Adrian Tierney-Jones
banner
atjbeer.bsky.social
Adrian Tierney-Jones
@atjbeer.bsky.social
Journalist, author, speaker on pubs, beer, travel. Daily Star beer guy, occasional beer op-ed for DT, features Pellicle, Ferment and others. Latest book, A Pub for all Seasons, paperback now out.
Agent: Kevin Pocklington, North Literary Agency.
Brighton in a can - my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk is this lovely drop from @unbarredbrewery.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Photo shoot for a newspaper piece on lager brewed the Central European way this afternoon @teamutopian.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
On the latest episode, I give you some suggestions for your Xmas wish list - several great recent beer books by @petebrownbeer.bsky.social @morrighani.bsky.social @atjbeer.bsky.social @jonnygarrett.bsky.social @philmellows.bsky.social & @samcullen.bsky.social.

Find it here:
🎧 tinyurl.com/3nnxe73f
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Monday night
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
BLOG POST: What was Rustic Ale? Why have we never heard of it before? And what meaning did the words ‘rustic ale’ convey to drinkers? 🍺🍻

boakandbailey.com/2025/11/mann...
Mann’s Rustic Ale and ideas of authenticity in beer
London brewer Mann’s, best known for its brown ale, also had a product called ‘Rustic Ale’. What meaning were those two words supposed to convey?
boakandbailey.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Nice pints at lunchtime followed by a visit to Waterstones Exeter
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Oh well as everyone else is doing it I might as well
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Honey I drunk the beer and other crap puns ahoy, but never mind here’s my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - Heritage Honey Pale from Wye Valley Brewery
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Thursday. And seven weeks to Christmas Day. And there’s still tomatoes being picked. How odd. Speaking of odd, it’s beery news notes morning. Monopolistic tendencies. Tax evasion. Junketeers. And a bulky man…
The Beery News Notes For The November Lull Marking The Five-Sixths Mark of 2025 – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
theconversation.com/rural-devon-...
Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looking for any UK breweries that currently have beers with Aussie hops in them, all suggestions welcome
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
The Pellicle Essential Guide to Pub Ettiquette!

Already noted as curmudgeonly by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, we prefer "righteously bothered."

Table rezzies, bogey-filled tissues in empty glasses, rounds and more, all documented for posterity.

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...
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 ...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Worth remembering...

For every Anthony Williams there's a Samir Zitouni.

Massive respect to you Sir, and very best wishes for a full recovery 🫰

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Enjoying @teamutopian.bsky.social Sumave and it reminded me of this excellent Kindle single from @evanrail.bsky.social which you can get here www.amazon.co.uk/Brewery-Bohe...
The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest eBook : Rail, Evan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest eBook : Rail, Evan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
atjpubs.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A few words on Draught Bass atjpubs.substack.com/p/bass-profo...
atjpubs.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Reeves Estate Agent screwed up and apologised to her, end of❗️

But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive

Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼‍♂️
How much trouble is Rachel Reeves in over rental rule break? - BBC News
The PM may have ruled out an investigation but key questions remain about the chancellor's housing rules admission.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Saturday afternoon treat in town is this new beer from @teamutopian.bsky.social - a collab with @craftbeerchannel.bsky.social - called Sumave. Tripel decoction, 12 degrees Plato, fulsome on palate, acceptable level of diacetyl and glorious application of bitterness in finish
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Here at the end of the known world in a Tesco car park in North Wales here is my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - a glorious impy from Stroud Brewery
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Here at the end of the known world in a Tesco car park in North Wales here is my beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk - a glorious impy from Stroud Brewery
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wild Horse Brewery tap on an autumnal afternoon but the Ffestbier cheers no end
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Nice one, Private Eye! 👍
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Oh hello
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reposted by Adrian Tierney-Jones
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM