This is quite astonishing. Can’t pretend I understand it all, and am not sure I 100% agree with conclusions, but a social studies academic analyses pub closures in a totally different way from anyone else ever has and comes up with some extraordinary insights. laurenleek.substack.com/p/britain-lo...

Charlotte's voice is the one I was waiting for on this. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...

A week today it’s International Women’s Day. In @thetimes.com today, we spotlight six brilliant female brewers. (Paywall) www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

It’s a lovely morning… to watch a three part mini-documentary on the @thornbridge.bsky.social Burton Union, which I’ve compiled into a handy playlist on YouTube here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Really nice interview with Evin here

Beer Hour: Evin O’Riordain @teamdb.bsky.social

Here is the second part of my mini documentary on the @thornbridge.bsky.social Burton Union, which takes a closer look at its recent collaboration with Theakston’s, and features a few familiar faces.

Des de Moor | @britbeerwriters.bsky.social www.beerguild.co.uk/news/much-lo...

Part two of my interview with Mitch Steele. Where he discusses his time at Stone and New Realm. youtu.be/WXBdkblqAjw

This is very good

Adnams achieves top 10 ranking in UK drinks magazine

Trump sincerely believes Norway stole “his” Nobel Peace Prize. That isn’t a joke. It’s the key to understanding his second presidency. We have to drop the self-delusion, over-intellectualisation and listen to him. America is no longer Europe’s ally. My latest 👇 open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

This week in @thetimes.com it’s a tricky one. “Write about your eight favourite breweries” they said. EIGHT?! Not a hundred? Apologies to the other 92 breweries I adore. You know who you are. But these 8 are truly special. (Paywall) www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...

Southwold in the snow

Great powers have always, to some extent, written the rules for themselves. But this should be a reminder that for all we might lament the “rules based order”, it’s largely gone, if it ever existed. Hard power is the only thing which matters now. Europe needs to wake up to the new realities.

Pubs are not just for Xmas so here’s my guide to a pub for every month of the year in today’s @dailystar.co.uk and a recommended beer for each - includes @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social City Arms, Manchester, Lord Nelson, Southwold, Whitlock’s, Leeds and the Brunswick, Derby - pubs for all seasons!

Video awesomeness (2), via @patto1ro.bsky.social.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave this selection of potent potations including those from @neptunebrewery.bsky.social @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social @teamutopian.bsky.social and @hooknortonbrewery.bsky.social - in today’s @dailystar.co.uk

#Adnams will be opening to customers tomorrow at The Old Post Office in St Andrews St South, #BuryStEdmunds The new shop is part of the council's redevelopment of the site after the Post Office moved location. Council leader Cllr Cliff Waterman visited the store on Friday to see it being readied.

Bagpuss painted on an Adnams beer mat. darrenhaymanart.com

After a year of increasingly dire developments at the pioneering PNW craft brewer, last month it abruptly shuttered all its locations, declaring bankruptcy the day before Thanksgiving. At @vinepair.com, I charted Rogue's rise & fall against the fate of the craft-brewing industry it helped to create.

For millennia, the t-shirts of the men in the know have taunted us. "WHAT'S THE MATTER LAGER BOY? SCARED YOU'LL TASTE SOMETHING?" Now, @davidjesudason.bsky.social digs into the social, physical, perhaps even the metaphysical world of Wychwood's Hobgoblin. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

View the full photo gallery from our annual awards: www.beerguild.co.uk/news/photos-... 📸 by Cath Harries 🍻🍻🍻

This is just crazy, it didn't make sense at any point and I didn't hear anyone offer an explanation for it that was financially coherent. Hopefully not the end for Black Sheep.

We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life. We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.

David Jesudason has been named beer writer of the year at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards, staged at Big Penny Social, in London beertoday.co.uk/2025/11/28/b... #beer #beernews #beerwriting @davidjesudason.bsky.social

The first award of the night is Brewer of the Year, sponsored by SIBA 🏆 Winner: Andy Parker #BGBW25

Interesting about the Burning Sky Plateau. Me I'd drop the 0.1% pop some more hops in and plan what to do with the tax saved.

For those who ever doubted me about the age of what we know as Smithwick's ale, here it is straight from the horse's mouth in an advertisement in 'Kilkenny Sixty-Six.' It clearly states that the newly launched kegged ale 'Smithwick's Draught' is 'the new flavour in beer ...' (Ignore the 250 years!)

FAO publicans who love cask ale: Joule's is looking for someone to operate The Coopers Tavern in Burton-upon-Trent. They emailed us to ask if we'd share this because, we gather, they really want someone who will be excited to run this particular pub. www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/vacancy/coop...

Footage of Hook Norton, still steam powered in 1974. (CAMSPA – the Campaign for Steam Powered Ale?) youtu.be/HHDESSHVpcc

Funeral pints and the contemplation of mortality atjpubs.substack.com/p/funeral-pi...

Amélie’s in the news! (Thanks to @britbeerwriters.bsky.social for sharing her award win) www.beerguild.co.uk/news/women-i...

Adnams head brewer, Dan Gooderham declared Brewer of the Year at The Brewer’s Choice Awards. adnams.co.uk/blogs/journa...

International coverage for #CaskAleWeek - Gen Z is saving cask ale in the U.K. www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/featured/gen...

Yet another of those academic studies that tell you something you already knew 🙂

It's absolutely insane to us that anyone still uses Twitter. You don't have to. You can just stop. It was a *massive* part of our growth but you can just let it go. However important your business is to you, it's less important than this:

CAMRA reveals the ‘stark reality’ of its financial woes www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/09/camr... @teamdb.bsky.social

Sorry to be right about this. No GBBF next year as it made “a substantial loss”, according to CAMRA

In February 2024 I visited French & Jupps, the UKs oldest existing maltster, and roasted malt specialist. I’d never heard of them before, despite them being in operation since 1689. It’s story fascinated me, so I wrote it for @pelliclemag.com here: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

Just thought I’d say…

Vaccines do not cause autism.

"Liquid Green – cutting through the myriad of new liquid hop aroma products" Just had new piece published in Brewers Journal on how we've used liquid hop products to drive up packaged yield. www.brewersjournal.info/liquid-green...

We've got Adnams on the Discovery Bar at Peterborough today, and I'm fanboying in a retro brewery t-shirt! 🤣

Baffled and proud to have a feature in @ftweekend.com today! All about the death and hopefully rebirth of British hop farming. Massive thanks to St Austell, Buxton and Farams for the info, and to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for connecting me.

Well this is awesome beyond awesome. Tonight at 6pm I’m a guest on @bbc6music.bsky.social Round Table, reviewing the week’s new releases and quite possibly suggesting beer pairings for them ahead of my Tasting Notes launch at @greenmanfest.bsky.social tomorrow! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Brief morning walk along the seafront

Sad news from Elgood's Brewery. I met Scruffy a few times on visits to see Head Brewer Alan Pateman. Her appearance on the wort cooler during an IBD brewery tour will live on. RIP 🐈‍⬛🌈