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

Updated: 20 Jun 2025 • 205 episodes
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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.

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On the podcast this week, Nick is joined by Craig Thomas, National Account Manager at Abstrax, to take a deep dive into the science, story, and serious hop chemistry behind their innovative hop products—used by some of the most respected brewers in the industry. Craig shares insights into how Abstrax uses cutting-edge

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On the podcast this week, Nick is joined by Tim Bloomer, co-founder and Sustainability Director for Fell Brewery.  Based in Cumbria, one of the UK's most scenic areas, having a brewery that is friendly to the environment is a top priority for this growing brewery.  So much so, in 2024, Fell performed a full, all scope

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I've stayed in craft beer for over a decade not just for the love of the liquid, but for the friendships. The relationships I've built are what keep me here, the camaraderie amongst brewers and beer professionals.  You don’t stick with a job that leaves you soaked in yeast and wrestling with broken equipment unless you

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This week on the Hop Forward Podcast, we're joined by journalist and Beer Writer of the Year 2023, David Jesudason.  We discuss diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within hospitality and the brewing sector, exploring themes of code-switching, how we should strive to make meaningful changes to our businesses rather th

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Hopefully, by the end of this episode, we'll have answered the question why Dave Hayward, co-founder of A Hoppy Place and Indie Rabble Brewing Co, is selling a shit load of hazies... but even if we don't, we're sure you'll be thoroughly entertained by our musings on the way! Recorded on location at Sheffield's Indie Be

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I'm sure you'll forgive the clickbaity title but it's a question I've been asking for the last 10 years.  Most brewery businesses start by obtaining a premises, purchasing equipment, commissioning a brewhouse and getting to work making beer.  However, what happens to those of us out there who don't have access to the k

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