Tag: Session IPA (Page 1 of 3)

Beerlonging 01 | Fish Mosaic

October 4, 2022 / steve / 22 Comments

This is Beerlonging

The new podcast from the Beer O’clock Show, hosted by Mark Johnson, Rob Edwards and Steve Bentall

Featuring beer chat, beery adventures, reverbeerations and regular industry guests. This month we’re joined by Elusive Brewing Mangaging Director & Friend Of The Show, Ruth Mitchell

Beers

Mark | Burning Soul ‘Oni’s Blessing’ / Brew York ‘Imperial Eagle’ / Rigg & Furrow ‘Giant Owl’

Rob | Briarbank ‘Wivenhoe Trail Pale’ / Glasshouse ‘Bringing Seshy Back’ / Brouwerij Verhaeghe ‘Duchess de Bourgogne’

Steve | Torrside ‘Bugbear’ / Verdant & Elusive Brewing ‘Trust The Diagram’ / Guinness ‘Foreign Extra Stout’

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Rob | Twitter | Instgram | Web

Steve | Twitter | Instagram | Web

Credits & Thank Yous

Original music by Rob Edwards

Intro by Dani Carberry

Artwork by Clayton Chisholm

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Hopinions 185 “Last Orders”

July 26, 2022 / steve / 2 Comments

It all ends here

For the last time, Martin & Steve present the final episode of Hopinions

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, and Mark over the last 10 years

Cheers folks

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Hopinions 178 “Ticks All The Boxes”

April 28, 2022 / steve / 0 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are trying a brewery new to us but local to a listener and looking at where we are on our beer journeys

Beers | Bosun’s Brewery ‘Down The Hatch’, ‘King Neptune’, ‘Arctic Myst’ and ‘Tempest’

Hopinions | Seven Ages of Beer Geek – what stage are you at?

Boak & Bailey | The 7 Ages of Beer Geek

Summersesh | Details here

SDS Live | Book your place here

Bosun’s Brewery | Beers available here

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Hopinions 147 “Back To Life”

April 29, 2021 / steve / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are enjoying beers from Yellowbelly and talking about how we are slowly returning back to life outside and with others

Beers | Yellowbelly ‘Kellerbier’, ‘Citra Pale Ale’, ‘Unto The Breach’, ‘Pirate Bay’ & ‘Red Noir’

Hopinions | Do you think table service in pubs & bars will become the norm now? | Do you think online beer festivals will continue to be successful as current restrictions start to lift? | Have you had a pint of cask beer yet?

Links | #CaskIsBack Twitter Moment | Hops Farm Festival

Yellowbelly | Try their beers for yourself here

Steve’s Fundraiser | Donate here if you can (thank you)

Many thanks to Danny from Yellowbelly for sending us these beers to feature on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 140 “Consistency”

February 18, 2021 / steve / 0 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Ol Fozard, award winning Head Brewer of Roosters Brew Co. We chat about the history of the brewery, repurchasability and the importance of consistency

Beers | Roosters ‘Yankee’, ‘Go Backer’, ‘Baby Faced Assassin’, ‘Better Late Than Never’ and ‘Strength in Numbers’

Hopinions | Is brewery provenance important to you when buying beer?

Next Show | Questions – ask us anything! Questions for both of us, just use #Hopinions. Questions for Martin, DM Steve @beeroclockshow. Questions for Steve, DM Martin @mjpo007

Many thanks to Ol from Roosters for sending us beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 138 “Ghost Stories”

January 21, 2021 / steve / 0 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are joined by former #No1Fan and Official Statistician Sean O’Reilly to chat about Sean’s beery journey, homebrewing and hosting beer festivals in 2021

Beers | Adnams/Camden Town ‘Camden On Sea’, Adnams/Beavertown ‘Strange Seas’, Adnams/Magic Rock ‘Red Phantom’ and Adnams ‘Ghost Ship’

Hopinions | There’s been a lot of talk of ‘traditional’ styles being big in 2021, but which do you think will be the biggest? | Should local CAMRA branches focus their support on getting pubs back up & running by holding smaller festivals in pubs this year?

Many thanks to Fergus from Adnams for sending us the beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 133 “Support Local”

November 12, 2020 / steve / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are sharing stories of how our listeners were out supporting local business and horrific thought of putting ice in beer

Beers | Donkeystone Brewing Co ‘Kaihe’, ‘Kaihe XXX’, Hop Wrasslin’ III’, ‘Ferris Muler’, ‘DPA’ and ‘DARIPA’

Hopinions | Are you planning to visit your pub of choice / local? | Would you ever add ice to beer?

Crimbo Crawl At Home | Session 1 | Session 2

Beer Nation 2020 | All you need to know | Beer Nation 2015

Donkeystone Apps | Android | iOS

Many thanks to Paddy from Donkeystone Brewing Co for sending us some beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 114 “Heritage”

May 28, 2020 / steve / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are talking heritage beers and we’re joined by returning (serial) guest drinker Ruth Mitchell

Beers | Cheshire Brewhouse ‘Disco Fruit Baby’, ‘Mosaic’ & ‘Govinda’

Hopinions | In your view, what classes a beer as a ‘heritage’?

Govinda | Watch the video here

SummerSesh | Session 1 | Session 2

Many thanks to Shane Swindells from Cheshire Brewhouse for sending us these beers to try on the show. Although they were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.