Ep3 — Natural Wine, Lambic and the Joy of Acid

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01/16/20 • 64 min

Today's episode flits between two of our favourite topics: natural wine and lambic—beers own spontaneously fermented equivalent. In this episode you'll hear from Ola Dabrowska and Duncan Sime of Huddersfield-based natural wine shop Kwas, followed by Karel Boon, heir to the storied Boon brewery in Lembeek, Belgium.

In our first interview we'll learn how Ola and Duncan came to open a natural wine bar in a West Yorkshire town better known for its traditional pubs and cask ale. Then we'll jump to a busy Hackney pub where we chat to Karel briefly about his family brewery and how it feels to be taking over from his father as he nears his inevitable retirement.

Host: Matthew Curtis
Guests: Ola Dabrowska & Duncan Sime — Kwas, Karel Boon — Brouwerij Boon
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Host: Matthew Curtis
Guests: Ola Dabrowska & Duncan Sime — Kwas, Karel Boon — Brouwerij Boon
Read more at www.pelliclemag.com
Support our podcast at patreon.com/pelliclemag

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Ep2 — Chatting Cask with St. Austell's Roger Ryman

In today's episode Matthew ruminates briefly on the importance—nay magnificence—of cask ale, before chatting to Roger Ryman, the head brewer at Cornwall's St. Austell Brewery and creator of Tribute, one of the best selling cask beers in the country. Following the interview Matthew reads his article on another of the UK's great cask ales, Harvey's Sussex Best.

Host: Matthew Curtis
Guests: Roger Ryman — St. Austell Brewery
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Editors Note: Sadly Roger passed away in May 2020. Read our obituary to him here.

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Ep4 — Down to Business with The Real Ale Shop

Today’s episode is a “lost podcast” of sorts. I originally recorded this interview in late 2018 for the Good Beer Hunting podcast. Sadly, I left before it was ever submitted, and it has sat, languishing on my hard drive ever since. Listening back to it recently I decided it was too good not to publish.

It features Nick Dolan, Zeph King and Tim Peyton of Real Ale, a small, independent chain of bottleshop/bar hybrids. What’s fascinating is that their business isn’t simply that of a retailer. They’re also in the distribution game, perhaps most notably supplying supermarket chain Marks & Spencer with their own-brand range of beers.

While this episode is perhaps a bit more business focussed than we aspired to produce here at Pellicle, it still centres on what fascinates us the most—great food and drink.

Disclaimer: In this episode it is stated by the interviewee's that their business, Real Ale, is an owner of Woodforde's Brewery in Norfolk. Please be advised that this is no longer the case.

Host: Matthew Curtis
Guests: Nick Dolan, Zeph King and Tim Peyton — Real Ale
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