Got a Gold Label tray today. Hooray.

A couple of months ago I sat down with fellow @britbeerwriters.bsky.social member @lloydlug.bsky.social to record an episode of his Pubs of the Shire podcast. Talking about my beer journey, favourite pubs and when a dead pub isn’t a dead pub open.spotify.com/episode/6N2o...

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Pubs of the Shire · Episode

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A new blogpost from me today on line cleaning, the services and products available to pubs to help reduce the frequency of line cleaning and my scepticism of their effectiveness beerwithtim.co.uk/2026/08/02/l...

Line cleaning with snake oil?

It’s part and parcel of selling draught beer but many publicans want to do it less frequently. There are products available to achieve this, but are they worth the risk?

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A new blogpost from me today on line cleaning, the services and products available to pubs to help reduce the frequency of line cleaning and my scepticism of their effectiveness beerwithtim.co.uk/2026/08/02/l...

Line cleaning with snake oil?

It’s part and parcel of selling draught beer but many publicans want to do it less frequently. There are products available to achieve this, but are they worth the risk?

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An update to the Indie Nitro Stout List this morning, adding in Little Brewing Co’s ‘Split the G’. Taking the total to 87 beerwithtim.co.uk/the-indie-ni...

The Indie Nitro Stout List

A ongoing list of every nitro stout brewed by an independent brewery in the UK

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It’s raining in the Chilterns, finally!

You can’t make a good cup of tea whilst wearing shades.

Some rambling thoughts on recipe changes, branding changes, and the temporary nature of enjoying a beer. beerwithtim.co.uk/2026/07/20/t...

Trigger’s Broom

Some rambling thoughts on recipe changes, branding changes, and the temporary nature of enjoying a beer.

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My key take away from two days at LCBF is a lot of people choose to wear crisp white T-shirts to beer festivals. Some might say brave, I’d say naive

The Indie Nitro Stout listings now up to 80 entries. Stouts from Hexhamshire brewery, St Austells, Loch Lomond Shindigger and Electric bear added yesterday. Thanks to everyone who has had a look at the list so far.

Tim Hickford@beerwithtim.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For the last 18 months I’ve been compiling a list on my phone of pub strength, flavouring free nitro-stouts brewed by independent UK breweries. I decided it’s about time I shared the list. You can now find it on my website. beerwithtim.co.uk/the-indie-ni...

24 hours since publishing, The Indie Nitro Stout List has grown to 76 entries, with beers from Hobsons @blackisle.bsky.social @hadrianborder.bsky.social @ironpierbeer.bsky.social & Kirkstall now added.

Tim Hickford@beerwithtim.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For the last 18 months I’ve been compiling a list on my phone of pub strength, flavouring free nitro-stouts brewed by independent UK breweries. I decided it’s about time I shared the list. You can now find it on my website. beerwithtim.co.uk/the-indie-ni...

For the last 18 months I’ve been compiling a list on my phone of pub strength, flavouring free nitro-stouts brewed by independent UK breweries. I decided it’s about time I shared the list. You can now find it on my website. beerwithtim.co.uk/the-indie-ni...

The Indie Nitro Stout List

A ongoing list of every nitro stout brewed by an independent brewery in the UK

beerwithtim.co.uk

Can anyone confirm if @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social Blackshore Stout is available on Nitro in Adnams pubs please? I’m convinced I’ve seen it, but can’t find any record of it on nitro online?

#saisonsunday is rapidly becoming a thing in our house. This hibiscus blended saison from @fyneales.bsky.social Origins Brewing was so good, I immediately ordered another six bottles.

A big weekend 🤩 Excited to accept 'Herts Beer of the Year' award tonight at the White Hart Tap in St Albans (ft. Tring tap takeover) Sunday - we'll feature in a Beer Ties panel at the Alban Arena with host @beerwithtim.bsky.social 🍺 Here's to CAMRA members weekend and its 'City of Ale' events 🙌

Excited to be chairing a panel discussion on the beer tie & guest beer rights at @camraofficial.bsky.social members weekend next Sunday Joining me will be reps of Tring Brewery, Mad Squirrel Brewery and SIBA. I look forward to what will no doubt be a robust & engaging discussion!

Thursday night in Montpellier, every bar is packed, every terrace is full, I had steak, chips, salad for dinner with free bread and a pint and it came to €26. People are spending money! This is what the UK could have if we just gave hospitality a break from the endless tax and overhead pummelling!

If you are using AI to create a zero effort, piss-yellow filter ,joke post for your socials, then you are the fool this April.

Next month marks 10 years since the release of Cloudwater DIPA V3, one of the first hazy hype beers, and Gipsy Hill’s Drifter, the first UK brewed New England IPA. I’ve written a post reflecting on 10 years of UK NEIPAs & the styles impact on British beer culture. beerwithtim.co.uk/2026/03/17/m...

My Memory is Hazy

Reflections on a decade of British brewed New England IPAs “I genuinely believe that these kinds of beers are going to change the way that beer is made in the future and it’s going to bring a lot m…

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On my way back from a few days in France. A short blog post has emerged from an evening in Lille beerwithtim.co.uk/2026/03/12/c...

Carbonade Flamande

I messaged Theo “Do you know anywhere good to eat near the pub?” “If you are down for proper Lille cuisine, seek out somewhere that serves Carbonade Flamande, it’s a local speciality. Meat cooked i…

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Bit of a coup for us, we've landed the gig running the bar for Prince Andrew's 66th birthday party tonight. Right, better get the van loaded and head down to Windsor!

This is an incredible piece of work. Well worth reading and understanding. Well done @laurenleek.eu anyone with an interest in keeping pubs alive should read.

Simon Hix@simonhix.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Amazing 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...

Cask ale drinkers? If given a choice do you prefer to drink your pint from a glass with a handle, or a glass without one? Doing some research and trying to gauge what the general consensus is (if any)

I’ve got a new blog post out covering my top ten tips for giving beer as a gift at Christmas. Give it a read, and then find a way to surreptitiously pass it on to your relatives beerwithtim.co.uk/2025/12/05/g...

Giving beer for Christmas

Top ten tips for giving beer or beer related gifts at Christmas

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Had a great time last night at #BGBW25 @britbeerwriters.bsky.social congratulations to all the winners, all thoroughly deserved!

The dreaded day is here. A nation of hospitaly operators holds their breath.

I had a great afternoon at Brewpoint today, recording a podcast episode with @beerwithtim.bsky.social, having a tour of the brewery, and sampling several of their beers - six after the tour and three over some lunch. Really impressed with the beers.

Completely buzzed this morning to find out I have made the shortlist of the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards. See the full shortlist here www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

“ When that pub is turned into a house it is gone forever. It’s not coming back… Having the sign up is a constant reminder to the community of what they have lost. The sign mocks those that miss what it signifies.” New blog post on my site now live beerwithtim.co.uk/2025/08/16/g...

Ghost Signs

There are brazen spectres who haunt the villages and towns across England. Ghosts of revelry writ large and high, swinging in insult to all who pass by. I am talking about old pub signs. Those that…

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