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Brewer and Brewing Historian, holistic commentator on the hospitality industry.

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A gingery tortoiseshell cat with white bits outside a sliding glass door facing in and licking the glass. Not a solitary operational brain cell in her beautiful head

A gingery tortoiseshell cat with white bits outside a sliding glass door facing in and licking the glass. Not a solitary operational brain cell in her beautiful head

BRITISH WILDLIFE ON THE BANKNOTES. Submission #1

11.03.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 159 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I think Pewter vessels were around in the early 1800, plus smoke fumes would have been more condensed?

11.03.2026 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm nothing if not predictable ๐Ÿ™‚

11.03.2026 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just up the road from me ๐Ÿคฃ

11.03.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Either side, and they would like you to park between them ;ยฌ)

11.03.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But then, some of my major bugbears are people saying "barrel" when they mean "cask" or "firkin" ๐Ÿคฃ

09.03.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think we've been pinching terms left right and centre for a few years at least. Possibly a few hundred :ยฌD

Generally my view is, if people understand what you mean, then it's kinda okay.
Which in itself could lead to confusion :ยฌ/

09.03.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We really are lacking in vocabulary for beer, especially compared to other alcoholic drinks. :ยฌ/

09.03.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Part of the problem?
Obviously slacking if you're not the entirety of the problem ;ยฌ)

09.03.2026 20:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FYI Curior companies:

Left on a doorstep isn't delivered.
It's dumped.

Sort yourselves out.

09.03.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...pick n choose.

So bringing it back to the orginal question, I think, should it be curated or should it be pick n choose, I see it as kinda both.
But I also don't think it should be *just* curated. That's just a way to shift beer that's sitting around.

09.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...i don't eat out in restaurants much), where you pick a few dishes that you want to try.

I think, and again it's a personal thing, that offering a selection as a starting place is a good thing, because if people don't know what to try, it's a nice way to start. But, they should be available to...

09.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...offered as a curated selection, and sometimes that works. Most times it doesn't.
But if we look at it as the tasting menu, you'd be unlikely to go to a restaurant and ask for the items on their tasting menu to be switched around. So it'd be more a a la carte (if I understand that correctly,...

09.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the UK it's illegal to sell beer in measures of less than 1/3 of an Imperial Pint, so here it has to be 1/3 measures.

I've had flights in several countries, at quite a few brewery taps/pubs, and they're kinda like tasting menus.
An introduction to the overall range.
In a few places, it's been...

09.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Either Or, or Both.

It's a range of smaller samples so you can try more.

09.03.2026 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And of course that was followed by a bit of a pub crawl where we "missed" our train to stay for one more...

09.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been in Lincoln today to meet and chat with Small Beer about their ongoing support for Peterborough Beer Festival.
Was so lovely to meet folk so enthusiastic about the industry!

09.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shiiiiite

09.03.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's only Unreal 4, so not as bad ๐Ÿคฃ

08.03.2026 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every single bit of this

08.03.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been following this for a while, the main "guess" is for 25 years after the film, even further out on the edges.
It could work, and it should work.
So it'll likely get screwed up.

08.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't want a reboot, I want Season 2.

08.03.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'Ow Much! ๐Ÿคฃ

08.03.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds good to me! I like keg.

08.03.2026 11:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ideally somewhere that does a nice mix of cask and keg.

08.03.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm going to be in Lincoln tomorrow lunch/afternoon for a couple of pints.
Haven't been there drinking in a very long time, so where should I go?

08.03.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really need a newer computer :-/

One that doesn't die when I try to open up unreal engine at the same time as Blender would be nice.

08.03.2026 11:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The importance of pubs summed up.

08.03.2026 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(๐ŸŽฅ BBC News/BBC Verify)

05.03.2026 08:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3950 ๐Ÿ” 2145 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103 ๐Ÿ“Œ 192

Yeah, it's a good beer.

NEIPA isn't usually my go to style, I prefer "cleaner" beers, but I can appreciate well made beers.

06.03.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0