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

BREWERS CORNER What’s going on in the world of Craft Beer?

TAPROOM REVIEW We visit The Kernel taproom in Bermondsey.

TWICB PODCAST Rob is joined by Arron from Polly’s Brew Co.

ISSUE68 SIXTY EIGHT JUNE 14th 2021 ISSUE 68 - 14 JUNE 2021

Things are definitely looking up now that taprooms and pubs are open again. In addition there are plenty of Craft Beer Fes- tivals on the horizon. TWICB are looking forward to Hop City next month and keen to network with brewers and drinkers alike over two fabulous days of great beer tasting. It’s been a long time since our last Festival, Friends & Family & Beer in Man- chester early last year when we launched Issue 1.

Though things in the UK are improving, the shock announcements about travel last week are a reminder that nothing in this Covid world of ours is certain. We are disappointed that the start our Grand Beer Tours is de- layed until later this year. However, once our destinations are officially on the ‘green list’ and set to stay there, we’re going full speed ahead. Don’t forget to keep checking the promotional pages in our Newsletters for details, and hopefully we’ll see you on one of our awesome trips.

CONTENTS

Beer Releases Brewer’s Corner TWICB Podcast Tap Room Review Page 3 Page 15 Page 17 Page 19

Festivals Taproom Directory Beer Tours Beer Webshops Page 21 Page 23 Page 31 Page 32

Patreon Support Podcast Directory Page 41 Page 42

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 LATEST UK CRAFT BEER RELEASES 7th – 13th JUNE 2021

Polly’s Brew Co. Hello Euphoria 5.2% Pale Ale A little homage to the old school with plenty of new school techniques sprinkled in for good measure. A dry-hop bill of Centennial, Citra and Mosaic leads the way on this super crushable beer, with Mosaic and Citra bringing all manner of juicy new school flavour profiles, backed up with some old school piney notes from Centennial.

Polly’s Brew Co. Mood Swings 5.5% DDH Pale Ale Using a high-juice, low bitterness dry-hop bill of Citra, Bru-1, Azacca, and Columbus that when combined rock up to the party with a whole host of mega ripe mango, pineapple and peach notes, with a mellow bitterness in the back to keep everything in check.

Overtone Brewing Co. Twisted Sense 12.5% Imperial Stout Aged in Scotch Whisky barrels. Smooth, rich, dark coffee flavours from roasted malts and oats, and infused with sweet caramel, biscuit and almond flavours and subtle smokiness.

North Brewing Co. New Atlantis 6% IPA A rich and smooth India Pale Ale. Sweet, juicy blueberry and sharp fresh cut pineapple flavour upfront and a spread of dank odour make for an instantly satisfying IPA with bags and bags of bright fresh hop flavour.

North Brewing Co. OFS040 4.9% Session IPA A session IPA, brewed with some maize in the grist for an extra clean mouthfeel and dry-hopped with a duo of Loral and Talus for refreshing notes of pink grapefruit, lime, lemon balm and floral notes on the finish.

Track Brewing Co. Trouble In Mind 4.8% Pale Ale A brand new beautiful, citrusy Pale Ale with a sprinkling of Citra, Strata and Rakau.

Track Brewing Co. First Rain 10.5% TIPA A beautiful hazy, heavily hopped, fruit punch. Showcasing some of the beautiful NZ hops, loaded with Nelson Sauvin and Waimea and partnered with trusty Citra. The result is a succulent blend of white grape, gooseberry and ripe cantaloupe.

Track Brewing Co. Today’s Undertaking 6.5% IPA Citra, Citra Cryo, Simcoe and Meridian deliver sweet citrus, prickly pear and a soft bitterness. The finish is slightly bitter but soft and juicy, lingering as it settles into slightly resinous finishing notes.

Fyne Ales Brewery Cognac Barrel- Aged (Mills & Hills) 11.3% Imperial Stout Delicate combination of dried red fruits flavours rises above a powerful, malty body before mellowing into a warming finish with a flash of oak.

Fyne Ales Brewery Moscatel Barrel-Aged (Mills & Hills) 11.9% Imperial Stout Notes of fig and raisin are layered on top of a full, rich body with a distinct creaminess from the barrels, before a long and smooth finish with a warming sweet oak character.

Atom Beers Spectra 4% Pale Ale Featuring Simcoe & Chinook hops, this easy drinking pale is packed with grapefruit flavour and a light bitterness.

Attic Brew Co. Gallery 6% NEIPA Creamy and juicy and packed full of intriguing flavours. Hopped with Strata, Loral and Idaho 7 for notes of strawberry and blackberry on top of a load of tropical fruits and citrus.

Attic Brew Co. Window Shopping 6.6% IPA Clear and bright with a little malt sweetness. Simcoe, Sultana and El Dorado for flavours of pineapple, a bit of lemon and a touch of apricot.

Fierce Beer Fancy Juice 4 8.5% DIPA BRU-1, Ekuanot and Simcoe produce a soft and full bodied hazy DIPA with notes of juicy pineapple, sweet pithy citrus and a subtle dank bitterness.

Brew York Beer Honey, I Shrunk The Impies 5.4% Stout A lighter and more approachable stout with the addition of honeycomb for added depth and sweetness.

Brew York Beer Kirsch Russell 6.5% Pastry Sour Vanilla, lactose, cinnamon plus cherry juice went into this take on a traditional cherry pie.

4 Future State Brew Cristalz Furs And Danko 8% IPA An East meets West DIPA. This beer packs a super bitter punch. The new Mosaic and Azacca in this beer are so dank, tomato vines and cannabis for miles. Magnum added for bettering too.

Future State Brew Cool Phase 8.4% DIPA Simcoe and Strata aplenty create an absolute dankasaaurus rex of a beer. Grassy, tons of grapefruit and a peppery bite fight through the sheer hoppiness to create a very refreshing and raw-but-in-a-good-way drop.⁠

Future State Brew Time Moves Pretty Fast 8.3% DIPA A hop combo to give citrus and berries. Citra, BBC and Calypso.

Elusive Brewing Crisp Witty 5% Belgian-Style Wit Collab with The Malt Miller. Additions of ginger, chamomile, orange peel and crushed coriander seeds produce a hazy pale beer with a gentle herbal and citrus character.

Elusive Brewing Happy Horses 6.8% Belgian-Style Dubbel Collab with Double-Barrelled. Expect a deep ruby red beer with notes of treacle and caramel. Malt forward but with gentle herbal lemon hop character and some spiciness from the yeast esters.

Elusive Brewing Pastel De Nada 8.7% Stout Collab with Weird Beard Brewing Co. A deep mahogany coloured beer, with aromas of sweet caramel and chocolate. You'll get a big chocolate hit as it washes over the palate with notes of vanilla with gentle warming chilli in a dry toasty finish.

Unity Brewing Co. Preserva #2 – Strawberry Gose 5% Gose Fruit preserve inspired Gose-style sour beer with heaps of strawberry. Think spritzy rosé wine and summery fruit salad vibes.

Unity Brewing Co. May Provisions 6% Saison A summer saison brewed with spicy rye and locally foraged spruce tips.

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Turning Point Brew Co. The Edge Is Fine 6.5% IPA A dank and juicy IPA. Light and easy to drink, with bags of fresh hop aroma and flavour. Think pineapple, peach, with a hint of lemon. Made with Simcoe, Citra, and Loral hops.

Wild Weather Sam 7.1% NEIPA Hazy and super full bodied, heavily dry hopped with Simcoe for intense Berry, Pine and Citrus notes.

Wild Weather Max 7.1% IPA An amber coloured Citra and Amarillo West Coast IPA with a bold Orange and Grapefruit hop aroma, a rich lasting bitterness with a robust malt bill.

Wild Weather Moon Logic 4.5% DDH Pale Ale A hop forward hazy Pale Ale. Double Dry Hopped with Ahtanum, Amarillo, Citra and Simcoe.

Pentrich Brewing Co. Flat Circle 4.8% Pale Ale A New Pale Ale brewed with Citra and Mosaic hops.

Pentrich Brewing Co. Bright Light Movement 7.3% IPA A new West Coast IPA brewed with Chinook, Centennial and Warrior hops.

Pentrich Brewing Co. Plunder Underground 8.8% DIPA A new Imperial IPA brewed with Citra and Amarillo hops.

Pentrich Brewing Co. Hello Mr. Thompson 10% TIPA A new Triple IPA brewed with Citra and El Dorado hops.

7 Fallen Brewing Co. Root And Branch 4.5% Sour Packed full of Scottish rhubarb for a sweet, tangy taste with an added ginger kick to balance out the flavours. ⁠

Gypsy Hill Brewing Co. Felder 5% Hefeweizen Has⁠ a golden haze with a big white cloudy head. Full of banana and bubblegum esters, alongside soft lemon notes.

Padstow Brewing Co. Choc And Out 7% Stout This⁠ chocolate orange stout combines rich roasted malts, fresh oranges and cocoa nibs to give a beautiful thick body and satisfying finish.

Little Monster Brewing Co. Let’s Dance 4.6% Gose A traditional German Gose brewed with coriander and sea salt, alongside pink guava and pineapple to add some summer freshness.

Little Monster Brew Co. Better In Green 5.2% Session IPA Pairing up the mighty Mosaic with the crowd pleasing Sabro. A 5.2% sessionable IPA which hits all of the right notes.

Beak Brewery Supp 7% IPA Layered with multiple hot and cold- side editions of Citra, T90, Cryo and BBC formats for flavours of clementine, grapefruit, Seville marmalade, yuzu and lemon verbena.

London Beer Factory Produce & Provenance: Chardonnay 2020 8.8% Wild Ale A 3-barrel blend of blonde wild ale fermented by wild London yeast for an average age of 13 months in oak & then macerated on freshly picked Chardonnay grapes for a further 3 months. The beer has a clean buttery tang with a hint of crisp cider apple crunchiness. This apple character slowly fades into a touch of white peach.

Stewart Brewing Always Up! 5.4% West Coast IPA Collab with Proper Cycling magazine. A West Coast IPA with big resinous pine and citrus flavours from the US hops with a tongue-tingling bitterness to back it up.

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Staggeringly Good Beer Sourpod: Raspberry, Pink Peppercorn & Himalayan Rock Salt 4.5% Sour A bouquet of summer fruit. This is a stunning fruit sour with candy-floss coloured head that packs all the raspberry and was meant for sunny days. A bold, elegantly seasoned fruit sour.

Carnival Brewing Co. All Clouds Are Silver - Simcoe

4.7% Pale Ale A pale ale, full of pine and tropical fruit aromas, double dry hopped with latest crop of Simcoe hops.

Carnival Brewing Co. Summer Smash

3.7% Sour A refreshing, and light summer sour beer made for enjoying in the sun. Made with Honeydew Melon, Juniper and Mint.

Alphabet Brewing Co. I Don’t Wanna Wheat (For Our Lives To Be Over) 4.5% Witbier A classic Witbier with gentle additions of coriander seed and orange peel to the boil.

Electric Bear Brewing Co. Zoom Landing 5.2% Pink Lemonade Sour This tart kettle sour is full of raspberry and lemon puree to give it the pink lemonade flavour. This one is for the sour lovers and will see you through the sunny summer.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Blossom In Fog Lane Park 6% IPA Ripe notes of mango, passion fruit and tangerine find harmony alongside the kind of dank, resinous aromatics you'd associate with opening a fresh bag of hops. Those lush flavours linger on the palate thanks to a soft body and long-lasting juicy finish.

9 Cloudwater Brew Co. Elevationism 10% TIPA Cloudwater TIPAs are known for their succulent fruit flavours so, this time round, they wanted to create an experience akin to freshly cut pineapple chunks and sweet, juicy pineapple cups. They selected three hops known for their pineapple character - Chinook, El Dorado and Simcoe - and put them to work on top of a smooth, soft base.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Living Up To Names 6.1% Wild Ale This Wild Ale was aged for two-and-a-half years in foudre before conditioning on 1kg/l of whole, organic nectarines. The fruit was opened up through carbonic maceration for a fresh, vivid flavour expression. Gentle carbonation accentuates a rich acidity.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Citra Nectarine Foudre Beer 8.8% Brett IPA Aged 12 months in foudre and conditioned on second-use nectarines. To complement the bright, juicy fruit character, this Wild Ale was dry hopped with 20g/l of Citra prior to bottling.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Neverendingness 6.8% Apple Culture Pale Capturing the subtle complexity, juiciness and easy drinkability of a low-intervention table cider, this Pale Ale was fermented in red wine barrels with a wild apple culture. Conditioned in bottle for 18 months.

Cloudwater Brew Co. Side By Side 8% DIPA Collab with Highland Park. An all-Strata DIPA brewed simultaneously at both locations, using the same recipe bar one key change - each brewery used their own hand selected hops. Super juicy clementine and pineapple flavours, with a dank hop character striking through.

Phantom Brewing Co. The Nose Of Gonzo 14.3% Elderflower Wheat Wine Collab with Mad Yank Brew. Elderflower Wheat Wine that comes crashing in at a mighty 14.3%. Rich and complex, it finishes with a light, floral note to ensure this beast is dangerously moreish.

Left Handed Giant Brewing Co. This Is My Beloved 8% DIPA A cheeky little thick and fruity DIPA, brewed with a malt bill dominated by Extra Pale and Golden Promise and generously dry hopped with Citra Cryo, Motueka and Huell Melon. Dank and fruity, soft and juicy, with a lovely little bready finish.

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020 3633 2699 Siren Craft Brew Measure Twice, Cut Once 4.7% Pale Ale Collab with Biernuts. Ekuanot, El Dorado and Idaho 7 hops give this beer beautiful tropical flavours and aromas, while oats and wheat give it a smooth, soft body. A delicious, crushable pale ale.

Vault City Brewing Paradise Island 7.2% Sour Taste the tropical paradise in this Modern Sour Beer packed with passionfruit, guava and papaya. Silky smooth like ripe tropical fruit with the characteristic, mouth- watering zing of their house mixed culture. Part smoothie, part cocktail, part sour beer.

Vault City Brewing Marshmallow Smoothie Sour 10.5% Sour An imperial strength Modern Sour Beer made with peaches, apricots and cherries. As you’d expect from a smoothie inspired beer, it’s packed with berries and stone fruit - prep for a thick pour.

Abyss Brewing Road Trip #6 Ekuanot 7% IPA A single hop Ekuanot IPA that unleashes the wildest of flavours: lemon, lime, papaya, apricots and herbal notes.

BRZN These Are My Machines 4.7% Pale Ale A soft and fluffy New England pale packed with lots of Ariana, backed up by a sprinkle of Sabro and Simcoe and fermented out with Verdant’s New England yeast. It’s real juicy.

Deya Brewing Co. Bigfoot 4.5% Session Pale A perfect summer session pale - bright, clean, juicy, zingy. Brewed for Bigfoot Festival 2021. Made with Citra and Strata hops.

Deya Brewing Co. The Whole Crew Is Bouncing 6.5% IPA Collab with Unity Brewing. This is a spelt heavy IPA with immensely juicy hops, brewed with Simcoe, Motueka and Strata hops.

Burnt Mill Brewery Off Shore 8% NE DIPA A grist of extra pale, oats and chit for a light, soft malt profile with plenty of body. ⁠ Whirlpooled with Citra & HBC472 then dry hopped with Strata, Citra, Idaho & HBC630 for aromas of ripe citrus and mango.

12 Northern Monk Flake & Sauce 6.2% Ice Cream Pale Ale A Northern British Summertime twist on their classic Neapolitan Ice Cream Pale Ale - a flaked oat & wheat base provides the cone, with vanilla and lactose recreating that soft, and creamy whippy ice cream. Conditioned on raspberry purée and cacao to recreate the full “99” experience.

Southsea Brewing Double Dose 6.5% Coffee & Vanilla Oat Cream Stout

Collab with Low Tide Coffee Co. Colombian & Ethiopian coffee beans with oat cream and Madagascan vanilla pods give it a silky sweet flavour to compliment the aromatic coffee dose that’s the equivalent to a double espresso in each can.

Beatnikz Republic Grind Rails 7.2% IPA A 7.2% IPA that combines Idaho 7, Citra, Mosaic and Centennial. With punchy stone fruit and tropical aromas, Grind Rails balances notes of citrus and soft pine.

Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Fake Hands 8% Imperial Porter Collab with Luisa’s Vegan Chocolate. This 8% Porter uses real pecans and cacao nibs for an amazing nutty, toasty and chocolate dark beer.

Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Vanilla Weisse (Mango & Coconut) 7% IPA Mango and Coconut Berliner Weisse with Vanilla - The humble Berliner Weisse has been given a Neon vanilla overhaul. A sweet and sour ice cream style beer full of fruit and lacking in tradition.

Arundel Brewery Big Bear – Makers Mark Edition 5.5% Stout A barrel aged stout, this time in Makers Mark barrels which is a bit smokier and richer but retains the smooth mouthfeel.

Arundel Brewery Big Bear – Jack Daniels Edition 5.5% Stout A barrel aged stout, this one using Jack Daniels barrels to create a stout which is smooth and soft with a touch of smokiness.

Odyssey Brew Co. A Study In Simcoe 6% IPA

A mixture of Extra Pale, Maris Otter, Carahelles, Chit and Oat malts for a rich, orangey hue and a nice chewy backbone. Simcoe and Cryo Simcoe give deep layers of pine and citrus with bright orange and mango.

13 Double Barrelled Brewery Sure Footing 4.5% Pale Ale Collab with The Grumpy Goat. With heaps of ripe peach and melon notes from a huge dry hop of Mosaic, Rakau, and Enigma. This pale is sessionable, juicy and smooth.

Docks Beers Groundworks 5.3% Coffee Stout A rich espresso coffee and Tonka bean stout with a creaminess from the oats and sweet Tonka bean flavour balancing a bitterness from the coffee. Endeavour and Columbus hops add a peppery hedgerow fruit undercurrent.

14 BREWERS CORNER

Jeff at Beervana has a well-written summary of the biggest story in Craft Beer, with an account of how things moved on a pace this week with the publication of an open letter to Brew- dog by a large group of former employees.

https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2021/6/10/brew- dog-intersectionality-of-abuse

Jeff must have delved quite deep into his copy of the OED for the word intersectionality, but it is this concept that seems to make the case against Brewdog particularly compelling.

Not content with the above, Jeff also published an amazing piece that seems to sum up the reason that the evil Macros have struggled so hard to homogenise and “Nationalise” Craft Beer.

https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2021/6/9/the-diffi- cult-middle-market

Here at TWICB we celebrate the difficult “Middle Market”, if it is that which keeps Craft Beer (relatively) small and independent.

Good Beer Hunting look into the origins of the Cocoa that is increasingly appearing in our Craft Beers, and asks whether it is sourced as thoughtfully and lovingly as hops?

https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2021/6/8/cacao-brew- ing-and-the-price-of-nostalgia-toward-a-better-future-for-choco- late-beer

Finally, it’s no secret that we are really keen to start doing some beer-tourism here at TWICB. https://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-ale-festival-re- turns-to-yakima-in-october-2021/

Although the 2021 Yakima Valley Fresh Hops Festival is a bit too soon to feature as one of our Grand Tours, rest assured that it’s under serious consideration for inclusion on the 2022 schedule.

15 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 then auto- exploring their backgrounds, motivations, hopes, matically download the new episode of our podcast, fears, and big 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 his We’ve quite a back catalogue of fabulous brewery podcast through the normal channels, including chats and they can all be accessed at the click of a Apple and Spotify. button. This week marks our 51st Podcast!

These breweries have all featured on the Podcast:

16 EPISODE 51 - POLLY’S BREW CO. Since launching in early 2018 Pollys have grown and adapted to form a small but tight-knit team of six running the day to day operations of the brewery. Their motto is to never stop improving; always learning and tweaking the beer designs to create the best beer they possibly can.

Polly’s Brew Co, Holland Farm, Black Brook, Mold CH7 6LU https://pollysbrew.co Instagram @pollysbrewco 23.5k followers

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BEER NAME NO. OF CHECKINS STYLE ABV AVG RATING

Patternist 5,328 NEIPA 6.6% 4.01 Spur 5,124 NEIPA 7.2% 4.13 Rosa 4,718 DIPA 8.5% 4.14

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

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taproom review

The Kernel Brewery Taproom, Arch 7, Dockley Road Industrial Estate, Dockley Rd, London

The Kernel Brewery Taproom is situated in a snug railway arch towards one end of the iconic Bermondsey Beer Mile, and is a few minutes walk from Bermondsey Tube Station. Inside there are 6 or 7 tables, each seating up to 6 people, and there is room for outside for additional tables when the weather permits. They take bookings in ad- vance, though half of the indoor tables and all outdoor tables are for walk-ins only.

The premises is clean, tidy and understated, and the table service is decent. The bar comprises of 14 taps, and, when we visited, all were Kernel beers. A good selection of their Pales, IPAs, Sai- sons, Brown ales, Sours and Foeder beers were on offer. A well stocked fridge contained alterna- tive Kernel options and supplies for takeaway.

No food is sold here but luckily, due to it’s lo- cation, you’re unlikely to go hungry for long as there are many fabulous street food places near- by.

19 The only minor frustration was that we had difficulty in checking our beers into Untapped as the site appeared to be a dead zone for several mobile networks (on the day we visit- ed at least). A wifi network was available but the password didn’t appear to be displayed anywhere ( or, if it was, we’d drunk too many beers to see it!)

Overall, a pleasant experience was had and all the Kernel beers slipped down a treat. If you find yourself on the Bermondsey Beer Mile the venue is certainly a good starting point especially as it opens at 11:00 on a Saturday, an hour or 2 before most other tap- rooms on the mile.

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CRAFT BEER FESTIVALS 2021

JOIN IN THE FUN

18 -20 JUNE BIGFOOT FESTIVAL https://bigfootfestival.co.uk/ Ragley Park, Ragley Hall Alcester B49 5NJ

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 MANCHESTER 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

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

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

21 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

22 TAPROOM DIRECTORY PLEASE DO YOUR OWN DUE DILLIGENCE AND CHECK OPENING TIMES

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 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

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

23 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/

24 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

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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

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

26 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

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

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

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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 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

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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

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

29 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. 31 WEBSHOPS Order Fresh Craft Beer Direct To Your Fridge

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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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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!

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, and Chain House Brewery.

Last episode the boys chatted with O Brother Brewing.

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