Episodes Beer O'clock Show

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Jim Rangeley from Abbeydale Brewery in Sheffield who have been celebrating their 25th birthday this year. We talk about making beers for different markets, running and measuring units in goats Beers | Abbeydale ‘Moonshine’, ‘Wanderer. & ‘Glory! Glory!’ Hopinions | Do you think that breweries should try to […]

This week Martin & Steve are drinking some new releases from Round Corner, talking about big beer releases and Martin takes one for the team, more than once… Beers | Round Corner ‘Saison Du Melton’, ‘Me & Yuzu’, ‘Endless Travels’, ‘Frisby’, ‘Zomba’, ‘Shimmering Pond’, ‘Gunmetal’, & ‘Underwater Song’ Hopinions | Do you find yourself still getting […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Katie, owner and head brewer at Nomadic Beers in Leeds to talk about surviving a pandemic, serving the local communtiy and using freshly picked hops in beers Beers | Nomadic Beers ‘GeeGee’ & ‘Dukka’ Hopinions | Should the U.K. celebrate it’s fresh hop harvest beer heritage more than […]

This week Martin & Steve are diving into the world of alcohol free beers, for the third time… Beers | Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing ‘Lager Day Saints’, Athletic Brewing Co ‘Upside Dawn’ & ‘Run Wild’ Hopinions | Should drinking a beer ever be “a struggle”? #50Beers50Years | Follow Steve’s journey and what the Sorting Tankard […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Jonny Garrett to talk about seasonal drinking and his new book ‘A Year In Beer’ Beers | The Kernel ‘Belgian Pale Ale Goldings’, ‘IPA Citra Colombus’, ‘Brown Ale Amarillo’ and ‘Imperial Brown Stout London 1856’ Hopinions | Do you find you change what you drink according to the […]

This week Martin & Steve are celebrating five years of podcasting together with the Hopinions 5th Birthday special We look back at some recent beery adventures, talk about our top five moments from the last five years and also reveal all the details about our Brew York & Elusive collaboration beer Beers | Brew York […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are joined by Jamie Allsopp and Pete Brown to talk about the process of bringing back a long lost brand and creating beers to match Allsopp’s | beers can be ordered from their website here or from Best of British Beer here | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Guest Drinker Stephen O’Kane to discuss endangered animals and outdated laws Beers | Fauna Brewing ‘Pango Table Beer’, ‘Cheetah Lager’ & ‘Wild Dog IPA’ Hopinions | If you were interested in opening a pub, what would be the most likely thing to stop you from doing so? […]

This week Martin & Steve check in on the listeners and try some of the Origins range from Fyne Ales Beers | Fyne Ales ‘Home 2019’, ‘Nàdar Celeia’, ‘Nàdar Jester’ & ‘Nàdar Rhubarb’ Hopinions | Pubs open, festivals back, how are you feeling about things? Links | Code of Conduct |  Points of Brew   […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are joined by beer hoarder Jezza to drink their way through a selection of beers that were brewed to commemorate the Royal Wedding in 1981 Were they any good and were they even drinkable? We also investigate what’s happened to the breweries who brewed these beers, reminisce about […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by author, writer, photographer and co-founder of Pellicle, Matt Curtis to talk about his new book ‘Modern British Beer’ and what that statement actually means. Beer | Fyne Ales ‘Jarl’, Braybrooke ‘Keller Lager’ & Deya ‘Steady Rolling Man’ Hopinions | Can cask beer be considered modern? Matt’s work | […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Dani, aka The Ale Lady to talk about running pubs, the community and beer subscriptions Beer | Thornbridge ‘Bear State’ & ‘Secret World’ Hopinions | How do you think the general public views a job in hospitality? Links | Leeds Beer Tours | Thornbridge Beer Club

This week Martin & Steve are enjoying beers sent to us by a listener from the states, Graham Gilbert. We also put the world to rights in terms of current behaviour in pubs and we’re talking table service Beer | Henhouse ‘Stoked’, ‘IPA’, Humble Sea ‘Socks & Sandals’ & Firestone Walker ‘Double Mind Haze’ Hopinions […]

In this special release, Martin and Steve talk about the country’s most popular style of beer, lager We are joined for this round table discussion by Mario Canestrelli, Head Brewer from Braybrooke, Reece Hugill, Owner and Head Brewer from Donzoko, Alex Troncoso, Founder and Head Brewer from Lost & Grounded and Richard Archer, Co-founder and […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Robert Lindsay, owner and founder of Six Degrees North to talk about the inspiration behind the brewery, can sizes and making tough decisions Beers | Six Degrees North ‘Wanderlust’, ‘Hopclassic’, ‘We Are Not In This Together’ and ‘Darkness Inside’ Hopinions | Bigger beers in smaller cans? Six […]

This week Martin & Steve are making beer at home using the Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co ‘Pinter’ system. There’s a mega return to beery adventures and we talk about what defines a micro pub Beers | Greater Good Brewing Co ‘West Nuevo’ & ‘Four Saisons’ and Yeastie Boys ‘Other World’ & ‘Englebert Pumpernickel’ Hopinions […]

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Combie from Round Corner Brewing and talking about taproom experiences around the world Beers | Round Corner ‘Steeplechase’, ‘Hoppin Spree’, ‘Mackinaw’ and ‘The Society For The Encouragement of Virtue’ Hopinions | Do you think tap rooms are an essential part of a brewery’s offer? Round Corner | […]

This week Martin & Steve are enjoying beers from Yellowbelly and talking about how we are slowly returning back to life outside and with others Beers | Yellowbelly ‘Kellerbier’, ‘Citra Pale Ale’, ‘Unto The Breach’, ‘Pirate Bay’ & ‘Red Noir’ Hopinions | Do you think table service in pubs & bars will become the norm […]

This week Martin & Steve are getting lost in the multiverse that is the world of Untappd. Yes, we know we’ve covered this twice before but the last time was 3 years ago and a lot’s changed since then! Beers | Burning Sky ‘Arise’, ‘Luppolo Pils’ and ‘Saison Printemps’ Hopinions | Has your use of […]

In this special release, Martin & Steve are chatting with Jamil Zainasheff, world renowned homebrewer, author, broadcaster and owner of Heretic Brewing Company We talk to Jamil about brewing every beer style in the BJCP, starting a brewery and bringing fresh beer to the UK Beers | Heretic Brewing Company ‘Shallow Grave’, ‘Worry’ and ‘Evil […]