David Desi Pubs Dason

Homer Simpson after being pepper sprayed

This Saharan dust bomb is great for the eyes

Pubs for the People by me & Vallu is out with @manchesterup.bsky.social in October. On how the pub can be salvaged as a space for the Good Life that goes beyond boring ideas of White England.

A bargain at £18.99 in hardback (cant even get 3 pints for that!)

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In Roy Keane voice: ‘what a cry baby. A big baby’

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...

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Patron, un Demi! — On France’s PMU Bars and Keeping Working-Class Spaces Alive — Pellicle It’s noon and, since it doesn’t serve food, I expect Le Mustang in Saint-Nolff, Brittany to be almost empty when I push through the doors. The place is packed regardless. Construction workers stand to...

Despite being fiercely anti-gambling, I really enjoyed this and have always wondered about these PMU bars. Great stuff from @anahlcq.bsky.social & @pelliclemag.com

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James Watt: The ONLY: rule for hiring I use Is will you sign an NDA?

Never forget #brewdog

That cheeky underdog international discount pub chain

‘Stout-standing’ 🤣

HOW DID WE MISS THE TRUEST DYSTOPIAN WORK OF FICTION? #IveGotAGoldenTicket - and how we get out this current hell (sort of)

Love this. It's about how Roald Dahl understood and predicted virality

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I know! These prices are crazy for any freehouse, city centre pub with a lovely interior

Thank you. (Maybe remind the guys in my DMs saying "That's rubbish. I live in the north and cask is better and cheaper")

I mean I love London Lush so I elevated that one. But if you factor in the location it’s a great option if nearby

Happy to be of service

Is this a coincidence?

I’m like Ancelotti when the boy scores

Barrel cleaning at Cantillon.

Top 5 central London reasonable cask indie options

1) Ye Three Lords - City £4.95
2) Queen Charlotte - Fitzrovia £4 at certain times/days
3) Blue Maid - Borough £5 (bought Cindersap by @elusivebrewing.com as per photo)
4) Hand & Marigold - Bermondsey
5) @theshirkersrest.bsky.social (Zone 2)

London Clarion - Fellowship is Life (Socialist Cycling Club) sticker in toilets at the Glad in Borough

Sign me up

‘Didn’t hate it’ is my review. Was confused and bored at times tho

Beautiful pints

Pint of Burning Sky Plateau cask pale ale in a jug on the bar counter at the Queen Charlotte pub

Pint of cask Five Points Best Bitter in a jug on a wooden table in the Queen Charlotte pub

🍺 No, YOU just discovered that the Queen Charlotte (formerly a Br**dog Draft House, but now sister to the Blue Maid in London Bridge) serves £4 pints of cask and core on Sundays, and is conveniently - and, some might say, dangerously - located between the gym and home 😑

For everyone else, this week’s beery new notes were brought to you by @katiematherkm.bsky.social @morrighani.bsky.social @seanayling.bsky.social @davidjesudason.bsky.social @barmas.bsky.social @davidnilsenbeer.bsky.social and a whole lotta other folk… including DRUNK CHIMPS!!!

Tonight I shall discover how truly awful Tron: Ares is. I mean it can’t be that bad? #famouslastwords

Allister Heath: Labour's terrifying drink driving masterplan will condemn us to a new Dark Age

Some of these are very believable

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Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

If only police services had been warned about this type of thing.

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Daily Mail - BEWARE THE GREEN MENACE

Vault City green lime sour

Over to you, Vault City

Well done for him for making this work by picking a London side