Christmas Day pint at the Grapes, Slingsby- free drink if you pull a number ending in 0 or 5 from Tracey, plenty of pigs in blankets and a roaring fire 🔥 #chrismaspub

As it is Christmas Eve why not enjoy ‘12 Pubs of Christmas’ from the new Historic England Pubs Hub - heritagecalling.com/2025/12/18/t...

Christmas has started when you’re queuing outside the butchers with a glass of of port before 9am! #christmasdrinks

Headed out into the fog for a pub lunch at The Crown, Hutton-le-Hole - the staff here are always excrement and they sell great pub grub! Normally packed full of walkers but the weather seemed to have put them off today! #pub

Last night was the wonderful potato wars at the Grapes, Slingsby - farmers bring in their 🥔 potatoes, which are made into chips which everyone gets the chance to try and vote for their favourite. The potato wars winner is then crowned! 🥔 🥔 🥔

You can read more about our no and low project in hospitality on the @uoysbs.bsky.social Spotlight Blog "Encouraging No and Low Alcohol Availability and Visibility in Hospitality Settings": blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh... @york.ac.uk @dremilynicholls.bsky.social

Coverage of our map in the Drinks Business!: www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/york...

Great to get some coverage for our no and low alcohol York Map in the @yorkpress.bsky.social - www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2569957...

A lovely reflection on the joys of drinking alone - “Drinking alone, within reason, makes you slow down, meditate, enjoy your own company and observe those around you.” - henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-joy-of...

Please share this image - with big thanks to the Edgcumbe Arms 👏 We all need to get the message out that unless the Government listens & changes course - and supports pubs rather than taxing them to death. #businessratesbetrayal #stoptheratesrise #TaxedOut #saveourpubs #pubs

A great morning touring lots of York venues by foot and by cycle to deliver newly printed copies of our no and low map! @dremilynicholls.bsky.social @uoysbs.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the official lunch day of our No and Low Alcohol Venue Map of York! Highlighting venues who serve no and low alternatives and took part in our visibility study! @york.ac.uk @uoysbs.bsky.social

Was surprised and pleased that our work on pub crawls made it into the featured research projects in the @york.ac.uk Annual Review 2025 - features.york.ac.uk/annual-revie... @kathrynarnold.bsky.social

Visit to the new Northern Monk Refectory in York! Relaxed venue with lovely seat layout and friendly staff! Bit quiet on a Monday (not unexpected) and with certainly return for cosy pints again! #taproom

Looks like a nice little present for any pub lovers.... www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310... Love the dog on the barstool on the front cover! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

It was great to be invited to speak at the North East Regional Meeting of the Institute of Licencing about our no and low alcohol visibility project today @uoysbs.bsky.social @york.ac.uk

"If you were trying to destroy the pub, you’d struggle to come up with a more effective plan than the one we’re living under" - www.lbc.co.uk/article/camp... @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - this industry will be decimated! Do something positive for pubs! #positiveforpubs

When thinking about how much you might drink in the run up to Christmas maybe consider what happened to this racoon: "The "masked bandit" was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to some bottom shelf spirits." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pubs are declining in the UK but also struggling in Ireland...... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Happy to see that the concerns of pubs made it onto the national news - and @theswanyork speaking for them! The government have dealt yet another blow to an industry that deeply supports our communities! Politicians need to up their game, and quickly, to avoid devastation! #pub

Quick pint at the Helmsley Brewing taproom! Packed on a wet Saturday night, pints flowing and the log burner welcoming! #taproom

Good to see the Campaign for Pubs quoted in this piece about the budget and the effect on pubs "Pubs need real help... with VAT rates, energy bills and employment costs if they are to continue.... to serve their crucial role at the heart of our communities." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Trade bodies react angrily to Autumn Budget www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

The new world of 0.0% and full strength cocktails, "Punters have mixed reactions" - www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/ar...

I think they should just let them keep winning until suitable challengers emerge! #pubquiz @ladbible.bsky.social

A great perspective on design facilitating atmosphere - "...tables around the edges...a through-space running down the middle...ensures...communal atmosphere.....the cask beer storage... so bartenders must cross the space to pour it....helps the whole pub feel like part of the action."

'More than a pint': MP pushes for cask Cultural heritage recognition - www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Kay’s Bar, Edinburgh! Fabulous! Such a great pub - it had been on our list before and we’d never got there. So glad we made it there today! Great beers, red ceiling, doggy friendly! #pub

Teuchters, Edinburgh- for the rugby - absolutely rammed! Bar staff fabulously efficient and we even managed to get a table! #pub

Breakfast at The Holyrood 9a after a walk up Arthur’s Seat! #pub

The Port O’ Leith - faux nautical, ok beer, odd vibe but not unpleasant! #bar

Teuchters Landing, Leith - a labyrinth of rooms, beer from metres away and lots of tourists! #bar #pub

The Bowler’s Rest, Leith! Lovely, traditional pub with 2”wonderful friendly locals! Husband said - “it might make my top 10!” #pub

The Leith Depot - modern bar/pub - relaxed, interesting artwork and no I didn’t have a Pickleback! #bar

Had to stop at the Victoria Bar on the way to Leith! Scandi inspired and excellent snacks! #bar

Off the train at Haymarket, Edinburgh and straight into Ryrie’s Bar! My husband said it had been tidied up since he was last here - probably decades ago! A very Scottish thistle wallpaper! #bar

@philmellows.bsky.social talking sense: "If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move. www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Spotted - in Bromsgrove - a Periodic Table of Beer! #beer

My first visit to a pub in Bromsgrove - the Hop Pole Inn - rugby on the tv at one end and football on the tv at the other - plus darts, stage and plenty of beer! #pub

I'm fan of pubs and of dogs and rarely visit a pub without my dog. I'm also aware that not everyone likes dogs and I am happy to see a clear set of dog rules which helps dog owners to know what is expected of them/their pooch and everyone can enjoy the pub together! #pubdog

It has been an absolute pleasure to supervise Molly for her PhD. The time has gone so quickly and I can't believe it is almost over! Congratulations Dr Brown! 🎉

Great to do a presentation today for the Food, Wine and Hospitality Center of Excellence @KedgeBS! Lots of discussion about the consumption of no and low alcohol drinks and its role in hospitality! #nolo

"A certain level of pub decorum must be preserved" - more excellent writing from @pelliclemag www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...

Now November is here, it’s chillier and the nights are drawing in what is needed is cosy pubs - some suggestions from @philmellows.bsky.social inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Great to be quoted in this article in Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, about pubs in the UK! #pubs @uoysbs.bsky.social

The Gate Pub in Malton is becoming the Filly & Flagon! Not sure when it will be opening or what it will be like but at least it won’t be closed! #pub

The 2025 Grapes, Slingsby Conker Championship- I got to the semi finals but beat by the ultimate champion Poppy! #conker #pub

"Younger adults are drinking in a way that fits modern lives, balancing alcohol with wellness, choosing smaller formats or lower-ABV options and valuing setting and experience as much as product" www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Once a hangover strikes, there’s no magic cure. “Time is the only thing that will fix it.......Time, water and paracetamol.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Interesting article about how drinking behaviour/attitudes towards drinking change from adolescence to adulthood - "among this sample of non- and light drinkers, drinking increased and concerns about alcohol decreased as they aged into young adulthood." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....