Pubs Pints and People
The Campaign for Real Ale's podcast Pubs. Pints. People. brings you interesting stories about the world of beer, cider and pubs. Join our hosts as they sit down with special guests from the world of beer and learn about beer writing, brewing jobs, cider making and more.
Our Taste Wolverhampton presenter David King edits and co-produces this podcast, and occasionally presents it too.
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Episodes
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Malt
Friday, 22 November 2024
In this episode the team explore the second of the four essential beer ingredients: malt. Alison chats to our resident chef Christian Gott about the flavours of malt. Clare visits Crisp Maltings and with Dr Dave Griggs, follows the malting process. Simon gets the low down on all things malt beer and running with writer Mark Dredge. Alison visits Five Points Brewery and sees how malt is used during mashing in with Max Descloux the Head Brewer. She also sees Harvey’s historical set up with Miles Jenner, their Head Brewer. Writer Presenters: Alison Taffs, Clare Phillips and Simon Webster Our ...
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Hops
Friday, 21 June 2024
In this episode the team explore one of the essential beer ingredients; Hops. Simon interviews Will Rogers, from Charles Faram from Malvern about growing hops. He also visits Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham and speaks to Matthew King the Hop Garden Manager and Stephen Holland the Lead Brewer. Alison visits the family brewer Harvey’s at their historic brewery in Lewes and gets up close to English whole hops with Head Brewer Miles Jenner. She also chats to Head Brewer Andy Leman from Timothy Taylor about their approach to hops. Our Guests: Miles Jenner, Head Brewer and Joint MD at HARVEY’S BRE...
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Low and no alcohol beer and cider
Friday, 9 February 2024
This episode the team explore and sample the world of low/no alcohol beer and cider. Simon interviews the Founder of Dry Drinker and tastes some no/low beers with Alison. Alison interviews brewer Jordan from Mash Gang, talks to cider maker Tom Tibbits and cider historian Elizabeth Pimblett about Ciderkin, and tastes some low/no cider with Sam Wright from the London Cider Circle. Clare speaks to Sonja from Jump Ship Brewing, Christine Cryne about The Champion Beer of Britain and visits The Freston Boot in Ipswich. Guests: Jordan: MASH GANGSonja Mitchell: JUMP SHIP BREWINGStuart Elkington: DR...
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Marvellous Mild
Friday, 1 December 2023
In this bumper episode to celebrate the start of season seven, the team explore and celebrate the wonder of marvellous mild. Alison makes a visit to the Black Country with her expert local guide (our Editor in Chief David) in search of the delicious malty brew. She meets Clare and Alice Batham and the team at the Victorian Sarah Hughes Brewery at The Beacon Hotel Dudley and tastes some brews in local pubs. Simon chats to Professor Carl Chin about Mild and the Black Country beer culture Clare speaks with Christine Cryne about the Champion Beer of Britain competition, and catches up with Dean...
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The Great British Beer Festival 2023 - part 2
Friday, 11 August 2023
Following on from last week’s episode recorded live at GBBF, we have secured interviews with some of the UK’s best drinks writers about their latest projects. Providing insights about the future of cask ale and the joy of perry, regular host Alison Taffs speaks to Pete Brown about the Drink Cask Fresh Campaign, Des de Moor about his brand new book “Cask” and Adam Wells about his forthcoming book about Perry; that rare and exciting drink. Pete Brown and the Drink Cask Fresh Campaign: · https://www.drinkcaskfresh.co.uk/· https://www.petebrown.net/ More information about Pete Brown a...
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The Great British Beer Festival 2023 - Part 1
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
In this podcast, we wanted to give you a feeling for this year’s Great British Beer Festival in Olympia, and the huge range of food, drink and learning on offer. It’s a great day out and of course there are festivals up and down the country organised by CAMRA branches, breweries and pubs that are also worth visiting throughout the year.There were several books launched at the GBBF and we spoke with Des de Moor about his new book “Cask” and Adam Wells about his new Perry book.Rather than edit those interviews to make them fit this festival podcast, we’re going to issue a Part 2 next week! Th...
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Wild Beer
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
In this episode we explore some of the more fascinating aspects of brewing, including the botany of beer, wild brewing and hop farming. Plus, we're celebrating CAMRA’s Cider Month by taking some walks in the wild with short ‘postcards’ from some orchards around the country.Hear from Jaega Wise of Wild Card Brewery about her book Wild Brews, which won ‘Debut Drink Book’ at the Fortnum and Mason Awards 2023. The team also chat to Albert Johnson of Ross on Wye Cider and Perry Company, one of the real rising stars of the cider world. Plus, in this episode we have the return of our resident chef...
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Women in the brewhouse
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
This episode of Pubs. Pints. People. looks at the key roles that women play in brewing and in the beer and cider communities. Listen to an interview with Tara Nurin, acclaimed author of the book ‘A Women’s Place is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches and CEOs’. Plus, we speak to Jenny and Kenny Bruton who have created the Real Ale Finder App, which provides a digital listings of draught beers and ciders for display in bars and online.The episode is hosted virtually by the Sheffield branch of CAMRA, the city in which CAMRA's Members' Weekend, AGM and Confere...
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Spotlight on... Manchester!
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
This episode shines a light on the city and its rich brewing and pub culture. The episode is virtually hosted this month by the Stockport and South Manchester CAMRA Branch and guest host Sean O'Mahoney, covering the much-loved mild beer style, why you should consider cider throughout all the seasons, and Matthew Curtis’ upcoming CAMRA book Manchester’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars. Quick links for the episode:Stockport and South Manchester Branch Mild MagicLittle Pomona Cider Is Not Just For SummerTemperance Street CiderPellicleJoin CAMRA if you're not already a member for just £30.50 a year at...
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They're more than a pub!
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
This episode shines a light on pubs and clubs, and their importance within communities. The hosts look at some of the campaigns that CAMRA has rolled out to help pubs, breweries and cider makers to survive. The episode is virtually hosted by the Burton CAMRA branch, which is the home of this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) Winter, taking place from 16-18 February at Burton Town Hall. Hear from Dr Claire Markham, who has conducted research revealing that pubs have an economic, social and cultural role which benefit their communities. Plus, a ‘live cook-along' with Jersey-based chef...
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New beer resolutions
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Kick off 2023 with our latest episode ‘new beer resolutions’, which highlights both the impact that challenges like Dry January and New Year’s resolutions present for the industry.The episode also dives into CAMRA's hopes and aspirations for 2023, sitting down with Senior Campaigns Manager Ellie Hudspith to discuss the cost of living and cost of goods crisis facing many publicans up and down the country, whilst also shining a spotlight on both Tewksbury and Chesterfield branches - both of which have winter beer festivals fast approaching with Tewksbury Winter Ale Festival taking place from ...
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'Tis the season... for food & drink!
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
This month, hosts sit down with Christian Gott, a full-time chef working for Liberation Brewery, Adam Dulye, Executive Chef of the Brewers Association in America, Alex Spencer, Head Brewer of DC Brau Brewing Co and Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe to hear their expert beer recommendations to pair with Christmas dinner.The episode also features CAMRA’s Bedford branch, shining a spotlight on local campaigns on the ground and an interview with James Hunter, Head Brewer at the new state-of-the-art Brewpoint Brewery in Bedford.Support this show http://s...
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Game on!
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
In the final episode of season 5, the hosts examine the unique role of pub games in British pub history and how events such as a quiz night or skittles alley can help transform some of the quietest pub nights into a popular evening, bringing people together and breaking down social barriers. They chat to award-winning freelance writer, audio maker and podcast consultant Emma Inch, and former pub quiz master Jane Peyton, an award-winning writer, public speaker and drinks expert.This final episode shines a spotlight on Calderdale and Halifax CAMRA branch, which is preparing for the Calderdale...
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Rugby & Beer at the Great British Beer Festival
Friday, 5 August 2022
Join us for this special bonus episode featuring an exclusive Q&A with ex-rugby union players Tom May and Greg Bateman at the Great British Beer Festival Trade Day!The pair explore the unique relationship between rugby and beer and announce the exciting festival competition with MSG Tour.MSG Tours will be offering £3,000 worth of sports travel vouchers for one lucky visitor to this year's festival for a sports travel package at the Rugby World Cup France in 2023 or Six Nations games. Competition codes are scattered across the festival floor, but we have a special one just for our listeners ...
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LIVE at the Great British Beer Festival!
Wednesday, 3 August 2022
We are reporting LIVE from the Great British Beer Festival, taking place from 2-6 August at Olympia London!To book your tickets, visit: gbbf.org.ukIn this episode, we speak to Festival Organiser Catherine Tonry about organising a beer show of this size. We also shine a spotlight on some of the great features at this year's event - including our Discovery Bar, the book launch for World's Greatest Beers with author chats and the launch of our new beer & rugby competition (enter here: https://gbbf.org.uk/luckydraw/)Our hosts Clare, Alison and Simon are on the ground throughout the day speaking...
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Beer is for everyone
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
The popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. is shining a light on diversity and inclusion in the beer world in its latest episode, ‘Beer is for everyone', hosted by the South Devon branch.Hosts Clare Phillips and David King are joined this month by Helen Smith, founder of the Burum Collective, which is working towards a safer, healthier and more equitable working environment for those within the drinks and hospitality industry. In this episode, they speak to the founder of Ask for Clive Danny Clare to discuss their highly popular Pub Pride event, and Vice Chair Abigail Newton to discuss ...
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Celebratory Brews
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
In this episode, Clare Philips, Simon Webster and David King and joined by Fergus Fitzgerald, head brewer at Adnams and creator of the ‘Thank Brew’ pale ale that is being brewed and sold by brewers and publicans to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Ahead of the Glasgow Real Ale Festival on 16-18 June, they sit down with Walter Ross to learn a bit about the role of a festival steward, a real unsung hero of the festival, being the first port of call for visitors, keeping everyone safe, and doing whatever is needed to keep the show on the road. Alison Taffs sits down with Adam Green from Old S...
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Ale & Steam
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
In this episode, Clare Philips and Paul Grant and joined by Simon Webster to learn all about "Ale & Steam", the relationship between railways and beer. They sit down with beer writer Des De Moor to learn about the railway arches of London, and hear from two railway-themed festivals - the Ale & Steam beer festival taking place on two station platforms from 27-29 May in the North Cotswolds and the Chappell Beer Festival which is run at the East Anglian Railway Museum and will next take place in September.The team also raise a glass to mild month, hearing from Simon Theakston about Theakston's...
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What's in a bottle (or can?!)
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
This season the podcast is going on tour with a brand new cast of voices! We're travelling across the UK to link up with CAMRA branches to learn more about the beer, pub, cider and club scene and hear more about what they do as local campaigners.Episode 1 kicks off in Newcastle just ahead of the Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival! We sit down with festival organisers Anthony McMulllen and Volunteer Martin Ellis to learn more about beer in Newcastle and the Ouseburn. We also learn all about what's in a bottle or can, discover CAMRA's new definition of live beer, #notfromconcentrate cider and si...
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What and who in 2022
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
In this final episode of the fourth season of Pubs. Pints. People. our hosts look forward to the new year, exploring what and who will be making waves in the beer and cider industry. In a panel discussion, Alison Taffs speaks to Nicky Kong of the Cat in the Glass online bottle shop and Helen Smith of the Burum collective. Then we hear from Julie O’Grady of Neptune Brewery in Liverpool and Grant Hutchinson, drummer with Frightened Rabbit and now proprietor of Aeble cider specialist bottle shop in Anstruther in Fife. CAMRA Shop: https://shop1.camra.org.uk/Join CAMRA if you're not already a m...
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Beer City - Manchester
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
With each new season of the podcast, the hosts focus one episode on a city that has made a name for itself in the beer world - this time it's Manchester! In this penultimate episode, Owen Ralph speaks to Beer Nouveau founder Steve Dunkley, and Alison Taffs chats with Paul Jones, owner and co-founder of Cloudwater Brew Co. Find CAMRA job opportunities: https://camra.org.uk/about/work-with-us/job-opportunities/CAMRA's Pub Design Awards: https://camra.org.uk/pubs-and-clubs/awards/pub-design-awards/Shop CAMRA Books: https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-category/books/Join CAMRA if you're not alre...
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The Pub of the Future
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
In this episode of the CAMRA podcast, we are looking forward ahead to the pub of the future. Tune in to hear Alison Taffs in conversation with Rachel Hendry of the Burum Collective, who want a safer, healthier and fairer working environment for people in the drinks and hospitality industry, and John Ramm chatting with David Jesudason. You will also hear from CAMRA's Chief Executive Tom Stainer, reacting to last week's Budget news! Katie Mather's article: https://camra.org.uk/learn-discover/learn-more/learn-more-about-pubs/pub-of-the-future-pt-1/David Jesudason's writing for Pellicle: https:...
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Horrors of Beer & Cider
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
In this special Halloween themed episode of Pubs. Pints. People., our hosts are discussing faults and poor care in beer and cider.In our first interview, Alex Metcalfe, CAMRA's Learn and Discover Manager speaks to Katie Mather, food & drink writer and the owner of the Corto wine, beer and cider bar in Clitheroe. And in our second, Emma Jordan of Blue Barrel Cider will be chatting to cider pommelier, Susannah Mansfield.Get involved in #CiderMonth: https://camra.org.uk/beer-and-cider/cider/cider-and-perry-monthsShop CAMRA Books: https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-category/books/Don't forget t...
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Cider Harvestime
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Episode 3 of Pubs. Pints. People. season 4 is celebrates CAMRA's October Cider Month, and delves into cider harvestime! Our first interview is the Ciderologist Gabe Cook talking to Jackie Denman of the Big Apple Association. We are also joined by Alison Taffs, who interviewed not one, not two, but three cider industry figures - Albert Johnson of Ross Cider, the team behind the Orchard Project, and May Turner of Turner's Cider.Get involved in #CiderMonth: https://camra.org.uk/beer-and-cider/cider/cider-and-perry-monthsShop CAMRA Books: https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-category/books/Watch ...
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Champion Beer of Britain
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
The second episode of Pubs. Pints. People. this season is all about CAMRA's most famous award, the Champion Beer of Britain! Our first interview is Owen Ralph talking to Christine Cryne, one of the key people involved in the recent review of CAMRA beer style categories for CBOB. The second interview is something a little different, with both Ross Hunter of the Surrey Hills Brewery and Siren Craft’s Darron Anley joining Clare for a roundtable chat.Get voting in the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain: cbob.camra.org.ukFind a CAMRA festival near you: http://camra.org.uk/festivalsSee the Golden Awa...
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Modern British Beer & Cider
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Welcome back to a brand new season of CAMRA's Pubs. Pints. People. podcast! We're kicking off the season with a look at two brand new CAMRA books, Modern British Beer by Matthew Curtis, and Modern British Cider by Gabe Cook. Listen to CAMRA biography author Laura Hadland interview fellow beer writer Matthew Curtis about his book Modern British Beer, and the fantastic range of beers available today. Then, drinks educator Alison Taffs chats to The Ciderologist Gabe Cook about his new CAMRA title Modern British Cider. Get voting in the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain: cbob.camra.org.ukFind out...
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The World of Homeproducing
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
For the final episode of this season, hosts Clare, Ant and Matt discuss the ins and outs of brewing at home. In the first interview John Ramm is talking to Jem Jones of the Henley Mile Brewery about the fabulous story of how a few mates came together in a shared passion to create the perfect session ale. Then, we hear from James Finch who sits down with Alison Taffs, to tell of his experience of progressing from being a home producer of cider in Lincolnshire, to this year launching his own commercial small scale cider with Chapel Sider.CAMRA 50th anniversary virtual pub quiz - register here...
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Beer design and labels
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
For the penultimate episode of this series, the Pubs. Pints. People. hosts are discussing beer design and labels! From pump clips to cans, a label can tell you more about a beer than just the ingredients and the ABV. An amazing piece of artwork can entice a drinker, and convey something about the brewer all at once. The first interview is with author Pete Brown, whose book Beer by Design: The art of good branding was released via CAMRA Books last November - he's chatting to host Matt Bundy. Then, we hear from Simon Yarwood of “The Epicurean”, who runs three bottle shops in Manchester, and B...
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The apple, the orchard, the land
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
May is one of two months in the year where we celebrate cider! In this episode, our hosts shine a spotlight on cider makers and the quality products they create. In our first interview, drinks educator and owner of the Hop Inn Micropub Alison Taffs speaks to Pomona Award winner Tom Oliver about his work, the importance of good ingredients, and the need for inclusivity in the industry. In the second interview we’ll hear from Adam Wells, who is a renowned cider writer, interviewed by James Finch, aka the Cider Critic. For more information on CAMRA's celebrations for #CiderMonth, go to https:/...
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What is Small Brewers Relief?
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
This week, Clare, Ant and Matt are discussing Small Brewers Relief (SBR) and the fact that the government has proposed changes that could hurt small brewers just when some are working out if they can survive at all. Our first interview is with Jack Hobday of Anspach and Hobday, a small independent brewery based in Croydon, south London, he's chatting to Chris Portsmore. Then, Owen Ralph is asking the questions for our second interviewee, Neil Walker, head of communications and marketing at SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers. Find out more about Small Brewers Relief on our website, her...
