Episodes

  • Cider Vibes + Beer on Instagram with @CraftBeerPinUp

    Cider Vibes + Beer on Instagram with @CraftBeerPinUp
    Apr 4 2021
    In this edition I catch up with two more pals: 1)   It’s cider talk with Susanna from Little Pomona Cider in Herefordshire (https://littlepomona.com/)  and 2)   Kimberley Owen - aka Craft Beer Pin Up on Instagram shares her content creation secrets and her love of beer (https://www.instagram.com/craftbeerpinup/ ) Kimberley and I mentioned a few of our fave Birmingham breweries and watering holesGlasshouse: https://www.glasshousebeer.co.uk/ Attic Brew Co: https://atticbrewco.com/ Burning Soul: https://burningsoulbrewing.com/ Birmingham Brewery: https://www.birminghambrewingcompany.co.uk/ Dig Brew: https://digbrewco.com/ Rock and Roll Brewhouse: https://twitter.com/RocknRollBrew The Wolf: https://www.thewolfbirmingham.co.uk/ Wildcat: https://twitter.com/wildcatb30 Hop and Scotch micropub:  https://twitter.com/hopscotch_brum  BEER LOVE NOTES ·     Alan from Edinburgh. You can buy all manner of Pohjala beers from Beer Merchants, Brewdog or Trembling Madness. The links to them all are under UK in on the brewery’s website: https://pohjalabeer.com/partners  ·     Cider-loving Jane, aka SchoolofBooze on Twittero  https://littlepomona.com/collections/ciders-perries/products/old-man-the-bee-2018o  https://shop.haygrove-evolution.com/collections/once-upon-a-tree-cider/products/once-upon-a-tree-blenheim-superb-ice-cider-2015 But also other cider sellers ·     Dave from Birmingham loves Attic Brew’s Sweet Like Choc Gateau Stouth https://atticbrewco.com/products/sweet-like-choc-gateau-stout-5-2 GET IN TOUCH!That’s it from me for now. Follow me on social media!Twitter on @BeerBeauty: https://twitter.com/beerbeauty Instagram: @TVMarv https://www.instagram.com/tvmarv/  I’d love it if you would subscribe to the pod and review if you can! YOU NEVER KNOW THERE MIGHT BE A SEASON 2!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • UK Female Head Brewers Special: Sophie de Ronde & Jaega Wise

    UK Female Head Brewers Special: Sophie de Ronde & Jaega Wise
    Mar 28 2021
    In this edition, I'm joined by two of Britain’s top female head brewers: Sophie de Ronde from Burnt Mill Brewery and Jaega Wise from Wild Card Brewery: https://twitter.com/brewsophie and https://twitter.com/jaegawise BREWERIES & BEERSYou can search their beers and buy direct from their online stores as followshttp://www.burntmillbrewery.com/I was drinking Multiverse Series 3 IPA 6% - Galaxy, Strata and Simcoe hops 6.2% by Burnt Mill during the pod, and I have also been enjoying their Glints Collide, Baltic Porter at 9% ABV, and Mosaic Fog.Sophie discussed Steel-Cut, her Gluten-Free Oat Pale Ale and you can read about it on a 2017 tweet from the brewery: https://twitter.com/burntmillbeer/status/943233105720233984?lang=en  https://www.wildcardbrewery.co.uk/ Why not try a mixed case? https://shop.wildcardbrewery.co.uk/collections/mixed-cases Jaega mentioned her BBC Food Programme episode ‘Everything stops for tea’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000sgsg Other beer-related episodes: Brewdog Punks All Grown Up? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000r318  BEER LOVE NOTESNix from Glasgow loves the tropical flavours of Pogo by The Wild Beer Co: https://www.wildbeerco.com/item/237/Beers/POGO.html and also Hidden Lane Brewery’s Tropical Scottish AleKaren from Birmingham’s first love is a limited-edition brew by The White Hag Brewery. Check out their entire range: https://www.thewhitehag.com/product-category/beer/ Brewdog Hazy Jane: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/hazy-jane-5 Tiny Rebel - Electric Boogaloo: https://www.tinyrebel.co.uk/beer/electric-boogalooThornbridge Brewery’s Jamestown: https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/beer/jamestown/  Why not send me your #beerlovenote??Record a 60-second voice clip on your phone!Who are you?Which town / city / village + county you are from What’s your favourite beer and why? Remember to tell me the brewery AND the name of the beer or what your most favourite beer and food match is and whyEmail it to me: hello@beerbeauty.co.ukAnd I might just include you in a future edition of the podcast!GET IN TOUCH!That’s it from me for now. Follow me on social media!Twitter on @BeerBeauty: https://twitter.com/beerbeauty Instagram: @TVMarv https://www.instagram.com/tvmarv/  I’d love it if you subscribe to the pod and review it if you can! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    55 mins
  • Beer-loving women

    Beer-loving women
    Mar 20 2021
    In this edition, I'm joined by four guests all of whom have set up female beer drinker communities in the UK. There are loads of superb groups like this around and I wanted to catch up with the four who’ve stood out to me recently.Becky – aka DeathByBecky (https://twitter.com/deathbybecky ) from #BarleyWineWednesday on Twitter with TheAleLady (https://twitter.com/TheAleLady )Catherine from @BrumBeerBabs (https://twitter.com/BrumBeerBabs ) in Birmingham Amelie from Beers Without Beards @BeersWoBeards (https://twitter.com/beerswobeards) and Women in Beer Festival @WiBFest (https://twitter.com/Wib_Fest ) @CampervanBrewery (https://twitter.com/campervanbrew ) in EdinburghJulie O’Grady from @LadiesThatBeer (https://twitter.com/ladiesthatbeer) and @NeptuneBrewery (https://twitter.com/neptunebrewery) Beers we discussedBecky: False Scale IPA 6.8% from North Brewing in Leeds https://shop.northbrewing.com/collections/all-beers/products/false-scale-ipa-6-8 Cath: 0121 Brew One 7% West Coast IPA from Birmingham’s finest, Burning Soul brewery: https://burningsoulbrewshop.co.uk/products/0121-brew-one-west-coast-ipa-440ml-can-7-abv a collaboration with Independent Birmingham (https://www.independent-birmingham.co.uk/ ), supporters of Independent retailers across the cityAmelie: Avec Les Bons Vœux by Belgian brewery Brasserie Dupont (9.5% ABV) it’s a seasonal beer so you might find a few 750ml knocking around: https://www.beergonzo.co.uk/buy/beer/brasserie-dupont-bon-voeux-p771 Julie: Rochefort 10 a Belgian Trappist ale. An 11.3% beer, strong, dark brown with caramel, nutty spicy notes in it. Julie calls it a Christmas cake in a glass’: https://www.beerofbelgium.com/en/trappistes-rochefort-8-33cl.html. Rochefort also make a ‘6 and an ’8’ which are lower in strength but not in complexity.  Marverine: Ice Cream Pale Ale 5.7% also by Burning Soul in Birmingham: https://burningsoulbrewshop.co.uk/collections/beers/products/ice-cream-pale-ale-440ml-can-4-5-abv Other beers mentioned in the podcastMaiden range from Siren Brewery: https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/beers/maiden Lost in Leith Bourbon barrel-aged barley wine: https://www.campervanbrewery.com/shop/p/lost-in-leith-barrel-age-barley-wineBlack Malts and Body Salts : To Ol – Black Imperial IPA 9.9% : https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/to-ol-black-malts-body-salts BEER LOVE NOTESSomething just as juicy and definitely worth trying is Alex in Plymouth’s Beer Love Note:Temptation by Durham Brewery – a 10% Russian Stout : https://durhambrewery.com/our-beers/temptation-imperial/ Dani – aka The Ale Lady mentioned several beers including:Adnams Broadside: https://www.adnams.co.uk/beer/shop-by-taste_1/ale/adnams-broadside-bottles.htm - remember Fergus from Adnams from the previous edition of the podcastMarble Lagonda: https://marblebeers.com/shop-home/lagonda/ Deya Steady Rolling Man 5.2%: https://shop.deyabrewing.com/product/steady-rolling-man/ But the biggie is Thornbridge Jaipur a 5.9% IPA: https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/beer/jaipur/ Why not send me your #beerlovenote??Record a 60-second voice clip on your phone!Who are you?Which town / city / village + county you are fromWhat’s your favourite beer and why? Remember to tell me the brewery AND the name of the beer or what your most favourite beer and food match is and whyEmail it to me: hello@beerbeauty.co.uk and I might just include you in a future edition of the podcast! GET IN TOUCH!That’s it from me for now. Follow me on social media!Twitter on @BeerBeauty: https://twitter.com/beerbeauty Instagram: @TVMarv https://www.instagram.com/tvmarv/  Subscribe and review if you can!See you next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    58 mins
  • Fergus Fitzgerald: Head Brewer, Adnams

    Fergus Fitzgerald: Head Brewer, Adnams
    Mar 14 2021
    This week I’m joined by Fergus Fitzgerald, head brewer at Adnams in Suffolk. The brewery is based in the seaside town of Southwold and you might have heard of their popular beers, Ghost Ship and Broadside. If not, then you’re in for a treat as we explore the brewery, the distillery – yes, distillery, and more!You can also hear two more brilliant #beerlovenotes from drinkers sharing details of their most cherished beer. And I also speak to Duncan and Keith, the founders of the new alcohol-free beer brand, Days Brewing. All the beers are listed below!Beers mentioned:Nevermore is Adnams collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery. An India Porter, which is a dark brown beer at 5% ABV with a raisin-like fruitiness to its flavour https://www.adnams.co.uk/customer/pages/nevermore Broadside: stronger at 6.3%, a ruby beer, which for me offers a damson, fruitcake like flavour, and a pronounced bitterness: https://www.adnams.co.uk/beer/adnams-broadside-bottles.htm?gclid=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY3vpAegS2M27N9-LGvbhaRHCLY5ezI2Tbia78VDradKMhR8OWzSUzBoCDsAQAvD_BwESpirit of Broadside – ‘beer brandy’ – beer eau-de-vie: https://www.adnams.co.uk/spirits/shop-by-type/other-spirits-1/adnams-spirit-of-broadside.htm  Explore the site for more beers, wines, gins, whiskey, vodka and rum: https://www.adnams.co.uk/  Days Brewing were with me discussing their 0.0% Lager and Pale Ale. Check them out here: https://daysbrewing.com/ BEER LOVE NOTESKrishan’s beer was Orval, an amber Trappist ale brewed in Belgium under the supervision of monks: https://www.beermerchants.com/orval  Kendra’s beer from Cameron’s in Hartlepool – find it locally when the pubs reopen to drink on cask/draught: https://cameronsbrewery.com/camerons-pubs/OR buy a case of bottles here: https://cameronsbrewery.shop/product/strongarm-bottle-8-pack/  Why not send me your #beerlovenote??Record a 60-second voice clip on your phone!Who are you?Which town / city / village + county you are from What’s your favourite beer and why? Remember to tell me the brewery AND the name of the beer or what your most favourite beer and food match is and whyEmail it to me: hello@beerbeauty.co.uk and I might just include you in a future edition of the podcast!  BBC GOOD FOOD MAGAZINE – BEERS IN MY MARCH COLUMNCurious Brew: https://www.chapeldown.com/collections/beer-cider/products/curious-brew  Salopian Lemon Dream: https://www.salopianbrewery.co.uk/product/lemon-dream-500ml-x-12-pack/ Jex-Blake Mosaic is SOLD OUT. But why not try Rational Creatures or a Mixed Case? https://www.bellfieldbrewery.com/collections/gluten-free-beer/products/mixed-case-rational-creatures-days-core-beers-12-cans  GET IN TOUCH!That’s it from me for now. Follow me on social media!Twitter on @BeerBeauty: https://twitter.com/beerbeauty Instagram: @TVMarv https://www.instagram.com/tvmarv/  Subscribe and review if you can!See you next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Miranda Hudson: Co-Founder, Duration Brewing

    Miranda Hudson: Co-Founder, Duration Brewing
    Mar 7 2021

    International Women's Day 2021 edition featuring Miranda Hudson, co-Founder of Duration Brewing in Norfolk. As we down some of their beers and chat about their whole brewing ethos, she reflects on how the brewery began, keeping the business afloat during Covid-19 and hopes for the future. Later in the podcast, I also speak to Sally MacGarry, brewer at Bellfield Brewery in Edinburgh about their IWD brew, Rational Creatures.



    Duration Brewing Beers:

    https://durationbeer.com/beer/turtles-all-the-way-down/

    https://durationbeer.com/events/


    Beer love Notes:

    Tim’s beer

    https://marblebeers.com/shop-home/tawny-5l-mini-cask/

     

    Why not send me your BLN

    Record a 60-second voice clip on your phone!

    •  Who are you?
    • Which town/city/village + county are you calling from
    • What’s your favourite beer and why? Remember to tell me the brewery AND the name of the beer (!) OR
    • Your most favourite beer and food match and why


    Email it to me: hello@beerbeauty.co.uk

    And, I might just include you in a future edition of the podcast!

     

    Bellfield Beers:

    https://www.bellfieldbrewery.com/blogs/news/rational-creatures-ipa#:~:text=Crafted%20and%20brewed%20by%20the,Sauvin%2C%20Cashmere%20and%20El%20Dorado

    Buy Rational Creatures from Bellfield:

    https://www.bellfieldbrewery.com/collections/gluten-free-beer/products/rational-creatures-ipa-12-cans

     

    BBC Good Food Magazine - Beers in my March Column:

    Curious Brew: https://www.chapeldown.com/collections/beer-cider/products/curious-brew

    Salopian Lemon Dream: https://www.salopianbrewery.co.uk/product/lemon-dream-500ml-x-12-pack/

     

    Jex-Blake Mosaic is SOLD OUT. But why not try Rational Creatures or a Mixed Case?https://www.bellfieldbrewery.com/collections/gluten-free-beer/products/mixed-case-rational-creatures-days-core-beers-12-cans

     

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ol Fozard: Head Brewer, Roosters Brewing Co.

    Ol Fozard: Head Brewer, Roosters Brewing Co.
    Mar 3 2021

    This time I'm joined by Ol Fozard, Head Brewer from Roosters Brewing Co. up in Harrogate in North Yorkshire. We go way back - ten years in fact - to when I tasted one of his brand-new beers! In this edition, we discuss new beers, old beers, beer + food and even delve deeper into how he coped through the Covid lockdowns.


    THE BEERS

    First World Problems – 4.5% Salted Caramel Stout: https://www.roosters.co.uk/first-world-problems


    24/7 Session IPA 4.7%: https://www.roosters.co.uk/247


    Strength in Numbers – 7% West Coast IPA: https://www.roosters.co.uk/strength-in-numbers


    Baby-Faced Assassin IPA 6.1% - celebrating its 10th birthday this year: https://www.roosters.co.uk/b-fa


    • Why not book a ticket for the Winter Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) At Home: https://winter.gbbf.org.uk/
    • Debra from Birmingham left a Beer Love Note about Wychwood’s Hobgoblin: https://www.wychwood.co.uk/shop/hobgoblin/  
    • Joanna from Rugby’s favourite beer is 10 Saints from Barbados: http://www.10saints.com/

     

    BEER LOVE NOTES

    Record a 60-second voice clip on your phone!

    • Who are you?
    • Which town/city/village + county are you calling from
    • What’s your favourite beer and why? Remember to tell me the brewery AND the name of the beer (!)

    OR

    • Your most favourite beer and food match and why


    Email it to me: hello@beerbeauty.co.uk

    And, I might just include you in a future edition of the podcast!

     

     

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    54 mins
  • Welcome to the Beer Beauty Podcast

    Welcome to the Beer Beauty Podcast
    Jan 30 2021

    Not sure about craft beer? Have no fear, the Beer Beauty podcast is here!


    It's hosted by Marverine Cole, an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and beer writer. She also happens to be the beer columnist for BBC Good Food magazine.


    The pod is packed full of beer news and views from as many fab people across the British beer and pub industry that she can cram in. And there are suggestions of beers to drink, as well as beer + food matches to try.


    Send suggestions of your favourite beers to the BB Pod team: hello@beerbeauty.co.uk


    You can also tweet https://twitter.com/BeerBeauty or hop to Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TVMarv/


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    11 mins