Beer Ladies Podcast

After a short catchup on what’s been keeping us busy, we’re chatting about beer competitions! Especially as our Irish National Competition is coming up on 18 May - and beyond giving you all a taste of what a competition looks like, how it's put together, this is also a big ol’ shout out to the homebrewers, judges and volunteers near and far to come and join us for Nationals. If you’d like to sponsor any sort of prize, get in touch with Thandi on Instagram at @craftgeeeksa Links:🍻Enter or volunteer for Nationals here: https://competitions.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/index.php?msg=5🍻 Irish National Homebrew Club on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homebrewclubirl/ 🍻 Irish National Homebrew Club on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/643638690896195Thandi’s article on Nationals 2023: https://www.craftgeeksa.com/blog/nationals-thats-a-wrapWhat we’re drinking:🍻Rascals: Pink Lemonade Sour🍻Rascals: Happy Days🍻Kinnegar: Rust Bucket Rye IPABeer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesChristina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #homebrewing

We’re rounding off our Women’s Month special replays with Ulrike from Schneeeule in Germany. Did you know that the style of Berliner Weisse nearly died out? Meet one of the brewers who are keeping it - in its most historically accurate form -alive: Ulrike Genz from Schneeeule brewery in Berlin. She tells Lisa, Katie, and Thandi all about how Berliner Weisse should actually contain Brettanomyces, why kettle souring isn’t “the way” and takes us through her own fascinating journey from Civil Engineering to brewing.Links:Interview with Ulrike - https://kraftbier0711.de/ulrike-genz-von-schneeeule/Schneeeule Brewery - https://schneeeule.berlin/de/Good Beer Hunting Signifiers - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/signifiers-20/2020/12/17/ulrike-genz-schneeeule-brauereiHistory of Berliner Weisse - https://schneeeule.berlin/en/berliner-weisse-history/Brewing your own - https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-schneeeule-marlene-berliner-weisse/What we’re drinking:Schneeeule - Kennedy https://schneeeule.berlin/en/portfolio/kennedy/To Ol - Yuzual Suspect https://untappd.com/b/to-ol-yuzual-suspect/4959012Lervig - Sour Suzie https://untappd.com/b/lervig-sour-suzy/1013486Ayinger - Weisenbock https://untappd.com/b/ayinger-privatbrauerei-ayinger-weizenbock/8973Beer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesChristina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #womeninbeer

Welcome back to another Women’s Month replay - and this week we’re rebroadcasting our chat with Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, one of South Africa’s best known brewers. Apiwe was the first black woman in South Africa to own a brewery, and boasts a CV that would make almost any brewer look like an amateur. She’s had a very interesting journey into and through the beer world, with loads of ups and downs - today we talk about her brand Tolokazi, her NPO Brew4Change as well as her personal adventures all over the world judging and talking about beer. Links:🍻 Tolokazi website: https://tolokazibeer.co.za/🍻 Apiwe - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolokazi_thebrewster/🍻 Tolokazi - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolokazibeer/🍻 Brew4Change - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brew4change.africa/Various articles on Apiwe: 🍻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiwe_Nxusani-Mawela🍻https://beersa.org/apiwe-nxusani-mawela/🍻https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/entrepreneurs/apiwe-nxusani-mawela-home-brewed-excellence-5c4ddb6e-3685-4697-aa43-e7ae5dfa8d20🍻https://www.foodformzansi.co.za/apiwe-nxusani-mawela-female-brewster-calls-it-quits/🍻https://www.businessinsider.co.za/booze-bans-shut-down-sas-first-black-woman-brewer-now-her-beer-is-being-made-in-europe-2022-1What we’re drinking:🍻Tolokazi Rooibos & Berry Cider🍻Permon Hazy Citra🍻3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Beer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesChristina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #womeninbeer

Continuing our theme of Women's Month replays - we’re going back all the way to Season 1 (with Covid references even!) where we chatted with Aine from Connemara Brewing. Aine has a rich history in brewing that’s taken her all over the world and has vast experience in both small and macro breweries. She now runs Connemara Brewing (with a great team!) and is employing some very interesting techniques. We loved having Aine on the pod and hope you appreciate the replay!What we’re drinking:🍻Connemara, Galway - Lager - https://www.connemarabrewery.com🍻Connemara, Galway - Ale - https://www.connemarabrewery.com🍻Four Provinces, Dublin - ‘Hurler’ Copper Ale - https://www.fourprovinces.ie🍻Western Herd, Clare - ‘Coast Road’ IPA - https://www.westernherd.com/product/coast-road/Links:🍻Connemara Brewing Co. - https://www.connemarabrewery.com🍻Herriot Watt, UK - https://www.hw.ac.uk/🍻Matilda Bay, Australia - https://matildabay.com/Beer Ladies Links: 🍻All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladies🍻Christina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/🍻The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08🍻Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/🍻Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #womeninbeer

This week we’re replaying one of our favourite episodes for you: beer and chocolate pairing with Joanne Love. It’s Women’s Month and while we have a bunch of new episodes coming, it felt only right to do a throwback to a wonderful beer lady. If you’re new here or haven’t listened to the whole back catalogue, we’ve gotcha covered. Enjoy! What we’re drinking: Whiplash ‘Elektrobank’ IPA 6.8%  Whiplash ‘I Feel Space’ Farmhouse Ale 4.4%White Hag ‘Púca Berry Hibiscus & Ginger’ Dry-Hopped Lemon Sour 3.5%White Hag ‘Atlantean’ New England IPA - 5.4% Wicklow Wolf  ‘Apex’ Oatmeal Stout 6.5% Metalman ‘Heliocentric Orbit’ Session IPA 4% Brewmaster ‘Special Edition Get ‘Er Brewed Collab’ Mango & Passionfruit Sour 3.8%Trouble ‘Nocturne’ Milk Stout 5.5% Liquid Light ‘Green Tambourine’ IPA 5.8% Three Hills ‘Spirit of Nature: Yuzu’ Fruited Sour 6% Wild Weather ‘I Knew Who I Was (This Morning But I’ve Changed A Lot Since Then)’ Imperial Oatmeal Stout 8% Links:Love Beer Learning: https://lovebeerlearning.co.ukJoanne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovebeerlearning/A Woman’s Brew, the Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@awomansbrewpodcastBeer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesChristina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #womeninbeer

Friends, the long-awaited and much-anticipated arrival of Christina’s book is here! It’s officially being launched on 7 March but is available already (see below). In this episode, we turn Christina from host into guest and grill her on what the book is about, the process of writing it, and what to look forward to from her. Do support her, this is important work that tells the stories of women and their role in beer brewing from Medieval times until now in the UK. What we’re drinking:Rascals - Cold IPAHope - Hop Off (NA)Links:Christina’s book from Camra: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/The Devil’s in the Draught Lines on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/qLS08Christina’s Blog - Braciatrix - https://braciatrix.com/Beer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesLisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #ukbeerhistory #womeninbeer

This week Lisa and Christina chat with Barry Masterson; an Irish-born, German-based cider and perry maker. Listen to Barry’s journey to Perry through the world of homebrewing and farming. We chat about what Perry tastes like, the challenges with making it, and why it may have the most interesting history of all the alcohols!Thanks for joining us, Barry! You can find his links below.What we’re drinking:The Cider Mill: Poirai (x2)Links:Three Irish perry producers: Killahora Orchards (Cork), The Cider Mill (Slane), Llewellyns Orchard (Lusk)Kertelreiter Cider & Perry, Schefflenz, Germany www.kertelreiter.deBarry’s Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/BarMasBarry on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/barmas.bsky.socialKertelreiter Cider & Perry on X: https://twitter.com/kertelreiterKertelreiter Cider & Perry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kertelreiter_ciderCider Review: http://www.cider-review.com/The Medieval songs are here: https://cider-review.com/2023/10/11/perry-the-true-drink-of-the-bavarians/Other articles by Barry: https://cider-review.com/author/kertelreiter/Perry, A drinkers guide: https://camra.org.uk/publications/camra-publishing/perry-a-drinkers-guide/Beer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesPreorder Christina’s book: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #farmtoglass #perryandcider

This week Lisa and Christina chat with Lars Marius Garshol, a Norwegian beer history writer. He has a special interest and has written several books on Farmhouse brewing in Europe. Listen as we learn about how Farmhouse brewing was done, the way it evolved, and why it’s still current and relevant; a few myths are busted along the way. What we’re drinking:Bygland Bryggeri: Framgarden Farmhouse aleBallykilcavan: Clancy’s Cans 12 IPALinks:Lars’ blog with book links: https://www.garshol.priv.no/Archaeology Ireland and Ale: http://www.mooregroup.ie/2007/10/the-archaeology-ireland-article/Christina and Lars on the Beoirfest podcast: https://beoirfest.com/lithuanianfarmhousebeerBeer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesPreorder Christina’s book: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #farmhousebeer #beerhistory

On 1 February 2024, Ireland launched the new return deposit scheme called Re-Turn. It’s essentially a recycling initiative, where you pay a bit extra on your cans (and some plastics) and then get it back when you return them to the Re-Turn “vending machines”. Sounds good right? Well… the beer industry has a lot to say about it, as do customers. This week we chat to Caoimhe from TheCru.ie and Leah from Whiplash Beer to get the inside scoop.What we’re drinking:Whitefield Brewery ‘The Viscount’ WeizenbockWhiplash Beer: Body Riddle Pale AleTwo Sides Brewing: Talus in Wonderland IPALinks:Re-turn can deposit scheme: https://re-turn.ie/Whiplash Beer: https://www.whiplashbeer.com/TheCru: https://www.thecru.ie/Beer Ladies Links: All the beerladies links: linktr.ee/beerladiesPreorder Christina’s book: The Devil’s in the Draught Lines - https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-devils-in-the-draught-lines-1000-years-of-women-in-britains-beer-history/Lisa’s Pub Guide: https://www.weirdodublinpubs.com/Thandi’s (occasional) blog: http://www.craftgeeksa.com/#beerladiespodcast #beerpodcast #irishbeer