FRESH BEER Catch up on the latest UK Craft Beer releases.

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TWICB PODCAST Rob is joined by Ben from Rivington Co.

60 ISSUE SIXTY APRIL 19th 2021 ISSUE 60 - 19 APRIL 2021

Thankfully the sun shone for most of us last week which enabled thirsty punters to enjoy beers again in pub gardens and outside taproom areas. Long may it continue.

Plenty of great new Craft Beer releases last week as breweries re- veal their newest wares to coincide with the loosening of lockdown.

If you really fancy saying good riddance to lockdown, then join us on one of our new Grand Beer Tours commencing in the second half of 2021, (Covid permitting). TWICB Grand Tours are carefully curated, hosted, long-weekend tours for small groups of Craft Beer fans. Tours are jointly hosted by TWICB and a leading UK Brewery and the Brewery Owner/Head Brewer will join the tour and be company throughout.

Tours includes either 3 or 4 B&B nights hotel accommodation, in-destination ground transportation, tutored tasting events and beer launch events. Tours to Copenhagen, Denmark and New England in the US are now available to book.

Check out the promotional pages in this Newsletter for more details.

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Beer Releases Beer Tours Brewer’s Corner Festivals Page 3 Page 19 Page 22 Page 25

TWICB Podcast Online Beer Taproom Directory Podcast Directory Page 28 Page 29 Page 38 Page 46

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2 LATEST UK CRAFT BEER RELEASES 12th– 18th APRIL 2021

Carnival Brewing Co. Tusk – Jermaine Stewart Lager 5.2% Black Lager This is a black lager with a hint of smoked malt, sweet and sour cherry puree. Expect bags of flavour and great mouthfeel. Refreshing sunny drinking.

Overtone Brewing Co. It’s All Vic Secret 8% DIPA Single hop triple dry hopped DIPA fully expressing Vic Secret. Thick, juicy and bursting with flavours of pineapple, mango, passionfruit and citrus.

Overtone Brewing Co. Explosions In The Cry 11% TIPA Citra, Citra Cryo, El Dorado, El Dorado Cryo, Motueka. It’s a triple. It’s got cryo hops. And it’s thick. Enjoy explosions of tropical, candyfloss and watermelon with hints of lemon and lime.

Northern Monk Cheese & Onion Lager 5.4% Lager Collab with Seabrook Crisps. A crisp lager, with a sharp, full-bodied cheese and tangy onion flavour. The nation’s flavour crisp flavour and the nation’s favourite beer, in one can.

Northern Monk Prawn Cocktail Gose 6.5% Gose Collab with Seabrook Crisps. A crisp, salty and sour gose packing that much-loved prawn cocktail punch. No prawns were harmed in the making of this beer.

Northern Monk OFS035 7.1% Fruited IPA This is all-in hop juice, combining the tropical triple threat of Idaho-7, Bru-1 and Amarillo. With added papaya, guava, and passion fruit later in the brewing process to create a full-flavoured, silky IPA that’s dripping with Brazilian fruit bowl fire. Weighing in at 7.1%, this is a delightful beer/smoothie hybrid.

Fierce Beer Very Big Flapjack – Fifth Birthday Edition #1 11% Oat Wine Collab with Brew York. Similar to a Barley wine, but with huge amount of oats in there, giving a smooth, soft body. Add to that some caramelly syrupiness and BOOM - Very Big Flapjack.

3 Fierce Beer Imp. Orange Scream – Fifth Birthday Edition #2 8.5% Imperial Orange Ice Collab with Amundsen. From their original Orange Scream, Fierce have dialled the orange and vanilla up to 11, creating a beer that transports you back to childhood days, sitting on the beach with an orange and vanilla ice lolly. Smooth, decadent, and refreshing.

Fierce Beer Very Big Chomp – Fifth Birthday Edition #3 12% Imperial Chocolate & Caramel This is a seriously huge imperial stout that has massively decadent levels of caramel, chocolate, and vanilla. One sip will transport you back to your school tuck shop days.

Fierce Beer Lots Of Nelson – Fifth Birthday Edition #4 8.5% Imperial Sour Collab with NZ Beer Collective. This is an imperial sour brewed with grape juice and a lot of NZ's finest; Nelson Sauvin hops. With a light tartness and a full vinous flavour, it packs a really juicy punch.

Fierce Beer Bourbon Maple V.B.M – Fifth Birthday Edition #5 12.5% Imperial Stout Brewed with copious amounts of sweet maple syrup that goes toe to toe with the rich vanilla and chocolate stout profiles, this imperial stout then hibernated in bourbon barrels for nine months.

Fierce Beer Emergency Haze – Fifth Birthday Edition #6 10% TIPA Collab with Dugges. This super hazy and juicy Triple IPA has been smashed with Azacca, Kashmir, and Bru-1 hops. Big and full-bodied with a sweet tropical hop .

Track Brewing Co. The Valley Overhead 4.2% Pale Ale A beautiful light Pale Ale, with one of their absolute favourites, Simcoe. Light pine and orange zest, giving you all kinds of goodness. A beer best enjoyed in pints.

Track Brewing Co. Down The Line 4.8% Pale Ale This is a straight-up, down the line smashable pale ale. Soft melon from Citra and a slightly grassy, pleasantly herbal quality from Riwaka meld with the light malt base and lower finishing gravity to leave a refreshing, lime peel finish.

Track Brewing Co. Time Is Dancing 6% West Coast IPA Bucket loads of bitter orange on the nose with peach, stone fruit and some resinous undertones. Assertively bitter and with a more malt-forward base plus their special technique which leaves a sticky, almost waxy, aromatic coating on the palate.

4 Track Brewing Co. Heavy Rotation 6.5% IPA An IPA malt base with extra pale barley, oats and wheat acts as a pillowy base that lets the hops slide on through. Citra, Taiheke and Bru-1 bring the noise in this beer, punching with orange zest, peach and pineapple and a moderate bitterness that balances out the ripe fruit notes and lets them sing.

Track Brewing Co. Don’t Let It Go To Your Head 6.5% IPA Designed to be lighter, more zippy and refreshing you'll find mild bready malt notes accented by Mosaic and Meridian which bring beautifully clean citrus peel aromatics and deliver soft honeydew melon, pear and papaya. The finish is lingering yet soft with a pleasing mouth-coating quality and flavours of orange starbursts.

Yonder Brewing & Blending Sundial 4.5% Collab with Donzoko. Refreshing and herbal Helles with foraged nettles. A delicious herbal Helles, brewed with Somerset nettles, a close biological relative to hops, and with a similar herbal flavour to noble varieties.

Wander Beyond Brewing Vulpes 15% Imperial Stout From the first sip you're bombarded with intense dark bitter chocolate from the carefully selected combination of malts. You're then hit with the boozy notes you'd expect from a beer of this calibre. But with such an elegant and oily mouthfeel, this big hitter goes down smoothly.

Attic Brew Co. Distraction 4.5% Session IPA A full-bodied session IPA with a full suite of fruit flavours, from citrus to melon, stones fruit to coconut.

Attic Brew Co. Descent Of Man 9.6% Imperial Stout A straight up no adjunct Imperial Stout, with 9 different malts bringing flavours of black coffee, dark chocolate and treacle.

Attic Brew Co. Fig.1 5.4% Mixed Fermentation BA Sour Utilising mixed fermentation and barrel ageing techniques to provide depth and complexity, the "Figure" range shows off a refined, sophisticated side to beer. Fig. 1 has a distinct peach character, with a little toasted orange peel added to the mix. Dry, crisp and oaky with a restrained sourness.

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Vibrant Forest Brewery Out Of Exile 4.9% Pale Ale A wonderful juicy 4.9% tasty pale made with an abundance of Sabro and Ekuanot hops giving huge coconut, citrus and tropical fruit flavours and aromas.

Vibrant Forest Brewery The Great Below 10% Doppelbock For this limited release they have aged their Imperial Doppelbock, Downward Spiral, in first generation Rum barrels for 8 months and the results are sublime. Big malt sweetness and a big presence of oak and rum follow with a little chocolate warmth.

Brick Brewery West Coast IPA 6.3% IPA A resinous, classic, bitter West Coast-style IPA with a pine, spice and grapefruit profile. Dry-hopped generously at 15g/l with Chinook, Columbus, Cashmere and Summit.

Brick Brewery Mango & Apricot Sour 4.7% Fruited Sour A thick, modern sour, fermented with Kveik yeast and their house lactobacillus, fruited with masses of Alphonso mango and Apricot puree.

Verdant Brewing Co. Dipper’s Delight 8% DIPA Creamy and decadent with a truly panoramic vista of fruit and pine hop flavours, all courtesy of the superstar hop grouping of Idaho 7, Mosaic and Simcoe. Orange, mango, pineapple and grapefruit pop their heads above the piney parapet to say hello.

Boxcar Brewing Co. Citra Meditations 8% DIPA 100% Citra-hopped. Spicy, mango-pulp and creamy. Full and fluffy but leaves you wanting more.

Wylam Brewery Revenge Of The Sticky Bud 8.7% DIPA Oozing with a mellifluous hop reek due to a toxic merger of zooty fresh Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe Lupulus. A bomb cocktail of tropical boom, all swallowed up with a ravenous glut of skunky cheeba… 7 Turning Point Brewing Co. The Thing About Juice 7.1% IPA Mosaic BBC, Citra, BBC, and Amarillo dry hop. A huge combo of big hitters make this a seriously fruity IPA.

Three Hills Brewing Armchair 10% TIPA This sequel to 'Kitchen Sink' is hopped and dry hopped with Cryo Idaho 7, El dorado and Lotus. It’s less earthy and smoky than Kitchen sink, with more upfront juice and grassy notes.

BrewDog Lock Down - Strawberry & Blood Orange Pilsner 4.7% Pilsner The strawberry and blood orange deliver a sweet, bright and fruity hit guaranteed to quench your thirst. This is a classic German-style pilsner with a twist, designed to be clean and refreshing.

BrewDog Planet Pale 4.5% Pale Ale Citrus aroma with resinous piney notes which give way to tropical fruits and melon. Sitting on a subtle malt backbone with a dry bitter fallout to finish.

Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Who Paid For That Floor? 7.2% Smoothie NEIPA Collab with Aslin Beer. This is an Elderberry and Blood Orange Smoothie NEIPA. It's delightfully thick and equal parts jammy, hoppy and purple.

Neon Raptor Geo Phys 7.2% NEIPA A hazy and tasty beer with Simcoe, Vic Secret, Sabro and Mosaic.

Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Pixel Candle 5.4% West Coast IPA This is an old school west coast style pale. It’s light and refreshing with a balanced bitterness and hopped with Simcoe, Chinook and Amarillo.

8 Left Handed Giant Brewing Co. Feels Like Heaven 6.4% Stout A full, silky smooth, chocolatey body to pair with the sweet, nutty flavours of walnut and vanilla. With additions of Cacao Nibs, Brown Sugar, Lactose, Walnut Essence and Vanilla Extract to follow, the finished beer is sweet and rich with a gentle roasted malt character, deep layers of walnut and a rounding vanilla sweetness.

Deya Brewing Co. Suitable Fruit Mirage 8% DIPA Collab with Wylam Brewery. Fresh DIPA with Idaho 7, Motueka and Strata on the exchanges. A beautiful fruit cocktail of a beer, bright, soft, juicy and tropical.

Deya Brewing Co. Cast No Shadows 5% California Common This beer is a hybrid between a lager and an ale. Fermented with a classic steam beer yeast and dry hopped with X033, the new experimental hop from Indie Hops. A super clean floral and fruity character to pair perfectly with a clean malt base and cool fermentation.

Mondo Brewing Co. Homing From Work 6.2% IPA Malt base with wheat, Oats and Carapils added for body, along with Dextrose. Citra, Hüll Melon and Simcoe hops in the cool pool. Dry hopped with Amarillo, Cascade, Citra and Hüll Melon. Fermented with a blend of American and English Ale yeast strains.

Donzoko Brewing Co. Select Pils Petit Blanc! 4.8% Pilsner The petit blanc hops are absolutely lifting with aromas of blossom and flowers. A superb Springtime beverage.

Vocation Brewery Imperial Honeycomb 10% Imperial Stout Aged in bourbon barrels for 6 months added depth and complexity. Expect a rich chocolate malty base with a sticky-sweet honeycomb finish. Like your favourite chocolate bar, with a boozy twist.

Full Circle Brew Co. Kindred 5.1% NE Pale Ale Collab with Pink Boots Society. A hop blend consisting of Cashmere, Ahtanum, Citra, Loral and Sabro that gives beautiful tropical and citrus notes in a very sessionable New England Pale Ale.⁠

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[w] www.beerhunter.co.uk [t] 07754 300 278 [E] [email protected] Full Circle Brew Co. Alphonso The Mango 5.5% Mango Sour All the mango you can handle, plus a touch more. 500kg of Alphonso mango was added to the base kettle sour to create this super juicy sour, perfect for the summer and days spent in the beer garden.

Full Circle Brew Co. Zebra Head 7.2% West Coast IPA Collab with S43 Brewery. A West Coast IPA with a touch of Rye to give this beer a brilliant balance of spice, crisp bitterness, and hoppiness.⁠

Signature Brew Rewind 4.7% Gluten Free IPL A gluten-free Pale Lager with bold hints of pine and citrus. This clean and refreshing lager reverses the brewing process to remove the gluten without compromising on flavour.

Pomona Island Brew Co. Sure ‘Nuff ‘N Yes I Do 5% Rhubarb Sour A Rhubarb Sour that’s tart and sharp and by far the best use of Britain’s finest perennial vegetable. Rhubarb and sours are a perfect match.

Accidental Brewery An Even Whiter Shade Of Pale 3.5% Pale Ale A table beer based on their Whiter Shade of Pale. Hopped with Citra and Azacca, Verdant IPA yeast, oats and wheat.

Unity Brewing Co. Grayson (2021) 5.6% Pale Ale Everything super cuddly, bright and optimistic in a beer. Citra, Amarillo and Azacca hop, whole vanilla pods and freshly zested lemons in a soft, sweet and juicy base. Lemon drizzle cake meets vegan milkshake New England Pale.

Campervan Brewery Lost In Leith – Salted Speyside Wee Heavy 8% Barrel Aged Wee Heavy Matured in Speyside Whisky barrels for five months and a touch of West Coast Scottish sea salt added. Bottle conditioned with muscovado sugar to pay tribute to the classic salted caramel flavour. Expect dried fruit esters, caramel and toffee malt and a slight salinity.

Campervan Brewery Lost In Leith – Old Fashioned Wee Heavy 8% Barrel Aged Wee Heavy Created as a tribute to the Old Fashioned Cocktail and matured in Speyside Whisky Barres for four months. Aged on orange peel and cocktail bitters. The result is a sweet and rich caramel base, an orange twist and a subtle, supporting smokiness.

11 Chain House Brewing Co. Meet My Eyeline, Jim 6% Fruited Gose Redcurrant, Blackcurrant and Blackberry Gose. Light summer fruits with a little tartness and hint of salt.

Polly’s Brew Co. Pilot To Base 6.3% IPA Chinook to signify the old school, with Mosaic checking the modern-day US hop varietal, and with a touch of Enigma to showcase those incredible sought-after new world hops from the south Pacific. Expect to find raspberries, and grapes from the Enigma, backed up with the usual tropical Mosaic explosion, with pine from Chinook.

Polly’s Brew Co. Spectrum IPA 6% IPA A beer utilising Spectrum hops in pure liquid form. This IPA features a mixture of 15kg of Mosaic and Citra pellet hops, paired up with 2kg of Mosaic and Citra Spectrum. Expect gooseberry, lychee and grapefruit notes from Citra, backed up with a tropical medley of mango, peach and tangerine notes from Mosaic.

Polly’s Brew Co. Spectrum DIPA 8% DIPA A beer utilising Spectrum hops in pure liquid form. This DIPA features a mixture of 20kg of Mosaic and Citra pellet hops, paired up with 3kg of Mosaic and Citra Spectrum. Expect slightly more intense gooseberry, lychee and grapefruit notes from Citra, backed up with a tropical medley of mango, peach and tangerine notes from Mosaic.

Polly’s Brew Co. Spectrum TIPA 10% TIPA A beer utilising Spectrum hops in pure liquid form. This DIPA features a mixture of 25kg of Mosaic and Citra pellet hops, paired up with 4kg of Mosaic and Citra Spectrum. Expect slightly more intense gooseberry, lychee and grapefruit notes from Citra, backed up with a tropical medley of mango, peach and tangerine notes from Mosaic.

12 Polly’s Brew Co. Spectrum QIPA 13% TIPA A beer utilising Spectrum hops in pure liquid form. This QIPA features a mixture of 50kg of Mosaic and Citra pellet hops, paired up with 4kg of Mosaic and Citra Spectrum. Expect slightly more intense gooseberry, lychee and grapefruit notes from Citra, backed up with a tropical medley of mango, peach and tangerine notes from Mosaic, along with a warming alcohol booziness.

Tempest Brewing Co. We Gathered In Spring 6% DDH IPA This is a soft and juicy IPA where the aromatic citrus and tropical flavours of Vic Secret are entwined with the herbal and floral character of Meridian.

Electric Bear Brewing Co. Sharing Strength 7% IPA A collab with Arbor Ales, New Bristol Brewery, Good Chem Brew, Pigs Ears Beer and Good Libations, brewed to support International Women’s Day.

Dig Brew Co. How To TIPA Wolf 10% TIPA The 10% adult version of their ‘How To Cook A Wolf’ series. The Citra + El Dorado blend has been beefed up with some Citra BBC alongside some little-known classics: Galaxy and Mosaic.

Siren Craft Brew Cold Plunge 7.3% IPA A collab with Harbour Brewing Co. This IPA is fermented 5 degrees cooler than normal, resulting in a crisp base and a clean hop profile allowing the Simcoe, El Dorado, Nelson Sauvin, Idaho 7 and Hallertau Blanc to truly shine. Piney, resinous notes underpin marmalade and tropical fruits.

Rivington Brewing Co. This Guy Was An Interior Decorator 5.5% DDH Pale A DDH Pale hopped with Azacca, Sabro, Azacca Cryo & Sabro Cryo.

Rivington Brewing Co. Six In The Morning 4.5% West Coast Pale A West Coast Pale hopped with Azacca, Chinook & Ekuanot.

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Pipeline Brew Co. Citra Mosaic Daydream 5.2% NEIPA The two heavyweight hops Citra and Mosaic go for gold in this double dry hopped IPA.

Mobberley Brewhouse Fly By Night 8.2% DIPA A DIPA with a whole lot of flavour. Expect a creamy mouthfeel with rounded fruit notes on the palate.

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Cloudwater Brew Co. It Is Springtime In Japan 8% DIPA Showcasing bright and vibrant flavours from two of their favourite hand selected hop varietals. Fresh blooms bring hope, as nature explodes in vibrant bursts of colour. The passage of time provides opportunity for change and renewal.

Cloudwater Brew Co. DDH Pale Recipe Evolution #4 5% Pale Ale Refreshed and refined. This is the fourth of a series of one-off variants of their DDH Pale showcasing new techniques and recipes.

Cloudwater Brew Co. IPA Recipe Evolution #1 6% IPA Refreshed and refined. This is the first of a series of one-off variants of their IPA showcasing new techniques and recipes.

Cloudwater Brew Co. IPA (Tesco) 6% IPA Ripe with fresh tropical fruit flavours, a modern take on a classic style. Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe and Talus hops blend with house yeast for a rich, juicy character, aided by a big body that’s still soft and pillowy, thanks to a high proportion of oats. Low bitterness provides the flavours with space to bloom.

15 Cloudwater Brew Co. DDH Pale (Tesco) 5% IPA A Double Dry Hopped Pale with punchy citrus and stone fruit flavours carried by a silky body and rounded off by a refreshingly dry finish. Brewed at BrewDog.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Pale Ale (Tesco) 3.7% IPA This Pale Ale strikes a balance between bright tropical and citrus fruit flavours from Citra, Mosaic and Talus hops, the aromatic house yeast and a soft, smooth body. Low bitterness allows the juicy fruit flavours to linger long into the finish. Brewed at BrewDog.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Session IPA (Tesco) 4.5% IPA Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe and Talus hops, coupled with a high proportion of oats, to create a beer that’s crammed with flavour despite its modest strength. Soft, smooth and moreish. Brewed at BrewDog.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Embracing Otherness (Tesco) 6% IPA Collab with Eko Brewery. Single hopped IPA dry-hopped with Simcoe. Brewed at BrewDog.

Cloudwater Brew Co. One Way Or Another (Tesco) 6% IPA Collab with Rock Leopard Brewing. Single hopped IPA dry-hopped with Mosaic. Brewed at BrewDog.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Our Love Fills The Air (Tesco) 6% IPA Collab with Queer Brewing. Single hopped IPA dry-hopped with Citra. Brewed at BrewDog.

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Supermarket Wars - They Think It’s All Over....!

The COVID-19 era of 2020-21 will be memorable for lots of painful reasons.

From a UK Craft Beer perspective, it is likely to be remembered as the time when the UK Supermarkets woke-up to the importance of Craft Beer, and finally took decisive steps to stock a credible range.

Up until the beginning of 2021, it could have been argued that Tesco and Morrisons, and to a slightly lesser extent Waitrose and M&S, were all vying for position as having the best range of Craft Beers on their shelves. (The latter two get bonus marks for having the beers mostly in fridges).

This accolade is no longer open for debate, as Tesco have taken two decisive steps that have left the rest apparently for dead. Firstly, in March they released a new range 440ml beers from a selection of leading UK Breweries at the £2.50 price point. Now, from Monday 19th April, they will also stock Cloudwater, Vault City and Brew By Numbers, (albeit only one beer from the latter).

We don’t have the space to detail exactly what is dropping this week, but in summary, Cloudwater are releasing 8 new and exclusive to Tesco beers, all brewed under contract at Brewdog, Ellon, using Cloudwater’s house yeast, four of which are collabs with small UK Brew- ers, and four are their “own” brews. Meanwhile, Vault City are releasing two exclusive to Tesco sours, brewed at VC in Edinburgh.

Both CW and VC have published lengthy blog posts here https://cloudwaterbrew.co/blog/beer- with-big-ideas and here https://vaultcity.co.uk/blogs/news/the-tesco-conversation

Both make some good points to defend these releases. CW are turning over 100% of the profits from the collabs to their partners, which should ensure all four become firmly established on the UK Craft Beer map. CW will also discontinue their core range, so free- ing up important tank-space for the specials that most of the UK Craft Beer Fans desire.

Both CW and VC acknowledge that the profits from these releases will consolidate their independent financial futures for the long- term. Both also make the valid point that these beers are certain to bring more drinkers into the Craft Scene, to the benefit of all.

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The obvious concern is that CW have previously been sticklers for maintaining the cold-chain in the supply of their beers, and no such guarantee is being offered by Tesco.

Our advice is to grab the CW beers next week, while they are guaranteed fresh, but maybe think twice about picking any up in July or August, after they have been sitting for a few weeks in a sweltering warehouse. The VC sours are incredibly shelf-stable, so no such concerns apply to them.

Another issue is that both CW and VC have been the crown jewels of many an independent bottle shop over the past few years. Although they don’t say so in so many words, both CW and VC allude to the fact that the “proper” beers from both their breweries will continue to only be available through the normal independent channels. We think it is reasonable to assume that Tesco are only getting their hands on a slightly “lesser” product, due to recipe budget constraints. (Note that we don’t yet know what the VC Tesco retail price will be).

It’s likely that many Craft Beer Fans regard the commercial success of breweries as almost unsavoury. Brewing great Craft Beer is incredibly hard work, requires very expensive kit, and remarkable skills, which deserve to be richly rewarded. We are very fortunate in the UK that we have an amazing line-up of fantastic Craft Breweries whose passion for creating great Craft Beer also includes a unflinching desire to maintain their independence.

Given the choice between seeing CW or VC supply a few beers into Tesco, or having them sell out to one of the evil Macros, we at TWICB know which path we’d prefer them to take.

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19 JUNE NOTTINGHAM CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://bit.ly/3bfJ18P Sneinton Market Nottingham

2-3 JULY BEER CENTRAL https://beercentralfestival.com/ The Mill, Digbeth Birmingham

9-10 JULY HOP CITY https://northernmonk.com/events/hop- Northern Monk city-2021/ Leeds LS11 9PL

16-17 JULY EDINBURGH CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://edinburghcraftbeerfestival.co.uk/ Edinburgh Corn Exchange Edinburgh EH14 1RJ

23-24 JULY CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL https://manchestercraftbeerfestival.com/ Depot Mayfield Manchester M1 2PY

29-31 JULY BREWLDN https://www.brewldn.com/brewldn21 Printworks, Surrey Quays London SE16 7PJ

6-7 AUGUST INDIE BEER FEAST https://www.indiebeerfeast.co.uk/ Abbeydale Picture House Sheffield S7 1FS 25 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

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

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

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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Aired each Tuesday, Rob from TWICB chats to those Just search for This Week in Craft Beer in your cho- who make the magic happen in the UK Craft Beer sen app and then hit the subscribe button. Scene. This will ensure that, every Tuesday morning, your Listen-in as we go deep, exploring their back- phone will automatically download the new episode grounds, motivations, hopes, fears, and big plans of our podcast, ready for your commute, the gym, for the future, at the same time sharing and talking your dog-walk, or whenever else you feel the need about a small selection of beers which are consid- for Craft Beer conversation. ered particularly special. We have quite a back catalogue of fabulous brewery You can listen to the Podcast by downloading his chats and they can all be accessed at the click of a podcast through the normal channels, including button. Apple and Spotify.

These breweries have all featured on the Podcast:

27 EPISODE 41 - RIVINGTON BREWING CO.

Ben and Mick home brewed for two years before opening commercially in 2014 on the family farm in a stunning rural setting.

Rivington Brewing Co. Horrobin Ln, Chorley PR6 9HE https://www.rivingtonbrewing.co.uk/

Instagram @rivingtonbrewco 4,577 followers

Untappd Brewer Rating 3.84

BEER NAME NO. OF CHECKINS STYLE ABV AVG RATING

Never Known Fog like It 1,898 New England Pale 5.2% 4.02 Beach House 763 English Pale Ale 3.8% 3.60 Days of Candy 471 International Pale Ale 5.3% 3.70

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

28 WEBSHOPS Order Fresh Craft Beer Direct To Your Fridge

Alphabet Brewing Hop-Forward and Fruit-Led Beers Online Shop https://alphabetbrewing.co.uk/collections/webshop/beer Free local Manchester delivery over £30 Standard delivery £6.49 Next day delivery if ordered before 2pm

Mondo Brewing Company All Things Point South West Online Shop https://shop.mondobeer.com/ Free delivery over £75 Standard delivery £4.99 Weekend collections

Thames Side Brewery A Microbrewery that has Passion and Heart by the Barrel-Load! Collection Only http://www.thamessidebrewery.co.uk/index.html

Full Circle Brew Co. Craft Brewery & Taproom Online Shop https://shop.fullcirclebrew.co.uk/collections/beer Free local delivery over £30 Free national delivery over £50

East London Brewing Co. Established 2011 Online Shop https://www.eastlondonbrewing.com/collections/elb Free local delivery to London E postcodes for 2 cases +

Langham Brewery Independent Craft Beer Collection or local delivery https://langhambrewery.co.uk/beer-shop/ Free local delivery

29 Stubborn Mule Brewery Fiercely Independent Beer Online Shop https://stubbornmulebrewery.com/shop/ Free local delivery over £20 Standard delivery £3.95

Brewboard Young Independent Craft Brewer Brewery & Taproom Online Shop https://www.brewboard.co.uk/shop/ Free national delivery over £45

Phantom Brewing Co. Brewery & Taproom Online Shop https://www.phantombrew.com/collections/all Free national delivery over £60

Simple Things Fermentation Celebrate Variety Online Shop www.simplethingsfermentations.com/shop Free delivery on orders over £35 Standard delivery £6

Friendship Adventure Ltd. Online Beer Shop www.friendship-adventure.com Standard delivery £4.90

\ CraftHaze Focusing on a select 24 beers from some of the leading microbreweries. Online Shop https://www.crafthaze.co.uk/ Free delivery on orders over £60

Beermats Brewing Company Great range of bottles, mini kegs & beer-in-a-box Online Shop www.beermatsbeer.co.uk/shop 10% discount for click and collect

30 Bestens Brewery Fresh. Unfiltered. Naturally hazy https://www.bestensbrewery.co.uk/shop Free local delivery for orders over £20 Nationwide courier available

Double Barrelled Brewery Brewery & Taproom Online Shop https://doublebarrelled.co.uk/shop/ Free local delivery over £50 Standard delivery £6.00

Bone Machine Brew Co. Flavour. Balance. Unreal Ales, since 2017 Online Shop www.bonemachinebrewing.com Delivered to your door UK-wide

S43 Brewery For The Love Of Beer https://s43brewery.com/shop/ Free delivery on orders over £30

Duration Brewery For The Love Of Beer https://shop.durationbeer.com/ Free delivery on orders over £50 Standard Next Day Delivery £4.99

Thirst Class Ale Hand Crafted Beers Brewed in Stockport We also stock 200+ guest beers from leading breweries! https://thirstclassale.co.uk Free local delivery (10 miles) or only £4.99 nationwide

Free nationwide delivery for orders over £50

Fallen Brewing Co. Quality, Innovation, Heritage Online Store https://www.fallenbrewing.co.uk/shop/ UK-wide delivery, no minimum order

Neptune Brewery Ltd Quality Traditional & Modern Beers https://www.neptunebrewery.com/ National and local delivery available RateBeer – Best Merseyside Brewery

31 Lord's Brewing Co. Brewed Differently By Tradition https://www.lordsbrewing.com/shop Nationwide Delivery

Hopfrog Online Shop, Beer Shop & Taproom https://hopfrog.co.uk/shop Free next working day national delivery on orders over £50

Ainsty Ales Brewery, York Enjoy the taste of the York & Ainsty Wapentake https://ainstyales.co.uk/collections/our-shop Free delivery on orders over £50

The Ferry Brewery Quality Traditional & Modern Beers – Online shop https://ferrybrewery.co.uk National and local delivery available Multi Award Winning Brewery. Beer of the Year 2020, Scottish Beer Awards

BeerCraft of Bath Bottle Shop & Taproom https://beercraftbath.com/ Free delivery on all orders over £50

Unity Brewing Co. Together Through Beer https://unitybrewingco.com/ Click & Collect / Local Delivery Free national deliveries over £50

Brolly Brewing Fresh, unfiltered & hazy Small batch modern + traditional beer https://www.brollybrewing.co.uk/s/order Nationwide delivery £5.95. Next Day delivery on orders received before 12pm Mon-Thu

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SOUTH EAST

BOXCAR, Unit 1 Birkbeck St, London E2 6JY

Brew By Numbers 75 Enid Street, Bermondsey, London SE16 3RA

Staggeringly Good Brewery Unit 10, St Georges Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 8SS Taproom open from 22nd April 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 Tuesday – Sunday 12pm-7.30pm 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

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

38 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

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/

39 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

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

40 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 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

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

41 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

The Coracle Micropub 27 High Street, Ironbridge, Shropshire

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

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

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Northern Monk 10 Tariff Street Northern Quarter Manchester M1 2FF

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

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 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

43 EAST ANGLIA

BrewBoard Limited B3 Button End, Harston, Cambridge CB22 7GX 01223 872131 Taproom currently closed 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

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

44 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

45 CRAFT BEER PODCASTS

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 and craft beer with pub like banter.

46 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.

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. and Hogs Back Brewery and Mourne Mountains Brewery , Brick Brewery, Trinity Brew, Vault City and 71 Brewing.

Last week the guys had Tartan Shark on the Podcast.

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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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