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The Union Sets - Rarity, Intrigue and a Mixed Future
Have you heard the story of The Union Sets?If not... grab a beer, find a comfy spot and listen as my guest - beer writer Laura Hadland - tells this incredible tale. She's right at the heart of the…
S1E26 Pubs For All Seasons... and all people (with Adrian Tierney-Jones)
Beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones talks everything from how pubs change through the seasons, to why pubs need to be more welcoming to everyone, to the joys of drinking (and writing) alone... plus the…
S1E25 Porter - Myths, History and Mass Popularity
Porter is a fantastic beer style. Dark, tasty... and never far away from a story (many of which may not be accurate!). Even the name itself - Porter - is often misunderstood (listen to the episode to…
S1E24 Brews 'n' Tunes #1 (with Ransom)
A concept episode. Can an interesting beer lead you to discover an interesting bit music you otherwise would not have found? What about the other way around? Former guest Ransom (a musician, author…
S1E23 The Joy Of... Homebrewing (with Jack Baber from Rebel Homebrewers)
Jack Baber is a fellow Cardiff homebrewer and he helps run the long-established and highly regarded Rebel Homebrewers club in Cardiff which I myself am an occasional attendee of (not as much as I'd…
S1E22 The South Wales Success Story That Is... Drop Bear Beer Co. (with Joelle Drummond)
Did you know that the UK's biggest low and no alcohol brewer is based right here in South Wales? Drop Bear was formed just 5 years ago by two women in South Wales with a mission to put the craft into…
S1E21 Independent, Savvy and Unbreakable - 150 Years of Batemans (with Adam Cartwright)
Batemans is the type of brewery that used to be common all throughout the UK. Now it's vanishingly rare. 150 years old. All that time brewing at the same site. All that time independent. All that…
S1E20 Highs, Lows & Cracking On (with Jon Saunders)
Jon Saunders is a Cardiff legend for whom beer, booze and good times have delivered amazing highs and shocking lows in his life and career. An entrepreneurial hospitality expert in the first part of…
S1E19 Desi Pubs (with David Jesudason)
Have you ever been to a Desi pub? Do you even know what one is? I haven't and I didn't until I stumbled across David Jesudason's book on the subject. It was getting rave reviews and there seemed to…
S1E18 Is Beer For Everyone? (with Beer Writer Emmie Harrison-West)
Emmie Harrison-West is an award-winning beer writer with an ever more important voice within the industry. When she won a Guild Of Beer Writers Award last year she sent an X/tweet that went viral.…
S1E17 (Probably) The Best Tap Room In Wales - Pop'n'Hops
Pop n Hops is a Cardiff institution and the result of Trev McCabe's passion for beer and music. Six and a half years in, a lot has changed, but the dedication to serving superb beers in perfect…
S1E16 How To Save A Pub (with Laura Seaton from The Miners Arms, Nenthead)
Pubs around the UK are closing at an alarming rate. In rural areas, when the pub goes, a key community hub and place of support and celebration disappears with it. Pubs can be the glue that keeps…
S1E15 Purpose, Profit and Pandemoniums - John Jackson and The Story of Wild Parrot Brewing
What does it take to start a tap room and brewery that is loved by the local community but can also run as a sustainable business? Beer and brewing is a hobby for many, but taking it to the next…
S1E14 Beer and Design (with Graphic Designer Ben Dunning)
Why do beer bottles and cans look the way they do? Do we choose beers only with our tastebuds... or are we more influenced by branding and marketing than we care to admit? Ben Dunning is Course…
S1E13 The Magic of Cask (with Des de Moor)
Des de Moor knows his stuff. A hugely respected beer writer, critic and author, he has decided to write the book about Cask Beer that fills the gaps in all of our knowledge of this legendary ale…
S1E12 Beer & Mental Health with Emma Inch
There's a contradiction at the heart of beer, drinking and pub culture. Sharing a drink with your mates, or even just with the people you only ever see down your local... is great for your mental…
S1E11 Mr Beer Nouveau On Labelspeak, Beer Duty & Hop Creep
Steve Dunkley (aka Beer Nouveau) has done everything you can do in beer. From glass collector to cellarman, home brewer, commercial brewer, taproom owner, beer writer, critic and everything else in…
S1E10 The Step Change Improvement In Low and No Alcohol Beer
Do you dismiss no and low alcohol beer as something you'd only have as a last resort? This episode may convince you that it's time to change your mind... A recent concussion left me off the booze…
S1E9 Beer, Rock'n'Roll... and Cholera (with musician and geographer Simon Oakes)
Simon Oakes is a Cardiff-based musician who, as well as having a bona-fide rock'n'roll pedigree (supporting Phil Collins at Hyde Park no less) is a Geography academic and author. But more…
S1E8 A Garage In Bridgend Making The Best Beer In The World (in-brewery episode with Dogswindow)
I first became aware of Dog's Window thanks to beer writer Melissa Cole, who tweeted that it was producing some of best beer in South Wales. I contacted Lee the brewery owner (in fact the brewery…
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