Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻

A wee lunchtime pint of shandy at the Hyndland Rock in Glasgow! As a flat roofed pub so different from everything around it, I always wanted to go in, but was hoping for a more 60s/70s vibe inside! Just been done up so not sure what it was like before?

Pretty rubbish pints of Madri and a fast track (really didn’t feel like it) bar at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow - thankfully the music (Tyler Childers) made up for the very average drinks!

Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s Research challenges idea of ‘generation sensible’ as alcohol and drug use increase after teenage years

Research challenges idea of ‘generation sensible’ as alcohol and drug use increase after teenage years - www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
@theguardian.com

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Very excited that we have been accepted to present our paper at this year’s Beeronomics conference! It’s always a great conference and looking forward to attending!

OPINION: What is happening at Stonegate? Pub trade adviser Phil Dixon explains what is going on behind the scenes at Stonegate following news it is seeking a CCCD.

Interesting, although worrying (as is much with Stonegate?) article: OPINION: What is happening at Stonegate? - www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

Great to see this article about the Elm
Tree Inn in Country Living magazine!

Stopped on the way home to grab some proper pub grub at The Red Lion, Blakey Ridge! #pubgrub

Pints with a view (first outside pints of the year) at Marys, Sandsend!

Few pints and Yapas at the wonderful Black Horse, Whitby!

A little visit to Beer O’Clock in Whitby (which is quite quiet today - Whitby that is) for a pint of Veltims - first visit during the day and still like it as a venue!

A visit to the The Plough, Wombleton to celebrate 20 years since I met Mr Wells! Fantastic food as part of Helmsley and Howardian Hills Restaurant Week.

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Another fantastic set of cartoons/drawings from David Bailey and @pelliclemag.com - "The Best Beer" - www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/2/...

Love a pub quiz - at the Grapes Slingsby #pubquiz

Great coverage of the Victoria & Commercial, Leeds in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk I really need to get over there to visit soon!

I needed this from @ladbible.bsky.social today! The thought of spring and a beer garden pint is helping me get through the terrible weather we’ve been having!

Followed the Blue Bell suggestion for Sunday lunch and headed to the Whippet, York- very gastro, great food, dog friendly (front bar) and good choice of beer/drinks! #gastropub

Quick pint at the Bluebell, York - we might even follow their suggestions for Sunday lunch! #sundaypints

‘My mum was a barmaid. I was raised on Bacon Fries!’ - readers on the pub that changed them From 80s punk hangouts to celebrity hotspots to good old community boozers, readers reveal their much-loved locals

The pub that changed me from the @theguardian.com - I could alter the headline for me to - "My mum was a barmaid, and all I remember is red seat upholstery....":
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Is the Great British Pub on the verge of extinction? The truth behind the headlines - Institute of Alcohol Studies Media headlines often suggest that British pubs are in terminal decline. But is that true?

Interesting article about pubs from the Institute of Alcohol Studies - www.ias.org.uk/2026/02/10/i... featuring @campaignforpubs.bsky.social and @theswanyork.bsky.social

Jon Richardson gets hands-on in pub restoration series Comedian Jon Richardson gets on hands-on in the first episode of his pub restoration series, A Yorkshire Pub.

I very much enjoyed watching the first instalment of 'A Yorkshire Pub' last week (see www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...) - a pub not far away from where I live and I very much hope it will be open again soon!

Not sure if he is on socials - I picked it up from a mailing from @britbeerwriters.bsky.social

Interesting article from BeerInsider about the role of competitive socialising in pubs - beerinsider.com/taking-compe...

Exactly!

Drove past the Castle Inn, the Sam Smiths pub in Sheriff Hutton, today - covered in scaffolding but according to @yorkpress it is open? Assuming this isn’t an old headline I hope it stays open! #samsmiths

should Young People drink more? Fear in the age of abstinence

An interesting article about youth drinking/not drinking - whatareyouon.substack.com/p/should-you...

Is dry January getting a bit damper? - www.theguardian.com/news/series/...

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served - www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

It’s Support an Independent Pub Day! Head to the pub - even if it’s your last day of Dry January! #pubs!

Price a bigger factor than health when drinking less, study claims - Drinks Retailing Price is a more significant influence than health and wellbeing among consumers who are cutting back on their alcohol consumption, new research from MMR Research shows. The consumer research agency sa...

The impact of rising alcohol prices? - "39% of consumers are limiting their alcohol intake due to affordability, compared with just 22% who say they’re doing so to support health and fitness goals and 14% who want to be more mindful" drinksretailingnews.co.uk/price-a-bigg...