A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to spend a day with Oli at Squawk Brewery in Ardwick, Manchester. When I first met him, I realised we already had two things in common:  a great first name, and a love of beer. The brewery has been around since 2013, and is making big dents in the Manchester brewing scene. We met at the Manchester Brewery Expo  and arranged to meet up just after that, so I could see him at work. I think he’s one of the nicest people in the Manchester brewing scene; everybody loves him. He’s running a one-man operation, although he does get a bit of help with bottling and sales from part-time people. He, like a lot of other brewers in the Arches, first got into the industry through brewing at home. Oli spent a lot of time learning the trade by volunteering at…