Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻
@professorpub.bsky.social
Professor at the University of York researching pubs and pub consumers! Some travelling (pubs/beer included) and the odd Border Terrier picture!
Good to see the Campaign for Pubs quoted in this piece about the budget and the effect on pubs "Pubs need real help... with VAT rates, energy bills and employment costs if they are to continue.... to serve their crucial role at the heart of our communities."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Price of a bottle of wine could increase by 13p alcohol duty goes up
Despite warnings about the fragile state of the hospitality sector - and concerns about inflation - the Chancellor has pressed ahead with an increase in alcohol duty across the board.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good to see the Campaign for Pubs quoted in this piece about the budget and the effect on pubs "Pubs need real help... with VAT rates, energy bills and employment costs if they are to continue.... to serve their crucial role at the heart of our communities."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Trade bodies react angrily to Autumn Budget www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
Trade bodies react angrily to Autumn Budget
Industry leaders condemn Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget as a missed opportunity, citing insufficient business rates reform and rising costs threatening pubs, hospitality and night-time economy.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Trade bodies react angrily to Autumn Budget www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
The new world of 0.0% and full strength cocktails, "Punters have mixed reactions" - www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/ar...
Bartenders blend 0.0 with alcoholic drinks, including 60/40 Guinness
The Palmerstown House Pub in Dublin debuted the new tipple on its Instagram page, explaining that the pint has 'all of the Guinness character' but is 'just a little lighter' than a pint of fully alcoh...
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The new world of 0.0% and full strength cocktails, "Punters have mixed reactions" - www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/ar...
I think they should just let them keep winning until suitable challengers emerge! #pubquiz @ladbible.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I think they should just let them keep winning until suitable challengers emerge! #pubquiz @ladbible.bsky.social
A great perspective on design facilitating atmosphere - "...tables around the edges...a through-space running down the middle...ensures...communal atmosphere.....the cask beer storage... so bartenders must cross the space to pour it....helps the whole pub feel like part of the action."
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A great perspective on design facilitating atmosphere - "...tables around the edges...a through-space running down the middle...ensures...communal atmosphere.....the cask beer storage... so bartenders must cross the space to pour it....helps the whole pub feel like part of the action."
'More than a pint': MP pushes for cask Cultural heritage recognition - www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
‘More than a pint’: MP pushes for cask cultural heritage recognition
Liam Conlon, MP for Beckenham and Penge, has urged fellow parliamentarians to support a petition to include cask ale in the UK's inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
'More than a pint': MP pushes for cask Cultural heritage recognition - www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
Kay’s Bar, Edinburgh! Fabulous! Such a great pub - it had been on our list before and we’d never got there. So glad we made it there today! Great beers, red ceiling, doggy friendly! #pub
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kay’s Bar, Edinburgh! Fabulous! Such a great pub - it had been on our list before and we’d never got there. So glad we made it there today! Great beers, red ceiling, doggy friendly! #pub
Off the train at Haymarket, Edinburgh and straight into Ryrie’s Bar! My husband said it had been tidied up since he was last here - probably decades ago! A very Scottish thistle wallpaper! #bar
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Off the train at Haymarket, Edinburgh and straight into Ryrie’s Bar! My husband said it had been tidied up since he was last here - probably decades ago! A very Scottish thistle wallpaper! #bar
@philmellows.bsky.social talking sense:
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
OPINION: Beer drinkers too hung up on ABVs
Beer drinkers are too hung up on ABVs, Phil Mellows writes after Heineken UK announced plans to lower the strength of Foster's lager.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@philmellows.bsky.social talking sense:
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
My first visit to a pub in Bromsgrove - the Hop Pole Inn - rugby on the tv at one end and football on the tv at the other - plus darts, stage and plenty of beer! #pub
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My first visit to a pub in Bromsgrove - the Hop Pole Inn - rugby on the tv at one end and football on the tv at the other - plus darts, stage and plenty of beer! #pub
I'm fan of pubs and of dogs and rarely visit a pub without my dog. I'm also aware that not everyone likes dogs and I am happy to see a clear set of dog rules which helps dog owners to know what is expected of them/their pooch and everyone can enjoy the pub together! #pubdog
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm fan of pubs and of dogs and rarely visit a pub without my dog. I'm also aware that not everyone likes dogs and I am happy to see a clear set of dog rules which helps dog owners to know what is expected of them/their pooch and everyone can enjoy the pub together! #pubdog
It has been an absolute pleasure to supervise Molly for her PhD. The time has gone so quickly and I can't believe it is almost over! Congratulations Dr Brown! 🎉
Huge thanks to my brilliant supervisors, Prof Colin Beale @cmbeale.bsky.social & Prof Victoria Wells @professorpub.bsky.social, for their expertise, encouragement, and endless support throughout the PhD journey. 🙏🏻
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
It has been an absolute pleasure to supervise Molly for her PhD. The time has gone so quickly and I can't believe it is almost over! Congratulations Dr Brown! 🎉
Great to do a presentation today for the Food, Wine and Hospitality Center of Excellence @KedgeBS! Lots of discussion about the consumption of no and low alcohol drinks and its role in hospitality! #nolo
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great to do a presentation today for the Food, Wine and Hospitality Center of Excellence @KedgeBS! Lots of discussion about the consumption of no and low alcohol drinks and its role in hospitality! #nolo
"A certain level of pub decorum must be preserved" - more excellent writing from @pelliclemag
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
The Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette — Pellicle
It was the writer and politician Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) who famously said, “ Change your hearts or you will lose your inns and you will deserve to have lost them. But when you have lost your inns ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"A certain level of pub decorum must be preserved" - more excellent writing from @pelliclemag
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
Now November is here, it’s chillier and the nights are drawing in what is needed is cosy pubs - some suggestions from @philmellows.bsky.social
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
I went in search of Britain's cosiest pubs - here are my 20 favourites
From 200-year-old inns to charming, snug-filled bolt-holes, a renowned expert selects some of the most welcoming watering holes to visit as the nights draw in
inews.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Now November is here, it’s chillier and the nights are drawing in what is needed is cosy pubs - some suggestions from @philmellows.bsky.social
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Great to be quoted in this article in Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, about pubs in the UK! #pubs @uoysbs.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Great to be quoted in this article in Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, about pubs in the UK! #pubs @uoysbs.bsky.social
The Gate Pub in Malton is becoming the Filly & Flagon! Not sure when it will be opening or what it will be like but at least it won’t be closed! #pub
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The Gate Pub in Malton is becoming the Filly & Flagon! Not sure when it will be opening or what it will be like but at least it won’t be closed! #pub