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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.

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The Salt-water Path Sea Fever in Flanders

This week I wrote a few thoughts on the Belgian coast and its beer culture or lack of atjpubs.substack.com/p/the-salt-w...

28.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Blogging Tale (Mostly True) β€” Beervana This blog turns 20 years old todayβ€”almost old enough to drink legally! I reflect on what an immense presence it has had in my life.

This blog turns 20 years old todayβ€”almost old enough to drink legally! I reflect on what an immense presence it has had in my life.

26.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s the right strength for me

27.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calling Anton Dreher wherever you are, here’s a delicious Vienna Lager from @pressuredropbrw.bsky.social which just so happened to be my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk

27.02.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calling Anton Dreher wherever you are, here’s a delicious Vienna Lager from @pressuredropbrw.bsky.social which just so happened to be my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk

27.02.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This down-to-earth European city should be your next solo travel trip Katie Mather finds that Cologne allows her some precious alone time – but invites her to the party, too

Donner, porridge and new friends. Cologne is the best, and here are some reasons why.

www.independent.co.uk/travel/europ...

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External of The Castle Tavern pub with some blue sky and dark clouds with illuminated edges from the light of a setting sun

External of The Castle Tavern pub with some blue sky and dark clouds with illuminated edges from the light of a setting sun

Inside of Castle Tavern showing bar with ornate ironwork and some dark wood furniture

Inside of Castle Tavern showing bar with ornate ironwork and some dark wood furniture

Pint of Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island on a green bar towel with some empty branded Tennents pint glasses behind it. A pair of upturned black rimmed spectacles sit to the left of the Dark Island beer.

Pint of Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island on a green bar towel with some empty branded Tennents pint glasses behind it. A pair of upturned black rimmed spectacles sit to the left of the Dark Island beer.

Page from a newspaper article headed β€˜Seasons to be beerful!’ written by Adrian Tierney-Jones suggesting a pub for every month. Article relates to Adrian’s book β€˜A Pub For All Seasons’ available in paperback and hardback

Page from a newspaper article headed β€˜Seasons to be beerful!’ written by Adrian Tierney-Jones suggesting a pub for every month. Article relates to Adrian’s book β€˜A Pub For All Seasons’ available in paperback and hardback

The Castle Tavern, Inverness. January edition of β€˜a pub for all months’ done and what a cracking little pub.
Next up in Feb., The City Arms, Manchester. 🍻

#bskybeer

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Feb done. Next up in March for @atjbeer.bsky.social β€˜pub for all months’ @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social
#bskybeer

24.02.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Salt-water Path Sea Fever in Flanders

But of reading in the pub on the way home, with a Flemish beer perhaps? atjpubs.substack.com/p/the-salt-w...

24.02.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Salt-water Path Sea Fever in Flanders

Bit of a riff on the Flemish coast atjpubs.substack.com/p/the-salt-w...

23.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Salt-water Path Sea Fever in Flanders

Bit of a riff on the Flemish coast atjpubs.substack.com/p/the-salt-w...

23.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, that is in the cellar at the Topsham Brewery Tap, looking forward to it but in the meantime Thornbridge’s West Coast IPA Golden Spike is on in cask

21.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See you then hopefully

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Too many and it’s

which way you going?
I’m egg bound

21.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Might have been two, was with the guys from Amity after doing a book event - which session you doing in Sheff again?

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Is that an egg? A sort of ironic comment on Burton water?

21.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s what I had last time I was there late 24 (and a pint of cask Thomas Hardy)

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πŸ˜€

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I’m Welsh, north Welsh πŸ‘

20.02.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well I’m Welsh so I get a free pass

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Brown ale facts #1 Newkey Brown is 100 years old next year #2 Champion Brown Ale from @newbarns.bsky.social is my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk and it’s a belter of a beer

20.02.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

This week’s beery new notes were brought to you by @willhawkes.bsky.social @seethelizards.bsky.social @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social @totalcurtis.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @beervana.bsky.social @boakandbailey.bsky.social and many more!

19.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer Hour: Darron Anley Darron Anley talks to Jessica Mason about gathering good advice from those β€˜in the know’ before going on to create beers with passion, confidence and staying power.

Beer Hour: Darron Anley @teamdb.bsky.social

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🀣

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Christ no, ripped jeans and t shirt got my cue from MC5 and the Ramones

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How pubs help us to mourn It was a battleship-grey January afternoon but the mood for one man inside the pub was even more ashen. While the fruit machines luridly flashed and l...

I wrote this about pubs and mourning - I hope this can help some people who might be going through grief. Just remember you're not alone

wb.camra.org.uk/2026/02/05/h...

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Amazing

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Home Cologne A brief visit to the city of KΓΆlsch

open.substack.com/pub/atjpubs/...
Sunday night reading as you was into the week? If you missed this then here’s my account of a brief visit to Cologne

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Home Cologne A brief visit to the city of KΓΆlsch

open.substack.com/pub/atjpubs/...
Sunday night reading as you was into the week? If you missed this then here’s my account of a brief visit to Cologne

15.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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1978 Courage Russian Stout

I opened one during lockdown and it was still very drinkable, although perhaps past its peak: refreshingbeer.blogspot.com/2020/05/1978...

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