Whatever the challenges facing cask ale, and they are many, it’s hard to see the old argument that it just can’t command a premium price standing up. Not in bloody London, anyway.

LionHeart launch to kickstart cask ale market www.shielporter.com/press_releas...

Here's @pieandapint.bsky.social for the Morning Advertiser on the remarkable revival of draught Bass (suddenly the fastest growing cask ale) including, as far as I know, the first interview about it with brand owner AB-Inbev: www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

'Beer bounceback: Why classic pints are back on the bar' | @pieandapint.bsky.social for the Caterer: www.thecaterer.com/products--eq...

Santa's making his list, he's checking it twice. Whether you've been naughty or nice this year, you can blag yourself, or someone else, a signed copy of Beer Breaks in Britain from @philmellows.bsky.social at an exclusive price.

Struggling to think of a Christmas gift for that hard-to-buy-for, beer and travel loving friend or relative? Our friend @philmellows.bsky.social still has a few copies of runaway best seller Beer Breaks in Britain stashed away. Act now to avoid disappointment www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beer-brea...

"We have Darth Vader..." Those new Trump appointees in full.

Pint of Bass in the Argyll Arms at Oxford Circus. Ok, but flat as a pancake

I'm old enough to have been writing about the pub trade through the Beer Orders, the 2003 Licensing Act reforms, the smoking ban in 2007 - I hope this gives the trade the boost it desperately needs, but the phrase "unintended consequences" keeps echoing www.gov.uk/government/n...

It's well worth firing up BBC iPlayer and listening to the last five minutes of Today on Radio 4, just to hear a very serious French author promoting his new book on the origins of the universe and discuss "the beeg bong".

Well now. I’ve had worse things arrive in the post.

A beautifully crafted hymn of praise for a beautifully crafted beer from @atjbeer.bsky.social in @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

As #CaskAleWeek gently subsides towards its conclusion, here’s today’s lunchtime choice

So when #Fullers launched Griffin Gold, there was debate about whether it was Chiswick under new branding. My Fullers advent calendar contains a bottle of each, both 3.4% ABV. I feel a head to head tasting blog post is in order. Stay tuned. You’ll be sorry you asked.

My big take out from the interview with Lisa Nandy that just took place on Today on Radio 4 about ID cards, is that 'silver bullet' is one of the most misused terms around. A silver bullet kills werewolves, or bandits if you're the Lone Ranger. It's a magic bullet Lisa hasn't got, not a silver one

Well, well. It feels a bit early, but thanks and Merry Christmas #Fullers #Asahiuk

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

In a prime media slot for coverage of #CaskAleWeek 2025, I was on BBC Radio 5 with Laura McGhie on Sunday morning to talk about Britain's signature beer style. For the few unfortunate souls who didn't hear it, you can find it on BBC Sounds at around 3h7m in. Cheers! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Raising a glass to #CaskAleWeek 2025 in The Hope, Carshalton. Pint of @elusivebrewing.com Hustle followed by a cheeky half of @downlandsbrewery.bsky.social Best. Cheers!

The M&S beer aisle is looking a bit neglected. Range revamp on the way?

So, is having a face like a slapped arse a requirement of defecting to Reform? Or merely a lifestyle choice?

Blimey, that escalated quickly

The phrase "strange bedfellows" springs to mind

Really pleased to see this one out in the wild. Beer and temperature for The Telegraph.

Mandelson's toast

My take on the return of Boddingtons www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

A pint of Boddingtons in the JW Lees brewery. Strange days indeed.

The fact that I still own a proper old school em rule enables me to easily confirm that this book title is printed in 110 point. In other news, I’m banned from the children’s department at Waterstone’s.

You had one ****ing job, Wayne.

The beauty of cask ale, my latest for the Telegraph. Featuring the Limeburners, one of the great rural Lancashire boozers: www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/409a9e8...

Cheers

I might have tried a bit harder to match the font installation to the actual size of the bar staff

Having a beer on the beer terrace at the Barrel of Beer in Beer.

Shameful

Well, that’s interesting. Thanks for this @hoppylotte.bsky.social

Had to be done

I was tempted by the keg John Smiths, just for the lols, but went for the Sharps

Did you know that Koba was Stalin’s nickname but I bet he was never served by a Kōbes which just happens to be this pristine Kōlsch-style beer from @burningskybeer.bsky.social and my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk

Good to see traditional & uniquely British iconic beer styles winning the top slots @camraofficial.bsky.social GBBF #ChampionBeerofBritain2025 Gold: Penzance Brewery Mild, Silver: Sarah Hughes Snowflake Barley Wine. #BskyBeer

If politicians want to talk about NHS inefficiency, let’s start by talking about private management consultancy firms🚨 www.instagram.com/reel/DNFyB8g...

The Radio 4 newsreader just had to say “butt lift” in that po faced manner required of their profession, and the world is already a more cheerful place

A procedure medically referred to as a Frontal Banterectomy www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Interesting line up for the #CBOB Bottled Beer contenders

It’s all looking good beerwise for the next 24 hours

Well, I suppose, on balance, the most I could have hoped for from a central Birmingham hotel was a view of central Birmingham

Met this little guy. Rafa, in the Sambrooks taproom yesterday evening. No one has ever been keener to join me for beer and pizza.

On behalf of Carshalton, I'm going to argue that we're not quite the sleepy parochial backwater that my good friend @davidjesudason.bsky.social describes in @pelliclemag.com, but this is a lovely tribute to the jewel in Carshalton's pub crown, The Hope www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/7/...

Not bad at all.

Wimbledon Brewery are celebrating a gold award for XXXK Vintage Ale 2025 at the South East Indie Beer Awards, in the cask speciality amber to dark beer category beertoday.co.uk/2025/07/23/w... #beer #beernews #vintagebeer

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.