Hop Forward: Getting You Ahead in the Brewing and Beer Business

Hop Forward is a biweekly podcast dedicated to the craft beer industry. Including both interviews, discussions and stories from a range of brewers and entrepreneurs within the industry, to advice from founder and host, Nick Law, about starting, scaling and sustaining your own ventures, the Hop Forward podcast is here to help you get ahead with your beers, brand and business.

Episode 193: Facing the Cold Hard Facts [with Fell Brewery's Tim Bloomer]
Jun 5, 2025 – 01:15:03
Episode 192: Pivot! [with Kate Hyde from Hand Brew Co]
May 16, 2025 – 01:33:20
Episode 191: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion... and The Simpsons [with David Jesudason]
May 1, 2025 – 01:14:05
Episode 190: Why Is Dave Selling a Shit Load of New England IPA? [with Indie Rabble's Dave Hayward]
Mar 18, 2025 – 50:34
Episode 189: Is Starting a Brewery Without a Brewery a Lost Cause...? [An Exploration of Contract and Cuckoo Brewing with Colin Stronge]
Mar 6, 2025 – 01:13:44
Episode 188: The Origins of Fyne Ales: Blending & Wild Beers with Fyne Ales' Origins Dan Wye.
Feb 11, 2025 – 01:10:10
Episode 187: The Fellowship of the Beer [with Steam Machine Brewery Company]
Jan 23, 2025 – 01:24:11
Episode 186: Back from the Brink [with Buxton Brewery's Dominic Metcalfe]
Jan 7, 2025 – 01:03:06
Episode 185: Are regenerative Barley and low-impact ingredients the future of sustainable brewing? [Recorded live at Beer X UK, March 2024]
Dec 20, 2024 – 01:05:30
Episode 184: Proper Sound Beers from Liverpool [with Colbier Brew Co]
Dec 11, 2024 – 01:21:34
An Interval... Like going for a Wee Between your 3rd and 4th Pint [New Episodes Coming Soon!]
Nov 7, 2024 – 06:46
Episode 183: This Marks a Turning Point [with Cameron Brown from Turning Point Brew Co]
Dec 11, 2023 – 01:19:15
Episode 182: Will Climate Change Be the End of Citra Hops...? [Talking Sustainability with Chris Terry from 86 Carbon]
Nov 23, 2023 – 01:21:33
Episode 181: Why Marketing is one of the Most Important Aspects of Your Business [with Sarah Sinclair from Moonwake Beer Co]
Nov 10, 2023 – 56:03
Episode 180: Sell, Sell, Sell! [Talking Sales (and Belgian Beer) with Darren Filsell and Ben Stephenson from Devil's Depot]
Oct 20, 2023 – 01:28:42
Episode 179: Lock, Stock and Two Pints of Ale [with Gritchie Brewing Company and an EXCLUSIVE interview with Guy Ritchie]
Oct 2, 2023 – 01:17:21
Episode 178: From Bitters to Barrel Farms: Connecting the two with Ampersand Brew Co
Sep 14, 2023 – 01:20:01
Episode 177: Fermenting Thoughts: On Packaging and Sustainability
Sep 7, 2023 – 34:39
Episode 176: Battling an Infection in a Wild Brewery [with Wildflower Brewing & Blending]
Aug 24, 2023 – 01:07:04
Episode 175: Fermenting Thoughts: How Can Breweries and Hospitality Venues Survive During the Cost of Living Crisis?
Aug 17, 2023 – 15:45
Episode 174: Can Oasthouse Engineering Take Your Can Design to the Next Level...? [with Sam Morris from Oasthouse Engineering]
Aug 3, 2023 – 01:05:55
Episode 173: Understanding the UK's Beer Duty Reforms [with SIBA's Head of Public Affairs and Policy, Barry Watts]
Jul 21, 2023 – 46:26
Episode 172: Fermenting Thoughts: On Business Rates
Jul 14, 2023 – 31:41
Episode 171: Good Chemistry in The Kings Head [Taking on a Historic Pub with Kelly & Bob from Good Chemistry Brewing]
Jul 7, 2023 – 51:11
Episode 170: Fermenting Thoughts: On Pre-Pack Administrations and Bad Credit in the Supply Chain
Jun 30, 2023 – 18:32
Episode 169: Down by the Riverside [with Simon Webster from Thornbridge Brewery]
Jun 23, 2023 – 01:15:15
Episode 168: Tales from the Wilderness: Farmhouse Brewing & Blending in the middle of Wales [with Wilderness Brewery]
Jun 9, 2023 – 01:35:40
Episode 167: Talking Beer Politics with the Indie Rabble [with Dave & Naomi Hayward]
May 18, 2023 – 40:15
Episode 166: Guardians of Good for the Otherhood [with Pip Young from The Coven]
May 5, 2023 – 01:25:25
Episode 165: Going Hyperlocal [with Amity Brew Co]
Apr 27, 2023 – 56:42
Episode 164: For the Love of Brewing: Toby talks all things RedWillow Brewery
Apr 14, 2023 – 01:19:58
Episode 163: Fruit, Cask, Mead and Everything In Bee-tween [with Grizzly Grains Brewing]
Mar 31, 2023 – 01:32:28
Episode 162: Fermenting Thoughts: On Neurodivergence in the Hospitality Space
Mar 22, 2023 – 18:12
Episode 161: Delving into The Cider Hole [with Mike Pomranz]
Mar 10, 2023 – 59:23
Episode 160: Fermenting Thoughts: On BrewDog, China, Guinness and Marketing Transparency
Mar 2, 2023 – 33:56
Episode 159: Upscaling Your Brewery: What Considerations to Make When Brewing Your Growing Capacity [with Quantock Brewing]
Feb 23, 2023 – 01:02:37
Episode 158: Brewing Connections: How Triple Point is Building Sales Relationships in the Trade Market
Feb 10, 2023 – 01:26:21
Episode 157: Fermenting Thoughts: What is the Silver Sales Bullet?
Feb 3, 2023 – 22:04
Episode 156: Venturing into Hoxton's Great Beyond [with John and Ollie from Great Beyond Brewing Co]
Jan 26, 2023 – 01:04:00
Episode 155: How Gueuze the family business at Brouwerij Boon...? [with Karl Boon]
Jan 20, 2023 – 01:30:14
Episode 154: Fermenting Thoughts: Do Consumers Really Care About Transparency...?
Jan 14, 2023 – 39:34
Episode 153: Is the Nanobrewery Taproom model even viable, ever practical or make financial sense...? [with Blunt Rock Brewery, Cornwall, UK]
Jan 6, 2023 – 56:20
Fermenting Thoughts: Live Music, Lo-to-No ABV Beers and Why Venues Should Feed Their Damn Musicians!
Dec 22, 2022 – 24:36
Fermenting Thoughts: What Makes a Good Pub?
Dec 16, 2022 – 22:59
Episode 152: What Happens Next After Your Brewery Ceases Trading...? [with Anthony Barrett, Twisted Wheel Brew Co]
Dec 9, 2022 – 01:20:34
Fermenting Thoughts: How Worried Should We Be About All These Brewery Closures?
Dec 5, 2022 – 35:02
Episode 151: Finding Your Hoppy Place Through Challenging Times [with Dave Hayward from A Hoppy Place]
Nov 24, 2022 – 01:14:29
Episode 150: What Does It Take to Run a Brewery in 2022...? [Ponderings and Pork Pies at Melton Mowbray's Round Corner Brewing]
Nov 3, 2022 – 01:23:45
Episode 149: Wrestling a Brewery into Submission [with Top Rope Brewing]
Oct 21, 2022 – 01:07:09
Episode 148: Should Craft Brewers Be Making Beers For Social Clubs Too...? [Exploring Pete Brown's new book, Clubland]
Oct 6, 2022 – 54:34