The lovely @runawaybrewery.bsky.social brewed a recreation of Chester’s Mild for my book launch and I went down to the brewery on the brew day to film this video for you to enjoy.

As a follow-up to my price-of-pints post,
@tandleman.bsky.social has a great description of all the ways pubs are under duress now. US pubs don’t pay a 20% VAT on draft pints (!!!), but everything else applies. The delta between Friday and Tuesday nights is an especially important point.

Indie Beer — Home — Pellicle We’re your favourite drinks magazine and podcast, all about beer, cider, wine, pubs and more. Reader supported, proudly free to read.

It's SIBA Indie Beer Week! We've scooped up every story we've ever published about UK independent breweries so you can find them in one place. Enjoy! And long live indie beer!

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Weird Weekend - Spring ed.
28-31 May 2026
The Runaway Brewery Stockport

Event details & beer list to be announced at the end of April

Cheers!

I did a podcast with the most excellent @blackjackbeers.bsky.social recently, and I sincerely think you should listen, subscribe, maybe leave a little 5* review, and tell your friends about it. Also go drink some In Simpatico before I drink it all.

Not particularly traditional - but casking a Rustic Lager full of new season Tettnanger for this very purpose. Will see how it goes.

Patron, un Demi! — On France’s PMU Bars and Keeping Working-Class Spaces Alive — Pellicle It’s noon and, since it doesn’t serve food, I expect Le Mustang in Saint-Nolff, Brittany to be almost empty when I push through the doors. The place is packed regardless. Construction workers stand to...

PMUs are a unique French institution. Somewhere between betting shops, cafés, bars and social clubs, they exist in every town. People use them, or staunchly avoid them. Hipsters are creeping in.

@anahlcq.bsky.social tells the full story.

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Cask being poured at Stockport Beer festival

Stockport Beer & Cider Festival takes place June 18th-20th! We'll have 200+ cask ales (and yes, some keg too thanks for our friends at @runawaybrewery.bsky.social!) Plus delicious ciders and plenty of interesting cans and bottles. Early bird tickets are available now:

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

Beer Hour: Evin O’Riordain Evin O’Riordain speaks to Jessica Mason about how the beer world is changing, ways IPA has changed and how mainstream brands are turning heads despite not winning palates.

Beer Hour: Evin O’Riordain @teamdb.bsky.social

Mega weekend again here in #Stockport - thanks so much you lovely lot!

Loads planned for February & March - new beers, a couple of interesting collaborations, plus an annual trip over to The Triangle to collect some of that delicious Forced Yorkshire Rhubarb.

A fuzzy photograph of an ultrasound of a baby, it’s obviously really cute.

Big news, this new one is popping out next week.

We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.

Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.

Super pumped by the fact that CAMRA have judged us runners up in their 2025 Heritage competition for our work on the Crown inn Stockport.
It was a slog but it’s good that our sensitive renovation of this icon has been recognised.

Welcome to the Nice Place,

We've got Starter Packs here, a quick way to find the folks to follow.
Here's one for UK & Ireland Breweries:
go.bsky.app/FCoDYRx

If any are missing, give me a heads up and I'll add them!

Taproom improvements coming thick and fast...

...new acoustic panels to soften the chatter without killing the atmos in the main room

...Lucy's in tiling our kegwall this week which will not only look smart, but help us to keep things super clean

...new sounds for all spaces on its way v soon too

Pints & Patties this Wednesday at our NYE Pre-Drinks down at the taproom. Pop in if you're free 👍

One for the Imperial Stout fans - a rare foray into big(ish) beer for us, with two barrel aged variations (Irish Whisky & Bourbon) for good measure.

Bottles running low, so don't wait to long + pouring this Xmas on the bar here at the taproom if you're in & around Stockport.

That's the last of our stash gone.

Reddish Ale - a 5.6% American Red(ish) Ale brewed to celebrate Reddish Ale's anniversary back in September.

One pin remains & rumour has it, it'll be on the bar at the aforementioned neighbourhood boozer on Xmas Day (along with their Xmas raffle draw).

Come.

Poster - event 1-5pm on Xmas eve

Studio Geo Ceramics

Illustrator Dylan at his mkt stall

Cornish Fibre Artist Wendy mkt stall

Friends of the brewery are joining us on Xmas Eve for LAST ORDERS! - our Last Minute Xmas Gift Shop.

There'll be illustrated prints, t-shirts, cards, calendars + handmade mugs, cups, vases, incense burners & ceramics + blankets, decorations & fibre figures

Plus beer, bar snacks & mince pies.

Come

Taproom Hours this festive period in case you happen to be passing 👍

The Pellicle Podcast Ep82 — The Importance of Bottle Shops — Pellicle As a beer enthusiast, bottle shops have always played an important role in my life. They were there when I first got into beer in a big way, supplying me with hard to find bottles imported from the U...

The latest episode of the @pelliclemag.com podcast is out now. This one is about the importance of independent bottleshops, and features @stirchleywines.bsky.social, Keg Cask and Bottle and R&G’s Beer Vault. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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#ISBFX - The End of the Road — ISBFX “…. All the rainbows in the sky Start to weep, then say goodbye You won't be seeing rainbows any more Setting suns before they fall, echo to you that's all that's all But you'll see lonely sunset af...

Our new blog post has a whole host of information in it, including:

🔸 Thank you shout outs

🔸 Info on the money raised for START (spoiler alert: it’s a record-breaking SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS!)

🔸 The dates to save for our festival next year

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Beer cocktail night at the taproom this Thursday from 6pm

Espresso Stout infused Carajillos!
Spiced Kvass infused Spicy Margs!

+ Colombian Espresso Stout in keg & cask

++ First pour of our Imperial Stout

+++ Bar snacks c/o Cafe Sanjuan!

It’s being reported that Stonegate Group is considering the sale of more than 1,000 pubs — almost a quarter of its estate — to reduce debt beertoday.co.uk/2025/11/16/s... #pubs #pubsnews

A wee evening celebrating some new beers by using them in delicious cocktails.

A week on Thursday down at the taproom if you're interested.

Cheers!

3 circular Pump clips from Mains Brew Co in blue yellow & turquoise

Beer spotters!

We've brought back a few kegs from Mains Brew Co in Glasgow after our trip last weekend.

Pouring in the taproom from 3pm on Thursday if you fancy trying...

- Rustic Lager (spelty)
- Belgian single
- Wheat Beer (Belgian style Wit with Scottish wheat)

All excellent we might add.

The Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette — Pellicle It was the writer and politician Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) who famously said, “ Change your hearts or you will lose your inns and you will deserve to have lost them. But when you have lost your inns ...

Pellicle have written their guide to pub etiquette - and no, hoarders, bar thieves & beer magpies, we're not talking beer mats, bar runners or branded towels (do you have any beer etiquettes you could send?) - rather, rules of the game from seasoned pub goers...

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