Episodes Beer O'clock Show

Our latest Flavour of the Month with Little Leeds Beer house introduces a slightly revised format. Now, you get to choose the beer we drink each month, and this month you chose Verdant Brewing Co’s ‘Roy, I Want A Hilux’ pale ale. If you’ve had this beer, let us know your comments below or on […]

This week is the first part of the beer podcast crossover event of 2017 as we sit down with Ross & Tom from Beernomicon to talk through the first five Untappd Commandments. Beer | Throughout the recording we enjoyed ‘1048’, ‘1060’, ‘1064’ & ‘1070’ from the wood courtesy of Beer Nouveau Hopinions | This week’s question was […]

As the aftershocks of #CaskGate continue to rumble on, this week we turn our attentions to the growing number of craft beer festivals in the UK. Beer | Hawkshead/Cigar City ‘Tiramisu Imperial Stout’ & Siren/Cigar City ‘Barrel Aged Caribbean Chocolate Cake’ Hopinions | Is the UK reaching craft beer festival saturation point? Blogs | Pete […]

We’re back for 2017 with a huge show to get the year going! Will it all be #CaskGate and Murk Bombs? Beers | Theakston ‘Distiller’s Cask Range’, Wylam ‘Solar Terminator’ & Brewdog ‘Hop Shot’ Hopinions | What do you think will be the biggest beer trend this year? Blogs | #CaskGate – this handy round […]

It’s the final part of our Golden Pints 2016 Trilogy and in this mammoth episode we look at Best UK Brewery, Best Overseas Brewery, Best New Brewery of 2016, Best Pub/Bar/Taproom, Independent Retailer of the Year, Online Retailer of the Year and Beer Festival of the Year. Beer | Fullers Past Masters 1910 Double Stout […]

In our latest show we’re joined by guest and friend of the show Clayton Chisholm as  we look back at an amazing Crimbo Crawl in Newcastle and discuss train beers. It’s also the second part of our Golden Pints trilogy in which winners for #TrainBeer, Supermarket, Branding, Blog/Website, Beery Podcast and the Simon Johnson Award […]

This week is all about the trilogy! We start off our Golden Pints by looking back at our beers of 2016. Beer | Northern Monk Trilogy ‘Yeast’ (with Cigar City Brewing), ‘Hops’ (with Epic Brewing) and ‘Malt’ (with De Molen) Hopinions | Can you name your beer of 2016? Prizeless Prize | Congrats to first time winner Andrew […]

Our latest Flavour of the Month with Little Leeds Beer house is a Christmas Special! Steve is joined by Hopinions host Martin as we try ‘Stille Nacht’ from De Dolle Brouwers. Not just one bottle, but we’re lucky enough to try the 2016 and 2015 versions. We’d be keen to hear your thoughts and what […]

In the latest Irish Beer Report we feature  a couple of beers from Rascals Brewing Co from Dublin. | Wunderbar IPA | 8:01 Mint Choc Stout   We’ve been sent these beers for free by the folk at Ireland Craft Beers but this hasn’t influenced our thoughts on the beers that we featured.  

In an episode that closes our current story arc, we discuss whether there really needs to be a definition for craft beer in the UK. Beers | Nobby’s Brewery Best Bitter & American Pale Ale Hopinions | Does craft beer really need a definition? Blogs | Mark Johnson, Pete McKerry and Sarah Finney Link | Relief from Alcohol Products […]

This week we’re talking about the Rites of Passage through beer. What does you journey look like and is it important? Beers | Fullers ‘Black Cab Stout’, Bob & Sarah Maxfield’s homebrewed DIPA & Liberty Brewing Co ‘Knife Party IPA’ Hopinions | If you go back to the start of your beer journey knowing all that you […]

In the second part of our Goose Island special, we continue to chat with Josh & Jonny about some of their special releases. Beer | Halia & Bourbon County Brand Stout (2015) Hopinions | Does big beer ownership impact on your buying decisions & Is selling up the same as selling out? Blog | The Moral High Ground: […]

In the first part of 2 very special episodes, we sit down with Josh & Jonny from Goose Island to discuss beer, ownership and history. Beer | Goose Island 312, IPA & Brewery Yard Hopinions | Is big beer ownership of smaller brands a good thing for the industry? Blog | The Moral High Ground: Shades of grey […]

This week we take Hopinions into the field as we’re in the store room at The Alehouse in Chelmsford, chatting to the former landlord Alex about cask beer. Hopinions | Tell us your thoughts on cask beer using #Hopinions on Twitter Prizeless Prize | Back in the game, Sparkyrite returns to claim the big box […]

This week we chat about old beers coming back, branding and when re-branding is done well. Beers | Adnams ‘Dry Hopped Lager’ and Pilsner Urquell Hopinions | Hofmeister is back as ‘craft’. Are you going to try it and what other beers would you like to see make a comeback? Blogs | Mark Johnson, Yes! […]

This month’s hottest new release is ‘Double Heathen’ from Northern Monk Brew Co. ‘Double Heathen’ follows hot on the heels of the popular ‘Heathen’ and ‘Heathen Mango Lassi’ that NMBC have released this year. Will this 10% double IPA be too much for Mark to handle?   This show is supported by Richard & Bryony […]

This week it’s all about the Independent Manchester Beer Convention, or Indy Man as it’s know to most of us. Beers | Brewdog ‘Born To Die 04.11.16’ Hopinions | How was your Indy Man? Prizeless Prize | Congrats to first time winner Mrs Beer Snob #McKerryBomb Interview | Steve chats to Jonny Heyes from Indy Man about the […]

This week we’re chatting about supermarkets and the role that they are playing in (craft) beer. Beers | Odyessy Brew Co ‘Ego Wars No 2’ and ‘Double Zombie Blood’ Hopinions | With the advent of craft beer sections in supermarkets are new drinkers being duped by cheap/macro impersonators? Blogs | A Female View, The Telegraph & […]

In a sudden change of plan due to rail problems, Martin, Steve and guest Matt Chinnery find themselves downstairs in Brewdog Shoreditch recording this week’s show. Beers | Matt – Brewdog ‘Doodlebug’, Brewdog ‘Live Dead Pony Club’, Celt Experience ‘Battle of the trees’ & Brewdog ‘Ship Wreck’ / Martin – Stone ‘Citrusy Wit’, Hammerton ‘Pentonville […]

He’s back! Mark returns to the airwaves to bring you the latest Flavour of the Month from Little Leeds Beer House. This month we’re drinking the beer that everyone is talking about, the latest addition to Beavertown’s core range, ‘Lupuloid IPA’   This show is supported by Richard & Bryony from the Little Leeds Beer […]