The Beertalkers Sam Hill

It's all gone meta in episode 15 as we revisit the digital beer world. This time we're talking podcasts and it's Sam's chance to persuade Sophie that beer podcasts are the future.
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Original Gravity Podcast
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Steve and Roland's Beer Podcast
 

We are back. Here is a taster episode and a quick catch-up!

A few weeks ago Sophie and Sam got together with the Steve and Mark from the Beer O'Clock show, Daniel from Original Gravity and Roland from Steve and Roland's Beer Podcast to record a special review of 2015 which we are calling Beer Nation. 

We review our beers, breweries and beer festivals of the year as well as discussing some of the biggest topics that have come along in 2015.

Soph and Sam continue ranting and raving about the impact of Web 2.0 on the world of beer. We talk about a lot of beer apps including, Untappd, the popular beer review and recording app.  






 
In part two of the show Sam samples Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale  and Sophie tastes the Kernel's London Sour (3.2%) made with cherries.






Also in part two we have A Pint With Bob Pease, CEO of the Brewers Association - the US organisation which represents and promotes craft brewers.

Beer in the digital age

 

Would we have a beer revolution without the internet? What do social media and sites depending on user generated content do for the beer world? Are beer blogs the digital answer to fanzines? And are there any beer apps really worth the candle?

 

These are just some of the questions we consider across a show of two halves - in which Sam and Sophie rant their way through their digital loves and hates and Sam expresses his dislike for ring necked parakeets.

 

 

In part one of the show Sophie samples BrewDog Electric India (6.5%), a hoppy saison and Sam samples Adnams Mosaic Pale Ale (4.2%) a single hopped beer brewed for Marks & Spencer.

There was a time when drinking Barley Wine was considered a British patriotic duty! Sadly the style has fallen out of fashion somewhat since then. We believe it deserves more recognition and celebration and in this episode we look at the history of barley wine, what you can expect a typical example to taste like and we ponder what's stopping us all quaffing more of it.

 

We sample: Coniston Brewing Co - No. 9 Barley Wine (8.5%)

 

We have 'A Pint With' James Watt and Martin Dickie of BrewDog... that frankly almost descends into anarchy.

 

We also mention some of our other favourite barley wines:

 

Sambrooks - No. 5

 

Fullers Vintage Ale

 

Adnams - Tally Ho (7.2%)

 

Woodforde's - Headcracker (7%)

 

The cheese selection served with Headcracker at the British Guild of Beer Writers dinner was from Alsop & Walker of Mayfield in East Sussex and included: Mayfield, Sussex Camembert and Sussex Blue.

 

 

We also briefly discussed Thomas Hardy's Ale - which you can read more about here. The original brewer of the beer, Eldridge Pope apparently went out of business in 1996 after failing to make a go of becoming a pub company as well as a brewery.