Pellicle
@pelliclemag.com
We’re your favourite ✨award winning✨ independent food & drink magazine & podcast. Reader supported, proudly free to read. Posts (skeets?) by deputy editor Katie. CASK IS LIFE
https://www.pelliclemag.com/
SUPPORT US: www.patreon.com/pelliclemag
https://www.pelliclemag.com/
SUPPORT US: www.patreon.com/pelliclemag
Pinned
Pellicle
@pelliclemag.com
· 13d
Shop — Pellicle
www.pelliclemag.com
FLASH SALE!!
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
Reposted by Pellicle
Everyone’s (rightly) excited about desi pubs again but none of this would’ve happened without the support of @pelliclemag.com. They published the introduction (below) in 2021 and the award-winning deep dive into football culture (next post) the following year
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
Desi Style — The History and Significance of England's Anglo-Asian Pubs — Pellicle
I was hoping my first visit to a pub would be a rite of passage. Aged just fifteen, I felt more anxious about being the lone brown face in a white environment than I was about being served my first ...
www.pelliclemag.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Everyone’s (rightly) excited about desi pubs again but none of this would’ve happened without the support of @pelliclemag.com. They published the introduction (below) in 2021 and the award-winning deep dive into football culture (next post) the following year
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
Reposted by Pellicle
It's 7:54 am Eastern and we already have a news update care of @courtiseman.bsky.social and @pelliclemag.com!
Well, here we are. Another year. Some weeks I wonder where @boakandbailey.bsky.social find all the great stories for their Saturday update but this time it’s more like wondering if they’re going to find any. Barrel scraping? Welcome to 2026.
Your Thrilling Thursday Beery News Update For The First 1/48th Of 2026 – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
It's 7:54 am Eastern and we already have a news update care of @courtiseman.bsky.social and @pelliclemag.com!
We're here, we're here! Don't worry, we're a day late but we're here now!
This grey and freezing Thursday is the perfect time to head to New Orleans with Courtney Iseman, to drink delicious local lagers in the heat.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/1/...
This grey and freezing Thursday is the perfect time to head to New Orleans with Courtney Iseman, to drink delicious local lagers in the heat.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/1/...
Port in the Storm — Brieux Carré and the Tenacity of New Orleans Breweries — Pellicle
It’s about seven o’clock in the evening and the temperature is still hovering around 27 degrees Celsius in New Orleans, where one doesn’t so much walk down the street as wade through the air. It’s my ...
www.pelliclemag.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
We're here, we're here! Don't worry, we're a day late but we're here now!
This grey and freezing Thursday is the perfect time to head to New Orleans with Courtney Iseman, to drink delicious local lagers in the heat.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/1/...
This grey and freezing Thursday is the perfect time to head to New Orleans with Courtney Iseman, to drink delicious local lagers in the heat.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/1/...
Reposted by Pellicle
Revisting one of my favourite pieces for @pelliclemag.com published a couple of years ago—a lime and lemonade crawl through some of the best (imo) pubs in Manchester
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2023/1/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2023/1/...
You're Twistin' My Lemon, Man — A Very Mancunian Lime & Lemonade Crawl — Pellicle
This month we’re proud to have collaborated with our friends at Ferment Magazine , who’s latest issue focusses on Manchester and is guest edited by our co-founder Matthew Curtis. We didn’t have r...
www.pelliclemag.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Revisting one of my favourite pieces for @pelliclemag.com published a couple of years ago—a lime and lemonade crawl through some of the best (imo) pubs in Manchester
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2023/1/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2023/1/...
Reposted by Pellicle
Loved this @pelliclemag.com article on The Rutty, having had the pleasure of going there this (last) year. It's everything a pub should be: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/2/...
Different Class — The Rutland Arms, Sheffield — Pellicle
When I moved to Sheffield in 2021 the Rutland Arms bore a surprisingly moving bit of graffiti on its 1930s tiled exterior: ‘I love this pub’. Pure affection expressed through petty crime, and a great ...
www.pelliclemag.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Loved this @pelliclemag.com article on The Rutty, having had the pleasure of going there this (last) year. It's everything a pub should be: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/2/...
If you're scrolling while you're waiting for your mate to come back from the bar, take a look at our sale. Look, those hats we made are only £13.50 now!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
Shop — Pellicle
www.pelliclemag.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If you're scrolling while you're waiting for your mate to come back from the bar, take a look at our sale. Look, those hats we made are only £13.50 now!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
Reposted by Pellicle
Our subscription prices are increasing on January the 5th, so if you've been considering becoming a Pellicle Patreon supporter, now's your opportunity to get in while the prices are lower.
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Get more from Pellicle on Patreon
Creating an award-winning drinks magazine and podcast
www.patreon.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Our subscription prices are increasing on January the 5th, so if you've been considering becoming a Pellicle Patreon supporter, now's your opportunity to get in while the prices are lower.
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Our subscription prices are increasing on January the 5th, so if you've been considering becoming a Pellicle Patreon supporter, now's your opportunity to get in while the prices are lower.
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Get more from Pellicle on Patreon
Creating an award-winning drinks magazine and podcast
www.patreon.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Our subscription prices are increasing on January the 5th, so if you've been considering becoming a Pellicle Patreon supporter, now's your opportunity to get in while the prices are lower.
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
Please support independent beer, wine, cider and food writing!
www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...
FLASH SALE!!
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
Shop — Pellicle
www.pelliclemag.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
FLASH SALE!!
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
All Pellicle merch is on sale right now at the Pelli shop. That includes:
✨ Hats
✨ T-shirts
✨ A Place To Be by Katie Mather
www.pelliclemag.com/shop
Reposted by Pellicle
I read this fantastic article about cyclocross in @pelliclemag.com earlier this year.
Inspired by @katiematherkm.bsky.social's winter travels, I'm currently at the Berlin Hauptbahnhof in -8°C temperatures waiting for the sleeper train to Brussels.
Happy #Crossmas, day 0/5 🎄🚴
Inspired by @katiematherkm.bsky.social's winter travels, I'm currently at the Berlin Hauptbahnhof in -8°C temperatures waiting for the sleeper train to Brussels.
Happy #Crossmas, day 0/5 🎄🚴
December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I read this fantastic article about cyclocross in @pelliclemag.com earlier this year.
Inspired by @katiematherkm.bsky.social's winter travels, I'm currently at the Berlin Hauptbahnhof in -8°C temperatures waiting for the sleeper train to Brussels.
Happy #Crossmas, day 0/5 🎄🚴
Inspired by @katiematherkm.bsky.social's winter travels, I'm currently at the Berlin Hauptbahnhof in -8°C temperatures waiting for the sleeper train to Brussels.
Happy #Crossmas, day 0/5 🎄🚴
Reposted by Pellicle
Look, I know most of you know, but for any not beer nerd (complimentary) friends reading this, go and have a dig through the articles here, some of the best writing full stop you'll find on the dear old internet.
Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Readers’ Choice — Our Most Popular Features of 2025 — Pellicle
So ends another wonderful year at PellicleMag.com . We couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve published in 2025—a year that has seen our readership continue to grow, alongside the number of people who...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Look, I know most of you know, but for any not beer nerd (complimentary) friends reading this, go and have a dig through the articles here, some of the best writing full stop you'll find on the dear old internet.
Reposted by Pellicle
So much I didn't manage to get into this article, which was as much a chance to rediscover the city I was born in as it was abt football - for example, that my first ever football match was Shels v Man United at Tolka in 1993(2?)
Would love to do sth similar with Cork for @pelliclemag.com in '26 👀
Would love to do sth similar with Cork for @pelliclemag.com in '26 👀
I Have a Love — The Resurrection of Beer, Football and Community Under Dublin Floodlights — Pellicle
On 15 July 2009, Stephen Clinch landed in Salzburg, tired and confused, after jetting from Dublin to Sioux Falls, Minneapolis, back to Dublin, and finally, to Munich. He’d been buying equipment for hi...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
So much I didn't manage to get into this article, which was as much a chance to rediscover the city I was born in as it was abt football - for example, that my first ever football match was Shels v Man United at Tolka in 1993(2?)
Would love to do sth similar with Cork for @pelliclemag.com in '26 👀
Would love to do sth similar with Cork for @pelliclemag.com in '26 👀
Reposted by Pellicle
My love letter to Dublin the 5th most-read article in 2025 on UK's best food & drinks publisher!
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My love letter to Dublin the 5th most-read article in 2025 on UK's best food & drinks publisher!
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Reposted by Pellicle
So pleased to be included on this list after another year of brilliant Pellicle stories. Thanks @katiematherkm.bsky.social for the incredibly lovely words!
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So pleased to be included on this list after another year of brilliant Pellicle stories. Thanks @katiematherkm.bsky.social for the incredibly lovely words!
Reposted by Pellicle
Very happy to have two articles on this list!
Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Readers’ Choice — Our Most Popular Features of 2025 — Pellicle
So ends another wonderful year at PellicleMag.com . We couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve published in 2025—a year that has seen our readership continue to grow, alongside the number of people who...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Very happy to have two articles on this list!
Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Readers’ Choice — Our Most Popular Features of 2025 — Pellicle
So ends another wonderful year at PellicleMag.com . We couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve published in 2025—a year that has seen our readership continue to grow, alongside the number of people who...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Let's go to Dublin and drink beer madr by an independent brewery formed of local publicans and hospitality pros! Robyn Gilmour takes us there:
Keep Your Eyes Wide — Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland share.google/efPyZYLOKXJb...
Keep Your Eyes Wide — Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland share.google/efPyZYLOKXJb...
Keep Your Eyes Wide — Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland — Pellicle
Pubs in Ireland are unlike any you’ll find elsewhere in the world. This is largely due to the capacity of Irish publicans to make you feel welcome, at home, and looked after. As curators of the pubgo...
share.google
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Let's go to Dublin and drink beer madr by an independent brewery formed of local publicans and hospitality pros! Robyn Gilmour takes us there:
Keep Your Eyes Wide — Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland share.google/efPyZYLOKXJb...
Keep Your Eyes Wide — Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland share.google/efPyZYLOKXJb...
A reminder that our Patreon subscription rates will be increasing (slightly) from January 5th. If you've been thinking about signing up as a Pellicle supporter, now's the perfect time! www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
Get more from Pellicle on Patreon
Creating an award-winning drinks magazine and podcast
www.patreon.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A reminder that our Patreon subscription rates will be increasing (slightly) from January 5th. If you've been thinking about signing up as a Pellicle supporter, now's the perfect time! www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
Reposted by Pellicle
Two ideas for Christmas presents for people you love who are cool and sexy:
1. A subscription to Pellicle: www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
2. My zine, A Place To Be: www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
1. A subscription to Pellicle: www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
2. My zine, A Place To Be: www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Two ideas for Christmas presents for people you love who are cool and sexy:
1. A subscription to Pellicle: www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
2. My zine, A Place To Be: www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
1. A subscription to Pellicle: www.patreon.com/c/pelliclema...
2. My zine, A Place To Be: www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
Reposted by Pellicle
Friends, can I just take a minute to recommend @davidjesudason.bsky.social latest for @pelliclemag.com, A deeply evocative piece, blending stories of Hells Angels with personal anecdotes, I absolutely loved this excellent modern beer history article
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Under the Bridge — A Definitive History of Wychwood Hobgoblin — Pellicle
My love affair with pubs started in Staines. It’s where I found my tribe—the pub as an expression of individuality, an alternative to bland Britain. But I was afraid at first. In 1996, my British-Asi...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Friends, can I just take a minute to recommend @davidjesudason.bsky.social latest for @pelliclemag.com, A deeply evocative piece, blending stories of Hells Angels with personal anecdotes, I absolutely loved this excellent modern beer history article
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Reposted by Pellicle
We've got a really fun article inc. a homebrew recipe from @themadbrewer.bsky.social up on @pelliclemag.com, where Paul has attempted to recreate spice beer from Frank Herbert's 'Dune'. Find it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Beer is the Mind-Killer — Brewing Spice Beer From Frank Herbert’s “Dune” — Pellicle
“The spice must flow.” — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen “Spice,” or “spice melange,” is the most important resource in the Dune universe. A mysterious element that exists on a single planet—the desert w...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We've got a really fun article inc. a homebrew recipe from @themadbrewer.bsky.social up on @pelliclemag.com, where Paul has attempted to recreate spice beer from Frank Herbert's 'Dune'. Find it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Dune fans, you're gonna want to read this. Our tamed homebrewer has managed to create a spice beer—which, oddly enough, has a lot in common with festive Christmas beers.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Beer is the Mind-Killer — Brewing Spice Beer From Frank Herbert’s “Dune” — Pellicle
“The spice must flow.” — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen “Spice,” or “spice melange,” is the most important resource in the Dune universe. A mysterious element that exists on a single planet—the desert w...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Dune fans, you're gonna want to read this. Our tamed homebrewer has managed to create a spice beer—which, oddly enough, has a lot in common with festive Christmas beers.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Reposted by Pellicle
"Tradition is a lie. And it’s the same lie, fuelled by carefully curated storytelling, that the far-right is trying to feed us now."
This article is well worth the read.
This article is well worth the read.
We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Tradition is a Lie — French Wine’s Place in France’s Far-Right Gastronationalism — Pellicle
The wine that French presidents choose to serve during official visits is far more than a drink. It’s a way of expressing their political beliefs, and their taste has long been scrutinised and documen...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Tradition is a lie. And it’s the same lie, fuelled by carefully curated storytelling, that the far-right is trying to feed us now."
This article is well worth the read.
This article is well worth the read.
Reposted by Pellicle
Rural France has always been a lot more right wing than most wine lovers would want to admit.
We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
Tradition is a Lie — French Wine’s Place in France’s Far-Right Gastronationalism — Pellicle
The wine that French presidents choose to serve during official visits is far more than a drink. It’s a way of expressing their political beliefs, and their taste has long been scrutinised and documen...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Rural France has always been a lot more right wing than most wine lovers would want to admit.