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Beer Prime
by Paul Newton
Podcast about Craft Beer. I talk to guests from around the craft beer community - not just breweries. There will also be chances to WIN beer from some of the guests, so subscribe to be kept up-to-date!
Episodes
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Beer Prime - Episode 145 - RedWillow Brewery
EPISODE 145: REDWILLOW BREWERY // While working up North, I popped in to RedWillow in Macclesfield to chat with co-owner and brewer, Toby McKenzie. Crack open a beer - or two - and listen along! LINKS RedWillow Brewery - Website / Twitter / Instagram Leave...
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Beer Prime - Episode 144 - Mash Paddle and AleHunters
EPISODE 144: MASH PADDLE AND ALEHUNTERS // I went along to Mash Paddle in Bermondsey to brew a beer, along with Paul from AleHunters, and to chat with both Paul and Mash Paddle's Nick. LINKS Mash Paddle - Website / Twitter / Instagram AleHunters - Website / ...
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Beer Prime - Episode 143 - Pretty Decent Beer Co
EPISODE 143: PRETTY DECENT BEER CO // Join me as I sit down with Pretty Decent Beer Co's James Casey and discuss the brewery, their beers, and a whole lot more! LINKS Pretty Decent Beer Co - Website / Twitter / Instagram Leave me a message on Speakpipe - CLICK HERE...
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Beer Prime - Episode 142 - Sierra Nevada, with Deschutes Brewery
EPISODE 142: SIERRA NEVADA, with DESCHUTES BREWERY // I went down to Southwark Park in July for the London Craft Beer Festival, and sat down with the legendary Steve Grossman from Sierra Nevada - one of the most, if not THE most, influential breweries in the Independent beer world! I also grabbed…
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Beer Prime - Episode 141 - The Beer Prime Hall of Fame Part 2
EPISODE 141: THE BEER PRIME HALL OF FAME - PART 2 // I hope you enjoyed Part 1, here's Part 2! For the podcast's 6th birthday I have pored over hours and hours of recordings to bring you The Beer Prime Hall of Fame! Any guest or company that have featured 5 or more times is inducted into the Hall...
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Beer Prime - Episode 140 - The Beer Prime Hall of Fame Part 1
EPISODE 140: THE BEER PRIME HALL OF FAME - PART 1 // For the podcast's 6th birthday I have pored over hours and hours of recordings to bring you The Beer Prime Hall of Fame! Any guest or company that have featured 5 or more times is inducted into the Hall of Fame and I play you clips of some of...
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Beer Prime - Episode 139 - Two Tails Taproom update
EPISODE 139: TWO TAILS TAPROOM UPDATE // I catch up with Colin Gilham about their plans for a permanent Two Tails Taproom. Colin and Deena have recently been busy behind the scenes working to make this a reality, and Colin has some news for us! LINKS Two Tails - Twitter / Instagram Leave me a...
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Beer Prime - Episode 138 - Brighton, with Hand Brew Co, Brighton Beer Blog, and UnBarred
EPISODE 138: BRIGHTON, WITH HAND BREW CO, BRIGHTON BEER BLOG, AND UNBARRED // I headed down to Brighton to sit down in the Hand in Hand Pub with Clark Left and Kate Hyde from Hand Brew Co, and David Elphick of Brighton Beer Blog. We talked about the brewery and how it started in the tiny local…
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Beer Prime - Episode 137 - Tap Social Change is Brewing with Friends 2026
EPISODE 137: TAP SOCIAL CHANGE IS BREWING WITH FRIENDS 2026 // My most ambitious episode to date - 12 breweries to interview! I attended Tap Social Movement's beer festival Change is Brewing with Friends, and sat down with each of the 11 guest breweries and, of course, the hosts too. Pour…
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Beer Prime - Episode 136 - Garage Project
EPISODE 136: GARAGE PROJECT // What's this? A new episode just one week after the last one? Yes, a sneaky extra episode for you, as I had the opportunity to speak with Pete Gillespie of New Zealand's Garage Project, and couldn't pass it up. What was intended to tag onto another episode in a month...
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Beer Prime - Episode 135 - Palindrome Brew Co
EPISODE 135: PALINDROME BREW CO // Learn all about a brand-new brewery based in South London, Palindrome Brew Co. They are so new they don't even have any beer ... yet! Find out what types of beer they want to produce, where you'll be able to drink it, the origins of their brewing kit, and much...
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Beer Prime - Episode 134 - Maidenhead Craft Beer Festival 2026
EPISODE 134: MAIDENHEAD CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 2026 // Hear all the exciting news about Maidenhead Craft Beer Festival 2026 from organiser Dave Hayward. We talk about the breweries involved, including a colossal giant of the American Craft Beer scene! Plus there's a message from Colin of Two Tails...
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Beer Prime - Episode 133 - Piglove
EPISODE 133: PIGLOVE BREWING // In this episode, I chat with Marcos Ramirez of Leeds brewery, Piglove Brewing. We talk all about his use of ingredients from Latin America, combined with traditional British brewing methods and ingredients to create beers with eccentricity. We also discuss their...
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Beer Prime - Episode 132 - Supercute Brewhouse
EPISODE 132: SUPERCUTE BREWHOUSE // In this episode, I chat with Hammant from Supercute Brewhouse in Brixton, all about their genesis, their branding style, and their ethos about beers and brewing. LINKS Supercute Brewhouse - Instagram /...
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Beer Prime - Episode 131 - Klaire Alexander and Steve Jackson
EPISODE 131: KLAIRE ALEXANDER AND STEVE JACKSON // There are two guests in this episode - first up is Klaire Alexander, who is bidding to become the World's first Anosmic Cicerone. Find out all about her condition, how she got it, and a whole lot more! Then we've got Steve Jackson, the man in...
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Beer Prime - Episode 130 - Utopian Brewing
EPISODE 130: UTOPIAN BREWERY // In this episode I headed down to Exeter to sit down with Utopian Brewery's Richard Archer and Jeremy Swainson, and Beer Writer Adrian Tierney-Jones. We talk about lager styles, decoction mashing, the Reinheitsgebot, Cask ales, and a lot more. LINKS Utopian Brewing…
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Beer Prime - Episode 129 - Pilgrim Brewery
EPISODE 129: PILGRIM BREWERY // In this episode I sit down with Rory and John from Pilgrim Brewery, based in Reigate, Surrey. We talk about how Rory took over the brewery, which was established in 1982, in 2017; their two pubs, that complement their on-site taproom; and their month-long Ale…
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Beer Prime - Episode 128 - Lallemand Brewing
EPISODE 128: LALLEMAND BREWING // In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Lallemand Brewing's Alix Blease, all about Yeast! Lallemand are one of the foremost providers of brewing yeast in the world, and Alix has some amazing insight into the organism that makes our favourite...
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Beer Prime - Episode 127 - Art & Craft CR0, The Oval Tavern, and the Royal Standard
EPISODE 127: ART & CRAFT CR0, THE OVAL TAVERN, AND THE ROYAL STANDARD // Welcome to a new year of Beer Prime, and in 2026's first episode I travel to Croydon to talk with the landlords of three pubs in the city. We discuss their venues and the challenges that they - along with pubs across the...
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Beer Prime - Episode 126 - Christmas Special 2025 with Indie Rabble, Thornbridge, UnBarred, and Brasserie de la Senne
EPISODE 126: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH INDIE RABBLE, THORNBRIDGE, UNBARRED, AND BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE // It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So, why not delve into a big hitting Christmas Special? In this episode, I sit down and chat with Dave Hayward from Indie Rabble, Dominic…
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Beer Prime - Episode 125 - Collabageddon 2025
EPISODE 125: COLLABAGEDDON 2025 // In this episode, I focus on the collaboration project that is Collabageddon, run by Elusive Brewing and featuring 11 other breweries each year. I spoke with Andy from Elusive, Miranda from Duration, and Brook from Brolly Brewing. LINKS Elusive Brewing -...
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Beer Prime - Episode 124 - Brewpoint
EPISODE 124: BREWPOINT // I went to Bedford to visit Brewpoint and have a chat with Tim Hickford about the brewery and its history - both in the recent years in its current guise, and their greater history dating back to 1876! Sandwiched between two sessions of chatting with Tim, I went on the...
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Beer Prime - Episode 123 - Concrete Blues
EPISODE 123: CONCRETE BLUES // I met Al Upshaw from Concrete Blues at Beak's These Hills Festival in August. I was bowled over by his beer, and asked him to be a guest on the podcast, which he agreed to. So here is the resulting conversation. Also featured on the podcast: A round up of best Beer...
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Beer Prime - Episode 122 - St Mars of the Desert
EPISODE 122: ST MARS OF THE DESERT // On a recent visit to Sheffield, I took time out to visit St Mars of the Desert's taproom and sit down with co-owner Dann Paquette and talk about their brewery, the origins of the quirky name, their last brewery in Boston, USA, plus lots more. LINKS St Mars of...
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Beer Prime - Episode 121 - Experiments in Yeast and Beer Secret
EPISODE 121: EXPERIMENTS IN YEAST & BEER SECRET // I have a packed episode for you today! First off, I speak with Liselot Caura of Beer Secret, a Belgium-based Beer Tour guide; then we have a tasting of Elusive Brewing x UnBarred x Lallemand Brewing's Experiments in Yeast at Two Tails Taproom,...
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Beer Prime - Episode 120 - ThirtyFifty
EPISODE 120: THIRTYFIFTY // I sat down with Jamie Percival and Chris Scott from ThirtyFifty - a wine and beer educator - all about their WSET courses, and beer tastings. We also had a little tasting of three beers, and I drafted in my son, Luca, for his Beer Prime debut to taste along with me and...
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Beer Prime - Episode 119 - Bohem Brewery
EPISODE 119: BOHEM BREWERY // I went down to the Queens Arms in Battersea, where I sat down with Jakub Mikusinec from Bohem Brewery, and we talked all about their authentic Czech lagers produced in the heart of London, as well as all about the Czech way of dispensing their beers, the importance…
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Beer Prime - Episode 118 - Southwark Brewing Co
EPISODE 118: SOUTHWARK BREWING CO. // I went down to see Peter Jackson at Southwark Brewing Co and chatted with him about his 11 years as part of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, and his beer industry background before that - 33 years and not a single drop brewed! LINKS Southwark Brewing Co…
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Beer Prime - Episode 117 - Sambrook's Brewery and The Ram Brewery
EPISODE 117: SAMBROOK'S BREWERY AND THE RAM BREWERY // I visited John Hatch at the Sambrook's Brewery taproom in Wandsworth, Southwest London, on the old Young's Brewery site. John works for the brewery, but also brews heritage beers as The Ram Brewery using a "scrapheap challenge" nano-brewery...
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Beer Prime - Episode 116 - Tap Social Movement revisited
EPISODE 116: TAP SOCIAL MOVEMENT REVISITED // I took a trip to Oxford and dropped in to Tap Social Movement's Kiddlington brewery, and sat down with Brian Spencer to catch up with what they have been up to since the last time we spoke, on Episode 54 in September 2022. LINKS Tap Social Movement -...
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Beer Prime - Episode 115 - The Dodo Micropub
EPISODE 115: THE DODO MICROPUB // I took a trip to West London, to sit down in the Dodo Micropub with owner Lucy Do. We talked about the Micropub concept, why she started one, what trials and tribulations have befallen her, and lots more. We were joined by Lucy's some-time colleague and the…
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Beer Prime - Episode 114 - Attic Brew Co
EPISODE 114: ATTIC BREW CO. // This episode features Oli Hurlow, co-founder of Birmingham's Attic Brew Co. We talk about their beginnings in an attic, to moving in to their own space, then on to tripling production capacity. We also cover the dichotomy of being a "local" company, with getting…
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Beer Prime - Episode 113 - Beer Books with Pete Brown and Sam Cullen
EPISODE 113: BEER BOOKS WITH PETE BROWN AND SAM CULLEN // In this episode, I speak with two Beer Writers with new books out. First up is Sam Cullen, whose new book "London's Lost Pubs" chronicles over 200 pubs in the Capital that have closed in the last 25 years. Plenty of interesting stories…
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Beer Prime - Episode 112 - Sussex Special with Only With Love, Three Acre, and Two Tails
EPISODE 112: SUSSEX SPECIAL WITH ONLY WITH LOVE, THREE ACRE, AND TWO TAILS // I went down to a farm in Sussex which is home to TWO breweries - Only With Love and Three Acre. We were joined by local Sussex pop-up taproom and exponents of all things Sussex - Two Tails. LINKS Only With Love -...
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Beer Prime - Episode 111 - Mysterious Brewing Co
EPISODE 111: MYSTERIOUS BREWING CO REVISITED // I paid a visit to Mysterious HQ to help brew a beer, and to catch up with Ken and Adam about what they've been up to since we last spoke, and their big 2nd birthday bash plans. There's also a message from Colin Gilham from Two Tails Taproom. LINKS...
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Beer Prime - Episode 110 - Beer Breaks in Britain
EPISODE 110: BEER BREAKS IN BRITAIN // On my trip to Lewes, where I recorded with Beak Brewery, I also sat down with Phil Mellows to talk about his book Beer Breaks in Britain. There's also a message from Deana Gilham from Two Tails Taproom. LINKS Beer Breaks in Britain - website / Twitter /...
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Beer Prime - Episode 109 - Beak revisited
EPISODE 109: BEAK REVISITED // Recently, I took a trip to Lewes to visit Kat Türková of Beak Brewery. I was joined by writer Phil Mellows (more from Phil in the next episode) and we talked about Beak's output, the welcome return of the These Hills Beer Festival, and how their plans for a Central...
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Beer Prime - Episode 108 - Anspach & Hobday revisited
EPISODE 108: ANSPACH & HOBDAY // Another episode recorded in person, and following on from the last episode with Bianca Road, I walked a little closer back towards London Bridge to Anspach & Hobday's Bermondsey home to chat with one half of founders - Jack Hobday. We discuss London Black, their...
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Beer Prime - Episode 107 - Bianca Road Brew Co.
EPISODE 107: BIANCA ROAD BREW CO. // In the latest episode I headed into London to sit down with Bianca Road Brew Co owner/founder Reece Wood, in their Bermondsey taproom. We talk about their beginnings in their eponymous home street, before necessity made them move. There's also talk of Cease…
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Beer Prime - Episode 106 - Vault City
EPISODE 106: VAULT CITY // In the latest episode I welcome Joe Cruickshank from Edinburgh sour specialists Vault City. We talk about their modern sours, their stonking stouts, and their impending brewery move, plus much more. LINKS Vault City - website / Twitter / Insta The Big Swally Edinburgh...
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Beer Prime - Episode 105 - Northern Monk revisited
EPISODE 105: NORTHERN MONK REVISITED // I'm back for 2025 with a brand-new episode recorded in person in Leeds at Northern Monk's Refectory where I chatted with co-founder Brian Dickson. We talked about a whole host of things including their AF range, a possible London taproom site, their…
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Beer Prime - Episode 104 - Christmas Special with Adnams and Pellicle
EPISODE 104: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024 WITH ADNAMS AND PELLICLE // It's that time of year again, and this year's epic Christmas special features Fergus Fitzgerald from brewing giants Adnams, plus Matt Curtis and Katie Mather from Pellicle Magazine. I also crown my "Beer of the Year" and play your...
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Beer Prime - Episode 103 - Abbeydale Brewery
EPISODE 103: ABBEYDALE BREWERY // Join me for another chat with folk from the craft beer world as I speak with Laura, Jim, and Dan from Sheffield's Abbeydale Brewery. They have a fair amount of history, but the most exciting times are yet to come as earlier this year they became 100% Employee...
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Beer Prime - Episode 102 - Firebrand Brewing Co
EPISODE 102: FIREBRAND BREWING CO. // Join me as I chat with Joe Thomson, co-owner and Head Brewer of Cornwall's Firebrand Brewing Co. We discuss the brewery's genesis, non-alcoholic beers, American hops, and much more. LINKS Firebrand Brewing - website / Twitter / Instagram Get your cans of...
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Beer Prime - Episode 101 - Lost Cause Brewing Co
EPISODE 101: LOST CAUSE BREWING CO // In this episode I speak with Colin Stronge of Lost Cause Brewing Co, which is barely 6 months in existence and already turning people's heads. Colin has a wealth of experience behind him, including a Brewer of the Year award, and we discuss his background and...
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Beer Prime - Episode 100 - Elusive Brewing Collaboration Brew
EPISODE 100: ELUSIVE BREWING COLLABORATION BREW // It's the big one... or rather 100! To celebrate the 100th episode, I collaborated with Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing to brew a lovely West Coast pale chock full of Centennial hops! Its a lovely beer - buy some and find out for yourselves (link...
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Beer Prime - Episode 99 - Orbit Beers Brewery
EPISODE 99: ORBIT BEERS BREWERY // In this episode I speak with Robbie Sykes from South London's Orbit Beers Brewery. We talk all about their modern takes on traditional European beer styles, keeping their beers in bottles, and why a Greek yoghurt dip works well as a beer! LINKS Orbit Beers…
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Beer Prime - Episode 98 - Two Tails and Hop Stop
EPISODE 98: TWO TAILS and HOP STOP // In this episode, I speak with Colin and Deena from Two Tails Taproom, a pop-up business in East Sussex, and James from Hop Stop in Reigate. We talk all about their businesses, how things have been going, and what future plans they have, amongst other things....
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Beer Prime - Episode 97 - Brass Castle
EPISODE 97: BRASS CASTLE // We're hurtling towards episode 100 now, and you'll be getting the three episodes preceding that (this one, 98, and 99) in quick time! This is all so that we are ready to have Episode 100 when the special collab beer, brewed with Elusive, is ready for you to be drinking...
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Beer Prime - Episode 96 - Just Me!
Episode 96: Just Me! // With a few last minute issues meaning that the Cider Prime episode had to be postponed, I had no time to arrange an emergency guest, so I just plugged in the mic and .... talked! Hopefully its fairly structured and not too much of a ramble! I talk about my recent trip to...
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Podcast about Craft Beer. I talk to guests from around the craft beer community - not just breweries. There will also be chances to WIN beer from some of the guests, so subscribe to be kept up-to-date!
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