Hollie
@holliewrites.bsky.social
Writer & drinks nerd. Award-winning journalist covering booze, sustainability, and more. 🌈
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Hollie
@holliewrites.bsky.social
· Nov 21
A quick re-introduction for new followers! I’m a writer originally from London and now based in New Mexico. As a journalist I cover food/beverage and environmental topics. I love hiking, gin, travel, beer, and tabby cats. Liberal and queer. Hello, again! It’s exciting to see BlueSky growing!
Made a cocktail with fresh blood orange juice. Delicious but my countertop got a little messy!
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Made a cocktail with fresh blood orange juice. Delicious but my countertop got a little messy!
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 ...
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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.
This was a pretty good end of hike view.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This was a pretty good end of hike view.
Today an American asked me how crumpets are different from English muffins and I was at a loss to talk through the distinctions of these vastly different but both excellent bread products.
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today an American asked me how crumpets are different from English muffins and I was at a loss to talk through the distinctions of these vastly different but both excellent bread products.
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If you have pet food or supplies you no longer need or can afford to buy some extra to donate to food banks, unpaid workers & those who rely on SNAP benefits are going to need help. For some recipients those animal companions are emotional support animals or maybe even service dogs. #LendAPaw
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If you have pet food or supplies you no longer need or can afford to buy some extra to donate to food banks, unpaid workers & those who rely on SNAP benefits are going to need help. For some recipients those animal companions are emotional support animals or maybe even service dogs. #LendAPaw
Found a local brewery with Lukr taps
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Found a local brewery with Lukr taps
I’m loving baked tofu recently and I’m in the market for new marinade ideas. Any thoughts, anyone? #vegetarian #vegan #healthy #food
September 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m loving baked tofu recently and I’m in the market for new marinade ideas. Any thoughts, anyone? #vegetarian #vegan #healthy #food
Ok, this is officially taking fall too far.
The season of dank mists and relative fruitlessness is here
September 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok, this is officially taking fall too far.
From yesterday’s hike
August 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
From yesterday’s hike
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Libraries and post offices should merge, and there should be a coffee shop.
Pick up your pension, get a book, have a coffee with friends. Cut overheads for everyone, reduce loneliness, and save libraries and post offices.
Pick up your pension, get a book, have a coffee with friends. Cut overheads for everyone, reduce loneliness, and save libraries and post offices.
Okay, lets do this.
One like, one opinion that's not on politics.
One like, one opinion that's not on politics.
August 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Libraries and post offices should merge, and there should be a coffee shop.
Pick up your pension, get a book, have a coffee with friends. Cut overheads for everyone, reduce loneliness, and save libraries and post offices.
Pick up your pension, get a book, have a coffee with friends. Cut overheads for everyone, reduce loneliness, and save libraries and post offices.
Has anyone else seen a lot of bunnies around this year? 🐰
August 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Has anyone else seen a lot of bunnies around this year? 🐰
Between breweries, I fell in love with this building.
August 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Between breweries, I fell in love with this building.
Had a fun time exploring Madison’s beer scene yesterday
August 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Had a fun time exploring Madison’s beer scene yesterday
Enjoyed a few cans of this yesterday.
August 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Enjoyed a few cans of this yesterday.
Relatable!
ah I see we've officially reached the Hello? Anybody Home? portion of sending work emails in the summer
July 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Relatable!
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I found where your ex shops.
July 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I found where your ex shops.
I keep forgetting to post. Working on getting better at that. Here are a few highlights from summer so far:
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I keep forgetting to post. Working on getting better at that. Here are a few highlights from summer so far:
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Remembering Martyn Cornell, a beer writing and beer history heavyweight.
He only wrote for Pellicle once, but it was a classic example of what I can only describe as his personal brand of belligerent scrutiny, about a beer he loved, Gales Prize Old Ale. His work will be sorely missed by the beer writing community.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2022/9/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2022/9/...
Seasons Will Pass You By — The Return of Gale's Prize Old Ale — Pellicle
[ Content warning: this feature contains a reference to suicide ] If Gale’s Prize Old Ale were a building, it would long ago have been listed Grade 1 by English Heritage as something of exceptional n...
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June 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Remembering Martyn Cornell, a beer writing and beer history heavyweight.
Starting the weekend early.
May 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Starting the weekend early.
Getting into the mountains always feels good
February 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Getting into the mountains always feels good
I just cleared space for a glut of books that have been gathering messily around the house without proper homes, and made my husband a short video showing where to find everything. This might be the most romantic thing I’ve ever done.
February 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just cleared space for a glut of books that have been gathering messily around the house without proper homes, and made my husband a short video showing where to find everything. This might be the most romantic thing I’ve ever done.
I have an addictive new hobby. Maybe one day I’ll actually sound good if I work at it hard enough!
February 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I have an addictive new hobby. Maybe one day I’ll actually sound good if I work at it hard enough!
I’ve been loving El Guapo bitters recently. A few dashes of this was perfect in a Dark & Stormy.
January 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’ve been loving El Guapo bitters recently. A few dashes of this was perfect in a Dark & Stormy.
