Podcasts about sheffield beer week

Sounds quite profound, right?We get the gang together to chat about Sheffield Beer Week earlier in March. Three of us made to Indie Beer Feast, Sean of course had Battle of the Beers once again, and one Hopcaster made it to a ton of other events. Hear about all that.This episode was recorded online - we just couldn't find a way to make our diaries align to get together in-person this month, but we'll be back in the pub next month.

Alas it has arrived: Sheffield Beer Week 2022. We head away from the city centre and down London Road to the super Jabbarwocky - if you need a better description of where it is, there's a very very long one in the episode. James, Adam, Laura and Sean talk about their adventures for beer week so far including Indie Beer Feast and what else we have planned in the coming days. And of course there are some lovely beers consumed including the launch of something very seasonal!

Today's guest is Jules Gray, owner of Hop Hideout and the organizer of Sheffield Beer Week, Indie Beer Feast and Indie Beer Shop Day. Jules tells us all about how she set up one of the UK's first drink in bottle shops, how it's changed over the years, and how the learnings she took from her previous roles in the beer industry have helped with her business today. You'll also hear more about the different activities and local charities Jules supports; how you can get involved with her latest initiative, Indie Beer Shop Day; and, of course, what she enjoys most about being a part of the beer industry. (Just a quick heads up, this episode was recorded remotely, so the audio quality is not quite the same as previous seasons, but I hope you still enjoy it!) Here's Jules… ___ P.S. To hear more from Jules, listen in to our recent conversation on the Good Beer Hunting podcast!

Jules Gray describes herself as “someone that likes to keep busy.” Not only is she the founder of Hop Hideout—one of the U.K.’s first drink-in bottle shops, which opened in Sheffield, northern England, back in 2013—she’s also the organizer of Sheffield Beer Week; the Indie Beer Feast beer festival; and Indie Beer Shop Day, a new initiative she launched during the pandemic to celebrate independent beer retailers across the country. Initially a standalone retailer in the back of an antiques center in Sheffield’s Abbeydale neighborhood, Hop Hideout relocated in March 2019 to a brand-new food hall in the city center. Just one year later, Jules’ business had to evolve yet again, in response to COVID-19. In a way, she was lucky: As Hop Hideout’s previous location was outside of the city center, Jules had begun offering mail orders and Sheffield home delivery years before, and she had all the systems in place (and a loyal local customer base) to help weather the pandemic. But despite the advantages of her new site in terms of location, footfall, and trade, not having her own brick-and-mortar space meant not qualifying for any initial government grants. As a result, she couldn’t control access to her own business, as she had to work within the hours set by the food hall. Despite these challenges, she lights up when she talks about her local deliveries and how important they were, not only for her customers and their sense of social connection, but also for her own mental health. It’s clear that for Jules, her business is about a lot more than beer: It’s about connecting with her customers and celebrating not only the local beer industry, but the city more broadly. Full of pride for Sheffield, her adopted home, Jules shares what she loves most about the city; what inspired her to start Sheffield Beer Week and its associated festival, Indie Beer Feast; and why it should be on all of our must-visit lists once lockdown lifts. She also reminds us of the importance of independent retailers to the broader beer ecosystem, and discusses how her new initiative, Indie Beer Shop Day, celebrates the positive role such outlets play as centers of guidance, education, and discovery.

This month's episode is brought to you from Hop Hideout in Kommune. Our guest is Jules Gray, owner of Hop Hideout and 'Chief Instigator' of Sheffield Beer Week and founder/organiser of Indie Beer Feast. We chat about this year's Indie Beer Feast and Sheffield Beer Week over beers from Donzoko, Torrside, Turning Point and Kees.

Adam and James try a cracking line up of beers – from a DDH Pale, to a Strawberry Daiquiri sour, to a New England IPA. They reflect on Sheffield Beer Week and particularly the excellent Indie Beer Feast and look ahead to some more upcoming events in Sheffield.

This month's episode is all about Sheffield Beer Week - one of the biggest dates in the Thornbridge Brewery calendar. Members of the Thornbridge team pick out their highlights of the week's jam-packed schedule, spread across venues all over the Steel City. Plus James and Adam are joined by Rebs and Chloe to try Crackendale, Thornbridge's beautiful single-hopped pale ale, and to run through the Thornbridge events across Sheffield Beer Week (there's some crackers!) See the full list of Beer Week events and get tickets here: https://sheffieldbeerweek.co.uk/ Beer Here Now is the official Thornbridge Brewery Podcast… taking you behind the scenes of the brewery every month. Follow us on Twitter @ThornbridgePod Music kindly supplied by the brilliant Liberty Ship

For Sheffield Beer Week we get together at a **mystery** venue – can you work it out from our clues (and ridiculously obvious photo?) The beer choice is easy: Adam, James, Laura and Sean each pick one with a link to the beer week. And we run through the events we’re most looking forward to.

Adam and James are counting down to Sheffield Beer Week in this month’s Half Pint. The beers come from Turning Point, Samuel Smith and Thornbridge x Planet Rock. Check out the video version on our YouTube channel soon.

It’s our Steel City Special to celebrate Sheffield Beer Week! For the first time we do the Hopcast in a live pub environment, at the Devonshire Cat for the Beer Week launch event. It is a bit noisy in the background this month which we’re aware of… we wanted to give it a try in…

In this latest episode we look back on our recent trip to Sheffield for Sheffield Beer Week, and the Beer Now Conference.  We also chat about the #CraftDrinksBill that has gone to committee stage in our parliament which will enable breweries to operate Taprooms.  Keep listening at the end, as we've an interview with Bob Pease, the CEO of the Brewers Association. He was a truly engaging interviewee and we have an exclusive announcement in the interview too.

  This week we’re joined by one of the original British beer casters – Richard Taylor from the esteemed BeerCast. Together we review Jarl, a hoppy blond ale from Scottish brewer Fyne Ales. We preview the next Wee Beastie tasting event from Harviestoun and look forward to the Sheffield Beer Week and our appearance at […]