Beautiful, vivid piece of work from Sean on the 2025 hop harvest. It’s made me very thirsty indeed

I’m currently travelling around beautiful Japan and recently visited the country’s original Onsen (hot spring) town, Beppu 🇯🇵 It’s a magic place built on steam, and a prime example of the human drive to exploit places of natural beauty for profit… open.substack.com/pub/fredgarr...

Really honoured to have been shortlisted for this year’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Communication about Beer and Travel award for my @pelliclemag.com long read on the pubs of Rye & the rich history that shaped them 🍻 You can read it here! www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...

It's been great contributing regularly to Ferment (one of the world's leading beer magazines) throughout 2025. I've covered craft beer and non-league football, honey ale, the politics of tapas, and cask beer in Italy. Plus a series of travel pieces on the way that I'm really excited about... 🍻

London's cabmen's shelters are an iconic but often overlooked landmark. Now, they're facing more challenges than ever - from the rise of Uber & decline of the black cab, to a strangely controlling & hostile fund chairman... I reported for @huckmag.com www.huckmag.com/article/lond...

Great story about a pub that has evolved enormously even in the 8-ish years I've been drinking there - from a quiet backstreet boozer where I'd read English Lit texts with a solo pint, to a spot that is literally always heaving. Real success story

Earlier this year @fred-gs.bsky.social went to find out why faith is being lost in Great Yarmouth, and speak to the people trying to turn it around national.thelead.uk/p/a-suspende...

The Ballon d'Or is more valuable than ever, and plenty of PR work goes on behind the scenes in the run-up to the event For @gqmagazine.bsky.social I spoke to @jonlegossip.bsky.social & others about the fight for football's most prestigious individual award www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/the-...

Give this little interview a watch if you can ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @fred-gs.bsky.social is awesome.

Was great chatting to Kimberley about beer, pubs, and freelance writing for this Guild members interview 🍺 @britbeerwriters.bsky.social

"This is a place where the players know your name" I've loved following @whitehawkfc.bsky.social in the last few years. My latest Substack is a deep dive into the club & its unique vision of Football For All Please read! #nonleague #nonleaguefootball #brighton open.substack.com/pub/fredgarr...

"We keep getting drawn to Rome because it keeps changing in front of us," says historian & broadcaster @gregjenner.bsky.social For US Observer, I spoke to Greg & museum curator Jill Birrel about a new exhibition that offers fresh interpretations of Roman Britain 🏛️ observer.com/2025/09/hist...

"This is a place where the players know your name" I've loved following @whitehawkfc.bsky.social in the last few years. My latest Substack is a deep dive into the club & its unique vision of Football For All Please read! #nonleague #nonleaguefootball #brighton open.substack.com/pub/fredgarr...

With venue closures soaring and purse strings tightening, UK nightlife is in crisis. For @theleaduk.bsky.social I sampled the scenes in two cities — Brighton and Leicester — at opposite ends of the spectrum, asking: what is the future of UK nightlife? national.thelead.uk/p/from-brigh...

Beer people, if you love/have strong opinions about honey ale, I'd love to hear from you for a piece I'm writing. Message me if you're interested!

In recent years, important strides have been taken to make British football refereeing more diverse. But to level the playing field, there's still serious work to do. As the Premier League returns, I report on the state of play for @theleaduk.bsky.social✍️ national.thelead.uk/p/level-the-...

Despite the impact of the late Uriah Rennie - the first person of colour to referee a top-flight English football match - there are still very few non-white referees in football. But things are changing. ✍️ @fred-gs.bsky.social reports national.thelead.uk/p/level-the-...

The Premier League returns today, and with it, Fantasy Football. But the proliferation of FPL gurus & stats nerds means it’s harder for casual players to compete than ever. For @gqmagazine.bsky.social I asked: is it worth the hassle? www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/how-...

Still looking to speak to people for this article - if you've got strong opinions on FPL, I'd love to hear from you! (whatever those opinions may be)

Are you a casual #FPL player who struggles to compete with friends who follow FPL pros/stats gurus? If so I’d love to speak to you for a piece I’m working on, please message me if you’re interested #FPLCommunity #journorequest

With coastal villages like Happisburgh crumbling into the sea, Norfolk is on the frontline of the UK’s battle to cope with climate change. I reported on the key issues facing the county for @theleaduk.bsky.social substack.com/@edwalkerlea...

If you’ve ditched Spotify recently due to Daniel Ek funding genocide, please drop me a message! It’s for a story I’m working on #journorequest

With coastal villages like Happisburgh crumbling into the sea, Norfolk is on the frontline of the UK’s battle to cope with climate change. I reported on the key issues facing the county for @theleaduk.bsky.social substack.com/@edwalkerlea...

Epping is a warning ⚠️ My latest Substack focuses on the recent anti-asylum seeker protests in Essex. I spoke to locals & considered whether a repeat of last summer’s racist riots could be around the corner. Please read & subscribe 👊 open.substack.com/pub/fredgarr...

Epping is a warning ⚠️ My latest Substack focuses on the recent anti-asylum seeker protests in Essex. I spoke to locals & considered whether a repeat of last summer’s racist riots could be around the corner. Please read & subscribe 👊 open.substack.com/pub/fredgarr...

The Hope is brilliant — easily one of my favourite London pubs — but I had no idea of the extent of its Bohemian identity, and all the great community action going on behind the scenes here. Great storytelling from @davidjesudason.bsky.social

From [email protected], this is an excellent breakdown of the situation in Epping, where things are threatening to spiral into a repeat of last summer's racist riots. Meanwhile, our Labour government continues to only fuel hatred towards migrants & asylum seekers inews.co.uk/opinion/star...

Great piece from @anahlcq.bsky.social on the brand that have somehow made me feel okay about spending £3.75 on a bag of crisps

Jimi Hendrix's drummer Mitch Mitchell is one of the most underrated drummers of all time. He's a legend & also a distant relative of mine (which I'm gonna write about). Today would've been his 79th bday & I've examined his legacy for @musicradar.com.web.brid.gy www.musicradar.com/artists/he-w...

The Salt Path is a good book, but reading it, it always felt like there was something dodgy beneath the surface. Great reporting from @chloehadj.bsky.social to reveal the truth

This record is out today, give it a spin 🎧

Kae Tempest's new album is a vital & inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery at a time when trans people are more under attack than ever. I wrote about it for @nme.com www.nme.com/reviews/albu...

When the world is in chaos, pubs like The Garnet in Norwich can offer a unique sense of shelter. My latest Substack newsletter explores how pub-going customs and habits can drag you away from external matters like humanity’s impending doom substack.com/home/post/p-...

Here’s a story for Bluesky and thanks to @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social please attend her pride in solidarity tonight! Or RT

Aitch’s new album is a reminder that despite the chart success, ed Sheeran features & cheeky chappy persona, he’s still a serious MC. I caught up with Manchester’s biggest rapper for @rollingstoneuk.bsky.social www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/featur...

Very sad news that Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first Black referee, has died. In tribute to Rennie, @theleaduk.bsky.social republished this 2023 story, where I spoke to author Ashley Hickson-Lovence about bringing Rennie to life in his novel 'Your Show' national.thelead.uk/p/uriah-renn...

In recent years, the kind of escapist instrumental mood music pioneered by acts like Khruangbin has surged in popularity. Writing for @consequence.bsky.social, I asked what that says about modern society & our relationship with art & technology consequence.net/2025/06/mood...

What does a second city say about a nation? My latest Substack post explores how the issues currently facing Birmingham tell us a lot about the country we live in. Come for the bin chat, stay for the brags about the importance of medieval Norwich substack.com/home/post/p-...

For this month's newsletter, I wrote about Dover, a town of contrasts- medieval & modern, conservative & continental, inward & outward looking. It's also a place that means a lot to me personally - please read & subscribe for free if you have a min substack.com/home/post/p-...

For this month's newsletter, I wrote about Dover, a town of contrasts- medieval & modern, conservative & continental, inward & outward looking. It's also a place that means a lot to me personally - please read & subscribe for free if you have a min substack.com/home/post/p-...

It's Shakespeare's birth(and death)day today - the perfect excuse to plug this Ferment piece I wrote about his most famous literary pub, the Boar's Head Inn. Some cracking quotes from @petebrownbeer.bsky.social & my old Shakespeare tutor Prof. Charlotte Scott in this one!

Please RT. It was acceptable in the 80s: the story of a gay bar in a safari park davidjesudason.substack.com/p/hotham-par...

I wrote about a recent trip to Cheshunt for my non-league football blog stanchion. This was basically an opportunity to wax lyrical about MacIntosh Ales, my favourite micropub in London #nonleague #groundhopping #isthmianleague stanchiondotblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/22/c...

It's great to be back in Rye and this wonderful article by @fred-gs.bsky.social is the perfect read before you set-off.

Well over half way now! Keep those signatures coming, keep sharing!x Tinyurl.com/save-cask

GOOD MORNING! The latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads is now up on the blog, with notes on tin trays, medieval ports, Ena Sharples, and pubs vs. public transport. 🍻🍺 boakandbailey.com/2025/04/news...

I loved working with @fred-gs.bsky.social again, this time for his feature on Rye's smuggling history. Very happy to make my @pelliclemag.com debut with this one. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...

Just superb writing from Fred here, and it’s great to reunite him with the photography of Sean McEmerson. Dream team in action.

"Some of our best museums are our pubs."

There's a reason why Rye, a picturesque town on the Sussex coast, became a haven for smugglers. In this @pelliclemag.com feature, I dive into the dark history of this medieval port & explore how this past still shapes its pub scene today. It's a journey... www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...