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Beer Breaks in Britain by @philmellows.bsky.social and Kate Simon and published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is now in the bookshops. Follow our regular postings on Substack @ https://britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/
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Ideal gift for the travelling beer lover in your life: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beer-brea... (Shameless plug. Fairy lights not included.)
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We're excited to welcome you back to the 2026 Stockport Beer & Cider Festival this June! Early Doors tickets are available at just £16.50, which include £10 in drinks vouchers, a lovely glass to enjoy your drinks*, and entry on the day you choose.
www.stockportfestival.org.uk?ref=SF
www.stockportfestival.org.uk?ref=SF
February 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM
We're excited to welcome you back to the 2026 Stockport Beer & Cider Festival this June! Early Doors tickets are available at just £16.50, which include £10 in drinks vouchers, a lovely glass to enjoy your drinks*, and entry on the day you choose.
www.stockportfestival.org.uk?ref=SF
www.stockportfestival.org.uk?ref=SF
Bored with craft? You may not be alone. In our latest newsletter @philmellows.bsky.social speculates on a shift back to 'ordinary' beers and finds fresh excitement in a couple of micropubs: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/when-the-n...
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Bored with craft? You may not be alone. In our latest newsletter @philmellows.bsky.social speculates on a shift back to 'ordinary' beers and finds fresh excitement in a couple of micropubs: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/when-the-n...
A Guide to Nottingham's Art Deco Pubs by Lucy Brouwer: watsonfothergillwalk.substack.com/p/a-selectio... (Thanks for the steer, @boakandbailey.bsky.social)
A Guide to Nottingham's Art Deco Pubs
Thinking of a visit to Nottingham for my Art Deco Walk? Here's some Art Deco pubs you can visit while you're here.
watsonfothergillwalk.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A Guide to Nottingham's Art Deco Pubs by Lucy Brouwer: watsonfothergillwalk.substack.com/p/a-selectio... (Thanks for the steer, @boakandbailey.bsky.social)
New golf-and-ale experience from @beertoursuk.bsky.social via @britbeerwriters.bsky.social www.beerguild.co.uk/news/beer-to...
Beer Tours UK Tees-Off With Golf-and-Ale Experience
Pioneering tours operator Beer Tours UK is offering a new Golf-with-Beer experience for the North-West of England and North Wales, following a successful trial in 2025. The highly experienced Chester ...
www.beerguild.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
New golf-and-ale experience from @beertoursuk.bsky.social via @britbeerwriters.bsky.social www.beerguild.co.uk/news/beer-to...
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We removed The Strawberry Thief from our Bristol pub guide a while ago after a couple of disappointing visits. Then it became Froth & Fries and seemed to be downplaying its Belgian beer list. Now we've visited properly: beer is great, pleasant and efficient table service, bitterballen on the menu.
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We removed The Strawberry Thief from our Bristol pub guide a while ago after a couple of disappointing visits. Then it became Froth & Fries and seemed to be downplaying its Belgian beer list. Now we've visited properly: beer is great, pleasant and efficient table service, bitterballen on the menu.
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Fancy a pub crawl with a sea view? Morecambe Bay, Carnforth, Hest Bank and Morecambe, Heysham.
The Bay DayRider costs just £6 for unlimited travel all day🚌
micropubadventures.co.uk/thebaytrail/
#beertime #RealAle #beer #CAMRGB 🍺 #CosAlien#camra #GoToThePub #SupportOurPubs #cask #BskyBeer
The Bay DayRider costs just £6 for unlimited travel all day🚌
micropubadventures.co.uk/thebaytrail/
#beertime #RealAle #beer #CAMRGB 🍺 #CosAlien#camra #GoToThePub #SupportOurPubs #cask #BskyBeer
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Fancy a pub crawl with a sea view? Morecambe Bay, Carnforth, Hest Bank and Morecambe, Heysham.
The Bay DayRider costs just £6 for unlimited travel all day🚌
micropubadventures.co.uk/thebaytrail/
#beertime #RealAle #beer #CAMRGB 🍺 #CosAlien#camra #GoToThePub #SupportOurPubs #cask #BskyBeer
The Bay DayRider costs just £6 for unlimited travel all day🚌
micropubadventures.co.uk/thebaytrail/
#beertime #RealAle #beer #CAMRGB 🍺 #CosAlien#camra #GoToThePub #SupportOurPubs #cask #BskyBeer
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Apropos of last post viz forthcoming break @philmellows.bsky.social and Kate Simon's Beer Breaks in Britain opens with York, which is handy. We've been to Leeds and Sheffield recently so that will be 3 of the 4 entries in The North section ticked off.
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Apropos of last post viz forthcoming break @philmellows.bsky.social and Kate Simon's Beer Breaks in Britain opens with York, which is handy. We've been to Leeds and Sheffield recently so that will be 3 of the 4 entries in The North section ticked off.
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I’m very much looking forward to this years Trade Project, a trade only set of beers from Distant Lands in collaboration with Baron, Beak Brewery, Elmeleven, and Rivington Brew Co.
Check the second image for launch venues. I’ll be enjoying the beers at Hop Stop Beers.
Check the second image for launch venues. I’ll be enjoying the beers at Hop Stop Beers.
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I’m very much looking forward to this years Trade Project, a trade only set of beers from Distant Lands in collaboration with Baron, Beak Brewery, Elmeleven, and Rivington Brew Co.
Check the second image for launch venues. I’ll be enjoying the beers at Hop Stop Beers.
Check the second image for launch venues. I’ll be enjoying the beers at Hop Stop Beers.
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Like previous years, we've worked hard to make CCBE something special. Well, our international guest for CCBE 2026 is now sorted… and yes, it’s an absolute banger!
The Latvian legends Arpus are coming to Chester & complete our brewery line-up for 2026!
#BskyBeer
The Latvian legends Arpus are coming to Chester & complete our brewery line-up for 2026!
#BskyBeer
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Like previous years, we've worked hard to make CCBE something special. Well, our international guest for CCBE 2026 is now sorted… and yes, it’s an absolute banger!
The Latvian legends Arpus are coming to Chester & complete our brewery line-up for 2026!
#BskyBeer
The Latvian legends Arpus are coming to Chester & complete our brewery line-up for 2026!
#BskyBeer
For 2026 we've got a new series of newsletters that will return to a destination in the book and pick out a compact circuit of drinking places and things to see and do along the way - which you can complete on a day trip. We begin with Chester: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/chester-wh...
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
For 2026 we've got a new series of newsletters that will return to a destination in the book and pick out a compact circuit of drinking places and things to see and do along the way - which you can complete on a day trip. We begin with Chester: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/chester-wh...
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BLOG POST: We really liked St Mars of the Desert in Sheffield. Here, we've tried to articulate exactly why. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/st-m...
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/st-m...
St Mars of the Desert: an oasis in the industrial hinterlands
Brewery taprooms often feel in conflict with their industrial surroundings, but few so much as The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert (SMOD).
boakandbailey.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
BLOG POST: We really liked St Mars of the Desert in Sheffield. Here, we've tried to articulate exactly why. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/st-m...
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/st-m...
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Well worth a listen. It’s important at the moment to promote pubs as diverse and inclusive social spaces and this is a great example.
January 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Well worth a listen. It’s important at the moment to promote pubs as diverse and inclusive social spaces and this is a great example.
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TYNESIDE LAMBIC TRAIL 2026
24/25 Jan 26
Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond.
Details coming. Save the date and please share!
24/25 Jan 26
Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond.
Details coming. Save the date and please share!
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
TYNESIDE LAMBIC TRAIL 2026
24/25 Jan 26
Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond.
Details coming. Save the date and please share!
24/25 Jan 26
Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond.
Details coming. Save the date and please share!
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FAVERSHAM! I am talking Tasting Notes and blowing minds with how music changes the flavour of beer (or rather, your perception of it) on 20th Feb with @favlit.org and @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social. Info and tickets here! Lots more events coming up. www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...
Pete Brown
Pete Brown started pairing his favourite beers and songs as a joke, then discovered that scientists at Oxford University were doing something very similar, and taking it really seriously! He talks...
www.favershamliteraryfestival.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
FAVERSHAM! I am talking Tasting Notes and blowing minds with how music changes the flavour of beer (or rather, your perception of it) on 20th Feb with @favlit.org and @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social. Info and tickets here! Lots more events coming up. www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...
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Here's a sneak peek into what dates we'll be running our Beer Tasting and Cheese Pairing Experience days.😊B
ook your spot took your spot through our website (multiple bookings are accepted): https://brewlab.co.uk/product/beer-tasting-and-cheese-pairing-experience/
#Sunderland 'Brewery
ook your spot took your spot through our website (multiple bookings are accepted): https://brewlab.co.uk/product/beer-tasting-and-cheese-pairing-experience/
#Sunderland 'Brewery
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Here's a sneak peek into what dates we'll be running our Beer Tasting and Cheese Pairing Experience days.😊B
ook your spot took your spot through our website (multiple bookings are accepted): https://brewlab.co.uk/product/beer-tasting-and-cheese-pairing-experience/
#Sunderland 'Brewery
ook your spot took your spot through our website (multiple bookings are accepted): https://brewlab.co.uk/product/beer-tasting-and-cheese-pairing-experience/
#Sunderland 'Brewery
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Some awesome Xmas gift ideas to add to your wish-list from a few of our members ⬇️⬇️⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Some awesome Xmas gift ideas to add to your wish-list from a few of our members ⬇️⬇️⬇️
"The beers we’re looking for here require substance. They need to be special. They have to match the smells and flavours of the season". @philmellows.bsky.social wonders 'What is a Christmas beer, anyway?' for our latest newsletter: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/what-is-ch...
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"The beers we’re looking for here require substance. They need to be special. They have to match the smells and flavours of the season". @philmellows.bsky.social wonders 'What is a Christmas beer, anyway?' for our latest newsletter: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/what-is-ch...
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Inside the new Guinness microbrewery and visitor centre in Covent Garden | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
Inside Guinness’s £73m Open Gate Brewery London
Explore Guinness’s £73m Covent Garden visitors’ centre and microbrewery, featuring craft beers, dining by Pip Lacey, immersive tours, and exclusive retail experiences.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Inside the new Guinness microbrewery and visitor centre in Covent Garden | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
Ideal gift for the travelling beer lover in your life: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beer-brea... (Shameless plug. Fairy lights not included.)
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ideal gift for the travelling beer lover in your life: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beer-brea... (Shameless plug. Fairy lights not included.)
Great list of smaller beer destinations, including some that are in our book and some intriguing picks. More good reasons to get out and about!
In Praise of the Beer Town — in my occasional blog for the folks at @geterbrewed.bsky.social I’ve written about what makes a great town beer scene, and for the haters I’ve included my own personal top 10.
www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2025/11...
www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2025/11...
UK Beer Scene - In Praise of the Beer Town - Get Er Brewed Blog
Part of the UK Beer Scene is what Matthew Curtis has dubbed "beer towns", which adds to his list of "the best beer cities in the UK".
www.geterbrewed.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Great list of smaller beer destinations, including some that are in our book and some intriguing picks. More good reasons to get out and about!
Great list of smaller beer destinations - including some intriguing picks. More good reasons to get out and about!
In Praise of the Beer Town — in my occasional blog for the folks at @geterbrewed.bsky.social I’ve written about what makes a great town beer scene, and for the haters I’ve included my own personal top 10.
www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2025/11...
www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2025/11...
UK Beer Scene - In Praise of the Beer Town - Get Er Brewed Blog
Part of the UK Beer Scene is what Matthew Curtis has dubbed "beer towns", which adds to his list of "the best beer cities in the UK".
www.geterbrewed.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great list of smaller beer destinations - including some intriguing picks. More good reasons to get out and about!
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Oh yeah baby...
The Kernel have agreed to come to Chester. One of the most influential breweries in the UK, never chasing trends and never making a fuss. Honest beer, brewed perfectly. An absolute privilege to have them at CCBE 2026.
Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerE...
The Kernel have agreed to come to Chester. One of the most influential breweries in the UK, never chasing trends and never making a fuss. Honest beer, brewed perfectly. An absolute privilege to have them at CCBE 2026.
Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerE...
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oh yeah baby...
The Kernel have agreed to come to Chester. One of the most influential breweries in the UK, never chasing trends and never making a fuss. Honest beer, brewed perfectly. An absolute privilege to have them at CCBE 2026.
Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerE...
The Kernel have agreed to come to Chester. One of the most influential breweries in the UK, never chasing trends and never making a fuss. Honest beer, brewed perfectly. An absolute privilege to have them at CCBE 2026.
Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerE...
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One of the greats. Norwich's Fat Cat gets the @pelliclemag.com treatment courtesy @fred-gs.bsky.social www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
One of the greats. Norwich's Fat Cat gets the @pelliclemag.com treatment courtesy @fred-gs.bsky.social www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
From the race to find a hairy snail to rutting deer, Kate Simon celebrates the attractions of London's wild side in our latest newsletter, while @philmellows.bsky.social stalks the local beers: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/its-wild-i...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From the race to find a hairy snail to rutting deer, Kate Simon celebrates the attractions of London's wild side in our latest newsletter, while @philmellows.bsky.social stalks the local beers: britishbeerbreaks.substack.com/p/its-wild-i...