Episodes – Beer O'Clock Show

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're looking back at our Beerlonging highlights and we share some news about the future Thank you to everyone who has supported the Beer O’clock Show since 2012 Follow us Mark | Twitter | Instagram | Web Rob | Twitter | Instgram | Web Steve | Twitter | Instagram | Web […]

  This is the Beerlonging Christmas Special 2023 Mark, Rob and Steve enjoy some Christmas beers and discuss if there really are any good Christmas songs anymore, drinking on Christmas Day and we get tangled up in wrapped We also chat about some of favourite beery things from 2023… Happy Christmas! Beers Simple Things Fermentations […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we’re talking about what we've been up to and looking at how beer is reverting to a state of ‘pre-craft’ status Our guest this month is Katie Mather Beers Mark |  S43 ‘DCLXVI’ /  Siren ‘Fire […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. After an extended summer break, we’re back and talking about what we've been up to since the last show and looking back over the first year of Beerlonging Our guest this month is Danny McColl from MColl’s Brewery […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about what we’ve been up to this summer, sparklers, “trad” ale, people caring about pubs and awards Our guest this month is Sophie de Ronde, Head Brewer from Burnt Mill Brewery Beers Mark | […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about our changing tastes in the way that we enjoy beer Our guest this month is Dan Harvey, head brewer and owner of Radio City Beerworks and Radio City Social Beers Mark | Attic […]

  This is Beerlonging And this is a special presentation hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing talking about his 50th birthday celebration beer ‘Destination IPA’ Beers We all drink Destination IPA (Steve gets very excited and drinks two) Elusive Brewing Sign up to their newsletter and order Destination IPA […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about changes that breweries are making to the way they distribute beer We’ve no guest this month, instead we answer all of your listener questions (thanks to everyone who submitted a question) Beers Mark […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about children in adult spaces and the impact this has on others Our guest this month is Sarah Hyde Beers Mark | Azvex ‘Gravity Chasm’ / Donzoko ‘Super King’ / Salt/Abbeydale ‘When They Bring […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about mental health and why it’s important to reach our and talk to people Our guest this month is Greg Bateman Beers Mark | Brewshed ‘Kaiju’ / Kees ‘Smoked Chili Stout’ / Williams Brothers […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about why Guinness is suddenly all over social media, and why social media is even more broken Our guest this month is Chris Norman Beers Mark | Lost & Grounded/Burnt Mill ‘Big Thaw 4’ […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about Brave Noise and looking into social media and beer Our guest this month is Emmie Harrison-West Beers We all enjoy Elusive Brewing’s ‘Brave Noise’ plus the following Mark | Wild Card ‘I Am […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about annual release beers and the hype / FOMO that surrounds them Our guest this month is Meg Houghton-Gilmour from Bristol 24/7 Beers Mark | Backyard Brewhouse ‘Three States’ / Holy Goat ‘Goatsmoker’ / […]

This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're looking forward and making our beery predictions for the coming year Beers Mark | Kirkstall ‘Drop Hammer’ / ‘Balboa’ / Cloudwater ‘Modern Barley Wine’ Rob | Donzoko ‘Dead Good Stout’ / Goose Island ‘IPA’ / Burning […]

  This is the Beerlonging Christmas Special 2022 Mark, Rob and Steve enjoy some Christmas beers, talk about seasonal drinkers, roast dinners, Elf, Love Actually and Die Hard We also chat about some of our stand out beers from 2022… Happy Christmas! Beers Mark | Nogne ‘O God Jule’ Rob | St Bernardus ‘Christmas Ale’ […]

  This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we're talking about the Good Beer Guide and if it actually does what is says on the cover Our guest this month is Sophie Grunwell from Lost & Grounded Brewery Beers Mark | Attic ‘English IPA’ […]

This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we’re talking about the growing number of breweries and pubs that are closing Our industry guest this month is award winning writer David Jesudason Beers Mark | Brouwerij Van Viven ‘Smoked Porter’ / Torrside ‘Persist and Resist’ […]

This is Beerlonging The new podcast from the Beer O’clock Show, hosted by Mark Johnson, Rob Edwards and Steve Bentall Featuring beer chat, beery adventures, reverbeerations and regualr industry guests. This month we’re joined by Elusive Brewing Mangaging Director & Friend Of The Show, Ruth Mitchell Beers Mark | Burning Soul ‘Oni’s Blessing’ / Brew […]

It all ends here For the last time, Martin & Steve present the final episode of Hopinions Thank you to everyone who has supported us, and Mark over the last 10 years Cheers folks

This week Martin & Steve are alone, for the final time, as we enter the endgame. We fire up the Rantometer and talk about our last beery adventures as hosts of Hopinions Beers | Simple Things Fermentations ‘German Ale’, ‘IPA’ & ‘Foreign Extra Stout’ Hopinions | The best thing about beer is…  The Rantometer | […]

This, is Undisputed Era. Pre order the mixed 12 pack or single / 6 / 12 / 24 cans Farewell Party at The Victoria Inn | 28 July | Details (opens in Facebook)   Many thanks to Ian, Matt and Sam from Leigh-On-Sea Brewery for the for agreeing to brew our anniversary beer with us. These beers […]

This week Martin & Steve reach another milestone with the 400th podcast produced by the Beer O’clock. We’re joined by Russ Clarke from Amity Brew Co to talk through how the brewery is progressing and we look back at Russ’ recent big American beery adventure Beers | Amity Brew Co ‘Waterpistol’ & ‘Evolving IPA’, Allagash […]

This week Martin & Steve are at Leigh-On-Sea Brewery where we are brewing a beer for our 10th anniversary. We’re also joined by Matt Chinnery and Sam Martyn from the brewery. Beers | Leigh-On-Sea ‘Boatyard IPA’, ‘Diggers Delight’, ‘McFadden Mild’, ‘Lemonhead’ & ‘Barley Wine 2021’   Many thanks to Ian, Matt and Sam from Leigh-On-Sea […]

This week Martin & Steve are looking forward to the SummerSesh and looking back at what we’ve been up to recently Beers | Williams Brothers ‘Juicy Joker’, ‘Joker’ & ‘Double Joker’ Hopinions | When at a beer festival, what do you prefer a brewery to offer? Summersesh | Details here SDS Live | Book your place here   Many […]

This week Martin & Steve ramp up the nostalgia by bringing back the Homebrew Special from the ‘Beer O’clock Show’ days, and we’re joined by Sean O’Reilly who talks us through his brewing process and plans for the future Beers | Brid’s Cross Brewing ‘BC-0101 American Pale Ale’, ‘BC-0201 Best Bitter’ & ‘BC-0301 American Stout’ […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve tell the story of Eastern Edge, the transatlantic pale ale from Adnams and Sierra Nevada We talk to Adnams Director of Operations Fergus Fitzgerald and Head Brewer Dan Gooderham and  Sierra Nevada Innovation Brewmaster Scott Jennings and Beer Ambassador Steve Grossman Beer | Adnams ‘Eastern Edge’   Our trips […]

This week Martin & Steve are trying a brewery new to us but local to a listener and looking at where we are on our beer journeys Beers | Bosun’s Brewery ‘Down The Hatch’, ‘King Neptune’, ‘Arctic Myst’ and ‘Tempest’ Hopinions | Seven Ages of Beer Geek – what stage are you at? Boak & […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Wild Card Head Brewer and presenter on the recent ‘Beer Masters’ series, Jaega Wise Beers | Wild Card Brewery ‘Deep Roots’ (with Neptune Brewery), ‘From Mighty Acorns To Mighty Oaks’ (with Coalition Brewery) and ‘Mycelium Networks’ (with Burnt Mill) Hopinions | Are you going to the pub […]

This week Martin & Steve are off on a Big Beery Adventure around the world as we talk about our fantasy worldwide crawl Beers | Lacada Brewing ‘Blue Pool’, ‘Devil’s Washtub’ & ‘Utopian’ Hopinions | Do you have a favourite beery city & where (in the world) is it?   Many thanks to Stephen O’Kane for […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Gabe Cook, aka the Ciderologist to talk apples Ciders | Nightingale Cider Company ‘Wild Disco Cider’, Ross On Wye Cider & Perry ‘Dymock Red, Harry Masters Jersey, Foxwelp’ and Caledonian Cider Co ‘North and South’ Hopinions | Do you enjoy cider as an alternative to beer? The Ciderologist | […]

This week Martin & Steve recount their recent beery adventures while enjoying some beers from Utopian Brewing and pondering emerging beer trends in 2022 Beers | Utopian ‘British Pilsner’, ‘Dopplebock’ and ‘Olicana Altbier’ (collab with Orbit Beers) Hopinions | Do you think there are beer trends starting to emerge for 2022?   Many thanks to Richard […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Mark Dredge to talk about writing, beer on TV and discovering new flavours in beer Beers | Beak Brewery ‘Mousse’, Queer Brewing ‘Flowers’ and Forest Road Brewing Co ‘Work IPA’ Mark Dredge | Website | Flavour Wheels | Twitter | Instagram   Many thanks to Mark for […]

This week Martin & Steve are chatting about their latest beery adventures, a new London tourist destination and breweries that are up for sale Beers | Haacht Brewery ‘Tongerlo Blonde’, ‘Tongerlo Tripel’, Tongerlo Bruin’, ‘Primus’, ‘Super 8 IPA’ & ‘Super 8 Flandrien’ Hopinions | This week we heard that Lion are going to focus on […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Dani and Tom from The Little Earth Project and White Horse Pub in Edwardstone, Suffolk to talk about slow beers and sourcing local ingredients Beers | Little Earth Project ‘Simcoe Sour’, ‘Stupid Sexy Suffolk Blend IV’ & ‘Farmhouse Lager’ Little Earth Project | Website | White Horse […]

This week Martin & Steve look back at the beers we enjoyed over the festiave period while also talking about the future of Hopinions and where we take it in 2022 Beers | Buxton ‘Brithop’, North Brewing Co ‘Lost Cosmonauts’, Vocation ‘Love & Hate’, Thornbridge/Newtown Park ‘I Do No Seek I Find’  

This week Martin & Steve are enjoying the annual extravaganza that is the end of year review show. We're looking back at the beers, breweries and events that have rocked our beery worlds this year Beers | Sierra Nevada ‘Celebration’ (2021), Simple Things Fermentations ‘Big Ideas 20 Wheat Wine’, Fuller’s ‘Vintage Ale’ (2020) and Thornbridge ‘Pardus […]

In this bonus episode, Martin & Steve have fun trying some beer cocktails Lagerita | Tequila, lime juice, orange juice & Desperados Raspberry Beer Mojito | Cabal No 1513 Aged Rum, lime, mint & Bacchus Frambozenbier Campari IPA | Campari, orange juice & Lagunitas IPA Espresso Stout Martini | Waitrose/Heston Lazy Espresso Martini (pre-mix) & Guinness original   […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Lee from Brew York to chat about collaborations, innovation and growing a business Beers | Brew York ‘Red Danson’, ‘Dreams of Brew York 2021’ & ‘Release the Cranachan’ Hopinions | When considering a beer to drink does originality sway your decision? Brew York | Website | Twitter […]

This week Martin & Steve are diving into a few of the beers from the Toast Companion series while we discuss our latest beery adventures and hopinions Beers | Fyne Ales ‘New Skies’, Meantime ‘Tick Tock Bock’, Stroud Brewery ‘Buen Vivir’ and Utopian ‘Tmave on Toast’ Hopinions | When out with friends/family/colleagues is the beer […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are joined by Jamie Delap, Managing Director/Owner of Fyne Ales who are celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year We chat about farming, building a brewery and how stupid sheep are Beers | ‘Highlander’, ‘Jarl’ & ‘Anniversary’ Fyne Ales | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   Many thanks […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Jim Rangeley from Abbeydale Brewery in Sheffield who have been celebrating their 25th birthday this year. We talk about making beers for different markets, running and measuring units in goats Beers | Abbeydale ‘Moonshine’, ‘Wanderer. & ‘Glory! Glory!’ Hopinions | Do you think that breweries should try to […]

This week Martin & Steve are drinking some new releases from Round Corner, talking about big beer releases and Martin takes one for the team, more than once… Beers | Round Corner ‘Saison Du Melton’, ‘Me & Yuzu’, ‘Endless Travels’, ‘Frisby’, ‘Zomba’, ‘Shimmering Pond’, ‘Gunmetal’, & ‘Underwater Song’ Hopinions | Do you find yourself still getting […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Katie, owner and head brewer at Nomadic Beers in Leeds to talk about surviving a pandemic, serving the local communtiy and using freshly picked hops in beers Beers | Nomadic Beers ‘GeeGee’ & ‘Dukka’ Hopinions | Should the U.K. celebrate it's fresh hop harvest beer heritage more than […]

This week Martin & Steve are diving into the world of alcohol free beers, for the third time… Beers | Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing ‘Lager Day Saints’, Athletic Brewing Co ‘Upside Dawn’ & ‘Run Wild’ Hopinions | Should drinking a beer ever be “a struggle”? #50Beers50Years | Follow Steve’s journey and what the Sorting Tankard […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Jonny Garrett to talk about seasonal drinking and his new book ‘A Year In Beer’ Beers | The Kernel ‘Belgian Pale Ale Goldings’, ‘IPA Citra Colombus’, ‘Brown Ale Amarillo’ and ‘Imperial Brown Stout London 1856’ Hopinions | Do you find you change what you drink according to the […]

This week Martin & Steve are celebrating five years of podcasting together with the Hopinions 5th Birthday special We look back at some recent beery adventures, talk about our top five moments from the last five years and also reveal all the details about our Brew York & Elusive collaboration beer Beers | Brew York […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are joined by Jamie Allsopp and Pete Brown to talk about the process of bringing back a long lost brand and creating beers to match Allsopp’s | beers can be ordered from their website here or from Best of British Beer here | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Guest Drinker Stephen O’Kane to discuss endangered animals and outdated laws Beers | Fauna Brewing ‘Pango Table Beer’, ‘Cheetah Lager’ & ‘Wild Dog IPA’ Hopinions | If you were interested in opening a pub, what would be the most likely thing to stop you from doing so? […]

This week Martin & Steve check in on the listeners and try some of the Origins range from Fyne Ales Beers | Fyne Ales ‘Home 2019’, ‘Nàdar Celeia’, ‘Nàdar Jester’ & ‘Nàdar Rhubarb’ Hopinions | Pubs open, festivals back, how are you feeling about things? Links | Code of Conduct |  Points of Brew   […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are joined by beer hoarder Jezza to drink their way through a selection of beers that were brewed to commemorate the Royal Wedding in 1981 Were they any good and were they even drinkable? We also investigate what’s happened to the breweries who brewed these beers, reminisce about […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by author, writer, photographer and co-founder of Pellicle, Matt Curtis to talk about his new book ‘Modern British Beer’ and what that statement actually means. Beer | Fyne Ales ‘Jarl’, Braybrooke ‘Keller Lager’ & Deya ‘Steady Rolling Man’ Hopinions | Can cask beer be considered modern? Matt’s work | […]