Can what we listen to change how we feel? More importantly, can what we listen to enhance our enjoyment of our favourite drink? In this episode, Emma: talks beer & music matching with beer writer, Pete Brown; discusses the links between beer &

Roger Ryman: In His Own Words

Jun 2nd, 2020 12m 54s

I last interviewed Roger Ryman at St Austell Brewery in November 2019. As usual, he was entertaining, insightful, and full of stories. Here's 13 minutes of the best from one of the greats of modern brewing. Roger Ryman: 02/06/1967 - 28/05/2020

Roger Ryman: In His Own Words - A Fermentation Radio Tribute

Jun 2nd, 2020 12m 54s

Fermentation in Isolation - #7

May 14th, 2020 48m 19s

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Emma McClarkin (Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association); Katy Moses (Founder & Managing Director, KAM Media), and Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator). A

Fermentation in Isolation - #6

May 7th, 2020 1h 2m

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Steven Alton (Chief Executive, BII); Mark McCulloch (CEO of Supersonic Inc), and Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator) Available via: Apple Podcasts Spotify or w

Fermentation in Isolation - #5

Apr 30th, 2020 47m 58s

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Tony Sophoclides (Strategic Affairs Director at UK Hospitality); Gabe Cook (The Ciderologist); Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator) Available to listen to via:

Fermentation in Isolation - #4

Apr 23rd, 2020 59m 52s

How is the current coronavirus affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Neil Walker (Head of Comms & Marketing, SIBA) Chris Hyde (Pub2Me) Carolyn Jenkinson (Licensed Trade Charity) Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator) Available to download &

Fermentation in Isolation - #3

Apr 16th, 2020 46m 20s

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Emma McClarkin (Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association) Annabel Smith (Head of Training at Cask Marque & founder of Beer Belle) Jane Peyton (drinks writer &

Fermentation in Isolation - #2

Apr 9th, 2020 46m 32s

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: Tom Stainer (Chief Executive, CAMRA) Keith Bott (co-owner of Titanic Brewery & President of Pub Aid) Jane Peyton (drinks writer & educator) Available to download an

Fermentation in Isolation - #1

Apr 2nd, 2020 58m 30s

How is the current coronavirus crisis affecting the beer industry? Featuring: James Calder (Chief Executive, SIBA) John Willetts (Director, Simply Hops & founder of Beer is Here) Iain Chambers (Community Project Manager, The Bevy) Jane Peyton

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 5 March 2020 - Is it ever just beer?

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 7m

Beer has the power to unite us, to say something to us, and to have a major influence on the world around us. So is it ever 'just beer'? Featuring a discussion with two of the most influential people in beer today: Dr J Jackson-Beckham (Diversi

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 6 February 2020 - Where's Cask At?

Feb 6th, 2020 56m 51s

Cask beer. The very soul of the British pub or boring brown beer? Good value or desperately undervalued? The future of craft beer or a dusty old relic? Where exactly is cask beer at? Feat: - Roger Ryman (Brewing Director; St Austell Brew Co) -

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 9 January 2020 - Obadiah Poundage

Jan 9th, 2020 45m 35s

Obadiah Poundage is a recreation of a nineteenth century porter and the result of years of work and a collaboration between Mike Siegel (Goose Island, Chicago), Ron Pattinson (beer historian) and Derek Prentice (London brewing legend). All thre

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 12 December 2019 - One for all. All for one.

Dec 12th, 2019 29m 32s

The beer industry has moved on in terms of diversity over the past few years, particularly for some previously excluded groups. But - as in common with most other industries - we're still at the beginning of a potentially very long journey. Fea

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 28 November 2019 - Sustainability #3 - Leaving a Smaller Footprint

Nov 28th, 2019 44m 56s

Sustainability involves a complex web of interconnectedness between consumer, brewery, supplier and worker. Colin Johnston (Crisp Malting) and Fergus Fitzgerald (Adnams) discuss some of the issues. Recorded live at Cambridge Beer Festival.

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 14 November 2019 - Sustainability #2 - Good Things Brewing Co

Nov 14th, 2019 56m 54s

Sometimes a brewery comes along that captures minds, captures imaginations, captures hearts even, and reminds us that beer can be all about people, about story, and about the wish to make the world a better place. Emma visits Good Things Brewin

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 31 October 2019 - Sustainability 1

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 5m

It's hard to switch on the television or open a newspaper nowadays without coming across something about the environment and the importance of protecting it. Whether it's Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion or David Attenborough, the message w

Fermentation Bitesize - 17 October 2019 - Ampersand Brew Co

Oct 17th, 2019 49m

Ampersand Brew Co is a small, progressive brewery based in South Norfolk. It produces seasonal beers, session beers and big barrel-aged beauties. The story of this family-run brewery throws the spotlight on many features of the contemporary bre

Fermentation Bitesize - 3 October 2019 - Toucans & Widgets

Oct 3rd, 2019 1h 5m

From the original lease to the distinctive advertising, and from the earliest recipes to the invention of the widget, Guinness is a brewery with a rich 260 year history. Take a step inside the Guinness Archive alongside archivist Fergus Brady,

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 19 September 2019 - Both Barrels

Sep 19th, 2019 51m 4s

Beer and whisk(e)y: great drinking buddies and close relatives in the family tree of booze. But what's the relationship between them? What do they share and how do they differ? Where do barrels and wood fit in? And what can we learn about beer

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 5 September 2019 - Back to the Country

Sep 5th, 2019 51m 23s

The 'craft' beer revolution in the UK is often associated with railway arches and industrial estates. But that's not the whole story. Beer is going back to the country. Emma is joined live at the Cambridge Beer Festival by Sophie de Ronde (Burn

Fermentation Bitesize: Jereme Zimmerman - The Red-Headed Yeti

Aug 22nd, 2019 44m 13s

Jereme Zimmerman - avid fermenter and self-described 'peace-loving, green-living Appalachian Yeti Viking' shares a beer with Emma. The birth of civilisation, prohibition, sustainability, Norse mythology and the importance of stories to our enjo

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 8 August 2019 - Liquorice, Saffron, Blueberry & Hibiscus

Aug 8th, 2019 47m 52s

We all know that beer can contain so much more than just water, malt, hops & yeast - and there is always something new to try. Emma highlights four breweries - two from the UK and two from further afield - that are doing interesting things with

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 25 July 2019 - Please could I see the beer list?

Jul 25th, 2019 41m 35s

Inside the beer industry we've been talking for years about how well beer goes with food, and how it can work even better alongside food than wine. Are people outside the beer industry beginning to listen? Featuring insights from: Garrett Oliv

Fermentation Beer & Brewing Radio - 11 July 2019 - The value of cask ale

Jul 11th, 2019 1h 12m

In this world of unparalled choice, where kegs, bottles and cans of all styles constantly cry out for our attention, what's the value of cask ale? Emma hosts a panel discussion about the value of the pint in your glass - not just the price, bu