The popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. has returned in 2023 with an episode featuring new beer resolutions, which highlights the impact that challenges like Dry January present for the industry.

The episode also dives into the Campaign’s hopes and aspirations for 2023, sitting down with senior campaigns manager Ellie Hudspith to discuss the cost of living and goods crisis facing many publicans up and down the country.

It shines a spotlight on both Tewkesbury and Chesterfield branches, which have winter beer festivals fast approaching with the former taking place 26-28 January and the latter’s Winding Wheel Beer Festival running 3-4 February.

Talking about Dry January versus Tryanuary, beer writer Laura Hadland says: “While Dry January is a great idea to help keep alcohol consumption in check, there’s no real reason that we shouldn’t be supporting our favourite breweries and our fantastic pubs during January – whether or not you go dry.”

Gary Greenberg is also interviewed about his new book The Beer Diet: How to Drink Beer and Not Gain Weight, adding: “One really great thing about beer is that it helps with the fourth pillar of health – which is stress reduction!”

Hudspith comments on the beer scene in 2022 and what to expect in 2023. She said: “Last year we had the perfect storm of the cost of business crisis for pubs and brewers and then the cost of living crisis for consumers, and CAMRA as a consumer organisation is uniquely placed to hear about that intersection and see how one affects the other.

“We’re still going to have a lot of uncertainty and pressure around inflation, the cost of goods, the cost of business – we’re even seeing everything down to the cost of cleaning equipment for pub cellars and brew kits going up by 200, 300, 400 per cent. Absolutely everything right now is very pressurised and intense, and unlikely to ease very soon.”

The episode is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcast and wherever you get your podcast. You can listen now by visiting https://shows.acast.com/pubspintspeople