Hop Forward: Getting You Ahead in the Brewing and Beer Business

Hop Forward is a biweekly podcast dedicated to the craft beer industry. Including both interviews, discussions and stories from a range of brewers and entrepreneurs within the industry, to advice from founder and host, Nick Law, about starting, scaling and sustaining your own ventures, the Hop Forward podcast is here to help you get ahead with your beers, brand and business.

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Update frequency: every 10 days
Average duration: 59 minutes
Episodes: 206
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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Episode 141: Brew Like a Monk with Stan Hieronymus

On this week’s episode of the Hop Forward Podcast, Nick is joined by none other than homebrewing legend and author Stan Hieronymus to talk about a subject close to his heart: brewing like a monk.We d…

00:55:07 | Fri 15 Apr 2022

Fermenting Thoughts: 40 Years of (Mostly!) Great Beers!

If you're listening to this on the date of publication, it's my birthday! In these fermenting thoughts, I share some thoughts on my favourite beers, breweries and bars, as well as take a trip down m…

00:32:34 | Thu 07 Apr 2022

Episode 140: Jolly Good for the Environment: Looking at the Recycling Chain with Yvan and Justin from Jolly Good Beer

In this week's episode of the podcast, Nick is joined by Yvan Seth and Justin Rivett from UK distributor Jolly Good Beer, looking at the issues regarding the recycling chain with one trip kegs. We t…

01:10:12 | Fri 01 Apr 2022

Fermenting Thoughts: Great Expectations

This week's fermenting thoughts are about consumers expectations when it comes to beer styles. How we frame a beer often determines how a customer perceives it. If we misdescribe what's in the glas…

00:16:00 | Wed 23 Mar 2022

Episode 139: Setting Up a Brewhouse with a Thermal Fluid System [with Azvex Brewing]

We're joined this week by Adam Henderson, owner and brewer of Liverpool's newest brewery, Azvex Brewing. Adam, a mechanical engineer by trade and former partner at Neon Raptor, set up 30HL brewhouse…

00:51:01 | Mon 14 Mar 2022

Episode 138: Charlie Bamforth is The Pope of Foam

This week, we're extremely excited to have Professor Charlie Bamforth - a.k.a The Pope of Foam - grace us with his presence on the Hop Forward Podcast.Charlie is a former president of Institute of Br…

01:02:50 | Fri 04 Mar 2022

Episode 137: How to Make Great IPAs [with Scott Janish, author of The New IPA]

This week on the Hop Forward Podcast, we're joined by Sapwood Cellar's co-founder and author of The New IPA to discuss what it takes to make fantastic, modern IPAs and the science behind hopping. We…

01:06:41 | Sat 19 Feb 2022

Episode 137: Fermenting Thoughts: Fermenting Thoughts: Why is Instagram taking down your beer posts and what can you do about it...?

This week's fermenting thoughts are about Meta Platforms Inc. taking down breweries Instagram posts and shadow-banning because they're simply trying to inform consumers about their products through t…

00:16:25 | Fri 11 Feb 2022

Episode 136: How to Move a Brewery [with Neepsend Brew Co]

At the start of 2020, Gavin Martin - co-owner and head brewer of Sheffield's Neepsend Brew Co - had the challenge of moving his 10BBL to a new site in a matter of weeks, while keeping the business go…

01:09:37 | Fri 04 Feb 2022

Episode 135: Infinite Reflections on Scaling a Brewery: The Journey of Double Barrelled Brewery [with co-founder Luci Clayton-Jones]

This week, we're joined by Reading's Double Barrelled Brewery co-founder Luci Clayton-Jones to share her reflections on scaling a brewery from a 120L nano-setup in her and her husband's garage to a 2…

01:22:42 | Wed 22 Dec 2021

Episode 134: Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture: Lessons Learned at Gipsy Hill Brewing Co [with Sam McMeekin]

Today's episode starts with a statement written by co-founder of London's Gipsy Hill Brewing Co, Sam McMeekin. The statement, in full, can be read on their Instagram page.This episode was a hard one…

01:23:17 | Tue 14 Dec 2021

Episode 133: Putting Language to Beer: How We Describe What's In The Glass [with Mark Dredge]

Anyone who has ever attempted to describe the flavours and aromas of a beer will know that putting language to what's in the glass is both challenging, subjective and needs the right terminology.But …

01:12:54 | Mon 06 Dec 2021

Episode 132: How to Prod a Brewery [Pushing the Boundaries with Every Beer, featuring Vault City Brewing]

Edinburgh's Vault City Brewing have earned a reputation in a short time as one of Britain's most well-respected, sought after breweries. Bucking the hazy producing trend, Vault City focus solely on …

01:30:00 | Mon 29 Nov 2021

Episode 131: A Late Night Chat in an Indie Bottle Shop [at Twickenham's Brewery Market]

On this week's episode of the Hop Forward Podcast, Nick travels to Brewery Market on the historic Church Street in Twickenham, the Drinks Retailing Awards 'Independent Beer Retailer of the Year 2021'…

01:25:26 | Fri 19 Nov 2021

Episode 130: Drinks Trends Through the Pandemic: A Look What We're Drinking and How We're Buying It Has Changed Since COVID-19 [with Real Drinks Ltd]

The first time I ever went into a bottle shop with one of my beers, I was absolutely packing it (for our international listeners; the literal translation is I was shitting myself). What would they t…

01:05:00 | Fri 12 Nov 2021

Episode 129: Brewing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [with John Keeling, former Brewing Director of Fullers]

On the Hop Forward Podcast this week, we’re joined by brewing veteran and former Brewing Director of Fullers, Smith & Turner John Keeling.Although John entered retirement relatively recently, he is s…

00:56:24 | Fri 05 Nov 2021

Episode 128: Who are Middle Child Brewing...? [with Sam Jones and Fraser Withers]

To celebrate Elusive Brewing's 5th birthday, Andy and the team joined forces with homebrewing store The Malt Miller to launch a national competition. With a prize of £1000 at stake, a collaboration …

01:11:34 | Fri 22 Oct 2021

Episode 127: Manchester is a Hoppy Place - Putting the World to Rights [with Dave Hayward and Nick Law at Alphabet Brewery]

This week, Nick takes a trip over the Pennines to Manchester to catch up with owner of Windsor based bottle shop and taproom and winner of the SIBA Best Independent Craft Beer Retailer, A Hoppy Place…

01:22:38 | Fri 15 Oct 2021

Episode 126: 'Tis the Saison: A Year in Beer from an Industry Perspective [with Jonny Garrett]

Ever since the invention of the light bulb, our perception of time has been significantly altered; we no longer live in a cyclical rhythm of the sun primarily governing when we work – but work can oc…

00:59:56 | Fri 08 Oct 2021

Episode 125: Brewing with Heritage Malt [with Dave Griggs and Carl Heron from Crisp Malting Group]

Working with agronomists, biologists, local farmers, Crisp Malting Group have been at the forefront of resurrecting heritage varieties of barley for craft brewers and distillers across the globe. Var…

00:54:11 | Thu 30 Sep 2021

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