A Woman’s Brew
A Woman’s Brew Podcast follows the ‘beer-ventures’ of two beer-loving women – Joanne Love & Tori Powell – on their mission to get more people drinking and talking about great craft beers. The duo look to infuse equal parts education, playfulness, and story-telling with a dash of chaos across their episodes with the aim to make the craft beer hobby more fun and approachable for all – made by women for everyone! Tori and Joanne are both UK based, but weave in their US connections with their love of travel to bring you – dear listeners – stories from across the industry and across the globe. They hope that you’ll grab a drink of your choosing and join them for a round or few – CHEERS!
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
We are finishing off our cocktail episodes with a round of mixed drinks. We’ve found a few cocktail inspired beers that seem to be outliers in their field with no one else attempting to make that beer.
We start with Vault City’s Strawberry Woo Woo and again ask – is this a sour starter? Tori also discusses her thoughts on British birthday cakes – prepared to be shocked!
New Bristol Brewery have created an Old Fashioned inspired stout – are they successful at interpreting the blend of bitters, bourbon and orange?
Finally, we take on The Dude with Brew York with their White Russian inspired white stout – The Dude Abides.
We think we’ll revisit cocktail inspired beers in the future. Have you got any beers you recommend we try? Let us know in the comments!
Did you miss our other cocktail inspired episodes? Catch up here:
Strawberry Daiquiri
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f29
Pina Colada
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/131-cocktail-beers-pina-colada
Margarita:
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/132-cocktail-beers-margarita
Mojito:
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/133-cocktail-beers-mojito
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Facebook Group: Women's Pint Club
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
We continue our cocktail comparison series with another of Jo’s favourites – the Mojito! Despite the fact that she doesn’t generally like mint, a muddled leaf is actually a flavour she enjoys in a cocktail – will it be the same in a beer though!
The beers we found that emulated a mojito were all sours, but they were definitely a range of levels of sours – we not only chat about the flavours but also if these beers would be suitable for someone starting on their journey in sour beers.
We tried:
Mojito Sour from Lost Industry Brewing
Lime Zest and Mint Mojito Sour from Play Brew Co
In Waves from Amity Brew Co
What beer would you give to someone wanting to try sours? Let us know!
Did you miss our other cocktail inspired episodes? Catch up here:
Strawberry Daiquiri
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f29
Pina Colada
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/131-cocktail-beers-pina-colada
Margarita:
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/132-cocktail-beers-margarita
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lovebeerlearning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovebeerlearning
Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Facebook Group: Women's Pint Club
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
Margaritas are Jo’s favourite – but she cannot find a decent version here in the UK. But what about in beer form?
We’ve found a couple of examples of beers inspired by the classic cocktail to see if they live up to Jo’s high standards (Tori’s not bothered, she’s after an apple cinnamon margarita – can you hook her up?!)
Against a cocktail in a can example we try:
Margarita Rice Lager by Donzoko
Margarita All'ananas by Pastore
Do you know where we can find apple cinnamon tequila? – let us know!
Did you miss our other cocktail inspired episodes? Catch up here:
Strawberry Daiquiri
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f29
Pina Colada
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/131-cocktail-beers-pina-colada
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lovebeerlearning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovebeerlearning
Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Facebook Group: Women's Pint Club
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Music: Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We are back on the cocktail train this week and seeing if a beer can really recreate the flavours of a Pina Colada,
A cocktail that Tori and Jo can both agree on liking, a creamy, pineapple and coconut infused Pina Colada is difficult to recreate in beer form, but we try a few to see how they do. Pineapple and coconut are flavours we recognise in beer from hops like Sabro, which divides the beer community! Will these beers do the same?
Along side a cider and a couple of different cocktails in a can we tried:
Bermuda Triangle Holiday Home by Elusive
Sunset Overdrive by Vocation
Shake The Tree by Siren Brew Co
Smooth Ops Pina Colada hard seltzer by 3 Brothers Brewing
Did you miss our other cocktail inspired episode about strawberry Daiquiris? Catch up here:
https://shows.acast.com/63aae2ae38c1f70011964563/episodes/63aae2b124edb900119e0f29
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lovebeerlearning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovebeerlearning
Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Facebook Group: Women's Pint Club
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Tori sometimes calls them horizontals, but have you heard of a beer tasting vertical? These are where you try the same beer from different years, often consecutive years, and taste the progression in the flavours.
We talk you through the best beer styles to use for a vertical and how you can make it an event. Who could you share the beers with, where can you get them and which beers could you choose?
We also drink through a vertical of Fuller’s Vintage Ale from 2022, 21 & 20 and pair it with different cheeses. Faelynn also joins us, to hoover up our cheese crumbs!
Have you taken part in a vertical before or are you planning one? Let us know in the comments!
Shout out to our fave TikToker Shabaz Says, we love the I’m Rich, You’re Poor series!:
https://www.tiktok.com/@shabazsays?_t=8a0n8g1thiQ&_r=1
Get in Touch:
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Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Towards the end of 2022, Beer Ink released their Cornetto trilogy beers. Three beers based on cornetto flavours linked to the Simon Pegg films in the Cornetto Trilogy.
Just for funsies, we try all three beers along side the matching Cornetto ice cream and let you know if they pair well – we are living our best beer & ice cream lives in this episode!
Jo shared stories about her days as the granddaughter of an ice cream man and Tori tells us the ins and outs of American ice cream culture. We might now also be a movie podcast or an ice cream podcast – help us workshop our new name! (Lol, not really!)
What is your favourite ice cream inspired beer? Let us know in the comments!
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
In the second part of our Brave Noise roundup, we share conversations we had during our brew day at Elusive Brewing. On the day we were joined not only by Ruth, but also by Pip from The Coven and Charlotte from Coalition Brewing…. Oh and Bertie, Ruth’s dog!
Over a few beers we talked about codes of conduct and how they not only show a brewery or event’s stance, but should also make them safe and welcoming places we want to be in. No tick box exercises here!
Money raised from the Brave Noise beer we brewed will go towards The Coven’s Wellness Officer programme; Pip explains what this is and why they should be an essential (paid) role at all festivals and events.
We also discuss active bystander training, the progress that has been made in making change (however slow it may be) and that we are not hysterical, we are not dramatic, we are not scared to stand up and make a brave noise – we’re not going to stop!
Grab the delicious beer direct from Elusive here:
https://www.elusivebrewing.com/shop
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Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
In our latest Brave Noise episode we talk to Ruth from Elusive Brewing. We were privileged enough to be part of the brew day for their Brave Noise beer, which will raise money to support The Coven’s wellness officer program.
Ruth takes us through the process the brewery took to get to brewing the beer and talks about the impact having a code of conduct has for Elusive. We also share our experiences of beer festivals and the change we would like to see in the industry.
If you want to find out more about The White Ribbon Project, Ruth mentioned, you can find them here:
https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/
If you are in the area, don’t forget to come see us at A Hoppy Place Maidenhead on 4th February for the launch of the beer. Or if you want to buy direct from Elusive you can do that on their website here:
https://www.elusivebrewing.com/shop
This is a two part episode – make sure you subscribe to hear our next episode from the brew day, out next week!
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We are joined by the wonderful Alix from Gritchie Brewing Co – that’s the brewery owned by Guy Richie if you didn’t know!
Alix has had a varied brewing career and talks us through the role of cellar manager, one of her previous jobs, and the day to day of a head brewer. Her background is in chemistry and we discuss women and STEM subjects and how you don’t equate science leading to jobs in beer – it’s actually vital!
If you want to see the gorgeous branding of the Gritchie beers, and possibly the prettiest brewery ever, check them out on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/gritchiebrew/?hl=en
You can buy beers on their website and find out more about the London pub, Lore of the land here:
https://www.gritchiebrew.com/
https://gritchiepubs.com/
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
This week we chat to Ben from 360° Brewing Co. Did you know that they are 10 years old?! We sure didn’t! As a brewery that produces both traditional and craft styles we discuss how they choose what to brew and the sense of place that 360 puts into their beers.
Ben and Tori share a love for punny and interesting beer names, while we are both excited by the work 360 do with a local campsite to keep the camper’s thirst at bay. We might have to plan a visit ourselves! We applaud the collaboration between local businesses, especially right now.
Grab some fresh cans from 360 at their webshop here:
https://www.360degreebrewing.com/shop/
And give them a follow on socials to see what they are up to next.
What’s the best beer name you have seen? Let us know in the comments!
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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