For The Love of Beer Podcast

A special extra-curricular episode from Milan as Phil & Mark take a football pilgrimage to the San Siro and have a few beers along the way.

We return with a new bucket list beer Prestige from Haiti!

Join Phil and Mark as they embark on their mission to drink 100 different beers from 100 different countries on their beer bucket list. This time it's Sakara Gold from Egypt which is knocked back with some chat on tombs, Sid Owen, childhood trauma and an update on Phil's arse.

We tackle The Bahamas in our beer bucket list challenge. Phil reads out an important statement and provides an arse update. We also discuss pineapple throwing, Sharktopuses and much more!

So we've uncovered a problem... way back in the early days of the pod we drank what we believed to be the bucket list beer from Switzerland, however we were duped! So we are redeeming ourselves by drinking and reviewing the actual beer and throwing in a bit more Swiss content than we did first time around.

A beer bucket list list treat from Belize, Belikin Beer is "Made of Belize" according to the can. We tell you what we think while discussing a bit of the country and a few other detours.

We are back with a long awaited return to our bucket list to sample Castel Beer from Cameroon. What follows is thoughts on the beer with a side of depressing facts and a deep dive into an "Anal Verge"...

After six months of paternity leave WE ARE BACK! We ease ourselves back in with an after-work extra curricular pint of Beavertown's Neck Oil IPA. Amongst rating the beer we discuss fatherhood, submarines and invincible snails.

It's time to crack open a cold one and reflect on the year. We've got a special festive beer, Hofbrau Winterzwickl to enjoy while we discuss our favourite beers of the year as well as some Christmas traditions, songs and strategy for building the perfect Christmas dinner.

Thank you to all who have listened this year and those who have supported us with beers to keep this challenge rolling. We're taking a bit of time off over Christmas and into the new year as there is a lot going on for us, but we'll be back in 2023 with new beers both bucket list and extra-curricular. Happy Holidays!

A Double-Bill of bucket list beers this week, first up is Angkor Beer from Cambodia followed up by Moussy Classic from Saudi Arabia.

How do they taste? Would you have them at a barbecue? What would the Ambassador think? All that and more awaits...

We're back with a new beer from the bucket list, Celtia from Tunisia. We crack a couple of (very small) cans, discuss a bit about the beer and wherever else the mood takes us. 

Massive thanks to Luke for supplying the beers and to you, wherever you are for listening.

A bucket list treat! In this episode we get to sample a beer from Uganda called Nile Special from our list of 100 beers from 100 countries. We rate and review the beer, whilst catching up on recent events and finding out a few bits about Uganda along the way...

Extra Curricular activity this week as we have a very mature discussion over the beer Vergina from Greece. It claims to be the first Greek lager produce entirely with local ingredients so we rate and review while taking some time to discuss a few recent events along with other standard talking points.

Would Vergina be good served at a barbecue? Would the Ambassador want to have Vergina on tap at his reception? All this and more awaits you dear listener...

*Just a note to say the Hardy-Johnson terrace did not produce the best audio quality so apologies for repeated background dog mischief in places.

What is Madri? Who is Madri? Why is Madri? We visit a local pub to sample a pint and investigate what all the fuss is about. How has this lager gone from nowhere to becoming a staple of pumps across the UK and a cultural phenomenon? How does it compare to other 'Spanish' beers and is it really Spanish in the first place? 

You are cordially invited to join us in the tasting and reviewing of Camden Town Brewery's limited edition 'Liz' lager to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II opening leisure centres for 70 years.

We discuss a bit on royalty, the beer, Phil takes the Rwanda deportation test and Mark risks his marriage by reviewing his wife's carrot cake (does it make the ambassador's reception?).

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A unique 'Extra Curricular' covering Mark's incredible journey from Hull to the Ukrainian border in an old bus for a very special purpose. While on his travels he picked up a special pilsner brewed in a Czech hotel which we give the usual FTLOB treatment. 

Bucket List Beer Time! In this episode we tackle a couple of bottles of Bofferding from Luxembourg, Mark discusses his trip over there and we also tackle the question that has shaken the globe....

In a first for the show Mark is on location in Luxembourg to sample a draft pint of Bofferding from the Beer Bucket List. He gives first impressions via Zoom before heading back with stock for the main show.

Extra curricular time as we sample a beer called Coral from the island of Madeira while discussing a few topics like bad statues & controversial fridge contents.

We are back from hiatus with a newly acquired bucket list beer; Medalla Light from Puerto Rico. We discuss the beer alongside other key topics: Ricky Martin, Mark's new tracksuit bottoms and Bruce Forsyth's "world class" widow.

After a summer hiatus we are back with a special visit to Camden Town Brewery, joined by friend of the show Greg as we cover our tour of the brewery alongside the other sights and sounds of the day. Come for the beer chat, stay for the dwarf in handcuffs.

A short trip over the road from our last beer to neighbouring country Honduras. We tick off Salva Vida from our 100 country bucket list, drinking and discussing some things Honduran and a few things Wigan too. If you like what you hear, please rate us and subscribe wherever you get your pods from!

A brand new beer from the bucket list is sampled; a pilsner from El Salvador called, well, Pilsener. We rate the beer and discuss a bit about the country while sampling some homemade Salvadoran Papusas. Please subscribe, rate and review if you like what you hear!

After a short break we triumphantly return with possibly one of the toughest beers from our bucket list. Acquired not entirely legally, yet absolutely worth it! We catch up on the time we've been away from the comfort of a kitchen rather than Zoom. It's great to be back together in person and we hope you enjoy it too. Massive thanks to listener Matt Head for his help with this episode and to his friend who braved a stern test at Customs! Please be sure to subscribe and give us a five star review wherever you get your pods. 

We've got hold of some Taiwan Beer to tick off of our bucket list so we rate and review while chatting a few other things like David Hasselhoff, nuclear war and ice cream jingles. 

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In this episode we have unfinished business with Brazil so we got hold of some Brahma Chopp to review and discuss. When I say discuss, I mean discuss arse wiping methods, five a side football, waxing and Michael Ball's forgotten Eurovision entry. Enjoy!

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We're bringing in the apocalyptic hellscape that is 2021 with a brand new beer from the Bucket List! We got our hands on some Viking Gylltur all the way from Iceland so we drank and reviewed it while discussing all things Iceland. 

If you like what you hear, please give us a five star review so we can tell our wives that this is a real podcast and not just an excuse to hang out and drink.

It's that time of year so we gather together to chat Christmas over a couple of extra curricular beers. We give the Swiss a chance at redemption after a poor showing on the bucket list and also discover a mind blowing beer from Germany! We play a game called Desert Island Gifts, learn a bit about Kwanzaa and discuss some of our favourite beers of the year. It's a bit longer than normal as a gift to you. Thanks again for listening throughout the year and please if you haven't already; subscribe, rate and review via Apple Podcasts. 

In this episode we tackle Ringnes Pilsner from our 100 beer bucket list. We rate and review the beer whilst discussing all things Norwegian. Like what you hear? Then please subscribe & give us a five star review!

Time for another beer from our 100 country bucket list. This time we're drinking Skopsko Lager from North Macedonia. We rate and discuss the beer and learn a little about the country along the way whilst musing on other things that come to mind. Big thanks to Skopsko for providing us with the beer and sorry for what we said about Mother Teresa...

It was only a matter of time before we got our hands on St George Beer from Ethiopia. We finally get to drink and review with a bit of time catching up in this endless slog of a year. 

We hope you enjoy and please don't forget to give us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.

As we had some German beers leftover we thought we'd carry on our little Oktoberfest! We drink Berliner Pilsner and Augustiner Edelstoff while playing a highly offensive game of Shag, Marry, Kill. Nothing to do with Oktoberfest or Germany but what did you expect from us?! Most definitely not for young ears.

Wilkommen to the first of a mini-series of Oktoberfest specials where we take a pause from our bucket list quest to sample some extra curricular German beers. Covid-19 deprived us of going to the real thing so we thought we'd just get together while we still can and chat some nonsense. We drink a couple of lovely pilsners, one from approved Oktoberfest brewer Augustiner and also a lesser known gem from Rothaus. 

We spend some time putting the world to rights and reminiscing on the past year making the show. We hope you enjoy this little detour and if so please give us a five star review over on apple podcasts!

In this episode we sample Laško Zlatorog from Slovenia for 100 beer bucket list. We discuss the beer, as well as finding a few things about the country itself. How does it rank against our other beers? Listen to find out!

We're back with a brand new beer from our bucket list. We drink Cubanero Fuerte as well as chatting all things Cuba. Oh and one piece of advice, never order a papaya in a Cuban restaurant....