I have to say Inglenook by Wander Beyond was my favourite beer of 2018 - very sweet so you may not like it but give it a try if you haven't already! Others I would look out for this include Mills Brewing, Boxcar and Liquid Light...
Great selection. Had the pleasure of drinking some donzoko at an eebria event last year and was really impressed. Breweries that have been around a while but I feel deserve to get some serious acclaim are probably Vibrant Forest, Dark Revolution, and Staggeringly Good
@@TheCraftBeerChannel if you're into your stouts, La Adelita is a cracking Mexican cake imperial stout they do but there's also Samira twilight and bloom which are very tasty. Octopod is also a really delicious juicy IPA which might sway you
Duration's 'Turtles all the way Down' and 'Bet the Farm' were great and 'Ebb and 'Flow' is now getting solid reviews so I'd put them up there. I always think Wylam are overlooked but make amazing pales and their collab with Whiplash (another top one for 2019) was my favourite DIPA last year. Hopefully cask will see a return to popularity and Tapstone will make their way into more peoples hearts. And pint glasses.
We had duration last year but their issues getting going on their own kit has hampered them. Hoping they get going soon. Love Wylam - they have been on a lost for filming for years. One day!
Sure thing! For ease, they were: Donzoko Northern Helles Loka Polly Extra Pale Yonder Bees and Things and Flowers Black Iris Darkest Light Wander Beyond Coconut Crater
Its a hard one to call. Without doubt Wander Beyond made a big step out of the shadows in 2018. Personally I'm fine with them using flavourings, Jonny you massive purist. North Brewing are going from strength to strength. Vault City were a really find at BeaverEx. I hear good things about Glasshouse (I've only had one beer from them) and Liquid Light. I can see Whiplash blowing up (in the hip hop sense), their beers are great but maybe overlooked a bit. I can see Left Handed Giant getting the acclaim they deserve. Fantastic beer but never really mentioned in the same breath as Verdant, Northern Monk, Cloudwater, Deya...
Def wanted to put Whiplash in but couldn't get hold of any (same with Glasshouse and Vault City!) LHG are an interesting one - I feel like they get a hell of a lot of love, maybe it's just down south? On the other point, I have zero beef with using flavourings, but beef with the beers being championed as masterpieces over people achieving the same with natural ingredients and time. I also have some concerns over the lack of label declarations for these beers.
I think that 't Uiltje brewery in the Netherlands makes amazing beers; hype styles and new combinations. I am a big fan of them and I think you guys can appreciate some of their beers as well!
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Uiltje is great when it's it's good, and when they fail they fail hard I feel. Hardly anything mediocre. They produce A LOT these days, with a new release every week, not always amazing, in a Fresh and Fast series, where they can a beer in the morning and make sure stores can sell it and of the day.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Looked him up on IMDb. The first line of his bio reads "Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career". I guess you're not allowed to write your own bio then.
Agreed on the 'hype' styles. I mean, I still love a good NEIPA or adjunct stout, but I feel the quality has gone down for a lot of them. However, the good ones seem to be getting better and better!! Still, West Coast IPA and good ol' RIS (with coffee perhaps) for me.
Indeed. I think as everyone adopts NEIPA quality has gone down but those dialling in recipes are getting better all the time. My worry is the classic styles arent being advanced. We try to make beers with cacoa, not experimenting and using new or different malts. Balance as always is key - in intent and in the recipe.
Oxidation wouldn't be problem until after fermentation, oxygen in the beer before fermentation actually is good for the yeast, helps them reproduce. (As long a the beer was sufficiently cooled before oxygenation.)
@@TheCraftBeerChannelthe real problem I think would be moving the liquid, unless he's making truly tiny amounts. If your borrowing a big system, I guess he could put it on a pallet somehow, people do that for canning.
@@christophermurtagh345 Bonjour, I knock out cold into the arlingtons (1000L bag in box) then forklift them onto a lorry, drive back and then pump off the side of the lorry, oxygenating as it goes into tank. its not too bad!
having brewed recently a cacao nib, toasted coconut milk stout I would also concur that I think its just too far. Mine also came out really too sweet. And trust me you can get that much aroma using natural ingredients. It did mellow a little in the keg after about a week but still for me just not a beer you could contemplate drinking more than 1 of. I think without the lactose it might have been better but I wouldnt try the combination again.
Yo boys, Bees and Things and Flowers is a quote from "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers. The label on that bottle is a collage that includes the artwork from the album of the same name. By the sounds of it the beer would pair quite nicely with the tune..
Hard to say who's going to blow up in the US because if anyone starts getting traction, they still tend to stay local. However, I would say that Barbarian Brewing in Boise is my favorite for sours right now. Obviously not something you're going to get in the UK, though, since they only distribute locally.
Totally! It is so weird in the US that when a great brewery hits its stride they are still local in the UK they dan distribute anywhere. In the states you gotta go see them. Reckon they will get a national reputation?
@@TheCraftBeerChannel They do win awards when they go to national beer fests but because of the massive amount of competition in the US, I doubt they'll get too many people knowing who they are outside of Idaho and sour beer fanatic circles.
Mobblerley brewery, north brew, track, thirsty class Brewery, sevenbrother, lads your picking around the world next, when u pick 2 British beers base on Germany beer. Could pick better
Absolutely North and Track should both have big years but they already get lots of love so left them out. Not sure i understand your second point - none of the beer styles we picked are british ones but that is the nature of craft brewing these days! If we just did british styles there would be very little variation and much lower quality
if that stout is not using ice cream flavorings they should keep how they do it totally secret, 99% of all the flavored beers use flavoring concentrates...one publican close to me calls them cordial beer, and sorry to say plumb porter is one he labels as such, its the only way to get that clean bang on flavor you are expecting.
Not sure 99% is accurate, but most are. However, breweries like Lervig have achieved some huge and delicious flavours using whole, natural ingredients so it's definitely doable and should be championed when it is!
@@TheCraftBeerChannel If the flavor is bob on what it is out the beer, its icecream concentrate in the beer or similar... the only beers i have had that were true to the natural ingredients were that with elderflower, both beers i have brewed and commercial beers brewed with the same, and the fresher the flowers the better.
Who do you think deserves a big year in 2019? And what do you think of our selections?
Eight Arch, the best UK brewery ...... check out the MuMu's
I have to say Inglenook by Wander Beyond was my favourite beer of 2018 - very sweet so you may not like it but give it a try if you haven't already! Others I would look out for this include Mills Brewing, Boxcar and Liquid Light...
Not new, but I recently discovered Left Handed Giant and their stouts are incredible.
Great selection. Had the pleasure of drinking some donzoko at an eebria event last year and was really impressed. Breweries that have been around a while but I feel deserve to get some serious acclaim are probably Vibrant Forest, Dark Revolution, and Staggeringly Good
@@smdhomeworkhelp Plus one for Mills and Boxcar.
Great video guys! Looking forward to everything you do in 2019!
Also your off the cuff banter is amazing! Don't hold back!
This video has aged very well 👍 amazing breweries crashing cracking beer! 🍺
nice
Whenever I can't sleep at night, I watch you guys talk about beer. Thank you.
We're gonna take that as a compliment, but not sure if it is!
That voice! Such a great channel Jonny! So happy for you :)
nice work! the most fun brew vids i ever seen!
Agreed with black iris, fantastic pales from those guys 👌🏼 I think three hills and liquid light are ones to watch also
Liquid Light is new on us! Thanks for the tip.
Love myself some wander beyond, come out with some massive beers this year! If that's your first one then get on that hype
We had the sour shortly after which we enjoyed but found a shade too thin. Waiting for that beer to blow us away but also believe it is coming!
@@TheCraftBeerChannel if you're into your stouts, La Adelita is a cracking Mexican cake imperial stout they do but there's also Samira twilight and bloom which are very tasty. Octopod is also a really delicious juicy IPA which might sway you
Just discovered your channel guys, love it, keep up the great work! New sub here!
Well hey thanks for the kind words and welcome to CBC!
Choices, choices...this is too hard guysi Kind of a big fan of black IPA's myself because they often surprise me.
I'm not one for hype usually but Wander Beyond are smashing it for me. Bloom (strawberry ice cream BIPA) blew my head off last year. Insanity.
Duration's 'Turtles all the way Down' and 'Bet the Farm' were great and 'Ebb and 'Flow' is now getting solid reviews so I'd put them up there.
I always think Wylam are overlooked but make amazing pales and their collab with Whiplash (another top one for 2019) was my favourite DIPA last year.
Hopefully cask will see a return to popularity and Tapstone will make their way into more peoples hearts. And pint glasses.
We had duration last year but their issues getting going on their own kit has hampered them. Hoping they get going soon. Love Wylam - they have been on a lost for filming for years. One day!
The Yonder beer is named after a Roy Ayers lyric from 'everybody loves the sunshine'. That's him on the label too. Lovely stuff!
Just had the Yonder and Loved it soon on my RUclips channel
Donzoko!!!! Reece is a legend! top bloke.
Lads sorry about my last comments, went to Chorlton taps had a hazy ipa 6.5% it's that last company brew u had begin with w u just had last.
Big fan of your videos as ever! Could you please write the names of the beers in the descriptions? Keep it up!
Sure thing! For ease, they were:
Donzoko Northern Helles
Loka Polly Extra Pale
Yonder Bees and Things and Flowers
Black Iris Darkest Light
Wander Beyond Coconut Crater
Want to see more from Burnt Mill from East Anglia. They are making some amazing beers. Have a look at Unbarred in West Hoathly in West Sussex.
We have an interview with Burnt Mill on the way!
Another great video and fantastic to see one of Reece's beers on the show.
Its a hard one to call.
Without doubt Wander Beyond made a big step out of the shadows in 2018. Personally I'm fine with them using flavourings, Jonny you massive purist.
North Brewing are going from strength to strength.
Vault City were a really find at BeaverEx.
I hear good things about Glasshouse (I've only had one beer from them) and Liquid Light.
I can see Whiplash blowing up (in the hip hop sense), their beers are great but maybe overlooked a bit.
I can see Left Handed Giant getting the acclaim they deserve. Fantastic beer but never really mentioned in the same breath as Verdant, Northern Monk, Cloudwater, Deya...
Def wanted to put Whiplash in but couldn't get hold of any (same with Glasshouse and Vault City!) LHG are an interesting one - I feel like they get a hell of a lot of love, maybe it's just down south?
On the other point, I have zero beef with using flavourings, but beef with the beers being championed as masterpieces over people achieving the same with natural ingredients and time. I also have some concerns over the lack of label declarations for these beers.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Glasshouse aren't in small pack yet. Early this year hopefully.
You can put Whiplash in the rest of the world episode one as they're Irish.
I think that 't Uiltje brewery in the Netherlands makes amazing beers; hype styles and new combinations. I am a big fan of them and I think you guys can appreciate some of their beers as well!
We have heard good things! We'll have to get hold of some.
They do rock! Have you seen our short film about Uiltje? Cheers! ruclips.net/video/iEHthezzhtk/видео.html
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Uiltje is great when it's it's good, and when they fail they fail hard I feel. Hardly anything mediocre. They produce A LOT these days, with a new release every week, not always amazing, in a Fresh and Fast series, where they can a beer in the morning and make sure stores can sell it and of the day.
You guys should try any beer from Soma beer (mainly the DIPAs) in Spain, they are like hops juices. One of the best breweries we have in Spain
We will track some down!
Definitely agree on Soma
How does Soma compare to Garage Co.?
@@Abominable85 I've not tried enough to be comparing fairly having had lots more Garage. But the couple of Soma I had were equally as good
Cheers guys🍻 love your channel🍻🍻🍻
Yup, George Peppard, the cigar guy, is in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Holy. Forkin. Shirtballs.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Looked him up on IMDb. The first line of his bio reads "Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career". I guess you're not allowed to write your own bio then.
Two thumbs up for me, cheers guys
Agreed on the 'hype' styles. I mean, I still love a good NEIPA or adjunct stout, but I feel the quality has gone down for a lot of them. However, the good ones seem to be getting better and better!! Still, West Coast IPA and good ol' RIS (with coffee perhaps) for me.
Indeed. I think as everyone adopts NEIPA quality has gone down but those dialling in recipes are getting better all the time. My worry is the classic styles arent being advanced. We try to make beers with cacoa, not experimenting and using new or different malts. Balance as always is key - in intent and in the recipe.
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Couldn't agree more.
Oxidation wouldn't be problem until after fermentation, oxygen in the beer before fermentation actually is good for the yeast, helps them reproduce. (As long a the beer was sufficiently cooled before oxygenation.)
True - but the wort would already have been oxygenated. More wouldnt be ideal!
@@TheCraftBeerChannelthe real problem I think would be moving the liquid, unless he's making truly tiny amounts. If your borrowing a big system, I guess he could put it on a pallet somehow, people do that for canning.
@@christophermurtagh345 Bonjour, I knock out cold into the arlingtons (1000L bag in box) then forklift them onto a lorry, drive back and then pump off the side of the lorry, oxygenating as it goes into tank. its not too bad!
Get ready for something new and exciting for 2019! It's called Bud Light.
You guys should try to get "røyklagt" from stolt bryggeri or "Alstadberger" from klostergården
having brewed recently a cacao nib, toasted coconut milk stout I would also concur that I think its just too far. Mine also came out really too sweet. And trust me you can get that much aroma using natural ingredients. It did mellow a little in the keg after about a week but still for me just not a beer you could contemplate drinking more than 1 of. I think without the lactose it might have been better but I wouldnt try the combination again.
Yo boys, Bees and Things and Flowers is a quote from "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers. The label on that bottle is a collage that includes the artwork from the album of the same name. By the sounds of it the beer would pair quite nicely with the tune..
So we have learned! It's def a good beer to drink while listening to Roy Ayers.
Neon Raptor in Nottingham
Had some great ones and some awful ones. With consistency we agree!
Vault City in Edinburgh
YES! We looked into including them but couldn't get any bottles.
Their Sour IPA was one of the most intense but amazing beers I had last year.
Hard to say who's going to blow up in the US because if anyone starts getting traction, they still tend to stay local. However, I would say that Barbarian Brewing in Boise is my favorite for sours right now. Obviously not something you're going to get in the UK, though, since they only distribute locally.
Totally! It is so weird in the US that when a great brewery hits its stride they are still local in the UK they dan distribute anywhere. In the states you gotta go see them. Reckon they will get a national reputation?
@@TheCraftBeerChannel They do win awards when they go to national beer fests but because of the massive amount of competition in the US, I doubt they'll get too many people knowing who they are outside of Idaho and sour beer fanatic circles.
What black ipa was it you guys made that's in lidl?!
Black Mountain. One of our first videos waaay back in 2013... ruclips.net/video/LidEYXZ4yo0/видео.html
i want that sweatshirt type thing brad has. lol
I think it was an old skool Levis thing. He bought it in a vintage shop.
Btw, heads up, Bees and Things and Flowers is a reference to an old song.
SO IT IS. And a banger too ruclips.net/video/M36OGCfYp3A/видео.html
Guys, check out Overtone Brewing in Glasgow. New kids on the block doing some really interesting stuff.
Vibrant Forest from Lyndhurst, Hampshire.
We did them last year for this video!
@@TheCraftBeerChannel Then your work is done! 👍
Time & Tide from Deal, Kent!
Wasn't a fan of the Wander Beyond stout, I picked up a strange sourness I wasn't keen on
Check out Hawkers boys (in Oz)
Leigh Cassidy their beers are great!
Please tell me Australia is the country you forgot!
We have some epic craft beers at the moment.
Sadly not. Cant get hold of any but we hear so many good things especially about the wild ferm side.
Had sent you a message on FB Jonny about that :)
My New Years resolution is to buy from Tesco’s this year and save ££££
Well supermarket selections do just get better and better.
I've had a few of the wander beyond beers and they've all been missing something, not quite as good as they sound
also checkout Frau Gruber from Bayern, fighting against the might of the big 5 with some amazing craft beers.
We will! Do you know Orca? In Nuremburg doing the same.
Coconut Crater was made with 50kg of toasted coconut apparently, no cheating going on there. Crazy beer.
Good to know!
Mobblerley brewery, north brew, track, thirsty class Brewery, sevenbrother, lads your picking around the world next, when u pick 2 British beers base on Germany beer. Could pick better
Absolutely North and Track should both have big years but they already get lots of love so left them out. Not sure i understand your second point - none of the beer styles we picked are british ones but that is the nature of craft brewing these days! If we just did british styles there would be very little variation and much lower quality
if that stout is not using ice cream flavorings they should keep how they do it totally secret, 99% of all the flavored beers use flavoring concentrates...one publican close to me calls them cordial beer, and sorry to say plumb porter is one he labels as such, its the only way to get that clean bang on flavor you are expecting.
Not sure 99% is accurate, but most are. However, breweries like Lervig have achieved some huge and delicious flavours using whole, natural ingredients so it's definitely doable and should be championed when it is!
Plum porter possibly worst example of this, all I get is fake plums. Just not a fan at all
@@TheCraftBeerChannel If the flavor is bob on what it is out the beer, its icecream concentrate in the beer or similar... the only beers i have had that were true to the natural ingredients were that with elderflower, both beers i have brewed and commercial beers brewed with the same, and the fresher the flowers the better.
Hmmm Your like a year back all the time lol. great content tho guys
Waddya mean!? We are right on trend. This is predicting people having a great year, not people founding and making some noise.
Try Bøgedal Brew
We'll track some down!
The one in the bottle is not a BEER
It's an alcoholic cordial
Huh? Malt, hops, yeast, foraged ingredients, no additional sugar. It is the purest form of beer, how it has been made for centuries.
Today's Goths wear festive attire because irony.
Good video as per usual Guys..