Beers From Lockdown: Recent Episodes

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During the COVID-19 lockdown, I review beers and bring you the stories behind them from my boxes of beer from Beer 52, Flavourly and others, as well as music from independent artists.

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This time we take a trip to Derbyshire for Thornbridge Brewery's Peakender festival with a box of beer from Beer 52 from 2019 that was reviewed in a strange way!  I started on 24th & 25th August 2020, got distracted by my August Bank Holiday Special, then realised I hadn't finished Peakender on 14th September!  The reviewed beers are: Thornbridge Bliss Point, Thornbridge Market Porter, Young's Homebrew Oaked Rum Ale  O.R.A (Rita Ora), Fyne  Easy Trail, Northern Monk New World, Harbour Daymer EPA, Tiny Rebel Easy Livin, Tiny Rebel Cali, Magic Rock Dark Arts.  Midpoint Music Hope Griffin - It's Christmas Time.  (That August Bank Holiday Special will actually be Beers From Lockdown 15!  So we're kinda going back on ourselves next show!). Music is used for promotional purposes, not copyright infringement is intended  Theme mixed by Iain Lamond. This podcast was recoded in August & September  2020 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.


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This episode we explore the beers of The Netherlands with a box of beer from Beer52. The beers are Brouwerij Kees  Mosaic Hop, De Moersleutel Resonance, Neptune Even Flow, Brouwerij Frontaal  Daybreak, Uiltje Trackdown, Brouwerij De Molen Hugs & Kisses, Oedipus Brewing Panty. Brouwerij Frontaal Bulldog IPA ,Poesiat & Kater's Van.Vollenhoven & Co Extra Stout.  Midpoint Music Lianne LaHavas - Paper Thin.  Music is used for promotional purposes, not copyright infringement is intended  Theme mixed by Iain Lamond. This podcast was recoded in October 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.


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Welcome To Raise The Bar.  A slightly shorter show this time due to there only being four breweries.  The reviewed beers are Dig Brew Co The Last Optimo, Mothership Cardamom Milk Stout, Dig/Turning Point/Mothership/Vault City 4 Way IPA, Vault City Dry Hopped Farmhouse Ale, Mothership Brut Pale, DIg Brew Co Nine, Turning Point Wavelength, Turning Point Lucid Dream Midpoint Music Lianne LaHavas - Paper Thin.  Music is used for promotional purposes, not copyright infringement is intended.  Theme mixed by Iain Lamond. his podcast was recoded in Octover 2020 as a rssult of the COVID-19 global pandemictover 2020 as a rssult of the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Copyright Darkside Media Productions 2020.


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This show I talk homebrew, beers from my collection and leftovers from previous weeks with beers from Beerworks. Reketye, Table Beer, Young's Homebrew, Roosters, Cloudwater, 5 Points, Brauhouse Bevog and The Garden.  Midpoint Music Hope Griffin - Whiskey & Cigarettes. Theme mixed my Iain Lamond. Other music licenced from Epidemic Sound. Music is used for promotional purposes, no copyright infringement is intended. This podcast was recorded in September 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.


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As a special treat for show number 10, I bring you the first Beers From Lockdown!  The idea that stared it off! As I had to cancel my trip to Barcelona because of COVID-19, on the weekend it should have been on I brought Barcelona Beer  Festival to me!  Raiding my fridge and cupboards for any unusual or international beers I could find. (And I have a very wide selection of beer!).    The beers reviewed were Creative Arts - Ransack The Universe, Fierce - PBJ Riot, Wimbledon - Wimbledon Ale, Tibidabo / Jopen - Twin Clouds, Anchor Brewing - Anchor Porter, Electric Bear / 8 Arch - Berried Alive, Black Lab - Claudia, De Bassus - Weisen, Exhibit A - Briefcase Porter, Einstok - Arctic Pale Ale.   There's also Midpoint Music between each day from Hannae Leland, Clara Barker and The Sugarcubes.   Music is intended for promotional purposes, not infringement of copyright is intended.   Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.   This podcast was produced in July 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.


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This week's reviewed beers are Mobberley Brewhouse Big Idea, The Garden Brewery Micro NEIPA, The Garden Brewery Flat White Coffee Porter, White Hag Hopstravaganza, Sainsbury's Taste The Difference American Style IPA, Siren Craft Lumina, Buxton Brewery Costa Rician Extra Coffee Porter, Northern Monk / Fieldwork Brew Co Eternal Sunshine, Buxton Brewery Lupulus X Simcoe IPA .

Midpoint Music Kris Angelis - That Siren, Hope.

Theme mixed my Iain Lamond

Other music licenced from Epidemic Sound

Music is used for promotional purposes, no copyright infringement is intended.

This podcast was recorded in July 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.


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Welcome to Beers From Lockdown Volume 8,  On this show we visit the Danish capital Copenhagen for a very special beer festival. This week's reviewed beers are :- Yeastie Boys / Utopian - Dream Sequence, Wild Card - Unite Tribute IPA, People Like Us - Tea Party, People Like Us - Oats Of Disobedience, Gipsy Hill Summer Haze, Queer Brewing Project  - Take Up Space, People Like Us - Pepper Spray, Stroud - Schwartzwilder Cherry Stout. Midpoint Music: Train  - Mermaid.  Beer Show Theme mixed by Iain Lamond,  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.


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Take a trip the the USA in this week's podcast. This week's beer are Hardywood Park - Singel. Port City - Porter, Virginia Beer Co - Free Verse, Virginia Beer Co - Elbow Patches, O'Connor - Norfolk Canyon, Hardywood Park - The Great Return, Port City - Optimal Wit, O'Connor - ODIS.  Midpoint Music Calvin Thomas - A Better Day.  Beer Show there mixed by Iain Lamond.  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.  Music is for promotional purposes, no copyright infringement is intended,


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This week we take a trek through the Alps with Beer 52's Richard Croasdale. The reviewed beer are Ninkasi French IPA, Pelicon Black Aroura, Lost & Found Ju Ju Juice, Ninkasi Ninkasi Noir,  White Pony Resistance, ABK Hell Das Balue,  Bevog Zo, Resovior Dogs Batch 50.  This week's Midpoint Music is Young by The Vallis Alps.  Cyber Beer Show theme mixed by Iain Lamond.  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.  The music is intended for promotional purposes, no copyright infringement is intended.


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This week my box of beer from Beer 52 takes me north of the boarder to explore the Highlands, Islands and Lowlands of Scotland.  This show's reviewed beers are Six Degrees North - Etap, Swannay - Voe, Fallen -   Wanganui, 71 Brewing - Breakfast Stout, Six Degrees North - Velo, Tempest- Black Kolsh, Crossboarders - Hop Series Pale, Harvestoun - Old Engine Oil.  Midpoint Music - Ashton Lane - Nashville Heart.  Cyber Beer Show theme mixed by Iain Lamond.  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.   The music is intended for promotional purposes, not copyright infringement is intended.


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This s week we check out the beer scenes in Finland and Estonia as well as what's in my fridge!.  This show's reviewed beers are Sori - Yes. Pyynikin - Papa's Vanilla Stout, Ollanaut - Sartkats Eesel, Sori = Coffee Gorilla, Cloudwater IPA, 71 Brewing / Lumi Brewing - Musta Lumi (Black Snow), Pyynikin - Cloudberry Saison, Pyynikin Mosaic Lager, Ollanaut - Suitsu Porter.  Midpoint Music: Balcony by Velvet Moon.  Cyber Beer Show Theme mixed by Iain Lamond.  Other music licenced from Epidemic Sound.   No copyright infringement is intended, music is for promotional purposes.


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In this show I  try some of the winners of the inaugural Beer 52 Awards in 2019 .  The beers reviewed are Tzrech Kumpli - Taura,  The Garden - Chocolate Pecan Milk Stout, Tempest - Elemental Porter, Big Smoke - Medicine Man, Northern Monk - Origin, Big Smoke - Dark Wave.  Midpoint Music: Clare Means - Guitars & Chocolates.  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.  Cyber Beer Show theme mixed by Iain Lamond.  This show was recorded in April 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic.


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More beers from lockdown.   In this show I tried some beers from a box from Beer 52's Table Project working with hip London restaurants to brew beer to match their food, as well as exploring what was in my fridge.  Beers reviewed this episode are Neptune - On The Bounty, Hyde & Wilde - Pale Ale, Pilot - Mochaccino Stout, Table - Ceviche, Table - Daft Monk, Table - Arepa & Co, Table - Club Mexicana, Table - Radio Alice, Table - Lili Vanili Black Forest Stout.  Music: Scarlett Fever - Hour Of Sunshine.  Other music licensed from Epidemic Sound.  Cyber Beer Show theme mixed by Iain Lamond. This show was recorded in March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic.


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In my first podcast I review some of the beers from the Beer 52 Down The Danube box during the first week of the UK's COVID-19 lockdown.  The beers reviewed were Yankee & Kraut - Eden Pale Ale, The Garden - Session IPA, The Gerden - Chocolate & Peanut Butter Stout, Monyo - Schatzi, Bevog - Tak, Yankee & Kraut - Stout In The Name Of Love.  Midpoint Music: Blue Danube by Johann Strauss. 


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