A Woman’s Brew
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew – The Podcast, where women talk about beer! A Woman’s Brew is two beer loving women on a mission to get more people drinking and talking about great beer. Joanne & Tori want to talk you through beer styles, breweries we love, beer tasting tips, beer traditions and more from the world of craft beer. Joanne has been drinking beer since she was handed a Sam Adams Boston lager and realised that not all beer was yellow and fizzy. She was travelling the world while working on cruise ships at the time and tried every beer she could get her hands on. When she came home she decided she wanted to learn more about where the aromas and flavours in her favourite beers came from. During lockdown in the UK in 2020 she set herself the challenge to pass the Cicerone Certified Beer Server exam to earn a qualification in beer, just for fun! She passed with 97% and began to build her beer school Love Beer Learning to support other women to discover beer, build their confidence in...
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Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
In the next episode of our UK Brave Noise round up we chat to Vendy from Vault City about their Brave Noise brew. In true Vault City fashion they brewed a twist on the recipe creating a pineapple sour pale. It stays true to both the brewery and Brave Noise while still being refreshing, accessible and making a noise for awareness – exactly what we need!
Vendy talks about her experience of brewing the beer and her time at Vault City who are an excellent example of how breweries can get involved with Brave Noise.
The beer is unfortunately sold out, but you can check out other Vault City beers here:
https://vaultcity.co.uk/
And find out how to get involved with Brave Noise here:
https://www.bravenoisebeer.com/
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
Last week we introduced you to our fave Scottish breweries, this week we are looking at beer styles specific to the region. Being southerners, these styles were a bit difficult to find, but we’ve found some beaut examples of heather ale, wee heavy, Scottish red and Scottish export…. Well maybe!
Featured breweries this week include:
Holy Goat
https://holygoat.beer/
Innis & Gunn
https://www.innisandgunn.com/
Unbarred (yes, we know they aren’t Scottish!)
https://www.unbarredbrewery.com/
Simple Things Fermentation
https://www.simplethingsfermentations.com/
And a classic example from McEwans
https://www.mcewans.co.uk/
If you want to know a bit more about raw ales, check out Jo’s video here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/COptebolanh/
Are there more beer styles that you want to hear about? Let us know in the comments!
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Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
This week we are heading to Scotland to have a look at breweries across the border. We highlight some breweries you will know well and some that you might not have heard of.
We drink beers from:
Simple Things Fermentation
https://www.simplethingsfermentations.com/
Epochal
https://www.epochal.co.uk/
Overtone
https://www.overtonebrewing.com/
Did we miss any of your favourite Scottish breweries? Let us know in the comments!
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Music: Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comWelcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
This week we are heading to Scotland to have a look at breweries across the border. We highlight some breweries you will know well and some that you might not have heard of.
We drink beers from:
Simple Things Fermentation
https://www.simplethingsfermentations.com/
Epochal
https://www.epochal.co.uk/
Overtone
https://www.overtonebrewing.com/
Did we miss any of your favourite Scottish breweries? Let us know in the comments!
Get in Touch:
Email: lovebeerlearning@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.
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Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
In another of our Brave Noise episodes we are honoured to talk to Ash & Ren from the Brave Noise team while they were at London Craft Beer Festival this summer.
We had important discussions about why breweries should get involved with the initiative, why it’s not just about the pale ale recipe and how we can all be better at inclusivity.
A massive thank you to Ash and Ren for giving us their time and sharing their insights with us. And thank you to Tom from We Are Beer for helping to make this happen.
Are there breweries you still wish could brew a Brave Noise beer? Tag them in the comments!
If you want to find out more about the Brave Noise initiative check out the website here:
https://www.bravenoisebeer.com/
You can find the initiative on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/bravenoisebeer/
Ash & Women of the Bevolution can be found here:
https://www.instagram.com/womenofthebevolution/
Ren and Beer Diversity can be found here:
https://www.instagram.com/beer_diversity/
Lost & Grounded Brewers still have stock of their lager and Brave Noise & Women of the Bevolution tshirts here:
https://www.lostandgroundedstore.co.uk/
Get in Touch:
Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We’ve got a light hearted episode for you today which has been in the making for a while. What are your thoughts on cocktails? Then what are your thoughts on cocktail flavoured beers?!
In what we hope will be a series of episodes, we take a look at the strawberry daiquiri. But what’s in it and how do you make one? And how to you make a beer version?
We taste a cocktail in a can from All Shook Up, which is readily available in Tesco. Then we compare it to Phantom Brew Co’s Paying with Naivety and our very own She’s Fruity – our IWCBD beer with Lost Industry.
Are you a cocktails drinker? Which should we cover next? Let us know in the comments!
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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
Coming down from our 100thepisode, we decided to continue the celebration with some cake!
We bring to you dessert beers! These are not for the ‘beer should taste like beer’ crowd as they definitely taste of other things. We compare Yonder & Vault City’s carrot cake sours and try them against actual carrot cake. Then we continue with Vault and try their collaboration beers with S43 – white chocolate raspberry cheesecake sour and cherry cheesecake imperial stout – but does it actually taste like the cheesecakes on our plates?
Controversial talk in this episode – how do you have your scones and what are your feelings on sultanas?! Head to Instagram to let us know your thoughts!
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We’ve hit 100 episodes! Thank you so much to all of our listeners for being on this journey with us.
To celebrate 100 episodes we went on some beer adventures in London and share our thoughts on which ones you should do too. We visit the London Craft Beer Cruise, Mother Kelly’s and use our beer passports on the Blackhorse Beer Mile.
We asked you what you wanted to know about us and the future of the podcast, so we also answer your questions and give you some behind the scenes secrets of running a beer podcast.
Finally, we have a few kind words from our friends in beer, a huge thank you to friends of the show Eko Brewery, Joey from Beer in the City, Emmie Harrison West, Natalie from Beer Feelings, Emma & Olly from Merakai Brewing, Graham from Full Circle Brew Co, Rachel from Heist and Pip from Coven Brewsters – we love you all!
Here’s to 100 more! What do you want to see from A Woman’s Brew next? Head to Instagram and let us know!
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Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We’re making a Brave Noise again! In episode 3 of our Brave Noise roundup, we chat with James and Helen from Wilderness Brewery. Not only are they a wild fermentation brewery from Wales, but also for a long while Wilderness was just James. They may be small but they are mighty!
We have an excellent conversation about how men may feel that Brave Noise isn’t for them or they can’t take part in the initiative. But Brave Noise and equality is for everyone, just like beer is for everyone!
What breweries do you want to see take part in Brave Noise? Let us know over on Instagram!
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Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
There is definitely something in the water – probably because beer is 90% water! It’s a fairly important ingredient when it comes to brewing our favourite beverage but it’s also quite a complicated subject. In this episode we look at water profiles around the world that have shaped some of the beer styles you love today. We’re talking IPA, Gose and Czech Pilsner. We also taste a beer made in two different places to see if the water is really that important (spoiler – it is!)
Check out Attic Brew Co’s blog about their pilsner here:
https://atticbrewco.com/blogs/news/%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F-%EF%B8%8Fpilsner-up-close%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F-%EF%B8%8F
If you can get your hands on some, it is a real treat!
And if you want to know more about water or see us blind taste more beers, head on over to Instagram to let us know!
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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
Froze or froze? Or Froz-ah?! If you’re anything like us, you love an interesting beer, and fruited Gose is definitely interesting! Not one for the ‘why doesn’t beer taste like beer’ crowd, the fruited gose can taste anything from a fruit smoothie to a cocktail that needs a little umbrella and a beach.
We look at froze beers from our friends Merakai Brewing Co and Fallen Acorn and compare them to a fruited gose from Goodh Brew Co and a Smoothie Sour from Drekker x F**K Cancer Project.
What makes these beers ‘beer’, how are they made and why do we love them so much?
Are you for or against fruited gose/froze/smoothie sours? Head over to Instagram and let us know!
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