Sean M
@seanislegend.com
A London-based photographer specialising in capturing the stories of UK beer, breweries and the people behind them.
Find my work at https://www.seanislegend.com
Also @seanislegend across other socials.
Find my work at https://www.seanislegend.com
Also @seanislegend across other socials.
I’ve got a new feature with the one and only @rogerprotz.bsky.social out soon for @pelliclemag.com 🙌🏻
Wonderful visit to historic King's Head in Aylesbury circa 1455 run by @ChilternBrewery. Good to see the brewers & @seanislegend.com shown in the Great Hall, @pelliclemag.com photographer.
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I’ve got a new feature with the one and only @rogerprotz.bsky.social out soon for @pelliclemag.com 🙌🏻
This is next week! It’s been a long few weeks of preparation, would be great to see some of you there.
My first ever exhibition will be hosted by my pals at The Kings Arms pub from this month. A Beer’s Place showcases my commercial and personal photography exploring beer, from where it’s made to where it’s drunk.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 AM
This is next week! It’s been a long few weeks of preparation, would be great to see some of you there.
Keystone Brewing is a failed experiment in seeing if consumers were still willing to spend money on failed local-led brands who fell into the hands of faceless private equity companies. It's even more absurd that someone else is willing to waste yet more millions testing that again.
BREAKING: Keystone Brewing has been sold to Saltaire Brewery owner Paramount Retail Group for £4.5m.
Via @thegrocer.bsky.social.
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/keyston...
Via @thegrocer.bsky.social.
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/keyston...
Keystone Brewing sold to Saltaire Brewery owner Paramount Retail Group
It comes after Keystone filed notice of intent to appoint administrators last year
www.thegrocer.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Keystone Brewing is a failed experiment in seeing if consumers were still willing to spend money on failed local-led brands who fell into the hands of faceless private equity companies. It's even more absurd that someone else is willing to waste yet more millions testing that again.
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This week, and for the next fortnight, we are humbly asking for your opinions.
The 2026 Pellicle Readers' Survey is waiting for your opinions and qualms!
We have prizes for three lucky participants too, check it out:
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The 2026 Pellicle Readers' Survey is waiting for your opinions and qualms!
We have prizes for three lucky participants too, check it out:
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Pellicle Reader Survey 2026
Help Pellicle become even better in 2026!
To guide our coverage and editorial strategy for the coming year, we're asking readers to share their likes, dislikes, and general feedback about Pellicle. T...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This week, and for the next fortnight, we are humbly asking for your opinions.
The 2026 Pellicle Readers' Survey is waiting for your opinions and qualms!
We have prizes for three lucky participants too, check it out:
forms.gle/ckXLdBKYF6cf...
The 2026 Pellicle Readers' Survey is waiting for your opinions and qualms!
We have prizes for three lucky participants too, check it out:
forms.gle/ckXLdBKYF6cf...
My first ever exhibition will be hosted by my pals at The Kings Arms pub from this month. A Beer’s Place showcases my commercial and personal photography exploring beer, from where it’s made to where it’s drunk.
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My first ever exhibition will be hosted by my pals at The Kings Arms pub from this month. A Beer’s Place showcases my commercial and personal photography exploring beer, from where it’s made to where it’s drunk.
Beautiful.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Beautiful.
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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...
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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...
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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...
This is the last week to get prints delivered in time for Christmas. And what a great gift they'd make! I've just sent a lovely new A3 print on its way to France. This one is from my green hop feature, but others are available too. DM if you're interested and I can get it sorted with priority.
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is the last week to get prints delivered in time for Christmas. And what a great gift they'd make! I've just sent a lovely new A3 print on its way to France. This one is from my green hop feature, but others are available too. DM if you're interested and I can get it sorted with priority.
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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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...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
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Beautiful, vivid piece of work from Sean on the 2025 hop harvest. It’s made me very thirsty indeed
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Beautiful, vivid piece of work from Sean on the 2025 hop harvest. It’s made me very thirsty indeed
Thanks for the green hop shout-out in this week's roundup!
GOOD MORNING! Here's our latest round up of news, nuggets and longreads, with important brewery closures, Belgian bars, green hop beers, and lots of other stuff an' all. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2025/11/news...
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News, nuggets and longreads 15 November 2025: Wild Wild Life
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got rogues, underdogs and cheats.
boakandbailey.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thanks for the green hop shout-out in this week's roundup!
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The storytelling, the photos—everything here is just stunning. Kudos to @seanislegend.com for this inaugural long read!
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The storytelling, the photos—everything here is just stunning. Kudos to @seanislegend.com for this inaugural long read!
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Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
From Bine to Glass: Brewing with Green Hops | beer photography by Sean McEmerson
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them only hours after picking.
www.seanislegend.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
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This is a lovely deep-dive on the English hop harvest and a handful of green hop (aka fresh hop) beers made with them. The surprise twist is that one of the beers uses Bullion, a very old variety I thought was extinct. I guess not!
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is a lovely deep-dive on the English hop harvest and a handful of green hop (aka fresh hop) beers made with them. The surprise twist is that one of the beers uses Bullion, a very old variety I thought was extinct. I guess not!
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This is incredible work
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is incredible work
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
Fingers crossed! I photographed this amazing story from Fred. After our visit I became a certified Rye Guy.
Really honoured to have been shortlisted for this year’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Communication about Beer and Travel award for my @pelliclemag.com long read on the pubs of Rye & the rich history that shaped them 🍻
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fingers crossed! I photographed this amazing story from Fred. After our visit I became a certified Rye Guy.
The summer sun has left us and that means no more street pints until next year. It’s too cold now, and the change happened far too quickly for my liking.
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The summer sun has left us and that means no more street pints until next year. It’s too cold now, and the change happened far too quickly for my liking.
Had a lovely Sunday session at the Kings Arms with @thornbridge.bsky.social and Garrett Oliver. The energy in the pub was great; a real buzz about the place for these legends and their beer. Love to see it.
September 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Had a lovely Sunday session at the Kings Arms with @thornbridge.bsky.social and Garrett Oliver. The energy in the pub was great; a real buzz about the place for these legends and their beer. Love to see it.
Don't take AI advice from consultants in suits.
September 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Don't take AI advice from consultants in suits.
Next month @craftbeerchannel.bsky.social host their annual Love & Beer festival. It’s a celebration of all things beer and homebrewing. Here’s some photos from last year at Hackney Brewery (RIP).
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Next month @craftbeerchannel.bsky.social host their annual Love & Beer festival. It’s a celebration of all things beer and homebrewing. Here’s some photos from last year at Hackney Brewery (RIP).
I had a lovely day with David Bruce while photographing him for my latest @pelliclemag.com feature. He’s some character; bursting with energy, knowledge, and anecdotes for all things beer and hospitality. Read @philmellows.bsky.social story below.
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I had a lovely day with David Bruce while photographing him for my latest @pelliclemag.com feature. He’s some character; bursting with energy, knowledge, and anecdotes for all things beer and hospitality. Read @philmellows.bsky.social story below.
I’m looking to collaborate with a London-based brewery brewing a green hop beer in the coming weeks. If your brewery is planning a green hop release, or you know a farm or brewer I should speak with, I’d love to connect. Please tag or share any leads.
August 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m looking to collaborate with a London-based brewery brewing a green hop beer in the coming weeks. If your brewery is planning a green hop release, or you know a farm or brewer I should speak with, I’d love to connect. Please tag or share any leads.