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Hopinions 138 “Ghost Stories”

January 21, 2021 / / 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?

Links | Sean’s Adnams story | GBBF Winter Tickets | Roger Protz Amber or Bitter? | Mark Johnson’s sort of golden pints | Ghost Ships Image

 

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 92 “Three Deep”

September 5, 2019 / / 0 Comments

Hopinions is 3 years old and we’re celebrating with a selection of beers that you can buy as part of your weekly shop!

Beers | Brewdog ‘Funk x Punk’, North Brewing Co ‘Lost Cosmonauts’, Brewdog/Cloudwater ‘NEIPA’, Vocation/Magic Rock ‘Hang Loose’, Lost & Grounded/Brooklyn Brewery ‘Face In The Crowd’ and Wild Card ‘Raspberry Chocolate Donut Stout’

Hopinions | Micro pubs?

Links |  Beers Without Frontiers Peakender Podvention

 

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Hopinions 85 “Art”

May 16, 2019 / / 0 Comments

This week, we’re joined by Beavertown’s Creative Director Nick Dwyer to talk all things art and beer.

Beer | Beavertown ‘Gamma Ray’, ‘Bloody ‘Ell’, ‘Brett Pils’ and ‘Heavy Lord’, Left Handed Giant/Duration ‘Minority Stake’, Northern Monk ‘Patrons 1.01’, Magic Rock/Bagby ‘Californishire’ and Wander Beyond ‘Nautiloid’

Hopinions | Does artwork influence your purchasing / rating of beer?

Belgium | Poechenellekelder | Oldest Pub in Bruges – Vlissinghe

Tate | Events can be found here

 

Many thanks to Nick for giving up his time record with us, the Beavertown beers we had on this show were free but this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 83 “Don’t Believe The Hype”

April 4, 2019 / / 0 Comments

This week we are diving into some ‘hype’ beers, discussing Tesco’s new stocks and the recent news that Magic Rock were sold to Lion. We also interview Simon Webster, CEO of Thornbridge about their approach to stocking beer in Tesco and the recent re-branding.

Beers | Half Acre Brewing Co ‘Pony Pils’, ‘Tuna’, ‘Lifecycle’ (collab with Brussels Brew Project), Daisy Cutter and Double Daisy Cutter Capra

Hopinions | What makes you buy from a brewery for the first time?

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Hopinions 66 “Gluten Free”

July 12, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Image courtesy of @gingerdaniels13

This week we’re exploring the world of gluten free beers and for once the big news happened on recording day!

Beers | La Binchoise ‘New Era’, Brewdog ‘Vagabond’, Wold Top ‘Marmalade Porter’, Magic Rock ‘Fantasma’ and Arbor ‘Mosaic’

Hopinions | Is it ok for pubs & bars to increase prices for big matches?

Gluten Free | Many thanks to Matt (@GlutenFreePint) for his input into the show and helping us out with some GF facts. Check out the Facebook page here.

 

Many thanks to Brandon from Inkling for sending us the New Era to try on this show, this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 63 “Cannonball Run 2018”

May 31, 2018 / / 0 Comments

It’s that time of year again folks! Magic Rock’s annual release is out in the wild and for your listening pleasure we take on the whole Cannonball Run…

Beers | Magic Rock ‘Cannonball’, ‘Neo-Human Cannonball’, ‘Human Cannonball’ & ‘Un-Human Cannonball’

Hopinions | Do you still get excited by annual release beers | All in tickets | Favourite Cannonball

Links | The Ale In Kaleigh’s view on ‘all in’ festivals | Mind The Beard | Boak & Bailey make a startling prediction

Also listen to | Men Beerhaving Badly & NE Sippin Forecast who are also doing the Cannonball Run on their podcasts

 

Many thanks to the folks at Ales By Mail for gifting us these beers for the show, this didn’t influence our thoughts on just how great they were.

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Hopinions 61 “Manchester”

May 3, 2018 / / 0 Comments

In our latest show we enjoy a few beers while taking a look back at our recent trip to Manchester and discussing the future of CAMRA

Beers | Cloudwater ‘Small Citra Simcoe Pale’, The Kernel ‘Pale Ale Citra’, Magic Rock ‘Hedonic Escalation’, Lagunitas ‘The Waldos’ Special Ale’ and Beer Nouveau ‘Salacia Cabreuva’

Hopinions | Is Manchester now the beer capital of the UK? | In light of yesterday’s CAMRA vote what does this mean for its future as an organisation that represents beer drinkers?

Beer Festival Links | Lock & Key Beer Con | Festival of Brewers | London Brewers’ Alliance Craft Beer Festival

Blogs | Mark Johnson | Boak & Bailey

The Ale Lady |  Said this…

 

Many thanks to the folks at Lagunitas for sending us The Waldos’ Special to try for free, this didn’t influence our thoughts on the beer. Thanks also to Liquorice in Shenfield for letting us use their tasting room to record this week.

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Hopinions 56 “The Dark Side”

March 1, 2018 / / 0 Comments

This week, we’re joined by Mark, Ashley and Tom from the Men Beerhaving podcast to take a walk on the dark side of beer.

Beers | Beavertown ‘Black Betty’, Magic Rock ‘Dark Arts’, Guinness ‘1798’, Innis & Gunn ‘Vanishing Point 01’ and Brewdog ‘Death or Glory’

Hopinions | Dark beers | Does barrel ageing make a beer better?

Men Beerhaving Badly | Episode 20 featuring our appearance on ‘Guest Ales’ can be found here and make sure to subscribe/follow the chaps on your podcast/social media platform of choice

 

Many thanks to the folks from Innis & Gunn for sending us the Vanishing Point 01 for free, this didn’t influence our thoughts on the beer. 

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Hopinions 42 “Social Media”

September 28, 2017 / / 0 Comments

This week we’re joined by Johnny from Beer Frontiers to talk social media and beer while drinking beers that have recently created a buzz on social media for one reason or another.

Beers | Lost & Grounded ‘Running with Sceptres’, Magic Rock ‘Salty Kiss’ & Brew By Numbers 10|10

Hopinions | Does social media…?

Links | Check our Beer Frontiers | Crimbo Crawl details | Magic Rock beers in M&S

 

Many thanks to Liquorice in Shenfield for letting us use their tasting room to record this week

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