Melissa Cole
@melissacolebeer.bsky.social
Beer hack/International beer judge of mystery/Bad cricketer/Worse fisher
Order my books here http://tinyurl.com/z9jd2ru or http://tinyurl.com/da95798b/
Loathe Scampi Fries but any other hate has no home on this timeline. https://linktr.ee/MelissaColeBeer
Order my books here http://tinyurl.com/z9jd2ru or http://tinyurl.com/da95798b/
Loathe Scampi Fries but any other hate has no home on this timeline. https://linktr.ee/MelissaColeBeer
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Melissa Cole
@melissacolebeer.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Crikey, hi everyone! I’ll be round here way more now, and Threads too, thanks for finding me, I’ll be doing a big follow back once I fight off whatever it is that’s trying to make me poorly 💪😁
The concept of Test cricket is anathema to this 99% of this England team, I despair.
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The concept of Test cricket is anathema to this 99% of this England team, I despair.
If you are off to Seville, book one of Shawn's tastings, she is the best! x
Really looking forward to seeing @melissacolebeer.bsky.social again tomorrow. It’s been too long. I’ve even planned a “crutches-friendly” tapas tour for us 🩼🩼😃
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If you are off to Seville, book one of Shawn's tastings, she is the best! x
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Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
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2 out of 3 of the top beers listed in this article are from North East breweries. Capital of Craft? You bet we are! 💪
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/dc07c06...
#ShareTheBeerLove: @melissacolebeer.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/dc07c06...
#ShareTheBeerLove: @melissacolebeer.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social
The best and worst mid-strength beers
We rate mid-strength lagers, pale ales, stouts and milds for flavour
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
2 out of 3 of the top beers listed in this article are from North East breweries. Capital of Craft? You bet we are! 💪
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/dc07c06...
#ShareTheBeerLove: @melissacolebeer.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/dc07c06...
#ShareTheBeerLove: @melissacolebeer.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social
It’s not that I don’t want to come home, I do, I miss my husband, but I really don’t want to leave this fruit (and no, I will not be putting any in my bag, it’s so ripe it would turn my whole luggage into some horrifying ferment before I even hit the Elizabeth Line!)
March 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It’s not that I don’t want to come home, I do, I miss my husband, but I really don’t want to leave this fruit (and no, I will not be putting any in my bag, it’s so ripe it would turn my whole luggage into some horrifying ferment before I even hit the Elizabeth Line!)
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Join Julie and @melissacolebeer.bsky.social at Salt and Tar in Bootle for a Beer School Tasting Experience, where we’ll talk you through the journey from grain to glass!
🔱 Sunday 25th May 2025
🔱 Price includes 6 x ½ pints of beer
Tickets are available now via our website: bit.ly/NeptuneBeerSchool
🔱 Sunday 25th May 2025
🔱 Price includes 6 x ½ pints of beer
Tickets are available now via our website: bit.ly/NeptuneBeerSchool
March 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join Julie and @melissacolebeer.bsky.social at Salt and Tar in Bootle for a Beer School Tasting Experience, where we’ll talk you through the journey from grain to glass!
🔱 Sunday 25th May 2025
🔱 Price includes 6 x ½ pints of beer
Tickets are available now via our website: bit.ly/NeptuneBeerSchool
🔱 Sunday 25th May 2025
🔱 Price includes 6 x ½ pints of beer
Tickets are available now via our website: bit.ly/NeptuneBeerSchool
@waterstonesargyle.bsky.social a friend sent me this yesterday, thank you very much for your kind words!
February 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
@waterstonesargyle.bsky.social a friend sent me this yesterday, thank you very much for your kind words!
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People of Manchester.
I'm visiting soon for a work trip and I have an accessibility mission for you!
Are there any wheelchair accessible restaurants in the Curry Mile that would welcome a guide dog?
(Yes I know it's the law, but unfortunately I very often get refused by restaurants).
I'm visiting soon for a work trip and I have an accessibility mission for you!
Are there any wheelchair accessible restaurants in the Curry Mile that would welcome a guide dog?
(Yes I know it's the law, but unfortunately I very often get refused by restaurants).
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
People of Manchester.
I'm visiting soon for a work trip and I have an accessibility mission for you!
Are there any wheelchair accessible restaurants in the Curry Mile that would welcome a guide dog?
(Yes I know it's the law, but unfortunately I very often get refused by restaurants).
I'm visiting soon for a work trip and I have an accessibility mission for you!
Are there any wheelchair accessible restaurants in the Curry Mile that would welcome a guide dog?
(Yes I know it's the law, but unfortunately I very often get refused by restaurants).
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Now Keystone has acquired North’s brands, the sector is saddened. Could it be that brand identity is meaningless without beer integrity? Here, I look to the duo who began the North brand in earnest to show why the industry cares so much. www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/wher...
Where's your true North?
Now that private equity firm Keystone has acquired North Brewing Co’s brands, the sector is reeling. Could it be that brand identity is meaningless without beer integrity? Jessica Mason looks to the d...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Now Keystone has acquired North’s brands, the sector is saddened. Could it be that brand identity is meaningless without beer integrity? Here, I look to the duo who began the North brand in earnest to show why the industry cares so much. www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/wher...
Some good news for a pleasant change! www.itv.com/news/border/...
www.itv.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Some good news for a pleasant change! www.itv.com/news/border/...
Another one gone sadly.
By the Horns enters liquidation www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/by-t... HT @melissacolebeer.bsky.social
By the Horns enters liquidation
One of London’s original craft beer names, By the Horns, has entered liquidation, with owners citing bad debtors, the economy and rent hikes as just some of the reasons.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Another one gone sadly.
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“At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV, now do.”
Send him to the fucking Hague
Send him to the fucking Hague
February 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV, now do.”
Send him to the fucking Hague
Send him to the fucking Hague
Some good news.
Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use
Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patients
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Some good news.
Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This is my new anthem.
If you're a Nazi and you're fired, it's your fault 👏👏
If you're a Nazi and you're fired, it's your fault 👏👏
If you're spotted in the mob you should lose your fucking job
If you're a Nazi and you're fired, it's your fault 👏👏
If you're a Nazi and you're fired, it's your fault 👏👏
If you're spotted in the mob you should lose your fucking job
If you're a Nazi and you're fired, it's your fault 👏👏
January 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is my new anthem.
Just listening to the latest excellent Marina Hyde and @richardosman1.bsky.social The Rest Is Entertainment for some reason… open.spotify.com/episode/2Ls2...
The BrewDog Famechaser
The Rest Is Entertainment · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just listening to the latest excellent Marina Hyde and @richardosman1.bsky.social The Rest Is Entertainment for some reason… open.spotify.com/episode/2Ls2...
Exclusive by me in The Drinks Business, several sources inform me that Magic Rock & Fourpure have been bought out of administration by Keystone... more to come.
January 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Exclusive by me in The Drinks Business, several sources inform me that Magic Rock & Fourpure have been bought out of administration by Keystone... more to come.
I don’t watch a lot of football these days but Mike Dean on @skyspaces.bsky.social today is the literal embodiment of having someone commit self-arson in the trouser region.
January 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I don’t watch a lot of football these days but Mike Dean on @skyspaces.bsky.social today is the literal embodiment of having someone commit self-arson in the trouser region.
I finally have my other place archive request in progress, it’s taken months but I’ll finally be able to delete my account, which is sad but very necessary.
January 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I finally have my other place archive request in progress, it’s taken months but I’ll finally be able to delete my account, which is sad but very necessary.
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This looks good. Beer, Brews and Bold Women: beer tasting with @melissacolebeer.bsky.social and @alidunworth.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beer-brews... via @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
Beer, Brews and Bold Women: beer tasting with Melissa Cole & Ali Dunworth
An extraordinary evening of food and beer that shatters stereotypes and celebrates the rich, untold history of women in brewing
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This looks good. Beer, Brews and Bold Women: beer tasting with @melissacolebeer.bsky.social and @alidunworth.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beer-brews... via @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
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If you snitch-tag, I will block you so fast lol
I thought we were better than this over here, my beloveds, but it seems it is time for a vital social media etiquette reminder:
if I am talking about a right-wing figure, and they are on here, AND YOU TAG THEM IN A QUOTE OR REPLY, THUS DIRECTING BOTH THEM AND THEIR FOLLOWERS TO MY POST? insta-block
if I am talking about a right-wing figure, and they are on here, AND YOU TAG THEM IN A QUOTE OR REPLY, THUS DIRECTING BOTH THEM AND THEIR FOLLOWERS TO MY POST? insta-block
January 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If you snitch-tag, I will block you so fast lol
Magic Rock & Fourpure have allegedly called in the administrators, sad times. Lion has a lot to answer for after it epically mismanaged those two brands, it was always a hail mary to bring them back.
January 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Magic Rock & Fourpure have allegedly called in the administrators, sad times. Lion has a lot to answer for after it epically mismanaged those two brands, it was always a hail mary to bring them back.
Day Seven!
Rough night’s sleep due to horrible sinus pain but genuinely feel a corner has been turned today, mental acuity is about 75% (low bar anyway, but, you know, I’ll take it!).
Cough is still hideous, smell and taste intermittent to none for last two days, still a damp rag physically.
Rough night’s sleep due to horrible sinus pain but genuinely feel a corner has been turned today, mental acuity is about 75% (low bar anyway, but, you know, I’ll take it!).
Cough is still hideous, smell and taste intermittent to none for last two days, still a damp rag physically.
So, I have no doubt that had I not had my vaccine I would have been in hospital these past few days, and it was touch and go at times whether I was going to call an ambulance. If you’re sick, try to stay home. If you can get jabbed, please do!
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.
Please get your flu jabs people, it’s already massively impacting the NHS (and no, I don’t want to hear your microchip/poison/sheeple opinions).
January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Day Seven!
Rough night’s sleep due to horrible sinus pain but genuinely feel a corner has been turned today, mental acuity is about 75% (low bar anyway, but, you know, I’ll take it!).
Cough is still hideous, smell and taste intermittent to none for last two days, still a damp rag physically.
Rough night’s sleep due to horrible sinus pain but genuinely feel a corner has been turned today, mental acuity is about 75% (low bar anyway, but, you know, I’ll take it!).
Cough is still hideous, smell and taste intermittent to none for last two days, still a damp rag physically.
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just a reminder that the beer wwe has crawled into bed with was launched to capitalize on the transphobic bud light boycott tucson.com/news/nation-...
Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer hits stores in shot at Bud Light: ‘America’s been waiting for this’
Real American Beer is a way, Hulk Hogan said, to bring “America back together one beer at a time.”
tucson.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
just a reminder that the beer wwe has crawled into bed with was launched to capitalize on the transphobic bud light boycott tucson.com/news/nation-...
So, I have no doubt that had I not had my vaccine I would have been in hospital these past few days, and it was touch and go at times whether I was going to call an ambulance. If you’re sick, try to stay home. If you can get jabbed, please do!
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.
Please get your flu jabs people, it’s already massively impacting the NHS (and no, I don’t want to hear your microchip/poison/sheeple opinions).
an illustration of a woman with a bandage on her arm and the words #vacc above her
Alt: an illustration of a woman with a bandage on her arm and the words #vacc above her
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
So, I have no doubt that had I not had my vaccine I would have been in hospital these past few days, and it was touch and go at times whether I was going to call an ambulance. If you’re sick, try to stay home. If you can get jabbed, please do!
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.
Influenza will fuck you up… hard.