FyneJamie
@fynejamie.bsky.social
Posting about beer, brewing and the highs and lows of running a small business in the UK at the moment. Mostly Fyne Ales and FyneFest.
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Down in one: how private equity swallowed the BrewDog Unicorn - on.ft.com/3GwG2vf
Down in one: how private equity swallowed the BrewDog Unicorn
Thanks for all the money, Punks
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July 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Down in one: how private equity swallowed the BrewDog Unicorn - on.ft.com/3GwG2vf
I swerved a bottle of wine yesterday because it was from the States but was wondering if I should have. Now Trump is threatening tariffs on alcohol from EU what is everyone else thinking? Support the producer or make a (tiny) statement in an escalating trade war?
March 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I swerved a bottle of wine yesterday because it was from the States but was wondering if I should have. Now Trump is threatening tariffs on alcohol from EU what is everyone else thinking? Support the producer or make a (tiny) statement in an escalating trade war?
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When all 3 casks go in one night 🙄
Holy Trinity pouring today
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Holy Trinity pouring today
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@burningskybeer.bsky.social
@fynejamie.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
When all 3 casks go in one night 🙄
Holy Trinity pouring today
@timothytaylors.bsky.social
@burningskybeer.bsky.social
@fynejamie.bsky.social
Holy Trinity pouring today
@timothytaylors.bsky.social
@burningskybeer.bsky.social
@fynejamie.bsky.social
Always difficult for people whose jobs are involved - but I wonder how much of this beer was sold to people who wanted to drink it, rather than to bars the brewer had a contract to force them to buy it? None were brands I would chose so I don't know, but suspect mostly the latter.
The world’s biggest brewer of cask ale really, really hates cask ale. New blog post on Carlsberg Marston’s latest act of violence against cask: www.petebrown.net/2024/11/25/w...
Why does the world’s biggest brewer of cask ale hate cask ale so much? - Pete Brown
Are they chronic liars or are they just shit at their jobs? 48 days after insisting that their decision to close one of their breweries will not impact the range of cask beers it brews, Carlsberg Mars...
www.petebrown.net
November 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Always difficult for people whose jobs are involved - but I wonder how much of this beer was sold to people who wanted to drink it, rather than to bars the brewer had a contract to force them to buy it? None were brands I would chose so I don't know, but suspect mostly the latter.
There is a lot to agree with in this article for UK as well. Independent Breweries and big beer both try to solve the same problem - produce and sell beer people want to drink - but come at it from completely different perspectives. Indie brewers need to remember this.
My latest post was inspired by the news that ABI was shutting down its Elysian brewery in Seattle. With ABI and Molson Coors basically exiting the craft market, the marriage of convenience between big and small breweries is over. I discuss why that was always in the cards.
Big Beer is Done With Craft — Beervana
Small breweries inhabit an entirely different business reality, one this is largely incompatible with the manufacturing model of an ABI. The latest news tells the story: the divorce is final, and all ...
www.beervanablog.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM
There is a lot to agree with in this article for UK as well. Independent Breweries and big beer both try to solve the same problem - produce and sell beer people want to drink - but come at it from completely different perspectives. Indie brewers need to remember this.