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Matthew Curtis

@totalcurtis

Freelance writer and photographer obsessed with beer, pubs and their culture. Founding editor @pelliclemag.com. He/Him. More about me and my work: www.totalales.co.uk

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Reckon so, Fyne must be up there these days too

06.03.2026 22:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dry Irish stout at the cosy taproom from the wonderful folks (and our longest running pro Patreon supporters) @runawaybrewery.bsky.social. Itโ€™s mega!

06.03.2026 19:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sureshot will call a beer anything these days!

06.03.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm on the long train home from London gasping for a pint, please send your Friday bev pics to the Pelli account I beg

06.03.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is such a wonderful photo of Des

06.03.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Des de Moor obituary Other lives: Cabaret club entrepreneur, singer and performer who also wrote extensively about real ale

Obituary for Des de Moor now online at the Guardian

www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/m...

06.03.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

After this we went back to Claireโ€™s and listen to Marquee Moon in itโ€™s entirety and drank whisky until the small hours. Couldnโ€™t think of a better gang to make a magazine with tbh.

06.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed!

06.03.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday I spent a full day in a meeting with @katiematherkm.bsky.social and @clairembullen.bsky.social planning to future of Pellicle and afterwards we had fantastic food and beer at the @kernelbrewery.bsky.social before delicious pints at The Hand and Marigold.

06.03.2026 17:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get more from Pellicle on Patreon Creating an award-winning drinks magazine and podcast

Like what we're doing? Join our Patreon and support the future of Pellicle magazine!

We're planning a print issue RIGHT NOW and we need your help to make it happen.

Sign up here: www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...

05.03.2026 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had no idea I&G had even gone into administration.

06.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today would be a good day to pre order my new book

06.03.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Lisa!

06.03.2026 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats on the book launch Amit!

05.03.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pubs for the People by me & Vallu is out with @manchesterup.bsky.social in October. On how the pub can be salvaged as a space for the Good Life that goes beyond boring ideas of White England.

A bargain at ยฃ18.99 in hardback (cant even get 3 pints for that!)

www.waterstones.com/book/pubs-fo...

05.03.2026 09:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Fabulous top to bottom.

One reason why I spend money to support @pelliclemag.com.

04.03.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a wonderful piece.

04.03.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah! The Plough is what I said, opposite the co-op!

04.03.2026 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

57.3% tho ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

04.03.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bottle of wireworks heritage chevallier whisky from white peak distillery on my garden table

A bottle of wireworks heritage chevallier whisky from white peak distillery on my garden table

Treated myself to this 100% crisp malt heritage chevallier Wireworks whisky from @whitepeak.bsky.social. Iโ€™ve had all chev beers before and itโ€™s such a muscular, expressive grain. Canโ€™t wait to tear into this.

04.03.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is just such a great piece of analysis with photos that take you right into the heart of the action. Incredible work from @anahlcq.bsky.social and @cmluttun.bsky.social!

04.03.2026 08:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Patron, un Demi! โ€” On Franceโ€™s PMU Bars and Keeping Working-Class Spaces Alive โ€” Pellicle Itโ€™s noon and, since it doesnโ€™t serve food, I expect Le Mustang in Saint-Nolff, Brittany to be almost empty when I push through the doors. The place is packed regardless. Construction workers stand to...

Stories like this make me smug as all hell to be deputy editor of @pelliclemag.com

@anahlcq.bsky.social is the best drinks and working class culture writer in the world right now. I said what I said.

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/2/...

04.03.2026 06:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Rustic, you say? I happen to be writing an article about the concept of โ€œrusticity in beerโ€. Expect correspondence by electronic mail.

04.03.2026 08:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A couple of sitting MPs follow me so I am resharing this because I think this is a pretty darn good idea and imagine if we had something similar in the uk that helped showcase our long, rich culture of beer and brewing.

04.03.2026 08:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Which poacher do you mean btw? Lincolnshire poacher on bunkers hill?

03.03.2026 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers mate

03.03.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Contact โ€” Pellicle

Tomorrow's @pelliclemag.com feature is an incredible piece of combined writing and photojournalism. Do sign up to our free newsletter if you haven't already, so you can get notifications of new stories straight in your inbox:

www.pelliclemag.com/contact

03.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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TAPROOM NEWS! Introducing Abbeydale Beerworks - just 200 steps from the brewery roller shutters! We're taking on 298 Abbeydale Road, previously the wonderful Turner's. We canโ€™t wait to play a new part in the neighbourhood that means so much to us and that weโ€™ve called home for the past 30 years.

03.03.2026 09:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thankfully not!

03.03.2026 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But now I am on the computer again oh no

03.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0