Chris Dyson

A Wanderer In Wolverhampton.... This was my first-ever visit to this proud city at the western end of the West Midlands where I only managed to visit two pubs in what I fou...

Here's a special preview of my latest blog which is out tomorrow.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-wa...

News, nuggets and longreads 7 March 2026: The Lonely Londoners Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got pub influencers, brewery sales and buzzers. We usually start these round-ups with an item or two of beer...

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with a bit on BrewDog, and several links that connect with and echo each other in pleasing ways on influencers and gentrification. 🍻🍺

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Not sure to be honest, Rob. I know it used to.

Building Up A Head Of Steam.... Another post from Manchester where, with my original plans for the day thwarted, I spend an afternoon roaming the city centre and dodging th...

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Building Up A Head Of Steam.... Another post from Manchester where, with my original plans for the day thwarted, I spend an afternoon roaming the city centre and dodging th...

Here's the latest blog.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/03/buil...

That is the same for most places in my experience.

News, nuggets and longreads 28 February 2026: Kairo Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got Leeds, Manchester, Chicago and more.

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with good writing about beer and pubs from the past week. This time: drinking up north, the anti-sports bar, and the benefits of being weird. 🍻🍺

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Marble Not So Special Tonight.... I've been back over the Pennines and revisited a few old favourite haunts followed by a gig in a new venue on a typically wet Manchester eve...

Here's my latest blog from the world of pubs and beer.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/marb...

Marble Not So Special Tonight.... I've been back over the Pennines and revisited a few old favourite haunts followed by a gig in a new venue on a typically wet Manchester eve...

Here's my latest blog from the world of pubs and beer.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/marb...

News, nuggets and longreads 21 February 2026: Bonspiel Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got bar work, BrewDog and Yorkshire squares.

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, rounding up the most interesting writing about beer from the past week. 🍻🍺

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Here are my latest ramblings....

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The Pubs The Landlord Left Behind.... A few thoughts on a fairly local and relatively small, independent family brewery who are well known to cask beer drinkers throughout the co...

Here's my latest ramblings.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-ta...

News, nuggets and longreads 14 February 2026: The Crying of Lot 49 Every Saturday we round up the week's best writing about beer. This time, we’ve got alcohol-free beer, Guinness, and AF Guinness. Sigh.

GOOD MORNING! Here's our weekly round up of the best writing about beer and pubs from the past week, with slightly too many mentions of Guinness and alcohol-free beer, once again. 🍻🍺

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Aldershot, And The Kings Of Waterloo.... The first football trip away of 2026 which once again took me to a new town and a new ground, with an excellent night in a busy historic par...

Here's the latest blog featuring my take on the world of beer and pubs, this time with a dash of football.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/alde...

Aldershot, And The Kings Of Waterloo.... The first football trip away of 2026 which once again took me to a new town and a new ground, with an excellent night in a busy historic par...

Here's the latest blog featuring my take on the world of beer and pubs, this time with a dash of football.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/alde...

A Pair Of Leeds Revivals.... Welcome to this latest blog, in which I celebrate the return of a couple of historic city pubs under new ownership and direction, and lament...

My latest missive from the world of pubs and beers.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-pa...

A Pair Of Leeds Revivals.... Welcome to this latest blog, in which I celebrate the return of a couple of historic city pubs under new ownership and direction, and lament...

My latest missive from the world of pubs and beers.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-pa...

News, nuggets and longreads 31 January 2026: Flowers for the Judge Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got Bavaria, Egerland and Guildford. First, what might be good news, via Jeff Alworth: family-owned German b...

GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with thoughts on publicans with personality, among other things. 🍻🍺

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A Few Beers In Skipton.... I've just paid a visit to the attractive market town of Skipton, often referred to as the Gateway to the Dales, where there had been a few c...

Here's a new blog from the Yorkshire Dales.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-fe...

A Few Beers In Skipton.... I've just paid a visit to the attractive market town of Skipton, often referred to as the Gateway to the Dales, where there had been a few c...

Here's a new blog from the Yorkshire Dales.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-fe...

News, nuggets and longreads 24 January 2026: Nuts in May Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got retail groups, pub conversation and peach beer.

GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular round up of good writing about beer and pubs, which starts with 'retail groups' and ends with cask ale in New York. 🍺🍻

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Cheers, Martin!

Well spotted! Or did he tell you I'd bumped into him?

Chain Reaction: It's Positively Preston! In which I return to this proud Lancashire city after a gap of a few years to check out the state of the local beer  scene, and at the same ...

I've been on my travels again. Read all about it here.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/01/chai...

Chain Reaction: It's Positively Preston! In which I return to this proud Lancashire city after a gap of a few years to check out the state of the local beer  scene, and at the same ...

I've been on my travels again. Read all about it here.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/01/chai...

News, nuggets and longreads 17 January 2026: Around the World in 80 Days Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got sandwiches, decoction, and battling pianists.

GOOD MORNING! Here's the weekly round-up with notes on the perfect mid-shift pub kitchen BLT, formidable Yorkshire landladies, and the pub as third place. 🍺🍻

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Snow On The Tracks.... We are in the first days of the New Year, 2025 limping to a close, and after a week or two of inertia over the festive period I dragged myse...

Hot off the press, here's the first blog of 2026.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/01/snow...

News, nuggets and longreads 10 January 2026: A Perfect Spy Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got trademarks, ironworks and brown sugar.

GOOD MORNING! The latest round-up of good writing about beer and pubs is now up on the blog. 🍺🍻

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