The Beer Rep Chats With…
The Beer Rep Chats With...
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Welcome to The Beer Rep Chats With... 🍻We’re here to bring you real conversations with the faces behind the UK’s best independent breweries. From homebrewing beginnings to launching full-scale breweries, we uncover the passion, creativity, and challenges behind the beers you love. Expect great stories, expert insights, and the lowdown on exciting new beers hitting our store.
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The podcast focuses on various topics related to the craft beer industry, including the transition from homebrewing to commercial brewing, the challenges faced by independent breweries, and stories of passion and creativity behind brewing. Episodes like the one with Andy Parker explore unique aspects such as starting a brewery and the intricacies of crafting specific beer styles.
The Beer Rep Chats With is your front-row seat to the UK’s independent beer scene. Join host Martin as he sits down with brewery founders and industry insiders to uncover the stories behind the pints — from recipe innovation and branding, access to market struggles, and community impact. Expect honest conversations, brewing insights, and a few laughs along the way.
Martin chats with Dale Harvey, founder of The Great British Pub Crawl, who’s on a mission to visit every pub in Britain. Dale shares how a small challenge in Nottinghamshire turned into a nationwide campaign to celebrate and save the great British boozer.
They discuss the state of the UK’s pubs — rising costs, pubco restrictions, government inaction, and why these community hubs are vital for culture, tourism, and mental health. Dale highlights the rise of micro pubs as the future of independent beer, the importance of fairer tax for hospitality, and his plans for a new Great British Pub Crawl App to help drinkers discover and support local pubs.
From calling out corporate “support” campaigns to sharing stories of communities buying back their locals, this episode is both passionate and eye-opening. If you care about beer, pubs, and keeping the UK’s social heart beating, this one’s for you.
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