The Malt TravAle Podcast

Episode 64 PART " - Chasing the Purple Moose in Cymru & hunting non Yorkshire brewed ales on the Isle of Wight and a bit of strictly eating A booze packed edition reports from some cracking pubs and some near misses from  three corners of the  UK – Purple Mooses in North Wales, dodging Yorkshire Ales on the Isle of Wight and how much do the Strictly judges pay for a pint at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool

Episode 64 PART 1 - Chasing the Purple Moose in Cymru & hunting non Yorkshire brewed ales on the Isle of Wight and a bit of strictly eating A booze packed edition reports from some cracking pubs and some near misses from  three corners of the  UK – Purple Mooses in North Wales, dodging Yorkshire Ales on the Isle of Wight and how much do the Strictly judges pay for a pint at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool

Episode 63 - Searching for a beery Indian summer A bit of a catch up episode Viz magazine’s take on an eccentric Yorkshire brewery, pubby delights of London, Knaresborough, Leeds and North Staffordshire pit villages feature oh there may also be some lederhosen talk

Episode 63 - Searching for a beery Indian summer A bit of a catch up episode Viz magazine’s take on an eccentric Yorkshire brewery, pubby delights of London, Knaresborough, Leeds and North Staffordshire pit villages feature oh there may also be some lederhosen talk

Episode 62 - The one about Lager with the news that Moretti has taken over the mantle as the UK’s best selling beer from carling we spend this episode pontificating about the amber nectar – lager doesn’t often feature positively on our pods is there any thing positive we can find out about it – are  any continental lagers that are truly European available in the UK and not brewed in Manchester, Tadcaster or Burton?

Episode 62 - The one about Lager with the news that Moretti has taken over the mantle as the UK’s best selling beer from carling we spend this episode pontificating about the amber nectar – lager doesn’t often feature positively on our pods is there any thing positive we can find out about it – are  any continental lagers that are truly European available in the UK and not brewed in Manchester, Tadcaster or Burton?

Part 2 we finish off our look behind the doors of Yorkshire’s most secret brewery, we meet a Humphrey and see Yorkshire Squares full of foaming ale - we also have a ‘hot off the press’ Bruce’s review of Glasgow’s drinking scene

Episode 61  Beery waterfalls, dray horses and the coopers art - one day in Tadcaster - Part 1 In this episode we finish off our look behind the doors of Yorkshire’s most secret brewery, we meet a Humphrey and see Yorkshire Squares full of foaming ale - we also have a ‘hot off the press’ Bruce’s review of Glasgow’s drinking scene

Episode 60 – The Brewery Episode Part 2 In part 2 we report back on beer talks by two Stone linked Brewers (Though there's only on Stone brewer @lymestonebrewer) at the Stone Food and Drink festival and offer an intro to our epic trip behind the scenes at Yorkshire's Oldest brewery and discover it has a sister in Stamford Lincs

Episode 60 – The Brewery Episode Part 1  Lots of beery catch up – Euros and £1billion of beer sold, the future of Marstons , are Spoons doomed and then we catch up on  a month of brewery talks and visits including @stonehousebeer. Myrddins Brewery, @joulesbrewery, @Lymestoneales @lymestonebrewer and @Samsmithsbeer

Episode 59 Turn left for the Bar or right for the Lounge Recording Episode 59 of the podcast tonight a mash up of beery trips to London, Lancaster and the North West, Tenby and Lincoln - there will be talk of Irn Brew Sours and do you turn left for the Bar or right for the Lounge when entering a pub - Are pub lounges a thing of the past - the modern trend of knocking all the walls down or 1 room micros means we no longer get to choose which door to open and don’t get us started on the smoke room or vaults

Episode 59  Part 1 Turn left for the Bar or right for the Lounge Recording Episode 59 of the podcast tonight a mash up of beery trips to London, Lancaster and the North West, Tenby and Lincoln - there will be talk of Irn Brew Sours and do you turn left for the Bar or right for the Lounge when entering a pub - Are pub lounges a thing of the past - the modern trend of knocking all the walls down or 1 room micros means we no longer get to choose which door to open and don’t get us started on the smoke room or vaults

A heated debate on the merits of JD Wetherspoons - with beery updates from Berwick Upon Tweed, York and East Yorkshire - Wetherspoons – national treasure or pub killer you decide

Part 2 of Episode 57 - who has the best pubs Ireland, Scotland or Wales

Episode 57 – A beer River dance around Celtic Fringes – Part 2 – after catching up on our recent beery trips around the home nations (Yorkshire being the 5th of course) – in this episode we discuss and compare the beer scene in Ireland, Scotland and Wales and have go at naming our favourite pub in each nation.

Episode 56 - A beery Riverdance around Celtic fringes- we reflect on our recent trips to pubs and brewery taps across our Four nations, we discuss the raising price of a pint and our continued hunt for the perfect Guinness

Episode 55 ‘Treacle Towns’ taps, micros and Pubs – One Sunday in Macc   We discuss the demise of beery podcasts, Giant dongles in Dorset but mainly about Macclesfield/Treacle/silk town and its status as real ale capital of Cheshire.

Episode 54  Hunting pubs in streets less tread in God’s County Episode 54 of the MalTravAle podcast with a focus on pub hunting in some of the hidden corners of York and a short trip back to the mother town of Malton revisiting some old haunts with some hits and some misses – Nick goes all 30p Lee on us and all the usual talk of pints, pies and cracking pubs

Episode 53 – New Year Resolutions we belatedly catch up on Yuletide and New year adventures – great pubs and brewery taps abound, as well as fine purveyors of Sausage and pies, Kirkstall, Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Skipton and Kirkby Lonsdale all feature in this months beery adventures. A bonus is that a technical blip meant there’s no musical intro or ending just 40 minutes of proper Yarkshire talk!

Episode 52 Yuletide Salutations – slightly later than planned we discuss our pre Chrimbo beer adventures in January, reflecting back on warm welcoming pubs, some dubious Xmas themed beers and share the beery gifts the season and Santa bestowed upon us – Brum, The lakes, North and Wet Yorkshire and Staffordshire all feature in this episode.