PLANETBEER.TV Podcasts

After months of podcasting silence, we thought we'd do a bit of a warm-up episode to dust off those rambling skills. And, well... mission accomplished, because over a couple of DIPAs from Deep Fried Beers, the conversation takes a swan dive off the top turnbuckle onto a table of drawing pins. Enjoy.   The Tip Jar: https://www.patreon.com/posts/buy-us-pint-156614294

We forgot to answer a question in the last podcast, so we've taken this episode to its illogical conclusion - a Dungeons & Dragons style mini-campaign. Along the way, we ramble over a new brewery to us, a style we've never tried before, and we discuss Pete Brown's 8 best breweries in the UK.

Here it is! The Christmas Special and all the trimmings that come with it. We talk about our year, through the lens of our Beers of the Year, and we drink some potential contenders for the top spot too. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/DRRRgM6fO4Q

We're back to talk about about sex offenders on milk cartons, the new changes to Untappd, prosthetic dongs and Chris gives Paul a memory test.

In the third round of Farm Trip sessions from Rivington, we've got Messorem from Canada, Ophiussa from Portugal and Makemake from Portsmouth, England. A real mash up of booze and cultures. If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon. Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻

In the second round of Farm Trip sessions from Rivington, we've got Factory Brewing from Finland, Azvex from Liverpool and Third Moon from Canada. A real mash up of booze and cultures. If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon. Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻

While the Fantasy Beer Name Podcast takes a mid-season break, we’re bringing you something special from the PlanetBeerTV vaults. The Farm Trip Speed Dating Sessions were recorded at Rivington’s annual beer festival, where we caught up with some incredible breweries from around the world. Each episode features three unfiltered conversations about beer, creativity, and staying fresh in a crowded craft scene.  If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon. Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻

An episode named in honour of the late, great Prince of Darkness (and Aston), Ozzy Osbourne. We resurrect Steve Power's The Doom Bar for a dissection of the Birmingham drinking scene and financial misfires for BrewDog. Chris also tells some tales from the Toon. All aboaaaard! JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/PlanetbeerTV == News links: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/potential-cost-greedy-valuation-why-ceos-must-read-brewdog-tearle-fnd6e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/birminghams-beer-scene-suffers-major-32055312 == 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:02 Drinking Otherworld Sour 00:03:32 What’s on the agenda? 00:04:47 Naming the episode 00:08:22 Chris’s trip to Newcastle 00:20:07 Death Row Beers 00:29:40 Steve Power’s The Doom Bar (Birmingham) 00:41:37 Steve Power’s The Doom Bar (BrewDog) 00:54:24 Is respectable craft macro possible? 01:00:55 Return to Rivington

Jonny Garrett, beer writer and co-founder of The Craft Beer Channel, finds himself humorously detained in our secret underground facility… all because of a controversial beer opinion that could enrage "Guinn-fluencers" everywhere. In the very first episode of our new series, Jonny talks us through his Death Row beers - each one tied to a personal story, cherished moment, or formative memory. We also talk about Jonny’s important campaign to get Cask Ale listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage. You can sign the petition here: 👉 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716686

In this episode of Beerpolitik, Chris is back with Mark Reynolds from The Hop Vault, diving into the rising price of a pint. The average pint’s now over a fiver - but what does that actually mean? We look at how macro breweries are driving prices up, how craft beer pricing compares, and whether the pint even makes sense as a measure anymore. So join us as we go beyond inflation and take a deep dive into branding, beer culture, and why we’re all paying more at the bar.

Paul talks about his love-hate trip to York, which featured a rare unicorn. We gossip about the latest news and take a point of discussion from our Patreons, Phil & Amy @lancs.crafty.beer.drinkers Tell us your glassware idiosyncrasies.

We criticise CAMRA from time to time - now we’re giving them the mic. In this episode, we sit down with the vice chair of our local branch to ask: where does CAMRA fit in the future of beer? Join our Patreon: patreon.com/PlanetbeerTV   === Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQJcdL4xeSc

Chaos is brewing in the kitchen. After one too many DIPAs, two Planet Beer scoundrels are scrambling to name an Emperor's beer in honour of feline overlord and Dark Side muse, Steve the Cat. On the storm-lashed island of Islay, a band of smugglers embark on a whisky-fuelled pilgrimage, returning with tales of peat, peril, and perhaps too many oysters. In the brewing systems of the Outer Rim North West, alliances shift as Sureshot, Rivington and State of Kind trade personnel and destinies. And in a rare twist, the scoundrels raise a glass to CAMRA - who’ve launched a proton torpedo across the bows of the Carlsberg-Marstons Death Star. The soul of cask beer hangs in the balance... Video: https://youtu.be/4_Gkn-lw_sM == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos. ==

Ahead of their last ever show in Brum, we sat down backstage with Alex and Eddy from the Birmingham indie band, JAWS for one last round of beers, stories, and reflections. From influences to first pints, we crack open a few beer and talk endings, beginnings and everything in between. A heartfelt, hilarious send-off to one of B-town's most beloved bands. Cheers lads 🍺

In our brand new podcast series, People in Beer, we speak with people in the wider craft beer community. This week, we chat with Tim "The Brand Weaver" about what makes great brewery branding and how AI is affecting the brewing industry. An extended cut of the interview is available on our Patreon. Join the Patreon for as little as £2 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV 

After returning from separate family holidays to Cornwall, Chris and Paul unpack their brewery experiences - featuring a hidden gem, an up and comer and a familiar favourite. In the second half, it's all about Awful April and the aftermath of that recent 'Craft beer is too cheap' video. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/PlanetbeerTV == Beer Lineup: * Saffron Helles (Braslou Bierre) * Cornish Bird (Bluntrock Brewing) * Water Music (Braslou Bierre) * Daily Serving (Trillium) * The Butcher (Fidens) == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.  

For those of you who follow the UK craft beer scene, you'll know just how difficult things are at the moment. Rising energy costs, VAT, business rates, vanishing tax relief - it sucks. But what can be done about it? In this episode, Chris speaks with Mark from the Hop Vault in Stourbridge about the harsh realities facing the industry at the moment, the lack of leadership from industry organisations and some potential solutions. Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV

Fresh from a successful beer launch and boozy trip to Manchester, we’re back with another beefed up news round. We also give our Patreon a push and have a civilised debate about politics in beer.   Beer Lineup: Turtles All the Way Down (Duration) Fields of Nelson (Burnt Mill Brewing) Dank Juice (Unbarred) Rabid Revenge (Electric Brewing Co.)   JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/PlanetbeerTV   ==   News links:   Beer sales down in Germany AND the US: https://www.vice.com/en/article/its-not-just-the-us-beer-sales-are-down-in-germany-too/   15% of Admiral Taverns income comes from fruit machines: https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/admiral-taverns-profits-rise-on-investment-and-acquisitions-z836m9h8t   Ale & Radio ,a 24/7 beer-themed radio station that broadcasts from Sheffield, marks one year anniversary with a collab https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/ale-radio-marks-first-anniversary-with-exclusive-collaboration-beer-from-bayonet-brewing/   Trinity Brew in Lichfield closed after 4 years: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/food-and-drink/2025/02/19/weve-poured-our-last-beer-beloved-lichfield-brewery-closes-after-four-years/   AB InBev UK named as one of the worst payers: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/ab-inbev-uk-named-as-one-of-the-worst-payers     ==   This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com    If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.    ==   Chapters:   00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:35 Cracking open a Duration 00:03:03 What are we doing today? 00:04:10 This week's Fantasy Beer Name 00:05:26 Our trip to Manchester 00:16:03 Live stream details 00:17:10 Who brews it? 00:19:08 Patreon Chat 00:26:24 Member Shoutouts 00:30:33 Thoughts on the Burnt Mill 00:32:11 Part 2 - Cracking the Unbarred 00:35:26 New Brew News 00:37:44 Beer Sales Decline in Germany & USA 00:43:47 Admiral Taverns makes 15% profits from fruities 00:46:00 Ale and Radio celebrates 1st birthday 00:48:51 Trinity Brew closes 00:50:54 AB InBev UK are the worst payers 00:52:43 Cracking open an Electric Brew 00:54:02 DEBATE: Would you let Nazis rent your taproom? 01:02:54 Outro

The Fantasy Beer Name podcast is back for 2025. We talk about some big plans for the channel's 3rd birthday and discuss some of January's big beer news.   Beer Lineup: - On the Pig's Back (Baron x Bluntrock) - Dark Bloom (Crafty Devil x Dark Element) - Putty (Verdant)   Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/QDpjwpOsZ2A   News articles: Banks’s beers killed off: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3345m2x6mzo Portman Group sticking their oar in: https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/complaint-upheld-against-little-mesters-brewing-tap-handle-and-pump-clip/ Lidl wins legal battle to open its first ever pub: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lidl-pub-dundonald-county-down-northern-ireland-b2688400.html

We sat down with our favourite BBC broadcaster, Shaun Keaveny, and our favourite imperial stout brewer, Damian from Emperor's for a semi-festive interview. We spoke about beer, fame, music and Wolverhampton. Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/qcVh0tHvD2g Shaun is a radio DJ, podcaster and TV presenter. He hosted various shows on BBC Radio 6 Music for 14 years. He now hosts the BBC Radio 2 Rock Show, taking over from veteran DJ, Johnnie Walker. He is also a regular co-host on Radio 4’s Saturday Live and has hosted all manner of BBC Sounds podcasts. Until recently, he did a daily podcast called the Daily Grind and he hosts his own internet radio show, Community Garden Radio. https://www.communitygardenradio.co.uk/ ===

Join us for a festive episode where we reflect on our beers & breweries of the year, talk about our plans for next year and pair lebkuchen with different beer styles.   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ori8tJBjjFg   == Our 10% off code for the Hop Vault: PLANETBEER10 https://thehopvault.com/ == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com    If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.  ==

It's the night of the American election and we're going there. Big discussions, American beers and we elect our favourite Big Stupid Verdant. Get your ProjectX live tasting box here: https://brewser.beer/landing/projectx-2024   Beer Lineup:   Trillium - Congress Street Trillium - Upper Case Verdant - Big Stupid Westy v4 Verdant - Big Stupid Hazy Allagash - Gatherwell   Links:   Matt Curtis' article for discussion: https://www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2024/10/27/on-criticism-in-beer-writing   Buy a t-shirt: https://planetbeertv.teemill.com   == Our 10% off code for the Hop Vault: PLANETBEER10 https://thehopvault.com == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com  If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.  == Limmy Sketch (For Context): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7Iv-V1-Jo&ab  

It’s our first-ever live audience podcast, recorded at the Hop Vault in Stourbridge during a rowdy Oktoberfest drink-along! On top of the usual jibberish, we tackled the big question—What is craft beer?—and we fielded some controversial beer opinions from our special guest that may just have you choking on your bratwurst. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zLy0qu8CRPU

The boys are finally on tour! Join Chris and Paul at Rivington HQ on the first night of Farm Trip 2024, as Paul prepares to check in his 5000th unique beer on Untappd. But what’s with all this talk of exercise and charity? Why are Chris’s nipples bleeding? Can we find somebody from Rivington to do a quick interview? And how easy is it to segue from the Star Wars theme tune into Superman?  All this… and more.    Beer lineup: - Gone Fishin’ (Weekend Project) - Drafting (Baron x GRID Beer Project) - Whale Watching (Weekend Project)   ==   Donate to the Riding Against Cancer guys: https://www.justgiving.com/team/ridingagainstcancer2024   ==   Our £10 off code for Brewser: PLANETBEERTV   ==   This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com    If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.    ==

It's the Fantasy Beer Name Podcast's 1st birthday, so we're pulling out all the stops and doing a little drinking challenge. Chris and Paul will be drinking 100 shots of their favourite pale ales in 100 minutes. During which time they'll be interviewing each other with random questions curated by Paul's wife, Hannah.   ==   Our £10 off code for Brewser: PLANETBEERTV   ==   This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com    If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.    ==   00:00:00 Teaser 00:00:30 Intro ramble 00:05:47 Ad Break 00:07:34 Clock Start 00:08:59 Steve Power's The Doom Bar 00:13:12 The Big Riv-eal 00:18:03 What is the strangest ingredient you've ever had in a beer? 00:28:00 If you could brew a beer with any celebrity, who would it be? 00:37:43 What's the most embarrassing thing you've done while drunk? 00:47:46 If you could have a beer with any historical figure, who would it be? 00:57:53 Which Fantasy Beer Name is your favourite?  01:05:47 If you could have any guest on the podcast, who would it be? 01:17:32 What is your dream location for recording a podcast? 01:27:03 Which historical period/beer culture would you go back to? 01:34:37 What fictional pub would you like to drink in? 01:38:18 If your life was a beer commercial, what song would be the soundtrack? 01:47:03 What is the ultimate food & beer pairing? 01:52:33 Wrapping up   ==   Episode credits: Recorded by Luke Bartlett (Insta: lukepodcasts)

A relatively chaotic episode in which Chris and Paul have the big Beer Boot Camp debrief, featuring some extra content and behind the scenes stories. More closures are discussed in The Doom Bar, Chris sets the record straight on Brettanomyces, and for some reason, there’s some Louis Theroux impressions. And, of course, a new single from Nathan & The Inkjets.   Beer lineup: - Summer (Amity Brew) - Dead Man 7 (Chapter Brewing) - Chat Room (Celestial Beer Works) == Our £10 off code for Brewser: PLANETBEERTV == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com  If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.  == Episode credits: Recorded by Luke Bartlett (Insta: lukepodcasts)

This week, Chris and Paul retell a story of spiced rum and ales, drink some new breweries and they also get stuck in with some casky beer chat following the controversial Beervana article.     Beer lineup: - All Eyes On You (Pipeline Brewing) - Love You Bye! (Lost Cause) - Superfuzz (Abyss) - Ghost in the Machine (Parish)   ==   The article: https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2024/6/10/what-if-camra-had-valued-quality-over-romance   ==   This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com    If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.    == Our Brewser £10 off code: PLANETBEERTV == Episode credits: Recorded by Luke Bartlett (Insta: lukepodcasts)

Catch up with Chris and Paul following their brief podcasting hiatus, as they discuss everything from the latest goings on with the channel, the comments section and taproom encounters with TikTok celebrities. There’s also plenty of impending gloom on offer in Steve Power’s The Doom Bar. Beer lineup: Delta Lima Six (Bayonet Brewing) Never Known Fog Like It (Rivington) Allen (Verdant) Gold N’ Gose (Overtone) Implosion (To Øl) == This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com  If you ask for Nathan and tell him we sent ya, you’ll get yourself a discount for some kick ass beer mats. This makes us look useful and increases the chance of future sponsorship. Which in turn means we can make better and better videos.  == Show credits: Recorded by Luke Bartlett (Insta: lukepodcasts)

We all know DEYA for being one of the leading hazy pale breweries in the UK, but there's more to the Cheltenham haze merchants than meets the eye. We met up with Head Brewer, Gareth for a walk around the brewery, an in-depth chat and to see how they've adapted their original brew site into a Mixed Fermentation project. You can watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/PKaDj70wTrU

A podcast version of our second YouTube live stream. Chris and Paul start with a couple of Welsh beers from Wild Horse Brewing and Polly's Brew Co before meandering off into other topics like a stream piddling down the side of Mount Snowdon. No less than 3 DIPAs are consumed, while we indulge in high street conspiracies, chat with some loyal subscribers, tell stories from our recent trip to DEYA in Cheltenham and more. You can watch the stream back over at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H0CAbXpDDI - but really, now the podcast version is here, why would you want to look at us? -- **PLEASE NOTE: this episode is an audio rip from the live stream, where we were both sat around one mic. While we've done our best to give the sound a bit of a clean, this episode won't be up to the usual production values. Thanks for listening!

The Fantasy Beer Name Podcast returns for 2024. A double serving of Baron’s 10% TIPA is all that’s needed to grease the wheels; as Chris and Paul discuss recent trips to Nottingham and Amsterdam, and the channel’s debut live stream. In Steve Power’s The Doom Bar, they discuss the Carlsberg-Mikkeller deal and North Brew’s recent upheaval. This is all punctuated with tales of drunken scooter trips and fledgling careers in porn.     Beer lineup: - Too Much TIPA (Baron Brewing) - Putty 2024 (Verdant) - Farmhouse Belgian Saison (Vibrant Forest)

This week, we wheel out the Guest Mic and put Olly from Brewser in front of it. As well as joining in with Chris and Paul’s inane beery jibber jabber, he also talks about Brewser’s most ambitious project yet and shares some fun little insights and anecdotes from behind the scenes (and some exclusives). We lube the wheels with a Verdant x Floc DIPA and a 13% Barley Wine from Chapter Brewing.   In the fantasy ad break, Olly provides sidehustling beer geeks the perfect beverage for a hectic lifestyle.

Don’t be fooled by the teaser.. This week, we do have our most serious beer talk yet. In part one, some unfinished fantasy beer name business is concluded, Chris reveals how close we came to missing an episode and our next brewery trip is revealed. Then in part two, we have a bumper edition of the Misery Corner (aka Steve Power’s Doom Bar) where Paul gives us the inside story on his recently closed bottle shop & the trials and tribulations faced in the beer retail industry. Expect some serious insights with moderate levity.

Chris and Paul are drunk, as they reap the consequences of recording podcast episodes in a bar. On the agenda this week is their recent trip to Crossover Blendery in Hitchen. And Paul discusses his birthday trip to Sheffield with its vibrant beer scene. We feature beers from New Invention & a whopping 15.1% from Wander Beyond. In the fantasy ad break, a new toy craze for craft beer nerds kickstarts a potential cinematic brewniverse.

In this loose-lipped, mildly erratic episode, we have the big Baron debrief featuring some exclusive content which didn't make the recent edits. Shot on location at the Hop Vault in Stourbridge, Chris and Paul have an in-depth discussion about their relatively surreal trip to Baron. Before moving on to talk about their first invite only beer launch with Attic Brew Co. in Birmingham, and why they’re not corporate shills.

We kick off episode two with some wild, unfounded speculation about a certain brewery’s taproom. We discuss the latest lager tasting video, the unfortunate demise of a famous American brewery and we ponder choice and innovation in craft beer. All of this over beers from Polly’s and Overtone. 

The lads finally try their hand at the podcast game. In the first episode, Christian and Paul discuss a local beer festival, a trip to Liverpool, burning pubs and the recent alcohol duty reform in the UK and its implications for the craft beer scene. All of this over a some cheap German supermarket lager and a brand new Wylam DIPA.