#90 Re-imagining beer
UK sales of low-alcohol and no-alcohol beers have almost doubled in the last five years. Alternative versions of global brands, while a raft of launches from independent businesses, have helped give...
View Article#91 New Beginnings
Earlier this month, the team at Neptune Brewery moved into their new home. It’s a step that will allow them to cater for increased demand and further cement themselves as one of the UK’s finest...
View Article#92 Mash Gang | Pushing the envelope
Gone are the days where choosing a beer without the alcohol meant forgoing genuine choice in the process. Countless macro businesses now offer 0.5% or 0.0% iterations of well-known brands. And with...
View Article#93 Introducing Great Beyond Brewing Company
Opening your own brewery, at any point is time, comes with its own challenges and hurdles to overcome. Just ask the countless outfits that had COVID to contend with, weeks and months after, slinging...
View Article#94 Vault City – Let’s make sour beers accessible for all
At some point, we’ve all had to turn a spare room into a custom and excise warehouse at some point, haven’t we? And in doing so, ending up on a path to starting a brewery that would go on to release...
View Article#95 Colin Stronge | Salt Beer Factory
The winner of our 2022 Brewers Choice – Brewer of the Year has been a pillar of the UK beer scene, has invented beer styles, lighting the way for new breweries, dishing out advice, support and...
View Article#96 Miranda Hudson | Duration Brewing
Miranda Hudson is the co-founder of Duration Brewing, a progressive farmhouse brewery that makes beers that belong in Norfolk. Starting out as a nomadic brewery in 2017, the business she founded with...
View Article#97 Brian Dickson | Northern Monk
10 years is a pretty significant chunk of time, in any walk of life. So you can’t blame Brian Dickson, who helped start one of the UK’s most popular modern breweries, of being proud of how far Northern...
View ArticleBONUS: Distillers Journal: On the Bourbon trail
This week we are bringing you a bonus episode from our sister podcast The Distillers Journal following. The bourbon industry has faced challenges over the centuries. However today the industry is...
View Article#98 Thom Stone | Liquid Light
Breweries are centres of creative expression. Places where talented teams can come together to produce fantastic creations full of flavour. But the beers brewed are often only part of the story. For...
View Article#99 23 years of beer
The brewing industry has changed a great deal in the last decade. Breweries have come and gone, as have numerous beer styles. But take a step back even further and you’ll see an even bigger picture....
View Article#100 Moonwake
Welcome to Moonwake. Moonwake, or “the moon’s reflection on a body of water” speaks to the Scottish brewery’s Leith Shore location, the importance of water as an ingredient, and their beers’ reflection...
View Article#101 Turning beer green
The brewing industry has become a testing ground for the energy transition. Many drinkers want to drink responsibly: not just to protect their own health, but the health of the planet. Brewers large...
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#102 Werewolf Beer | New Beginnings
Welcome to Camden – home of Werewolf Beer. In the latest episode of The Brewers Journal Podcast, we return to North London to catch up with Rich White, the founder of Werewolf Beer. Recorded live at...
View Article#103 Luci Clayton-Jones, Double-Barrelled
For many people, you mention Reading and the first thing that springs to mind is the famed festival. The Reading Festival, which will once again take place this August, is the world’s oldest popular...
View Article#104 Going global
When it comes to the world of no-and-low beers, they no longer on the periphery of the conversation – they are the conversation. The sale of low-alcohol and no-alcohol beers in the UK have nearly...
View Article#105 Changes to Alcohol Duty – how will they affect you?
It almost doesn’t need repeating but breweries, like many businesses in the wider world of hospitality, have much to contend with in recent months and years. As we continue to adjust, post-pandemic, to...
View Article#106 Charlie Harding | What did you post that for? Social media and the world...
In the modern world social media plays a huge role in pretty much every industry, and hospitality is no different. It can be both a blessing and a curse, so knowing how to get the best out of it is...
View Article#107 Beautiful Beer | Wiper and True turns 10
Welcome to Wiper and True. The brewery, which is known for beers such as its Kaleidoscope Pale Ale, Milkshake Milk Stout and a wealth of other fantastic creations besides, has just celebrated its 10th...
View Article#108 Resurrecting Prize Old Ale
Last year’s release of Prize Old Ale was a real highlight for many fans of excellent beer. But the journey of this storied beverage, that classic fruity, strong, dark ale, goes back somewhat further....
View Article#109 Mash Gang | Pushing the envelope
With Jordan from Mash Gang speaking at our Brewers Lectures in Newcastle next Wednesday, what better time to revisit our chat with him from January 2023… Gone are the days where choosing a beer without...
View Article#110 Building a sustainable brewery
When it comes to the world of brewing, sustainable can no longer be just a buzzword or a box-ticking exercise. And at Bristol-based Wiper and True, they are constantly working to become the most...
View Article#111 What marketing is not
What is marketing, and what is it not? That’s the question Rachel Auty asks…. The head of marketing at Brew York, Rachel is a marketing leader, and brand and communications strategist who has worked...
View Article#112 Selling Better
How much do you know about your beer and your customers? That’s the question asked by Amber Thorne. And when it comes to your brewery, what is your niche – your USP? And on the other side of the...
View Article#113 Full Circle Brew Co | A sense of place
They are a brewery based in Hoults Yard, Newcastle. Home to great beers & an award-winning taproom since 2018. But why Full Circle, we hear you ask? The inspiration comes through three generations...
View Article#114 Find your creative truth
A love of ingredients and flavour exploration led Jordan Mower to open a nano brewery back in 2014. And nearly 10 years on UnBarred Brewery of Brighton, with its team of 16, lives for one thing –...
View Article#115 The road to Net Zero
The pressure is growing for all businesses to demonstrate a coherent response to the climate crisis. In this podcast, Andrew Furness of Net Zero Now explains that a carbon footprint is the foundation...
View Article#116 How I managed to stop worrying and love Untappd
When it comes to no-and-low, that no longer means no choice, no quality, no variety. Thanks to outfits like Mash Gang and their peers, there is something for everyone. And of late, demand has been so...
View Article#117 Sustainability made easy
Chris Lewington is on a mission at Brew Resourceful, and that’s to make the world of craft brewing more resourceful. He has spent more than a decade in some of the UK’s top craft breweries, and he’s...
View Article#118 John Keeling | A career in beer
To many, John Keeling surely needs no introduction. But for those unaware, John is the former brewing director of Chiswick, London-based Fuller’s. Regarded and respected the world over for his ability...
View Article#119 | The state of play in CO₂
Gary Robson is CEO & Founder of Sure Purity, an award winning manufacturer of advanced filtration systems for the beverage industry, we are trusted by the most well-known beverage brand owners and...
View Article#120 | A life in brewing
As the dust settles on our recent Brewers Congress in London, we are already busy laying the foundations for next year’s event. Colin Stronge, a brewing industry pioneer, was due to close last month’s...
View Article#121 | Hackney Brewery – Why our taproom is key
At a time when many breweries are celebrating their tenth anniversaries Hackney Brewery, now the ripe old age of 12, could be considered elder statesmen of the London brewing community. Much has...
View Article#122 | Emma Reynolds – Ramen is always a good idea
In 2002 Emma Reynolds met Ken Yamada and became great friends over their shared love of travelling and food, more specifically Japanese food and in particular ramen. Over the years, they realised it...
View Article#123 | Find the right audience for your beer
How do you market your beers? How do you ensure that the people you think will enjoy them most are aware they exist? And also, how do you go about creating new fans altogether? To answer those...
View Article#124 | A call for cask
If you’ve ever entertained a visiting brewer from overseas, one of the first questions you are normally asked is – where can we go for a great pint of cask beer? As decorated author Des de Moor tells...
View Article#125 | Building Britain’s Breweries
There’s a strong chance you, or someone you know, has enjoyed a beer that has been made possible by the hand of Nikola Marjanovic. Following a degree in food technology, specialising in microbiological...
View Article#126 | Hayley Pearce – My journey in beer
We have all taken different routes on our journey in beer and today’s guest has taken a path from Wigan, leading to London before heading some 40 miles out to Wokingham in Berkshire. Hayley Pearce is a...
View Article#127 | Basil Lee – Back to Basics
When America Sneezes, the rest of the World catches a cold… We’ve all probably heard that saying, or at least a variant of it. In beer, it’s no secret that many US brewers appreciated and were often...
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#128: Dynamic Quality – building brand consistency through quality control
How do you build brand consistency at your brewery? Well, it’s clear that starting with controlling the quality of the liquid you’re building your business is on is a great way to start. At Northern...
View Article#129 | Joined-up thinking in quality control
Knowing why your beer tastes like it does is imperative, in all parts of the chain. In this podcast, part of our Digital Takeover on quality control and analysis, our contributing editor Melissa Cole...
View Article#130 | Rooster’s – 30 years young
Where were you a little over 30 years ago? As today’s guests recall… England had failed to qualify for the World Cup, 2 Unlimited were Top of the Pops, Shane Warne had bowled the ‘Ball of the Century’...
View Article#131 | Biotechnology and your beer
How much do we understand about brewing ingredients and the advances that are taking place in this integral part of the sector? With that in mind, we brought together three leading names from across...
View ArticleDigital Takeover Podcast | Brewing Sustainably – Where do you start?
How can we make brewing a more sustainable process? We can all pretty much agree that when it comes to the world of beer, the topic of sustainability needs to be more than a box-ticking exercise or a...
View Article#133 Connecting Communities – Neptune Brewery
How do you ensure that your potential fans, your potential customers, your potential advocates feel like they’re part of your story? How do you bring them on that journey with you? At Neptune Brewery,...
View ArticleBrewers Journal Podcast #134 | Choose a path and stick to it
We’re only two months into 2024 and this year has been somewhat seismic for Mash Gang, the producers of high-quality, small-batch low and no alcohol craft beers. In addition to a wealth of new beer...
View Article#135 Everyone Welcome | Staggeringly Good Brewery
Where do you go for a pre-match pint? If you’re one of the Fratton Park faithful supporting Championship-bound Portsmouth, there’s a strong chance you’ve frequented the excellent taproom on offer by...
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#136 Jack Walker | Head Brewer, Azvex
As head brewer at Liverpool-based Azvex, Jack Walker is responsible for creating a raft of celebrated beers. And only this month, the brewery was awarded the accolade of Best Double IPA in England for...
View Article#137 | Kat Türková, Beak Brewery
What does it take to cut it as the head of operations and sales at one of the UK’s most exciting independent breweries? Well, we asked Kat Türková to find out! Kat grew up in the Czech Republic and...
View Article#138 | Lessons in Licensing
What’s the largest event you’ve organised alcohol licensing for? Well, today’s guest has licensed major festivals such as Glastonbury, pubs, bars – oh and the King’s Coronation, too. Piers Warne is a...
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