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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 9h

Beer choice wasn’t as bad as I expected @universityofleeds.bsky.social Students Union last Night! Few too many bat queues at the start of the evening but then people remembered sensible bar etiquette as the evening went on! @wyattflores1.bsky.social was excellent!

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 1d

I was gifted some fabulous pub books by my now ex PhD student @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social (now Dr Brown 👏) yesterday! Haven’t had time to dive it yet but already some insights into my local town Malton and its pubs! @HullCAMRA

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 2d

Given that research shows people are going out earlier and going home earlier I don't really see how this is going to help pubs or boost UK growth? Pubs need a reduction in business rates and a lowering of VAT, which in turn will boost the economy!: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting article about drinking/generational cohorts in Australia - "Boomers, Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X had increased odds of abstention.....Gen X and Millennials exhibited a significantly higher volume of alcohol consumption per drinking occasion." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

OK Boomer: A longitudinal analysis unravelling generational cohort differences in alcohol consumption among Australians

Background and aims Alcohol consumption is a key preventable cause of disease and injury worldwide. Recent evidence suggests that younger generations may be consuming less alcohol. However, it is st...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

It hasn’t risen as fast as the price has, and the taxes, energy, ingredients etc have all gone up!

Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

They raise the prices any further and no one will be able to afford them apart from as a luxury! Average price is over £5 now with profit tiny and in London you can be looking at a £10 pint!

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

www.ladbible.com/news/uk-news...

True cost of a 'free pint' revealed as pubs make record low profits on beer

How much profit do pubs make from a pint? Why do pubs make such little profit from pints in the UK?

www.ladbible.com

Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/03/aver...

Average price of a pint to soar above £5 for the first time

The average price of a pint of beer will cost more than £5 from next month, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

www.thedrinksbusiness.com

Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

? The pubs are pretty full but can’t make a living due to government legislation and taxes!

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 4d

Pubs are having a hard time (an understatement), @teamlabouruk.bsky.social can and should do more to help them, a why/how from @rogerprotz.bsky.social ..."An Open Letter to the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer" wb.camra.org.uk/2025/10/02/a...

An Open Letter to the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Dear Chancellor, I am writing to you with a plea to take wide-ranging measures in your Budget to help our struggling pubs. The latest dire prediction...

wb.camra.org.uk

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 5d

"...most UK adults now prefer to drink at home, and 63% regard alcohol as a luxury. Pubs must embed themselves as hubs of everyday community life to overcome this trend." @StroudBrewery
OPINION: Pints and purpose: how pubs can secure their future www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

www.morningadvertiser.co.uk

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

After yesterday’s drinking and pub visiting exploits a pub Sunday roast, ice cream sundae and pints of lager shandy were very welcome today - at The Grapes in Great Habton! #pub #sundayroast

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

Pints at the @theswanyork ! #public

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

Quick visit to the Golden Ball, York! Warming up for its evening music! #pub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

The Ackhorne, York - haven’t been in here for ages! Welcoming, lively and warm on a chilly October evening! #pub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 6d

The Falcon Tap, York - quite quiet on a Saturday early evening! #pub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 7d

A few hours in Harrogate today - enough time for a couple of pubs! First stop is Hales Bar - gas lit bar, cosy bunketts, would love to be here on a cold winter day! #pub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 8d

Updated dog rules at The Grapes- Brin only barks when he sees the pub cat so hopefully he’ll be allowed to keep visiting! #pub #pubdogs

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 11d

A colleague of mine is at the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social conference and spotted this @politico.com pop up pub! Sadly she was not able to get in to see what the beers were like (she wasn't on the list!). #popuppub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 13d

Alcohol production day in the house today ready for winter- our first attempt at gooseberry gin which turned out well (a bit medicinal but would be good for a cold)! #gin #rum

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 14d

Not sure if this is permanent or temporary but if you want a steak bake with your pint this is the place!
www.greggs.com/news/welcome...

Welcome to The Golden Flake Tavern

Greggs pub classics and bespoke beers on tap? Lock us in...

www.greggs.com

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 15d

I love sloe gin so this initiative from Whitby Distilllery caught my eye! And what a great way to get people out into nature! www.whitbydistillery.com/blogs/news/w... #sloegin

Whitby Distillery Sloe and Bottle Swap 2025

As the leaves turn and the air gets that autumn snap, we’re swapping hedgerow bounty for bottles. Bring us your hand-picked sloes and we’ll trade you Whitby gin. Simple, local, and very Whitby. How it...

www.whitbydistillery.com

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 15d

Great to finally get some cask ale in Cask Ale Week after being away and also at the Grapes in Slingsby which is back in the @camraofficial.bsky.social Good Beer Guide 2026 after a year hiatus! Congrats to Katharine and Leigh and staff! #pub

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 16d

My colleague is in touch with him so she can let him have more if we have some!