The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨ www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...

thank you to everyone who has pre ordered a zine! we are halfway to our pre order target already which is HUGE. you can get a cap now also! they’re gorgeous imo. the whole project is fun and beautiful and silly and i’m so proud of what we’ve created! Get a copy here ⬇️ www.burumcollective.com/jlp

I sent out my last ever j'adore le plonk on Friday. In memoriam I've turned it into a zine with the help of my friends @helenannesmith.bsky.social Otto Taylor-Rickard and @gergemanson.bsky.social I think we've made something very beautiful - pre order's are now live! www.burumcollective.com/jlp

Samer Khudairi on the often contentious topic of menu modifications. He talks to multiple chefs discussing the pros and cons of accepting dish alterations from customers, and even staff. Words by Samer Khudairi Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/mods

✨WIB Awards✨ Our judging panel has done an incredible work going through more than 280 nominations for the awards, and we are very happy to announce that our shortlist 2025 is out!  Have a look on our website for our awards finalists  https://www.womeninbeer.co.uk/awards

“The waitress doesn’t fancy you and she doesn’t want you viewing her instagram stories, she’s just trying to do her job and she’s doing it well, leave her to it.” 👏👏👏

Where Do I Clock Out? Rachel Hendry on the delicate relationship between server and customer, staff safety, and personal boundaries. Words by Rachel Hendry Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/clockout

#FaceItTogether is a movement led by The Drinks Trust focused on creating actual change for those in the drinks and hospitality sectors who are experiencing hardship. The goal is to ensure that no one in our community feels alone in their hour of need. Donations 👇 www.justgiving.com/campaign/fac...

The online version of my article, which I wrote for @burumcollective.bsky.social "The True Meaning of Accessibility in Hospitality", is now live. www.burumcollective.com/posts/trueme... #Disability #Accessiability #Neurodivergence #Hospitality

In our next piece, Rosemary Richings talks to a variety of people within the disability community about what they want to see from hospitality venues when it comes to making customers feel welcome Words by Rosemary Richings Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/trueme...

Our first online piece from The Usual is by the community publican of The Trafalgar in Wimbledon, providing us their perspective on pubs, building community, and what it means to have regulars 🍻🤝 Words by Oli Carter-Esdale Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/solace

The Editors Note for The Usual is now available to read here or through the link below! Written by @rachelhendry.bsky.social www.burumcollective.com/about/usuale...

As some of you will already know, our webshop has been down for about a month now. Sadly the online payment company we use Stripe are suspicious that we might not be real, so our account has been locked down until they've finished their checks, but its taking a verry long time

In the last free post, I spoke to the Sri Lankan family behind Everest. HT @pintsandpanels.bsky.social davidjesudason.substack.com/p/everest-cu... #lewisham

The committee are delighted to announce that CraftCon 2026 will be held between the 12th and 13th March at Somerset County Cricket Club in Taunton and tickets are now on sale! Link for tickets and more info in our bio 🍎🍐‼️

for @pelliclemag.com i joined the incredible @anahlcq.bsky.social to talk about the legendary Cidre Breton We talked about how growth, location & interpretation influence taste, what contributes to a phenomenon & how one cider can be viewed so differently www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/6/...

Exciting post today! @burumcollective.bsky.social's new zine The Usual

lovely @burumcollective.bsky.social care package to kick off a great day!!!

We managed to hit our pre-orders target on day one! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy so far 🩷💫

we've turned our latest project into a physical zine cos a) i hate the internet, b) i think it makes a great companion piece to Service, Please! & c) it's really fun making art with your best mate The Usual is such a good exploration of the rough/smooth of the customer service dynamic. Order it!

Sounds Ama-zine

Pre-orders for our latest zine; The Usual are now live! A collection of written and visual work around the dynamics between being a regular, and having a local, from the perspective of both customers and service staff. Zines will be sent out WC 5th of May! www.burumcollective.com/store/p/theu...

Well, the past few days have been eye opening to say the least

This is class

Rumour has it there are only FIVE CraftCon tickets left, and only 36 hours to get them. It's one of our favourite events of the year, so much so that we're now both on the 3CCPA Committee, and are really looking forward to being able to attend once more 💕

Good morning. Almost forgot!

Quick reminder that diversity and inclusion doesn't start or end with white women

New blog post! Here I discuss the strange response from *some* fellow pub workers to me taking an extended period of time off, and reflect on why the hospitality industry needs to move away from it's toxic culture of martyrdom if it is to survive. 8bitsandbobs.co.uk/2025/03/12/w...

our online literary magazine chlorophyll is now live! we'll debut issue 1 towards the end of this month, featuring stunning essays and poetry from an international group of writers! check us out!! some poems and illustrations incoming from me

At the end of the month we're hosting a beer school for hospitality staff! An intro to the beer styles you almost certainly get asked about, and crash course on ingredients, brewing, and tasting. Bring your notepad and pen! 📖🍻 6pm | 31.03.25 | £5 Bacareto, CDF www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burum-basi...

The application window for the 3rd cohort of our mentorship programme close on Sunday the 9th of March, don't miss out 🍻 www.womeninbeer.co.uk/mentorship-p...

BREAKING: Starbucks workers in Chile have just begun a monumental strike after contract negotiations broke down between their union and the company. From all of us here in the US, love and solidarity to our Chilean union siblings! WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN🔥✊🇨🇱 www.facebook.com/reel/1441199...

As we roll up to our 5th(!) year of running Burum Collective we are thrilled to say our inboxes are open again for commissions! This year we’ve chosen cider as our theme, specifically: The Future of Cider Read more on the theme, how to pitch, rates, and more www.burumcollective.com/pitching-2025

CraftCon is the best industry event of the year, imo. And the team are working so hard to put something really special together. A fantastic opportunity to connect with, learn from and taste alongside some of the best in the game and it would be lovely to see some of you there!

Burum 2025, fashionably late but we're finally here! This means that all of the pieces from Service, Please! are now online, it means that The Usual is just around the corner, and it also means that the pitching guide for our next project is now live 🎉🍎 www.burumcollective.com/about/sixty-...

Our latest By the Glass tasting in Cardiff is a session on variety blends, looking at the flavour combinations of pairs of apples, and pairs of pears 💕 February 18th @ Bacareto Pouring starts 7pm Five drinks £20pp Hosted by @helenannesmith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cider-and-...

"There are no buildings from the dozens of pubs in the [Cardiff] docks that didn’t implement the colour bar" www.burumcollective.com/posts/downth...

My plan to take a notebook with me everywhere I go incase I feel like writing has finally paid off!! Last Friday I sat in @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social and thought about what makes the best pub seats and the value we attribute to different forms of comfort. 8bitsandbobs.co.uk/2025/01/29/t...

Following our January break, this Saturday we reopen the Cider Review doors. Kicking off, @barmas.bsky.social will be in conversation with a wonderful German maker you have probably not heard of, but should. Don’t want to miss it? Join the other 378 subscribers to get notified when we publish.

Attention cider makers! You've got one more day to enter into Sandford Orchard's Breakthrough Cider Awards! Entry is free and open to cider makers producing between 3,000 and 50,000 litres of cider or perry per year. More information on their website here: www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/cider-awards/

IWD WEEK ❤️ It’s that time of year again, when we open up the brewery for three magical brew days—exploring all things beer, brand & design. These days are FREE and open to all of those who identify as a woman or non-binary person.

*NEW BOOK* I'm delighted to announce after seven years of research and writing FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND is here! Published with Nine Bean Rows, it is available for preorder now. Link in bio. About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside some of... 🧵

Down the Docks, Up the Bay: The Colour Bar Our final piece from Service, Please! is by Cardiff local Yasmin Begum on the colour bar in hospitality. Looking at her, and her family's experience of working in hospitality, and the docks history of Cardiff Bay. www.burumcollective.com/posts/downth...

For Service, Please! Camille Smithwick created this amazing piece of work that tells multiple stories in one, truly illustrating the highs and lows of working in hospitality. The whole piece is available to look at on our website so click the link below 👇 www.burumcollective.com/posts/steps

very happy to say that from today I’ll be starting my new role as executive assistant/administrative manager for the @3ccpa.bsky.social 🍎🍐‼️ looking forward to shouting about all things cider & perry on behalf of its members 🫡

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda | Happy New Year ✨ It's very very cold in Cardiff, and Sheffield at the moment, so we've got a piece to warm you up from 2023s Service, Please 🔥🫂 Air by Ariane Parry explores the textures of steamed milk, espresso, and wool 🧶☕ www.burumcollective.com/posts/air

GOOD MORNING! Here's what is probably the last edition of news, nuggets and longreads for 2024, with notes on cask mild in New York, community pubs in Bath, red hot pokers, and more. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2024/12/news...

hey folks, new piece about pubs closing for the Christmas period, how this strains the bartender/customer relationship and why capitalism's unsustainable obsession with availability and convenience is to blame. 8bitsandbobs.co.uk/2024/12/19/c...

!!!! v good exploration of the social expectations & responsibilities of hospitality work & how that fractures around the boundaries & withdrawals of christmas opening times