Something slightly different on this week's episode. We sit down with, chef/magician Eddie Shepherd. For me, Eddie is a visionary, he began plant based cooking over a decade ago and has gone on to open his own restaurant... in his front room. His food is delicious as it is beautiful. We sit down and talk about his journey into cooking & why he decided to go solo. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This week we sit down with Sophie de Ronde, Head Brewer of Burnt Mill. Sophies story is an interesting one, after starting working behind a bar, falling in love with cask and then becoming a brewer, she found she had an allergy to Gluten. This meant a revised thinking of her career path, but after meeting Charles, owner & founder of Burnt Mill, she decided to carry on brewing, even if she couldn't enjoy the fruits of her labour. She is also the founder of the International Women's Open Brew Days, a project that is now global. An incredible achievement and one that we should all be thanki ..read more

A special episode this week on The Thirst Time. We sat down to interview two incredible Hop Farms that we visited when out in Yakima for Hop Selection, to hear more about the work that goes on in this field. First up we speak to Jr Loza from Loza Farms, about his family's journey from Mexico to owners of Loza Farms. Then we sit down and hear from Jason & Jeff from Perrault Farms, a truly magnificent facility that has been running since the Perrault family arrived in Yakima in 1902. We also hear about the formation of Yakima Chief and how farmers came together for their industry to surviv ..read more

We have a special episode for you this week, with Werner Van Obberghen. Werner is the Managing Director of Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen (Drie Foneteinen) A Brewery steeped in history and with a very fascinating story to tell. For those that know this brewery, you will of course know the name Armand Debelder. Sadly Armand passed away last year, leaving a huge hole in the beer world. Now Werner see's his job as carrying the 'Spirit' of Armand forward and with it creating some of the best Geuze in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This week on The Thirst Time we speak to, Ben Freeman. Co-Founder of Pressure Drop Brewing. Pressure Drop celebrates its 10th Birthday this year. They were there, right at the start of that wave of Craft Breweries that emerged in the UK around the 2010s. We asked Ben about the past, present and future of Pressure Drop and what the 4 day work week looks like for a Brewery. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

We carry on our mini-series on the fundamental ingredients in beer. This time we look at Yeast. We were looking enough to have the team from WHC Labs visit us for a special collaboration. Whilst they were here, we sat down with Philip and talked all things Yeast... There was a lot to talk about, it feels like this should have gone on a lot longer. Hope you enjoy this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this week's episode of the Thirst time, we speak to Bruce Gray. It's our first-ever repeat guest and for good reason. The industry is facing some really tough challenges at the moment, so we caught up with Bruce to get his insight, both positive & negative. Hope you enjoy this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

For the last Episode of the year, we sit down and chat with Peter Grady, Brewery Manager of Britains only Trappiste Brewery, Tynt Meadow. This was a really fascinating conversation, covering everything from the monks themselves, their faith and of course, the beer. Hope you enjoy it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this weeks Episode of The Thirst Time, we sit down with James Rylance of Ideal Day Brewery. Now, James has been working in the industry for sometime, including a stretch at the very beginning of a little known Brewery called Beavertown. But now he is starting his own project, down in Cornwall with sustainability at the heart of it. Hope you enjoy this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

This week on The Thirst Time we are talking to Matt Gallagher, co-founder of Half Acre based out of Chicago, USA. We talked to Matt about how he first got into beer and came to start Half Acre as well as the craft beer scene in Chicago Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more