In this throwback episode, we're catching up with someone from season two of Beer with Nat who I recorded with back in May 2019.
Today's guest is Annabel Smith, Beer Sommelier and founder of the training, consultancy, and events business, BeerBelle.
We'll start by hearing what Annabel has been up to over the past 7 years, then we'll revisit our original conversation.
You'll hear about Annabel's journey from pub landlady to self-described professional beer taster. She also shares her passion for cask beer, her many firsts as a woman in beer, and her research into why so few women in the UK drink beer (and what to do about it!)
What stuck with me from this conversation:
On getting more women into beer: "I say this all the time. We don't need a 'beer for women'. We've got beer."
On working in a pub: "Working in a pub teaches you to be a cook, a cleaner, an accountant. You learn crowd control. You learn to be an agony aunt. You have got to have so many hats and that's what I absolutely loved about being in the pub industry."
On how to live: "I think we should all be a bit more dog." (You've got to listen to Annabel's update! 😄)
Links & things:
Annabel's business: BeerBelle
Annabel's women and beer interest group: DeaLatis
Other organisations Annabel works with and teaches for:
Recording info:
May 2019 in Norwich + May 2026 voice note
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