French connection
Nicolas Lescieux of l’Échappée Bière, one of the organisers of the Bière a Lille (BAL), talks about the growth of craft beer in France and takes us on a walk among some of the brewers.
Reindeer blood – Slayer style
Patrik Hellström, co-founder of Bryggverket brewery, Umeå, Sweden explains what innovation means to the brewery and about reindeer blood beer.
Keeping it small and personal
Jef Pirens, founder of Brouwerij D'Oude Maalderij, Izegem, Belgium, talks about his approach as "traditional style, being Belgium, mixing it up with progressive and creative brewing".
Drinking with the Idiots #3: Mash of the Titans
Join us live at 19:30h CET on 1 April for a special tasting of six barleywines with Grégoire Rifaut at Dynamo - Bar de Soif in Brussels.
Janssens’ way
André Janssens decided to become a brewer because it was a less stressful life - "like a monk". He founded Brouwerij Hof ten Dormaal at a farm in Haacht, Belgium.
Le Barboteur: staying the course
Sébastien Albanese talks about how he has kept Le Barboteur in the game as he rides out the storm of the pandemic and looks ahead to re-opening the bar.
Polish challenge – from homebrewing to startup
Mariusz Zynel of Brewery Zaścianki, in Zaścianki, Poland speaks to the Beer Idiots about the challenges of starting a new brewery in Poland's booming craft scene.
Pete Brown on the essence of craft
In between beer, pubs, cider, bacon rolls and fish and chips, British beer author and consultant Pete Brown has succeeded in documenting his thoughts...
Scouts’ beer – only for the brave
Yes, even the scouts are joining the craft brewing craze. To raise money for a new classrooms for itself the Scouts group De Geuzen Ternat has home-brewed its own beer called 'Brave Skoet'.
Straight from the source
Brewer Mathieu Huygens pours a fresh beer out of one of the 5 brewing vats behind the bar at their new brewpub. It's time for a beer straight from La Source.
