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Hopinions 174 “One And Done”

March 3, 2022 / / 0 Comments

This week Martin & Steve recount their recent beery adventures while enjoying some beers from Utopian Brewing and pondering emerging beer trends in 2022

Beers | Utopian ‘British Pilsner’, ‘Dopplebock’ and ‘Olicana Altbier’ (collab with Orbit Beers)

Hopinions | Do you think there are beer trends starting to emerge for 2022?

 

Many thanks to Richard from Utopian for gifting us these beers. This didn’t influence our thoughts on just how great Utopian beers are.

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Hopinions 173 “Wheels”

February 24, 2022 / / 0 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are joined by Mark Dredge to talk about writing, beer on TV and discovering new flavours in beer

Beers | Beak Brewery ‘Mousse’, Queer Brewing ‘Flowers’ and Forest Road Brewing Co ‘Work IPA’

Mark Dredge | Website | Flavour Wheels | Twitter | Instagram

 

Many thanks to Mark for sending us the beers to try on the show. Although this was gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 172 “For Sale”

February 3, 2022 / / 2 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are chatting about their latest beery adventures, a new London tourist destination and breweries that are up for sale

Beers | Haacht Brewery ‘Tongerlo Blonde’, ‘Tongerlo Tripel’, Tongerlo Bruin’, ‘Primus’, ‘Super 8 IPA’ & ‘Super 8 Flandrien’

Hopinions | This week we heard that Lion are going to focus on US & AUS. What do you think this means for Fourpure & Magic Rock?

 

Many thanks Sophie from We Are Plaster for sending us the beers from Haacht Brewery to try on the show. Although this was gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts.

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Hopinions 168 “Beer Cocktails”

December 16, 2021 / / 0 Comments

In this bonus episode, Martin & Steve have fun trying some beer cocktails

Lagerita | Tequila, lime juice, orange juice & Desperados

Raspberry Beer Mojito | Cabal No 1513 Aged Rum, lime, mint & Bacchus Frambozenbier

Campari IPA | Campari, orange juice & Lagunitas IPA

Espresso Stout Martini | Waitrose/Heston Lazy Espresso Martini (pre-mix) & Guinness original

 

Many thanks to the folks at Harpalion Spirits for sending us the Cabal No 1513 to try. Although this was gifted to us and a good percentage of it has found it’s way into Steve’s Christmas Cake, this hasn’t influenced our thoughts on how tasty it is.

 

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Hopinions 163 “Are You Excited?”

October 28, 2021 / / 2 Comments

This week Martin & Steve are drinking some new releases from Round Corner, talking about big beer releases and Martin takes one for the team, more than once…

Beers | Round Corner ‘Saison Du Melton’, ‘Me & Yuzu’, ‘Endless Travels’, ‘Frisby’, ‘Zomba’, ‘Shimmering Pond’, ‘Gunmetal’, & ‘Underwater Song’

Hopinions | Do you find yourself still getting excited by new beer releases?

Follow | #50Beers50Years thread here

Listener Survey | Please take a moment to give us your feedback here

 

Many thanks to Combie from Round Corner for giving us these beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts. 

 

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Hopinions 161 “Alcohol Three”

September 30, 2021 / / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are diving into the world of alcohol free beers, for the third time…

Beers | Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing ‘Lager Day Saints’, Athletic Brewing Co ‘Upside Dawn’ & ‘Run Wild’

Hopinions | Should drinking a beer ever be “a struggle”?

#50Beers50Years | Follow Steve’s journey and what the Sorting Tankard has in store here

 

Many thanks to the folks at Athletic Brewing Co and Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing for sending us these beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts. 

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Hopinions 151 “The One With The Yellow Fizzy Thing”

June 17, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Image courtesy of Matthew Curtis

In this special release, Martin and Steve talk about the country’s most popular style of beer, lager

We are joined for this round table discussion by Mario Canestrelli, Head Brewer from Braybrooke, Reece Hugill, Owner and Head Brewer from Donzoko, Alex Troncoso, Founder and Head Brewer from Lost & Grounded and Richard Archer, Co-founder and Managing Director from Utopian

We talk inspiraion, seasonaility, ingredients and also look at what the public perception is from the 70% of folk in the county that enjoy a yellow fizzy thing on a regualr basis

Braybrooke | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Donzoko | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Lost & Grounded | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Utopian | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

 

Many thanks to all of the breweries for sending us samples to enjoy during this show, although we didn’t get to talk about them on air, they were thoroughly enjoyed without prejudice during the recording

Outro track ‘Hey Soul Sister’ produced by George Bentall & Annalesse Giles

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Hopinions 128 “Four Candles”

September 3, 2020 / / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are celebrating four years of the Hopinions podcast and are joined by Guest Drinker Stephen Carter from the Points of Brew podcast

Beers | Yeastie Boys ‘The Reflex’,  Neptune ‘Charybdis’ and Goose Island/Wimbledon Brewery ‘Obadiah Poundage’

Hopinions | Are breweries missing out on potential custom by only focusing on one format of social media? | Do you think supermarkets selling craft beer is good for the industry?

Points of Brew | Twitter | Instagram | Podcast

 

Many thanks to Stu & Kamilla from Yeastie Boys and Julie & Les from Neptune for sending us some beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts. 

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Hopinions 116 “12 Stanza Poem”

June 11, 2020 / / 0 Comments

This week Martin and Steve are joined by another guest drinker Simon Dewhurst to enjoy some beers and talk about details on beer packaging and pubs reopening in the UK

Beers | Anspach & Hobday ‘The Zest of Friends’, & ‘The Cream Ale’, Brewdog Overworks ‘Cosmic Raspberry’ and East London Brewing Co ‘All City Poet’

Hopinions | What information do you prefer on a bottle/can?

#SummerSesh Jukebox | Spotify Playlist

 

Many thanks to Anspach & Hobday and Matt Chinnery from East London Brewing Co for sending us these beers to try on the show. Although they were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts. 

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Hopinions 113 “Associations”

May 21, 2020 / / 1 Comment

This week Martin & Steve are enjoying some refreshing lagers and talking about associations in (and with) beer

Beer | Freedom ‘lager’ and Utopian ‘Rainbock’

Hopinions | How much do affiliations/associations influence your beer buying?

Fantasy Pub Crawl Europe | Early Bird | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3

 

Many thanks to Freedom Brewery and Utopian Brewery for sending us some beers to try on the show. Although these were gifted to us this didn’t influence our thoughts. 

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