AF Beer Club

In the second part of the G podcast, you'll hear a full uninterrupted interview with one of the top dogs at Guinness, as well as clips from two Ilkley Brewery (Yorkshire) and Sobab (Australia), both appearing in your subscription box this month. Cheers!

In the first part of the G episode, I go deep into the Galactic milk stout with Big Drop co-founder Rob Fink. We then take a look back on Jump Ship's story with founder Sonja Mitchell, before sharing a chat with Ticket founders Faye and Ali ahead of their new saffron beer.

In this episode I catch up with Zoey Henderson the founder of FUNGTN, a brewery using functional funghi in their beers. We also hear from Poland's Mors, and the foundations behind their debut lager. Finally, you'll hear clips from the founders of Gloucester Brewery and Hepworth Brewing, both featured in this month's box.

This episode we're lacing up the trainers and pumping up the tyres for an episode dedicated to ENERGY. I chat to Athletic Brewing, UNLTD and Clean Break about the growing trend in beer focusing on recovery, performance and rehydration.

This episodes delves deep into all things beginning with D in the alcohol free beer world. We catch up with Joelle from Drop Bear brewery, speak with the charity Alcohol Change UK about Dry January, before discussing the recent developments in draught alcohol free in pubs and bars.

This episode features everything C, with a look at some of the latest ventures in the alcohol free beer world. We start by looking at the Citra hop, joined by Brew By Numbers to talk through their latest beers. We then dig into the array of coffee beers brewer in the UK and Europe, before finishing off with a deep dive into Cold Batu Brewery. Our affiliated brands this month are Butcombe and Hobsons, whose beers feature in the latest AF Beer Club box.

In the second episode, we are looking at the letter B within the AF beer world. We'll focus on iconic British AF brand Big Drop, delve in the 'Big beer' dominance of the industry and a look at the Bristol Beer Factory's collaboration with mental health charity Talk Club.

In this episode, we'll hear from the founders of Athletic Brewing Company (01:48), the biggest alcohol free brewery in the world. In the second part, I'll discuss the rise of adaptogens (05:57) in alcohol free beer and hear from the breweries producing them. To finish the show, we'll crack open a bottle of Adnams Ghost Ship (11:09), one of the original AF beers and a favourite among many drinkers.

To celebrate Sober Brummie being included in the June AF Beer Club members' box, I thought it would be good to re-release the AF Beer Festival 2021 chat that Zoe had with BBC head brewer Matt Buist. Enjoy!

With the release of their Point Five alcohol-free debut, I caught up with Flo Vialan, Director of Brewing at the legendary Purity Brewing Company