Podcasts about hop burns

As a beer enthusiast, bottle shops have always played an important role in my life. They were there when I first got into beer in a big way, supplying me with hard to find bottles imported from the United States, or new releases from some of the most exciting new breweries in the UK. It was through them that I also met some of my most valued friends and peers, including Jen Ferguson and Glenn Williams of South London's Hop Burns and Black, who gave me one of my first breaks as a beer writer with a monthly column published on their website. When we launched Pellicle in 2019, they were there to sponsor us for our first two years. Looking back, we probably wouldn't have made it through those first 24 months without their support. Then there's Phill and Steph Palgrave-Elliott of Caps and Taps in Tufnell Park. Not only did they give me my first ever gig as a freelance photographer, but like Jen and Glenn they became wonderful pals, and are also long time supporters of the magazine. It's through both of their shops that I gleaned a deep perspective of how important bottle shops once were within the beer ecosystem. Here is where you came when you wanted to support local and independent, or when you wanted to find the latest fussed-over cans, or simply something delicious from a brewery you were yet to discover. But things have changed a lot since those early days of craft beer—the early 2010s when everything felt shiny and new. Breweries came and went, some sold out, some focused on shifting units in national supermarket chains, and—after the pandemic—most of them started shipping direct to their customers. The role of the bottle shop shouldn't have changed, but the industry changed around them, forcing them to pivot and adapt. Some became bars, some focused on online retail, others simply weren't able to compete, and closed their doors forever.Without them, however, we probably would have the vibrant selection of independent breweries we're blessed with today. In this episode of The Pellicle Podcast I'm joined by the owners of three different UK bottleshops: Krishan Rajput of Stirchley Wines in Birmingham, Sam Parker of Keg Cask and Bottle in Prestwich, Manchester, plus Rosie and Greg Start, who run R&G's Beer Vault in both Macclesfield and Congleton. Together we chew through the last few years in beer, and discuss the importance of bottle shops. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2025 Salford Beer Festival. Huge thanks to organiser Jim Cullen for inviting us down to host this chat. We're able to produce The Pellicle Podcast directly thanks to our Patreon subscribers, and our sponsors Get ‘Er Brewed. If you're enjoying this podcast, or the weekly articles we publish, please consider taking out a monthly subscription for less than the price of a pint a month.

Hop gets woken up by some strange sounds at night after trying microwave popcorn again.

Andrew and Luke talk to Jen Ferguson, co-founder of Hop Burns & Black about algorithms, the dream of starting a bar, whub whub and the eternal joy of creating playlists.Beers include:Villages – Rodeo (American pale ale) paired with “Cloud 9” by Beach BunnyAugustiner-Brau Munchen - Lagerbier Hell (Helles lager) paired with “Universal Tellerwascher” by Die SterneElusive Brewing x Brew York - Oregon Eagle (West Coast Double IPA) paired with “Looking At Your Pager (Extended)” by KHShow NotesHB&B Spotify playlistsTheme tune is “I Can Hew” by Mawkin, from their album The Ties That Bind.

Join us on a one-of-a-kind road trip through the past, present and distant future. Our guest this episode of 2269 is Claire Bullen, a London-based writer and editor of Good Beer Hunting. A self-taught cook and craft beer expert, Claire is the author of the recently published book, ‘The Beer Lovers Table: Seasonal Recipes and Modern Beer Pairings'. She also writes the popular beer lovers table blog for Hop Burns & Black. Along the way to June 6th 2269, Claire shares her personal picks for ‘things that will last' with host Michael Ogden. What favourite songs, books (and beer!) will Claire choose to bring to the Greatest Party of All Time? What words of wisdom will she pass on?To get your own invitation to the Greatest Party of All Time, and one day share your own story with us on the podcast, visit us at 2269.co for all the details. Be part of the 2269 Project — an experiment in time and long term thinking. Put it up, keep it up, pass it on….The 2269 Project: 2269.coClaire's book, The Beer Lover's Table 

HOLD ON A SECOND, this isn’t the podcast you’re used to listening to, you’re probably thinking. And it’s not - it’s a wee trailer for our sister podcast, Cabin Fever, which has cooked up something special to celebrate a very peculiar Christmas.Have a listen…Didn’t Eoghan say the podcast was done when lockdown ended in the summer? Well, yes, I did, because I expected - or at least hoped - that there wouldn’t be a second lockdown.But here we are.And while Lockdown 1.0 gave us the Cabin Fever Podcast.Lockdown 2.0 is going one better and giving us the Cabin Fever Belgian Christmas Bonanza - a livestreamed evening on Thursday December 3rd, where we can celebrate the holidays together while enjoying a drink-along of a selection of Belgian Christmas beers!In the company of some of the world's beer beer writers (and drinkers), we'll drink 4 beers, play Christmas-themed quizzes, sing carols, maybe some prize giveaways, and whatever else happens on an evening spent drinking 10%+ beers.I’m delighted to have teamed up with London’s Hop Burns and Black, and Belgium’s Etre Gourmet on tasting packs for the event. In each of these we’ve put some superb Belgian Christmas beers, including these classics: St.Bernardus Christmas AleDe Dolle Brouwers Stille NachtBrouwerij De Ranke Pere NoelIf you order with Etre Gourmet your 4th beer will be Brasserie de la Senne's Winter MessAnd if you order from Hop Burns and Black your 4th beer will be Anspach & Hobday's The Pfeffernüsse StoutAnd if you can't get hold of them, get something local and independently-brewed wherever you find yourself!We’ll be live on YouTube on December 3, so be sure to join. You can find the link to the youtube stream in the show notes, and more details will be coming across Brussels Beer City’s twitter, facebook and instagram.So, stay tuned and see you on December 3rd!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddGvzbexLg

HOLD ON A SECOND, you’re probably wondering, why is there a new Cabin Fever episode in my podcast feed?Didn’t Eoghan say the podcast was done when lockdown ended in the summer? Well, yes, I did, because I expected - or at least hoped - that there wouldn’t be a second lockdown.But here we are.And while Lockdown 1.0 gave us the Cabin Fever Podcast.Lockdown 2.0 is going one better and giving us the Cabin Fever Belgian Christmas Bonanza - a livestreamed evening on Thursday December 3rd, where we can celebrate the holidays together while enjoying a drink-along of a selection of Belgian Christmas beers!In the company of some of the world's beer beer writers (and drinkers), we'll drink 4 beers, play Christmas-themed quizzes, sing carols, maybe some prize giveaways, and whatever else happens on an evening spent drinking 10%+ beers.I’m delighted to have teamed up with London’s Hop Burns and Black, and Belgium’s Etre Gourmet on tasting packs for the event. In each of these we’ve put some superb Belgian Christmas beers, including these classics: St.Bernardus Christmas AleDe Dolle Brouwers Stille NachtBrouwerij De Ranke Pere NoelIf you order with Etre Gourmet your 4th beer will be Brasserie de la Senne's Winter MessAnd if you order from Hop Burns and Black your 4th beer will be Anspach & Hobday's The Pfeffernüsse StoutAnd if you can't get hold of them, get something local and independently-brewed wherever you find yourself!We’ll be live on YouTube on December 3, so be sure to join. You can find the link to the youtube stream in the show notes, and more details will be coming across Brussels Beer City’s twitter, facebook and instagram.So, stay tuned and see you on December 3rd!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddGvzbexLg

The Pub: two humble little words in the English dictionary that conjure up memories of friends, near and far, steadfast and forgotten; a phrase that is every bit as warm and inviting as you last remembered it (even if that last experience wasn’t necessarily a good one!); a soundtrack to accompany every moment, ranging from staring space at the rain through the window after a humdrum day at work, to the intense emotions of happiness on a crisp summer’s evening to celebrate a special occasion, the victory of a football team, or ‘just because!’. As a staple institution of society, the pub has survived multiple world wars, various plagues, economic downturns, and the temperance movement, what pubs and drinking establishments will look like several decades from now may be unrecognisable, even to modern eyes. As restrictions are eased and our world tries to pick up the pieces shattered by COVID-19, our pubs and other hospitality venues are unlikely to resemble any sense of ‘normality’ for sometime.

My name is Eoghan Walsh from Brussels Beer City, and you’re listening to episode 6 of Cabin Fever - less a podcast than a group therapy session for writers, brewers, and friends who like to enjoy a beer together but, well, can’t.On today’s episode, I was joined remotely by:Jen Ferguson (@missjenferguson), co-owner of London-based award-winning bottleshop Hop Burns and Black (https://www.hopburnsblack.co.uk/)Evan Pike, co-host of the Pints and Provisions podcast (@pints_and_provisions) and based in IllinoisAnd Martin Oates (@mjpo007), co-host of the UK’s longest-running beer podcast Hopinions (@BeerOClockShow).In today’s episode, we talk about the eeriness of empty London streets, how - even though it may not feel like it - some kind of normality will resume, and for the first time we talk about loss and the difficulties of comforting friends and loved ones from a distance.Listen in.

On this week’s episode, we catch up with award winning beer writer, photographer and consultant Matthew Curtis to chat about beer trends and social media, exploring everything from packaging types, whether breweries should chase the hype of Hazy and Brut IPAs, and what kind of legacy beer business are leaving behind - if any. Matthew appears regularly in publications such as Original Gravity Magazine and Ferment, writes reviews for Hop Burns & Black, and was the UK editor for Good Beer Hunting for a season, helping to host the Beavertown Extravaganza. For more articles and info, check out www.totalales.co.uk Make sure you subscribe to the podcast and follow us on social media @hopforwardbeers

It’s our last ever show and we’re live from Hop Burns & Black in what was an emotional evening as we said goodbye. Featuring two collab brews that we made – ‘Echo Peach’ our salted peach IPA with Northern Monk and ‘Starship Fleet: Wave 2’ with Elusive Brewing. We’re also joined by Andy Parker from […]

For our season 9 finale, we’re giving you another live show from Hop Burns & Black featuring a range of beers from the growing beer scene in Bristol. First up we feature Arbor’s ‘Shangri-la’, followed by Moor’s collaboration with Fullers and Domus ‘Relentless Optimism’ before we finish with Wiper & True’s ‘Milk Shake’. We’re also […]

Anyone for pudding? This week we feature ‘custard porter’ a collaboration between Cloudwater and Brouwerij Kees. In the news we’re talking events and beer releases, there’s a defining #hoptopic and another stunning #prizelessprize Plus we look forward to ‘Go West: The Bristol Beer Live Podcast’ which will be our next live event at Hop Burns & […]

In our first ever Winter Special, we’re broadcasting live from Hop Burns & Black again, and this time it’s all about New Zealand. We feature and taste 5 beers with a live audience and we chat to Todd from the NZ Collective and Stu from the Yeastie Boys. On the menu for tonight’s special was […]

This week we dive head first back into the big smoke with Hammerton Brewery’s N7 and the author of Total Ales, Matt Curtis. We have news of our next live event ‘All Black’ to be held at Hop Burns and Black plus we discuss the recent takeover of SAB Miller by ABinBev. The #prizelessprize goes back […]

Our final summer special comes to you live from Hop Burns & Black (well, recorded there at least). In our first ever live show in front of a group of beery friends we work our way through three beers – our very own white stout ‘Tastes Like Beer’, Gipsy Hill’s ‘Beatnik’ and Gosnell’s ‘London Mead’. […]