In this episode the team explore the second of the four essential beer ingredients: malt. 


Alison chats to our resident chef Christian Gott about the flavours of malt. Clare visits Crisp Maltings and with Dr Dave Griggs, follows the malting process. Simon gets the low down on all things malt beer and running with writer Mark Dredge. Alison visits Five Points Brewery and sees how malt is used during mashing in with Max Descloux the Head Brewer. She also sees Harvey’s historical set up with Miles Jenner, their Head Brewer. 


Writer Presenters: Alison Taffs, Clare Phillips and Simon Webster  


Our Guests: 

Chef Christian Gott (@the_caskaway)


Dr Dave Griggs, Crisp Malt’s Technical Director   


Mark Dredge, Beer Writer  


Max Descloux, Head Brewer at Five Points Brewery


Miles Jenner, Head Brewer and Joint MD at Harvey’s Brewery


Show Links: 


Champion Beer of Britain

Maris Otter Videos

Andy Parker Stout Article

Mighty Oak Gin

Harvey’s Malt Spirit


Pubs Pints and People Team: 


Clare Philips: Long-Serving Pubs Pints People Host Clare is a radio presenter, writer and broadcast journalist  

Alison Taffs: Drinks Educator. Cider Pomellier, Founder of The London Cider Club and Landlady of The Hop Inn Hornchurch (@alison_taffs)

Simon Webster: An exiled Scot, never too far from his next sublime stout/porter. (@bees_bhoy)


Producer & Editor in Chief:  


David King: Ex College Lecturer, BBC & Hospital Radio. 30+ years of making the web accessible for all. Life CAMRA Member and Beer Judge Chair. Hosts the weekly show ‘Taste Wolverhampton’ on Wolverhampton’s community radio station 101.8 WCR FM. https://www.wcrfm.com/   

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