA A fresh double IPA featuring Citra, Mosaic, Azacca, El Dorado and Sultana hops.

Vocation Brewery Triple Vision 10% TIPA A big bold triple IPA brewed with Citra Incognito, Citra Cryo, Calypso and Columbus hops.

Thirst Class Ale Afraid Of Sunlight 5.7% IPA Steeped in El Dorado and Galaxy in the brew kettle and dry hopped with Citra and Simcoe to produce this pale IPA with bold tropical fruit flavours and a piney undertone.

9 Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Fenrir Breaks Free 10.5% TIPA A huge dry hop of Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Vic Secret and Lotus can barely be contained by this massive Triple IPA.

Siren Craft Brew Check The Lime 5% Fruited Sour A Fruited Sour conceptually inspired by the Mojito cocktail. Lime zest, lime juice and muscovado join Motueka, Loral and Hallertau Blanc hops for bitter lime high notes, fresh herbal aromas and a sharp citrus bite.

Merakai Brewing Co. Three Little Birds 4.2% Pale Ale A light, fluffy and sessionable pale ale hopped it with El Dorado, Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic

Boxcar Brewery Pink Balloon 6% IPA Where Grapefruit Radler meats New England IPA. Pink Grapefruit juice bringing pithy, dry breakfast vibes, with Azacca and Amarillo dry hop giving sweet orange and pineapple notes. This isn't your classic West Coast Grapefruit beer, it's juice on full volume.

Boxcar Brewery Ekuanot Meditations 8% DIPA Vast amounts of Ekuanot with a smidge of Azacca to plug the gaps. Loads of lime and papaya juice, with a small savoury backbone keeping it vaguely sensible.

Howling Hops Whisper Kicker 3.5% Fruited Sour Apricot and white Guava Sour. Tangy, sweet apricots and tropically tart white guava blend beautifully in this summery and sessionable sour beer.

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Six Degrees North Arenberg 10.5% TIPA A beautiful single hop Sabro TIPA weighing in at 10.5% ABV. It's full bodied and packed with glorious tropical fruit flavours.

Salt Beer Factory Queer Märzen 5.6% Amber Lager Collab with Queer Brewing. This crisp Bavarian inspired lager is full-bodied, amber in colour with nutty notes and light sweetness.

Full Circle Brew Co. Disco Stars 8.4% DIPA Collab with Errant Brewing. They have taken the original ‘Disco Clouds’ NEIPA and amped it up to a DIPA.

Full Circle Brew Co. Tiny Pinch Of Magic 5.5% Fruited Sour This sour brings pineapple to the forefront. Combined with a little bit of the infamous Sabro hop, and you've got yourself a banger of a beer.

Double Barrelled Brewery Warp 10% Imperial Stout Collab with Black Malt Bottle Share Club. A Tonka Bean Imperial Stout - lighter in body with a sweetness driven by the Tonka bean.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Riwaka Foudre Beer 9.2% Foudre Beer Extra Hopped Bretted Foudre Beer. Aged twelve months in foudre, then dry hopped with 25g/L of Citra and Riwaka before bottling.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Motueka Foudre Beer 9.2% Foudre Beer Extra Hopped Bretted Foudre Beer. Aged twelve months in foudre, then dry hopped with 25g/L of Citra and Motueka before bottling.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Pleasant Countenance 8.4% Blended Wild Ale Evoking a Georgian natural wine character while also paying homage to some American sours, this Wild Ale is a blend of beer aged up to four years in white wine barrels. Conditioned in bottle for a further eight months.

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020 3633 2699 Tempest Brewing Co. Low Riser 3.2% Table Beer Low Riser is double dry hopped with Citra and Idaho 7; making its presence felt through a thick, velvety mouthfeel and big flavours of citrus, pineapple, nectarine and fruit punch.

Brick Brewery West Coast IPA: Azacca & Sultana 6% West Coast IPA A clean, citrus-led West Coast IPA, dry-hopped with Azacca and Sultana hops for pronounced dank and pineapple notes.

O Brother Brewing It Was All A Dream 8.3% DIPA Collab with Yakima Chief and Loughran Malt. A new double IPA brewed with Idaho 7 and Cryo POP.

Wild Weather Ales Banana Bomb 10.5% Imperial Milkshake IPA A double strength version of their classic 'John Peel' brewed with milk sugar, banana and Madagascan vanilla.

Vault City Brewing Piñita Session Sour 4.6% Piña Colada Sour Seamlessly blurring the lines between beer and cocktail. Loaded with pineapple, coconuts, and a dash of lime. A tropical taste sensation. All wrapped up in their fruity house mixed-culture fermentation profile for a mouth-watering exotic explosion of flavour.

Vault City Brewing Raspberry White Chocolate Honeycomb Imperial Stout 12% Imperial Stout An Imperial Stout brewed to celebrate Vault City’s third birthday. Resembling a birthday cake with raspberry, white chocolate and honeycomb.

Vault City Brewing Raspberry White Chocolate Honeycomb Sour 10% Sour A silly sour brewed to celebrate Vault City’s third birthday. Resembling a birthday cake with raspberry, white chocolate and honeycomb.

Vault City Brewing Strawberry Stars 9.5% Sour An evolution of their iconic ‘Strawberry Skies; more fruit, more abv and more extravagance with gold glitter added to the mix.

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If anyone reading this is in any doubt that Jeff Alworth is one of the World’s finest beer journalists, you HAVE to read this amazing article, about what makes beer good.

https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2021/7/8/is-this- beer-any-good

If we run TWICB for the next 25 years, I highly doubt we will approach his clarity of thought process about beer.

We have enjoyed the Pub Curmudgeon’s coverage throughout lock- down, and, as expected, he has some balanced words about the upcoming Freedom Day.

https://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2021/07/freedom-beckons. html

Personally, at TWICB we are fans of app-ordering and table service when well-executed, but it needs to be an option, and not compul- sory.

Roger Protz has an interesting and thought-provoking interview with outgoing Marstons Chief Executive, Ralph Findlay.

https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2021/07/09/marston-s-boss- cask-is-under-the-cosh

As expected, Findlay confirms that mediocre macro-cask beer is in big trouble. What is his solution, you ask...? “We’re work- ing hard to ‘premiumise’ the sector with branding and glasses, which means we will have to charge more. People will pay £7 for a pint if it’s part of a good experience.”

We’ve got news for you Ralph, it is going to take a lot more than new glasses to make your cooking bitters worth £7 a pint.

Finally this week, here is the latest product that you didn’t know you needed, but probably can’t live without from now on....5% Hazy IPA ice-cream. https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2021/7/dogfish-head-amp- tipsy-scoop-launch-hazy-o-dairy-free-ice-cream

This is yet one more reason why we can’t wait to get TWICB Grand Tours to the USA off the ground. Everything seems just bigger and better over there.

14 Every Tuesday

Every Tuesday, Rob from TWICB chats to those who Just search for This Week in Craft Beer in your cho- make the magic happen in the UK Craft Beer Scene. sen app and then hit the subscribe button.

Pour your own beer and listen-in as we go deep, Each Tuesday morning, your phone will automat- exploring their backgrounds, motivations, hopes, ically download the new episode of our podcast, fears, and plans for the future, at the same time ready for your commute, the gym, your dog-walk, sharing and talking about a small selection of beers or whenever else you feel the need for Craft Beer which are considered particularly special. conversation.

You can listen to the Podcast by downloading it We’ve quite a back catalogue of fabulous brewery through the normal channels, including Apple and chats and they can all be accessed at the click of a Spotify. button.

These breweries have all featured on the Podcast:

15 EPISODE 57 - FULL CIRCLE BREW CO. We are delighted to welcome to the podcast Alex and Graeme from Full Circle Brew Co in Newcastle.

It is exactly 12 months to the week since we first recorded a podcast together. Join Rob to get an update on the fantastic Full Circle Brewery and Taproom in the Newcastle “Beer District”, to hear about their Northern Revival Taproom Tour, and to discover the hectic Summer Beer Festival Schedule that the Team have taken on.

Full Circle Brew Co., Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2HL https://fullcirclebrew.co.uk/ Instagram @fullcirclebrew 8,304 followers

Most checked in beers on Untappd.

BEER NAME NO. OF CHECKINS STYLE ABV AVG RATING

Repeater 5,443 Session IPA 4.2% 3.69 Looper 5,194 American IPA 6.4% 3.99 Hoop 2,281 American Pale 5.5% 3.69

You can listen to the Podcast by downloading through the normal channels, including Apple and Spotify from Tuesday.

16 17 taproom review

Mother Kelly’s, 27-30 Victory Parade, London E20 1FS

Opened in late 2019, Mother Kelly’s Stratford was the fifth and most recent Taproom to open in the popular Mother Kelly’s London chain.

It is situated overlooking a vast pedestrianised precinct amongst new apartment blocks and landscaped gardens, just a couple of hundred yards from Stratford Station and Westfield Shop- ping Mall.

On a sunny July afternoon, it had a very relaxed, continental cafe vibe to it. There is outdoor seat- ing for perhaps 75 people, and seating inside for a further 50-odd. There are 20 draft keg lines, pouring a nicely-curated mix of mostly UK Craft Beers, including two Vault City sours, three Ker- nels, and beers from BBNo, Northern Monk and Yonder.

In addition to the draft offerings, there are eight tall fridges, absolutely crammed with cans and bottles from the great and the good of global Craft Beer.

18 They mainly operate via walk-ups, but limited table bookings are available by phone or email. Table service was very fast and efficient, and I could happily have sat there all after- noon, watching the World go by.

There is a simple food menu, consisting of various toasties, cheese, meat and veggie boards.

If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of a visit to Mother Kelly’s, you should definitely add them to your agenda, the next time you are in London.

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30-31 JULY BRISTOL CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://bristolcraftbeerfestival.co.uk/ Harbourside Bristol

31 JULY HOPS FARM CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL http://hopsfarm.co.uk/ Hops Farm, Hungerford Lane Manningtree, Essex CO11 2LX

7 AUGUST BEDDINGTON FARM BEER FESTIVAL https://bit.ly/3AHRlcj Anspach & Hobday Taproom Croydon CR0 4WP

7-8 AUGUST HOP CITY https://northernmonk.com/events/hop- Northern Monk city-2021/ Leeds LS11 9PL

13-15 AUGUST LONDON CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://londoncraftbeerfestival.co.uk/ Tobacco Dock London E 2SF

20-21 AUGUST NOTTINGHAM CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://www.gigantic.com/nottingham- Sneinton Market craft-beer-festival-tickets Nottingham

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27-28 AUGUST FRIENDS OF ANARCHY https://bit.ly/2MMlkeK Anarchy Brew Co. Newcastle NE6 4NQ

10-11 SEPTEMBER RIVERSIDE BEER FESTIVAL https://bbno.gigantic.com/bbno-riverside- Morden Wharf, Greenwich beer-fest-tickets/greenwich-peninsula- LONDON london-morden-wharf/2021-09-10-12-00

10-11 SEPTEMBER DERBY BEER CON https://www.gigantic.com/derby-beer-con- Bustler Food Market 2020-tickets/derby-bustlers/2020-09-18- Derby DE1 2QD 19-30

17-18 SEPTEMBER BEER CENTRAL https://beercentralfestival.com/ The Mill, Digbeth Birmingham

18 SEPTEMBER LATE SUMMER BEER BASH https://verdantbrewing.co/blogs/news/late- Verdant Brew Co summer-beer-bash-2021 Penryn TR10 9EP

21-23 OCTOBER CRAFT BEER CALLING https://bit.ly/3sLLltW Wylam Brewery Newcastle NE2 4PZ

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The Outpost – Three Hills Brewing 7 Almond Road, Bermondsey, London SE16 3LR

Staggeringly Good Brewery Unit 10, St Georges Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 8SS Thurs 7pm-10pm, Fri 3pm-10pm, Sat 3pm-10pm https://twitter.com/staggeringbeer https://www.facebook.com/staggeringlygood https://www.instagram.com/staggeringlygoodbeer/

Brick Brewery Taproom Blenheim Grove, Peckham, London SE15 4QL

Arundel Brewery The Brewhouse Project, Lyminster Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN17 7QQ

Partizan 34 Raymouth Road, South Bermondsey, London SE16 2DB

ORA Brewing Unit 16a Rosebery industrial park, London N17 9SR

Thames Side Brewery & Tap Room Bridge Street, Stains upon Thames, TW18 4TG 07749 204242 Wednesday – Sunday 12am – 9pm https://www.facebook.com/thamessidebrewery https://twitter.com/thamessidebrew

Cloudwater London Tap Room: 73 Enid Street, London SE16 3RA

Crate Brewing Unit 7, Queens Yard, Hackney Wick London E9 5EN

Langham Brewery The Old Granary, Langham Lane, Lodsworth GU28 9BU 01798 860861 Monday – Friday 12pm-7.30pm, Saturday 11am-5pm https://www.facebook.com/langhambrewery https://twitter.com/LanghamBrewery https://www.instagram.com/langhambrewery/

Gipsy Hill Unit 5, 160 Hamilton Rd, Norwood, London SE27 9SF

Howling Hops Unit 9A Queens Yard, White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5EN

The Kernel Arch 7 Dockley Road Industrial Estate London SE16 3FJ

Mondo Brewing 86 Stewart's Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 4UG

Pressure Drop Unit 6 Lockwood Estate, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9QP

Pressure Drop The Experiment, 19 Bohemia Place, Hackney Central , London E8 1DU

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Two Tribes Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, Kings Cross London N7 9AH

Westerham Brewery Tap Room & Shop, Beggars Lane, Westerham, Kent TN16 1QP

The Moulsham Tap 54 Moulsham St, Chelmsford CM2 0JA

Unity Brewing Co. 23-27 Princes St, Southampton SO14 5RP

Verdant Brew Co The Experiment, 19 Bohemia Place, Hackney Central , London E8 1DU

London Beer Factory – The Barrel Project 80 Druid St London SE1 2HQ 020 7394 6763 Wed – Fri 4pm-11pm Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 12pm-7pm https://twitter.com/LDNBEERFACTORY https://www.instagram.com/thebarrelproject/

London Beer Factory – The Warehouse 160 Hamilton Road, London SE27 9SF 020 8670 7054 Thurs – Fri 5pm-11pm Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-7pm https://twitter.com/LDNBEERFACTORY https://www.instagram.com/thebarrelproject/

Brick Brewery Taproom Blenheim Grove, Peckham, London SE15 4QL

Wibblers Brewery (Farms) Ltd Goldsands Rd, Southminster CM0 7JW

The Mighty Oak Tap Room 10 High St, Maldon CM9 5PJ

West Road Tap 2 West Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9DA

40FT Brewery & Taproom Bootyard, Abbot St, Dalston, London E8 3DP

Hammerton Brewery Unit 8 & 9, Roman Way Industrial Estate, 149 Roman Way, London N7 8XH

Signature Brew Taproom & Venue Railway Arches, 340 Acton Mews, Haggerston, London E8 4EA

Moncada Brewery & Taproom 37 Humber Rd, London NW2 6EN

Taproom SE18 15 Major Draper St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6GD

Redemption Brewing Company 16, Compass West Estate, West Rd, Tottenham, London N17 0XL

Bison Beer Crafthouse 57 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BD

Craft Metropolis 47 High St, London SE20 7HW

The Mechanic Brewery & Taproom Railway Arches, 22A Cudworth St, London E1 5QU

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Mondo Brewing Company 86-92 Stewart's Rd, Nine Elms, Battersea, London SW8 4UG 020 7720 0782 Thursday – Friday 5pm-11pm Saturday 2pm-11pm https://twitter.com/mondobrewing https://www.facebook.com/mondobrewing/ https://www.instagram.com/mondobrewing/

London Fields Brewery 365-366 Warburton St, London E8 3RR

Moncada Brewery & Taproom 37 Humber Rd, London NW2 6EN

London Beer Lab Taproom and Nano Brewery Arch 41, Railway Arches, Nursery Rd, Ferndale, London SW9 8BP

West Road Tap 2 West Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9DA

The Craft Beer Co 168 High Holborn, West End, London WC1V 7AA

The Craft Beer Co 235 Old St, Old Street, London EC1V 9HE

The Craft Beer Co. 82 Leather Ln, Holborn, London EC1N 7TR

Mother Kelly’s 251 Paradise Row, London E2 9LE

Beer Merchants Tap 99 Wallis Rd, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LN

Meantime Brewing Company Lawrence Trading Estate, Blackwall Ln, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0AR

Leigh on Sea Brewing Co Ltd 35 Progress Rd, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 5PR

Redchurch Brewery Mead Park Industrial Estate, 15 16, Harlow CM20 2SE

The Posh Boys Brewery and Taproom Riverside House, 8, Lower Southend Rd, Wickford SS11 8BB

Anspach & Hobday: The Bermondsey Taproom 118 Druid St, Bermondsey, London SE1 2HH

The Mechanic Brewery & Taproom Railway Arches, 22A Cudworth St, London E1 5QU

Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottleshop 100 Sycamore Rd, Amersham HP6 5EN

Partizan Brewing 34 Raymouth Rd, Bermondsey, London SE16 2DB

SOUTH WEST

Deya Brewing Co. 33-34 Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham GL51 8PL

Elusive Brewing Unit 3 Marino Way, Finchampstead, RG40 4RF

Electric Bear Unit 12, The Maltings, Brassmill Lane Bath, BA1 3JL

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Double-Barrelled Brewery Unit 20 Stadium Way, Reading RG30 6BX 0118 942 8390 Fridays: 5pm-8.30pm Saturdays: 12pm-8.30pm https://www.facebook.com/DoubleBarrelledBrewery https://twitter.com/dbbrewery https://www.instagram.com/doublebarrelledbrewery

Lost & Grounded 91 Whitby Road, Bristol BS4 4AR

Left Handed Giant Left Handed Giant Brewpub, Hawkins Lane, Finzels Reach, Bristol BS1 6EU

Phantom Brewing Unit 3 Meadow Rd, Reading RG1 8LB Sat: 2pm-5pm & 6pm-9pm https://twitter.com/PhantomBrewCo https://www.facebook.com/phantombrewco/ https://www.instagram.com/phantombrewco/

SirenCraft 18, Alberto House, Marino Way, Finchampstead, Hogwood Industrial Estate Wokingham RG40 4RF

Wild Weather Ales Unit 19, Easter Park, Benyon Road, Silchester, RG7 2PQ

Taptinn Bottleshop & Taproom 30 Brook St, Tavistock PL19 0HE

Roam Brewing Company New Victoria House, Weston Park Rd, Peverell, Plymouth PL3 4NU

The Bath Brew House 14 James St W, Bath BA1 2BX

The Wild Beer Co Lower St, Westcombe, Farm, Shepton Mallet BA4 6ER

Red Rock Brewery Higher Humber Farm, Bishopsteignton TQ14

The Taphouse & Bottle Shop Teign Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 4AA

Bristol Beer Factory Tap Room 291 North St, Bristol BS3 1JP

Wiper & True Tap Room 2-8 York St, St Werburgh's, Bristol BS2 9XT

The Four-Ale Taproom 45 Stoke Rd, Gosport PO12 1LS

The Pursuit of Hoppiness 15 West St, Bridport DT6 3QJ

Elements Brewery and Taproom Unit 2 Upton Downs Farm, Burford OX18 4LY

THE MIDLANDS

Burning Soul Unit 1 Mott Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B19 3HE

Neon Raptor Unit 14, Avenue A, Sneinton Market Nottingham, NG1 1DT

29 Twisted Barrel Unit 11, FarGo Village, Coventry, CV1 5ED

Dig Brew Co. 43 River St, Birmingham B5 5SA

BeerTorrent Taproom Creative Railway Arches, 1, Royal Leamington Spa CV31 2DH

Twisted Barrel Tap House Unit 11, FarGo Village, Far Gosford St, Coventry CV1 5ED

Glasshouse Brew Co Unit 6b Waterside Business Park, 1649-1652, Pershore Rd, Birmingham B30 3D

Two Towers Brewery 29 Shadwell St, Birmingham B4 6HG

Round Corner Brewing Ltd. Market, Scalford Rd, Melton Mowbray LE13 1JY

Craft Inn 40 Birmingham Rd, Sutton, West Midlands B72 1QQ

Craft Inn 195 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3AU

Craft Inn Jewellery Quarter 166 Warstone Ln, Unit 6 Birmingham B18 6NN

Craft Inn Bearwood 608 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands B66 4BW

Brew House Micropub 49 Boundary Road, Streetly, West Midlands B74 2JR

NORTH EAST

Brew York Unit 6, Enterprise Complex, Walmgate, York, YO1 9TT

North Brewing Co. Brewery Tap, Unit 6 Taverner's Walk Estate, Sheepscar Grove, Leeds LS7 1AH

North Brewing Co. Leeds City Tap, 3 Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds LS1 4BA

Alpha Delta Brewing 18 Riverside Court, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8SG 0191 340 4394 https://www.facebook.com/AlphaDeltaBeer/ https://twitter.com/alphadeltabeer https://www.instagram.com/alphadeltabeer/

Northern Monk The Old Flax Store, Marshalls Mill, Marshall St, Leeds LS11 9YJ

Doncaster Brewery & Tap 7 Young St, Doncaster DN1 3EL

Harrogate Tap Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1TE

The Tap & Barrel 58 Leicester Road, Wigston LE18 1DR

Vocation Brewery 10 New Road, Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire HX7 8AD

Craft Asylum #2 26E Parade Leeds LS1 2AJ

Vocation Brewery Assembly Underground, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3ED

Wylam Brewery and Taproom Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PZ

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The Coracle Micropub 27 High Street, Ironbridge, Shropshire

Tyne Bank Brewery & Tap Room 375 Walker Rd, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2AB

Full Circle Brewery & Taproom 167 Walker Road, Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2HL

By The River Brew Co. Hillgate Quays, Gateshead NE8 2FD

NORTH WEST

Northern Monk 10 Tariff Street Northern Quarter Manchester M1 2FF

Pomona Island Unit 41, Waybridge Enterprise Centre, Daniel Adamson Road, Salford, M50 1DS

Cloudwater Brewery Tap Room, Unit 9 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester M1 2NP

Buxton Brewery Buxton Tap House, The Old Court House, George Street, Buxton

The Mobberley Brewhouse 22 Market Place, Stockport, SK1 1EU

The Mobberley Brewhouse 15 Minshull Street, Knutford, WA15 6HG

Rivington Brewery Taproom Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Lancs. PR6 9HE

Track Brewing Crusader Mill, 64 Chapeltown Street Manchester M1 2WQ

The Quick Brown Fox Beer Bar, 1-3 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JJ

The Dead Crafty Beer Company 92 Dale St, Liverpool L2 5TF

Alphabet Taproom 99 North Western Street, Manchester M12 6JL 0161 272 6532 Friday 5pm-10pm Saturday 12pm-10pm https://twitter.com/alphabetbrewing https://www.facebook.com/alphabetbrewing https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbrewing/

Craft Taproom 174 Smithdown Rd, Liverpool L15 3JR

Glen Affric Brewery Unit 3 Lightbox, Knox St, Birkenhead CH41 5JW

Beer Nouveau 75 N Western St, Manchester M12 6DY

The Runaway Brewery Unit 4 Millgate, Dantzic Street, Manchester M4 4JW

Beatnikz Republic Brewing Co. 15 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF

Pomona Island Brew Co Ltd 31 33 Waybridge Enterprise Centre, Daniel Adamson Rd, Salford M50 1DS

Black Lodge Brewing 3 Kings Dock St, Liverpool L1 8JU

Dexter & Jones 10 Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6DD

The Little Taproom on Aigburth Rd 278 Aigburth Rd, Liverpool L17 9PJ

EAST ANGLIA

BrewBoard Limited B3 Button End, Harston, Cambridge CB22 7GX 01223 872131 Friday 5pm-11pm, Saturday 2pm-8pm https://twitter.com/brewboard https://www.facebook.com/BrewBoardUK/ https://www.instagram.com/brewboarduk/

All Day Brewing Salle Moor Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Salle, NR10 4SB

Redwell Brewing Co. Taproom 7, The Arches, Bracondale, Norwich NR1 2EF

Wylde Sky Brewing Taproom Unit 8A, The Grip Industrial Estate, Hadstock Road, Linton CB21 4XN

Arcade Street Tavern Craft Beer and Heritage Beer Cafe Bar 1 Arcade St, Ipswich IP1 1EX

Nethergate Brewey and Taproom Rodbridge Corner, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9HJ

Briarbank Brewing Company 70 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LB

WALES

Tiny Rebel Wern Industrial Eatate, Newport, NP10 9FQ

Tiny Rebel 25 Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1DD

Tiny Rebel 22-23 High Street, Newport NP20 1FX

Boss Brewing Co 176 Neath Rd, Plasmarl, Swansea SA1 2JT

Crafty Devil's Cellar 16 Llandaff Rd, Cardiff CF11 9NJ

The Cambrian Tap 51 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AD

SCOTLAND

Fierce Brewing Fierce Bar, 4 Exchequer Row Aberdeen AB11 5BW

Six Degrees North 6DN, 6 Littlejohn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1F

Six Degrees North 566 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G11 6RH

Six Degrees North 24 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG

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Six Degrees North The Marine Hotel, 9-11 Shorehead, Stonehaven AB39 2JY

Six Degrees North Synamo Dundee, 42 Union Street, Dundee DD1 4BE

The Craftsman Company 2 Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 6NE

Against The Grain - Taproom|Beer Emporium 25 Batchen St, Elgin IV30 1BH

Brewdog Aberdeen 17 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1EB

Campervan Brewery Tap Room Bonnington Business Centre, 112 Jane St, Edinburgh EH6 5HG

Stewart Brewing Taproom 26a Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Ind Estate, Loanhead EH20 9LZ

Stewart’s Dockside Tap 38 Bernard St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6PR

BrewDog Edinburgh Cowgate 143 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JS

BrewDog DogTap Balmacassie Dr, Ellon AB41 8QR

BrewDog Overworks Taproom Unit Balmacassie Industrial Estate, Ellon AB41 8BX

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*It is likely that there will be some COVID-related travel restrictions in place throughout 2021 and beyond. Such restrictions can change drastically with very little notice. TWICB will endeavour to keep you updated on the latest requirements related to travel to your tour destination, but the sole responsibility for adhering to any restrictions that apply rests with you. It is possible that you might need to provide a recent negative COVID test result, or proof that you have been vaccinated. 38

PATREON ANNOUNCEMENT Discover the benefits of membership

When we launched This Week in Craft Beer in January 2020, we were blissfully unaware of what lay ahead of us! Considering the obstacles, we have all faced, we are proud of what we managed to accomplish in our first year.

However, we have lots more that we want to do in 2021! In order to fund these activities and to enable our Community to get more involved with the creative process at TWICB, we have launched a Patreon Membership Programme.

Full details of how you can get involved starting at less than the cost of a half-decent can of beer per month, can be found at patreon.com/thisweekincraftbeer.

Don't worry, our weekly Newsletter and Podcast will continue to be FREE FOR EVERYONE! The Patreon Membership offers access to range of brand new TWICB Products and Services. Please check it out and let us know what you think?! www.thisweekincraft.beer/patreon

Q. Why are you starting to charge for things that we have enjoyed for free all this year? A. We aren't! The weekly Newsletter and weekly Brewer-interview Podcast will continue to be free to everyone. Patreon will enable us to offer brand-new additional products and services to Members.

Q. What's this about Members getting involved with TWICB? A. We have been amazed and delighted with the amount of engagement and feedback we have received during our first year, via social media, email etc. The UK Craft Beer Community is clearly engaged, knowledgeable and sociable! We want to provide a mechanism for bringing the community into our creative process, allowing people to participate in the planning, research, production and delivery of our products.

Q. Why do you have to charge for things? A. TWICB is run by just two people: Rob and Steve. Whilst it is undoubtedly a labour of love, it has developed into something that consumes a significant part of our working weeks. Steve works mainly on the Newsletter, where the New Beers Section alone takes many hours per week, to research, collate and format. Rob works mainly on the podcast, where each episode takes several hours to schedule, research, record, edit and promote. Whilst we will continue to invest this time to produce the free products, we think Patreon could be a great way of funding the time and effort that we want to devote to developing new products and services.

Q. Apart from your time, what specifically will the Patreon proceeds be used to fund? A. As soon as the COVID-19 situation permits, we want to take the podcast on the road, to record Brewer interviews at their own Taprooms, as well as record live segments at Festivals, Tap-Takeovers and other beery events of note. In order to provide a quality finished audio product, we will need to invest in some decent mobile recording equipment, not to mention the cost of travelling the length and breadth of Britain in the pursuit of great interviews!

Q. What is the thought process behind the bundles of Patreon Membership bonuses that you are offering? A. We have tried to come up with bundles that combine some community benefits, exclusive digital products, exclusive physical products, invites to exclusive TWICB events, discounts on TWICB Grand Tours and opportunities to participate in the TWICB creative process. We have tried to price each Membership Level so that each offers outstanding value for money. We have also tried to be mindful of the number of Patreon members that we can realistically include in each bonus activity. (Clearly the invite to participate in the podcast interview or attend the TWICB "Board Meeting" needs to be strictly limited in numbers, or else the bonus would cease to be "exclusive” and would risk disrupting the actual process itself.)

Q. Are the Membership Benefits and Levels set in stone? A. Of course not! We are literally making this up as we go along currently! We would love to get your feedback on the Levels, the Benefits, and indeed the very idea of using Patreon in the first place! Please hit us up on IG (@thisweekincraft.beer) or via email [email protected]. We confidently expect to need to adjust the Patreon model as we go along, based on feedback.

Q. Is this like a Gym membership, where I sign up in January, and then regret it for the rest of the year?! A. Definitely Not! Membership is month-to-month and you can cancel your membership at any time. Only caveat here is that certain Member Benefits (mainly those ones that involve a significant cost for us to provide to you) are only unlocked after three or six months at a certain tier.

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This Week In Craft Beer – The Podcast In-depth weekly interviews with some of the UK's leading independent Craft Brewers, exploring their backgrounds, motivations, hopes, fears, and big plans for the future, all whilst sharing and discussing a small selection beers the brewer is particularly proud of.

The Beer Fridge Podcast The Beer Fridge Podcast is hosted by a group of beer enthusiasts making their way through the incredible craft beer scene. Listen to their likes and dislikes as they pick their beers of the week. Joined by some of the UK's leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, the Beer Fridge Podcast brings pub banter and craft beer straight to you.

Daft About Craft A monthly exploration of the wonderful and creative world of craft beer. We are two guys called Dave who love to talk all things craft beer! There will be news, views, features and live tastings each month as we take an in-depth look at UK craft beer scene.

Ale Tales Irreverent ale chat. Two mates, drinking ale, discussing ale. It's truly riveting stuff.

UK Craft Beer Stories Stories, insights and lessons from the incredible people behind the UK’s craft beer industry. Andy Thorburn hosts a series of deep-dive interviews with various guests from the craft beer community.

Triple Hopped A fortnightly podcast dedicated to their love of the craft beer scene.

Men Beerhaving Badly Leicestershire-based podcast on all things craft beer!

We Made A Beer We Made a Beer is a podcast by two beer novices, learning about beer by brewing it, drinking it and chatting to the experts about it. In each episode they brew a new style of beer (with varying levels of success) and get insights and recommendations from some of the UK's most exciting brewers, publicans and beer experts.

Let’s Drink with Formal Shark A humorous show reviewing real ale and craft beer with pub like banter.

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Beernomicon Beernomicon is a podcast hosted by Ross and Tom, shit talking the finer points of beer. Based outta the North of England.

The Jamil Show The Jamil Show is the world's first radio program dedicated to brewing classic styles of beer. Each week award winning homebrewer and author Jamil Zainasheff, along with co-host Jon Plise, covers a specific beer style and how to brew it at home. From recipe design to fermentation techniques, The Jamil Show covers everything you need to know to brew classic styles.

More Views on Craft Brews A fortnightly podcast reviewing some of our favourite craft beers and breweries from around the world.

Hop Forward Hop Forward is a creative agency specialising in marketing, branding and business development for breweries and the beer industry; supporting everyone from budding beer entrepreneurs to well- crafted brewery professionals.

Rhythm and Brews The craft beer and music pairing podcast. In each episode they match four interesting beers with music as a way of helping to enhance flavours using your years. It’s a bit like pairing wine with food, but with a much higher level of audio satisfaction. Featuring great guests from the UK and international beer scenes, they taste, debate and discover great beer alongside great music.

A Woman’s Brew The Podcast where woman talk about beer. Two beer loving women on a mission to get more people drinking and talking about great beer.

CraftHaze Pod Discussing craft beer in the UK, sample a few beers from some of the UK craft breweries, and try to have some fun along the way. Come join our craft beer journey!

The Beer Fridge Podcast is hosted by a group of beer enthusiasts making their way through the incredible craft beer scene. Listen to their likes and dislikes as they pick their very own beers of the week. Joined by some of the UK's leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, Beer Fridge Podcast brings pub banter and craft beer straight to you.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beer-fridge-podcast/id1423388212 (or wherever else you listen to podcasts)

Recent guests have included Rob from TWICB, Deadend Brew Machine, Phantom Brewing, North Brewing, Allendale Brewery, Three Hills Brewing, Overtone Brewing Co, Brick Brewery, Trinity Brew, Vault City, Twisted Wheel Brew Co. Unity Brewing, Chain House Brewery, O Brother Brewing and Crooked Brewing.

Last week the boys chatted with Dookit Brewing.

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