AF Beer Club

In the second part of the G podcast, you'll hear a full uninterrupted interview with one of the top dogs at Guinness, as well as clips from two Ilkley Brewery (Yorkshire) and Sobab (Australia), both appearing in your subscription box this month. Cheers!

In the first part of the G episode, I go deep into the Galactic milk stout with Big Drop co-founder Rob Fink. We then take a look back on Jump Ship's story with founder Sonja Mitchell, before sharing a chat with Ticket founders Faye and Ali ahead of their new saffron beer.

In this episode I catch up with Zoey Henderson the founder of FUNGTN, a brewery using functional funghi in their beers. We also hear from Poland's Mors, and the foundations behind their debut lager. Finally, you'll hear clips from the founders of Gloucester Brewery and Hepworth Brewing, both featured in this month's box.

This episode we're lacing up the trainers and pumping up the tyres for an episode dedicated to ENERGY. I chat to Athletic Brewing, UNLTD and Clean Break about the growing trend in beer focusing on recovery, performance and rehydration.

This episodes delves deep into all things beginning with D in the alcohol free beer world. We catch up with Joelle from Drop Bear brewery, speak with the charity Alcohol Change UK about Dry January, before discussing the recent developments in draught alcohol free in pubs and bars.

This episode features everything C, with a look at some of the latest ventures in the alcohol free beer world. We start by looking at the Citra hop, joined by Brew By Numbers to talk through their latest beers. We then dig into the array of coffee beers brewer in the UK and Europe, before finishing off with a deep dive into Cold Batu Brewery. Our affiliated brands this month are Butcombe and Hobsons, whose beers feature in the latest AF Beer Club box.

In the second episode, we are looking at the letter B within the AF beer world. We'll focus on iconic British AF brand Big Drop, delve in the 'Big beer' dominance of the industry and a look at the Bristol Beer Factory's collaboration with mental health charity Talk Club.

In this episode, we'll hear from the founders of Athletic Brewing Company (01:48), the biggest alcohol free brewery in the world. In the second part, I'll discuss the rise of adaptogens (05:57) in alcohol free beer and hear from the breweries producing them. To finish the show, we'll crack open a bottle of Adnams Ghost Ship (11:09), one of the original AF beers and a favourite among many drinkers.

To celebrate Sober Brummie being included in the June AF Beer Club members' box, I thought it would be good to re-release the AF Beer Festival 2021 chat that Zoe had with BBC head brewer Matt Buist. Enjoy!

With the release of their Point Five alcohol-free debut, I caught up with Flo Vialan, Director of Brewing at the legendary Purity Brewing Company

I caught up with Tom from Wise Bartender to chat about March's AF Beer Club beers and looking ahead to some new releases. Recorded via the new Twitter Spaces feature.

What a dream live Meet the Brewer with the wonderful Faye and Ali from TCKET about their debut beer Cloud Nine, a saffron-enhanced pale ale brewed in Yorkshire, inspired by Thailand.

What a pleasure to chat to Mark Wong, founder of Impossibrew ahead of his appeared on Dragon's Den. The Pale ale has been going down a storm from this month's AF Beer Club box and I'm really excited to see how the brewery develops.

Impromptu Meet the Brewer with Sonja from Jump Ship to chat about their new Stoker's stout included in this month's AFBC box. Cheers!

Thank you to Guinness Global Ambassador Padraig Fox for joining us. Great to hear how well the 0.0 is going down and the plans for the future.

This week I linked live to Scotland to chat to Sonja and Pete, founder and head brewer at Jump Ship Brewing Co, whose Goosewing IPA was in this month's AFBC boxes.

I caught up with Ben Wood, founder of Basic Booch, a London based kombucha company which was included in the latest AFBC box as an extra!

What a privilege to chat to one of the godfathers of craft beer, Keith Villa. He talked about his time founding Blue Moon in the nineties, before moving into the amazing world of alcohol-free (and cannabis-infused beers) with Ceria. Enjoy!

Matty Dixon, founder of new brewery Sheep In Wolf's Clothing, chats to Tom from Wise Bartender about the new brand.

Tom from Wise Bartender chatted live to Fungtn founder Zoe Henderson about their range of new AF beers brewed with functional mushrooms.

Athletic co-founder and CEO Bill Shufelt joined me live from the San Diego brewery to chat about their launch in the UK this month.

I caught up with Erdinger-sponsored GB professional triathlete Tom Davis and UK head of PR Kate Hempsall to hear all about one of the most iconic AF beers on the market.

To celebrate a year of #nolowmonday - where people share their AF drinks on social media - I hosted an Instagram Live session and was joined by special guest @guiltfreepints.

As part of the AF Beer Club Members' benefits, we spoke to co-founders Sam and Tom from London's Signature Brewery about their new beer 'Lo-Fi', included in the last subscription box. It was a great chat with a couple of the pioneers of the London craft beer scene. 

In January I had a lovely chat with Jake, the Head Brewer at Manchester's First Chop. We discussed the history of the brewery, their ventures into alcohol-free and what the future holds (spoiler: you guys might get to help name a new beer!)

I chatted to Steve Dass, founder of Good Karma Brew Co about his new venture after several years of brewing experience.

As part of our weekly 'No Low Monday' celebrations on Instagram, I spoke to Tom from online store Wise Bartender as well as kombucha producers FIX8 and Nunc about all things kombucha.

Robin caught up with Dave and Rob from brand new brew co Lowtide to discuss their four new AF beers, which they brew with Alex from North Yorkshire's C84. It's great to hear the story so far and the exciting plans for the future.

I spoke to Ilkley Brewer owner Luke Raven on Monday night as part of a Instagram Live 'Meet the Brewery' session. We discussed the history of the brewery and their evolution to producing 'Virgin Mary' their alcohol-free pale ale. For more info: https://www.ilkleybrewery.co.uk/

The third episode is a chat with James Kindred and Rob Fink from Big Drop Brewing Co, taken from the Virtual AF Beer Festival in June. They talk about the early days of alcohol free beer right through to their brand new craft beer creations. For more info: https://www.bigdropbrew.com/

For the second episode, Laura Willoughby discusses the role of Club Soda in the alcohol-free space, working with the on-trade to encourage better AF options, as well as providing support for people looking to re-evaluate their relationship with booze. This was recorded in early June for the Virtual AF Beer Festival. For more info: https://joinclubsoda.com/

For the first episode, Luke Boase talks us through the history of Lucky Saint, starting back in 2016 through to now, where his beer is a regular fixture in shops, pubs and bars. This was recorded in early June for the Virtual AF Beer Festival. For more info: https://luckysaint.co/