Grain Schooner Beer Newsletter

This week we're talking to Chris from Torrside Brewery. You may know them as the brewery that makes an ungodly amount of smoked beer but as we discuss, they make a wide variety of beer. We're also just about the only shop in Scotland stocking them which it is an honour to be. We also go a little deep on invert sugar for the second time in a row! Get the beers here: https://grainschooner.beer/search?type=product&q=torrside Smokefest details: https://www.torrside.co.uk/smokefest.html Emma Sidwell's art: https://elliadesigns.weebly.com/ Our theme music as always is by Mike Gutterman: https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to the Grain Schooner Newsletter from grainschooner.beer. This week we talk to Phil of Simple Things Fermentations. We cover a lot of ground in this episode including Phil's award-winning, destiny-making homebrew history, his brewing philosophy, Glasgow's beer scene and so much more. We go deep on the historical beers that constantly make me pay attention. Over half of our stock of the Burton IPA have shifted this past week so get it quick! Get the beers here: https://grainschooner.beer/search?type=product&q=simple+things Music by Mike Gutterman: https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/

Rolling into the week with another fresh episode of the Grain Schooner Newsletter for grainschooner.beer This week we talk to Stuart Neilson of North Riding Brewery in Scarborough. Starting off by taking on a pub in Scarborough to get away from the humdrum of corporate life before jostling a small brewkit into the basement of what is now the North Riding Brewpub. Now North Riding is one of the go to names and most consistent faces in Yorkshire cask beer. Find the beer here: https://grainschooner.beer/search?type=product&q=North+Riding Our background music is by Mike Gutterman: https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to the first episode of the Grain Schooner Newsletter Podcast of the year from grainschooner.beer In the shop we have new beers from Siren and Padstow that are very much worth checking out. This week we're talking to Roy of Blunt Chisel Brewery.   When Grain Schooner was first launching, a core part of our mantra was to make noise for breweries that we don't just love but don't have the digital reach and in Fife, there are a few breweries that fit that mould. If Blunt Chisel was based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, I have no doubt you'd be hearing about them a lot more.   Find their beers here: https://grainschooner.beer/search?type=product&q=blunt+chisel   As ever, our music is by Mike Gutterman: https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/

As the year draws to a close, we talk to a few friends from far and further away about the year they've had and the 2022 as it leads before us. Thank you to everyone that has bought from grainschooner.beer, just listens in or has told someone about us. Here is to 2022! John Holl - Beer writer and podcast host of many running podcasts including Steal This Beer, BYO Nano and Drink Beer, Think Beer (also the same name as a book written by Holl) John Carruthers - Revolution Brewing communications manager and writer for The Takeout where he writes a lot about pizza.   Charlie Harding - Bonne Vivant Marketing. Charlie did all the PR for Grain Schooner launch. Audio Editing from Mrs Schooner Music by Todd Farrell Jr & The Dirty Birds

This weeks guest is cider producer, Christian Stolte of The Wee Cider Company. Christian reached out when Grain Schooner was building up a name in advance of launching. Cider is in a real renaissance period which we go into here and Christian’s ciders fit right into the burgeoning quality driven corner of cider. We have two of his walled garden ciders on the store. Cluny House and Haddo House which have picked up great reviews. Christian had some audio issues I’ve tried to fix here. It wasn’t me eating my laptop into my beer this time. Grainschooner.beer is a new craft beer delivery service based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. We stock a great range of beer and cider with free delivery locally and courier for further afield. Our theme music is by Mike Gutterman Drink responsibly 

Mellisa Cole is one of the hardest working beer writers in Britain right now. Partially because she's had to be. We take a dive into Mellisa's early journalism history which often meant proving herself against the men in her field. Further on we talk collaborations she's done with breweries, her latest books The Ultimate Guide To Craft Beer and Little Book Of Lager amongst other things. This interview could have gone on longer but we both had prior engagements as we wrapped up and no doubt we'll have Mellisa back to cover ground we missed. This podcast is a production of grainschooner.beer, a craft beer delivery service based in Kirkcaldy. We do home delivery in KY1-KY8 and KY15 with overnight shipping available to those outside of our area.  To celebrate launching our podcast, we have a little discount. Use: Podcast10 at checkout to save 10% on grainschooner.beer Our into music is by Mike Gutterman: https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/album/background-music-for-productions-volume-10 Follow us on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrainSchooner Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrainSchoonerKDY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grainschoonerkdy/