Game Over Beer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 7 of Game Over Beer with Chris Martin It’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Chris MartinBy day, Chris is the reviews editor at Tech Advisor and by night, a self-proclaimed booze monkey for ShortlistWe spoke about  one of the most popular first person shooters that, for my sins, I’d never heard off. A brewery that sadly ran out of stem, unless we are to be corrected by future listeners. And a childhood game that had a least 151 reasons we were hooked on it.A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado join Chris and I as we game over beerSupport the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 6 of Game Over Beer with Ren Navarro It’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Ren NavarroRen is located in Waterloo Ontario, Canada. She runs Beer Diversity., which is a consulting/advocacy company focused around Diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has also done a lot of work with the Brave Noise and I was lucky enough to work with her on this last year for We Are Beer.We spoke about a beer supporting great cause which was in collaboration with a Season 1 game Over Beer AlumnusSome cozy games which helped us get through the pandemicAnd a game that we both keep returning to like every other Switch owner.***Some links to some of the good causes mentioned***https://www.rainbowrailroad.orghttps://www.bravenoisebeer.com/A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado join Ren and I as we game over beerSupport the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 5 of Game Over Beer with Joe Dowling It’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Joe DowlingJoe is one of the original founders of Four Quarters where he is currently the brand manager. He was the former owner of Retro Game Base (a retro games shop in Streatham which existed from 2012-17.And he is a fiction writer, his most recent novel is Mandate 13, check out his novel here and keep up to date with any future releaseshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22454493.Joseph_J_DowlingWe spoke about a game that in part inspired his writing, a brewery he believes is current the best in the UK, and a game that will have you all running on to your switch and getting the NES emulator going.A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado join Joe and I as we game over beerSupport the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 4 of Game Over Beer with Chelsea DayIt’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Chelsea Day.Chelsea worked for several breweries including Weird Beard, Wildcard, Solvay Society and Cloudwater before leaving the beer industry to work for Vans.We spoke about session beers, at least sessional to us, a game that seemed to have an advert for cask ale in it, and finally a long discussion on a game that means a lot to us bothA reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado, join Chelsea and I as we, Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 3 of Game Over Beer with Luke KulchsteinIt’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Luke Kulchstien. Luke heads up the marketing team in Europe for Yakima Chief Hops, the world’s largest grower-owned hop producer. Luke has been in the drinks industry for 15 years with nearly a decade of that spent in craft beer. The only things he is as passionate about as beer are music & computer games, his first real passion.We spoke beers he always has stocked in his fridge, a series of games that turned a subculture into pop culture, and a game that had such a great twist, it made you feel bad to keep playing it.A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado, join Luke and I as we, Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2, episode 2 of Game Over Beer with Tori PowellIt’s a simple format on this podcast, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.Now, on to our guest, Tori Powell.By day she’s a project manager in IT and by night a craft beer podcaster that makes up half of A Woman’s Brew Podcast. She’s been involved in brew days for good causes which we discuss in this episode and has participated in panel discussing equality and inclusion within the craft beer community.  We spoke about her love for anime and simulation games, a movement for good in beer that has been so important to her and then a controversial beer to finish which really should have a trigger warning.A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer that’s KO dash FI dot com forward slash game over beerLast season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado, join Tori and I as we Game Over BeerSupport the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to Season 2 of game over beer!Apologies for the hiatus, the last year I’ve been working on 6 craft beer festivals across the UK, welcomed my second child Remy into the world and moved house, so it seemed a bit insane to try and fit season 2 of the podcast into the mix.I’d like to start by saying a huge thank you to our returning partner, Four Quarters, they are the UK’s original arcade bar and home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles and you can find them in London, Bristol and Newcastle.Also, a huge thank you to our new partner We Are Beer, they put on some of the best craft beer festivals across the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London and if you use code GameOverBeer, you’ll get £10 off.A reminder to listeners that I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer that’s KO dash FI dot com forward slash game over beer.Last season we raised over £500 pounds, which went to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people of Ukraine.On to Season 2!We have some amazing guests for this season and we’re starting with a great chat with Matt Curtis.Matt is a Writer, Photographer, Podcaster, co-founder of Pellicle Magazine, and author of Modern British Beer.We spoke about how his parents thriftiness  introduced him to JRPGs, the beer that got him started as a beer writer, and Matt’s obsession with challenging games.Lastly, I promise,  to anyone listening on Apple podcast or Spotify please leave a review and give us 5 stars!So without further ado, join Matt and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to the last episode of Season 1 of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Andy Parker. Andy is the founder of Elusive Brewing, and author of CAMRA’s essential home brewing . He also has the accolade of nicest guy in beer and when I first announced I was doing this podcast, he was the person everyone was saying “you’re getting Andy on right?" We chat about the links between Elusive brewing and gaming, we talk about some of the games Andy lost many hours playing, and also the secret as to where most of the elusive can designs come from.Before we get started with this week’s episode, I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has listened to season 1 of Game Over Beer.This has been a passion project in the making for well over a year now and the love and support you have shown has just been amazing.We have a growing backlog of guests waiting to join so I’m very excited about the future seasons to come.Beyond the podcast itself, I will be looking at creating some offline events, some charity twitch streams and merch to help raise money for mental health charities.Expect season 2 to launch in Autumn 2022.I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Andy and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Darran McLaughlin. Darran worked in the beer industry for several years for a number of pub companies and breweries before leaving to get into politics. He now runs a bookshop in Bristol called Book Haus.We talk about a beer and brewery that spurs a pilgrimage in many beer geeks, we chat about a game that Darran was so into he split up with his childhood sweetheart, and finally, we question whether our tastes are changing or if breweries are changing recipes. And not forgetting sharing our love for cask.So, Without further a do, join Darran and I as we Game Over Beer!I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Darran and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Sarah Wellock. Sarah is Senior PR at the video game company ATLUS and works on the RGG Yakuza series too. She is our first guest that is coming at this from the world of gaming and not from  working in craft beer. I’m very much looking forward to getting more people on the show who like Sarah work in the gaming industryWe talk about some of the first beers Sarah tried when she moved into London, when she first started "craft beering".  We chat about a genre of gaming I have little to no knowledge on, which was fascinating , and finally, we talk about a game that I was and still am, too much of a wuss to play…but if enough people get behind it, I may stream myself playing this game for charity!So, Without further a do, join Sarah and I as we Game Over Beer!I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Sarah and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the showDon't forget to give us 5 stars & follow us on socials @GameOverBeer