Hops & Barley

Mass Movement Presents… Koval Distillery

In which the bourbon-drinking, whiskey-loving half of the middle-aged crew hangs out with, and chats to Mitch from Koval, Chicago’s oldest distillery, about bourbon and how why Illinois makes an American spirit that every serious…



Mass Movement Presents… Hive Mind

In which the honey-obsessed half of the middle-aged crew hangs out and chats to Kit from Hive Mind Mead about honey, the oldest alcoholic beverage in the world, bringing mead into the twenty-first century, brewing…


Mass Movement Presents… Episode 83: Alone Again…

In which Time takes the helm while Chris is away and chats about Superman, Ironheart, Wire Works English Single Malt, Funki Coffee, Disney’s new range of Fantastic Four merchandise, The Sandman season two, reviews Titan…


Mass Movement Presents… Stroud Brewery

In which the hop-loving half of the middle-aged crew hangs out with the founding force behind Stroud Brewery, Greg, about beer, organic brewing, the reality of the UK versus US craft beer revolutions, his brewery’s…


Mass Movement Presents… Episode 82: For the Emperor!

In which the middle-aged crew chat about the Superman trailer, Eurovision song contest, Mickey 17, Epic Universe at Universal Orlando, Amazon’s long-gestating Warhammer 40K show, deep dive into Condorman, drink some Mash Gang beers, Get…


Mass Movement Presents… Shelley Desmaris (CLS Farms)

In which Tim hangs out and chats to Shelley Desmaris, part of the team responsible for breathing glorious hop-centric life into the American craft beer industry with CLS Farms. Tim and Shelley chat about the…




Mass Movement Meets… Varietal Beer Company

In which the longer-in-the-tooth, bourbon-obsessed half of the middle-aged crew talks to Chris from Varietal Beer about the art of brewing, the craft revolution, Dungeons & Dragons and Cigar City Brewing led campaigns, what makes…


Mass Movement Meets… In The Welsh Wind

In which Tim hangs out and chats to Joe Lewis from convention-defying, up-and-coming distillery In The Welsh Wind about the intricacies of distillation, whisky, the delicate differences between spirits, and how a small distillery from…


Mass Movement Presents… Episode 81: From The East Coast To The West Coast

In which the middle-aged crew wax lyrical about Agnostic Front, Star Wars Celebration, Sabu, Disneyland’s 70th Birthday, Andor, The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Masked Macher, drink and chat about Rebel Kitchen’s Camu One Shots…