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The Charles Faram Podcast

Spreading Hoppiness | Brewing Podcast

The Spreading Hoppiness Podcast is full of hops, beers, and brilliant chats with brewers and growers across the UK. Join Maddie and Paddie as they take you on a hop filled journey from the history of hop growing to innovative new brewing products.  This hops podcast has it all from brewers who don’t do favourites to brewers crying on a tractor. Get to know brewers from around the world, learn about their best brewing techniques, and what characters they have met along the way! Featuring a great list of special guests, including Beer Writer Mark Dredge, Head Brewer Alice Batham, Nectaron® founder Dr Ron Beatson and so many more!

New brewing podcast episodes every month, available on all the usual platforms. Make sure you subscribe to our social channels to stay up to date with all our hoppy news. 

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Special Guests Include

This image features Beer Writer Mark Dredge, guest start on Spreading Hoppiness the Charles Faram podcast.
Beer Writer Mark Dredge
This image features Head Brewer Alice Bathem from Bathem's Brewery, star guest on Spreading Hoppiness. In this image she is smiling while holding a brewing award trophy.
Head Brewer Alice Batham
This image features Hop Breeder Dr Ron Beatson. Star guest on the Spreading Hoppiness Charles Faram podcast. In this image he is smiling while holding a bag of NZ Hop pellets.
NZ Hops Expert Dr Ron Beatson
This image Beer Sommelier Jane Peyton star guest on Spreading Hoppiness. In this photo she is smiling while looking at a glass of beer.
Beer Sommelier Jane Peyton

The Brewing Podcast highlights

This thumbnail features hop grower Tom Probert, Argonmy expert Jonathan Blackman and Charles Faram's Technical Expert Will Rogers. They are chatting to each other with the words 'On the Farm - The Hidden Heroes of the Hop Yards'
This podcast thumbnail features Hop Breeder and expert Dr Ron Beatson as he chats to Charles Faram's Group Technical Director WIll Rogers smiling at the camera, with the words 'The Kiwi Kronicles - Dr Ron talks science, stories and sensational flavours'
This podcast thumbnail features Charles Faram Paddie and Brewer Don Burke from Hawkstone Brewery. They are smiling at the camera with the words 'The Kiwi Kronicles - Brewers, Baggage and Biosecurity'
This podcast thumbnail features Ant from Ledbury Real Ales and Charles Faram's Group Technical Director Will Rogers. They are smiling at the camera with the words 'Brewing Green - Expert Tips for a Sustainable Future' behind them in green and white text.
This podcast thumbnail features Beer Write Mark Dredge chatting to Hop Breeder Klara Hadju with the words Hop Breeding 101: From Seedling to Success.
This brewing podcast thumbnail artwork features Beer Writer Mark Dredge, Malt Expert Axel Jany and Charles Faram's Jon Stringer chatting to each other. Behind them are the words It's the Weyermann ® Way: From Recipe to Refinement
This thumbnail features brewer Chris Gooch and Special Projects Manager Ben Adams. They are chatting about green beer, with the words Harvest Celebrations with Green Hops: Tips, tricks and Brewing Techniques behind them in green and white text.
This thumbnail features four hop growers from across Herefordshire and Surrey with the words Hops to Sky-High Ambition: Generations, Aspirations and Evolution

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Full Episode List | Brewing Podcast

Listen to all episodes from the Spreading Hoppiness brewing podcast, from brewers who don’t do favourites to crying on a tractor, this brewing podcast covers every topic, from hops to world record attempts.

Season 2

What do witches, world records, a day dedicated to celebrating beer, and hop root foraging have in common?   – Found on in this brewing podcast episode – Brew & Lore: Witches, World Records and Adventures in the World of Beer!

Could this really be the end of chemical hop pesticides? Award-winning hop grower Jimmy Barrett thinks he’s found the answer. Learn how to is giving his hops the strength they need to overcome anything Mother Nature throws at them. What to know what he’s planning? Find out in this week’s hop podcast episode: The War on Hop Diseases: Could this be the End of Chemical Pesticides?

Season 1

Tears and a tractor! Surely you want to here that story?! On this week’s brewing podcast we talk relationships but not the romantic kind… Listen to a great range of hop growers and brewers and learn why they find the grower brewer relationship so important!

On this week’s hop podcast Beer Writer Mark Dredge chats with Hop Breeder Klara Hadju from Wye hops, she is telling us all about her day job and how she is excited to find the next big flavour in hop growing. To see what plans she has next, check out Ep31: The Secrets of the Hop Lab