Episode 17: The Portman Group suck

The Fantasy Beer Name podcast is back for 2025. We talk about some big plans for the channel's 3rd birthday and discuss some of January's big beer news.

 

Beer Lineup:

- On the Pig's Back (Baron x Bluntrock)
- Dark Bloom (Crafty Devil x Dark Element)
- Putty (Verdant)

 

Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/QDpjwpOsZ2A

 

News articles:

Banks’s beers killed off: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3345m2x6mzo

Portman Group sticking their oar in: https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/complaint-upheld-against-little-mesters-brewing-tap-handle-and-pump-clip/

Lidl wins legal battle to open its first ever pub: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lidl-pub-dundonald-county-down-northern-ireland-b2688400.html