Mark your calendars – the popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. is set to return just in time for Christmas with a timely episode featuring beer and food pairings.

The first episode of season six will go live on Wednesday 7 December and the podcast will once again return to its monthly schedule as it goes on tour around the country, shining a spotlight on CAMRA branch activity. It will also host a range of new features, including regular beer and food pairing recipes from Christian Gott and highlights of what CAMRA means to volunteers.

Producer Katie Wiles said: “The Pubs. Pints. People. podcast is a fantastic way to help share our love and passion for all things beer, cider, pubs and clubs with our members and the wider beer community.

“We have a fantastic line up of topics and interviews for our next season and encourage both regulars and new listeners to tune in to the show next month. There are also plenty of episodes currently available from season one to five to whet your appetite until the launch date.”

The schedule includes:

7 December: ‘Tis the season for… food and drink. This episode highlights some exceptional beer and cider pairings with your Christmas dinner, cheese board and dessert tray. Hosted in Bedford, it will also shine a spotlight on the popular Wells & Co brewpub BrewPoint.

18 January: Beer Resolutions will feature Adrian Chiles’ new book The Good Drinker – how I learned to love drinking less and the Beer Diet: How to Drink Beer and NOT Gain Weight by Gary Greenberg. It will also examine the government’s approach to beer and pubs last year and what the Campaign wants to see in 2023.

15 February: More than a Pub will cover pub's varied roles in supporting communities and as heritage sites. It will be hosted in Burton to tie into CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival Winter taking place shortly after the episode goes live.

15 March: Musically Brewed Beers will examine the impact and inspiration of music on the nation’s pubs and brewers, plus the episode shines a spotlight on host Stockport branch’s Mild Magic passport.

12 April: Women in the Brewhouse highlights their historic role in brewing and features all-female collaboratives taking place across the country. Hosted in Sheffield, it will also feature CAMRA’s Members’ Weekend, AGM & Conference.

10 May: Wild Brewing and Foraging will explore some of the more fascinating aspects of production including the botany of beer and hop farming. It will be hosted by the Swansea branch and will highlight some of the unique campaigning issues in Wales.

14 June: The Future of Cask Beer will feature the campaign to modernise real ale Drink Cask Fresh. There will also be an insight into Des de Moor’s new book on the nation’s favourite drink. It will be hosted in Northern Ireland, highlighting local issues such as the surrender principle, and the impact it has on campaigning. 

Pubs. Pints. People. is available to download on Apple Podcast and Spotify, as well as directly from Acast at https://shows.acast.com/pubspintspeople