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26/11/2024

From Ale to Beer: Hops, Brewsters, and the Rise of Industrial Brewing in London

In this episode, we step into the rich history of brewing in medieval England, guided by Kristen D. Burton’s thesis, “The Citie Calls for Beere.” We’ll start with the staple of English life: unhopped ale, traditionally brewed by women, or “brewsters,” who dominated the trade. But when hops arrived on the scene, it sparked a transformation that shifted English brewing from domestic ale to the hopped beer we know today. We’ll discuss how this change impacted brewing practices, the social roles of brewers, and government regulation, ultimately setting the stage for a more industrialized, commercially driven brewing industry in London. This episode offers a compelling look at how a single ingredient reshaped the brewing landscape, transforming it into one of England’s earliest industries. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or a history lover, this conversation brings to life the roots of modern brewing.
20/10/2022

Brewer Chat with Spybrew, Dealbreaker, and Crooked Spider

This weeks chat has 3 innovative and exciting brewers from Hungary, Denmark, and Netherlands. Dealbreaker is our first ever Hungarian Brewery. A ghost brewery founded by 2 leaders of the Budapest beer scene who are also responsible for Budapest Beer Week. Spybrew describe themselves as a secret microbrewery based in Hvidovre, Denmark. They've been brewing since 2014 and this is our opportunity to make them just that little less secret. Crooked Spider from The Netherlands are joining us for the second time. Based in Wassenaar they are also a microbrewery founded in 2014, though they upgraded the facilities in 2021. This is a really interesting mix of brewers with lots of different experiences and we had a good chat about everything from their stories, to the attraction of beer festivals, and how where a beer is brewed makes a big difference.
06/09/2022

A San Diego Estate Beer with Tom Kiely

The idea of an Estate Beer is not new. But creating a city-wide one from scratch just might be. That's what Tom Kiely, chair of the Slow Beer chapter of San Diego Slow Food and former MD of Thorn Brewing is attempting to do. Tom joined me to chat about the project. We covered the philosophy behind it, and the challenges involved. We covered what an Estate Beer actually is, beer tourism, American Brewer respect for Belgian Brewers, San Diego Weisse's, replacing hops with fruit, introducing grain to Avocado farms and a lot more...
02/03/2023

Brewer Chat with 🇸🇪Brekeriet, 🇱🇹Kuro Aparatura, and 🇵🇹Ophiussa

Three brewers from Portugal, Sweden and Lithuania get together for a chat about beer and brewing in their countries. Brekeriet are the longest-established of the three brewers, having been founded in 2010 by 3 brewers. They are best known for their sour beers, so much so that they have to establish a new brand for their non-sour beers. Kuro Aparatura were established in Vilnius in 2018. They brew a range of beers designed to be different but drinkable. Ophiussa Brewing are the newest of our three guests, having been founded in Portugal in 2021. They mix a core range with regular specials from their microbrewery.
06/07/2023

The Fascinating Story of Choctaw Beer With Professor Steven Sewell.

Choctaw Beer was a unique American Frontier beer. Originally brewed by the Choctaw tribe in Oklahoma it became a staple beer among the coal miners, known colloquially as "choc." Its core was basic beer but it also included snuff and poisonous berries. Professor Steve Sewell, Professor of History at the College of the Mainland in Texas will be talking about "Choc," it's origins, cultural place in Choctaw and Oklahoma culture and lots more.
14/09/2023

Cool Cousin: Brewing A "Raw" Unmalted Beer Commercially

Ask anyone and 90% of the time you will be told that beer consists of malt, yeast, water, and hops. John Midgley of Cool Cousin Brewing in New York is brewing without malting, just using enzymes and grain. He says it uses less water and energy. Many cultures around the brew beer without malting and have done so for millenia. So in principle this is nothing new, though the exact method might be. John joined me for a chat about his method, how it came about, the potential upsides and downsides and how his first beer using this process won awards. We talked about the environmental savings when using enzymes, the history of exogenous enzymes, and how other brewers can brew this way.
29/09/2022

Brewers Chat With Italy's Birra Dimont and Ireland's Fat Walrus

Join us for a chat with two fascinating brewers. Fat Walrus was founded by a Lithuanian in New Zealand before moving back to Dublin. They are an award-winning small-batch brewery with big ambitions. Birra Dimont is based at the foot of Italy's Friulian mountains. Their unfiltered and unpasteurised beers are inspired by the legendary local sprites. This was a very enjoyable and informative chat where we covered a range of topics from how the brewers got started, through branding, beer styles and brewing as art or science. We even had a comparison tasting of a beer fermented from the same wort with two different yeasts.
12/10/2023

Ireland's National Centre For Brewing And Distilling

The National Centre For Brewing and Distilling is based in Carlow, as part of Teagasc. It's a new initiative that aims among other things to focus on the testing of raw materials for malting and the production of small batches of specialised malts for the craft beer sector, and of test batches for the malting and distilling companies. As the Irish drinks industries continue to thrive, the country has seen significant growth in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink sales. Manager Lisa Ryan joins me for a chat about heritage grains, the potential for Irish grains in Irish beer and whiskey and lots more.
22/02/2024

Birth Of A Brewery Part 3

We've been following the birth of Checkerhead Brewery on Vancouver Island for a while. Street Juggles David Aiken is creating a lifestyle micro-brewery that will allow him to meet his financial needs and also have a great quality of life. It's been almost a year since we last spoke. How is the project getting on?
29/06/2023

Kameido Beer of Tokyo, Japan

John Hilliard retired to Japan after 33 years in Los Angeles. He and his wife then decided to set up Kameido Beer in the heart of Tokyo. John took a few minutes out of his busy day to tell me about the brewery and what brewing in Japan is like.

The Let's Talk Beer channel combines the main BeoirFest program which features chats with brewers, historians and others about beer, its culture and history with some lighter and shorter fun things that wouldn't otherwise fit.

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From Ale to Beer: Hops, Brewsters, and the Rise of Industrial Brewing in London

Brewer Chat with Spybrew, Dealbreaker, and Crooked Spider

A San Diego Estate Beer with Tom Kiely

Brewer Chat with 🇸🇪Brekeriet, 🇱🇹Kuro Aparatura, and 🇵🇹Ophiussa

The Fascinating Story of Choctaw Beer With Professor Steven Sewell.

Cool Cousin: Brewing A "Raw" Unmalted Beer Commercially

Brewers Chat With Italy's Birra Dimont and Ireland's Fat Walrus

Ireland's National Centre For Brewing And Distilling

Birth Of A Brewery Part 3

Kameido Beer of Tokyo, Japan

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