Beers Without Frontiers

This episode we were joined by James Buxton from Thornbridge to sample some bottle conditioned beers and a Gin Barrel aged Saison. We had an informal chat about his beer journey, his role in field sales and how life has been in the beer industry over the last 12 months and the uncertainties that has brought. We also cover his creative endeavours in the form of his Lockdown Sessions EP. Links to streaming sites below. Links: Thornbridge: https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk James Buxton – Lockdown Sessions EP Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3fcfftsv Apple Music: https://tinyurl.com/wcd75ka8 Simon’s Pink Noise mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: twitter.com/simoncarbon twitter.com/daintyvi twitter.com/beers_frontiers James: https://twitter.com/Thornbridge_J7

This episode we were joined by Steve from the Beer O’Clock Show podcast, the longest running UK beer podcast. We each picked a themed trilogy of beers to drink and discussed Steve’s beer journey and the birth of the Beer O’Clock Show. We also discussed the places we'd like to go and drink when pubs and bars can open again and covered some local news. We drank beers from Oakham, Glasshouse, Burning Soul, Attic, Twisted Barrel, LHG and Boxcar breweries. Links: Beer O’Clock Show: https://www.beeroclockshow.co.uk Simon’s Pink Noise mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: twitter.com/simoncarbon twitter.com/tusters twitter.com/daintyvi twitter.com/beers_frontiers

Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting. Links: Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/BeerOClockShow Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio Sheffield Hopcast https://twitter.com/SheffHopcast Rhythm & Brews https://twitter.com/RhythmBrewsUK Beer With Nat https://twitter.com/beerwithnat Men Beerhaving Badly https://twitter.com/MBBpodcast Beers Without Frontiers https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting. Links: Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/beeroclockshow Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio Sheffield Hopcast https://twitter.com/SheffHopcast Rhythm & Brews https://twitter.com/RhythmBrewsUK Beer With Nat https://twitter.com/beerwithnat Men Beerhaving Badly https://twitter.com/MBBpodcast Beers Without Frontiers https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

This episode we were joined by Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing in Berkshire and we sampled three Elusive beers whilst firing questions at him! We got the whole story, from Andy’s humble homebrew beginnings right up to surviving 2020 and plans for the future. We were also joined by friend of the show Rob Edwards of Wednesday Beers blog, bringing his Black Country take on things to the table. Beers sampled: Elusive Lord Nelson 2020 6.8% Farmhouse ale Carve ‘N Yams 5.2% Pumpkin Coffee Porter Oregon Trail 5.8% West Coast IPA Links: https://www.elusivebrewing.com https://www.wednesdaybeers.co.uk Hops d'Amour Coventry micropub: https://www.instagram.com/hopsdamour/ Simon’s mixcloud show: https: //www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon Rob’s Mixcloud show: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElusiveBrew https://twitter.com/Rob_Edwards90 https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

For our 31st show we were joined by our friend from the North: Rob from Hopzine and we drank beers from Glaswegian brewery Overtone and welcomed back a much loved beer from Magic Rock, the legendary Magic 8 Ball. We discussed our hoppy excursions to Newcastle, Leamington and Stratford on Avon! Links: Overtone Brewery: https://www.overtonebrewing.com The Boiler Room: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington Ya-Bard: https://www.ya-bard.com Beer Gonzo: https://www.beergonzo.co.uk Hopzine You Tube beer reviews: https://www.instagram.com/hopzine_rob Simon’s mixcloud show Pink Noise: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

For our 30th show we boarded the hype train and drank some beers from Other Half, one of the world’s highest rated breweries. We tried super fresh cans of DDH Small Citra Everything and DDH Space Diamonds and discussed whether the UK breweries are now on par with the big names of US brewing. Thanks to Cloudwater and Little Leeds Beerhouse for bringing these beers into the UK. We also discussed the newly opened Boiler Room bar in Leamington Spa and visits to our favourite haunts Glasshouse Tap and The Colmore in Birmingham. Links: Other Half: https://otherhalfbrewing.com The Boiler Room: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington Simon’s mixcloud show Pink Noise: https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/ Rob Edwards Socially Distancing Sounds: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

After a short break we are back and talking about our return to the pub. We are joined by special guest Adam from the Sheffield Hopcast to talk about our experiences, good & bad, in pubs and taprooms. We drink beers from The Kernel, St. Mars of the Desert, Cloudwater and Twisted Barrel. Sheffield Hopcast: www.sheffieldhopcast.co.uk @sheffhopcast Get in touch: Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters

In this episode, our second recorded remotely under ‘lockdown’, we drink lagers from Budvar and Utopian breweries and talk to our guest Rob Edwards about his Wednesday Beers blog and his new Mixcloud music show, Social Distancing Sounds. Rob was drinking beers from Villages and Leviathan breweries. Technical note: Apologies for the lo-fi nature of Charles' audio in this episode, we have a plan to remedy this in future... Links: Social Distancing Sounds: https://www.mixcloud.com/robgoblin-edwards/ Budvar online shop: https://budweiserbudvar.com/uk/shop/ Utopian Brewing: https://www.utopianbrewing.com/shop Villages: https://villagesbrewery.com/ Leviathan: https://www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk Vicki's fundraiser for Myton Hospice: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Victoria-Harding4 Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers https://twitter.com/rob_edwards90

This time we recorded our first podcast under lockdown conditions so we resorted to technology to get connected. We were joined by friend of the show Archie from Thirsty Pioneers brewery and we chatted about drinking at home, buying beer mail order and what the local breweries have been doing to keep business going during these unprecedented times. We drank beers from Wylam, Left Handed Giant, Cloudwater, Odell and Track. Links: https://www.instagram.com/thirstypioneersbrewing Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

This episode Simon & Vicki took the train to the suburb of Stirchley in Birmingham and met up with Sam and Oli of Attic Brew Co. to talk about their brewery and taproom. Links: http://atticbrewco.com https://www.instagram.com/atticbrewco/ https://www.facebook.com/atticbrewco https://twitter.com/atticbrewco Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyvi https://twitter.com/beers_frontiers

East Midlands Vs. West Midlands! For our 25th episode we travelled across enemy lines into the centre of Leicester to meet up with Tom and Mark from Men Beerhaving Badly, an East Midlands based beer podcast. We each brought three beers to showcase the best our region has to offer. On our show we all sampled the East Midlands beers. To hear what we thought of the West Midlands beers listen in to the next Men Beerhaving Badly episode – link below. Thanks to Martin from Beer O’Clock Show podcast for keeping the scores and for keeping order! Thanks to Tønne bar in Leicester for hosting us. Beers sampled: Braybrooke Keller Lager 4.8% Black Iris Anarchists Across The Pond 6.9% NE IPA Round Corner Society For the Encouragement of Virtue 9.6% Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout Links: MBB podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-beerhaving-badly/id1258771434 https://soundcloud.com/user-125381871 Twitter: @MBBpodcast Beer O’Clock Show podcast: https://www.beeroclockshow.co.uk Tønne bar: https://www.facebook.com/tonnebar/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: @simoncarbon @tusters @daintyvi

In our first episode of the new decade we welcome back Archie from local brewery Thirsty Pioneers to talk about the beer he brewed with Charles, an imperial stout inspired by the famous affogato dessert. Beers sampled: Mystery Beer 5.1% Boxcar Home Over There 6.5% NE IPA Thirsty Pioneers Affogato Stout 8.2% Imperial Stout Brew By Numbers 09 Brown Ale – Amarillo 8.2% Links: Thirsty Pioneers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirstypioneersbrewing/ Thirsty Pioneers Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thirstypioneer Beer Guide London: https://www.beerguideldn.com The Boiler Room Leamington: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington/ Get in touch with us on Twitter: @simoncarbon @tusters @daintyvi

In this episode we recount our recent trip to Manchester for the Crimbocrawl, a yearly event set up by our friends at Beer O’Clock show podcast. We also sample a mystery beer supplied and disguised by our mate Rob @Hopzine. We talk about our trip to the recently opened Colmore Tap, a new Thornbridge pub in central Birmingham and we run through our ‘Golden Pints’ – what we think were the best beery things about 2019. Beers sampled: Mystery Beer 10% Pomona Island I Wanna Meet That Dad DDH IPA 6.5% Northern Monk/Wylam Dancing in the Mooblight 8.2% DDH DIPA North Dream State Imperial Stout 9.5% Links: Beer O’Clock Show podcast @BeerOClockShow Hopzine YouTube video beer reviews: https://tinyurl.com/zsyx7l8 Get in touch: @simoncarbon @tusters @daintyvi

In this episode we welcome special guest The Ale Lady to the show and we drink several imperial stouts! We also talk about our recent attendance at the inaugural West Midlands Craft Beer Festival in Coventry and feature interviews with Andrew from Rhythm & Brews podcast, Rob from Wednesday Beers blog, Ritchie from Twisted Barrel and Sam & Sam from Attic Brew Co. Please bear in mind these interviews took place about 4 hours into a beer festival! We also hear the importance of how beer is served in our new feature ‘What’s vexing Vicki’! If you listen carefully you can start to hear the wheels coming off towards the end of this episode. Please drink responsibly! Beers sampled: Mystery Beer 8% Twisted Barrel Ale #WMCBF 10 way festival collab Pale Ale 4% Wander Beyond Sakura Twilight Imperial Stout 11% Thornbridge Hall Imperial Raspberry Stout Russian Imperial Stout 10% Links: Twisted Barrel: https://www.twistedbarrelale.co.uk Wednesday Beers: https://www.wednesdaybeers.co.uk Attic Brew Co.: http://atticbrewco.com Get in touch: @simoncarbon @tusters @daintyvi @thealelady

This episode we talk about the Independent Manchester Beer Convention, or as everyone knows it: Indyman. Held every October in Manchester it is the most popular beer festival amongst modern/craft beer fans. We discuss our time at the festival and the fringe events and other Manchester taprooms, bars and pubs we visited. Also we sample some rare beers from New York brewery Finback and a very limited release from Deya. As ever, we have a mystery beer to guess and also reveal the line-up for the upcoming West Midlands Craft Beer Festival held at Twisted Barrel in Coventry. Beers sampled: Mystery Beer Finback Sensory Finback Conventional Deya Blend 1 Contact: @beers_frontiers @simoncarbon @daintyvi @tusters https://www.facebook.com/beerswithoutfrontiers/ https://www.instagram.com/beerswithoutfrontiers/

For episode 20 we headed over to Redditch to visit Lab Culture Brewery. We spoke to sales and collaboration manager John Waterman about the unique set up they have, running a brewery integrated into a hi-tech vertical farm that grows vegetable crops under LED lights. We sample two of their beers, the Galilale Galilei west coast style IPA and their Chocolate Milk Stout. Contact: @brewerylab www.labculture.co.uk www.vertivore.com

This episode we headed to the beautiful Peak District in Derbyshire for the Thornbridge Peakender Festival, a three day celebration of beer, food, music and more. We were joined by special guests Steve from the Beer O'Clock Show podcast and Laura, Adam and James from The Sheffield Hopcast to discuss our Peakender experiences, guess the Mystery Beer and talk about what inspired us to set up beer podcasts. The beers we sampled this time were: Thornbridge Bliss Point and Elio. Special thanks to Chloe from Thornbridge for sorting us out with the Thornbridge beers we sampled this episode and to Steve for providing the mystery beer this time. For more info: http://www.beeroclockshow.co.uk https://sheffieldhopcast.co.uk http://www.peakender.co.uk Follow us on twitter: @beers_frontiers @sheffhopcast @beeroclockshow

In this episode we are joined by friend of the show Dave Moore and special guest Jake Nash, Social Media and PR executive from Purity Brewing. We discuss the power of social media in the beer industry and also our recent trip to the inaugural Beer Central Festival in Digbeth, Birmingham. We also try to guess the mystery beer, talk about this month's 'hoppy excursions' and sample beers from Mahrs Brau, Purity and Black Iris. Find us on Twitter: @beers_frontiers @simoncarbon @DaintyVi @tusters @_moremrmoore

This time we are joined by Archie and Joe Skelcher from Thirsty Pioneers Brewing Company, a new nano brewery set up in rural South Warwickshire. We ask them about their beer journeys and setting up the brewery. We discuss Brewdog’s new Punk AF and other alcohol free beers currently on the market and we also recap our recent Hoppy Excusions at Beer+Burger, Warwick Food Festival and Purity tasting event at Warwick Real Ale. We have a return of the Mystery Beer game where we try and guess what unlabelled beer we are drinking and we also sample beers from Thirsty Pioneers, Lost and Grounded and Burnt Mill. Beers tasted: Mystery Beer Thirsty Pioneers Cut and Run 8.4% DIPA Lost and Grounded Long Story Short 3.5% Table Beer Burnt Mill Beyond The Firs Citra & Centennial 4.8% Any comments on the show or suggestions get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters For more info on Thirsty Pioneers: Twitter: @thirstypioneer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirstypioneersbrewing/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirstypioneers/

Our 16th Episode sees us joined by Carl Marshall, brewer at Twisted Barrel Ale to talk about his beer journey and recent trip to the breweries and taprooms of Berkshire. We also discuss our hoppy excursions over the last month or so: visits to Two Tailed Lion in Leicester and Cork and Cage a new bar in Stirchley, Birmingham. We have a return of the Mystery Beer game where we try and guess what unlabelled beer we are drinking and we also sample beers from Yonder, Wild Weather and Evil Twin. Beers tasted: Mystery Beer Yonder Dunstan’s Exile 5.5% Wild Weather Beyond Obsidian 10% Evil Twin Glazed Imperial Doughnut Break 11.5% Links: Beers on this episode: https://www.brewyonder.co.uk https://wildweatherales.com https://eviltwin.dk Venues/taprooms discussed: https://www.twistedbarrelale.co.uk https://doublebarrelled.co.uk https://www.sirencraftbrew.com https://www.wychwood.co.uk https://www.wbbrew.com http://www.tapsocialmovement.com https://www.thetwotailedlion.com Any comments on the show or suggestions get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters Carl: @thabearded1 All beers sourced and paid for by us! :-)

Our 15th Episode sees us joined by friend of the show Dave Moore and catching up on our hoppy excursions over the last month or so: we discuss trips to Cloudwater Friends and Family Festival in Manchester, The Cask 2019 Festival in London and trips to York and Leeds. We have a return of the Mystery Beer game where we try and guess what unlabelled beer we are drinking and we also sample beers from Cloudwater, Magic Rock and Vibrant Forest. We discuss the new beers in Tesco and also the recent big news of Magic Rock being bought out by brewing behemoths Lion (Kirin) and what this will mean for classic beers like Cannonball. Also we talk to ‘BeerTuber’ Rob Derbyshire of Hopzine about places to drink in York and we speak to Sean of Warwick Real Ale, our local bottle shop, who discusses setting up and building the business, which since the interview took place has now been sold to Paul of local brewery Lock 34. Best wishes to Sean in his retirement and good luck to Paul on writing the next chapter of the story. Beers tasted: Mystery Beer Cloudwater A•W18 Brewed All Season IPA 6.5% Magic Rock Californishire 4.7% Vibrant Forest Brewery White Tail, Blue Pine 8% Links: Hopzine YouTube Beers reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCHf0Oq6YHqi35qMyZE4gg Twitter: @Hopzine Brum Bottle Share: @brumbottleshare Warwick Real Ale bottle shop: 13b, Smith Street, Warwick 01926 289790 Twitter: @Warwick_Realale FB: https://www.facebook.com/warwickrealale/ www.warwickrealale.co.uk Any comments on the show or suggestions get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Dave: @_moremrmoore Charles: @tusters

Our 14th Episode sees us head out on location to Stirchley in Birmingham to have a chat with Josh Hughes of Glasshouse Beer Co. where we discuss how he got started in brewing, working at Brewdog and then founding his own brewery in the suburb of Birmingham that has deep family connections for him. Follow them on social media: Twitter: @glasshousebrum Instagram: @glasshousebeerco Any comments on the show or suggestions get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters

Our 13th Episode brings discussions about Fuller’s brewery being bought out by Japanese brewing giants Asahi along with tales of our ‘Hoppy Excursions’ over the last month or so. We also introduce our ‘mystery beer’ feature and sample the following beers: Mystery Beer… listen in to hear what we thought it was Wylam – Searching For The Joys Again 4.7% Pale Ale Fuller, Smith & Turner – Vintage Ale 2018 Cloudwater – Three’s Company Any comments on the show or suggestions get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters

In our 12th episode the BWF team head over to Birmingham again to talk about the #Tryanuary campaign with Regional Coordinator Catherine Webber and Local Champion Rob Edwards. We discuss the aims of the campaign and what events are coming up in the West Midlands area. We also discuss some of our beery highlights of 2018 such as festivals, taprooms and beer tourism. Thanks to Cherry Reds in Birmingham for hosting us: https://www.facebook.com/cherryredscafe/ Any comments on the show? Get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters Tryanuary contacts: @tryanuary @trywestmidlands https://www.tryanuary.com

In our 11th episode the BWF team stay local – we headed over to Beer Gonzo taproom in Coventry to speak to Coventry’s newest (pico) Brewery Mashionistas based in Ealsdon. We asked Flo and Simon from the brewery about their beers and their future plans. We also got to try two of their beers in advance of their launch event on 1st December at Beer Gonzo. To find out more about Mashionistas: https://mashionistas.com @mashionistas More info on Beer Gonzo bottle shop and tap room: https://www.beergonzo.co.uk @beergonzo1 Note: We apologise for the reduced audio quality of this episode. Due to an issue with our main audio recorder we had to resort to the back-up recording we made, which is in mono and at slightly lower quality than normal. Sorry about that. Any comments on the show? Get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters

In our 10th episode the BWF team focus on Manchester, the Northern powerhouse of beer and the location of the recent Indy Man Beer Con - the Glastonbury of modern beer festivals in the UK. We also cover the recently opened tap rooms of Cloudwater and Northern Monk breweries along with other Manchester ‘must visit’ locations such as Café Beermoth and Track Brewery tap room. Naturally we drank Mancunian beers: Marble – North-South 4.2% Pale Ale Track – Sip Champagne When We Thirsty 7% Brut IPA Cloudwater - JPA 7% West Coast IPA Track – mystery bottle Wander Beyond – Coconut Crater 12% Imperial Milk Stout Any comments on the show? Get in touch: Twitter: Podcast: @beers_frontiers Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters Steve: @SteveReader87

In this episode the BWF team travel to Cherry Reds bar in the heart of Birmingham to talk beer blogging and the Birmingham beer scene with Rob and Dave from http://www.wednesdaybeers.co.uk and Bob from http://midlandsbeerblog.co.uk We discover what inspired them to start blogging and what they think of the current Birmingham beer scene. We also cover volunteering at BeaverEx festival, brewery tours at Purity in Warwickshire and what lovely eyes Logan Plant has. Thanks to Cherry Reds for the use of ‘The Map Room’. https://cherryreds.com As discussed in the podcast: https://birminghambrewerytours.com

In this episode the BWF team delve into the world of Brut IPAs, a new style of dry IPA that has recently emerged. We look at the techniques used to produce these beers and sample four UK brewed examples of the style. We also cover the recent Thornbridge Peakender festival, Weird Beard brewery open day and the Twisted Barrel Ale bank holiday beer festival. We also ramble on about price of cask beer, serving beer in smaller than pint measures and how much Chanel no. 5 costs. Beers tasted: Siren Hop Fizz https://www.sirencraftbrew.com Cloudwater Lower Than Zero http://cloudwaterbrew.co Marble Flying Triangle https://www.marblebeers.com Northern Monk/Edge What Fools These Mortals Be (Patrons 6.06) https://www.northernmonkbrewco.com Thanks to Cotteridge Wines for having all of the above in stock: @cotteridgewines

For this episode the BWF team sample some Belgian beers and try a beer from the UK’s first Trappist brewery to see how it compares. We are joined by fellow beer geek Dave who muled back a box of Tynt Meadow from Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire in order to bribe his way onto the podcast! It worked! We discuss our recent beer festival experiences at Lock and Key in Birmingham, Coventry Vegan Beer fest at Twisted Barrel Ale and news of new Coventry brewery Mashionistas (https://mashionistas.com) who should be starting to brew in September. Beers tasted: Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait - http://www.boon.be Mount Saint Bernard Tynt Meadow - http://www.mountsaintbernard.org Westmalle Dubbel - https://www.trappistwestmalle.be/en Belgian Beer suppliers: Warwick Real Ale - http://www.warwickrealale.co.uk/international-beers Beer Gonzo – Online sales, in store and Lambic Bar - https://www.beergonzo.co.uk

For this episode the BWF team hopped on the train to Birmingham and huddled around a microphone in independent bottle shop Clink in Digbeth. We were joined by special guest Rob Derbyshire of @Hopzine beer reviews on You Tube and discussed reviewing beers on YouTube and the news that Beavertown have sold a minority share to behemoth brewers Heineken for £40m. Correction: In this episode Simon mentions the Lock and Key beer convention in Birmingham. Unfortunately he got the date wrong! It should have been the 20th to 22nd July, not the 28th. Info here: http://www.lockandkeybeercon.co.uk You Tube beer reviewers: Hopzine: https://www.youtube.com/user/HopZine/ Kent Beer Reviews - https://www.youtube.com/user/craigy1 Jake O Beer - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTSmFgXyGeMKyy4PnURLx2Q/featured Bluenose Beer Reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDfKH1VISLdiDwMap--KzsQ Clueless Drinker - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2TbXwwFvkIO1PM2o4TpBuQ Pint Sized - https://www.youtube.com/user/pintsizedthinking Dean's Beer Reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC12GDsaOxH8OTdP98RgN0pA Beers tasted during this episode: @lostandgrounded Keller Pils @BrewYorkBeer Oats Ala Mande @cloudwaterbrew New Things and New Tidings @padstowbrewing Loading Bay IPA @salopianbrewery Mortal Coil Venue: http://www.clinkbeer.com Local Birmingham beer blog: http://www.wednesdaybeers.co.uk Disclosure: in this episode we talk about our visit to Head of Steam in Birmingham. We were invited to a special launch event and got some free stuff. This did not affect our impression of the venue and our experience there. Check them out: http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/bars/birmingham

The BWF team chat with Gemma and Steve from The Old Post Office, a Warwick micro pub and winner of Heart of Warwickshire CAMRA pub of the year 2018. The pub has been very successful since opening in 2014 serving cask ale and traditional ciders. Recently they have added two keg lines for craft beers and are serving some of the most in demand beers from breweries such as Northern Monk, Magic Rock, Deya and Verdant. Pics of the pub can be found on our instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/beerswithoutfrontiers/ The Old Post Office are on social media where they post regular updates to their ever changing beer line-up: https://www.facebook.com/oldpostofficewarwick/ Twitter: @oldpowarwick Note: apologies for the mobile phone interference on the latter part of the recording. Sadly no audio processing could remove it.

Episode 4 – Supermarket Sweep Simon, Charles and Neil venture into the supermarkets and bring back some beers from Four Pure, Yeastie Boys, Marks and Spencer and Wild Beer. We discuss Beavertown’s recent announcement that their beers will soon be available in Waitrose and what the increasing amount of craft beers in supermarkets means for both the drinker and the retailer. We also discuss Hop City beer festival held at Northern Monk in Leeds, our recent trip to the Bermondsey Beer mile in London and recent bar and tap room openings in Birmingham and Leamington. Beers tasted: Four Pure Easy Peeler Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black Marks and Spencer British Clipper Wild Beer Ninkasi Links: www.fourpure.com www.yeastieboys.co.nz www.marksandspencer.com www.wildbeerco.com

Back in 2014 Ritchie Bosworth and Chris Cooper set up the UK’s first ‘pico brewery’ using a tiny 60 litre kit, brewing in Chris’s garage in Tile Hill, Coventry. Demand soon outstripped supply and they set up in FarGo village, an artistically repurposed industrial space in Coventry City Centre, designed exclusively for creative, independent businesses. Here they set up a brand new brewery and tap house which was such a success that in 2017 they moved yet again to a larger unit within FarGo village to a space that can hold 300 people and furnished with 23 keg lines and 2 cask beers. We headed over to the tap room, grabbed a beer and fired some questions at Ritchie… www.twistedbarrel.co.uk www.fargovillage.co.uk

Simon, Charles and Neil sample beers from local Coventry brewery Twisted Barrel and Newcastle brewery Wylam. We also discuss brewery crowd funding and brewing beer at BeerTorrent in Leamington, the Warwick winter beer festival and the 6 degrees of Beaveration event hosted by Beavertown brewery in London. Beers tasted: Twisted Barrel Wrapped in Simcoe and Be Back Before Dawn Wyam and Yeastie Boys WxY3 Links: Twisted Barrel: www.twistedbarrelale.co.uk Wylam: www.wylambrewery.co.uk Yeastie Boys: www.yeastieboys.co.nz Beer Torrent: www.beertorrent.uk Glasshouse Beer crowd fund: http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/glasshouse-expansion-tap-room-development

Simon, Charles and Neil visit some pubs in Leamington Spa and sample beers from Thornbridge, Arbor, Tiny Rebel, Magic Rock and ABC. They also discuss their beer highlights from 2017 and try and forecast what we might see in 2018.

Simon, Neil and Charles try beers from Cloudwater and Northern Monk breweries and talk about the beer scene in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.