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Hopinions 21 “On Trend”

February 23, 2017 / / 0 Comments

This week we’re looking back at some great beers we’ve had recently and chatting about what it means for a beer to be “on trend”.

Beer | Six Degrees North/Magic Rock ‘Magic Six’, Chorlton/Vocation ‘Sour & Death’ & Lervig/Hoppin Frog ‘Sippin Into Darkness’

Hopinions | Should beers in a brewery’s core range change to stay on trend?

Blogs | Pub Curmudgeon’s ‘Love of a lifetime‘ & Matt Chinnery’s review of Stokey Beer Fest

Prizeless Prize | The big box of nothing returns to the North this week as Cowboy Drinks Craft takes the honours

 

We’re grateful to Matt at Six Degrees North for sending us ‘Magic Six’ . The fact that we were given this beer for free did not influence our thoughts on it.

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Hopinions 18 “Revitalisation”

February 3, 2017 / / 0 Comments

This week we’re straight from a British Guild of Beer Writers event with the CAMRA Revitalisation Committee to talk about what’s next for CAMRA.

Beers | Bude Brewery ‘Haven’ amber ale, ‘Porthbud’ pale ale & ‘Black Rock’ porter

Hopinions | In today’s beer world, is CAMRA still needed?

Blogs | Myles talks FOMO, Beer Manchester considers his ‘local’ and Martin reviews ‘Around The Tube in 80 Pubs’

Prizeless Prize | The best picture ever from Steve, who finally wins his first big box of nothing

 

We’ve been sent these beers for free by the folk at Bude Brewery but this hasn’t influenced our thoughts on them.

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Flavour of the Month 10 – Roy, I Want A Hilux

January 31, 2017 / / 0 Comments

Our latest Flavour of the Month with Little Leeds Beer house introduces a slightly revised format.

Now, you get to choose the beer we drink each month, and this month you chose Verdant Brewing Co’s ‘Roy, I Want A Hilux’ pale ale.

If you’ve had this beer, let us know your comments below or on Twitter.

 

This show is supported by Richard & Bryony from the Little Leeds Beer House. They’re great folk and they give us this beer for free, but that doesn’t affect our opinions the shop or the beer. If you’re ever in Leeds make sure to pop in, say hi and enjoy a beer in the wonderful surroundings of the Corn Exchange.

 

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Hopinions 11 “Craft”

November 18, 2016 / / 2 Comments

file_000In an episode that closes our current story arc, we discuss whether there really needs to be a definition for craft beer in the UK.

Beers | Nobby’s Brewery Best Bitter & American Pale Ale

Hopinions | Does craft beer really need a definition?

Blogs | Mark Johnson, Pete McKerry and Sarah Finney

Link | Relief from Alcohol Products Tax for beer produced in qualifying microbreweries

Prizeless Prize | Sparkrite is back on form to claim his second big box of nothing in recent weeks

Interview | We chat to Spencer & Richard from Hofmeister

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Hopinions 01 “Drink Fresh”

September 9, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Hopinions.2The first ‘proper’ Hopinions show is packed full of news, 3 great beers fresh from the US and some chatter about labelling and freshness.

Beer | Cigar City Brewing Invasion Pale Ale, Jai Alai IPA and Jai Alai IPA aged on white oak

Hopinions | Should breweries include bottled/canned on dates as well as BBD?

Blogs | Justin Mason, Pete McKerry & Mark Johnson

Prizeless Prize | Congrats to Gammon Baron on winning the first ‘new’ big box of nothing

Interview | Steve talks to Neil from Cigar City Brewing

T-Shirt | Get your limited edition Hopinions t-shirt before 29 September here

 

Many thanks to the folks at  Cigar City Brewing for the hospitality shown when I visited the brewery. These beers weren’t gifted but were hugely discounted but that didn’t influence our thoughts. 

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Episode 145 – Sussex Brewery Showcase

April 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

PopAGraphPhotoSussexIn our second county showcase, we’re joined by Rachel Smith from Look At Brew to take us through the best that Sussex has to offer.

We tackle four beers selected for us by Rachel to highlight where the Sussex brewing scene is right now. Embracing modern beer packaging , we have cans from Gun Brewery with their ‘Scaramanga’ and Hastings Beer Co’s ‘Four Cees’. We also cover a modern take on a barley wine with ‘Freudian Slip’ from the Naked Beer Co and an absolute classic from Dark Star in their ‘Espresso’.

In addition to all this, we also squeeze in the news, another #hoptopic and one more big box of nothing is awarded in the #prizelessprize.

Keep up to date with what’s going on in the Sussex Brewery scene by following Look At Brew where Rachel frequently includes features from Sussex, including some incredible folklore stories!

It’s Beer O’clock!

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Episode 143 – Manchester Beer Week

April 8, 2016 / / 0 Comments

PopAGraphPhotoThis week it’s all about Manchester as we having the driving force behind the Manchester Beer Week with us on the show to review two beers from the event’s headline sponsor, J.W. Lees ‘MPA’ and ‘Evening Star’

As always there’s a ton of news, another #hoptopic and we award one more #prizelessprize

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

Read Matt Curtis’ blog on ‘Liquid Culture’ here

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Minisode 02 – It’s A Kind Of Magic

April 6, 2016 / / 0 Comments

image2This had to happen one day.  But it needed it’s own space, it’s own show, it simply couldn’t be part of a normal season…

In this one-off special we take a taste of Magic Rock Brewing‘s recent High Wire canned released and also Steve’s all time favourite beer, Cannonball.

It’s a kind of magic!

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Revisited 08 – Sierra Nevada Double

November 24, 2015 / / 0 Comments

 

To finish our Revisited series, we go back to the first American beer we ever tasted and the one which we feel gave us our ‘beery revelation’, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

If that wasn’t enough, we also take on the pale’s bigger and badder brother, Torpedo IPA to see this series off in style.

It’s Beer O’clock. Revisited.

Click here to listen back to the original review of the Pale Ale in episode 18

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Episode 124 – N7

October 23, 2015 / / 0 Comments

This week we dive head first back into the big smoke with Hammerton Brewery’s N7 and the author of Total Ales, Matt Curtis.

We have news of our next live event ‘All Black’ to be held at Hop Burns and Black plus we discuss the recent takeover of SAB Miller by ABinBev.

The #prizelessprize goes back overseas and in #HopTopic we ask if pumpkin beers are really any good.

All this plus an interview with Lee Hammerton from, err, Hammerton Brewery!

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

 

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