Phil Mellows
@philmellows.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist @ The Politics of Drinking www.philmellows.com, @BeerBreaks.bsky.social, @drinkingstudies.bsky.social, @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
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Improbably, perhaps, Bass has done a collaboration with trendy kitchen wear brand Service Works, launched last night at the Macbeth in Hoxton Street. It’s the latest step in AB InBev’s new promotional campaign for this legendary brand
Two Bass handpumps on the bar at the Macbeth pub in Hoxton Street A young man wearing one of the Bass/Service Works shirt/jackets A pint of Bass in the special Service Works glass. Instead of Bass on the triangle, it says ‘Service’ The food served at the event. The Venison Samosa was superb
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New blog post: How to pair Gueuze & wild ales w/craft chocolate. These beers occupy a small niche in the beer ecosystem, but they can pair beautifully w/craft chocolate. Pairing w/these beers can be challenging, but they offer some truly elegant pairings.
www.beantobarstool.com/blog/gueuze-...
Pairings Gueuze and Wild Ales with Craft Chocolate — Bean to Barstool
How do Belgian Gueuzes and Wild Ales pair with craft chocolate? Bean to Barstool host David Nilsen walks through the various expressions of wild fermentations in beer and explains how to pair these es...
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goodchembrew.bsky.social
*BIG NEWS*
We’re thrilled to share that long-standing local hospitality group World Famous Dive Bars is acquiring Good Chemistry Brewing from later this month. You probably know their venues – they include Mothers’ Ruin, The Colosseum and the recently-re-opened Croft.
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Bob & Kelly standing in front of the Good Chemistry brew kit with Marc & Paddy from World Famous Dive Bars
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And still sitting outdoors, as you can see.
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This is why we need the dialectic. To grasp the potential for change in every moment, to dispel the illusion of permanence. And that’s just the beer.
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"The dislocation of everyday routines during travel facilitated shifts in women’s attitudes, legitimising alcohol consumption in unfamiliar settings." Interesting.
womenandalcohol.bsky.social
Our next online seminar will take place on 6 November at 12.00 midday. Louisa Niesen, European University Institute will speak on 'Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914'. This event is online. More information and how to get the zoom link here:

www.womenandalcohol.net/2025/10/onli...
Online seminar - Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914
Project: Between the drunken ‘mother of destruction’ and the sober ‘angel of the house’.
www.womenandalcohol.net
philmellows.bsky.social
If you happen to pop into your local newsagent tomorrow morning and happen to pick up a copy of the I-paper you might happen to find a feature on cosy winter pubs in the Weekend magazine, written by me.
Snug at the Flying Childers, Stanton in Peak. Lots of warm brown wood evident, shelves of games, the corner of a small bar and a pint of Bass on the table in the foreground.
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Anyone else going to Hastings TTO tomorrow?
philmellows.bsky.social
Fancy having the cover of your book turned into a T-shirt!
pamplemoussepam.bsky.social
Strange and exciting spot by my lovely @jendeavour.bsky.social - @britishlibrary.bsky.social have made a t-shirt of the front cover of my Tales of the Weird collection, Dead Drunk. And they've done the same for @joparsons.bsky.social and @joanpassey.bsky.social!

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Dead Drunk T-shirt
tbc Size Guide Centimeters XS S...
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That looks amazing, Pam. You should sign it!
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beerbreaks.bsky.social
In our latest newsletter, Kate takes her shoes and socks off to stroll among Britain’s tidal estuaries while @philmellows.bsky.social fearful of getting wet on the outside chooses to get wet on the inside - with beer, of course
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Time and tide, they won't wait
By Kate Simon
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Terrific resource (thanks to @boakandbailey.bsky.social for the tip)
fredcook.co.uk
I've written a little script converting the great work done by the national Bass directory (nationalbassdirectory.wordpress.com) onto google maps:

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#Bass #GreatStuffThisBass
Bass - Google My Maps
Taken from the national bass directory https://nationalbassdirectory.wordpress.com/
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pamplemoussepam.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this. The strangest research I've ever done and some of the most interesting too!
glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social
Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?

Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait!

Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...