Bellamyonabike

Pint of Wild Raven and a pint of Brother Rabbit in Thornbridge glasses on the bar.

Inside No9, Stage Fright tonight in Brum was genius, thoroughly enjoyed that. Bonus, pre theatre pints of Wild Raven and Brother Rabbit plus a Guava Christmas sharer half in The Colmore.

Under the Bridge — A Definitive History of Wychwood Hobgoblin — Pellicle My love affair with pubs started in Staines. It’s where I found my tribe—the pub as an expression of individuality, an alternative to bland Britain. But I was afraid at first. In 1996, my British-Asi...

For millennia, the t-shirts of the men in the know have taunted us.

"WHAT'S THE MATTER LAGER BOY? SCARED YOU'LL TASTE SOMETHING?"

Now, @davidjesudason.bsky.social digs into the social, physical, perhaps even the metaphysical world of Wychwood's Hobgoblin.

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🚨354 automated AI accounts generated 4.5 billion views on TikTok through more than 43,000 AI-made posts.

Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️

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Beer clips Bathams and XXX

Pint and a half

Clowns on the road 🚴 awful tide
But……
Bathams
XXX bonus

#LCFC
Manager will get sacked.
But whoever comes in will have the same job of juggling wet dogshit to try and select a team.

it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year

This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…

🏆 Winner: David Jesudason

#BGBW25

Northern Sky illustration. Featuring terraced houses and mills in the distance.

Aw reet!
As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...

For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.

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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...

The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com

Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺

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Join Natalia from Pura Panela this Friday, 28th November, from 5pm at Hop Hideout for a FREE tasting of Panela, our new 7% Colombian Coffee Porter!

Holy s***

a man wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt says " that 's not something you see every day " Alt: a man wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt says " that 's not something you see every day "

Patson Daka has scored a goal #LCFC

Pub 3146, Lamp Tavern, Dudley. Wow, Bathams bostin'. Freshest roast beef I've had in years. Must be a cow called Bob tethered up that they shave bits off. DIY onions from a tub, how it should be done. Warm n friendly. Dad wants to stay til 7pm!

Jar sourdough starter, bag of Wildfarmed flour and bowl with dough and scraper

This afternoon’s exercise. Fold and stretch.

Sourdough Culture Club

Your periodic reminder that I maintain a list of people around the world willing to share their sourdough starters with others:

Beer and curry, with old friends. Superb.
Home now, dilemma is do I try and stay up for the start of the 🏏

Folded. The party claiming human rights are amongst their core principles giving way on those basic values is disgraceful.Grow a spine, it’s your party, your rules. As for demographic quotas, instead of the pick n’mix goals try seeing people for their worth rather than what box they tick.

I have MORE #buyastrangerabook day action!

Bike fans!

@mrstevious.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Potholes and Pavements : A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network by Laura Laker.

It looks ace.

If you'd like a copy, just get in touch.

UK only

Here it is. The news on the union set in Glasgow that it has taken me six months to be able to publish.

Same, not seen it for ages. It was very good.

Pump clip

Half pint glass

Later….
Enville Gothic Stout

Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Not had one of these for a while

News, nuggets and longreads 15 November 2025: Wild Wild Life Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got rogues, underdogs and cheats.

GOOD MORNING! Here's our latest round up of news, nuggets and longreads, with important brewery closures, Belgian bars, green hop beers, and lots of other stuff an' all. 🍺🍻

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#HeinekenUK announced today it's reducing the alcohol content of Foster's Lager 3.7% to 3.4% claiming this is to meet "demands for a more health-conscious lifestyle." No mention of the fortune it will save on duty! In Feb it also reduced the ABV of Sol to 3.4% while increasing Draught prices by 2.9%

47 years ago today I was eagerly waiting for the record shop to open to buy this superb album.

The first Clash album to feature Nicky ‘Topper’ Headon on drums, he propelled The Clash to new heights 🥁🔥.
#TheClash #punk #MusicSky
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An Important Update About Our Subscription Fees (And How To Support Pellicle) — Pellicle When Jonny and I started working on Pellicle in earnest at the very start of 2019, we spent a long afternoon discussing how we hoped to fund it. From day one, we were dedicated to paying every contrib...

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Memorial Device: The East Kilbride Mushroom Giro Scene EP 'the greatest band you’ve never heard of' - review Review: Memorial Device – 'The East Kilbride Mushroom Giro Scene EP' : 'the greatest band you’ve never heard of' Memorial Device - the greatest band you’ve never heard of. They were the brightest ligh...

The greatest review you've never read about the greatest band you've never heard 🙏

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Norwich City 1 Leicester City 2: 20 minutes of magic A last minute Leicester City winner away at Carrow Road, you say? Has that ever happened before?

NEW: Norwich City 1 Leicester City 2 - 20 minutes of magic

“Trying or not, these players have no business being 17th in the table, where they would have been had the game finished after 70 minutes”

✍️ @jamesknight517.bsky.social

#LCFC

Titanic Cherry Porter Reserve
Winning at life 😎