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Episode 139 – Custard Porter

FullSizeRender (1)Anyone for pudding? This week we feature ‘custard porter’ a collaboration between Cloudwater and Brouwerij Kees.

In the news we’re talking events and beer releases, there’s a defining #hoptopic and another stunning #prizelessprize

Plus we look forward to ‘Go West: The Bristol Beer Live Podcast’ which will be our next live event at Hop Burns & Black. Details on how to get tickets here.

If all that wasn’t enough there’s also an interview full of your questions with Matt Lane from BeerBods.

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

Episode 138 – Achel 8 Bruin

image12This week we head back to Belgium to sample an Authentic Trappist Product in the ‘Achel 8 Bruin’ from possibly the brewery with the longest name ever, Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis.

There’s news, more discussion in #HopTopic and another fantasic #prizelessprize for you to feast your eyes on.

All this plus an interview with Conor Farrell from Steve’s recent trip to the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair in Dublin.

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

Episode 137 – Northern Star

image2The North Is Coming.

We head back to our favourite UK beery city this week as we feature Northern Monk’s ‘Northern Star’ mocha porter. To cement this episode’s northerness we have Rob Derbyshire from HopZine joining us for the review and also have an interview with Russell and Tyler from Northern Monk.

If that wasn’t enough there’s the news, another stunning #prizelessprize and more discussion in #hoptopic.

It’s Beer O’clock!

Episode 136 – Gauloise Ambrée

image1This week we head back to Belgium to tackle Brasserie du Bocq’s ‘Gauloise Ambrée’.

There’s a bumper edition of the news featuring new beers, new twitter events, new podcasts and some stuff about the actual beer industry.

We’ve another twitter-busting #hoptopic for you to get involved in and an old friend smashes this week’s #prizelessprize.

All this, plus an interview with the supporters of our newest spin off series ‘Flavour of the Month’, Little Leeds Beer House.

It’s Beer O’clock!

Episode 135 – Session IPA

IRSIPAThis week we drink a beer ‘best served with music’, Island Records & Two Tribes Brewery ‘Session IPA’. Plus we have an interview with the guys behind the beer.

We also have Pete McKerry from Brewgeekery to review the beer with us and to provide us with one of the most Twitter-busting #hoptopic conversations we’ve ever had*.

All this, plus the usual round up of news, another big box of nothing is awarded in the #prizelessprize and we crown the Ultimate Internation #No1Fan.

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

*For some background reading to this week’s #hoptopic, check out Pete’s post here and Mark Johnson’s post here

Episode 134 – Viven Imperial

FullSizeRenderWe’re back for another season of beer fueled fun! Season 9 is here and we’re finally taking on the Belgians with thanks to Beautiful Beers in Bury St Edmunds.

First up is Brouwerij van Viven’s ‘Imperial IPA’…

Also on this week’s show, there’s a recap of the biggest news stories from the last month, the #prizelessprize returns and we talk about the most important thing about bar choice in #HopTopic.

It’s Beer o’clock!

Flavour of the Month 01 – Applelation

FullSizeRenderWelcome to ‘Flavour of the Month’ supported by the fantastic Little Leeds Beer House.

Each month we’ll be taking the latest and most discussed beery release and putting it under the Beer O’clock microscope.

For January 2016, we’re looking at Beavertown’s bramley apple saison ‘Applelation’.

It’s flavour of the month!

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Episode 133 – All Black

IMG_5575In our first ever Winter Special, we’re broadcasting live from Hop Burns & Black again, and this time it’s all about New Zealand.

We feature and taste 5 beers with a live audience and we chat to Todd from the NZ Collective and Stu from the Yeastie Boys.

On the menu for tonight’s special was ‘Pot Kettle Black’ & ‘PBK Remix 2015 Dark Matta’ from the Yeastie Boys, ‘Oyster Stout’ from Three Boys, ‘Fresh Hopped Black the RIPA’ from Renaissance and the indulgent ‘iStout’ from 8 Wired.

In our live #hoptopic we decide once and for all which city is the best beery city in the UK.

Massive thanks to the guys at Hop Burns & Black for hosting us again to Todd & Stu for giving up their time and to the live audience who we’re pretty sure half of them had no idea what was going on!

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

Image courtesy of Hop Burns & Black

Beer Nation 2015

Beer NationBeer Nation brings together the UK beer podcasting community for a collaboration broadcast and takes a look at the state of the beer nation in 2015.

Hosted by our very own Mark and Sophie from The Beertalkers, we also welcome to the table Roland from Steve & Roland’s Beer Podcast, Daniel from the Original Gravity podcast, Sam from The Beertalkers and Steve from the Beer O’clock Show.

In this special show we look back at the highs and lows of the beer nation over the past 12 months and discuss our favourite beers, breweries and events.

For good measure, we also manage to squeeze in a cheeky little review of Magic Rock’s ‘Salty Kiss’.

It’s Beer (Nation) O’clock!

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