I’m off abroad on holiday today for a week and won’t be checking emails if I can help it. Anything urgent for SIBA call the office or email [email protected] and they’ll direct to relevant person Cheers! 🍻

Not had one for years but this pint of Courage Director’s Bitter is absolutely banging. Burnt caramel, spicy hop character, perfectly balanced and in brilliant condition at Phoenix in Sunbury.

Now an Erdinger by the Thames

Was never more nervous during the whole game than for Saka’s penalty lastnight. To step up like he did was such a superb moment. Class act and love his attitude here

Twitter’s done isn’t it? Terrible feed and zero engagement. Don’t like threads as it’s just twitter reinvented. Guess it’s insta then? Fun while it lasted Twitterati….

Very sad to hear that the groundbreaking Good Beer Hunting is to go on a potentially permanent hiatus. Some of the best beer writing I have read has been published there, and I’m very proud to be in such esteemed company amongst those writers. goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2022/6/22…

Was in a brilliant Italian restaurant in London this week and a very friendly German couple next to us arrived, ordered German wine and chicken schnitzel, tipped and left. So that was a thing that happened this week. Good evening

We're proud to support the new Indiebeeruk campaign, helping beer drinkers find great beer from truly independent breweries such as us. #IndieBeerUK #BuyLocalBeer #BuyIndieBeer

This is a great deal from Attic Brew Co. to celebrate the launch of the Indiebeeruk campaign. Just ordered a mixed case myself! 🍻 #indiebeeruk #buyindiebeer

Superb piece in today’s The Guardian by Katie on the ‘corporate takeover of craft beer’ and how the Indiebeeruk campaign is seeking to level the playing field theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This news tops off what has been a huge launch week for the Indiebeeruk campaign, building on the lobbying work happening behind the scenes. The detail and scope of the review will be important, but this is a hugely positive step forward.

Funny how things come full circle. Just discussing meeting over a decade ago at #Twissup with Mick from Free Trade Inn, after arranging to do an ITV interview there next week on the Indiebeeruk campaign.

Absolutely delighted my piece on Joule's Brewery for @pelliclemag has been shortlisted in the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards for ‘Best Communication About Pubs’

Been such a busy day this hasn’t quite sunk in! Will be opening a beer this evening in celebration🍺 ✍️ 🏆

Newcastle and back in a day for a 30 minute TV interview about Indiebeeruk. I’m nothing if not dedicated to the cause

Why small independent breweries deserve better presence in pubs thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/11/why-sm…

We are beyond proud of our brewer, @ThornbridgeDom, for winning Brewer Of The Year at British Guild of Beer Writers Awards 2024. Well done, Dom, to you and the whole brewing team! 🥳

And with every concentration the scientists stepped further away from God