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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 1h

GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round up of good writing about beer and pubs, with a vague theme around cask ale sales somehow being both disastrously down (boo!) and triumphantly up – yay! boakandbailey.com/2026/10/news...

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News, nuggets and longreads 10 October 2026: Queens of the Wild

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got cask sales down, cask sales up, and tips on sipping.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 3h

They actually have handled mugs not unlike the Waterford Tankard, and someone else got their stout in one of those, which looked very pleasing.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 15h

In their new book Pubs for the people, @amit-singh.bsky.social & Sivamohan Valluvan make a heartfelt case for why the English pub still matters and how we can save it. In conversation with Malcolm James (@sussex.ac.uk) & Phil Mellows in #Brighton on Nov 5th. FREE tickets: tinyurl.com/3dh4284m

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Pubs for the people: The fight for the pint and the nation

Authors Amit Singh and Sivamohan Valluvan make a heartfelt case for why the English pub still matters and how we can save it.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 13h

It's a while since I did this ...

A bottle of St. Bernardus abt 12 and a bottle of Westvleteren 12 poured into their respective chalices.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 13h

Lost & Grounded getting into the nitro stout game. Just at the taproom and a local gig venue for now. Decent, as these things go.

A pint of creamy nitro stout on a taproom table.

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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 04/10/2026

google's ai proving absolutely indispensable in dublin

Overview

[AI] Know before you go
• People say to try a pint of the popular Guinness

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Michael Deakin @caskapital.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is a call to arms to go to the Harlequin if you haven't been before.

A picture of a pub with the caption "it is pub"

A photo of a half pint of pale ale with the caption "pub has nice beer"

A bhaji sandwich and chips with the caption "and top scran"

A picture of a pub from across a river with arrows pointing toward it with the caption "go to pub"

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6TownsMart @6townsmart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In the age of generic, battleship grey pubs what a standout The Elms Inn, Burton is. Beautiful, natural wood interior, bench seating in the bay windows. The Bass is good but this afternoon they've Theakstons Old Peculiar from the wood. Smooth, rich (but not excessively tannic) Superb.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of our regular round-up of good reading about beer and pubs. If there's a theme this week it might be about how beer culture changes over time. boakandbailey.com/2026/10/news...

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News, nuggets and longreads 3 October 2026: Ludwig

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got expired beer, closed taprooms and anti-Kindle sentiment.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Off to an Oktoberfest tomorrow so it would be rude not to slide into a few German beers tonight. This one is a new variant to me ...

A Schlenkerla Helles Märzen in a branded glass.

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Jeff Alworth @beervana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

B&B’s experiences here reflect changes in beer across the board. Whether you’re a young drinker who doesn’t know their ale fro lager or an expert, the thrill of the hunt isn’t motive enough to overcome bad beer. We’re all defaulting to safer bets.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At Lost & Grounded on me tod, with a book, because Jess is full of a cold. The Festbier is very good this year and the enjoyment is only enhanced by the evident pride the bar manager takes in serving it. [Ray]

A handled mug of golden beer next to a copy of Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We'd be quite interested to read your account of a typical night out in Strasbourg.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There were also several other places nearby that looked nicely pubby.

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Caroline Debenham 🏳️‍⚧️ @carolinedebenh1.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

Lidl Oktoberfest box out on 8/10.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BLOG POST: We rather took to Le Garde Fou in Strasbourg with it's greebling, dark corners, wonky, worn-in furniture and, crucially, 14 beers on tap. boakandbailey.com/2026/10/in-s...

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In Strasbourg skip the microbreweries and go to the pub

On our recent trip to Strasbourg we found a pub we liked so much we visited twice.

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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Molson Coors has confirmed that Sharp’s Brewery, near Wadebridge, in Cornwall, will close by the end of the year with the loss of up to 40 jobs beertoday.co.uk/2026/09/30/s... #beer #beernews #cornwall

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Molson Coors confirms Sharp’s closure - Beer Today

Molson Coors has confirmed that Sharp's Brewery, near Wadebridge, in Cornwall, will close by the end of the year with the loss of up to 40 jobs

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Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was talking to a friend about the urinals at the Philharmonic in Liverpool and she's now asked if there are any recommendations for Manchester. Is there anything that compares there?

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The Beer Nut @thebeernut.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stunning Yorkshire scenery.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, we're in the pub having a nice time, so it's too big a question to deal with.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This particular beer is called ‘Bitter Gold’. Very good. It is, indeed, very bitter, with quite restrained aroma.

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Ewan @ewanm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I feel like the folk moaning about TT going "woke" with their pump clips would appreciate this old school-ass styling.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No, but it has a legendary reputation. We've been writing about it for years: boakandbailey.com/tag/boddingt...

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Boddington's Archives - Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Drinking a very bitter golden bitter from a modern craft brewery at The Kings Head for the second time in a few weeks and wondering if something in particular has prompted people to have a go at cloning Boddingtons.

The interior of a pub with William Morris wallpaper.

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Jason @thehollows.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I hate seeing my buddy spending years working on his AI beer app that got less relevant as time went on (and I think completely irrelevant at this point) but he keeps pushing through hoping for a big payday, working long hours with Claude to build it and talking like he has conversations with Claude

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Jason @thehollows.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My guide to Amsterdam beer. I've been here 11 months so it's still a work in progress. Beer is the primary focus so nice brown bars with generic lists aren't included. Random places with Augustiner or Keesman probably are. Hit me up if you come here! maps.app.goo.gl/amDrY7AV5HhD...

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Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yvan Seth on Mastodon: “...almost any time I mentioned my background as a software engineer to some group of beer nerds at least one had an amazing app idea that would take over the beer world. (Almost always just some highly niche version of Untappd or the GBG.)” toot.ale.gd/@yvan/117342...

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Yvan (@yvan@toot.ale.gd)

@boakandbailey@mastodon.online not surprised, almost any time I mentioned my background as a software engineer to some group of beer nerds at least one had an amazing app idea that would take over the...

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BLOG POST: Does your AI-generated beer app actually contribute something? Is it meeting a real need, or providing new information? Or did you just get excited about being able to make something with zero effort? boakandbailey.com/2026/09/ai-h...

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AI has made it easier than ever to make apps nobody asked for

We’ve been inundated lately with AI-written press releases about AI-built tools and websites focused on beer and pubs. Who is asking for this?

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

At Lost & Grounded for more Festbier. It's dead good.

The view from under the temporary beer Festzelt (gazebo).

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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My new book is finally out! A short, readable overall history of beer tracing the long lines in the development of beer. Seeing history like that inevitably brings out an overlooked side of the history of beer: beer as a source of massive power. Please repost! www.garshol.priv.no/download/pow...

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The Power of Beer

Personal site of Lars Marius Garshol.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We've just belatedly got round to signing up for this. £10.50 for a year's access to some of the best, most thoughtful and most amusing beer writing around.

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Instead of a newsletter for September 2026... have this newsletter-style blog post instead, with notes on moving on from the ticking mentality; some obscure beer and pub writing from the 1940s; and what we've posted over the past month or so. boakandbailey.com/2026/09/inst...

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Instead of a newsletter for September 2026... You can’t catch ’em all

One thing our recent holiday brought home is that we’re definitely over the urge to visit every brewery or important pub in any given city.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 19/09/2026

at some point trying to make fun of people being into craft beer is more embarrassing than simply being into craft beer and i believe we are rapidly approaching that inflection point

Spirit halloween costumes for “IPA Can” and it’s just a guy wearing a costume that says “hipster ipa”

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Andreas Krennmair @akrennmair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oktoberfest started today in Munich, so here are my #beerhistory blog posts about its history: 1. the scandal of the first giant Oktoberfest tent: how a restaurateur from outside Munich ignored the authorities and established what is Oktoberfest nowadays. dafteejit.com/2026/03/the-...