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Birdhouse In Your Soul — Lucy Do and The Dodo Micropub in Hanwell, West London — Pellicle
“Blue roll, I love youuu,” croons Lucy Do into the camera, cradling a large cylinder of blue commercial kitchen roll as if it were a sweetheart at a waltz. She stops just short of kissing it and ends ...
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The Fat Cat was always one of those pubs that was on "the list", but I never expected to visit. I'm so glad I got the chance to finally tick it off with this visit for @pelliclemag.com. This is my fourth feature with @fred-gs.bsky.social and it's a personal one. Please read and enjoy.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Fat Cat was always one of those pubs that was on "the list", but I never expected to visit. I'm so glad I got the chance to finally tick it off with this visit for @pelliclemag.com. This is my fourth feature with @fred-gs.bsky.social and it's a personal one. Please read and enjoy.
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‘There’s no music, no kitchen, and no pretences’ - top writing here from @fred-gs.bsky.social about a pub that I put in the ‘dangerous’ category - there’s no chance you can’t just have one pint!
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
‘There’s no music, no kitchen, and no pretences’ - top writing here from @fred-gs.bsky.social about a pub that I put in the ‘dangerous’ category - there’s no chance you can’t just have one pint!
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One of the greats. Norwich's Fat Cat gets the @pelliclemag.com treatment courtesy @fred-gs.bsky.social www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
One of the greats. Norwich's Fat Cat gets the @pelliclemag.com treatment courtesy @fred-gs.bsky.social www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
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Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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In my latest podcast for @pelliclemag.com I chat to Lucy Stevens of Closet Brewing, Harry Weskin of Dookit Brewing and Sam Shrimpton of @fyneales.bsky.social about their breweries and the modern Scottish beer scene. Listen to it in the usual places!
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The Pellicle Podcast Ep81 — Modern Scottish Beer — Pellicle
When I wrote my 2021 book, Modern British Beer , I made the very intentional decision to put Fyne Ales’ irreplaceable blonde ale, Jarl, right at the beginning. For me, it’s a beer that merges two sc...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In my latest podcast for @pelliclemag.com I chat to Lucy Stevens of Closet Brewing, Harry Weskin of Dookit Brewing and Sam Shrimpton of @fyneales.bsky.social about their breweries and the modern Scottish beer scene. Listen to it in the usual places!
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Hanwell Massive! We made it on to @pelliclemag.com!
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hanwell Massive! We made it on to @pelliclemag.com!
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Yay! The Dodo is ace.
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yay! The Dodo is ace.
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Lovely to see @thedodomicropub.bsky.social featuring in this week's @pelliclemag.com.
Sadly the Dodo isn't as convenient as it once was but still find myself venturing west pretty regularly for a couple there and it's like I've never been away.
Found this one from 2019.....
Sadly the Dodo isn't as convenient as it once was but still find myself venturing west pretty regularly for a couple there and it's like I've never been away.
Found this one from 2019.....
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Lovely to see @thedodomicropub.bsky.social featuring in this week's @pelliclemag.com.
Sadly the Dodo isn't as convenient as it once was but still find myself venturing west pretty regularly for a couple there and it's like I've never been away.
Found this one from 2019.....
Sadly the Dodo isn't as convenient as it once was but still find myself venturing west pretty regularly for a couple there and it's like I've never been away.
Found this one from 2019.....
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A great perspective on design facilitating atmosphere - "...tables around the edges...a through-space running down the middle...ensures...communal atmosphere.....the cask beer storage... so bartenders must cross the space to pour it....helps the whole pub feel like part of the action."
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A great perspective on design facilitating atmosphere - "...tables around the edges...a through-space running down the middle...ensures...communal atmosphere.....the cask beer storage... so bartenders must cross the space to pour it....helps the whole pub feel like part of the action."
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At one point Alty had three Belgian bars within about 200m of each other (now it’s down to just two). In this piece we meet Wyn Rhys, who worked for Whitbread in the 90s, opened his first Belgian bar in 2002, and for the past 18 years has been running another, the weird and wonderful Mort Subite.
Belgian beer in Altrincham. A huge part of the town's local culture, actually, says Joel Hart. Join him on a trip to Mort Subite, and revel in the underground glory of it all.
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle
Greenwood Street, at the centre of the Greater Manchester suburb of Altrincham, is the beating heart of the market town’s revival. On any given evening the air is filled with the smell of wood-fired ...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
At one point Alty had three Belgian bars within about 200m of each other (now it’s down to just two). In this piece we meet Wyn Rhys, who worked for Whitbread in the 90s, opened his first Belgian bar in 2002, and for the past 18 years has been running another, the weird and wonderful Mort Subite.
Five years on, still the definitive word on buns, baps, barms, rolls, stotties, breadcakes and cobs.
My mum and her friend came into work yesterday and said "you'll know the answer to this... What's a bap?"
"It's very complicated..."
Lucky I could her this from @katiematherkm.bsky.social & @pelliclemag.com
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"It's very complicated..."
Lucky I could her this from @katiematherkm.bsky.social & @pelliclemag.com
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Bun! A Taxonomy of the British Bread Roll — Pellicle
A review for William Rubel’s Bread says: "In discussing bread one can find oneself talking about some of the largest issues of history and society." I hope so. When I messaged William to talk about...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Five years on, still the definitive word on buns, baps, barms, rolls, stotties, breadcakes and cobs.
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Great to see Mort Subite celebrated here. We went for James Campbell's 40th birthday do, aroubd 2007, I think with @beer4john.bsky.social too. Had a lovely evening. Halfway through the next year James realised he was only 39, so we did it all again the year after.
Belgian beer in Altrincham. A huge part of the town's local culture, actually, says Joel Hart. Join him on a trip to Mort Subite, and revel in the underground glory of it all.
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle
Greenwood Street, at the centre of the Greater Manchester suburb of Altrincham, is the beating heart of the market town’s revival. On any given evening the air is filled with the smell of wood-fired ...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Great to see Mort Subite celebrated here. We went for James Campbell's 40th birthday do, aroubd 2007, I think with @beer4john.bsky.social too. Had a lovely evening. Halfway through the next year James realised he was only 39, so we did it all again the year after.
Belgian beer in Altrincham. A huge part of the town's local culture, actually, says Joel Hart. Join him on a trip to Mort Subite, and revel in the underground glory of it all.
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle
Greenwood Street, at the centre of the Greater Manchester suburb of Altrincham, is the beating heart of the market town’s revival. On any given evening the air is filled with the smell of wood-fired ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Belgian beer in Altrincham. A huge part of the town's local culture, actually, says Joel Hart. Join him on a trip to Mort Subite, and revel in the underground glory of it all.
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
Much Against Everyone’s Advice — Mort Subite in Altrincham, Greater Manchester — Pellicle share.google/pXgYh7gMvo17...
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I'm determined to keep @pelliclemag.com sustainable which for me means:
- Better rates for contributors
- Fair remuneration for our team
- The ability to plan bigger projects (like print!)
To do this we need to grow our subscribers, and you can read more about why this is important here:
- Better rates for contributors
- Fair remuneration for our team
- The ability to plan bigger projects (like print!)
To do this we need to grow our subscribers, and you can read more about why this is important here:
An Important Update About Our Subscription Fees (And How To Support Pellicle) — Pellicle
When Jonny and I started working on Pellicle in earnest at the very start of 2019, we spent a long afternoon discussing how we hoped to fund it. From day one, we were dedicated to paying every contrib...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'm determined to keep @pelliclemag.com sustainable which for me means:
- Better rates for contributors
- Fair remuneration for our team
- The ability to plan bigger projects (like print!)
To do this we need to grow our subscribers, and you can read more about why this is important here:
- Better rates for contributors
- Fair remuneration for our team
- The ability to plan bigger projects (like print!)
To do this we need to grow our subscribers, and you can read more about why this is important here:
Rachel is a gifted writer and a beautiful person and her zine is an essential purchase!! In our opinion!!
thank you to everyone who has pre ordered a zine! we are halfway to our pre order target already which is HUGE. you can get a cap now also! they’re gorgeous imo. the whole project is fun and beautiful and silly and i’m so proud of what we’ve created!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Rachel is a gifted writer and a beautiful person and her zine is an essential purchase!! In our opinion!!
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When Jonny and I started working on Pellicle in earnest at the very start of 2019, we spent a long afternoon discussing how we hoped to fund it. From day one, we were dedicated to paying every contrib...
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Y’all know how I love to pull the proverbial etiquette socks up in anticipation of given situation, so being asked to contribute to this had me rubbing my hands together with glee 😁🍻
Read on for what to do and not to do when visiting the pub - and break these rules at your peril!
Read on for what to do and not to do when visiting the pub - and break these rules at your peril!
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.
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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 ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Y’all know how I love to pull the proverbial etiquette socks up in anticipation of given situation, so being asked to contribute to this had me rubbing my hands together with glee 😁🍻
Read on for what to do and not to do when visiting the pub - and break these rules at your peril!
Read on for what to do and not to do when visiting the pub - and break these rules at your peril!
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This is a fun piece! It got me thinking that one thing I actually enjoy seeing much less of outside of the UK is the rounds system. While it’s a lovely thing in theory, I’ve found that without it, it’s much easier to choose precisely what and how much to drink, and when to leave.
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...
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 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is a fun piece! It got me thinking that one thing I actually enjoy seeing much less of outside of the UK is the rounds system. While it’s a lovely thing in theory, I’ve found that without it, it’s much easier to choose precisely what and how much to drink, and when to leave.
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No queuing at the bar, don't order cocktails, no table reservations and always buy your round.
@pelliclemag.com's Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette will shortly be carved upon stone tablets and placed above the entrance to the toilets.
@pelliclemag.com's Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette will shortly be carved upon stone tablets and placed above the entrance to the toilets.
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...
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 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
No queuing at the bar, don't order cocktails, no table reservations and always buy your round.
@pelliclemag.com's Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette will shortly be carved upon stone tablets and placed above the entrance to the toilets.
@pelliclemag.com's Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette will shortly be carved upon stone tablets and placed above the entrance to the toilets.
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My favourite part of this was reading each individual section and seeing how quickly I could guess which author it was. @rachelhendry.bsky.social we clearly spend too much time together because I got both of yours at the start of the second sentence 😂
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...
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 11:08 AM
My favourite part of this was reading each individual section and seeing how quickly I could guess which author it was. @rachelhendry.bsky.social we clearly spend too much time together because I got both of yours at the start of the second sentence 😂
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Me reliving my busboy days as I carry 8 empty pub glasses to the bar, one trip
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Me reliving my busboy days as I carry 8 empty pub glasses to the bar, one trip
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Plenty to disagree with here - all part of the fun!
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...
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 9:26 AM
Plenty to disagree with here - all part of the fun!