Chris Dyson
@chrisd55.bsky.social
I go to pubs. I go to gigs. I write stuff.
This latest blog gives youva guided tour around some great pubs in one of my favourite towns in the Midlands.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-ne...
A New Blog From Newark....
I recently revisited one of my favourite towns in the Midlands where there are 5 pubs listed in the 2026 Good Beer Guide within its attracti...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, top and tailed with lagers (one a classic, the other 'watery'), and with a couple of notes from Ireland in the middle. boakandbailey.com/2026/08/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 1 August 2026: African Psycho
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got warmer Guinness, Italian pils and the Good People.
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A wander around Manchester visiting a few pubs and talking football with the lads.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/07/beer...
Beers, Football, This & That....
With a mere two weeks to go before the 2026-27 National League season kicks off a few of our group of Halifax Town supporters went on an awa...
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A wander around Manchester visiting a few pubs and talking football with the lads.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/07/beer...
Beers, Football, This & That....
With a mere two weeks to go before the 2026-27 National League season kicks off a few of our group of Halifax Town supporters went on an awa...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular round up of good writing about beer and pubs, with an emphasis on the latter this week. boakandbailey.com/2026/07/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 25 July 2026: Grimscribe
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got West Wales, South Wales, Belfast and Edinburgh.
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GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly roundup of good writing about beer and pubs. This time we've got a lost beer style from Breslau, extreme pub crawling, and an unusual Wetherspoon, among other items. boakandbailey.com/2026/07/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 18 July 2026: Nights of Cabiria
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got pubs by bike, Nigerian Guinness and the wonder of pubs.
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GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's round-up of good writing about beer and pubs, with notes on fruit lager, TV advertising, AK mild, and the state of the German beer market. boakandbailey.com/2026/06/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 27 June 2026: Backrooms
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got fruit lager, TV ads and AK.
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@chrisd55.bsky.social enjoying your article on your Leeds trip in the pub paper in the beer shop in Hebden. Cheers.
Here's the latest blog. Why don't you pull up a chair, settle down, and give it a read.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-da...
A Dark Horse In Settle....
Keeping on my run of Yorkshire-based blogs, I've just been back to the historic Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle recently where I had a...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's the regular weekly round up of good writing about beer and pubs. This time, there's a particular focus on pub crawls around the UK (and one in Belgium). boakandbailey.com/2026/06/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 20 June 2026: East of Ipswich
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got desi pubs, bad news and pub crawls.
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Here's my latest thoughts of beers and pubs.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/06/past...
Past And Present In The Streets Of Leeds....
A Saturday afternoon wander around the centre of Leeds taking in some familiar old haunts and more recent additions to the city's drinking e...
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Here's my latest thoughts of beers and pubs.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/06/past...
Past And Present In The Streets Of Leeds....
A Saturday afternoon wander around the centre of Leeds taking in some familiar old haunts and more recent additions to the city's drinking e...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's the weekly round-up with double Black Country, double 'Spoons, a challenge to the idea that low- and no-alcohol drinks are all the rage, and a thoughtful take on how pubs might implement the recently published EHRC code. boakandbailey.com/2026/06/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 13 June 2026: Foolish Seasons
Every week we round up the best beer writing from the past week. This time, we’ve got ’Spoons, the Black Country and a dissenting opinion on low alcohol booze.
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GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's round-up of good writing about beer and pubs with a vague theme of the difficulty of making brewing work in 2026. boakandbailey.com/2026/06/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 6 June 2026: The Borderlands
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got cheap pints, seaweed in beer and Lidl.
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Join me and the guys below on a great day out visiting a couple of great breweries.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/06/i-we...
A Grand Day Out....
I went on a lovely trip this weekend on as part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the original micro pub in Hal...
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Join me and the guys below on a great day out visiting a couple of great breweries.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/06/i-we...
A Grand Day Out....
I went on a lovely trip this weekend on as part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the original micro pub in Hal...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round-up of good writing about beer and pubs featuring a beer festival in a forest, gruit, failed hop varieties, heritage pubs, and more. boakandbailey.com/2026/05/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 23 May 2026: Serenade
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got gruit, jesters and speckled hens.
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I spent some time at a local brewery recently. Read on to find out why and what happened.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-be...
A Beer for Ten Years....
I recently got involved in the creation of a special beer to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Grayston Unity in Halifa...
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I spent some time at a local brewery recently. Read on to find out why and what happened.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-be...
A Beer for Ten Years....
I recently got involved in the creation of a special beer to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Grayston Unity in Halifa...
chrisdyson55.blogspot.com
