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Episode 108 – Polar Vortex

 

This week our Six Nations season takes us to Ireland for 8 Degrees Brewing’s Polar Vortex.

We chat about our beery/non beery weeks and there’s an exclusive chat with Indy Man Beer Con in the news.

The Craft Baker returns and we have another first time winner in the #prizelessprize

It’s Beer O’Clock!

 

Quick reminder about our 3 Eebria competitions 

Winners will be announced on the show that we’ll record on Monday 1 June and via Twitter.

Episode 105 – Export Stout London 1890

 

This week we’re joined by beer writers Chris Hall and Justin Mason (appearing for his hat trick third episode!) to review Kernel’s Export Stout London 1890.

In the news we talk new beer releases, the Great British Home Brew Challenge, Beer Marketing Awards and there’s *breaking news* with an exclsuive interview with The Captain of the good ship Brewdog, James Watts about Equity for Punks IV and Pilot Brew 008.

We also get cayenne happy tasting of a new non-alchohlic tonic from Nix & Kix and there is an interview with Kerstin & Julia about the drinks at the end of the show.

All this plus, another hat trick in the #prizelessprize.

It’s Beer O’Clock!

 

Read Chris’s IPA is Dead 2015 blog here & Justin’s Beer in Essex blog here

If you’re looking to invest in Brewdog, make sure to use the referral code R311979 when you buy your shares to keep your favourite podcasters happy.

Revisited 01 – Wild Raven Black IPA

 

It’s the first in our Revisited series, where we go back to beers we reviewed way back when we started, and experience them with more seasoned taste buds.

This episode we go back to Thornbridge’s fine black IPA, Wild Raven (once called simply ‘Raven’).

Click here to listen back to the original review in episode 15

Episode 104 – Hook Island Red

 

This week we dive into a bottle from the fine London brewery, Five Points Brewing – a red rye ale called Hook Island Red. We also take a few sips of something special that makes Mark’s lips a bit numb, yes folks we tackle Brewdog’s Sink The Bismark.

There’s a news section that makes Steve proud, we look forward to our new ‘Revisited’ spin off, preview season 7 and there’s a first time winner in the #prizelessprize

All this plus an interview  with Barry who manages a bar in Dublin’s Temple Bar about the growing Irish beer scene.

It’s Beer O’Clock!

Episode 103 – Blacks of Kinsale Black IPA

 

This week we feature another beer from our line-up of Irish craft, and we’re joined by another of our Irish friends, Sarah Finney of 5 Minutes of Finney to review the Black IPA from Blacks of Kinsale.

We talk about the most non-craft beer drinking week ever, Mark tells us how he got completely Moosefanged, the countdown begins for Unhuman Cannonball 2015 and there’s a holy theme to this week’s #prizelessprize

Steve shows his culinary skills in the new ‘Craft Baker’ segment and if you’d like to have a go at baking your own double chocolate porter brownies, the recipe can be found here (cheers Bibliocook for permission to share the recipe)

It’s Beer O’Clock!

Episode 101 – Rua

 

This week we once again turn our tastebuds towards Ireland, with the latest installment of our Irish craft scene coverage.

We try Bru Brewery’s Rua along with Wayne & Janice from the Irish Beer Snob.

Despite a bout of manflu #PoorMark survives a show where we discuss Can Gate, we give our co-hosts news that they didn’t know and Wayne does a live blend.

Unable to separate them we award two winners in this week’s #prizelessprize which can be seen here & here.

Don’t forget to grab your Irish beer o’clock show box from Drinkstore so you can experience the great beers we’re sampling this season.

It’s Beer O’Clock!

Episode 100 – Beer Geek Daydream

 

It’s episode 100! No, we can’t believe it either. And we celebrate by reviewing the rare Mikkeller/Siren Beer Geek Daydream white stout.

There’s some news, some messages from our listeners and a new contributor takes the coveted show 100 #prizelessprize

A huge thanks to everyone who has been a part of the show over the last 100 episodes, and has supported us – old friends and new. We wouldn’t be doing this without you!

It’s Beer O’Clock!

Episode 99 – Homebrew Special #4

 

It’s time again for another of our Homebrew Specials, wherein Steve and Mark are both schooled in the arts of homebrew chemistry, while also getting to taste some frankly amazing beers.

We’re joined by Steve Dawson from Learn to Brew UK, David Bishop and Chris Russell.

There’s a return to form in the #prizelessprize and we start getting excited about the live broadcast of the impending 100th show.

It’s beer o’clock!

Wee Beastie 02 – Bitter & Twisted / Thistley Cross Cider

 

We’re back for another instalment of our Beastie O’Clock series, with another round of special beers from our friends at Harviestoun.

This time we have 4 beers – the original Bitter & Twisted, and then 3 variations of B&T aged in Thistley Cross cider barrels with various fruits.

We also have an interview with Amy, head brewer at Harviestoun, on their approach to these beers.

Don’t forget to check out Justin Mason’s blogs on the Wee Beastie beers on Get Beer. Drink Beer.

It’s Beastie O’clock!

Details for the next Wee Beastie event on 19 March can be found here.

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