Pete Brown
@petebrownbeer.bsky.social
Writer, speaker, consultant, mainly on beer, pubs, food, drink, social history.
http://petebrown.net
http://patreon.com/petebrownbeer
Agent Jim Gill at Felicity Bryan Associates.
http://petebrown.net
http://patreon.com/petebrownbeer
Agent Jim Gill at Felicity Bryan Associates.
I’m at a conference on historic American taverns in Colonial Williamsburg and this sums up every conversation of the last few days. I’m afraid Homey has a point but I can no longer be arsed do make it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I’m at a conference on historic American taverns in Colonial Williamsburg and this sums up every conversation of the last few days. I’m afraid Homey has a point but I can no longer be arsed do make it.
So sorry for your loss Keith. Both thinking of you and sending love.
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
So sorry for your loss Keith. Both thinking of you and sending love.
So older, overweight people can’t be cool, progressive politicians? Yeah, thanks for that hot take.
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So older, overweight people can’t be cool, progressive politicians? Yeah, thanks for that hot take.
With pretty much any social media platform (maybe bar this one) you can say this kind of shit and “this content does not violate our guidelines.” People like Musk and Zuckerberg are deliberately legitimatising views that these people used to have to keep quiet about.
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
With pretty much any social media platform (maybe bar this one) you can say this kind of shit and “this content does not violate our guidelines.” People like Musk and Zuckerberg are deliberately legitimatising views that these people used to have to keep quiet about.
They know this of course. But north of Watford, rightly or wrongly (wrongly) people see London as a uniform bastion of privilege and this is a cheap populist shot.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They know this of course. But north of Watford, rightly or wrongly (wrongly) people see London as a uniform bastion of privilege and this is a cheap populist shot.
It's like they went, “we’re already widely regarded as the shittest brand on the high street, year after year in polls. Come on - how can we go even further? How can we be even shitter than absolutely shit?
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's like they went, “we’re already widely regarded as the shittest brand on the high street, year after year in polls. Come on - how can we go even further? How can we be even shitter than absolutely shit?
Very odd - do it through Trainline and it’s split ticketing but seat is always booked the whole way through.
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Very odd - do it through Trainline and it’s split ticketing but seat is always booked the whole way through.
That is wonderful.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
That is wonderful.
You should have said.
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You should have said.
Matt, is James Clay bringing it in?
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Matt, is James Clay bringing it in?
Ah, the secret is out!
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Ah, the secret is out!