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writings about pubs, from the perspective of someone on the 'wrong' side of the bar.

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  • Cases of You

    Cases of You

    A small collection of five billet-doux about sharing food and drink with the people you love.

    Michael Deakin

    11th Jun 2026
    Drinks (General)
    Beer, Community, Food and Drink, Friendship, Hospitality, Whisky, Wine
  • Pubs, Piss and Politics: Interpreting the EHRC Code for Trans-Friendly Hospitality Venues

    Pubs, Piss and Politics: Interpreting the EHRC Code for Trans-Friendly Hospitality Venues

    How can hospitality venues remain trans-friendly following the publishing of the EHRC Code of Practice. And the wider political context.

    Michael Deakin

    6th Jun 2026
    Pubs/Beer
    Community, Hospitality, Politics, Pubs, Trans Rights
  • If Not This, Then What?

    If Not This, Then What?

    A few weeks of being asked if I was ‘getting a proper job’ prompts me to head to the pub and think about paths not taken and the lot of the bartender.

    Michael Deakin

    13th Feb 2026
    Pubs/Beer
    Bartending, Beer, Community, Craft Beer, Hospitality, Pubs, Real Ale
  • Golden Pints and Books

    Golden Pints and Books

    My Top 5 Pints Consumed and Top 5 Books Read in 2025!

    Michael Deakin

    30th Dec 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    2025, 8bitsandbobs, Beer, Books, Literature, Pubs
  • Don’t Look Down

    Don’t Look Down

    When your work demands that you shift between several different versions of yourself every day, how do you remember which version is really you when it comes to spending time away from the bar?

    Michael Deakin

    1st Nov 2025
    Pubs/Beer, Uncategorized
    Bartending, Hospitality, Hospitality Work, Identity, Pubs, Real Ale
  • Ye Olde (First and Last) Trip

    Ye Olde (First and Last) Trip

    Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a perfect distillation of everything that is wrong with big pub groups like Greene King. In the palm of their hand they had something so utterly unique and brimming with character, but they closed their hulking fist and moulded it until it fit neatly and undistinguishable amongst all of…

    Michael Deakin

    29th May 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    8bitsandbobs, Beer, Craft Beer, Greene King, Nottingham, Pubs, Real Ale
  • Addiction to Anonymity

    Addiction to Anonymity

    People are best observed from the perspective of the stranger. I sit in a pub that is foreign to me, relishing the morsels of humanity offered to me, which are vanishingly rare in many other aspects of modern life.

    Michael Deakin

    7th Apr 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    8bitsandbobs, Anonymity, Anti-Capitalist, Community, Politics, Pubs, Social Commentary, Solo Drinking
  • We Don’t Need Another Hero

    We Don’t Need Another Hero

    The culture of the hospitality, and specifically the pub, industry needs to change if we are going to have any chance of surviving the threat posed by late stage capitalism.

    Michael Deakin

    12th Mar 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    Anti-Capitalist, Beer, Community, Craft Beer, Hospitality, Politics, Pubs, Real Ale
  • The Session: The Best Beer You Can Drink At Home Right Now

    The Session: The Best Beer You Can Drink At Home Right Now

    The best beer you can drink at home right now…is a beer in the bath.

    Michael Deakin

    28th Feb 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    Beer, Belgian Beer, Craft Beer, The Session
  • The Best Seat in the House

    The Best Seat in the House

    As I sit in The Free Trade Inn, Newcastle, glancing enviously at the couple on the stools a few feet away from me, I wonder what is in the making of the best pub seats and how do we attribute value to different forms of comfort?

    Michael Deakin

    29th Jan 2025
    Pubs/Beer
    Beer, Craft Beer, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Pubs, Real Ale, Travel
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