A Year in Beer
Jonny Garrett
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £200 plus expenses (and ability to sell books)
- Category:
- Humanities
- Updated:
- 14th October 2025
When it comes to food, we know we are all supposed to eat seasonally - to enjoy local produce at their best. But did you know the same is true for what we drink?
Not only does matching our food to the season's cuisine enhance our enjoyment, but understanding how certain beers were brewed during specific times of year and even brewed for special occasions throughout history can add further joy. Learn all about how the Belgian's came to love Christmas beer, the history of Guinness and Porter, the origins of lager and Pilsner, and why April is the best time to drink IPA.
A taste-along element can be added to this talk if you fancy a four beers representing each season!
Views: 16 | Enquiries: 0About Jonny Garrett
Jonny Garrett is a multi-award-winning author, journalist, filmmaker and podcaster working in the world of food and drink.
He’s best known as the cofounder of the Craft Beer Channel, a Youtube channel with over 170,000 subscribers.
He has written four books, including The Meaning of Beer and A Year in Beer, and hosted talks all over the world, including one at the World Economic Forum. He was British Beer Writer of the Year in 2019 and 2022, and is the only writer to have won the Fortnum & Mason Drinks Book of the Year twice.
He gives talks on the history of beer, brewing and pubs – in particular the ways in which they have changed the world and influenced our cultures.
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