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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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
At the end of last year, Jo got stuck in Germany. Tori took the opportunity to record an episode with her husband Rik. You will have heard us talk about our long-suffering partners, if you’ve been listening to us for a while. Both of our husbands are very supportive of what we do – luckily for us!
Rik answers Tori’s questions about being a beer widow – what’s it like going to different beer places with her, what are his experiences within the beer community and how does he feel about holidays being a bit beer focused! Oh, and there is a bunch of Japan chat too.
Do you want to hear from Rik again, or maybe Jo’s husband Gordon? Let us know!
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awomansbrew/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AWomansBrew
Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @lovebeerlearning
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Music: Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
We are back with our lager series and this time we are looking at a refreshing mix of Radlers and Shandies.
Where did these beverages come from? Why did we start cutting beer with fruit juice anyway? And what is the difference between a Radler and a shandy? We drink 4 different versions to ease you in and we want to know – what’s the best beer to make a shandy with? Let us know!
Beers we drink in this episode:
Einsiedler Radler
Radler Shandy by Newbarns
Get Your Strava on by Duration
Schofferhofer Grapefruit
Read the article Jo found from Mark Dredge here:
https://www.markdredge.com/post/history-shandy-and-radler#:~:text=It%20all%20started%20with%20a,to%20today's%20lager%20and%20lemonade.
Check out the rest of our lager series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmO-fOFdLEdqjHZZ2nkKqXCB6zg_UW2Jq
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awomansbrew/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AWomansBrew
Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @lovebeerlearning
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
We have come to the end of 2023 and it’s time for our Q4 review. Did we accomplish all of our beer goals? How did we do with our Drink Harder challenge? We also share our goals for 2024 and of course, those Untappd Stats!
We are planning a beer challenge for next year – what challenges would you like to see included? Let us know!
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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 Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
It’s that festive time of year again and this year we bring you a selection box of mince pie barleywines from our friends at Elusive Brewing.
While we sip on those, we chat about Advent calendars, Christmas traditions and the history of mince pies. Tori even shares some silly Christmas cracker jokes!
What are you drinking for Christmas this year? And what’s your favourite Christmas cracker joke? Let us know!
Happy Holidays all!
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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 Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
If you had your own taproom, what would it be like? What are your perfect taproom and pub aesthetics? What events and fun things would you have happening?
Join us as we play build your dream taproom! We preface this with the note that we understand that there are real life space and financial implications, but we are going full fantasy mode here! There are no restrictions to what our imaginations could concoct.
What does your dream craft beer drinking establishment look like? And where are your favourite drinking establishments? Let us know!
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
We are back with our lager series and this time we bring you Japanese Rice Lager! With Tori jetting off to Japan we thought we would bring you some actual Japanese versions…. Listen to find out how that worked out!
This style is pretty new in the grand scheme of lagers, so we bring you a little history and a little bit about using rice in beer and brewing.
Beers we tried:
Asahi Super Dry
Akita Inu Beer
Summer Beer by Newbarns
Pink Lemonade Rice Lager by Donzoko
Have you had any good rice lagers lately? Let us know!
Here is the article Jo found about rice lagers in Brew Your Own magazine:
https://byo.com/article/rice-lager/
Check out the rest of our lager series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmO-fOFdLEdqjHZZ2nkKqXCB6zg_UW2Jq
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.
Support us: https://ko-fi.com/awomansbrew
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
There’s been talk recently about ingredients in beer and if here, in the UK we should restrict what can go in a beverage called beer. Here at A Woman’s Brew we say why stifle creativity?! So, we bring you some beers that use interesting or even unique ingredients.
Some of these beers we’ve been sitting on for a little bit, so they may be difficult to get hold of if you want to try them – soz! But hopefully we inspire you to go try some beers made from interesting things.
We tried:
Elixir by Yonder, a birch water, cold-steeped, barrel aged, sour porter with chaga. Read more here:
https://brewyonder.co.uk/blogs/news/natures-elixir
Purple is the new black by Kees, a Ube pastry stout
DDF M*rs Bar from Vault City x Neon Raptor, a deep fried mars bar stout
What’s the weirdest ingredient you’ve ever had in a beer? Let us know!
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
We are delighted to have Kelly from Good Chemistry back on the podcast this week, chatting about their new beer All Welcome. The beer was brewed to celebrate the 2nd birthday of She Drinks Beer – a regular night at the pub for women who enjoy beer. To mark the occasion, Kelly and the team at Good Chemistry welcomed women from the Bristol hospitality scene to the brewery to brew a delicious pale ale.
We chat to Kelly about the brew day and why She Drinks Beer is such an important event. Through these events held at Good Chem’s pubs The Good Measure and The Kings Head, not only do people get to socialise in a welcoming environment, they also get to learn about the beverage they love. And we at A Woman’s Brew love that!
Find out more about the brew day on Good Chemistry’s blog here:
https://goodchemistrybrewing.co.uk/2023/10/14/all-welcome-rebrew/
Check out the She Drinks Beer page to find out when the next event is here:
https://goodchemistrybrewing.co.uk/she-drinks-beer/
And grab the beer while you can here:
https://shop.goodchemistrybrewing.co.uk/products/all-welcome-cans-12x440ml
It’s also available at our faves Hop Hideout and The Green Goddess! Go get some!
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 Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Stouts – for some they are a seasonal indulgence and others they are an all year round affair. But often you will hear in the craft beer community cries of ‘it’s too thin!’ or ‘this would be better if it was barrel aged!’ We are here to challenge this misinformation – session stouts are a thing and they can be just as flavourful as your 15% syrup thick beers!
There is always a time and place for imperial stouts, but what about your oatmeal, dry irish, milk and export stouts? We try 4 different stouts all under 5.5% and see if we can get the same luxurious experience we would get with an imperial (spoiler – we do!)
Beers we tried:
Scoria by Neon Raptor
Mini Milk by Arbor
Dusk by Cloudwater
Cold Pressed Summer Stout by Unbarred
How do you feel about session stouts? Let us know in the comments.
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Beer is often linked to music, pop culture and other interests that craft beer drinkers enjoy – but have you ever considered pairing beer with tarot? Courtney Iseman has been pulling tarot cards and pairing them with beer experiences for a while in her newsletter Hugging The Bar, which Jo loves to read. She’s now put her experience into a new beer zine - Beer Tarot: Pulling Cards, Pouring Beer, & Discovering Self.
With Courtney, Jo discusses how you can start using tarot and how you can apply it to your craft beer hobby. She also gives advice on how to work on your own zine.
Grab your copy of Beer Tarot to learn more here:
https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/beer-tarot-zine-by-courtney-iseman
Check out more of Courtney’s work here:
https://www.instagram.com/highwaytohops/
And subscribe to Hugging the Bar for more beer & tarot pairings here:
https://huggingthebar.substack.com/
If you are interested in learning about tarot, Biddy Tarot is a great resource:
https://www.biddytarot.com/
https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/
Check out the Beer Tarot set here on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kseay/the-beer-tarot/description
And check out Bean to Barstool here:
https://www.instagram.com/beantobarstool/
Are you going to give tarot and beer pairing a go? Let us know!
Get in Touch:
Email: awomansbrewpodcast@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lovebeerlearning.co.uk
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Tori: @adventures_in_hoptimism
Joanne: @awomansbrew.
Support us: https://ko-fi.com/awomansbrew
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