Nigel Sadler
@NigelSommelier
Ex Brewer. Accredited Beer Sommelier & CIBD Accredited Trainer. Beer Judge. Science fan. Fairweather star gazer 🔭 Likes brown beer with English hops and🐈⬛🐱
First image of the full Moon tonight using the SeestarS50 here in Essex, UK. Seeing conditions are staying good here but cloud in the distance. #astronomy #astrophotography

Not the best start to the weekend. Been at the hospital 3 hours now with Liz who is in a lot of pain with what seems to be some sort of stomach problem. Missing Beer O'Clock obvs. Someone have a pint for me. Ta. 🍻
A Beer Expert’s Guide To Making Beer Cocktails forbes.com/sites/emsauter…
Monday 28 July 2025. Denar Limited recalls Destan Pistazien Crème Dubai Style because of undeclared milk #FoodAllergy food.gov.uk/news-alerts/al…
Business owner Emma Gibbon makes a plea for the Government to review three key topics to ensure the survival of pub companies like hers. #OurPubs #LongLiveTheLocal #Taxedout Join the #ourpub campaign here: bit.ly/BIIOurPub
Jupiter and Venus close encounter, Neptune and Saturn tango, Uranus meets the Pleiades. Planet guide for August 2025 skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/…
A pedicab driver has pleaded guilty to stealing fine wine worth £24,000 from a London restaurant. The unusual theft involved transporting the wine in a wheelie bin attached to his tuk-tuk. thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/07/tuk-tu…
Today's Car News: Alfa 33 got through the MOT for £114 all in. Just needed carbs cleaning. Happy days 😊

Last week marked the official release of the 2021 vintage of world-famous Australian wine Penfolds Grange – and it’s one of the greatest expressions ever, according to head winemaker Peter Gago. thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/07/penfol…
In its latest Daily Drinks Tracker, @CGA_insights reports that cider sales have soared due to warmer weather experienced in the first half of July. Read more: pubandbar.com/story.php?s=20…
A great video on pubs and their struggles from the @guardian - the best quote: "Are we witnessing the strangulation of fun?" - theguardian.com/news/video/202…
Hospitality holiday job posts plummet ➡️ thecaterer.com/news/hospitali…
Fantastic news! Well done #lionesses ⚽🍾🥂🎉
HISTORY MADE ✅ And still Champions of Europe... England! #Lionesses
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We already have plenty of hospitality zones. Unfortunately they are being crippled by taxes - National Insurance, business rates, VAT, alcohol duty etc. These headlines from govt are displacement activity while they annihilate the hospitality business with costs.
Strong Ale Sunday: Having missed out yesterday and Liz still not too good there's no #pub visit today. However, a solid bottle line up from the bigger players will keep me happy. Everyone a damn good #beer IMO. 🍻

One of the buildings here in Chelmsford that I wish hadn't been demolished. Would have made an awesome Spoons 😁
The Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex.
It wouldn't have been long ago that this announcement would have been made on 1st April to get everyone fizzing. Tilquin has also launched the first canned lambic recently and there are a great number of producers in Belgium packaging into this format. biergrandcru.be/chimay-in-blik/
#Caturday morning with the feline trio. Miss Lulu Furball has commandeered the table while Sid and Bob want the spare chairs. 🐈⬛😺🐈⬛


Nice article about German Sauergut 🍻 #beer #brewing
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