The Malt TravAle Podcast

Episode 73 Part 2 - The Scotia adventure The final bit – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon

Episode 73 Part 2 - The Scotia adventure  The final bit  – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon. In Part 2 we finish off our 450 mile Pub crawl with a few pints in Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne - some classic pubs and some not so classic.

Episode 73 - The Scotia adventure The final bit – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon

Part 1 - Episode 73 - The Scotia adventure  The final bit  – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon we come to the last part of our 450 mile pub crawl up the North East coast of the UK - though we start we have a quick catch up on trips to Manchester, Sheffield and the surprise beery destination Sunderland.

Episode 72 The Scotia adventure- The middle bit– The land of Marmalade and Cow pies

Episode 72 The Scotia adventure- The middle bit– The land of Marmalade and Cow pies - picking up our 600 mile pub crawl part 2 in the city of Cow Pie and Desperate Dan - 2 cracking Dundee pubs feature along with the usual rollercoaster of opinions and disagreeing amicably we also round up recent beer trips to Buxton, Burslem, London, Stamford Bridge and Lindisfarne we do get about a bit – all in the service of finding great pubs!

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure – Part 2

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure – in Part 2 we report on the beer scene in Aberdeen - snugs, tap rooms and subterranean haunts . We also looked forward to our visit to the land of Desperate Dan and Cow pies 

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure PART 1

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure – hear about our annual Podcast road trip or in this case the Northeast railway main line, as we drink our way from York to Aberdeen and back again. In this first part we set the scene discussing both the planned journey and the Scottish beer scene. We then  recall our visit to the granite city of Aberdeen and four of its better hosterlries. 

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg Part 2

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 2
After our catch up on beery news and recent highlights on Part 1 – we continue our pub journey down Ireland’s Wild West Coast – sampling Pubs in the fine counties of Mayo, Clare, Kerry and Cork.

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg Part 1

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 1
A trip down Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and our gazette of some of the best pubs in the West of the Emerald Isle – we have a stout discussion about the black stuff ponder why handpumps and cask are not a thing in Ireland and generally spend 90 mins of fine craic -   Sláinte mhaith! Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 1

Episode 69 – The Daily Ale Part 2

The fun and banter continue in Part 2 – opening and closing pubs, brewery collabs, the continued resurgence of the red triangle beer, and the dubious use of fresh ales

Episode 69 – The Daily Ale - Part 1

Episode 69 – The Daily Ale - Part 1 
A beery catch-up about what’s been in the news over the last few months, as always, there are tantrums, disputes, and amicable disagreements. We cover a fair bit of ground in Part 1 we catch up on recent beers, Bruce continues his gastronomic tour of our sceptred isle- pie n mash features this week  - we cover steelwork pubs and banked pints, Isle of Man and Canadian brewing giants and the withdrawal of steaks, mixed grills and gammons from our largest pub chain.

Episode 68 – Ales on the Rails PART 2

In Part 2 we catch up on Bruce's many travels in seek of the perfect Guinness, fine ales and pub interiors, plus local gastronomic delicacies including Rochdale's Rag Pudding and overhyped Borough Market sausage rolls among many!