Alex Metcalfe
@feralfruits.bsky.social
Neurospicy, forager, cook, fermenter | CAMRA Campaigns and Communications Manager: Learning & Discovery: Views my own. He/him.
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Desi Yew Tree, Wolverhampton: ‘Part of the brilliance of Desi pub culture’ – restaurant review
This place has masses of appeal and real star potential – if only someone had made a film about it
www.theguardian.com
Very proud that CAMRA’s doc’ Desi: A Pub Story is in @jayrayner1.bsky.social’s fab piece on the Desi Yew Tree, Wolverhampton. I’ve worked for 3+ years on this, to commission it & as executive producer. Really grateful for Jay’s support and for Zaki as a director. www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
Fab! Well done guys!
Next we have the Best Book about Beer or Pubs, sponsored by HEINEKEN
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fab! Well done guys!
Fantastic result!
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
🏆 Gold: Laura Hadland
🥈 Silver: Gabe Cook
🏅 Highly Commended: Rachel Hendry & Anaïs Lecoq
#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fantastic result!
Great news Andy @elusivebrewing.com. Well deserved.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Great news Andy @elusivebrewing.com. Well deserved.
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We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
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A word from our 2024 Beer Writer of the Year, Ruvani de Silva (@amethystheels.bsky.social)
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A word from our 2024 Beer Writer of the Year, Ruvani de Silva (@amethystheels.bsky.social)
I am delighted to share that my work commissioning content for Learn and Discover has been shortlisted for the 5th time by The @britbeerwriters #awards. 5 fascinating and accessible pieces exploring everything from #diversity, consumer #rights, #advocacy, #travelogue and #history.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am delighted to share that my work commissioning content for Learn and Discover has been shortlisted for the 5th time by The @britbeerwriters #awards. 5 fascinating and accessible pieces exploring everything from #diversity, consumer #rights, #advocacy, #travelogue and #history.
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Autism isn’t a disorder. It’s a way of being in a world that wasn’t made for us.
We don’t need fixing. We just need to be understood. 2/2
We don’t need fixing. We just need to be understood. 2/2
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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It’s an incredible year for just about every feral/wild #harvest in #Kent including #hops! @beernouveau.co.uk thinks we are close to ‘ripe’. What does #bsky #Beer think? @solebear-adnams.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s an incredible year for just about every feral/wild #harvest in #Kent including #hops! @beernouveau.co.uk thinks we are close to ‘ripe’. What does #bsky #Beer think? @solebear-adnams.bsky.social
Just about managed to surprise the Discovery Bar crew for todays Peterborough Beer Fest session. Looking forward to running the @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social bottle and can tasting with @solebear-adnams.bsky.social and the team today!
August 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Just about managed to surprise the Discovery Bar crew for todays Peterborough Beer Fest session. Looking forward to running the @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social bottle and can tasting with @solebear-adnams.bsky.social and the team today!
@tabamatu.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/12BKdC...
What on earth is that!?! Panasonic GameCube?!?!
What on earth is that!?! Panasonic GameCube?!?!
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June 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@tabamatu.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/12BKdC...
What on earth is that!?! Panasonic GameCube?!?!
What on earth is that!?! Panasonic GameCube?!?!
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Come to GBBF and get seriously nerdy with me on the Disco bar!
greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk/discover/dis...
greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk/discover/dis...
The Discovery Bar - In Partnership with Brewser
Join the Great British Beer Festival story as it unfolds for 2025 and see how we go about making sure we have all the incredible beer, amazing food, live music and award-winning brews ready for you.
greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Come to GBBF and get seriously nerdy with me on the Disco bar!
greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk/discover/dis...
greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk/discover/dis...
The #SupremeCourt ruling on the definition of a woman is a massive step backward for a British society blinkered to imminent threats and yet obsessed with denying dignity, agency and respect to a small percentage of the population. #transrightsarehumanrights #FuckTerfs
April 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The #SupremeCourt ruling on the definition of a woman is a massive step backward for a British society blinkered to imminent threats and yet obsessed with denying dignity, agency and respect to a small percentage of the population. #transrightsarehumanrights #FuckTerfs
Day 1 of the sparkler themed #tasting. Gravity is clearly ahead yet everyone is different. That’s always a prominent aspect of Discovery Bar tastings. There are no wrong answers, only personal preferences. The Discovery Bar exists to help people hone or figure out what their preferences are.
April 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Day 1 of the sparkler themed #tasting. Gravity is clearly ahead yet everyone is different. That’s always a prominent aspect of Discovery Bar tastings. There are no wrong answers, only personal preferences. The Discovery Bar exists to help people hone or figure out what their preferences are.
@camraofficial.bsky.social Member’s Weekend preparing for a Discovery Bar sparkler taste off with Summerskills Devon Dew Pale. We have: gravity, hand pull (no sparkler), 1mm, flat and creamer sparklers. 5 pours from the same firkin and scores on the board of what folk prefer. #beer #ale
April 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@camraofficial.bsky.social Member’s Weekend preparing for a Discovery Bar sparkler taste off with Summerskills Devon Dew Pale. We have: gravity, hand pull (no sparkler), 1mm, flat and creamer sparklers. 5 pours from the same firkin and scores on the board of what folk prefer. #beer #ale
7am. 10hrs sleep in the last 48hrs. 1 day off in the last fortnight. 😴Finally finished my Diploma in Digital Learning Design assessments. I’m now off to @camraofficial.bsky.social members weekend to demo the Discovery Bar via a tasting of Summerskills Devon Dew pulled through 4 different sparklers!
April 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
7am. 10hrs sleep in the last 48hrs. 1 day off in the last fortnight. 😴Finally finished my Diploma in Digital Learning Design assessments. I’m now off to @camraofficial.bsky.social members weekend to demo the Discovery Bar via a tasting of Summerskills Devon Dew pulled through 4 different sparklers!
Holy Helles! What an awesome collab @lostandgrounded.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Holy Helles! What an awesome collab @lostandgrounded.bsky.social
#Barbecue charcoal made out of #pomace from #cider and #perry making 😮 in #argentina www.facebook.com/share/v/18xJ...
April 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#Barbecue charcoal made out of #pomace from #cider and #perry making 😮 in #argentina www.facebook.com/share/v/18xJ...
On my way to @3ccpa.bsky.social’s #CraftCon the UK’s greatest gathering of cider and Perry producers, educators and devout fans. Looking forward to 3 days of the most enjoyable CPD I can imagine.
March 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On my way to @3ccpa.bsky.social’s #CraftCon the UK’s greatest gathering of cider and Perry producers, educators and devout fans. Looking forward to 3 days of the most enjoyable CPD I can imagine.
On my way to see @alisontaffs.bsky.social and finally visit the much esteemed Hop Inn Hornchurch. We will be catching up, talking cider and perry and award winning content. Can’t wait!
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On my way to see @alisontaffs.bsky.social and finally visit the much esteemed Hop Inn Hornchurch. We will be catching up, talking cider and perry and award winning content. Can’t wait!
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🍺 More beery drawings for @camraofficial.bsky.social Learn and Discover platform, to accompany a rather fab article by the Award-winning Charlotte Cook, brewer and all round clever person! See bio for a link to the article.
BIG thanks to @feralfruits.bsky.social for the lovely commission!😇
BIG thanks to @feralfruits.bsky.social for the lovely commission!😇
March 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🍺 More beery drawings for @camraofficial.bsky.social Learn and Discover platform, to accompany a rather fab article by the Award-winning Charlotte Cook, brewer and all round clever person! See bio for a link to the article.
BIG thanks to @feralfruits.bsky.social for the lovely commission!😇
BIG thanks to @feralfruits.bsky.social for the lovely commission!😇
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A 5-yr-old burned to death in a sealed glass coffin of pressurized oxygen that an “alternative medicine” wellness center claimed could treat his ADHD. This was a cash business providing unapproved therapies. There is no evidence to support hyperbaric for ADHD; there’s not even a plausible mechanism.
A 5-year-old's death in a Michigan hyperbaric chamber has sparked calls for more oversight of unsupervised hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the wellness industry.
March 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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#SOS / #Help Is there a #Union for someone in my field: commissioning #editor of online #content, executive producer of #documentaries, YouTube channel manager. I have a long running issue that is grinding me down to the point where I could really do with some guidance and support on how to cope.
March 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.