Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social Author, producer, scicomms, animation. Royal Institution writer-in-residence.
Books:
Learning To Think (Penguin)
The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins)
Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)
Alison Bechdel @alisonbechdel.bsky.social Cartoonist
The Beer Nut @thebeernut.bsky.social Drinks beer, travels. Drinks beer.
Writings: https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/
The Coast is Queer Festival @coastisqueerfest.bsky.social 🛟🏳️🌈The Coast is Queer is the UK's biggest and brightest festival of LGBTQ+ literature🏳️🌈 🛟
Attenborough Centre Brighton 9 – 12 October 2025
Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social 1. Writer (https://www.adamsharp.me/)
2. Obsessed with lists
3. COMMON PEOPLE
4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS
5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social Community organiser; fond of football, chickens, and camping.
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social Cozy random passages from Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books. Posts auto-delete.
Clitheroe Beer Festival @clithbeerfestival.bsky.social Clitheroe Beer Festival is a Camra, non-profit, beer festival held every May in the market town of Clitheroe, Lancashire. We are always looking for sponsorship and volunteers to help run the festival And, of course, customers to sample our beers.
The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social A home for working-class readers and writers
https://thebeemagazine.com
The Kemptown Bookshop @kemptownbookshop.bsky.social Brighton’s Oldest Independent Bookshop 📚🌈
Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social Ex-psychiatrist, writer, campaigner. Trans ally. She/ her. Author ‘HER NAME IS ALICE’ on the life and death of my transgender child. Mudlark Books Harper Collins. https://www.carolinelitman.com/her-name-is-alice-1
Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social Novelist, rep’d by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. Thrillers: #LittleWhiteLies💛 #SafeAndSound❤️ #IllNeverTell💗 #AGuiltySecret🧡 Lives in Lincolnshire, has a cat. Clinical Psychologist by day.
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
George M Johnson Garçon @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social NYTIMES Bestselling Author of All Boys Aren’t Blue. Emmy nominated Writer & Executive Producer. TIME100 Next Moat Influential People in World. AφA 06. They/Them
Arthur Webber 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social Children’s author, mediocre footballer, internet transgender || he/him #COYG
Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender @ctsgbrighton.bsky.social The @uniofbrighton Transforming Sexuality & Gender Research Centre brings together researchers working on sexuality, gender, LGBTQ issues & social change.
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/index.aspx
Bella Tomsett @bellatomsett.bsky.social Social worker; social work lecturer; MSc Global Health; PhD researcher University of Brighton, researching improved identification and support of victims of #DomesticAbuse and #ModernSlavery in remote healthcare encounters. #TraumaInformed.
Own views.
Tevvy Bear @tevvybear.bsky.social 
AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com The AP Stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. We offer a full suite of products to help you stay in style, whether on your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet.
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social Analysis & commentary on UK law affecting trans people and their rights. Our work is unfortunately suspended at the moment.
Deeply opposed to UKSC/FWS ruling of 16/4/25 & to its blatant exploitation to hurt trans people by the EHRC, the media & others.
Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com Belfast writer. He/him. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. "Big beast transgender activist" [The Telegraph].
The Trans Agenda [on a break] reports on anti-trans media coverage in UK papers, subscribe here transagenda.info
Mark Hazell @markhazell.bsky.social Cask Mark.
Sparkler centrist.
Worthing Tap Takeover @worthingtto.bsky.social A town wide celebration of Craft Beer and Independent Venues in the Sussex Seaside Town of Worthing. Takes part every year the weekend after Easter. In 2025 that's the 25-27 April,
Brick Pub @brighton-brick.bsky.social Small pub in Brighton’s independent food street. Good beers, nice wine, some old paintings of German blokes on the walls.
Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social Writer of The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Lambda Award Finalist. Leicestershire Short Story Prize winner. Saltburn - Feb 2025.
Indie Press supporter.
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
MD ANT
https://linktr.ee/drewgum
Cory Booker @corybooker.com U.S. Senator from New Jersey. 
CynInEmbra | she/her @cynderness.bsky.social Cinéaste cat-sitter into nostalgia. Pesky vegan, breast cancer-er, ADHDr, dyspraxic, tofu wokerati, volunteer, humanist. Wanderer & wonderer. Edinburgh via Brussels/Brighton/Hitchin/NRW/London/LA/OC. Fix your heart or die 🇺🇦🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🕊️🟢 https://ko-fi.com/cyninbxl
@mitchadamsbeer.bsky.social @mitchadamsbeer.bsky.social 
Norsk Kornølfestival @kornolfest.bsky.social A festival dedicated to true, traditional farmhouse ale, in Hornindal, Western Norway. Next dates: Oct 1-3, 2026.
https://www.norskkornolfestival.no/
downlands brewery @downlandsbrewery.bsky.social bad people
good beer
Virginia Beer Co. @virginiabeerco.bsky.social BEER • PEOPLE • PURPOSE
Kate Mellor @katemellor.bsky.social Social Worker. Lived experience #stroke & #ABI. @HeadwaySussex Hospital Liaison Facilitator. @AirAmbulanceKSS volunteer & former patient. @BISWG trustee. ABI warrior.
Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social Oh god not again (📺🎬: ITG, 📚: Curtis Brown)
Boundless Magazine @boundlessmagazine.bsky.social https://boundlesslit.substack.com/
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social Lead analyst at Feel Goods Insights
Bylines in The Washington Post, Craft Beer & Brewing, Bon Appetit, Imbibe, elsewhere
@nagbw.bsky.social’s Writer of the Year 2025
University of Montana Law class of 2029
📍Missoula, MT
Robin LeBlanc, from work @robinfromwork.bsky.social Perpetually tired award winning writer. Queer. Disabled. Always asks for the aux. Horror, humour, craft beer, fragrance and photography. America's sweetheart 1984-1992.
She/Her
Phil Cook @beerdiary.bsky.social Beer diarist (at philcook.net), bartender, and various beer industry miscellany for a decade and counting. Continually disappointed optimist. He/him.
From: Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington
Recently: Naarm / Melbourne
Now: Nacotchtank land / Washington DC
Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social Author, speaker, and researcher of farmhouse ale.
Norwegian posts: @larsga-no.bsky.social
https://www.garshol.priv.no
Elizabeth Pimblett @lzbth.bsky.social Cider historian, apparently.
Director of the Museum of Cider, UK.
Zak Avery @zakavery.bsky.social Beer for your home: www.beerritz.co.uk Beer for your business: www.beerparadise.co.uk Available for the production of words and sentences, both spoken and written. Commoners Choir
Padraig Fox @foxtoberfest.bsky.social GUINNESS Global Quality & Capability,
🇲🇱Proud Carlowman, 🍻Beer Sommelier, ⚽️🏉 Sports, ✈️ Travel
Views my own, but hopefully I’m kind of sound!
#iworkforguinness
18+ / 21+ to follow
Kat Sewell @katsewell.bsky.social Brewing bretty beers and gardening
Keith Sowerby @jamesksowerby.bsky.social Ferment and Culture. @historicbrewcon.bsky.social
Gabriele "Gabs" Bertucci @gabsbertucci.bsky.social 🍳 Consultant @witg_handle
🌐 Docente @agroalimentarepiemonte
🍺 Beer Sommelier & Judge
📍 Tuscany / Piedmont 🇮🇹
Steve D Sailopal @goodkarmasteve.bsky.social Ex AF beer peddler. Desi, Gooner, Orval and Bombay Mix fan!
he/him✌🏽@currysmugglers
Mark Johnson @marknjohnson.bsky.social Beer blogger, Beer Podcaster, Animal carer, Swiftie, Huddersfield Town sufferer, Knuckles the Echidna enthusiast
Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social Writer, editor, terminator. Swedophile. Co-author "30-second Beer". Member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. Otherwise, music, food, whisk(e)y.
I look a bit like the singer Steve Lee, in this photo.
James Beeson @beesononbooze.bsky.social Drinks editor at leading trade magazine The Grocer. Slice and sando enthusiast. Live music lover. Long-suffering Spurs fan.
Jeff Alworth @alworth.bsky.social Politics/news account. Like all people, I have a life beyond my career. Part of it involves civic engagement. For beer check out beervana.bsky.social.
Longer essays: https://substack.com/@jeffalworth/
Portland, OR
Louise Krennmair @louisekrennmair.bsky.social Norn Irish beer drinker living in Berlin.
Bryan Roth @bryandroth.bsky.social ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kieran Haslett-Moore @southstarbrew.bsky.social Keep Music Evil, Keep Beer Funky. Words are alright I suppose.
The Green Goddess Pub @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social Aspiring microbrewery but currently just an AWARD WINNING lovely pub with ‘funny opening hours’ - open Tues to Sun. 20 taps, good beer, cider, wine, softs and coffee. Family and dog friendly, step free access. 43a Vanbrugh Park London SE3
Maureen Ogle @maureenogle.bsky.social Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea junkie
Maureenogle.com
Tandleman @tandleman.bsky.social Blogging and commenting about beer for quite a while.
Stirchley Wines & Spirits @stirchleywines.bsky.social Award Winning shop serving nicer drinks to the folk of Birmingham since 1979.
SIBA National - UK's Best Independent Craft Beer Retailer 2024.
Beers | Ciders | Wines | Spirits
https://linktr.ee/stirchleywines
Dani @linefromaletter.bsky.social Books and bands and beer, baby.
She/her, coming to you from Melbourne/Naarm.
Emma Victory @emmavictory.bsky.social Biomedical Scientist & Educator CSci FIBMS
Infection science, specialising in Parasitology; plus Tolkien, cats and horror. 
Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social Guardian reporter and author of Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain.
Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social European 🇪🇺
Newbury, Berkshire based - previously Lichfield, South London, Sheffield, Kent, Sussex.
Likes: travel eg Belgium; railways; art; music eg Americana; film eg Noir & beer.
🔸
Elsewhere: @timofnewbury
+ blogger.com/profile/02224647895500543757
Fiona Beckett @fibeckett.bsky.social Bristol-based former Guardian wine writer. Food and wine pairing geek. Publisher matchingfoodandwine.com and Eat This, Drink That on Substack fionabeckett.substack.com. @fibeckett_winematcher on insta
Henry @brewhenry.bsky.social Brewer
Jordan St.John @saintsgambit.bsky.social Head of the Beer Certificate at Toronto's George Brown College. Author x5, Editor Emeritus of The Growler Ontario, Contributor of Odds and Sods to various publications.
Sam Espensen @samespensen.bsky.social Ex hack/flack, now booze maker, film lover, book nerd in Bristol. Espensenspirit.com 
Stephen Beaumont @beaumontdrinks.bsky.social Author, writer, reviewer of spirits and beer at beaumontdrinks.com.
Ruth Mitchell @beerfaerie.bsky.social Mildly disgruntled booze person, mainly interested in glitter and gin. Lefty, liberal, Guardian reading, Radio 4 listening, feminist. Highly unlikely to post consistently.
Historic Beer Ads @beerpuffery.bsky.social In case you travel back in time and need to pick a beer.
Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social He/him. Bristol. Writer, content designer. No alt text = no repost. Not here for politics. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/raynewman Header: Thin Places in Hard Concrete https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC5PL7T4 Agent: https://blakefriedmann.co.uk/ray-newman
Dan Maycock @danmaycock.bsky.social I like beer and rollercoasters. CUFC ⚽💛🖤 53/92. I write about stuff on my blog. All views are my own. CC: 886
Blog: https://beermoose.blogspot.com/?m=1
Kate Hempsall @katehempsall.bsky.social PR consultant to hospitality sector with particular interest in beer & pubs. Armchair sports fan, theatre & music lover & always looking for my next travel adventure 🍻🏏🎭🎤🛫
Graham Meakin @grahammeakin.bsky.social Structural Engineer / Sheffield Wednesday supporter / music lover / beer + brewing enthusiast / Cicerone certified beer server 🍻
Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social Eurostar Train Manager, ale and photography fan. Posts when operational duties allow. Contact eurostar for customer support. Bon voyage! #TrainsNotPlanes
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Iron Pier James @ironpier-james.bsky.social Brewing Director at Iron Pier Brewery. Big fan of old Hymer motorhomes, old Staffies, and old beer styles.
Financial Times @financialtimes.com The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis.
https://www.ft.com
The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
Iron Pier Beer @ironpierbeer.bsky.social Brewery based in Kent. Generally focusing on unfashionable styles in cask and keg.
Adam Driver @adamdriver.bsky.social Missed Twitter, came here. Always Authentic | Chartered CIPR, founder & director Authentic Comms, strategic digital marketer, SEO, content | GIFs & memes | Brentford FC 🐝
Simple Things Fermentations @stfermentations.bsky.social A small independent brewery based in Glasgow producing beer in a wide range of styles since 2019.
editorcamra @editorcamra.bsky.social Erstwhile editor of Out Inn Cheshire magazine. Dedicated to supporting pubs and independent brewers in and near Cheshire.
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
https://linktr.ee/jayrayner1
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Ellie Hudspith @elliehudders.bsky.social Day job - Campaigns and Comms at CAMRA
Spare time - cats, pubs and politics (in that order)
Craft Beer Newcastle @craftbeerncl.bsky.social We’re here to #ShareTheBeerLove with brewery + pub news from across the North East of England.
💷 All profits are donated to good causes
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Neil Sowerby @antonegomanc.bsky.social Food, drink and travel journalist in the North of England. Loves to cook.
Brewsters Brewery @brewstersbrewery.bsky.social Indie brewery
Grantham, Lincs, UK.
Since 1998.
https://brewstersbrewery.com
Claire Bullen @clairembullen.bsky.social Writer and editor focused on food, beer, wine, and the sensory world. Cookbook author. London walker. Karaoke fiend.
Thornbridge Fay @thornbridgefay.bsky.social Ops Director Thornbridge Taps. T.T.TEESSIDER #UTB #Sheffield #Beer & other stuff 🇪🇺 Views my own.
Mills Brewing @millsbrewing.bsky.social Gen & Jonny Mills Brewing and blending naturally fermented beers with minimal modern intervention. Spontaneous fermentation and locally collected cultures.
https://linktr.ee/millsbrewing
tania_nexust @tania-nexust.bsky.social Passionate about good beer, good cider, good food, and getting things organised; always seeking beer and food adventures. Hungry for Art.
Indie Rabble Brew Co @indierabble.bsky.social The UK's best new craft brewery 2024 - SIBA
Fiercely deficient
~ DOWN WITH BAD THINGS ~
Pub Curmudgeon 🏴 @oldmudgie.bsky.social Traditional beer and pubs. Pub cats. Dislikes banning things, especially smoking in pubs. Also see: https://x.com/oldmudgie
Ned Palmer @cheesetastingco.bsky.social The UK's favourite freelance cheesemonger: https://bit.ly/CheeseTastingCo Tour and cheese tastings here: https://bit.ly/LondonCheeseTour
Tim Hayward @timhayward.bsky.social Hack. Mainly food.
https://linktr.ee/tim.m.hayward
Jackie @lambicqueen.bsky.social Lover of Lambics, WC IPAs & Pastry Stouts (lyrics by @gamerdrinker)