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Reece Hugill has one goal in life: to make delicious, foamy lagers that people love and enjoy. This week's story is about his brewery Donzoko, told by Martin Flynn and photographed by our very own Matthew Curtis. Read it right here: pelliclemag.com/home/2024/3/27…

The Star – Belgrave Mews West, photographed in 1986. An interesting pub and mews to explore in my post at alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/sta…

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Coming out of semi-Twitter retirement just to let you all know how much I enjoyed Will's newsletter today and how you should all subscribe to it.

Remember that Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles demolished the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea (which Russia has claimed to be an intrinsic part of Russia since its illegal annexation in 2014) and Putin did... nothing.

Two recent news items point to a phenomenon that will reshape the beer industry over the next decade. Call it the reset, when the perceived value of breweries comes in line with their actual sales. beervanablog.com/beervana/2024/…

Somerset v Gloucestershire. Eat your heart out, ‘The Hundred’

Susanna Forbes Susanna Forbes was one of my favourite people. Generous, kind, a brilliant writer & an advocate for all things that are good in the world. Spearheading cider with Little Pomona Cider she was so cheerful & admired. I'm lucky to have called her my friend. Just devastated.

Big fan of really good pubs, so looking forward to reading this Adrian Tierney-Jones 🍻

Gone forever 😢 … but how did it come to this? The whole story of Fourpure’s downfall is in this month’s LondonBeerCity. Sign up today (for free)

The Bartons Arms in Brum has reopened. Its next to one of Britain’s least appealing roads, but still worth a visit for its extravagant Victorian interior

The Woodman, next to Birmingham’s proposed HS2 station, has also just reopened. It’s a beauty

Excellent newsletters this morning from Adrian Tierney-Jones, David Desi Pub Dason & Henry Jeffreys' book is full of swearing. Now to do some work

Hello everyone, it’s James here. Many of you will know by now, that a week ago, my lovely wife Susanna passed away after a four year battle with cancer. 1/8