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The Crafty Pint Podcast · Oct 15, 2026 · 25m

"It should feel fun, it should feel celebratory, we should all feel a part of it."

Welcome to a special edition of our Weekly News show, recorded onstage at The Beer Championships after the final trophies were handed out. We were joined by competition co-founder Jayne Lewis and Renn Blackman, part of a ten-strong contingent from the Torquay-based brewery who collected two trophies on the night.

You can read all about the winners and the night itself in the article we published from Brunswick Town Hall as soon as the event was wrapped up.

Jayne reflects on the successes – and lessons learned –…