Oh no. We’re about to have a puntastic prelude again, aren’t we?! Yes, unfortunately we’re reviewing Staggeringly Good again as we sample their wares: I Didn’t Ask for a Monster (I see - are you alright?), Bloo Goo Roo Wrecker (seriously now, are you ok?!) and Un-Bongo Wrecker (right, well that’s just plagiarism, isn’t it?!). Here we go… *sigh*... brace yourselves… tune in to find out if they are indeed staggeringly good! Ed. Come on now, Brain, you made that exact same joke last time! Let’s vary it up a bit, huh? Jesus, you’re losing your touch. Well, what little you had to begin with, anyway.

Oh no. We’re about to have a puntastic prelude again, aren’t we?! Yes, unfortunately we’re reviewing Staggeringly Good again as we sample their wares: I Didn’t Ask for a Monster (I see - are you alright?), Bloo Goo Roo Wrecker (seriously now, are you ok?!) and Un-Bongo Wrecker (right, well that’s just plagiarism, isn’t it?!). Here we go… *sigh*... brace yourselves… tune in to find out if they are indeed staggeringly good! Ed. Come on now, Brain, you made that exact same joke last time! Let’s vary it up a bit, huh? Jesus, you’re losing your touch. Well, what little you had to begin with, anyway.

Episode 18 - Staggeringly Good

今週は日本を訪問します! [Konshū wa Nihon o hōmon shimasu!] And in other news, Brain has figured out how to use Google translate and is all excited (other internet search engines are available). In case you hadn’t surmised, we’re making our first foray into the fabulous world of Japanese craft beer, with two brewtiful beers from Hitachino Nest, the beer arm of Kiuchi Brewery. So sit back and wallow in our enjoyment of their Lacto Sweet Stout and Chocolate Berry Ale, and listen with bated breath to find out whether Brain can contain his inner otaku. Probably not, though.

今週は日本を訪問します! [Konshū wa Nihon o hōmon shimasu!] And in other news, Brain has figured out how to use Google translate and is all excited (other internet search engines are available). In case you hadn’t surmised, we’re making our first foray into the fabulous world of Japanese craft beer, with two brewtiful beers from Hitachino Nest, the beer arm of Kiuchi Brewery. So sit back and wallow in our enjoyment of their Lacto Sweet Stout and Chocolate Berry Ale, and listen with bated breath to find out whether Brain can contain his inner otaku. Probably not, though.

Episode 17 - Hitachino Nest

Get ordering your favourite orange Chinese takeaway, because today we’re going sweet and sour! It’s a visit to New Bristol on the cards for us (not old Bristol, or contemporary Bristol, just to be clear), and we’ll be turning the heat back up on our old debate about whether it’s pastry or dessert sours as we sample their Cherry Pie &amp; Vanilla Ice Cream Sour and Blueberry Pancake &amp; Maple Syrup Sour. Yes, we’ve been good boys and eaten up all our greens, so it’s pudding time! We come to - I think - quite an interesting and perhaps slightly unexpected conclusion… find out all by pressing play. Or skip straight to the end for the spoiler if you can’t be bothered with all the fluff. And who can blame you, it’s mostly the Brain talking total flowery bollocks, as usual…

Get ordering your favourite orange Chinese takeaway, because today we’re going sweet and sour! It’s a visit to New Bristol on the cards for us (not old Bristol, or contemporary Bristol, just to be clear), and we’ll be turning the heat back up on our old debate about whether it’s pastry or dessert sours as we sample their Cherry Pie &amp; Vanilla Ice Cream Sour and Blueberry Pancake &amp; Maple Syrup Sour. Yes, we’ve been good boys and eaten up all our greens, so it’s pudding time! We come to - I think - quite an interesting and perhaps slightly unexpected conclusion… find out all by pressing play. Or skip straight to the end for the spoiler if you can’t be bothered with all the fluff. And who can blame you, it’s mostly the Brain talking total flowery bollocks, as usual…

Episode 16 - New Bristol Sours

Right. Best behaviour. Definitely no lazy stereotyping this time, definitely. Today, children, we’ll be sampling a couple of double delights from our good friends North Brewing. We’ll be looking for a DIPA understanding of North’s beers, and hoping that Watching Light Move can lead us beyond our Fading Frontiers. In other news, I will once again be consulting with my legal team to make sure the Geneva Convention doesn’t cover puns. Chuffin’ grand beers though, like. Oh, damn and blast!

Right. Best behaviour. Definitely no lazy stereotyping this time, definitely. Today, children, we’ll be sampling a couple of double delights from our good friends North Brewing. We’ll be looking for a DIPA understanding of North’s beers, and hoping that Watching Light Move can lead us beyond our Fading Frontiers. In other news, I will once again be consulting with my legal team to make sure the Geneva Convention doesn’t cover puns. Chuffin’ grand beers though, like. Oh, damn and blast!

Episode 15 - North Brewing DIPAs

What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster special? Is it a monsteeeeer special? Yes, it is! We have no fewer than - wait for it - EIGHT beers on the menu today, a Boozer and the Brain record, because… well, any guesses? No, actually: it’s our first ever non-alcoholic beer episode! Take five, Boozer. Today we’ll be showcasing a range from non-alc specialists Big Drop, taking in - deep breath - Double Strike Sour, Uptime Craft Lager, Pine Trail Pale Ale, Paradiso Citra IPA, Fieldhopper Golden Ale, Woodcutter Brown Ale, Galactic Milk Stout and Off-Piste Hazelnut Porter! While I hyperventilate from saying that all in one go, why don’t you crack on and have a listen? Go on, you can even listen to this one while driving! Wow, even I think that gag was bad…

What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster special? Is it a monsteeeeer special? Yes, it is! We have no fewer than - wait for it - EIGHT beers on the menu today, a Boozer and the Brain record, because… well, any guesses? No, actually: it’s our first ever non-alcoholic beer episode! Take five, Boozer. Today we’ll be showcasing a range from non-alc specialists Big Drop, taking in - deep breath - Double Strike Sour, Uptime Craft Lager, Pine Trail Pale Ale, Paradiso Citra IPA, Fieldhopper Golden Ale, Woodcutter Brown Ale, Galactic Milk Stout and Off-Piste Hazelnut Porter! While I hyperventilate from saying that all in one go, why don’t you crack on and have a listen? Go on, you can even listen to this one while driving! Wow, even I think that gag was bad…

Episode 14 - Big Drop

We’re back, baby! Yes, our hiatus is over, and your favourite beer-swilling pillocks – sorry, I completely misspelled ‘beer-appreciating connoisseurs’ there, didn’t I! – make their magnificent and eagerly awaited return to the airwaves as the Brain re-joins the waking world (sort of) and Boozer re-joins the drinking world. No, I don’t mean ‘re-joins’, do I? Anyway, we’re back with a bang and some Funky Fluid (dear God, please don’t read too much into that sentence). Today there’s a Modern Polish IPA and some Brown Sugar on the menu, so we’re going to polish them off and ask how come they taste so good… ah, it’s good to be back!

We’re back, baby! Yes, our hiatus is over, and your favourite beer-swilling pillocks – sorry, I completely misspelled ‘beer-appreciating connoisseurs’ there, didn’t I! – make their magnificent and eagerly awaited return to the airwaves as the Brain re-joins the waking world (sort of) and Boozer re-joins the drinking world. No, I don’t mean ‘re-joins’, do I? Anyway, we’re back with a bang and some Funky Fluid (dear God, please don’t read too much into that sentence). Today there’s a Modern Polish IPA and some Brown Sugar on the menu, so we’re going to polish them off and ask how come they taste so good… ah, it’s good to be back!

Episode 13 - Funky Fluid

Uh oh. It’s a brewery with a pun-friendly name. Well, might as well bow before the inevitable Brain outpouring of terribleness. Apologies in advance… right then, what a Goodh time to discover a very Goodh new brewery, wouldn’t you say, Goodh folk? Have you guessed their name yet? Yes, today we intend to have a Pretty F**kin Goodh time with a Strawberry Milkshake, then perhaps follow that up with a cuppa Joe, and round off our heroes’ breakfast by polishing off every last crumb of a Cinnamon Swirl. So, um. Those are the beers. They were made by Cornish brewery Goodh Brewing. Did I bring that across…?

Uh oh. It’s a brewery with a pun-friendly name. Well, might as well bow before the inevitable Brain outpouring of terribleness. Apologies in advance… right then, what a Goodh time to discover a very Goodh new brewery, wouldn’t you say, Goodh folk? Have you guessed their name yet? Yes, today we intend to have a Pretty F**kin Goodh time with a Strawberry Milkshake, then perhaps follow that up with a cuppa Joe, and round off our heroes’ breakfast by polishing off every last crumb of a Cinnamon Swirl. So, um. Those are the beers. They were made by Cornish brewery Goodh Brewing. Did I bring that across…?

Episode 12 - Goodh Brewing

An announcement from Boozer (and not The Brain...)

An announcement from Boozer (and not The Brain...)

Not Episode 13...

Ooh, you’re in for a treat today, friends, in every sense: it’s Sussex Small Batch, part three! Yes, our favourite dessert stout specialists return with three decadent delights in the form of their Zucotto, Bountiful and Salted Caramel Chocolate Stouts. This episode includes some quite recent new releases from SSB, which is rather exciting, so come and explore with us. And if you manage to get hold of any of these to drink along (which we of course always recommend for maximum listening pleasure), make sure you set your sweet tooth to the full ‘Sugar Coma’ setting while I issue a Code Yum tastiness warning. What on Earth am I on about…

Episode 11 - Sussex Small Batch

You know what they say: keep your friends close, and their beers closer. I paraphrase, but it’s something along those lines. Speaking of which, today’s episode is taking in a bevvy of beauties (hee hee, geddit?) from our good friends, UnBarred! As you enjoying our dulcet tones wafting over you, waxing lyrical about their Citra Weiss and Mango Pale, you may be wondering, “are these two trying to do an episode on every beer UnBarred produce?” To which I put it to you thusly: so what if we are, and hang on a tick, because wouldn’t that be brilliant?! Why yes. Yes it would. Q, E, and furthermore, D.

Episode 10 - UnBarred 4

Two mates from university meeting (remotely) to try new beers and discuss. Chris (Boozer), a teacher and fine appreciator of a good brew, is under the tutelage of Matthew (The Brain), a man who works in 'the business' and is working his way towards the high rank of 'Beer Sommelier'. We hope you enjoy our rambles through some great beers from the UK and beyond!

Do you hear them? Do you hear them calling to you? We do - the Sirens have got us! They’re luring us into the Bubbling Bubbles, taking us on a Granola Coaster and drawing us into the dark abyss of a Midnight Stack. Ok, that felt a bit dramatic, but we don’t want these to be dull. You may have gleaned from context that this week we’re reviewing three beers from Siren Craft Brew, a mutually well-liked and amply-sampled brewery for us who somehow managed to escape an appearance in season 1. Unfortunately for them, we’re now putting that right.

Do you hear them? Do you hear them calling to you? We do - the Sirens have got us! They’re luring us into the Bubbling Bubbles, taking us on a Granola Coaster and drawing us into the dark abyss of a Midnight Stack. Ok, that felt a bit dramatic, but we don’t want these to be dull. You may have gleaned from context that this week we’re reviewing three beers from Siren Craft Brew, a mutually well-liked and amply-sampled brewery for us who somehow managed to escape an appearance in season 1. Unfortunately for them, we’re now putting that right.

Episode 9 - Siren Craft Brew

Heeeyyyyy, dudes and dudettes, we’re gettin’ down and funky to a groovy new beat from New Bristol Brewery this week, so peace out! *Ahem*... goodness me, I do apologise, not sure where that came from; however, it’s true that there’s something of a chilled out, musical vibe to these three pales: Wonderland New England Pale, The Boogie Below Milkshake IPA and Mello Yello IPA. We’re very much hoping that last one is referring to the song, it must be said. So disco on down to the Brizzle of the boogie the beat and dig this happenin’ scene, maaan.

Heeeyyyyy, dudes and dudettes, we’re gettin’ down and funky to a groovy new beat from New Bristol Brewery this week, so peace out! *Ahem*... goodness me, I do apologise, not sure where that came from; however, it’s true that there’s something of a chilled out, musical vibe to these three pales: Wonderland New England Pale, The Boogie Below Milkshake IPA and Mello Yello IPA. We’re very much hoping that last one is referring to the song, it must be said. So disco on down to the Brizzle of the boogie the beat and dig this happenin’ scene, maaan.

Episode 8 - New Bristol PAs

So many… nerdy jokes… can’t choose…! Oh, never mind, let’s just keep this one straightforward. This week we’re returning to Ireland’s greatest export that’s called The White Hag: The White Hag! Specifically, four exciting pastry stouts from their Dark Druid series (seriously, so many nerdy jokes!) - Salted Caramel, Chocolate Orange, Black Forest and Mexican Hot Chocolate. Why, it’s a veritable smörgåsbord, except with desserts instead of open sandwiches and other delightful hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Sours month is over and it’s back to the sweets again, huzzah! So, dust off that sugar addiction and join us down in yummy town!

So many… nerdy jokes… can’t choose…! Oh, never mind, let’s just keep this one straightforward. This week we’re returning to Ireland’s greatest export that’s called The White Hag: The White Hag! Specifically, four exciting pastry stouts from their Dark Druid series (seriously, so many nerdy jokes!) - Salted Caramel, Chocolate Orange, Black Forest and Mexican Hot Chocolate. Why, it’s a veritable smörgåsbord, except with desserts instead of open sandwiches and other delightful hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Sours month is over and it’s back to the sweets again, huzzah! So, dust off that sugar addiction and join us down in yummy town!

Episode 7 - White Hag Dark Druids

Well, heaven knows we like to stick to a theme, and this week we’ve gone sour again. Not us, just the beers. Call it beervangelism if you like; we’re on a mission to get everyone to love sours as much as we do, because they’re great (sweet treats will be back soon, kids, don’t worry)! This week, though, we’re broadening things out by visiting three different breweries – yes, it’s another multi- brewery special! Hooray! We’ll be taking in the sights, sounds, smells and flavours of Signature Brew’s Pink Vinyl, Double-Barrelled’s Billy Don’t You Run So Fast and Amundsen’s Tropical Rush Rider, so hop onto our beer bus, find a good seat, and enjoy the ride! No refunds.

Well, heaven knows we like to stick to a theme, and this week we’ve gone sour again. Not us, just the beers. Call it beervangelism if you like; we’re on a mission to get everyone to love sours as much as we do, because they’re great (sweet treats will be back soon, kids, don’t worry)! This week, though, we’re broadening things out by visiting three different breweries – yes, it’s another multi- brewery special! Hooray! We’ll be taking in the sights, sounds, smells and flavours of Signature Brew’s Pink Vinyl, Double-Barrelled’s Billy Don’t You Run So Fast and Amundsen’s Tropical Rush Rider, so hop onto our beer bus, find a good seat, and enjoy the ride! No refunds.

Episode 6 - Mixed Fruit Sours

Can you guess in which cardinal direction our beer compass is pointing this week? We’ll give you a clue: it’s where the polar bears live. And much like the polar bears, this brewery is brilliant; yes, it’s North Brewing! They’re back again with a couple of sour offerings this time: a collab beer with Bundobust, Salted Lemon Sour, and Take Down Your Art, a sour IPA. A gold star to Boozer for securing these lovelies from North’s own taproom while we were in Harrogate last year. And a gold star to the Brain for finally getting through a blurb for a Yorkshire-based brewery episode without resorting to broad stereotypes. Oh aye.

Can you guess in which cardinal direction our beer compass is pointing this week? We’ll give you a clue: it’s where the polar bears live. And much like the polar bears, this brewery is brilliant; yes, it’s North Brewing! They’re back again with a couple of sour offerings this time: a collab beer with Bundobust, Salted Lemon Sour, and Take Down Your Art, a sour IPA. A gold star to Boozer for securing these lovelies from North’s own taproom while we were in Harrogate last year. And a gold star to the Brain for finally getting through a blurb for a Yorkshire-based brewery episode without resorting to broad stereotypes. Oh aye.

Episode 5 - North Brewing Co

We don’t know about you, but we love dinosaurs. And we love beer (but you’d probably already guessed that). So any brewery that combines the two ought to be alright with us! Today it’s another new entry into our stable as we endeavour to find out if two beers can live up to a name that makes big promises: will the Souropod Blood Orange, Apricot &amp; Star Anise Fruited Sour and Dawn Stealer Noire IPA from Staggeringly Good Brewery be just that? We like confidence. Let’s see where these take us; will they be totally Triassic, jubilantly Jurassic, or comprehensively Cretaceous?!

We don’t know about you, but we love dinosaurs. And we love beer (but you’d probably already guessed that). So any brewery that combines the two ought to be alright with us! Today it’s another new entry into our stable as we endeavour to find out if two beers can live up to a name that makes big promises: will the Souropod Blood Orange, Apricot &amp; Star Anise Fruited Sour and Dawn Stealer Noire IPA from Staggeringly Good Brewery be just that? We like confidence. Let’s see where these take us; will they be totally Triassic, jubilantly Jurassic, or comprehensively Cretaceous?!

Episode 4 - Staggeringly Good

Apparently the festive spirit is still lingering within us, because we felt the need for some sweet treats this week, and they don’t come much sweeter: enter regular appearance-makers Tiny Rebel, to whom we are perennially paeanistic. It’s not our fault they make so many amazing beers! This week it’s a fabulous four pack of special Stay Pufts, all Imperial Marshmallow Porters encompassing flavours of Coconut Crème, Espresso Martini, Praline, and Waffle &amp; Candied Bacon (yes, you read that correctly). Find that last bit of leftover Christmas chocolate, put your feet up and join us for a drink, because our January isn’t going to be the least bit dry!

Apparently the festive spirit is still lingering within us, because we felt the need for some sweet treats this week, and they don’t come much sweeter: enter regular appearance-makers Tiny Rebel, to whom we are perennially paeanistic. It’s not our fault they make so many amazing beers! This week it’s a fabulous four pack of special Stay Pufts, all Imperial Marshmallow Porters encompassing flavours of Coconut Crème, Espresso Martini, Praline, and Waffle &amp; Candied Bacon (yes, you read that correctly). Find that last bit of leftover Christmas chocolate, put your feet up and join us for a drink, because our January isn’t going to be the least bit dry!

Episode 3 - Tiny Rebel Imperial Stay Pufts

Déjà brew! Our second episode of season two sees us return to a brewery we first visited way back in season one in just our third ever episode: our wonderful friends at UnBarred! We’re excited as always to have their beers back on the show, and today it’s three of their top pales: Joosy, Granola NEIPA, and 3Bs. Come and enjoy these Brighton beauties with us – ok, so January might not be the best time to visit the seaside, but who cares when the beer on offer is this good?! Anyway, this could easily be considered barbecue weather. In Alaska.

Déjà brew! Our second episode of season two sees us return to a brewery we first visited way back in season one in just our third ever episode: our wonderful friends at UnBarred! We’re excited as always to have their beers back on the show, and today it’s three of their top pales: Joosy, Granola NEIPA, and 3Bs. Come and enjoy these Brighton beauties with us – ok, so January might not be the best time to visit the seaside, but who cares when the beer on offer is this good?! Anyway, this could easily be considered barbecue weather. In Alaska.

Episode 2 - Unbarred 3

We’re back, baby! Happy New Year; It’s 2022, and you know what our resolution is? To do another year’s worth of episodes of our most excellent podcast for you. Sound good? Right, we’ll crack on then! And in fact we’re cracking on with a brand new brewery (well, not in that sense, only in that we haven’t featured them before!): Totally Brewed. Dude. We’ll be sampling their Papa Jangles Chocolate Orange Stout and Smoochie Boochies Pear Tart Tatin Sour. Right, settle in. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin…

We’re back, baby! Happy New Year; It’s 2022, and you know what our resolution is? To do another year’s worth of episodes of our most excellent podcast for you. Sound good? Right, we’ll crack on then! And in fact we’re cracking on with a brand new brewery (well, not in that sense, only in that we haven’t featured them before!): Totally Brewed. Dude. We’ll be sampling their Papa Jangles Chocolate Orange Stout and Smoochie Boochies Pear Tart Tatin Sour. Right, settle in. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin…

Episode 1 - Totally Brewed

So, here it is. Merry Christmas. Everybody’s having fun. Well, we certainly are, because boy have we got a treat in store for you: for our last episode of the year we’ve done a great big bumper Christmas special! Six - yes, you read that correctly, SIX - beers are in our sights today, starting with To Øl’s Blizzard (in a Beer Mug), then moving onto the White Hag’s Noël Eggnog Christmas Ale, taking in Leffe’s Bière d’Hiver and Gordon Xmas Ale, before finishing strong with Tiny Rebel’s Stay Puft Imperial Eggnog Marshmallow White Porter and De Huyghe’s Delirium Christmas! Wow, this is going to be good. And even more incoherent than usual, probably! The merriest of Christmases, happiest of Hanukkahs, coolest of Kwanzaas, outstandingest of Ōmisokas, silliest of Saturnalias and wonderfulest of whatever other celebrations you may be having to you all. And a drunken new year. Cheers!

So, here it is. Merry Christmas. Everybody’s having fun. Well, we certainly are, because boy have we got a treat in store for you: for our last episode of the year we’ve done a great big bumper Christmas special! Six - yes, you read that correctly, SIX - beers are in our sights today, starting with To Øl’s Blizzard (in a Beer Mug), then moving onto the White Hag’s Noël Eggnog Christmas Ale, taking in Leffe’s Bière d’Hiver and Gordon Xmas Ale, before finishing strong with Tiny Rebel’s Stay Puft Imperial Eggnog Marshmallow White Porter and De Huyghe’s Delirium Christmas! Wow, this is going to be good. And even more incoherent than usual, probably! The merriest of Christmases, happiest of Hanukkahs, coolest of Kwanzaas, outstandingest of Ōmisokas, silliest of Saturnalias and wonderfulest of whatever other celebrations you may be having to you all. And a drunken new year. Cheers!

Episode 36 - The Christmas Special!

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