It's all gone meta in episode 15 as we revisit the digital beer world. This time we're talking podcasts and it's Sam's chance to persuade Sophie that beer podcasts are the future. Podcasts we love Serial This American Life The Beer o'clock show and Hopinions The Irish Beer Snob We Broadcast Beer Original Gravity Podcast The Ormskirk Baron Steve and…

We are back. Here is a taster episode and a quick catch-up!

A few weeks ago Sophie and Sam got together with the Steve and Mark from the Beer O'Clock show, Daniel from Original Gravity and Roland from Steve and Roland's Beer Podcast to record a special review of 2015 which we are calling Beer Nation. We review our beers, breweries and beer festivals of the year as well as discussing some of the biggest topi…

Soph and Sam continue ranting and raving about the impact of Web 2.0 on the world of beer. We talk about a lot of beer apps including, Untappd, the popular beer review and recording app. In part two of the show Sam samples Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale and Sophie tastes the Kernel's London Sour (3.2%) made with cherries. Also in part two we have A Pi…

Beer in the digital age Would we have a beer revolution without the internet? What do social media and sites depending on user generated content do for the beer world? Are beer blogs the digital answer to fanzines? And are there any beer apps really worth the candle? These are just some of the questions we consider across a show of two halves - in …

There was a time when drinking Barley Wine was considered a British patriotic duty! Sadly the style has fallen out of fashion somewhat since then. We believe it deserves more recognition and celebration and in this episode we look at the history of barley wine, what you can expect a typical example to taste like and we ponder what's stopping us all…

Episode 11 Beer Styles Part 3: Stout The long, dark shadow of Guinness has skewed people's perceptions of stout for far too long. In this episode we hope to broaden (make more stout?!) your taste horizons by looking at how stout can be everything from roasty, hoppy and bitter to silky, smooth and chocolatey with stacks of variety in between. We sam…

Does bitter still exist? Is it the same thing as pale ale? Has 'ale' has replaced 'bitter' in meaning the beer which isn't lager? These are a few of the questions we try to tackle in a post-Christmas meander which makes up the second Beertalkers beer styles special. We sampled Timothy Taylor's Landlord (4.3%) - once a bitter and now a pale ale; Gad…

We may be living in a new age of all things brewed but CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival (aka GBBF) is a traditional highlight in the beer calendar that is still a 'must do'. We make our annual pilgrimage to the temporary cask ale cathedral of Olympia and sample a few brews to whet your appetite. The beers we tried were: Burning Sky Plateau (3.5%…

This programme is the first of three focusing on British beer styles - and looking at what beer styles mean. We start by looking at British IPAs and taste Fuller's Bengal Lancer as a classic example of the style. Later in the show we also hear from renowned brewer Derek Prentice (British Guild of Beer Writers Brewer of the Year) who recently retire…