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Hello, and welcome to the latest episode of the Points of Brew podcast with Stephen Carter and Aaron Getliffe. In this episode, the lads are joined by Social Media & Marketing Manager of Unbarred Brewery, Brett Preston. Brett joins Stephen & Aaron for a drink-along of sorts, as they both drink the latest releases from Unbarred; the Dank & Danker IP…
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In this episode, Stephen & Aaron are joined again by Lotte Peplow of the Brewer's Association as they speak with head brewer of DC Brau Alex Spencer. A brewery that has come to the UK recently hitting the shelves in Home Bargains, they have also collaborated with the Craft Beer Channel and Howling Hops too, both at home and away. Alex discusses bot…
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Join the lads (Stephen & Aaron) as they delve into the world of craft beer which is available on the shelves of Home Bargains right now! Joined by Lotte Peplow (European Representative of the Brewers Association), Chris Smith and Robby Willey (co-founders of Virginia Beer Co) they chat about all things American beer, import/export and the support t…
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In this episode, Stephen & Aaron are joined by a very special guest, Steve Grossman of Sierra Nevada brewery in the US! Steve is the brother of original founder, Ken, and now heads up the brewery's export division amongst other duties which he explains as part of the show. Steve was an excellent guest, and there's potentially another show in the wo…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen is joined by returning guest, James Fox, who originally joined Stephen during lockdown three years ago. James explains what has changed since they last spoke three years ago, whilst discussing the two beers he sent over to drink during the show. They were a Session/Table NEIPA which he brewed i…
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In this episode, Stephen & Aaron make their way through the beers kindly sent to them from the new Drink Cask Fresh campaign; a campaign designed to reform cask beer and reinvigorate people's passion for it. Cask beer is unique to this country, but it is often treated as a second-grade citizen in the beer world, often dismissed as nothing more than…
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In this show, Stephen & Aaron chat with Simon Howers of Padstow Brewing Co. who is now one of the most featured guests on the show! As always, it was a great chat with Simon and he shares details of how Padstow are celebrating their 10th anniversary and the beer they brewed for it, 10/10.
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In this episode, Stephen & Aaron welcome Alex Postles, owner and brewer from Bayonet Brewing onto the podcast. Whilst the brewery may only be part time, running alongside Alex's full-time military career, it has certainly gathered momentum and a strong reputation over the past 18 months which Alex discusses. During the show the chaps discuss and dr…
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In this episode Stephen & Aaron are joined by returning guest, Elliott Carrington AKA Crafty Carrington who first appeared on the show back in 2020 as a home brewer and enthusiast. Since then, things have changed somewhat as Elliott is now a brewing assistant at Powder Monkey Brewery in Gosport and the trio drink some Powder Monkey beers whilst hav…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew Podcast, Stephen & Aaron are joined by head brewer from Play Brew Co in Middlesbrough, James Baylin. Play are renowned for beers which push the envelope, such as a chocolate cereal milk beer and Drumstick lolly inspired pale, so they lads delve into what makes Play Brew tick, and how they come up with their ide…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron find themselves recording virtually once again as they are joined by Tom Palmer, co-founder of Mondo Brewing in London. Tom explains how Mondo came to be founded, his history home brewing and experiences doing so both in the US and in Japan, which sparked his enthusiasm for experimentat…
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It's brew day! Watch and listen in as Stephen & Aaron fire up the pilot kit at Quirky and attempt to brew a Double IPA (DIPA) in homage to the yearly hype release, Putty, from Verdant in Cornwall. Taking inspiration from it, the duo try and replicate Putty's success and follow the recipe as closely as possible but make their own tweaks to the recip…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron are joined by Pete Brown, the founder of Forest Road Brewing Company in London. Coming from America with a dream to be a part of the UK's upcoming craft beer revolution, Pete explains how he left the US to make it in the brewing world in London. With previous experience at Siren and Cam…
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In this bonus episode, Stephen & Aaron drink two beers which they were sent from Birra Montecassino in Italy. Regarded as perhaps the world's oldest brewery, Birra Montecassino was revived following its destruction during the infamous battle of Montecassino during World War Two. Beginning production once more in 2018, using new kit but traditional …
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In this episode of the Points Of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron are joined by Peter Kennelly, who is the Head of Sales for Pillars Brewery in London. As a lager-only brewery, Peter gives us a great insight into what it's like working for a specialist company, in both sales & production, and the challenges Pillars regularly face too. During this show…
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In their first episode of 2023, Stephen & Aaron attempt to answer the question of, 'What is a cold IPA?' As part of their research, they drink four different examples of differing strengths and flavours from Harbour, Braybrooke, Camden Town and Zapato. Do they understand what a Cold IPA is anymore than when they started the show? Listen in to find …
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In this special edition podcast, Stephen chats with professional drummer and craft beer enthusiast Ashley Doodkorte all the way from Perth, Australia. Graphic designer by day, but drummer for the progressive pop metal band Voyager (and others) by night, Ash is the first musician on the show, and the first guest from Australia! In this show, Ash sha…
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In this episode of the Points Of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron are joined by David & Dale from new brewery in Nuneaton, Dead Weight. A very small batch brewery, producing around 100 cans per batch, David & Dale are intent on producing the best beers they can and only producing ones that they would like to drink themselves. The duo kindly sent out s…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron drink two beers from Flying Trunk Brewery and deliberate how to pronounce the first of theirs, Petrichor. Whilst drinking this beer, they discuss Aaron's recent trip to Prague as he visited 'beer heaven' and drank a flight of beers ranging from a west coast IPA all the way to a NEIPA. W…
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In this special roundtable episode, Stephen hosts a number of guests who have been affected by and campaigning against the closure of the National Brewery Centre in Burton Upon Trent. In a recent decision taken by owners Molson Coors, following actions taken by Burton Council, the National Brewery Centre has now closed its doors, however local resi…
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It's episode 50 of the Points of Brew podcast and on this landmark show, Stephen & Aaron are back out and drinking at The Old Grocers in Pontefract, Stephen's local micro pub. This is the first show in an ongoing series alongside Wakefield CAMRA, celebrating local pubs both in & out of the Good Beer Guide which the Grocers finds itself in and with …
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron continue their research into the world of red ales ahead of their upcoming second brew day. Red ales aren't too common so why not make your own in the absence of many others? In this show, they drink Atlantic Red from Atlantic Brewery, Red Rock from Roosters and Several Minutes On Mars …
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Stephen and Aaron try their first beer! Yes it's finally that time and the first Points of Brew beers is ready to try. Ish. Is it quite what they expected? Listen in as Stephen & Aaron give their respective verdicts and see how the beer turned out. Whilst they aimed high at trying to replicate Pliny the Elder from Russian River this, Tiny the Elder…
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In this episode, Stephen and Aaron find themselves at Aaron's second home; Quirky HQ. They record this west coast special episode as part of their research for an upcoming brew day they have been planning in an attempt to recreate the magic brewed up by Russian River with their Pliny the Elder DIPA. In this episode they drink Restless World, West C…
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In this episode I am joined by head brewer of Parish Brewing Co, and now master cicerone, Ryan Speyrer. Ryan joins me live from the brewhouse in Louisiana, ahead of his regular Monday routine of checking inventory and stocks for the upcoming week's brew schedule. As part of our conversation, Ryan tells me about his brewing history & ongoing love of…
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Cannonball Run? Or Cannonball Done? In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen and Aaron digest the news that Lion is selling Magic Rock and Fourpure to Odyssey Inns with immediate effect. They also drink and rate the recently released 2022 Cannonball Run beers alongside the original and try to stay relatively sensible along the way, de…
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In this episode, Stephen and Aaron drink and rate the new Life & Death series from Vocation Brewery in Hebden Bridge. Called the Life & Death festival, these beers were brewed in celebration of the original's 7th birthday, first being brewed back in 2015. Since then, Life & Death has gone on to become Vocation's best-selling beer with the brewery n…
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In this episode, Stephen is joined by Paul Spraget, head brewer of Orbit beers who are based in Walworth London. Stephen recorded this show as part of a mini series over the course of summer focussing on some of the UK's best sour beer producers, which Paul & Stephen discuss during the show. Paul discusses his employment history with numerous diffe…
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In this episode of the Points of Brew podcast, Stephen & Aaron head over to the Gaping Goose in Garforth as this was Aaron's first place of employment during his school years. The Gaping Goose has a great local reputation for its community-led approach and its well-kept cask ales, being recognised for its excellence by Timothy Taylor's themselves. …
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In this episode, Stephen is joined by award-winning author Pete Brown as part of the launch of his new book, Clubland. Stephen had the pleasure of meeting Pete recently at the Robin Hood in Pontefract where he did a talk about his new book and this conversation is a continuation of that talk. Having read Pete's previous books, it was a privilege to…
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In this episode, we wade into the muddy waters of discussing supermarket craft beer after Salt Beer Factory kindly sent us their latest addition to ASDA's shelves out to try; NFT IPA. A 6.5% IPA which incorporates the latest trend of buying and collecting digital assets also known as NFT's, this beer got people talking upon its press release being …
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In this bonus episode, I chat with Chris & Ben from Pastore Brewing & Blending and Lee from Brew York as part of their collaboration brew day. The guys from Pastore travelled North to collaborate on their now released Berliner Weisse, Papaya Don't Preach, made using papaya, lemongrass and ginger. The beer is available from Brew York directly here. …
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In this continuation of the new format podcast, Aaron and Stephen visit the Market Tap in Castleford. Established between lockdowns in 2020, the Market Tap has successfully negotiated obstacles placed in its way and continues to serve a great selection of beers to its customers. Drinking from the bar this time, we drink two different beers whilst a…
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Welcome to the first in a new series and direction for the Points of Brew podcast as I am joined by new co-host Aaron Getliffe, brewer from Quirky Ales in Garforth. As part of this new direction and series of regular shows, we will be drinking beers out and about at various pubs, bars and breweries across Yorkshire and beyond (hopefully). This firs…
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In this episode I am joined by Josh from Turning Point Brew Co, who heads up their sales & events team. Josh has been with the Knaresborough outfit since 2019 and he tells me his history before joining them, and how his role has been in recent times. Whilst the event was before the recording, and has since passed, we talk about their Stout Walkabou…
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In this episode I am joined by Adam Robertson, co-founder of Verdant Brewing Co. in Penryn, Cornwall. I took a different approach in this episode, and avoided the usual questions posed to Adam about their back story and formation, focussing on other topics. Instead, we chat about the recent opening and launch of their new taproom, this year's Putty…
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In this episode I am joined by Paul Grenier, co-founder & CEO of Mortalis Brewing in Avon, New York. Paul kindly agreed to be on the show after I made contact with the brewery, as he is keen to share their message and spread their brand further afield. In this episode we chat about how the company was started after winning a local business contest,…
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In this episode I am joined by Sam Bennett, owner and brewer of Grizzly Grains in Sheffield. Sam is a small-batch producer in the heart of Sheffield, producing predominantly cask beers and a range of experimental beers utilising produce from local suppliers. Sam and I have a chat about how he started his journey in the beer world, and where he hope…
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In this episode I am joined by Alex Millhouse-Smith, Brand Ambassador for North Brewing Co. In a first for the podcast, we recorded this show together on site at North's new production site and taproom, Springwell in Leeds. Alex kindly showed me around the site before we sat down on the mezzanine, overlooking the bar area and alongside the catwalk …
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This week I am joined by very special guest co-owner and brewer of Russian River Brewing Co. Vinnie Cilurzo. Vinnie kindly took some time in the brewery to have a chat about all things Russian River and how things have been for them in recent months. Vinnie shares his background and how he came to first work at Russian River before taking over the …
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In this episode I am joined by Tommy Barnes, the author behind recent release Trouble Brewing In The Loire. This, Tommy's second book, is the sequel to A Beer In The Loire, continuing his journey of moving to France and establishing his own craft brewery, Braslou Bière. I have a chat with Tommy about his time there and some of the troubles he faced…
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In this episode I am joined by returning guest George Collins and fellow owner of Bluntrock Brewery, Hugo Roads. On this, his third appearance, George tells us how things have gone since he left Padstow Brewery alongside Hugo as one of the latest breweries to the craft beer scene. Hugo and George tell us about their recent legal struggles after fac…
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In this special edition of the podcast I am joined by both Laura & Dan from Abbeydale brewery who are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. We have a look at the beers which they have brewed to celebrate reaching this milestone along with the processes, ideas and history behind them. The pair give us an insight of what it's been like to wor…
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In this episode I talk to Andy, founder of Elusive Brewing, as we discuss all things Elusive as they celebrate their fifth birthday this year. Andy tells us how he came to found Elusive, what he did beforehand and their five collaborations they have in the pipeline as part of their ongoing celebrations. Elusive also kindly offered listeners a 10% d…
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This time I am joined by Simon, Ricky and George of Padstow Brewing Co as we discuss their latest beer which we drink on the show; Pockarillo. A single-hop West Coast IPA showcasing Amarillo hops which has launched to coincide with this podcast We discuss this, compare it to Pocket Rocket before moving onto the sad news that George is leaving Padst…
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I join returning guest, Aaron from Quirky Ales as we pull up microphones once more to discuss their latest can launch. Hopped In 60 Minutes is their latest effort in can which is a Turbo Charged Pale clocking in at 6.2% hopped with Green Bullet, Centennial and TaihekeAaron explains how they are planning on opening and serving outdoors now pubs are …
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This time I am joined by Jack Roberts; the mastermind behind Tartarus beers. Jack talks us through his brewing journey with Northern Monk and Brew York before starting up his own brewery, Tartarus.We drink two of his beers on the show; Hel, Black DIPA, and Cthulhu, Triple West Coast IPA, which are a staggering 8.9% and 12% respectively. We chat abo…
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This week I am joined by Sean Robertson, Commercial Director, of Gwei Lo in the UK. We have a chat about Gwei Lo's history and how they started in Hong Kong, and their plans to bring Asian inspired beers to the UK. Sean also explains their current contract brewing arrangements whilst we discuss some of our favourite drinking spots and festivals. We…
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This week I am joined by Tori Powell (@adventures_in_hoptimism) as we meet virtually on this; the first video and audio podcast! We drink three beers American Hopster in Leeds (Quirky Ales), Elf (Tartarus Beers) and The Heatings On (Three Hills Brewing) and share our thoughts on each. Tori tells us how she got into craft beer and how she came to be…
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