I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Chris Holyfield from Wild Horse Brewery based in Llandudno, North Wales. Wild Horse was launched in 2015 by Dave and Emma Faragher, after being inspired by the US craft beer revolution, they set out to make great craft beer for North Wales. https://www.wildhorsebrewing.co.uk/ Dave wholeheartedly reccommends the following fine North-Wales establishments: https://www.facebook.com/TAPPS35/ https://www.facebook.com/penrhynbaystores/ https://vinomondo.co.uk/ https://www.blackcloakbrewing.com/ https://www.blueskybangor.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Gabe Cook The Ciderologist! Gabe is on a mission to change the way the World thinks and drink cider. Gabe has 15 years experience working with the fermented apple, through his award-winning writing, as well as teaching, tasting, training and judging. https://www.theciderologist.com/ Instagram @ciderologist 5,774 followers Order Gabe's new book, Modern British Cider here: https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/modern-british-cider/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Oli Webb from Dig Brew Co based in Birmingham. Oli launched Dig Brew in 2017 to be a young and vibrant showcase of the very best hops, malt and yeast in their finished products. Oli wholeaheartedly reccommends the following fine establishments https://thehopvault.com/ https://www.kilderbar.co.uk/ https://www.thewolfbirmingham.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast John Rawcliffe from State of Kind Brew Co based in Wigan. John launched State of Kind in the Spring of 2021 with a mission to make some amazing beers, and help some great causes along the way. The aim is to bring people together to run community projects in all parts of the UK and to offer brewing apprenticeships to disadvantaged adults. State of Kind plan to make it a better World, one beer at a time! https://www.stateofkindbrew.co/home John wholeheartedly reccommends the following fine Wigan establishments: https://www.northernbeertemple.co.uk/ https://www.lilyandarthurs.co.uk/ https://johnbullchophousewigan.co.uk/

Join me as I report Live from London Craft Beer Festival, including updates from Mark at Them That Can, Andrew from Abyss, Luci from Double-Barrelled, and Dave from Fierce. http://www.themthatcan.com/ https://abyssbrewing.co.uk/ https://doublebarrelled.co.uk/ https://www.fiercebeer.com/

In which some beer was consumed and some was spilled! Ross was great fun, as always! https://www.alphadeltabrewing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDeltaLounge/

Join Rob and Steve reporting live from Leeds at Hop City 2021; arguably the UK's pre-eminent Craft Beer Festival.  Featuring interviews with Ross from Floc. Brewing,  Rich from Future State, Arron from Pollys Brew Co., and Dom and Dane from Phantom Brewing Co. https://www.flocbrewing.com/ https://www.futurestatebrew.com/ https://pollysbrew.co/ https://www.phantombrew.com/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Jimmy Hatherley from Unity Brewing in Southampton. Unity was founded in Southampton in Dec 2016. Unity believe that beer is unique in bringing people together as a result of bringing ingredients together. At Unity they produce modern craft beer to make people feel good, united and satisfied. https://unitybrewingco.com/ Jimmy wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.overdraftcraftale.co.uk/ https://www.dancingmanbrewery.co.uk/ https://steamtown.co.uk/ https://thesteeltank.com/ https://www.bittervirtue.co.uk/

Join Rob and Steve reporting live from the Printworks in Wapping as they continue the Summer Beer Festival Season, featuring update chats with Jordan from Unbarred, DaveBV from The VirtualPubClub and Gaving from The Beer Fridge Podcast! https://www.unbarredbrewery.com/ https://davebvuk.wixsite.com/virtualpubclub https://www.facebook.com/beerfridgepodcast/ 

Beer Festivals are BACK!!! Join me for an on-location report from Staggeringly Good's WarehouseFest in Portsmouth, including interviews with Joe from Staggeringly Good and Dave from Southsea Brewing. https://www.staggeringlygood.com/ https://southseabrewing.co.uk/ https://camcole.com/

This was another visit that I promised to make during a podcast which we actually followed through on!  Steve and Rob from TWICB made the journey to the beautiful Somerset countryside recently to visit Stu and Jasper on a ridiculously hot Saturday evening. Yonder have a superb location with loads of lovely outdoor space. We highly recommend that you arrange to call in on a Saturday yourself before the summer is over! https://brewyonder.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Mark Hislop  from Exale Brewing in East London. Exale is a small independently owned brewery based in the ever popular Blackhorse Lane area of East London. Their unique style is based around forging balanced, complex beers inspired by the incredible ingredients around them. https://www.exalebrewing.com/ Mark wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.facebook.com/Highcrosslondon/ https://www.queensarms-e17.co.uk/ https://www.arte-e-pasta.com/

Long in the planning, Steve and Rob headed down to St Agnes in Cornwall last weekend to spend an amazing evening in the sunshine with Jonny and the Team at Pipeline Brewing Co Taproom. If you haven't visited this idyllic corner of the UK yet, you owe it to yourself to start making some plans for a visit! https://pipelinebrewing.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Drew Harris from both Boutilliers and  Low Key Barrel Project. Drew is one half of Kent based Boutilliers, along with Rich Bennett, and in Nov 2020 Drew and Rich launched Low Key as their Barrel-Aging Project. Selling Rd, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XF https://www.boutilliers.com/ Drew wholeheartedly recommends: http://www.thepapermillmicropub.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/camilleflavell/ https://www.instagram.com/cake.skin/ http://www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk/

When I first interviewed Andy from Three Hills for the Podcast in October 2020, he had just got the keys to their new Bermondsey Beer-Mile Brewery and Taproom. At the time we discussed their grand-opening plans, although we couldn't have imagined that we still had a long eight months of lock-down ahead of us. I knew that a trip to the Three Hills Outpost in Bermondsey was always going to be a priority for me, once things had opened up again, and I was thrilled to sit down there with Andy last week (complete with authentic railway background noise!) to record an update. https://www.threehillsbrewing.com/ The Outpost, Three Hills Brewing, 7 Almond Rd, London SE16 3LR

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Alex and Graeme from Full Circle Brew Co in Newcastle. It is exactly 12 months to the week since we first recorded a podcast together. Join me to get an update on the fantastic Full Circle Brewery and Taproom in the Newcastle "Beer District", to hear about their Northern Revival Taproom Tour, and to discover the hectic Summer Beer Festival Schedule that the Team have taken on! https://fullcirclebrew.co.uk/

Little Earth Project are based in a idyllic, peaceful and remote corner of South Suffolk, and they have a campsite and a pub, and a brewery. When I first recorded with Tom last year, I express surprise that anybody ever actual left, once they had found their way there! I knew that I needed to go and check-it out in person, and I roped in my TWICB-Partner Steve, to act as wingman. There is a bit of wind-interference on this recording, but on the whole, I think it turned out quite well. I thoroughly recommend that everyone within striking distance of Suffolk makes the effort to spend the weekend camping at Little Earth Preoject at some point this summer. Tom and Dani are great hosts, and you will definitely struggle to drag yourself away, when the time comes to return to the rat-race! https://www.edwardstonewhitehorse.co.uk/staywith.html

Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic, Trappist monastery near Coalville in Leicestershire, founded in 1835. The abbey was the first permanent monastery to be founded in England since the Reformation and is the sole Trappist house in England. Starting in 2018 the monks began to brew the only Trappist beer in England, known as Tynt Meadow. http://www.mountsaintbernard.org/ Peter and Father Mateusz wholeheartedly recommend https://www.charnwoodbrewery.co.uk/

I first interviewed Joe from Pentrich on the Podcast in Episode 15 in October 2020. At that time we got to talking about how Pentrich had built their reputation by putting "proper" heavily-hopped NEIPAs into keg. I expressed incredulity at this concept, and so Joe invited me to come and join him for a pint or two at the Alexandra Hotel in Derby, to see for myself. https://www.pentrichbrewing.com/ http://www.alexandrahotelderby.co.uk/ Fast forward through Lockdown #3, and I finally got the chance to take Joe up on his offer last week. I was also joined by my TWICB co-founder Steve, who has been known to be partial to a few pints himself! I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did recording it!  I also hope you are inspired to make your own pilgrimage to the Alex! It is literally a short stagger from Derby Station, so very accessible by public transport. If you are a fan of NEIPAs and you haven't yet sampled Pentrich on cask, your education on the subject is incomplete! If you do follow in our footsteps, drop me a message and let me know how you found it?  [email protected]

Born from a desire of escaping the oil and gas industry, Fierce would become the end result of a chance meeting of co-founders Dave Grant and Dave McHardy during a brewing course at Brewlab in Sunderland.  This friendship led to  Fierce Beer mashing in its first ever commercial brew in May 2016 at its new home in Dyce, Aberdeen. Five years on Fierce are exporting 15 countries and they have been the most awarded Scottish Brewery for the last three years running! https://www.fiercebeer.com/ Dave and Dave wholeheartedly recommend teh following fine Aberdeen establishments... https://hopshopaberdeen.com/about/ https://www.sixdnorth.co.uk/ 

Donncha has crammed a wealth of experiences, both good and bad, into his past decade, in and around the Craft Beer Scene. As he moved from Head Brewer roles at Dig Brew, at the ill-fated Evolution Beer Co, and most recently at Tap It, Donncha has built himself a reputation as one of the most talented Craft Brewers in the UK. This has culminated in the launch of his own commercial brewing project Crop Beer in June 2021. At Crop Beer Donnach doesn't plan to brew by the rules, but rather bend them to the limit and make new ones that suit him. https://tapitbrew.co.uk/ https://www.cropbeer.co.uk/ Donncha wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.facebook.com/TheGateCraftBar/ https://www.fouraletaproom.co.uk/

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. https://pollysbrew.co/#beer Arron wholeheartedly recommends https://www.facebook.com/MoldAlehouse/timeline

Squawk was founded in Manchester in 2013. At its heart is a love of beer, the people that drink it and the people that make it. Since the early days they’ve been brewing progressive, hop-forward beers with traditional roots with a passion for quality, experimentation and ingredients. Their principles were created around our shared ideas of ethical business, sustainability and community. https://squawkbrewingco.com/ Oli wholeheartedly recommends https://www.melthamconveniencestore.co.uk/

Drop Project was launched in 2019 by Joe, Will and JT, inspired by their love of the outdoors and enjoying nature to the max. Drop Project brew fantastic modern Craft Beers with an Eco conscious mindset, attempting to create as little a negative impact on the world as possible when brewing. https://www.drop-project.co.uk/home Joe wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishment https://hopecarshalton.co.uk/

Top Rope Brewing began way back in January 2015, when Ben and Neil met at Brewdog Liverpool's homebrew club.  Bonding over a shared interest in beer and pro wrestling, the guys set to homebrewing, before transitioning to Ben's back-garden, and then on to a Brewery in Sandycroft North Wales. Like many of the guests on this podcast, the guys scrambled and ultimately prospered under COVID, and opened their brand new Brewery and Taproom in North Liverpool in February of this year. https://www.topropebrewing.com/ Neil wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.aigburthtap.co.uk/ https://www.thebowleggedbeagle.co.uk/ https://www.deadcraftybeercompany.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/79604295723

VAUX has been a beloved name in Sunderland for almost 200 years. From the earliest incarnation of 'C. Vaux & Sons' in 1837 the brewery was an important part of city life in Sunderland until its sudden closure in 1999. In early 2019, Steve and his business partner Michael set about relaunching this iconic brand to make it a source of pride once more for the people of Sunderland. https://www.vaux.beer/ Steve wholeheartedly recommends the following fine Sunderland establishments: https://www.facebook.com/Bluesmicropub https://thelittleshop.uk/ https://portbierhaus.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fatunicornkitchen/

O'Brother was the brainchild of 3 brothers, Barry, Brian and Paddy O'Neil, who in 2014 swapped the 9-5 jobs for beer 24/7, setup the brewery and haven't looked back since! https://www.obrotherbrewing.com/ Barry wholeheartedly recommends the following fine Irish Beer Businesses: https://www.facebook.com/UnderDog-Dublin-812139445602353/ https://www.brickyard.ie/ https://craftcentral.ie/ https://www.obrienswine.ie/ https://theharbourbar.ie/

Two Tribes was launched in 2016 as an evolution of founder Justin Deighton's previous beer businesses, and are based at the heart of many of the UK's recording studios in Kings Cross. Two Tribes as a brand is built on collaboration, focused around their passion for Beer, Food, Music and Art. https://twotribes.co.uk/ Chris wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.claptoncraft.co.uk/ https://www.12ozbottleshop.com/ https://www.landseerarms.com/ http://www.anodisasgoodasawink.co.uk/

Founded in 2013 and set on the stunning Kent coast, Time and Tide Brewing are fueled by their passion for beer, their sense of fun and unrelenting dedication to making the best beer they possibly can. https://www.timeandtidebrewing.co.uk/ Tickets are available for the Smugglers Festival here: https://smugglers-tickets.myshopify.com/products/smugglers-festival-2021 Kerry and Sam wholeheartedly recommend the following fine establishments: https://shop.smugglersrecords.com/ https://thestrandwinecompany.co.uk/ http://www.theoffy.co.uk/ http://thetwelvetaps.co.uk/ http://www.thebeershopfolkestone.co.uk/

Ben and Mick homebrewed for two years before opening commercially in 2014 on the family farm in a stunning rural setting. https://www.rivingtonbrewing.co.uk/ Ben and Mick wholeheartedly recommend the following fine establishments: https://www.northernmonkeybrew.co.uk/ https://www.blackedgebrewery.co.uk/ https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Brewery/Tinhead-Brewery-537267506607510/ https://www.facebook.com/escapebreweryltd/ http://www.bunburys.co.uk/ https://www.twrightwine.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/themarketalehouse/ https://branches.bargainbooze.co.uk/leyland/81-leyland-lane.html http://tinandglass.uk/ https://www.dexterandjones.co.uk/

Mark has been a main-stay of the Newcastle Beer Scene for many years, brewing first at Mordue and then at Tyne Bank, before starting Almasty in the sumer of 2014, named after the legendary Siberian Big Foot! https://almastyshop.co.uk/ Mark wholeheartedly recommends The Free Trade Inn in Newcastle https://freetradeinn.square.site/

Ryan started Chain House in September 2017,  with a commitment to provide local beer to local bars, in Preston. Ryan wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments in Preston  https://www.themoorbrook.co.uk/ https://plugandtaps.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/chainhousebrewingco/

This is a conversation with my friend and fellow podcast host Mark Peacock. Mark is based in Chicago and has been publishing his popular Travel Commons Podcast since 2005. Mark and I both have two obsessions, travel and craft beer, and I have been listening to his show since the very early days. Whilst Mark's podcast is more about the travel than the craft beer, he is deeply knowledgeable about the US craft beer scene in particular, and like me, he is always planning his next exciting craft beer trip. Listen in for a deep dive discussion about how we each plan our Taproom Travel, with lots of anecdotes about some of the more memorable experiences we have had along the way.  If you enjoy the conversation, I hope you consider subscribing to Mark's podcast, which you can find by searching for Travel Commons on all the popular podcast platforms. http://travelcommons.com/

Stuart and Jasper started Yonder Brewing & Blending in July 2018, with three key tenets, an obsession with mixed fermentation, a focus on locally sourced ingredients, and a love of foraging. https://brewyonder.co.uk/ Stuart and Jasper Wholeheartedly recommend  The Grape and Good in Wells http://thegrapeandthegood.com/ Beer Gonzo in Coventry https://www.beergonzo.co.uk/

Brew York was founded in 2015 by Wayne Smith and Lee Grabham, in the beautiful York City Centre with a mission to make beers with personality that are enjoyed across the globe. In 2020, while the rest of us were hunkering-down trying to get through COVID unscathed, Brew York have opened up a new 2nd Brewery site in York that increased their potential production output fivefold, as well as a new bar 25 miles down the road in Leeds City Centre. https://brewyork.co.uk/ Lee wholeheartedly recommends the following fine establishments: https://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/ http://www.maltings.co.uk/ https://www.rookandgaskillyork.co.uk/ https://pivni.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Pub/The-Blue-Bell-194681907239090/ Please check them out the next time you are in York!

Hackney Brewery was founded in 2011 by Peter Hills and Jon Swain, in a couple of Hackney Railway arches. Towards the end of 2020, they ran a Crowdfunder, which successfully raised almost £50,000 to fund the development of a new brewery and taproom just up the road in Walthamstow, which is due to open very soon! Hackney Brewery is extremely environmentally conscious, using exclusively green energy, paying all staff a living wage, and with a passionate focus on recycling at every stage of the business. https://www.hackneybrewery.com/ Jon wholeheartedly recommends the Red Hand in Stoke Newington red-hand.co.uk

Padstow Brewing Company was setup in 2013 on the rugged North Cornish Coast. Padstow brew fresh, exciting and fiercely independent beers. They are a true small-batch brewery, with no computers or accountants to run the show. https://www.padstowbrewing.co.uk/ Simon and George wholeheartedly recommend: Vessel Beer Shop http://www.vesselbeer.co.uk/ and Bulletproof Brewing https://www.bulletproofbrewing.co/  Please check them both out the next time you are in the Plymouth area!

Crafty Cats started life in lockdown No.1 as the brothers bunkered down in the family farmhouse to ride out the pandemic. Having dabbled in home-brewing for some time, they decided to start sharing the fruits of their labour with friends and family. In September, following positive reviews and perhaps beginning to believe their own hype, they took the plunge and bought a 4 barrel brew house and set up in a disused barn on the farm. Crafty Cats, born out of lockdown, two brothers, back in the family farmhouse, with nothing left to do, but brew. https://craftycats.beer/ The Cats wholeheartedly recommend The Hive in Crowthorne. Please check it out...! https://www.thehivecraft.co.uk/

Bone Machine Brew Co. are a fierce craft brewery inspired by a love of stoner rock, cosmo punk, Russian music and an idiosyncratic sense of humour. Underpinning the apparent chaos lies great values of honesty, hard work and innovation. Originally established in 2017 in East Riding, Bone Machine relocated to the splendid Taphouse in Hull in 2019, which must be a contender for Britain's largest Brewpub?! https://bone-machine-brew-co.myshopify.com/ https://www.taphousehull.co.uk/ Kimi wholeaheartedly recommends https://www.vittlesandcompany.co.uk/

Roman is a Dutchman who was born in Brussels, but he studied for many years in London. After completing his studies, Roman began brewing part-time in 2014 on a farm near Ilford. Inspired by both the scientific and brewing traditions of his birthplace, Roman named his brewery Solvay Society and began producing modern Belgian-style beers with a twist. In 2019, Solvay Society opened a railway-arch Taproom in Leytonstone, East London, and are currently fundraising to relocate their brewery into the adjacent arch. https://www.solvaysociety.com/ Roman wholeheartedly recommends the following establishments: http://www.fillybrook.com/construction/ https://www.facebook.com/fillybrook/ https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=tottenham%20wines https://indiebeer.co.uk/

Oli and Sam met at Cardiff Uni where Sam began brewing in his bedroom at their shared house. After graduating, Sam moved back to Birmingham and began brewing in his attic. Meanwhile Oli almost escaped to the world of advertising in London, before Sam dragged him back in, to start Attic Brew Co in 2018, in the modern-style of a Taproom led Brewery on the Stirchley beer mile! https://atticbrewco.com/ Olie wholeheartedly recommends Stirchley Wines & Spirits https://www.stirchleywines.co.uk/

Jordan began as a home brewer a decade ago. In 2014 he launched Unbarred as a 100l nano brewery in his back garden, and began to win awards. Jordan went on to serve his apprenticeship, volunteering at local Sussex breweries, before joining up with Missing Link in 2017, brewing both for Unbarred as well as for other Contract breweries based there. In 2019 Unbarred were finally able to establish their own home brewery and taproom in Central Brighton. https://www.unbarredbrewery.com/ Jordan wholeheartedly recommends Rockwater in Hove https://rockwater.uk/

FLOC Brewing was established in Margate in 2020 to brew hop-forward, delicious beers with the finest ingredients. FLOC beers are liquid sunshine - beer that makes people smile! https://www.flocbrewing.com/ Ross wholeheartedly recommends Time & Tide Brewing https://www.timeandtidebrewing.co.uk/

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast Shaz and Mike from Docks Beers in Grimsby. Docks Beers was established in Grimsby in 2018 and was built from the ground-up in a disused Grimsby Mission church. www.docksbeers.com

Named after the mythical carnivorous version of the cuddly koala, Drop Bear was launched by Joelle and Sarah in 2019 with a clear mission - brew game-changing alcohol-free beer and build a better world in which to drink it. https://www.dropbearbeers.com/ Joelle and Sarah would love you to consider investing in Drop Bear via their CrowdCube Campaign here: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/drop-bear-beer-co/pitches/bVpmVl Joelle and Sarah wholeheartedly recommend Cheers Win Merchants in Swansea https://www.cheerswinemerchants.co.uk/

For Joe and his friends, Jon and Russ, it all got a little out of control in 2015, when they first uttered the sentence ‘Hey! Shall we get together on Sunday and brew some beer?’. From the moment they started they knew they weren’t cool and they couldn't grow beards, so they focused on what they knew best… brewing quality beer (and dinosaur puns)! https://www.staggeringlygood.com/ Joe wholeheartedly recommends https://thebeermusketeer.com/ Check out Staggeringly Good's amazing 2018 CrowdCube pitch video here https://vimeo.com/301574335

I am delighted to welcome to the podcast, Lotte Peplow - The American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe for the Brewers Association. The Brewers Association is an American not-for-profit Trade Association, who can take considerable credit for the prosperity of the Independent US Craft Beer Scene, which is celebrated and revered by Craft Beer Fans the World over. https://www.brewersassociation.org/

Tom grew up helping out his father in the family cidery, before launching his first brewery Mill Green in 2008, focused on producing cask ale with American hops. In 2016, driven by a love of sour beers, he pivoted to launch Little Earth Project, a named inspired by a quote from Jester King founder Jeffrey Stuffings. The result is arguable the most hyper-local brewery in the UK, utilising wild and organically farmed ingredients from the local landscape. https://www.edwardstonewhitehorse.co.uk/ Tom wholeheartedly recommends Hopsters in Ipswich and Chelmsford https://myhopsters.com/