Brewers Journal Podcast

May 31 2024 349
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The Brewers Journal Podcast builds on the success of the Brewers Journal magazine, bringing in depth insights into all things happening in the UK brewing business. Hosted by Velo Mitrovich and with reporting by Tim Sheahan, the podcast looks at the activities of budding brewers and learns from the successes of the biggest players. We look at the techniques used, the flavours achieved, the challenges of running a small business and how to make it grow.

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#141 | Our role in platforming independent beer – The Brook, Brentford

May 31 2024 26 mins  
How much do you know about your local and the people that run it. Why they do what they do. What they enjoy about this profession. What they enjoy....less so. Be it core classics or specials and seasonals, the independent on-trade is essential in offering a platform to countless brewery's beers. And for patrons and producers in West London, they're fortunate to have a brilliant

#140 | Burning Sky – Treading their own path

May 17 2024 21 mins  
From Arise, Aurora and Cuvée, to Plateau, Saison Anniversaire and Luppoleto Pils, many of us are abundantly familiar with the fantastic beers produced by Burning Sky. But how much of do you know of the story behind these beers and the brilliant brewery that makes them?Because the Burning Sky team, led by founder Mark Tranter, prefer to let the beers do the talking.Founded in 20

#139 | Hammerton Brewery – 10 years in

May 03 2024 34 mins  
Much has changed in England's capital during the last decade. Breweries have come and gone as have countless beer styles, too. But in 2024, Hammerton Brewery - based moments from Caledonian Road & Barnsbury railway station in the London Borough of Islington - proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary. The business, founded by Lee Hammerton and his girlfriend - now wife - Kari

#138 | Lessons in Licensing

Apr 19 2024 15 mins  
What’s the largest event you’ve organised alcohol licensing for? Well, today’s guest has licensed major festivals such as Glastonbury, pubs, bars - oh and the King’s Coronation, too.Piers Warne is a licensing lawyer at TLT and has 20- plus years’ experience licensing premises for the sale of alcohol and other licensable activities.This includes licensing breweries for

#137 | Kat Türková, Beak Brewery

Apr 05 2024 15 mins  
What does it take to cut it as the head of operations and sales at one of the UK's most exciting independent breweries? Well, we asked Kat Türková to find out! Kat grew up in the Czech Republic and came to the UK in 2015 to study a BA in Comparative Literature at King’s College London. After graduating university and following a few jobs in the hospitality sector, she met Da

#136 Jack Walker | Head Brewer, Azvex

Mar 22 2024 16 mins  
As head brewer at Liverpool-based Azvex, Jack Walker is responsible for creating a raft of celebrated beers. And only this month, the brewery was awarded the accolade of Best Double IPA in England for its Swedish Buzzsaw in the Untappd Community Awards. The 8.2% beer is dry-hopped with Citra, Strata, Mosaic & Nelson Sauvin These types of beers, as Jack explains, are part of t

#135 Everyone Welcome | Staggeringly Good Brewery

Mar 08 2024 22 mins  
Where do you go for a pre-match pint? If you’re one of the Fratton Park faithful supporting Championship-bound Portsmouth, there’s a strong chance you’ve frequented the excellent taproom on offer by the good folk at Staggeringly Good Brewery. On matchday they often welcome no fewer than 1,000 footy fans to their superb spot that's only a stone's throw from the famous foot

Brewers Journal Podcast #134 | Choose a path and stick to it

Feb 23 2024 17 mins  
We’re only two months into 2024 and this year has been somewhat seismic for Mash Gang, the producers of high-quality, small-batch low and no alcohol craft beers. In addition to a wealth of new beer releases, the team announced that they are significantly boosting their output after securing major investment from tech investor Ryan McCarry. The investment process, managed an

#133 Connecting Communities – Neptune Brewery

Feb 09 2024 27 mins  
How do you ensure that your potential fans, your potential customers, your potential advocates feel like they’re part of your story? How do you bring them on that journey with you? At Neptune Brewery, their newly-opened beerhouse is one such way of doing just that. A business and a relationship forged in Liverpool, Neptune Brewery was founded by Julie and Les O’ Grady. Prod

#132 Brewing Sustainably – Where do you start?

Feb 05 2024 26 mins  
How can we make brewing a more sustainable process? We can all pretty much agree that when it comes to the world of beer, the topic of sustainability needs to be more than a box-ticking exercise or a buzzword that we occasionally throw about as part of our business plans. And we’re a month into the new year so many of us are probably assessing how well our resolutions for 202