Game Over Beer

Hello and welcome to the last episode of Season 1 of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Andy Parker. Andy is the founder of Elusive Brewing, and author of CAMRA’s essential home brewing . He also has the accolade of nicest guy in beer and when I first announced I was doing this podcast, he was the person everyone was saying “you’re getting Andy on right?" We chat about the links between Elusive brewing and gaming, we talk about some of the games Andy lost many hours playing, and also the secret as to where most of the elusive can designs come from.Before we get started with this week’s episode, I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has listened to season 1 of Game Over Beer.This has been a passion project in the making for well over a year now and the love and support you have shown has just been amazing.We have a growing backlog of guests waiting to join so I’m very excited about the future seasons to come.Beyond the podcast itself, I will be looking at creating some offline events, some charity twitch streams and merch to help raise money for mental health charities.Expect season 2 to launch in Autumn 2022.I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Andy and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Darran McLaughlin. Darran worked in the beer industry for several years for a number of pub companies and breweries before leaving to get into politics. He now runs a bookshop in Bristol called Book Haus.We talk about a beer and brewery that spurs a pilgrimage in many beer geeks, we chat about a game that Darran was so into he split up with his childhood sweetheart, and finally, we question whether our tastes are changing or if breweries are changing recipes. And not forgetting sharing our love for cask.So, Without further a do, join Darran and I as we Game Over Beer!I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Darran and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Sarah Wellock. Sarah is Senior PR at the video game company ATLUS and works on the RGG Yakuza series too. She is our first guest that is coming at this from the world of gaming and not from  working in craft beer. I’m very much looking forward to getting more people on the show who like Sarah work in the gaming industryWe talk about some of the first beers Sarah tried when she moved into London, when she first started "craft beering".  We chat about a genre of gaming I have little to no knowledge on, which was fascinating , and finally, we talk about a game that I was and still am, too much of a wuss to play…but if enough people get behind it, I may stream myself playing this game for charity!So, Without further a do, join Sarah and I as we Game Over Beer!I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, without further a do, join Sarah and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Ben Nother. He is an Architect with a young family by day and a gamer / craft beer wanker (his words) by night . He started getting more into beer around 6 years ago which led to starting the Tanked Up podcast, all about beer and video games, and then running outoflives.net a hobbyist entertainment website.We talk about a game we loved to play with our mates while pre-drinking at uni,  a series of beers that defined a moment for us both in the UK craft beer scene, and a game that -  had I started playing this franchise -  I would have definitely had to re-do my 2nd year like one of my friends did because of playing this game. I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Ben picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, Without further a do, join Ben and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameoverbeer)Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Robin LeBlanc, She is an award-winning beer columnist, author, and podcaster with over a decade of experience in writing about the ins and outs of the beer world. In addition to her regular contributions in multiple publications, she currently works as a beer columnist for Metroland Media and is the co-host of the Ontario Craft Beer Guide The Podcast.We talk briefly about the beer scene in Canada, compared to the UK and US, before moving on to some classic beer selections and one of Robin’s game selections, which I’m pretty sure would have been on my list, so we geek out on that for a bit! I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Robin picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, Without further a do, join Robin and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Michael Deakin, co-founder of Out and About and co-host of Does it Shandy?We talk about the gateway pint that got Michael into beer,  how playing a certain video game linked to ending up drunkenly dancing with a friends mum, and also, a personal account of how a game had a part in helping Michael with an eating disorder.There is a brief warning from Michael when we begin to chat about this at 25:21, so if this is a trigger for anyone, please skip ahead.I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Michael picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, Without further a do, join Kimberley and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to another ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now,  joining us this week on Game Over Beer is Kimberley Owen, AKA Craft Beer Pin UpA little bit about Kimberley in her own words:She has hair like she-ra  but her super-power is – she helps people and brands tell their stories.She wears many superhero hats: one is….Content strategist for food & drink brands – cultivating a community of over 3 million fans. Secondly she’s a volunteer TEDx organiser – so far their talks have racked up over 9.5 million views in little old Leamington Spa. Thirdly she’s a mega beer fan turned content creator spreading the word about the awesomeness of beer, driving the conversation on her travels and also fighting craft beer baddies to make the industry a better place.We talk about nostalgia, how Kimberley fan girls over gaming legends at events and a certain game that -when we think about it - we probably never got past level 2 when we were younger!I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Kimberley picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.comI’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at www.fourquarters.bar.So, Without further a do, join Kimberley and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to the first ever episode of Game Over Beer!It’s a simple format on Game Over Beer, our guests will choose 3 beers and 3 games and tell us why they mean so much to them.Now, I’m happy to say that our first guest on Game Over Beer is none other than Jonny Garrett.Now get ready for a long list of accolades! Jonny is the:Founder of the Craft Beer ChannelCo-host of The Bubble PodcastContributor to Good Beer Hunting UKHe won Beer Writer of the Year in 2019He also won US Beer Broadcaster of the Year 2019And is the author of three books, including A Year In Beer, a beer geek's guide to the seasons,  released in September 2021, which will get a peek into at the start of our chat.Find Jonny on Twitter and Instagram: @JonnyGarrett@CraftBeerChannel on Twitter and Instagram & YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/TheCraftBeerChannelJonny's latest book can be purchased direct from CAMRA:shop1.camra.org.uk/product/a-year-in-beer-a-beer-lovers-guide-to-the-seasons/It is also available in a number of independent bookshops & bottle shops too.I'm using this podcast to help raise funds for mental health charities, so if you'd like to support the podcast and donate to a worth cause, please head to Ko-fi.com/gameoverbeerIf you have a moment, please follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @GameOverBeer and please share with any of your game-loving, beer-drinking friends!I'd also love any feedback you have on the podcast, plus if you have any comments on the beers and games Jonny picks, let me know on the socials above or by email: gameoverbeerpodcast[at]gmail.com I’d also like to say a big thank to our official partners, Four Quarters, the UK’s original arcade bar. Home to authentic retro arcade machines and consoles. If you love beer and video games, please check them out at fourquarters.bar.A heads up on the episode, Jonny drops the C bomb after retelling a gaming memory from his youth, and I might as well have when I ashamedly compare a brilliant brewery to an obscure adult soft drink, please don’t at me.So, Without further a do, join Jonny and I as we Game Over Beer!Support the show

Hello and welcome to Game Over Beer, the podcast that brings the world's of craft beer and video games together.I'm your host, Tom Maya, I work in the beer industry as the marketing manager for We Are Beer, the team behind some of the UK's best craft beer festivals. I'm also a massive fan of video games and having been them since I was just four years old when my dad bought a Game Gear.So I thought it was about time I brought these two passions together and what better way than to start a podcast and to invite some beer and video game lovers along for the ride.It's a simply format for my guests, they'll pick three beers and three games and tell us all about why they mean so much to them. So join us and grab a beer, press start and lets...Game Over Beer!Support the show