I first interviewed Joe from Pentrich on the Podcast in Episode 15 in October 2020. At that time we got to talking about how Pentrich had built their reputation by putting "proper" heavily-hopped NEIPAs into keg. I expressed incredulity at this concept, and so Joe invited me to come and join him for a pint or two at the Alexandra Hotel in Derby, to see for myself.
https://www.pentrichbrewing.com/
http://www.alexandrahotelderby.co.uk/
Fast forward through Lockdown #3, and I finally got the chance to take Joe up on his offer last week. I was also joined by my TWICB co-founder Steve, who has been known to be partial to a few pints himself!
I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did recording it!
I also hope you are inspired to make your own pilgrimage to the Alex! It is literally a short stagger from Derby Station, so very accessible by public transport. If you are a fan of NEIPAs and you haven't yet sampled Pentrich on cask, your education on the subject is incomplete! If you do follow in our footsteps, drop me a message and let me know how you found it? rob@thisweekincraft.beer
