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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.

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They live in a house in Norwich. Every Christmas they open it to the public and do gigs in their living room. The first time I heard this I was standing between the grand piano and the drums and it utterly destroyed me.

08.03.2026 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Radar

Shut up. Listen. Nothing you or I want to say is as urgent as what the Neutrinos have to say. Open a barrel-aged imperial stout and be quiet, you twat. Seriously. Shut up and listen. Don’t forget the imperial stout … wait… see, I told you, there it is. That bit.
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...

08.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that place! Somewhere on YouTube there’s a video of me doing beer reviews in there when I was very young…

07.03.2026 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TASTING NOTES - OST

Why, yes there is! open.spotify.com/playlist/5aP...

05.03.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

05.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think you’re probably right. Glad you enjoyed the piece!

05.03.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you.

05.03.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No idea! Really good question.

05.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks - glad you’re enjoying it! Sadly publisher declined to let me write an updated version but a new book along similar lines is in the works!

05.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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OPINION: BrewDog are the punk pioneers who went out of tune Pete Brown looks at BrewDog’s rise, rebellion and rapid decline that mirrored punk’s brief chaos, leaving staff, fans and the craft beer scene to reckon with its legacy.

The Morning Advertiser asked me for an opinion on BrewDog. I turned to Tasting Notes for inspiration. www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

05.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Tom Lehrer said satire died when Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Piece Prize. What would he have made of a β€œLabour” minister of Asian descent being the most racist ever UK cabinet minister while DELIBERATELY cosplaying a Netflix Nazi?

04.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree with you 100%, and would love to get my hands on this but… ALL whisk(e)y is beer turned into whisk(e)y.

04.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They're usually quite pale, bright, (English) hoppy - evocative taste of hedgerows and fields and sunnier days!

03.03.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

03.03.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UK Brewers! Anyone doing a spring seasonal ale? DM me if you are. Cheers!

03.03.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Just been announced that Tilray Brands, currently the fourth-largest craft beer brewer in the US, has acquired the bulk of BrewDog, for circa Β£33m.

02.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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The women breaking into the boys’ brewing club Some of Britain’s best brewers are now women. Pete Brown salutes them β€” and picks their best beers

A week today it’s International Women’s Day. In @thetimes.com today, we spotlight six brilliant female brewers. (Paywall) www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

01.03.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I just feel like, ideally, the Labour response to yesterday's result would have tried to talk people *out* of detecting to the Greens, rather than, y'know, the opposite?

28.02.2026 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 875    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 13

Sounds legit.

28.02.2026 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfectly put.

27.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I say this with very heavy heart, and no joy whatsoever, but Keir Starmer is a loathsome fucking twat

27.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

You being too kind with your choice of words

27.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blimey. Seems inordinately stupid to me but what do I know?

25.02.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

That and half a dozen oysters.

25.02.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! Just went there for the first time on Sunday. Perfect.

25.02.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
News | Penistone Paramount

Barnsley friends and family - in over twenty years of doing book events, I don't think I’ve ever done one in Barnsley. That *almost* changes tonight. Not quite in Tarn, but I’m doing my Clubland talk in Penistone. Please do come if you can. www.penistoneparamount.co.uk/news/21140

23.02.2026 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œTrump today did a temper tantrum and screamed till he was sick and threw his rattle on the floor.” The most powerful man in the world. Every day. For ever and ever. Fuck this. Sort it out, America.

22.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t that the whole point??

22.02.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Corporations: We are collections of people & therefore deserve the civic rights afforded all people.

Me: Ok. May I talk to a person?

Corporation: No. Never again.

22.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1880    πŸ” 460    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10

Great to catch up! Been too long.

22.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0