Katie Mather

I like cheesy. This was just empty shelves and obviously old stock from last year.

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I heard there was a reggae song
By Daddy Yankee, from San Juan
That topped the charts from LA to Ibiza

It goes like this, the kick, the snare
And synthesizers everywhere
The dancehall king composing Gasolina

Gasoliina
Gasoliiina
Gasoliiina
Dame más gasoliiiiina

Even the shops feel like they can't be arsed with Christmas this year. I was trying my best to buy decorations just now and every display was practically apologising

Absolutely bawling my eyes out at the first two minutes of Man On The Inside. Totally got me there.

Unfortunately I have

"Let us help you write that" NO GMAIL I AM A WRITER I CAN DO AN EMAIL I SWEAR TO GOD

This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad

lmao Thibau Nys calling Belgian cross courses shit, adding this to my master list of things he winges about

my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI

Always and forever struggling with Christmas, so I would love your recommendations for beautiful, cosy pubs or hotels where Tom and I could spend the day drinking whiskey and living deliciously.

Wow, the Guinness programme really is terrible

Wow that's so hard

Yeah that's different in a lot of ways

I wish there was a way the minimum wage went up so that it didn't come directly out of the business' meagre earnings. When a rise happened at Corto we literally had to give Leanne fewer hours otherwise we'd owe the breweries and suppliers. How does that make sense.

My Garmin is a stern governess chiding me for being slovenly, meanwhile I have fourteen jobs and a sickly husband to care for, my calves are tighter than piano string and my brain is on fire

actually chuckling into my brew at the john candy comment

🚨 Local butty shop has started doing a fry-up delivery service

Another new award for this year - Best Beer Publisher

🏆 Winner: Pellicle Magazine

#BGBW25

You want it darker? Manchester Airport are doing a black friday on parking

The constant use of delivery services needs to be looked at, the companies are craven, but they are being utilised by somebody!

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Katie Mather, Matthew Curtis and Claire Bullen (all wearing black) standing together with the winners' trophy (a silver tankard) and certificate

In all seriousness, this recognition for our team's hard work is lovely. We are very chuffed. Thank you for your support as readers and cheerleaders, we literally could not exist without you - KM

A huge emoji holding its rosy cheeks with lovehearts for pupils

Pellicle — officially the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Publisher of the Year

OH MY GOD THIS PICTURE 💖🥰💐🌞

And you weren't there!!! 😠

Me holding two framed certificates from the Guild of Beer Writers

I won two awards!

If there's a photo booth, @clairembullen.bsky.social and I will be there

A bottle of balance x Pellicle ruin gin inspired saison served in Pret coffee cups

@katiematherkm.bsky.social and I are on our way to London (London!?) for the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social and just opened a little bottle of something nice to settle the nerves. Good luck to everyone for later.

OH MY GOD I HATE THAT