What happens when you leave Rob to his own devices for one episode whilst Toby is left at home with the flu? Find out in our brand new episode LIVE at Chainhouse Brew Co. 

Rob is joined by Ryan, the founder of Chainhouse and a household name in the UK caft beer brewing industry. Ryan is put to the test as Rob quizzes him on all things brewing and beer.

Want to know more about the Alcohol Free corner of Craft Beer in the UK... Well, join us as we speak with Sam from We Can Be Friends & the award winning Ben of the Sober Boozers Club. 

Thoughout the show, Toby & Rob dig into 4 fantastic Alcohol Free offerings from We Can Be Friends that have been brewed from all around the UK. Including collaboration brews with Beak / Overtone / Vault City / Gravity Well and Rivington. 

Not only do we dig into the escapeds of WCBF but we also have a great insight into other Alcohol Free offerings from around the UK courtesy of Ben's knowledge.

Happy New Year and welcome to our first installment of the podcast for 2025...

To kick off the year in true style we are joined by State Of Kind Brew Co, Wigan. The brewery that  Toby claims is the "one to keep your eyes on ths year". Throughout this blockbuster of an episode Toby & Rob discuss all things beer with Stu and Nat.

The beers we drank;

- ‘Paper Mountains’ collab with Vault City - 5.2% DDH Pale
- ‘Take Me Back To The Future’ - DDH IPA 5.4%
- ‘Weird World’ - NEIPA 5.7%
- ‘Crossing Boarders’ collab with Stu Mostow - Imperial Stout 8.4%

Celebrate christmas with your 2 favourite northern beer drinkers during this festive period.. 

Join Toby & Rob as they dive into 3 christmas craft beers, sponsored by Thebeershelf.co.uk, from festive IPA's with Chritmas Tree notes, to a dutch inspired Sour Beer from Scotland to one of Manchester's very own festival stollen stouts. 

Throughout the show we take you through our Christmas Day drinking journey. From that early morning beer right up to your Christman night cap. Along with hearing from some of our More Views community. 

Also, isn't Christmas all about the reincarnation of a lost soul... Keep your ears peeled for a surpise cameo appearence.

Toby & Rob are joined by Ant from Twisted Wheel for the 71st Q&A installment of the pod this week. 

Ant kicks things off by digging straight into the inception of Twisted Wheel since thier "closure" in the last 12 months, whilst discussing the brewery's movement around the UK. Throughout the show we drink through an array of Twisted Wheel highlights including a Talus DIPA, Mango Sour, Session Pale and more. 

To find out more about Twisted Wheel, their new home and their glorious new tap room... get listening!!

Now this is one way to celebrate our 100th episode... Join Toby and Rob as they take on Northwich's first ever craft beer festival, Craft At The Plaza. 

Throughout this blockbuster episode we sit down, drink a long and Q&A with many of the UK's best breweries as some craft beer punters too. Here's what's in store;

Hush Brew Co Q&A - 00:10:51
Spookton Brewing Co Q&A - 00:27:56
Attic Brew Co Q&A - 00:50:34
Dan.drinkscraft Q&A - 01:16:53
4Ts Brewery Q&A - 01:29:39
North Brew Q&A - 01:43:09
Four Priests Brewery Q&A - 02:01:05

If you want to find out more about today's festival then check out Craft At The Plaza on Instragram or look for Hush Brew Co on all social media!

If you enjoyed out new set up today and our live outings... drop up a review on your chosen podcast platform and let us know your thoughts!!

Managed to get your hands on our latest collaboration beer - "Childless Cat Ladies"? Well then this is the episode for you. Throughout the show we sit down with Stephen from Tay Brew Co to deep dive into our collabortion brew day as well as showcasing some of Tay's recent core offerings.

We drank;

Bad Knee
EMP
Childless Cat Ladies

Tune in from 27:30 to hear all about our latest beer with news from our launch night, stories from the brew day and an insight into the blood, sweat and tears that went into Childless Cat Ladies.

After a busy Summer full of brewery Q&As, festival appearances, weddings and holidays... it was nice to finally sit down as just the two of us to discuss our summer of craft beer. So, sit back and enjoy a double sized Hopposites Attract episode full of beery goodness.

You can expect to hear;

What's Hoppening? - News from all around the craft beer world
Brews on the Summer - Toby & Rob share their favourite beers so far
BREAKING NEWS - Information on our upcoming collaboration beer

If that wasn't enough.. We've got a bonus 30 minutes worth of content LIVE from Preston Pub Fest with Rob and the brilliant Chris of @Chrishcraft

Join Toby as he welcome's Jack Baron to the podcast, the brains and the braun behind Baron Brewing. 

Throughout this episode you can expect to find out all the ins and outs of running a one man band in the brewing industry, along with all the details behind some of Baron's boldest beers and an update on a future venture for Jack...

We enjoyed an array of beer on the episode including:

Illegal Feed - 3.4% Pale
Clint Down - 5.1% Dark Lager
Rough Scorp - 8.2% West Coast DIPA

As always you can find us on social media @acraftbrewwithaview or our newest page @moreviewsoncraftbrews to find out all the upcoming podcast news!

Join Toby as he sits down with one of the North West's most exciting new breweries... Weekend Project. 

Throughout the show we discuss the re-launch of the brewery, the association with Mobberley Brewhouse and review 3 of their current offerings. From new pale ales to bold IPAs.

LIVE from Styal Craft Beer Festival..

I was very drunk by this point so I truly can't remeber what we spoke about or drank but we had fun and you will too.

Toby & Rob are joined LIVE by Freddy of Manchester's very own Courier Brewing Co for a deep dive into the world of beer, punk and brewing.

Freddy delivers high levels of wizardy behind the scences of brewing and take us on a tour of 4 of their beers that were on show at Styal Craft Beer Festival. From juciy pales, hoppy IPAs and thick sours... there's a beer for everyone.

Join Toby and Rob LIVE from Styal Craft Beer Festival for an introduction of what's to come over the coming weeks.

We dig into some fresh beers from Montecasino, Hush, Courier, Bianca Road and more.

A big thank you to The Beer Shelf in Leyland for sponsoring our Impy Stout Bottle Share at the festival too.

Ofcourse there's room for What's Hoppening to bring you all the lastest in the craft beer scene. As well as an exclusive scoop from Hush Brewing Co’s - Craft At The Plaza in Northwich with their first brewery announcement…

We're back...
Join Toby & Rob as they return to the mic after a 2 month break. Lots of beer talk, beer reviews, beer games and more.

Join Toby & Rob as they discuss England's No.1 brewery, as voted for by YOU the listeners!

From 16 brewieres down to the final 2... tonight we sit down an explore our interactive voting competition between Englands finest and annouce the winners from each stage of the competition. If you'd like to find out who won our North v South competition, tune in!

A huge thank you to everyone who engaged and voted in our online competition. We managed to break down our first 16 breweries into a Quarter Final, Semi Final and the coveted head-to-head Final.

Who comes out on top? Tune in to find out...

Join Toby & Rob as the celebrate their 4th birthday in style. Joined by Dane from Phantom Brew Co, Jamie from Ticking Clock Brew Co and many guests from our MVOCB family.

Throughout the show we dive into:
- Q&A with Phantom plus 3 of their beers
- Q&A with Ticking Clock and an insight into their current "build a brewery" project
- A new game "Ruin a brewery with one letter"... this one ets out of hand.

Thank you to all of our listners, subscribers, guests and friends who have kep this podcast alive over the 4 years. Here's to 4 more!!!

Want to know what the highest rated beers are of 2023, according to Untappd? It's eye opening to say the least...

Join Toby & Rob as they sit down for another Hopposites Attract episode fueled by Double IPA's and mid life angst. We dig into DIPAs from Rivington & Azvex whilst disussing;

Brews of the Month - Beers from Sureshot, Ansbach & Hobday, Yonder, Forest Road and many more.

Untappd Community Awards 2023 - Always trust the algorithm.

As always you can show your support for the podcast by sharing on social media at @acraftbrewwithaview, @robsbeerblog and @moreviewsoncraftbrews. You can also drop us a review on Spotify, Apple and Google podcasts!

Join Toby & Rob as they deep dive into Scotland’s absolute finest craft beer with Stu from Fierce Beer.

Throughout the show we get right into their new branding, new core range, upcoming (now live) crowdfunder, tap rooms, football and so much more.

The beers we drank were:

Go Easy - Pale Ale
Fierce IPA
Fancy Juice - IPA

You can get your hands on these beers over at Fierce Beer’s webshop and if you’re lucky… in your local supermarkets! Grab a few cans, plug your headphones in and drink a long with us.

Can you really get something better from Tesco for £1? Join Toby & Rob as they sit down with Sarah & James of Pretty Decent to find out.

Throughout the show we dive into the intruguing world of Pretty Decent Beer Co, London, by drinking 4 of their latest offerings from their recent "Alt Beer" to a jam packed fruited sour, with a pale and IPA in the mix for good measure. The beers we drank were;

I Only Cartwheel For The Money - 4.5% Alt Bier
I Could Get Better At Tesco For A Quid - 4.5% Pale
I Tama-Gotchu - 5.8% IPA
There’s a U in Quit - 5.5% Raspberry & Strawberry Sour


As always you can show your support for the show by dropping us a message on social media, sharing on your chosen platform or leaving us a review on Apple/Spotify.

What's your most unpopular opinion on the craft beer scene? Tune in to hear Toby & Rob dig into your submissions whilst trying to avoid being "cancelled".

Throughout the show you can expect the usual;

What's Hoppening - News from North Brew Co, Vault City, Verdant and more.

Brews of the Month - with lots of nominations coming in this week.

Unpopular Opinions - Discussions on the Uk's top craft beer breweries, styles of beer and much more..

As always, thank you for your continued support.