Beers Without Frontiers

Beers Without Frontiers

Discussing the world of modern beer, one drink at a time. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and TuneIn. Twitter: https://x.com/beers_frontiers

Episodes

May 5, 2021 87 mins
This episode we were joined by James Buxton from Thornbridge to sample some bottle conditioned beers and a Gin Barrel aged Saison. We had an informal chat about his beer journey, his role in field sales and how life has been in the beer industry over the last 12 months and the uncertainties that has brought. We also cover his creative endeavours in the form of his Lockdown Sessions EP. Links to streaming sites below. Links: Thor...
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This episode we were joined by Steve from the Beer O’Clock Show podcast, the longest running UK beer podcast. We each picked a themed trilogy of beers to drink and discussed Steve’s beer journey and the birth of the Beer O’Clock Show. We also discussed the places we'd like to go and drink when pubs and bars can open again and covered some local news. We drank beers from Oakham, Glasshouse, Burning Soul, Attic, Twisted Barrel, LHG a...
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December 26, 2020 81 mins
Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting. Links: Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/beeroclockshow Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio Sheff...
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December 26, 2020 65 mins
Beer Nation 2020 is a collaborative podcast, organised by Steve from Beer O’Clock Show podcast. Five years on from Beer Nation 2015 an assortment of podcasters gathered virtually to discuss the station of the Beer Nation in 2020. Thanks to Steve for organising and to Emma Inch of Fermentation Radio for hosting. Links: Beer O’Clock Show: https://twitter.com/BeerOClockShow Fermentation Radio https://twitter.com/Fermentradio Sheff...
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December 2, 2020 86 mins
This episode we were joined by Andy Parker from Elusive Brewing in Berkshire and we sampled three Elusive beers whilst firing questions at him! We got the whole story, from Andy’s humble homebrew beginnings right up to surviving 2020 and plans for the future. We were also joined by friend of the show Rob Edwards of Wednesday Beers blog, bringing his Black Country take on things to the table. Beers sampled: Elusive Lord Nelson 2...
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November 8, 2020 87 mins
For our 31st show we were joined by our friend from the North: Rob from Hopzine and we drank beers from Glaswegian brewery Overtone and welcomed back a much loved beer from Magic Rock, the legendary Magic 8 Ball. We discussed our hoppy excursions to Newcastle, Leamington and Stratford on Avon! Links: Overtone Brewery: https://www.overtonebrewing.com The Boiler Room: https://www.instagram.com/theboilerroomleamington Ya-Bard: https...
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For our 30th show we boarded the hype train and drank some beers from Other Half, one of the world’s highest rated breweries. We tried super fresh cans of DDH Small Citra Everything and DDH Space Diamonds and discussed whether the UK breweries are now on par with the big names of US brewing. Thanks to Cloudwater and Little Leeds Beerhouse for bringing these beers into the UK. We also discussed the newly opened Boiler Room bar in Le...
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August 24, 2020 72 mins
After a short break we are back and talking about our return to the pub. We are joined by special guest Adam from the Sheffield Hopcast to talk about our experiences, good & bad, in pubs and taprooms. We drink beers from The Kernel, St. Mars of the Desert, Cloudwater and Twisted Barrel. Sheffield Hopcast: www.sheffieldhopcast.co.uk @sheffhopcast Get in touch: Simon: @simoncarbon Vicki: @daintyvi Charles: @tusters
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May 26, 2020 57 mins
In this episode, our second recorded remotely under ‘lockdown’, we drink lagers from Budvar and Utopian breweries and talk to our guest Rob Edwards about his Wednesday Beers blog and his new Mixcloud music show, Social Distancing Sounds. Rob was drinking beers from Villages and Leviathan breweries. Technical note: Apologies for the lo-fi nature of Charles' audio in this episode, we have a plan to remedy this in future... Links: ...
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This time we recorded our first podcast under lockdown conditions so we resorted to technology to get connected. We were joined by friend of the show Archie from Thirsty Pioneers brewery and we chatted about drinking at home, buying beer mail order and what the local breweries have been doing to keep business going during these unprecedented times. We drank beers from Wylam, Left Handed Giant, Cloudwater, Odell and Track. Links:...
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March 13, 2020 72 mins
This episode Simon & Vicki took the train to the suburb of Stirchley in Birmingham and met up with Sam and Oli of Attic Brew Co. to talk about their brewery and taproom. Links: http://atticbrewco.com https://www.instagram.com/atticbrewco/ https://www.facebook.com/atticbrewco https://twitter.com/atticbrewco Get in touch with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarbon https://twitter.com/tusters https://twitter.com/daintyv...
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February 10, 2020 96 mins
East Midlands Vs. West Midlands! For our 25th episode we travelled across enemy lines into the centre of Leicester to meet up with Tom and Mark from Men Beerhaving Badly, an East Midlands based beer podcast. We each brought three beers to showcase the best our region has to offer. On our show we all sampled the East Midlands beers. To hear what we thought of the West Midlands beers listen in to the next Men Beerhaving Badly episode...
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January 27, 2020 88 mins
In our first episode of the new decade we welcome back Archie from local brewery Thirsty Pioneers to talk about the beer he brewed with Charles, an imperial stout inspired by the famous affogato dessert. Beers sampled: Mystery Beer 5.1% Boxcar Home Over There 6.5% NE IPA Thirsty Pioneers Affogato Stout 8.2% Imperial Stout Brew By Numbers 09 Brown Ale – Amarillo 8.2% Links: Thirsty Pioneers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th...
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December 16, 2019 103 mins
In this episode we recount our recent trip to Manchester for the Crimbocrawl, a yearly event set up by our friends at Beer O’Clock show podcast. We also sample a mystery beer supplied and disguised by our mate Rob @Hopzine. We talk about our trip to the recently opened Colmore Tap, a new Thornbridge pub in central Birmingham and we run through our ‘Golden Pints’ – what we think were the best beery things about 2019. Beers sampled...
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In this episode we welcome special guest The Ale Lady to the show and we drink several imperial stouts! We also talk about our recent attendance at the inaugural West Midlands Craft Beer Festival in Coventry and feature interviews with Andrew from Rhythm & Brews podcast, Rob from Wednesday Beers blog, Ritchie from Twisted Barrel and Sam & Sam from Attic Brew Co. Please bear in mind these interviews took place about 4 hours into a b...
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This episode we talk about the Independent Manchester Beer Convention, or as everyone knows it: Indyman. Held every October in Manchester it is the most popular beer festival amongst modern/craft beer fans. We discuss our time at the festival and the fringe events and other Manchester taprooms, bars and pubs we visited. Also we sample some rare beers from New York brewery Finback and a very limited release from Deya. As ever, we ha...
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September 17, 2019 49 mins
For episode 20 we headed over to Redditch to visit Lab Culture Brewery. We spoke to sales and collaboration manager John Waterman about the unique set up they have, running a brewery integrated into a hi-tech vertical farm that grows vegetable crops under LED lights. We sample two of their beers, the Galilale Galilei west coast style IPA and their Chocolate Milk Stout. Contact: @brewerylab www.labculture.co.uk www.vertivore.com
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August 19, 2019 85 mins
This episode we headed to the beautiful Peak District in Derbyshire for the Thornbridge Peakender Festival, a three day celebration of beer, food, music and more. We were joined by special guests Steve from the Beer O'Clock Show podcast and Laura, Adam and James from The Sheffield Hopcast to discuss our Peakender experiences, guess the Mystery Beer and talk about what inspired us to set up beer podcasts. The beers we sampled this t...
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In this episode we are joined by friend of the show Dave Moore and special guest Jake Nash, Social Media and PR executive from Purity Brewing. We discuss the power of social media in the beer industry and also our recent trip to the inaugural Beer Central Festival in Digbeth, Birmingham. We also try to guess the mystery beer, talk about this month's 'hoppy excursions' and sample beers from Mahrs Brau, Purity and Black Iris. Find u...
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This time we are joined by Archie and Joe Skelcher from Thirsty Pioneers Brewing Company, a new nano brewery set up in rural South Warwickshire. We ask them about their beer journeys and setting up the brewery. We discuss Brewdog’s new Punk AF and other alcohol free beers currently on the market and we also recap our recent Hoppy Excusions at Beer+Burger, Warwick Food Festival and Purity tasting event at Warwick Real Ale. We ha...
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