Beer, Together 🍺 – Finding what’s worth sharing.

Can a hazy IPA have bags of flavour and still leave you unsure about another? Elton and Matt open Azvex Brewing’s Lethal Hop Dose Vial 002, a 6.8% double dry hopped IPA from Liverpool, and disagree over its lingering hop-oil finish.Matt wants another. Elton enjoys drinking it more than he enjoys the moments after. There’s lime, tropical fruit, a sample-bottle comparison and a question: is admiring a beer the same as wanting another glass?We talk Tropical Fusion and New Zealand hops, compare Vial 1 with Vial 2, and discuss Azvex’s brewery story. A conversation about starting again also brings some bottle shop news from Matt.Food pairings take us from Liverpool salt and pepper chips and Lancashire cheese to wings, green-lipped mussels and the inevitable threat of fish tacos. Neither of us is suggesting a side salad.Then it’s Choose Your Fighter: can Lethal Hop Dose unseat Trappist Rochefort 6? We judge each beer within its own style across Flavour, Finish & Appearance, and Drinkability.New here? Beer, Together is two mates opening a beer and seeing where the conversation takes us: UK beer, pubs, food and honest disagreements. Follow for a new episode every Friday, and tell us in the comments: when does a hoppy finish become too much?Find the beers: Dexter & Jones — https://www.dexterandjones.co.uk/Instagram: @beertogether123Matt’s beer adventures: @beertasting123

Clique Fiesta by Wilde Child is a 4.8% Biscoffi milk stout—but where’s the biscuit? Elton and Matt open the beer and discover that the Biscoff flavour seems to arrive after you’ve stopped drinking.With Bonfire Night barely behind us, we’re investigating what happens when brewing gets a little too close to the biscuit aisle. Does pudding belong in a pint, and does this one deliver?Plus, Choose Your Fighter: can Clique Fiesta displace reigning champion Rochefort 6? We judge each beer within its style across Flavour, Finish & Appearance, and Drinkability.Beer, Together is two mates talking beer, the stories behind it and plenty of questionable opinions. Follow the podcast in your podcast app for a different beer every Friday.THIS WEEK’S BEERClique Fiesta | Wilde Child Brewing Co. | Biscoffi Milk Stout | 4.8% ABVSeries 2, Episode 6.

A beer inspired by witchcraft, a shape-shifting hare and a mysterious old woman. Welcome to Halloween weekend on Beer, Together.This week, Elton and Matt are tasting Old Hag by Wincle Beer Company, a 5.2% British stout porter brewed in the Peak District.It's dark, rich and full of roasted chocolate and coffee flavours. But is it really a stout, a porter or something closer to a traditional English mild?And why on earth is it named after an old woman who apparently used to turn into a hare?From Staffordshire folklore and traditional British brewing to Bez from Happy Mondays, this might be one of our strangest beer journeys yet.IN THIS EPISODE🍺 Old Hag beer review — We taste Wincle Beer Company's 5.2% dark ale, exploring its chocolate malt, coffee flavours, bitterness, appearance and drinkability.🧙 The Halloween witchcraft legend — Discover the Staffordshire Moorlands story of a shape-shifting hare, a suspicious old woman and the rather questionable logic of historical witch-hunting.🍻 Stout vs porter vs mild — What's actually the difference? We explore traditional British beer styles and disagree about which one Old Hag belongs to.🌿 Fuggles hops and chocolate malt — Why traditional English hops matter, how roasting malt produces chocolate and coffee flavours, and why dark beer doesn't necessarily mean sweet beer.🏞️ Wincle Beer Company — From a former milking parlour to brewing with local spring water in the Peak District, we look at the brewery behind Old Hag.🎵 Bez from Happy Mondays — The unlikely story of beekeeping, a honey beer and an unexpected collaboration with Wincle.🌊 The London Beer Flood of 1814 — We revisit a tragic disaster in London's brewing history.🥧 Beer and food pairings — Steak and ale pie, Staffordshire oatcakes, mature cheese, Bakewell tart and sticky toffee pudding.CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER: OLD HAG VS ROCHEFORT 6Last week's champion, Rochefort 6, is back.A 7.5% Belgian Trappist beer brewed by monks faces a traditional British dark ale inspired by witchcraft.We judge them on:• Flavour• Finish & Appearance• DrinkabilityCan the Old Hag overthrow the Belgian monks, or will Rochefort 6 retain its crown?ABOUT BEER, TOGETHERBeer, Together is a weekly British beer podcast with Elton and Matt.Two mates exploring everything from traditional real ales, bitters, stouts and porters to craft beer, IPAs, lagers and Belgian classics.Every Friday we open a different beer, uncover the stories behind it, discuss brewery history and food pairings, and see whether it can defeat our reigning Choose Your Fighter champion.No beer snobbery. No complicated tasting qualifications. Just two mates talking beer, disagreeing occasionally and learning something along the way.NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAYIf you enjoy beer, brewing history and proper British humour, follow Beer, Together in your podcast app so you don't miss our next beer.And if you've enjoyed this episode, share it with a fellow beer lover.WHAT DO YOU THINK?Is Old Hag a stout, a porter or a mild?And have you ever tried beer from Wincle Beer Company?THIS WEEK'S BEERBeer: Old HagBrewery: Wincle Beer CompanyLocation: Peak District, EnglandStyle: Stout PorterABV: 5.2%Hops: FugglesKey ingredients: Maris Otter, chocolate malt, brown malt and rolled oatsBottle sourced from: Dexter & JonesFind us on Instagram and TikTok: @BeerTogether123Beer, Together — two mates, one beer, plenty of opinions.

Rochefort 6 is a 7.5% Belgian Trappist beer brewed by monks. But is it genuinely brilliant, or just a very strong beer with an impressive backstory?This week on Beer, Together, Elton and Matt open a bottle of Rochefort 6 from Belgium's Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy. And for Elton, who normally avoids beers this strong, the result is something of a revelation.What starts as a slightly nervous Belgian beer tasting becomes one of our biggest surprises of Series 2.In this episode:Rochefort 6 review: What does this Belgian Trappist beer actually taste like? We explore its caramel sweetness, fruity character, warming spice and surprisingly enjoyable finish.Why is Rochefort 6 called 6 when it's 7.5% ABV? Matt explains the unusual numbering behind Rochefort 6, 8 and 10.Trappist beer vs abbey beer: What makes a genuine Trappist brewery different, and why does the famous hexagonal label matter?Beer brewed by monks: From the abbey's centuries of history to Friday beer tastings and a legal battle over the brewery's water supply.Belgian beer food pairings: Venison, Ardennes pâté, mature cheese, sticky toffee pudding and some rather more questionable suggestions.Can Belgian beer improve with age? We discover why this bottle has a best-before date in 2031 and discuss whether beer really tastes different from bottles and cans.Choose Your Fighter: Rochefort 6 takes on reigning champion Fuller's London Pride. Can a 7.5% Belgian beer defeat a classic British pint?Along the way, we discuss monks, nightclub drinking, the British dairy industry and whether Elton should really be recording a podcast after drinking something this strong.The verdict? A beer Elton expected to dislike ends up becoming our new Choose Your Fighter champion.What's Beer, Together?Two British beer enthusiasts, Elton and Matt, exploring beer one bottle at a time. From traditional British ales and European classics to craft beer and unusual discoveries, we combine beer reviews, brewery stories, food pairings, questionable humour and the occasional disagreement.No beer snobbery. No complicated tasting qualifications. Just two people enjoying beer and learning something along the way.Join the conversationHave you tried Rochefort 6? Is it your favourite Trappist beer, or would you choose Rochefort 8 or 10?Tell us what you think, leave a rating or comment where available, and follow Beer, Together so you don't miss our next Friday episode.Find us in your podcast app, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.Beer: Trappist Rochefort 6Brewery: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, Rochefort, BelgiumStyle: Belgian Trappist DubbelABV: 7.5%Bottle sourced from: Dexter & Jones (https://www.dexterandjones.co.uk)Beer, Together — good beer, questionable opinions, and absolutely no guarantees about the judging.

Fuller's London Pride is one of Britain's most recognisable traditional bitters. But in a world of craft beer, hazy IPAs and modern pale ales, is there still a place for the classic British pint?This week on Beer, Together, Elton and Matt review Fuller's London Pride, the iconic amber ale first launched in 1959, and ask whether traditional British bitter is being left behind by a new generation of beer drinkers.Brewed at the historic Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, London Pride has been a fixture of British pub culture for decades. But since Japanese brewing giant Asahi acquired Fuller's brewing business in 2019, has anything really changed? And can a traditional bitter compete with today's increasingly adventurous craft beer market?Armed with a 500ml bottle of London Pride at 4.7% ABV, two very different glasses and an unreasonable amount of brewery trivia, we get stuck in.🍺 Fuller's London Pride: Our Beer ReviewWe're tasting the bottled version of London Pride, exploring its amber colour, biscuit and caramel malt character, dried fruit sweetness and gentle hop bitterness.How does it compare with other classic British ales such as Hobgoblin, Badger Tangle Foot, Spitfire and Wadworth 6X? Does London Pride deserve its reputation as one of Britain's great bitters? And why does a hand-pulled pint of cask ale offer such a different experience from the bottled version?There's also a surprisingly passionate discussion about creamy beer heads, sparklers, proper cellar management and the lost art of serving a great pint.🏭 Fuller's Brewery: History, Heritage and Japanese OwnershipElton shares memories of touring the historic Griffin Brewery, including its extraordinary layout, wartime cellars and connections to London's pub history.Along the way, we discover and discuss:Why London Pride takes its name from a tiny flower associated with London's Blitz-damaged streets.How Fuller's became connected to Brentford Football Club and the famous Griffin Park.The unlikely story of Fuller's producing 7UP alongside its traditional ales.What happened when someone attempted to send a pint of London Pride towards space.Why the sale of Fuller's brewing business to Asahi in 2019 marked such a significant change for an iconic British beer brand.London Pride's surprising connections with rugby sponsorship, including the British & Irish Lions.As ever, Matt is on hand to question how much of Elton's brewery-tour knowledge should actually be believed.🇬🇧 Is Traditional British Bitter Dying Out?This is where the conversation gets particularly interesting.Why are modern craft beers like Beavertown Neck Oil and BrewDog Wingman so accessible to new drinkers, while traditional bitters struggle to attract the same attention?Have British drinking habits fundamentally changed? Did the marketing of Boddingtons and John Smith's help or harm the reputation of bitter? And are pubs doing enough to introduce drinkers to classic cask ales?We explore the difference between cask beer, bottled bitter and modern craft ale, and ask whether traditional British beer needs to evolve or simply rediscover its audience.🍽️ What Food Goes with London Pride?From sausages and mash to steak and ale pie, fish and chips, roast beef and East London's famous salt beef bagels, we explore the best food pairings for a classic English bitter.Naturally, the conversation descends into a disagreement about what qualifies as brown food and the proper pronunciation of bagel.🥊 Choose Your Fighter: London Pride vs Erdinger WeißbierLast week's champion, Erdinger Weißbier, returns to defend its title.We judge London Pride within its own beer style using our three categories:Flavour – Does it deliver everything a great traditional bitter should?Finish & Appearance – Can bottled London Pride match the presentation of a properly poured pint?Drinkability – Is it a beer you'd happily return to?#LondonPride #FullersBrewery #BritishBeer #BeerPodcast #BeerTogether