May 30, 2019
Britain: a land of damp Sundays, conkers on strings, cooked breakfasts, unnecessary apologies, and wonderful, wonderful beer.
In this episode we delve into the exciting world of contemporary British beer and look ahead to Beer Day Britain - Britain's national beer day - which is coming up on Saturday 15 June.
Mark Newton - Marston's resident cooper
Jon Dale - head brewer at Burton Town
Brewery
A pint of beer in Burton-on-Trent
Brewers brewing on the DE14 kit at
Marston's
Jane Peyton winning a SIBA award for her work
on Beer Day Britain
Beer Day Britain
Paul Corbett, Georgina Goddard & Sam Calverley
at Cambridge Beer Festival
The Burton Union System at Marston's
Yeast enjoying itself in the Burton Union
System
Featuring:
- Patrick McGinty - head brewer at Marston's;
- Mark Newton - resident cooper at Marston's;
- Jon Dale - head brewery at Burton Town Brewery;
- Paul Corbett - Charles Faram Hops;
- Georgia Goddard - Thirsty Cambridge;
- Sam Calverley - co-founder of Calverley's Brewery, and
- the wonderful Jane Peyton.
Many thanks to Marston's for inviting me to Burton-on-Trent.
Cheers to beer!