The Malt TravAle Podcast

Episode 25 Micros in Macc - a beery adventure in Treacle Town AKA Macclesfield

Episode 25 – Micros in Macc – a planned trip to Macclesfield Food Festival unfortunately cancelled at the last minute turned into a rather nice beery ramble around Macclesfield’s growing Micro Bar offer – some real gems (with a couple of Stoke Micro bars thrown in for good measure). A visit to the bars of Treacle Town is highly recommended – Don’t worry the usual arguments about Wetherspoons and Sam Smiths of course feature in this episode as well and a quick insight into the Beery pleasures of Blackpool.  

Episode 24 Beer & Pub Hunting in Yorkshire‘s Rhubarb Triangle

Episode 24 – Beer Hunting in Yorkshire’s Rhubarb Triangle – 9 pints in 9 pubs in and around Wakey and Castleford – lots of fine cask ales, open fires and whippets guaranteed. Nick evens ventures off into adjunct style beers and fills us in on a sole Malton pub crawl – no doubt Bruce will also have some foody highlights from their West Yorkshire trundle.

Episode 23 - Nick‘s 24 Hours in the Big Smoke - 9 pints in London

Episode 23 - – Nick’s 24 hours in the Big Smoke – a revisit to London and Nick’s guide to some cracking pubs of character – along with the usual catch up and beery highlights – there will be multiple mentions of drinking Brains in deepest Wales and some discussion of the latest shenanigans of Wetherspoons and Brew Dog and the World's greatest Newkie Brown Ale collection   
 
 
 

Episode 22 - Across the seas to Jersey

 MalTravAle Podcast travels across the oceans – well a short hop to the Channel Islands and a Beery Trip around the fair Isle of Jersey - @liberationbrewery will be in abundance, as will Seans/Shauns! Some really interesting pubs to talk about including a real classic the Lamplighter in St Helier plus no sight of a Wetherspoons or Sam Smiths, but the usual beer news and beery highlights rom the team. 

Episode 21 Bruce’s guide to Isle of White & the Southern Ports

Episode 21 - Bruce’s guide to Isle of White & the Southern Ports
In this week’s episode Bruce regales us with his Staycation around the south coast – searching for the elusive pint of Harveys, travel by every form of public transport including the world’s only surviving hovercraft service and his guide to the pubs of Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Brighton, Hastings and a short visit to London – alongside the usual Beery highlights and news    

Episode 20 Whitby - Beers with Goths, Whalebones & Kippers

Episode 20 Whitby - Beers with Goths, Whalebones and Kippers reporting from a recent trip to Whitby introducing Nick (the local) to a few new haunts along with the usual catch up of beer news and beery adventures, there’s sure to be some Sam Smiths and Spoons talk and tales of soft serve beers in deepest Buxton. 

Episode 19 - End of Summer Catch Up

Episode 19 – Summer Catch Up – this podcast was recorded over the August Bank Holiday 2021 – mostly live in Malton and York as our three podcast amigos met up after the summer break, includes a fleeting visit to Scarborough, a day at the Malton Food Festival – including cask pints of Yorkshire Pudding Beer and final a trip to York to add a couple of recent shop conversion bars to our never ending recommendations for great drinking venues in York.

Episode 18 Wandering lonely as a cloud (with Pint in hand) - The Lakes

Podcast Episode 18 this week-a trip around our glorious Lake District - so many great pubs and brewers to cover, so we are splitting 3 ways- Nick the 5 best scenic pubs, Mike 5 great breweries & where to drink a pint of their finest & Bruce 5 best foody pubs – this will be a 2 parter – so look out for part 2 next week or so

Episode 17 - A bottle of Dog and a Schooner please-Pints on the Tyne

Episode 17 - A bottle of Dog and a Schooner please-Pints on the Tyne - our humble view of the best pubs to visit in Durham & the Toon -includes ice cream in Whitley Bay & mention of a vibrant brewing scene. Our beery trip around the North East will also pay homage to 2 regional delicacies The Stottie & The Parmo (though Singing Hinnies will also get a mention) both fine booze soakers. Warning Sam Smiths may be mentioned!

Episode 16 – MalTravAle on the Road and Live

Episode 16 – MalTravAle on the Road and Live – after several months of Zoom drinking, the three of us finally get to sit around a table, drink too many beers and twaddle on – this Episode is a combination of 5 live recordings around a number of pub and tap tables – covering the fine towns of York, Harrogate and Knaresborough and a visit to one of the legendary homes of modern Yorkshire brewing – Roosters – a tale of 13 pubs and over 22 different beers that made our voices go very funny – hope you enjoy some of this, as much as we did!