Beer & Mental Health with Emma Inch
07/14/23 • 35 min
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There's a contradiction at the heart of beer, drinking and pub culture. Sharing a drink with your mates, or even just with the people you only ever see down your local... is great for your mental health. Support, community, conversation and laughter are all good positive things.
And yet...
Alcohol is dangerous. Sadly it is that simple. It's too easy to drink to self-medicate or attempt to ease anxiety is a non-healthy way.
All of which makes this episode about beer and mental health absolutely fascinating. Emma Inch is a highly regarded beer writer and critic... and also a mental health professional. She is about to launch a podcast called 'Same Again' which will explore this exact subject, so I wanted to talk to her about it and support the discussion she is trying to enable.
As well as mental health, we discuss Emma's beer writing (she has written with some legends in the game, let's put it that way) and she has some cracking recommendations on beers to try from near and far.
Plus, as an industry expert, Emma has some insightful thoughts on the current state of the UK beer scene.
Get comfortable, grab a beer and enjoy listening to this one...
To find out the latest about 'Same Again' and all of Emma Inch's other work and projects, follow her on Twitter (@fermentradio)
There's a contradiction at the heart of beer, drinking and pub culture. Sharing a drink with your mates, or even just with the people you only ever see down your local... is great for your mental health. Support, community, conversation and laughter are all good positive things.
And yet...
Alcohol is dangerous. Sadly it is that simple. It's too easy to drink to self-medicate or attempt to ease anxiety is a non-healthy way.
All of which makes this episode about beer and mental health absolutely fascinating. Emma Inch is a highly regarded beer writer and critic... and also a mental health professional. She is about to launch a podcast called 'Same Again' which will explore this exact subject, so I wanted to talk to her about it and support the discussion she is trying to enable.
As well as mental health, we discuss Emma's beer writing (she has written with some legends in the game, let's put it that way) and she has some cracking recommendations on beers to try from near and far.
Plus, as an industry expert, Emma has some insightful thoughts on the current state of the UK beer scene.
Get comfortable, grab a beer and enjoy listening to this one...
To find out the latest about 'Same Again' and all of Emma Inch's other work and projects, follow her on Twitter (@fermentradio)
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Mr Beer Nouveau On Labelspeak, Beer Duty & Hop Creep
Steve Dunkley (aka Beer Nouveau) has done everything you can do in beer. From glass collector to cellarman, home brewer, commercial brewer, taproom owner, beer writer, critic and everything else in between. He is just a hugely respected grassroots beer expert... and I'm so grateful to have him as a guest on Nant Fawr Brews.
We cover a lot in this episode. First up, #LabelsOff, which is Steve's brilliant new initiative to bring the fun of blind tasting back to beer... but with a purpose. The aim is for everyone to be able to understand beer styles better and, as a result, be brave enough to move past the hype, bluster (and often confusing) label-speak that has gone a little over the top. Move beyond the hype and you find brilliant beers made by smaller breweries that will only survive with our custom.
Steve and I also discuss the overall state of the UK brewing industry. Few are better placed than Steve to comment. There is fascinating stuff here on what new beer duty rules mean for the industry and the kind of future they might bring.
Finally, Steve gives some lovely insights on what all brewers can learn from finding out more about brewing's incredible history. In particular, he makes a great case for seeing hop creep as an essential benefit of cask brewing, not something to be managed out of the process with modern methods.
...and his final sign-off advice for home brewers is one we all need to engrave on a sign and put up in our kitchens / sheds / garages... so make sure you listen all the way to the end for that one.
To find out more about Steve and Beer Nouveau, follow him on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BeerNouveau
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The Magic of Cask (with Des de Moor)
1 RecommendationsDes de Moor knows his stuff. A hugely respected beer writer, critic and author, he has decided to write the book about Cask Beer that fills the gaps in all of our knowledge of this legendary ale style.
Des's new book - 'Cask Beer: The Real Story of Britain's Unique Beer Culture' - is out today, August 1st 2023.
What a brilliant excuse to talk all things Cask with such a global authority. Our conversation dispels myths, unlocks hidden history and - perhaps most importantly - brings to life the unique heights that this traditional style reaches.
A well-brewed, properly looked after and carefully served pint of Cask Beer is simply magical. It gives you a drinking experience that no other beer style can.
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Order your copy of 'Cask Beer: The Real Story of Britain's Unique Beer Culture' here
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