Beer Ladies Podcast

We’re back in the Style Guide territory with Wild Ales. Learn your Brett from your Pedio, why funky beers take time and which ones really should have that “horse blanket” flavour. Lisa, Thandi, Katie and Christina go through their varied opinions on wild beers while doing a 101 on what this family of beers involves. What we’re drinking:To Øl - Blueprints of the Sun Blend #1 - https://untappd.com/b/to-ol-blueprints-of-the-sun-blend-1/4662762Straffe Hendrik Wild - De Halve Maan - https://untappd.com/b/brouwerij-de-halve-maan-straffe-hendrik-brugs-tripel-bier-wild-2022/4810228To Øl - There Gose The Seawater Pipe - https://untappd.com/b/to-ol-cph-there-gose-the-seawater-pipe/3669167Links: Milk the Funk Wiki - http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Main_PageMixed Fermentation - http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Mixed_FermentationGuide to Spontaneous Fermentation - https://www.hopculture.com/hop-cultures-guide-to-spontaneous-fermentation/Wild v. Clean Beer -  https://brewvana.com/blog/wild-vs-clean-beers/What are Wild Ales? - https://www.chatelaine.com/food/drinks/wild-ales-faq-beer/Sour Beer Spectrum - https://beerandbrewing.com/the-sour-beer-spectrum/Complex Fermentations Made Simpler - Mixing It Up: Complex Fermentations, Made SimplerBeer History and Yeast - https://www.seriouseats.com/beer-history-discovery-of-yeastWas all beer sour? - https://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/306.htmlBeer's missing link - https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2022/december/07/beersmissinglinkrevealedasucdresearchersfindancientyeastusedtobrewworldsfirstlagersonuniversitycampus/Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #wildbeer

2023 has kicked off with a bang - we did a live recording at Rascals in Inchicore, a first for both us and Rascals. We chatted January traditions (from dry to try as well as Nollaig na mban (Women’s Christmas) as well as expectations and resolutions for the new year in beer. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in the crowd, and we hope you listening at home feel as if you were there with us. And a final huge thanks to Rascals for inviting us and handling all the sound and advertising, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!What we’re drinking:Rascals - Low RiderRascals - Club Orange ShandyRascals - Nitro StoutAll available from Rascals - https://rascalsbrewing.com/on-tap/Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #livepodcast

It’s our last episode of the year and the birth of a new annual tradition - the Beer Ladies Pub Quiz! We each take turns asking some beer/Christmas trivia and the rest fight for the prize, including the coveted Wrong Answers Only round! See if you can beat our local quiz whiz - post your scores and answers to our socials. See you in 2023!What we’re drinking:Hope Beer - Dublin Porter https://untappd.com/b/hope-beer-winter-seasonal-dublin-porter/5107530 Ballykilcavan - Clancy’s Cans 11: Maple Pecan Brown Ale https://untappd.com/b/ballykilcavan-clancy-s-cans-11-maple-and-pecan-brown-ale/5133503 Western Herd - Flora and Fauna https://untappd.com/b/western-herd-flora-and-fauna-strata-and-nelson-sauvin/4266334 Trouble Brewing - Harry’s Peanut Butter Brown Ale https://untappd.com/b/trouble-brewing-harry-s/4932248 Boon - Mariage Parfait https://untappd.com/b/brouwerij-boon-geuze-mariage-parfait/29149 Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #pubquiz

Have you seen or tried a Christmas Beer? What is that anyway? Are Christmas beers always winter warmers? Find out what makes these beers persist over the festive season, and learn why they’re not as old as you may think. Katie, Lisa and Thandi examine these beers and give you the low down. Links:Christmas Beers: Saints, Vikings and Stella - https://issuu.com/phillybeerscene/docs/pbs_decjan12_issuu/74Winter Warmers - https://beernouveau.co.uk/winter-warmers/ Come back for the Burtons - https://zythophile.co.uk/2007/10/08/come-back-for-the-burtons/Christmas Beers - https://vinepair.com/articles/christmas-beers/A short history of Christmas Beers - https://lostbeers.com/a-short-history-of-belgian-christmas-beer/What we’re drinking:8 Degrees - Original Gravity: https://untappd.com/b/eight-degrees-brewing-original-gravity-irish-oak-aged-barleywine/4597659Lough Gill - Shield: https://untappd.com/b/lough-gill-brewery-shield-2022/5130487 Brouwerij de Ranke - Père Noël: https://untappd.com/b/brouwerij-de-ranke-pere-noel/12897  Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #christmasbeer

This week we’re speaking to Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela - the first black woman in South Africa to own a brewery, and with 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-Mawelahttps://beersa.org/apiwe-nxusani-mawela/https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/entrepreneurs/apiwe-nxusani-mawela-home-brewed-excellence-5c4ddb6e-3685-4697-aa43-e7ae5dfa8d20https://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 - https://untappd.com/b/tolokazi-rooivos-and-berry-cider/3911736Permon Hazy Citra - https://untappd.com/b/pivovar-permon-hazy-citra/37255183 Fonteinen Oude Geuze - https://untappd.com/b/brouwerij-3-fonteinen-3-fonteinen-oude-geuze/4009Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #southafricanbeer

Heard of the Late Late Toy Show? Well, we’re doing it beer-style. In this episode, we’re going through our very own beer-themed wishlists and gift guides - from cheap and cheerful to investment pieces. We highly recommend watching this one as there’s screen sharing involved, but fear not - all the links to the gifts are on our website below too. Links:Check our website for a full list of our gift guide - www.beerladiespodcast.comWhat we’re drinking:Schneeeeule - Imgard: https://untappd.com/b/schneeeule-irmgard/2278651Oud Beersel - Oude Kriek (Vielle): https://untappd.com/b/oud-beersel-oude-kriek-vieille/25654Hope - Winter Seasonal Porter: https://untappd.com/b/hope-beer-winter-seasonal-dublin-porter/5107530Bullhouse Brew Co - Small Axe: https://untappd.com/b/bullhouse-brew-co-small-axe/1536425Beer Ladies Links: linktr.ee/beerladies#beerladiespodcast #womeninbeer #christmasbeer