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PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 23: Has Untappd Gone WOKE!?We're back to talk about about sex offenders on milk cartons, the new changes to Untappd, prosthetic dongs and Chris gives Paul a memory test.
2025-12-041h 04
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsFarm Trip Brewery Interviews #3: Messorem, Ophiussa & MakemakeIn the third round of Farm Trip sessions from Rivington, we've got Messorem from Canada, Ophiussa from Portugal and Makemake from Portsmouth, England. A real mash up of booze and cultures.
If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon.
Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻
2025-11-101h 11
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsFarm Trip Brewery Interviews #2: Factory, Azvex & Third MoonIn the second round of Farm Trip sessions from Rivington, we've got Factory Brewing from Finland, Azvex from Liverpool and Third Moon from Canada. A real mash up of booze and cultures.
If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon.
Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻
2025-10-241h 10
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsFarm Trip Brewery Interviews #1: Chain House, PRIZM & FirerockWhile the Fantasy Beer Name Podcast takes a mid-season break, we’re bringing you something special from the PlanetBeerTV vaults. The Farm Trip Speed Dating Sessions were recorded at Rivington’s annual beer festival, where we caught up with some incredible breweries from around the world.
Each episode features three unfiltered conversations about beer, creativity, and staying fresh in a crowded craft scene.
If you’d like to watch the videos, head to our YouTube channel, and for bonus content and early access, check out our Patreon.
Cheers, and enjoy the sessions! 🍻
2025-10-221h 01
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 22: DOOOOOM! And are BrewDog f***ed?An episode named in honour of the late, great Prince of Darkness (and Aston), Ozzy Osbourne. We resurrect Steve Power's The Doom Bar for a dissection of the Birmingham drinking scene and financial misfires for BrewDog. Chris also tells some tales from the Toon. All aboaaaard!
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/birminghams-beer-scene-suffers-major-32055312
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:02 Drinking Otherworld...
2025-08-011h 13
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsDeath Row Beers: Jonny GarrettJonny Garrett, beer writer and co-founder of The Craft Beer Channel, finds himself humorously detained in our secret underground facility… all because of a controversial beer opinion that could enrage "Guinn-fluencers" everywhere.
In the very first episode of our new series, Jonny talks us through his Death Row beers - each one tied to a personal story, cherished moment, or formative memory. We also talk about Jonny’s important campaign to get Cask Ale listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
You can sign the petition here: 👉 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716686
2025-08-011h 01
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsPremiumisation: the Great Macro Beer Conspiracy?In this episode of Beerpolitik, Chris is back with Mark Reynolds from The Hop Vault, diving into the rising price of a pint. The average pint’s now over a fiver - but what does that actually mean? We look at how macro breweries are driving prices up, how craft beer pricing compares, and whether the pint even makes sense as a measure anymore. So join us as we go beyond inflation and take a deep dive into branding, beer culture, and why we’re all paying more at the bar.
2025-07-0738 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 21: Should you drink a beer from the correct glass?Paul talks about his love-hate trip to York, which featured a rare unicorn. We gossip about the latest news and take a point of discussion from our Patreons, Phil & Amy @lancs.crafty.beer.drinkers
Tell us your glassware idiosyncrasies.
2025-06-261h 06
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsIs CAMRA out of touch?We criticise CAMRA from time to time - now we’re giving them the mic. In this episode, we sit down with the vice chair of our local branch to ask: where does CAMRA fit in the future of beer?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQJcdL4xeSc
2025-06-2040 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 20: CAMRA Gets It Right?! Plus Star Wars Beer Names & Islay MadnessChaos is brewing in the kitchen. After one too many DIPAs, two Planet Beer scoundrels are scrambling to name an Emperor's beer in honour of feline overlord and Dark Side muse, Steve the Cat.
On the storm-lashed island of Islay, a band of smugglers embark on a whisky-fuelled pilgrimage, returning with tales of peat, peril, and perhaps too many oysters.
In the brewing systems of the Outer Rim North West, alliances shift as Sureshot, Rivington and State of Kind trade personnel and destinies.
And in a rare twist, the scoundrels raise a glass...
2025-05-2353 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsDrinking craft beer backstage with the band JAWSAhead of their last ever show in Brum, we sat down backstage with Alex and Eddy from the Birmingham indie band, JAWS for one last round of beers, stories, and reflections. From influences to first pints, we crack open a few beer and talk endings, beginnings and everything in between.
A heartfelt, hilarious send-off to one of B-town's most beloved bands. Cheers lads 🍺
2025-05-091h 06
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsPeople in Beer #1: The Brand Weaver - Great Can Art & Gen AIIn our brand new podcast series, People in Beer, we speak with people in the wider craft beer community.
This week, we chat with Tim "The Brand Weaver" about what makes great brewery branding and how AI is affecting the brewing industry. An extended cut of the interview is available on our Patreon.
Join the Patreon for as little as £2 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV
2025-04-2631 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 19: Cornwall, Awful April and the Comment Section AftermathAfter returning from separate family holidays to Cornwall, Chris and Paul unpack their brewery experiences - featuring a hidden gem, an up and comer and a familiar favourite. In the second half, it's all about Awful April and the aftermath of that recent 'Craft beer is too cheap' video.
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Beer Lineup:
* Saffron Helles (Braslou Bierre)
* Cornish Bird (Bluntrock Brewing)
* Water Music (Braslou Bierre)
* Daily Serving (Trillium)
* The Butcher (Fidens)
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2025-04-071h 15
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsIs craft beer too cheap?For those of you who follow the UK craft beer scene, you'll know just how difficult things are at the moment. Rising energy costs, VAT, business rates, vanishing tax relief - it sucks. But what can be done about it? In this episode, Chris speaks with Mark from the Hop Vault in Stourbridge about the harsh realities facing the industry at the moment, the lack of leadership from industry organisations and some potential solutions.
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2025-03-2636 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 18: Would you let Nazis in your taproom?Fresh from a successful beer launch and boozy trip to Manchester, we’re back with another beefed up news round. We also give our Patreon a push and have a civilised debate about politics in beer.
Beer Lineup:
Turtles All the Way Down (Duration)
Fields of Nelson (Burnt Mill Brewing)
Dank Juice (Unbarred)
Rabid Revenge (Electric Brewing Co.)
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News links:
Beer sales down in Germany AND the US:
https://www.vic...
2025-03-081h 06PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 17: The Portman Group suckThe Fantasy Beer Name podcast is back for 2025. We talk about some big plans for the channel's 3rd birthday and discuss some of January's big beer news.
Beer Lineup:
- On the Pig's Back (Baron x Bluntrock)
- Dark Bloom (Crafty Devil x Dark Element)
- Putty (Verdant)
Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/QDpjwpOsZ2A
News articles:
Banks’s beers killed off: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3345m2x6mzo
Portman Group sticking their oar in: ht...
2025-02-031h 06
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsThe Shaun Keaveny & Emperor's Big Stout SpecialWe sat down with our favourite BBC broadcaster, Shaun Keaveny, and our favourite imperial stout brewer, Damian from Emperor's for a semi-festive interview. We spoke about beer, fame, music and Wolverhampton.
Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/qcVh0tHvD2g
Shaun is a radio DJ, podcaster and TV presenter. He hosted various shows on BBC Radio 6 Music for 14 years. He now hosts the BBC Radio 2 Rock Show, taking over from veteran DJ, Johnnie Walker. He is also a regular co-host on Radio 4’s Saturday Live and has hosted all manner of BBC Sounds podcasts. Un...
2024-12-271h 19
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 16: Beer of the Year AwardsJoin us for a festive episode where we reflect on our beers & breweries of the year, talk about our plans for next year and pair lebkuchen with different beer styles.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ori8tJBjjFg
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This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them out at https://www.mosaic-boardprint.com
2024-12-191h 27
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 15: Democracy Bonfire (US Election Night Special)It's the night of the American election and we're going there. Big discussions, American beers and we elect our favourite Big Stupid Verdant.
Get your ProjectX live tasting box here: https://brewser.beer/landing/projectx-2024
Beer Lineup:
Trillium - Congress Street
Trillium - Upper Case
Verdant - Big Stupid Westy v4
Verdant - Big Stupid Hazy
Allagash - Gatherwell
Links:
Matt Curtis' article for discussion: https://www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2024/10/27/on-criticism-in-beer-writing
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2024-11-051h 24
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 14: Oktoberfest (Live from The Hop Vault)It’s our first-ever live audience podcast, recorded at the Hop Vault in Stourbridge during a rowdy Oktoberfest drink-along! On top of the usual jibberish, we tackled the big question—What is craft beer?—and we fielded some controversial beer opinions from our special guest that may just have you choking on your bratwurst.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zLy0qu8CRPU
2024-10-041h 09
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 13: Jogger's Nipple (Live from Farm Trip)The boys are finally on tour! Join Chris and Paul at Rivington HQ on the first night of Farm Trip 2024, as Paul prepares to check in his 5000th unique beer on Untappd.
But what’s with all this talk of exercise and charity? Why are Chris’s nipples bleeding? Can we find somebody from Rivington to do a quick interview? And how easy is it to segue from the Star Wars theme tune into Superman?
All this… and more.
Beer lineup:
- Gone Fishin’ (Weekend Project)
- Drafting (B...
2024-09-041h 00
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 12: Centurions Assemble!It's the Fantasy Beer Name Podcast's 1st birthday, so we're pulling out all the stops and doing a little drinking challenge. Chris and Paul will be drinking 100 shots of their favourite pale ales in 100 minutes. During which time they'll be interviewing each other with random questions curated by Paul's wife, Hannah.
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This podcast is sponsored by Mosaic Board Printers, who make top quality, custom beer mats. If you’re in the market for beer mats, please check them ou...
2024-08-061h 55PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 11: International Meat LanguageA relatively chaotic episode in which Chris and Paul have the big Beer Boot Camp debrief, featuring some extra content and behind the scenes stories. More closures are discussed in The Doom Bar, Chris sets the record straight on Brettanomyces, and for some reason, there’s some Louis Theroux impressions. And, of course, a new single from Nathan & The Inkjets.
Beer lineup:
- Summer (Amity Brew)
- Dead Man 7 (Chapter Brewing)
- Chat Room (Celestial Beer Works)
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2024-07-1355 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 10: Rum JobThis week, Chris and Paul retell a story of spiced rum and ales, drink some new breweries and they also get stuck in with some casky beer chat following the controversial Beervana article.
Beer lineup:
- All Eyes On You (Pipeline Brewing)
- Love You Bye! (Lost Cause)
- Superfuzz (Abyss)
- Ghost in the Machine (Parish)
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2024-06-2954 min
Friday 5pmFriday 5pm – dad vibesThis week we have a special guest star because Brad is at the Solstice getting woken up by Hare Krishnas – so welcome Chris Evans from Planet Beer TV for a chat about all things Beer Tube.BUY TICKETS TO OUR FESTIVAL: https://tinyurl.com/love-and-beer-2SUBSCRIBE TO PLANET BEER TV: https://www.youtube.com/@planetbeertvSupport the showBrought to you by the team behind the Craft Beer Channel, The Bubble is a weekly podcast that gives you a way to wind down with your first beer of the weekend. Dig into cr...
2024-06-2158 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 09: Strawberry TimeshareCatch up with Chris and Paul following their brief podcasting hiatus, as they discuss everything from the latest goings on with the channel, the comments section and taproom encounters with TikTok celebrities. There’s also plenty of impending gloom on offer in Steve Power’s The Doom Bar.
Beer lineup:
Delta Lima Six (Bayonet Brewing)
Never Known Fog Like It (Rivington)
Allen (Verdant)
Gold N’ Gose (Overtone)
Implosion (To Øl)
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2024-05-241h 02
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsMeet the Brewers: DEYA Brewing Co.We all know DEYA for being one of the leading hazy pale breweries in the UK, but there's more to the Cheltenham haze merchants than meets the eye. We met up with Head Brewer, Gareth for a walk around the brewery, an in-depth chat and to see how they've adapted their original brew site into a Mixed Fermentation project.
You can watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/PKaDj70wTrU
2024-03-2532 min
PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsLIVE: The St David's Day SessionA podcast version of our second YouTube live stream. Chris and Paul start with a couple of Welsh beers from Wild Horse Brewing and Polly's Brew Co before meandering off into other topics like a stream piddling down the side of Mount Snowdon. No less than 3 DIPAs are consumed, while we indulge in high street conspiracies, chat with some loyal subscribers, tell stories from our recent trip to DEYA in Cheltenham and more.
You can watch the stream back over at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H0CAbXpDDI - but really, now the podcast version is...
2024-03-042h 51PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 07: Scooters to HootersThe Fantasy Beer Name Podcast returns for 2024. A double serving of Baron’s 10% TIPA is all that’s needed to grease the wheels; as Chris and Paul discuss recent trips to Nottingham and Amsterdam, and the channel’s debut live stream. In Steve Power’s The Doom Bar, they discuss the Carlsberg-Mikkeller deal and North Brew’s recent upheaval. This is all punctuated with tales of drunken scooter trips and fledgling careers in porn.
Beer lineup:
- Too Much TIPA (Baron Brewing)
- Putty 2024 (Verdant)
- Farmhouse Belgian Saison (Vibrant Fore
2024-02-031h 09PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 06: The Swig Has Turned (with Olly from Brewser)This week, we wheel out the Guest Mic and put Olly from Brewser in front of it. As well as joining in with Chris and Paul’s inane beery jibber jabber, he also talks about Brewser’s most ambitious project yet and shares some fun little insights and anecdotes from behind the scenes (and some exclusives). We lube the wheels with a Verdant x Floc DIPA and a 13% Barley Wine from Chapter Brewing.
In the fantasy ad break, Olly provides sidehustling beer geeks the perfect beverage for a hectic lifestyle.
2023-12-0152 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 05: YouTube Dude FaceDon’t be fooled by the teaser.. This week, we do have our most serious beer talk yet. In part one, some unfinished fantasy beer name business is concluded, Chris reveals how close we came to missing an episode and our next brewery trip is revealed. Then in part two, we have a bumper edition of the Misery Corner (aka Steve Power’s Doom Bar) where Paul gives us the inside story on his recently closed bottle shop & the trials and tribulations faced in the beer retail industry. Expect some serious insights with moderate levity.
2023-11-141h 05PLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 04: Billboard ForeignerChris and Paul are drunk, as they reap the consequences of recording podcast episodes in a bar. On the agenda this week is their recent trip to Crossover Blendery in Hitchen. And Paul discusses his birthday trip to Sheffield with its vibrant beer scene. We feature beers from New Invention & a whopping 15.1% from Wander Beyond.
In the fantasy ad break, a new toy craze for craft beer nerds kickstarts a potential cinematic brewniverse.
2023-10-2245 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 03: Bum EggIn this loose-lipped, mildly erratic episode, we have the big Baron debrief featuring some exclusive content which didn't make the recent edits. Shot on location at the Hop Vault in Stourbridge, Chris and Paul have an in-depth discussion about their relatively surreal trip to Baron. Before moving on to talk about their first invite only beer launch with Attic Brew Co. in Birmingham, and why they’re not corporate shills.
2023-09-2047 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 02: Wall to Wall DadsWe kick off episode two with some wild, unfounded speculation about a certain brewery’s taproom. We discuss the latest lager tasting video, the unfortunate demise of a famous American brewery and we ponder choice and innovation in craft beer. All of this over beers from Polly’s and Overtone.
2023-09-0241 minPLANETBEER.TV PodcastsEpisode 01: Gaslit by YouTubeThe lads finally try their hand at the podcast game. In the first episode, Christian and Paul discuss a local beer festival, a trip to Liverpool, burning pubs and the recent alcohol duty reform in the UK and its implications for the craft beer scene. All of this over a some cheap German supermarket lager and a brand new Wylam DIPA.
2023-08-1635 min