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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 17h

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Vince Raison @vincerai.bsky.social · 18h

Articles like this are typical of why readers should support Pellicle. Brilliantly written and researched. I've been going to the D&G for 20 years and didn't know half of this. It's a miracle of a pub and one of the best in London.

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 18h

When someone calls a pub an institution, there are always detractors. But we can't think of a single person who wouldn't agree that The Dog & Bell is exactly that.

Will Hawkes joins us again for an insight into Deptford's most beloved pub.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 18h

When someone calls a pub an institution, there are always detractors. But we can't think of a single person who wouldn't agree that The Dog & Bell is exactly that.

Will Hawkes joins us again for an insight into Deptford's most beloved pub.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

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A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Adrian Tierney-Jones @atjbeer.bsky.social · 7d

It was a joy to research and write the story of St Austell’s Proper Job for @pelliclemag.com and it can be read here www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

I somehow contrived to missed this @pelliclemag.com article about the mighty Tennent’s Lager, but it is a beautiful piece about the cultural significance and history of their lager. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...

The Vertigo of Bliss — Scotland’s Inseparable Relationship with Tennent’s Lager — Pellicle

It’s a Sunday, nearly midnight, and I’m in 8 Ball–a dilapidated yet bustling pool hall above the Scotia, an out-of-the-way folk bar in Glasgow city centre. Occasionally a buzzer sounds, signalling som...

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John Porter @pieandapint.bsky.social · 7d

A beautifully crafted hymn of praise for a beautifully crafted beer from @atjbeer.bsky.social in @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

Fantastic @pelliclemag.com article about the consistently brilliant Proper Job. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Tim Crutchley @slownews.bsky.social · 7d

Ok ok, I really didn't know the backstory of Proper Job, I've really undervalued its place in UK/US beer. Quality read from @atjbeer.bsky.social in @pelliclemag.com this.

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 12d

4. @lilywaite.bsky.social on Strata

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Four: Sensational Strata — Pellicle

“Salmon-Safe Certified” read the cardboard box that had just arrived at now-closed Brick Brewery in south-east London, dropped unceremoniously by a courier. Neither I nor the Brick team could fathom w...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 12d

3. @katiematherkm.bsky.social on Nelson Sauvin

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Three: Nirvanic Nelson Sauvin — Pellicle

New Zealand hops are special. Fragrant and zesty, their unique profiles strangely represent likenesses to the famous Sauvignon Blanc wines made there—grapefruit, kiwi, gooseberry; freshly cut grass. I...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 12d

2. Robyn Gilmour on Galaxy

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Two: Glorious Galaxy — Pellicle

Hops arrived in Australia not long after the first colonisers arrived from Britain. Through the late 18th, and early 19th century, seedlings from the UK and Germany migrated across the world to the “n...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 12d

Have you seen our collab with @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social?? We've published four pieces about hops especially for their Time Hops project. And here they are!

1. Mark Dredge on Saaz

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part One: Sumptuous Saaz — Pellicle

Hops have grown around the town of Žatec for a thousand years. After the US and Germany, no country grows more hops than the Czech Republic, and 80% of Czech hops grow near Žatec in northwest Bohemia...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15d

And the first is this: a trip to Saaz town with Mark Dredge

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 21d

'The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin': "not so much a beer style as an artefact from a vanished rural culture | @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin — Pellicle

It pours from an unmarked swing-necked brown bottle, a clear liquid with a light effervescence which disappears quickly in the glass. It smells like gingerbread, but tastes either sweet when young or ...

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 21d

Apologies if you've seen a call for pitches in a freelance work newsletter or site, its been done without our authorisation. Please be wary of stuff like this, as any calls for pitches will only come direct from Pellicle, never via any third party (we've been burned too many times doing this.)

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 21d

Gale Beer, an historic Yorkshire brew almost lost to the mists of time. Thomas Soden picks some bog myrtle and makes some, and speaks to those committed to keeping its tradition alive.

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The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin — Pellicle

It pours from an unmarked swing-necked brown bottle, a clear liquid with a light effervescence which disappears quickly in the glass. It smells like gingerbread, but tastes either sweet when young or ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 22d

We love having you writing for us too Anaïs! 💖

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Anaïs Lecoq @anahlcq.bsky.social · 23d

If you want to support my work and a really cool indie publication, consider subscribing to @pelliclemag.com Patreon because I just love writing for them and want to keep doing so! ➡️ www.patreon.com/pelliclemag

Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 23d

Ok folks I’m back at work so let’s talk shop a while.

After a bit of a wobbly summer at @pelliclemag.com we’re back on track, with a new sponsor, @geterbrewed.bsky.social and we’ve immediately reinvested that support by recruiting @clairembullen.bsky.social as associate editor.

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Claire Bullen @clairembullen.bsky.social · 24d

Now is also an excellent time to join as a Patreon supporter! www.patreon.com/pelliclemag/...

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Claire Bullen @clairembullen.bsky.social · 24d

The news is out! Could not possibly be more thrilled to join the good ship @pelliclemag.com (and party with @totalcurtis.bsky.social, @katiematherkm.bsky.social, and @lilywaite.bsky.social)

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 24d

We have some great news to share.

@geterbrewed.bsky.social, long-time Pro-Patreon supporters, have come on board as Pellicle's main sponsor 🎉

AND, as if that wasn't exciting enough, we would love you to welcome @clairembullen.bsky.social to the family as we expand into a team of four once more!

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 24d

You too can revel in success just like David! Join our Patreon for access to the Pellicle fantasy football league ⚽🥅

David Desi Pubs Dason @davidjesudason.bsky.social · 24d

Bottom of the @pelliclemag.com Fantasy football league

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 24d

We have some great news to share.

@geterbrewed.bsky.social, long-time Pro-Patreon supporters, have come on board as Pellicle's main sponsor 🎉

AND, as if that wasn't exciting enough, we would love you to welcome @clairembullen.bsky.social to the family as we expand into a team of four once more!

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Your boy, Rob Edwards @robedwards90.bsky.social · 25d

It wasn't open, but I saw the burger van from one of my favourite @pelliclemag.com stories. @katiematherkm.bsky.social

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