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Beer. Music. Dogs. NFL. Empathy.
Partial to his 5 Day Weekend (aka Partially Retired)
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

My new motto.
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Time to vote for your Beer of the Festival! If you joined us at #ISBFX, we’d love to know which beer was your favourite - vote now via this link: bit.ly/BeeroftheFes...

Voting closes at 8pm on Monday 1st December. One vote per person.
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Did you come to #ISBFX?

Got a favourite beer?

Get voting! (the link is below)
Time to vote for your Beer of the Festival! If you joined us at #ISBFX, we’d love to know which beer was your favourite - vote now via this link: bit.ly/BeeroftheFes...

Voting closes at 8pm on Monday 1st December. One vote per person.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
If you came to #ISBFX, don't forget to vote for your Favourite beer using the link below!

Voting ends at 8pm tomorrow.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ISBFX - Beer of the Festival
#ISBFX : Beer of the Festival
docs.google.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Did you come to #ISBFX?

Got a favourite beer?

Get voting! (the link is below)
Time to vote for your Beer of the Festival! If you joined us at #ISBFX, we’d love to know which beer was your favourite - vote now via this link: bit.ly/BeeroftheFes...

Voting closes at 8pm on Monday 1st December. One vote per person.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

My new motto.
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Merry Christmas! 🎄
Sitting in a park waiting for the Royal Oak open, so here’s my festive beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - Belgian Christmas from @stfermentations.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@tabamatu.bsky.social

Boy. Done. Good.

💐
The first award of the night is Brewer of the Year, sponsored by SIBA

🏆 Winner: Andy Parker

#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
@tabamatu Mate.....

So. Richly. Deserved.

👏👏👏👏👏
A new award for this year, Beer of the Year

🏆 Winner: Oregon Trail - Elusive Brewing

#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Next we have Best Beer News & Business Communicator, sponsored by St. Austell Brewery

🏆 Gold: Matthew Curtis
🥈 Silver: Andy Crouch
🏅 Highly Commended: James Beeson

#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Massive congrats to @morrighani.bsky.social !!!
Next we have The Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication About Cider, sponsored by the National Association of Cider Makers

🏆 Gold: Laura Hadland
🥈 Silver: Gabe Cook
🏅 Highly Commended: Rachel Hendry & Anaïs Lecoq

#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Another new award for this year - Best Beer Publisher

🏆 Winner: Pellicle Magazine

#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined in with #Collabageddon!

From the breweries who collaborated and venues who poured, to Sellar sorting the distro, and everyone who tried the beers, we’re so grateful

📷: @beerprimeuk.bsky.social @lucsto.bsky.social @philmellows.bsky.social @ewanm.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A very important update!
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
En route to Manchester and Fell Bar for @elusivebrewing.com Collabogeddon.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Wordle 1,616 3/6

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November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This week's newsletter laments the loss of one brewery and delivers the news of the loss of another.
Gone, Rogue
A sudden taproom closure in Manhattan and an old brewery in an older brewery
brewyork.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I watched this game (South Carolina vs Texas A&M) on Saturday. And saw this "interaction".

The act could not be interpreted as anything other than intentional.

Petulant. Unprofessional. Appalling.

Can't disagree with anything Etan says here.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
A trooper’s shove showed stardom doesn’t protect Black athletes from police | Etan Thomas
When I was a college basketball player, some believed we were treated differently from other Black and Brown people. An event this past weekend suggests otherwise
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Anyone missing #ISBFX?
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I'm determined to keep @pelliclemag.com sustainable which for me means:

- Better rates for contributors
- Fair remuneration for our team
- The ability to plan bigger projects (like print!)

To do this we need to grow our subscribers, and you can read more about why this is important here:
An Important Update About Our Subscription Fees (And How To Support Pellicle) — Pellicle
When Jonny and I started working on Pellicle in earnest at the very start of 2019, we spent a long afternoon discussing how we hoped to fund it. From day one, we were dedicated to paying every contrib...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Keeping me company. Late.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
First & Last Brewery "Multi Love" Grisette. Nelson Sauvin hops. Gooseberries.

Delicious.
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Right back atcha. Amazing to see you all. Such a good day. Jim, you and the team pulled it off superbly.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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You can do it Jim!... and then a rest.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM