Category: BOcS Season 9 (Page 1 of 2)

Episode 147 – Go West: Bristol Beer Live

HBB from the frontFor our season 9 finale, we’re giving you another live show from Hop Burns & Black featuring a range of beers from the growing beer scene in Bristol.

First up we feature Arbor’s ‘Shangri-la’, followed by Moor’s collaboration with Fullers and Domus ‘Relentless Optimism’ before we finish with Wiper & True’s ‘Milk Shake’. We’re also joined by Justin from Moor and Michael from Wiper & True.

Our #hoptopic is all about collaborations and in this spirit of this is hosted by Michael Lalley from the Bushcraft Beer Podcast.

Many thanks to Jen & Glenn from Hop Burns & Black for once again hosting the madness that is the Beer O’clock Show live and thanks to all of the breweries and guests who have featured on season 9 of the show.

We’re back on Friday 10 June with Season 10.

It’s Beer O’clock!

You can use BEEROCLOCK1 to get a 10% discount across the entire Hop Burns & Black online store until Sunday 15 May

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Picture: Matt Curtis

Episode 146 – Saison Dupont

PopAGraphPhoto (1)It’s the last beer on our journey of Belgian discovery and we take on the classic Saison Dupont with first time guest Matt Chinnery, AKA the Half Pint Gent.

We also have a review of the season fuelled by this week’s #hoptopic and the final #prizelessprize of the season is awarded.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support during season 9. Cheers folks.

It’s Beer O’clock!

Episode 145 – Sussex Brewery Showcase

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!

Episode 144 – Troubador Obscura

PopAGraphPhotoWe head back to Belgium for the penultimate time this season as we dive into this Belgian stout/dark beer from Brouwerij The Musketeers.

There’s an interview with Brew Club plus the usual news. #hoptopic and another #prizelessprize is awarded.

It’s Beer O’clock!

Episode 143 – Manchester Beer Week

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

Episode 142 – Wake Up Juice

wake up juiceContinuing our Belgian theme but from the heart of England, this week we feature ‘Wake Up Juice’ and Belgian Tripel from Twisted Barrel Ale in Coventry. There’s also an interview with Ritchie Boswell and Carl Marshall from Twisted Barrel.

The’s a ton of news including the most anticipated beer release of the year, another #hoptopic and we award yet another #prizelessprize

It’s Beer O’clock!

 

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Episode 141 – Homebrew Special #7

Homebrew 2016.1It’s that time again…

The highlight of every season, where we’re lucky enough to get to sample some amazing beers that are being produced in people’s homes. This time around we’re drinking a porter from Will Millard, a sweet brown from our first international homebrewer, Sarah Finney and finally a barley wine from Richard Harrall.

There’s also an interview with the UK’s premium homebrew supplier, Robert Neale, also know as the Malt Miller.

Plus, we just about remember to award this week’s #prizelessprize

It’s Beer O’Clock

 

Episode 140 – Tongerlo Blond

image1 (9)This week we head back to Belgium to try Haacht Brewery’s award winning ‘Tongerlo Blond’.

There’s plenty of news, some pointless discussion about a TV programme, another full on #hoptopic and we award another big box of nothing in the #prizelessprize

All of this plus we give you the low down on this year’s Birmingham Beer Bash with an interview with event founder David Shipman. Tickets for the event are available now.

It’s Beer O’clock!

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!

 

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