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 Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
We had the pleasure to chat to Jules from Hop Hideout about their 9th birthday beer, brewed in collaboration with Wild Card and Crafty Beer Girls. We also get to taste the beer which is a chocolate, maple and pecan flapjack inspired stout (spoiler – it’s delicious!). Jules tells us what it’s like to run an independent beer business and create your own beer festival.
We’re also joined by Natasha from Craft Beer Girls and we chat about the process of creating a collaboration beer and creating our own communities in craft beer.
Check out what’s happening at Hop Hideout here:
https://www.facebook.com/HopHideout/events
Learn more about Indie Beer Feast here:
https://www.indiebeerfeast.co.uk/about
If you want to find out more about Dr Christina Wade, you can find her on Twitter here:
https://twitter.com/braciatrix?lang=en
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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 Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
It’s Merakai’s 2nd birthday! Our most recurring guest, Emma, is back to chat about their three birthday beers – Am I The Drama?!, The Good Left Undone and Affogato. We also talk about their round of crowdfunding for their Worthing tasting room, which we can’t wait to visit.
A lot has changed since Merakai opened in 2020 and we are here for it! Producing a range of beer styles from non alcoholic like It’s a Thirst Trap, New England’s like Am I The Drama, and crazy tasty pastry stouts like The Good Left Undone and Affogato, Merakai makes something for everyone.
If you haven’t already, go give Merakai some love on their crowdfunder here:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/merakai-brewing-co-tasting-room
Check out their birthday beers on their webshop here:
https://www.merakaibrewing.com/shop
Merakai also always have the BEST artwork and champion independent artists. Check out Olga, who created the can art for Am I The Drama?! here:
https://www.instagram.com/o.goopka/?hl=en-gb
And Chrisie Nimenko who created The Good Left Undone:
https://www.instagram.com/chrisienimenko/?hl=en-gb
Can you guess what we beeped out, that you might see at a beer festival near you with Merakai?! Let us know (but don’t steal the idea!)
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Music: Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We’ve come to the end of 2022 and it’s time to review and reflect. We look back at our beer goals for the year and help each other set new ones for 2023. We also look over those all important Untappd stats and once again, Tori has influenced the beer choices!
We look back at all we’ve achieved this year – brewing beer, advocating for women in beer and supporting the Brave Noise initiative as best we can to name a few!
We’re planning for 2023 – what do you want to hear from A Woman’s Brew? Email us on awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com and let us know!
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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 Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
Everyone loves a box of chocolates at Christmas, and certain brands in the UK have become synonymous with the festive period. Vocation have run with this idea with their ‘Vocations’ stout box. We loved this, so had to try all of them and let you know what we thought. We also compare the beers to the chocolates they emulate – it would be rude not to.
Not only does this episode spark conversations about holiday traditions, it also highlights differences between the UK and the US and we hadn’t even thought about! Listen now to find out which beer and which beer and chocolate pairing we liked best.
Are you a Celebrations, Heroes or Roses household? Let us know in the comments!
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Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
A Christmas Eve bonus episode for you! We sample 3 Christmas themed beers from Cloudwater, Leffe and Lervig. All traditional in their own right, we have a nutty brown ale, a Belgian Winter beer and a Scandinavian style Christmas lager.
What beers will be on your holiday table? Let us know in the comments!
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Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
In case you missed it – we love Wilderness! We’ve been lucky enough to chat to James and Helen again, this time about their new ‘not core range’ Rise/Fall.
We find out how a brewery in Wales that makes mostly farmhouse ales (which are delicious!) develops a core range to fit their style. We also talk about the branding of the Rise/Fall beers with Sophie Potter, their new tshirts and frogs in cowboy hats!
Head over to Wilderness’ website to grab their beautiful beers (and a tshirt!) here:
https://www.wildernessbrew.co.uk/
Check out Sophie Potter here:
https://www.sophiepotter.co.uk/
And if you missed our previous episode with Wilderness you can catch up here:
https://lovebeerlearning.co.uk/a-womans-brew-podcast/episode-99-brave-noise-round-up-ep3-wilderness-brewery
Which Rise/Fall beer are you going to try first? Let us know in the comments!
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Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
You may have seen hard seltzers making an appearance in supermarkets and bars. But what are they, how are they made and how do they taste?
In this episode we drink three hard seltzers, made by breweries, so you don’t have to!
We discuss how hard seltzers are made, their popularity in the US and why they don’t seem to be so big in the UK and what flavours you can expect to find on the shelves.
We tried hard seltzers from:
Shipyard Brewing Company
New Hokkaido
The Brewing Projekt
To find out more about how hard seltzers are made check out this article from Wine Enthusiast:
https://www.winemag.com/2022/03/01/hard-seltzer-definition-guide/
And more information about hard seltzers can be found on Vinepair here:
https://vinepair.com/explore/category-type/hard-seltzer/
Do you like hard seltzers or are they a no from you? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
It is bring your mum to (beer) work day here at A Woman’s Brew, please meet Sharon – Tori’s mom!
Sharon doesn’t really drink, let along drink beer, so Tori thought it would be interesting to hear her insights into the world we call craft. We chat to her about her experience of beer and drinking throughout her life before Tori takes her to here favourite spots here in the UK.
After a few weeks of travels we chat again to get Sharon’s perspective on UK taprooms and our craft beer culture compared to what she has seen in the US.
We think this conversation really highlights the need for all and differing perspectives on situations. If you continue to just see the world through one lens, you can miss important opportunities and information!
You also get some behind the scenes history about Tori’s antics!
Do you parents drink beer? What do they think about your love of beer? Let us know in the comments!
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We are back making a Brave Noise, this time with Fierce Beer!
We chat to Kirsty from Fierce about their version of the beer and why they took part in the initiative. Kirsty comes from a background working in beer bars and has a lot of insight around what it’s like for bar staff in the beer industry. Fierce donated their portion of Brave Noise profits to the Drinks Trust to support workers in the hospitality industry. It’s good to remember that the issues raised by the Brave Noise initiative and those like it affect not just those working in breweries, but the hospitality industry as a whole.
Disclaimer – in this episode we talk a lot about Beer52, through which the Fierce Brave Noise beer was distributed. We recorded this episode in August with Kirsty and the beer was released in December 2021. At A Woman’s Brew we always advocate for shopping local and supporting your craft beer bars, pubs, taprooms and bottle shops, who need our support more than ever at this time.
To check out Fierce’s current range of beers, head to their website here:
https://www.fiercebeer.com/browse
And find out more about the Drinks Trust here:
https://www.drinkstrust.org.uk/
If you are interested in finding out more about Brave Noise or taking part – there is still time! The deadline for signup is 31stDecember 2022, check it out here:
https://www.bravenoisebeer.com/
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Email: lovebeerlearning@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Welcome to A Woman’s Brew, where women talk about beer!
We head down to the pumpkin patch to round up this year’s pumpkin beers! There is an interesting range of pumpkin beers available this year – from your classic pumpkin spice, to latte inspired and cinnamon crumble style. We even go across the pond to set our expectations high.
Featured beers this episode are:
Screamin’ Pumpkin Ale by Griffin Claw
Pumpkin Spice Latte by Fierce
Blueberry Pumpkin Spice Latte by Vault City
Pumpkin Pumpkin Lure of the Dark Side by S43 x BrewYork
Did we miss any good ones this year? Let us know in the comments!
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