My name is Eoghan Walsh from Brussels Beer City, and this is Episode 3 of Cabin Fever - less a podcast than a group therapy session for writers, brewers, and friends who like to enjoy a beer together but, well, can’t.

There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and under normal circumstances we’d get together in the pub and thrash it out over a beer or two. But we can’t - because most of us now live in countries where it’s impossible to go outside, never mind nip around the corner for a drink.

So, we thought we’d do it remotely, and on each episode of Cabin Fever I’ll be joined by friends from around the world to share a beer, talk through and process what they’re dealing with, and sometimes just have a bit of a moan.

On today’s episode, I was delighted to be joined in Brussels remotely by:

Pete Brown (@petebrownbeer), award-winning author of Hops and Glory, Miracle Brew, and most recently Pie Fidelity - in defence of British food

Joe Stange (@thirstypilgrim), Managing Editor of US beer magazine Craft Beer and Brewing, and co-author of the Good Beer Guide Belgium

And Peter Kim (@koreanbeerkid), originally from Korea but now living in leuven and managing the events and communications for Belgian lambic and gueuze blendery Bokke (previously known as Bokkereyder)

In today’s episode, the four of us talk about the creative benefits of quarantine, succumbing to boredom, and how to meet the King of the Belgians in a Brussels brewery.

Listen in!