Episodes Beer O'clock Show

This week we’re back to drinking more traditional beers as we work our way through a selection of Cheshire Brewhouse beers that have been kindly sent to us by Shane Swindells. Beers | Cheshire Brewhouse Single Hop Pale Ales ‘Lemondrop’, ‘El Dorado’ and ‘Cascade’, ‘The Future Will Be Televised” and ‘Bugtown Brown’ Hopinions | Which term do […]

This week, Martin makes Steve confront his nemesis as he takes him on a journey through sour beers. Beers | Garden Brewery ‘Sour’, One Mile End ‘Morello Cherry Gose’, Mort Subite ‘Gueuze Lambic’ & ‘Oude Gueuze Lambic’, The Kernel ‘London Sour Damson’, Fierce Beer ‘Tangerine Tart’ and Elgood’s ‘Coolship’ Hopinions | Which term do you think is […]

We’re back from our summer break and celebrating our 2nd birthday as we tuck into a numbers of beers that we’ve been gifted over the summer. Beers | Northern Monk ‘Don’t Mess With Yorkshire IPA’, Sixpoint ‘Alpenflo’, Budvar ‘Dark Lager’, Wild Beer ‘Sleeping Limes’, Saltaire Brewing ‘Polairty’, Manual Brew Co ‘Tickets, Please’ and Sixpoint ‘Righteous Ale’ […]

There can be only one. Or in our case a few. We’re into classic 80’s cult viewing this time as we travel through the ages with Highlander, working our way through a series of beers from the Highlands(ish). Fallen Brewing ‘Local Motive’ & ‘Platform C’* Innis & Gunn ‘Mangoes on the run’ & ‘Kindred Spirit’* […]

In our first live outing for Hopinions, we’re live from Peakender and joined on stage by Thornbridge CEO Simon Webster, COO Simon Walkden & Head Brewer Rob Lovatt Beer | Thornbridge ‘Jaipur’ Hopinions |  Was the creation of Jaipur the defining moment in craft beer in the UK? Listen | Check out the Sheffield Hopcast’s Peakender Special

This week we’re diving into the world of Trappist beers as we take a look at some of the world’s most revered Trappist beers and the newest addition to a very exclusive club. Beers | Mount Saint Bernard ‘Tynt Meadow’, Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval ‘Orval’, Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle ‘Dubbel’, Brouwerij Westvleteren ’12’ and Sint Bernardus Brouwerij ‘Abt 12’ Hopinions […]

This week we present a show that Martin threatened he would leave if we ever did again as we revisit alcohol free beers. Beers | Pistonhead ‘Flat Tyre 0.5%’, Adnams ‘Ghost Ship 0.5%’ and Thornbridge ‘Big Easy’ Hopinions | Are alcohol free beers getting better? | Is it ok for pubs/bars restrict the measures that you can buy […]

This week we’re exploring the world of gluten free beers and for once the big news happened on recording day! Beers | La Binchoise ‘New Era’, Brewdog ‘Vagabond’, Wold Top ‘Marmalade Porter’, Magic Rock ‘Fantasma’ and Arbor ‘Mosaic’ Hopinions | Is it ok for pubs & bars to increase prices for big matches? Gluten Free | Many thanks […]

This week, we dig into the only news from the past fortnight – Heineken’s investment into Beavertown. Also, as a follow up to our last show, we sit down and talk to The Portman Group. Beers | Heineken ‘lager’, Beavertown ‘Neck Oil’, ‘Gamma Roy’, ‘Smog Rocket’ & ‘Lord Smog Almighty’ Hopinions |  We’re all still going to […]

We’re live from our new recording home this week – Dave’s Beer Cupboard – as we dig into the world of regulation in the drinks industry. Beers | Abbeydale ‘Heathen’ & ‘Nelson Sauvin DIPA’, Fallen ‘Double Barrelled Chew Chew (Red Wine Edition) & ‘Branch Line’, Eden River Brew Co ‘Ragnar Rasperry’ & ‘Li Jing Lemon’ & […]

It’s that time of year again folks! Magic Rock’s annual release is out in the wild and for your listening pleasure we take on the whole Cannonball Run… Beers | Magic Rock ‘Cannonball’, ‘Neo-Human Cannonball’, ‘Human Cannonball’ & ‘Un-Human Cannonball’ Hopinions | Do you still get excited by annual release beers | All in tickets | Favourite […]

This week we’re in Deptford, in the Hop Stuff Brewery’s Taproom talking to owner James Yeomans about mental health in the workplace. We also got to sample a few of Hop Stuff’s beers and enjoyed a cracking pizza. Beers | Hop Stuff ‘Pilsner’, ‘Renegade’, ‘Freudian Slip’ & ‘Woody Barrelson’ Hopinions | Should the drinks industry do more to support […]

In our latest show we enjoy a few beers while taking a look back at our recent trip to Manchester and discussing the future of CAMRA Beers | Cloudwater ‘Small Citra Simcoe Pale’, The Kernel ‘Pale Ale Citra’, Magic Rock ‘Hedonic Escalation’, Lagunitas ‘The Waldos’ Special Ale’ and Beer Nouveau ‘Salacia Cabreuva’ Hopinions | Is Manchester now […]

Suit up, grab a beer and join us for one of the greatest superhero movies of all time. This time we get stuck into Marvel’s Avengers Assemble as we work our way through a selection of beers that we’ve put together for this episode. We tried to drink the beers in the most sensible(?!?) order, […]

After a recording break, we’re back with a mighty show covering all of the big news stories, four (count em) polls and some beers from Signature Brew. Beers | Signature Brew ‘Studio Pilsner’, ‘Roadie’, ‘Backstage IPA’, ‘Nightliner’, ‘Treble’ and ‘Anthology’ Hopinions | Should breweries/pubs push St George’s Day like they do St Patrick’s Day? | With beer festival […]

This week we are back at the Victoria Inn in Colchester where we are joined by landlord and landlady Andy & Sheena and their bar manager Richard. We talk all things pub and almost forget about the beer that we’re drinking. Beers | East London Brewery ‘Cowcatcher’ (cask) Hopinions | What do you look for in a […]

This week our focus is on the lower end of the ABV scale as we feature 5 beers ranging from 2.9% to 4.2%. Beers | The Kernel ‘Table Beer’, Summer Wine ‘Pico Diego’, Gipsy Hill ‘Simcoe’, Track ‘Sonoma’ & Adnams ‘Blackshore Stout’ Hopinions | Are there enough good session beers around or is it just about the […]

This week we’ve teamed up with Beerbods to bring you the ‘Ones to Watch 2018’ box. However, 12 beers in one night is too much for even us to get through so we drafted in some help from Justin Mason & Matt Chinnery to help us get through the box. Beers | Velvet Owl Brewing Co […]

This week, we’re joined by Mark, Ashley and Tom from the Men Beerhaving podcast to take a walk on the dark side of beer. Beers | Beavertown ‘Black Betty’, Magic Rock ‘Dark Arts’, Guinness ‘1798’, Innis & Gunn ‘Vanishing Point 01’ and Brewdog ‘Death or Glory’ Hopinions | Dark beers | Does barrel ageing make a beer […]

In this week’s epic show, we chat about great beers we’ve had recently, put things on lists, revisit the Ten Untappd Commandments and go back to some breweries and beers that we’ve featured before. Beers | Renegade Brewery ‘Snake Oil’, Elusive Brewing ‘Invisible Wall’, Siren ‘Acid Jam’ & White Hag ‘Black Boar’ Hopinions | Has your use […]