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With more breweries, more beers and more competition than ever, how do you carve out an identity, what does it take to make yourself part of the scene?For the first part of our Farm Trip 2026 documentary series, we're at Rivington Brewing Co's annual Farm Trip festival, speaking to three breweries taking their own approaches to navigating the modern craft beer landscape.We sit down with Neighbourhood, Beer Riff and Left Handed Giant to explore what makes a brewery tick, how they develop their identity and what it means to find your place in an ever-changing industry.This is the first of three documentaries from Farm Trip 2026, bringing together nine interviews to explore some of the bigger questions facing modern craft beer.🍻 Featuring:NeighbourhoodBeer RiffLeft Handed GiantIf you enjoy what we do, consider supporting PlanetBeerTV on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV

Woke fish, peachy hops, mummified cats and a discussion about how Carlsberg is systematically dismantling British brewing heritage. Roll up, roll up! We're packed to the rafters this month. We've got an update on our plans for the Farm Trip interviews, a cracking selection of beers from Fast Fashion, and the return of Hops in Focus, where we put the relatively new Dolcita hop under the microscope with beers from Two Flints and CoolHead. We also answer a Patreon question from our very own Luke Aldersley, about what actually gets us excited about new beer releases these days. And then there's Carlsberg's UK Tour of Destruction. With more historic British breweries facing closure, we get stuck into what this means for the industry, the future of cask ale, and whether cask beer might actually need to die in order to survive. Unsurprisingly, we don't entirely agree. All that, plus questionable holiday stories, Noel Edmonds, and the usual collection of conversations that really shouldn't be happening on a beer podcast. == Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV == Chapters: 00:00 Introductory Ramble 07:03 Farm Trip Update (feat. Fast Fashion) 17:56 Wales, Bury St Edmunds & Cork 32:34 Patreon Question & Answer 40:54 Hops in Focus: Dolcita 01:04:45 Has Carlsberg Killed Cask Beer?

We've returned from exile to look at some rare GOOD NEWS from the beer world, including brewery expansions, new venues and a few signs that things might finally be moving in the right direction. Plus: Sheffield beer adventures, the late Humphrey Smith's complicated legacy, an absolutely bonkers absinthe ginger beer (courtesy of Phil and Amy), charitable cycling, fascist wine and why we can categorically confirm that we are not involved in an ongoing police investigation. -- Support Russ & the Lads at Riding Against Cancer: https://www.justgiving.com/team/ridingagainstcancerv3 -- Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV  

It's all kicking off. In this episode, recorded after the quarter finals of our World Cup of Lager filming, we get a little silly in the Vault. We discuss Track's Welcome to the Neighbourhood festival, South America and we introduce our very first 'Friend of the Show'. Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV/  

We threatened it would be back, and here it is. We were so excited to bring it back, we decided to celebrate the occasion by recording it on location at the Hop Vault. As ever, we ramble our way through a series of topics, from Hop City to new-found hobbies, industry news to seeking out celebrity endorsements. So grab a couple of cans and kick back, because we've not held back with this one. If this episode was a beer, it'd probably be a DDH Triple IPA from Hop City. Big, indulgent, slightly excessive, and absolutely not trying to fit into a sensible session. ENJOY! == Check out the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PlanetbeerTV == 00:00 Welcome Back to the Fantasy Beer Name Podcast 05:48 Brass Band Bhel Puri 16:43 Hop City Round-Up 26:30 New Hobbies feat. Minecraft & Podcasts 38:48 Beer Industry News (Old Speckled Hen) 49:45 Beer Industry News (Closing Breweries) 58:21 Should MPs Be Allowed To Drink In Parliament? 01:13:25 Celebrity Cameos & Fantasy Endorsements 01:26:30 Last Orders

After months of podcasting silence, we thought we'd do a bit of a warm-up episode to dust off those rambling skills. And, well... mission accomplished, because over a couple of DIPAs from Deep Fried Beers, the conversation takes a swan dive off the top turnbuckle onto a table of drawing pins. Enjoy.   The Tip Jar: https://www.patreon.com/posts/buy-us-pint-156614294

We forgot to answer a question in the last podcast, so we've taken this episode to its illogical conclusion - a Dungeons & Dragons style mini-campaign. Along the way, we ramble over a new brewery to us, a style we've never tried before, and we discuss Pete Brown's 8 best breweries in the UK.

Here it is! The Christmas Special and all the trimmings that come with it. We talk about our year, through the lens of our Beers of the Year, and we drink some potential contenders for the top spot too. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/DRRRgM6fO4Q

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.

In 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! 🍻