James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Little bit early for tomorrows first shift 130
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Last bits delivered to venue for Folkestone Tap Takeover. Looking forward to a weekend of great beer all over town 020
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The wild thing about the World Cup nonsense is that everyone understands that private companies would take out more than they put in. Now translate that to power, water and every other public service…. 0205
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I don’t understand football rules in America. That’s a penalty all day long. He has every right to shield that ball. It’s a foul anywhere else on the pitch. 020
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Dear Thomas. You owe me 90 minutes of my life back. 010
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 11/06/2026So we had places in Kent with no tap water a month ago, because of a few days of sun. Now we have sewage dumped in the sea because of a few days of rain. I’m starting to think maybe it’s the system, not the weather that’s the problem. 051
Reposted by James Haze-wardIron Pier Beer @ironpierbeer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Just one week until our beer festival at the brewery. We’ve got a great line up of cask and keg from some of our favourite breweries, good food and good company. Come and join us from 2pm on Friday 1st May 031
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Don’t think I’ve ever been so tired in my life. It’s not just my muscles that ache,I’m pretty sure my soul is aching. On saturday im going to sleep for 24 hours & I’m so looking forward to it. 010
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Gonna miss this view. It’s been fun running the Boardroom. 210
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I think I finally drank enough Oregon Trail to make a really good West Coast. New Right Waves Gather is tasting banging. 070
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Paid 196.6 for diesel on the motorway today… I really need to revisit our beer pricing 130
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 27/03/2026First Manchester pint - @blackjackbeers.bsky.social Best Bitter in the Smithfield. 000
Reposted by James Haze-wardThe Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Francesca Albanese has explained in a searing report that torture is the very cornerstone of Israel's settler colonial dominationthecanary.coIn Israel's genocide, torture is state policy - UN rapporteur Francesca AlbaneseFrancesca Albanese has explained in a searing report that torture is the very cornerstone of Israel's settler colonial domination 18362
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This beer is the beer that made me want to brew bitter, so many years ago now. At a time when we were (well me i guess) obsessed with US hops I had a pint of this in Old Red Cow in Spitalfields & couldn’t stop thinking about it. Now my best selling beer is a bitter and we buy more Kent hops than US. 31347
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 23/03/2026First pint of the holiday in @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social bar in Buxton. Absolutely perfect. 161
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Parking spot for the week at New Mills marina. Looking forward to a relaxing week, probably do a day or two in Manchester, going to head to Buxton tomorrow. 011
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Great to see Starmer allowing the US to use our bases to bomb Iranians. That whole “big brave boy standing up to the big bullying president” act didn’t last long did it. 020
Reposted by James Haze-wardAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/03/2026'Deliberately attacking civilians, civilian objects amounts to war crime,' UN says after resurgence in Israeli strikes.aljazeera.comIsraeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says'Deliberately attacking civilians, civilian objects amounts to war crime,' UN says after resurgence in Israeli strikes. 1618299
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 15/03/2026We need to start giving Americans the same rhetoric they gave Iranians. Overthrow your government. We’ll back you up. 021
Reposted by James Haze-wardIron Pier Beer @ironpierbeer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Over the last week or two regular customers will have started to see our new pump clips hitting the bar. A slight rebrand for us, bringing cask more inline with our can and keg branding, and making the most of Duncan Grants artwork 131
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 10/03/2026So.. for the second time someone from Eon has phoned me to book in changing my meter. Then they check their availability and have no time slots in my area..? Why the hell do they waste time calling me. Energy co’s must have money to burn 211
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I’d be interested to see how deep the hole Brewdog is in is. Currently feels like the high street could be the next 2008. Banks & financiers backing loss making business beyond what’s reasonable because who would want to reclaim those assets in the current market. 100
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Having tried to get NatWest to call me back for the last two weeks about a new project, I’m starting to see why Brewdog found it easier to get a million people to give them £20 each. 020
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Wasn’t gonna have a beer tonight but a friend brought a couple of these back for me from the US. I bloody love this beer as much now as I did 10 years ago, maybe even more. 141
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The Kent & Medway Food & Drink awards have nominated our May Avenue Taproom as one of the best 10 pubs in Kent. Possibly the first time we’ve ever been referred to as trendy… www.kentonline.co.uk/news/native/...kentonline.co.ukThe Top 10 pubs in Kent, as voted by youWe received hundreds of nominations for Pub of the Year, and can now share the shortlist of your favourite boozers in the county. 010
Reposted by James Haze-wardSimon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Amazing analysis of pub closures in the UK, by @laurenleek.eu, and the corporate interests behind them. Some important political and policy implications open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...open.substack.comBritain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk. 56226
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Wonder who’ll be sniffing around this? Feels big beer have their craft shelf space, & even the perennially optimistic private equity investments seem to be less drawn to the craft now. Turning the reputation & finances around is such a big job you may as well invest in something with less baggage. 100
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 11/02/2026There’s a wealth threshold you cross where you just become a racist prick because it’s suits your accumulation of assets isn’t there? Why does this idiot give a toss about immigration, he could live behind 10ft walls and never see another living soul if he wanted to. 010
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Really enjoying seeing our new branding coming through on cask. It’s simpler and cleaner and lets Duncan Grant’s artwork take centre stage. Much more aligned to our keg and can branding as well 050
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Whenever I leave the south east I’m always impressed by how much more popular cask seems to be elsewhere. Went to Norwich a couple of weeks ago, loads of pubs with 4 or 5 hand pulls on and didn’t hit a duff one once. 410
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I’ve been in Norwich for a few days, and I’ve already been to Belgian Monk twice for draught Hommelbier. And I’ll probably be going back again before I go. Fantastic beer and massively under hyped 000
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 27/01/2026This is a great example of why the average person (and politicians) don’t understand the threat hospitality is under. Big brands like BD make losses year on year, but they’re still there on your high street. If they didn’t have that backing the high street would look even worse than it already does. 100
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Anyone got any pub tips in Norwich? Im going to be here until the weekend so daytime spots, evening spots, whatever tips you have. And food places & dog friendly activities? Basically I didnt plan ahead, so any guidance would be welcome! 301
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Hanging out in the Hand and Marigold ahead of the SIBA AGM with a Burning Sky Dark Mild. Probably the perfect beer style when you’re still on the clock 150
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 18/01/2026The daft thing is successive governments have bemoaned low productivity, but we are happy to tax productivity. We incentivise people to hoard assets as a more tax efficient way of generating wealth, rather than work. 030
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 17/01/2026If trump is going to put tariffs on us over Greenland then it’s about time we stopped US companies like Starbucks and Amazon extracting wealth from the UK without paying their fair share of tax. 141
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 14/01/2026If it takes you 5 and half minutes to decide if the guy is offside then he probably isn’t. And he’s definitely more on side than that Wirtz one the other week. VAR is a joke. 000
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Tried to take him to the pub but apparently he had stuff to do 030
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Unsurprising. But this is the thing, our entire high street landscape is built on mountains of debt. Stonegate owe over a billion, Pret lost millions last year, ditto Leon & many more. chain coffee shops only flourish cos they shift profits to tax havens & so keep their investors happy. It’s broken. 130
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Getting tired of fighting the sea. Second time in three weeks. Just glad my house is further up the hill 110
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Either there’s a hell of a lot of unidentified serial killers out there, or they are massively over represented in British television. Also it seems according to the BBC Shetland has more murderers than inhabitants. 000
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 24/12/2025It’s been a bit lively at the board room today. The sea has been making a concerted effort to come and play shuffleboard 130
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 21/12/2025There’s definitely a post apocalyptic sci fi novel in us burning up the earth using AI to reword inter company emails and complaints to our banks. I feel like if it actually were an intelligence chat GPT would probably suicide over the mundane shit people ask it to do. 000
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The rateable value on our building has gone up from 23500 in 2023 to 39750 in 2026. Gonna have to sell a lot of beer next year 110
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 03/12/2025I like the idea that AI content will eventually become so much a part of the internet that it effectively eats itself and we can just pop this shit in a corner to do its thing and get back to going to the pub and reading books 010
James Haze-ward @ironpier-james.bsky.social · 30/11/2025So as a business we need to add about £36k turnover next year, whilst not sacrificing margin, to cover the costs of the budget. Not terrible, but harder and harder to maintain margin as we get bigger and access to market becomes a bigger issue. 010
