Adrian Tierney-Jones
@atjbeer.bsky.social
Journalist, author, speaker on pubs, beer, travel. Daily Star beer guy, occasional beer op-ed for DT, features Pellicle, Ferment and others. Latest book, A Pub for all Seasons, paperback now out.
Agent: Kevin Pocklington, North Literary Agency.
Agent: Kevin Pocklington, North Literary Agency.
My life is one big decoction mash - online now (behind a paywall though) www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
10 of the best British lagers to try (now that we’re finally brewing it better)
The era of bland, gassy pints is long gone. Across Britain, meticulous brewers are reviving lager with care, craft and real character
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My life is one big decoction mash - online now (behind a paywall though) www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
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John Major on Brexit.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
John Major on Brexit.
When in Nuremberg
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When in Nuremberg
Delicious glass of PU at the Hippo in Prague earlier
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Delicious glass of PU at the Hippo in Prague earlier
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Now that Rogue has apparently shed its mortal coil, I have to do another brewery obit. (Ugh!) Given Rogue’s reputation today, one may imagine its legacy is merely surviving. In fact, it was a hugely influential brewer, and at one time its beers were considered groundbreaking.
Rogue Ales, 1988-2025 — Beervana
With the apparent permanent closure of Rogue Ales, it’s time to consider the legacy of this early craft brewery. It may surprise many drinkers who today think of Rogue as tame and boring to learn that...
www.beervanablog.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Now that Rogue has apparently shed its mortal coil, I have to do another brewery obit. (Ugh!) Given Rogue’s reputation today, one may imagine its legacy is merely surviving. In fact, it was a hugely influential brewer, and at one time its beers were considered groundbreaking.
Thought I’d finish off a day of study in Prague with this delicious IPA from Sibeeeria which is as clear as a mathematician’s mind (I’m told) while the hops leap out of the glass with the alacrity of Minoan bull jumpers
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thought I’d finish off a day of study in Prague with this delicious IPA from Sibeeeria which is as clear as a mathematician’s mind (I’m told) while the hops leap out of the glass with the alacrity of Minoan bull jumpers
Just having a wander around Prague this morning and saw this character in the river and then passing U Fleku I thought it rude not to go in
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just having a wander around Prague this morning and saw this character in the river and then passing U Fleku I thought it rude not to go in
Lovely lunchtime pints and an old book at the Bridge Inn Topsham
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Lovely lunchtime pints and an old book at the Bridge Inn Topsham
Brighton in a can - my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk is this lovely drop from @unbarredbrewery.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Brighton in a can - my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk is this lovely drop from @unbarredbrewery.bsky.social
Photo shoot for a newspaper piece on lager brewed the Central European way this afternoon @teamutopian.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Photo shoot for a newspaper piece on lager brewed the Central European way this afternoon @teamutopian.bsky.social
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On the latest episode, I give you some suggestions for your Xmas wish list - several great recent beer books by @petebrownbeer.bsky.social @morrighani.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @jonnygarrett.bsky.social @philmellows.bsky.social & @samcullen.bsky.social.
Find it here:
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Find it here:
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
On the latest episode, I give you some suggestions for your Xmas wish list - several great recent beer books by @petebrownbeer.bsky.social @morrighani.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @jonnygarrett.bsky.social @philmellows.bsky.social & @samcullen.bsky.social.
Find it here:
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Find it here:
🎧 tinyurl.com/3nnxe73f
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BLOG POST: What was Rustic Ale? Why have we never heard of it before? And what meaning did the words ‘rustic ale’ convey to drinkers? 🍺🍻
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Mann’s Rustic Ale and ideas of authenticity in beer
London brewer Mann’s, best known for its brown ale, also had a product called ‘Rustic Ale’. What meaning were those two words supposed to convey?
boakandbailey.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
BLOG POST: What was Rustic Ale? Why have we never heard of it before? And what meaning did the words ‘rustic ale’ convey to drinkers? 🍺🍻
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Nice pints at lunchtime followed by a visit to Waterstones Exeter
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nice pints at lunchtime followed by a visit to Waterstones Exeter
Oh well as everyone else is doing it I might as well
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Oh well as everyone else is doing it I might as well
Honey I drunk the beer and other crap puns ahoy, but never mind here’s my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - Heritage Honey Pale from Wye Valley Brewery
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Honey I drunk the beer and other crap puns ahoy, but never mind here’s my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - Heritage Honey Pale from Wye Valley Brewery
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This week’s beery new notes were brought to you by many such as: @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social @boakandbailey.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @pelliclemag.com @davidjesudason.bsky.social @beervana.bsky.social @merryn02.bsky.social @drinksmaven.bsky.social @thebeernut.bsky.social and FAKE WINE!!!!
Thursday. And seven weeks to Christmas Day. And there’s still tomatoes being picked. How odd. Speaking of odd, it’s beery news notes morning. Monopolistic tendencies. Tax evasion. Junketeers. And a bulky man…
The Beery News Notes For The November Lull Marking The Five-Sixths Mark of 2025 – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This week’s beery new notes were brought to you by many such as: @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social @boakandbailey.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @pelliclemag.com @davidjesudason.bsky.social @beervana.bsky.social @merryn02.bsky.social @drinksmaven.bsky.social @thebeernut.bsky.social and FAKE WINE!!!!
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"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
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Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
Looking for any UK breweries that currently have beers with Aussie hops in them, all suggestions welcome
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Looking for any UK breweries that currently have beers with Aussie hops in them, all suggestions welcome
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The Pellicle Essential Guide to Pub Ettiquette!
Already noted as curmudgeonly by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, we prefer "righteously bothered."
Table rezzies, bogey-filled tissues in empty glasses, rounds and more, all documented for posterity.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
Already noted as curmudgeonly by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, we prefer "righteously bothered."
Table rezzies, bogey-filled tissues in empty glasses, rounds and more, all documented for posterity.
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 ...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Pellicle Essential Guide to Pub Ettiquette!
Already noted as curmudgeonly by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, we prefer "righteously bothered."
Table rezzies, bogey-filled tissues in empty glasses, rounds and more, all documented for posterity.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
Already noted as curmudgeonly by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, we prefer "righteously bothered."
Table rezzies, bogey-filled tissues in empty glasses, rounds and more, all documented for posterity.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
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Worth remembering...
For every Anthony Williams there's a Samir Zitouni.
Massive respect to you Sir, and very best wishes for a full recovery 🫰
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For every Anthony Williams there's a Samir Zitouni.
Massive respect to you Sir, and very best wishes for a full recovery 🫰
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Worth remembering...
For every Anthony Williams there's a Samir Zitouni.
Massive respect to you Sir, and very best wishes for a full recovery 🫰
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For every Anthony Williams there's a Samir Zitouni.
Massive respect to you Sir, and very best wishes for a full recovery 🫰
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Enjoying @teamutopian.bsky.social Sumave and it reminded me of this excellent Kindle single from @evanrail.bsky.social which you can get here www.amazon.co.uk/Brewery-Bohe...
The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest eBook : Rail, Evan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest eBook : Rail, Evan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Enjoying @teamutopian.bsky.social Sumave and it reminded me of this excellent Kindle single from @evanrail.bsky.social which you can get here www.amazon.co.uk/Brewery-Bohe...
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A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
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November 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
atjpubs.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
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Reeves Estate Agent screwed up and apologised to her, end of❗️
But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive
Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼♂️
But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive
Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼♂️
How much trouble is Rachel Reeves in over rental rule break? - BBC News
The PM may have ruled out an investigation but key questions remain about the chancellor's housing rules admission.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reeves Estate Agent screwed up and apologised to her, end of❗️
But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive
Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼♂️
But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive
Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼♂️