Daftaboutcraft - Craft Beer Podcast

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Tonsillitis troubles and festival frolics, but you don't have to wait any longer, the latest episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast, is here!

The sun is shining again and there's not much better than enjoying a crisp lager and a few rays at the same time. Blackjack Brew Co feel the same as evidenced by the seven styles of lager they brew! Matt from the br...

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May is proving a big month for birthdays and Daftaboutcraft are here for another celebration in our latest episode!

Mysterious Brewing turned two by the time you listen to this and we spoke to co-founders and co-brewers Adam Sculthorpe and Ken Adams to get the lowdown on what they had planned for the big day plus everything that has happened since they launched. It's a g...

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This episode is a special bonus, which we are delighted to release to coincide with a brand new craft brewery being launched in the UK. Coldframe Brewing is launching today, May 2, and we were able to talk to the man behind the project, Simon Court, just days before the big launch. Simon's ethos is to brew beers that are connected to the local area, in this case Cornwall. 

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Have an early Easter treat on us, its the latest episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast!

Sulwath Brewery have been operating for 30 years this year and were an amazing surprise to both Daves in our feature interview. Scott Henderson is the third generation of the family to be involved in the brewery and he got in touch having listened to previous episodes. If you w...

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Easter may not be quite here yet, but that doesn't mean you can't have a treat, go on, indulge yourself, it's another episode of Daftaboutcraft! 

We love finding out about the people behind the beer, and in James and Nia Rylance, aka Ideal Day Family Brewery from Cornwall, there's a great story to be told. James will probably be able to forget more about beer than m...

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Spring has just about sprung and it's time for another hit of your favourite craft beer podcast, Daftaboutcraft, THE craft beer podcast! 

Rewind to 2024 and both Daves were blown away by a new brewery putting out excellent pales. Dark Element Brew Co proved the hype was real with a stunning first year of brewing, and the man behind the magic, Tom Kendall, joins us to discuss how t...

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Not one but two episodes to start the year and, after chatting to Ben Gibbs, aka Sober Boozers Club, we felt it was only right to give him his own episode.

Ben's story on how he overcame alcoholism and has become an authority on alcohol-free craft beer is inspiring, fascinating and unflinching in equal measure.

The craft beer scene has caught up to making quali...

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It's a new year and a new episode of your favourite craft beer podcast, Daftaboutcraft!

We start 2025 with a returning guest, but this time he brought beer! A lot has changed for Dan Harvey, aka Radio City Beer Works, since we last spoke to him in October 2022. The brewery has gone from strength to strength and Dan brings us up to speed with all the changes.

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Dave D was recently asked to take part in a live Instagram and LinkedIn chat with The Brand Weaver called Beer Meets Podcast: How to get your brewery heard.

The conversation deals with some Daftaboutcraft history and touches on how a podcast like ours can potentially help a small craft brewery. It was something different for us and an experience we really enjoyed. So, just in...

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Longtime listeners will know that as much both Daves love beer, they also love cheese! Each year there has been a special bonus cheese and beer episode for Christmas, but this year is definitely the best yet!

Andy from The Courtyard Dairy in Settle, on the borders of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District, joins us to talk through some wonderful British cheeses, and discusses ...

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Ho ho ho! It's time for your Christmas instalment of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast!

Dave D and Dave B must have been good this year, as they finish on a high with some awesome beers courtesy of Oxfordshire-based Bman Brewery. Alex Berryman is the man behind the beer and tells us all about how Bman came to pass.

Brew To Me only has one beer, but it'...

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In our latest bonus episode we chew the fat with Ben Balla-Muir, sales director for Only With Love Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex.

After a busy summer on the festival circuit, Only With Love are now in collab mode and also starting to gear up for dry January, which is anything but dry for them given their range of alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers, together with calorie-free...

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It's Halloween! And what better thing to do at Halloween than mess around with pumpkins! We might not be doing any carvings but what we're doing this time is trying not one, not two, but three pumpkin beers from those Sheffield legends Abbeydale Brewery, whose pumpkin spiced ale Pilgrim was first released in 2017 and now forms the backbone of the trilogy we're sampling....

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It's time again to listen to Dave and Dave, it's another episode of Daftaboutcraft,  the craft beer podcast!

Our main guests hail from Swindon, as Vibish Brewery join us. Dan and Tom have carved out a loyal local following but their beers can easily hold their own on a wider scale... these guys are names to note!

Kohia Nelson has piqued the interest of both...

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We're back, and we've got not one, but two new sponsors on board! We're delighted to now be backed by Craft Brew Festival, curators of unique beer festival experiences across Britain, and Mosaic Board Print, manufacturers of epic beermats.

On to our latest episode, and we had a very informative chat with Will France, Brand Manager for Weekend Project Brewing Co...

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It's that time again, it's a new episode of Daftaboutcraft, the craft beer podcast!

In one of our most packed episodes ever, there's not one, not two, but three Daves on the podcast as we chat to Dave Goddard, aka Trapped Under Ice Brewing.

Dave surprised us with an imperial stout in the post and he is looking to get up and running on a larger scale v...

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Last month, Durham Brewery celebrated their 30th birthday and released a special beer to mark the occasion. We were blown away with the barrel aged versions of Imperious that we tried last year, and were delighted to chat to owner and head brewer Elly Bell.

Elly took over the business and brewing operations from her father-in-law Steve Gibbs in 2020, and since then has overse...

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Summer has briefly shown itself recently, and Stewart Brewing took advantage of the warm weather with some special releases that definitely hit the spot! We sample four beers and are led through by the process by Nathan and Sam from the brewery.

Hype or Tripe hones in not a beer, or even a brewery, instead the focus is on the Kohai Nelson hop. It takes centre stage in Floc Br...

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Dave B has often bemoaned the lack of options in his part of the world, but he has nothing to complain about this time around, with not one, but two, breweries from Essex and Cambridgeshire!

Alan from St Botolphs Brewery offers a fascinating insight in what it's like to be brewing on a small scale at a target audience, while Ricky Dolphin from Burwell Brewery provides mo...