My @tomstapandbrew.bsky.social Subscription box has arrived with a very nice surprise....😋

When you walk into a pub and the bar keep is having a detailed discussion with the regulars on the interaction between egg yellow mixing with the beans.... Where am I?

I hope the set can be saved, as i know how hard Gareth worked to get it. Ben and I at Thornbridge would be more than happy to provide advice and help to any prospective owner 🤞

It's Christmas Eve right? So it's OK to break into the cheese and crackers, right?

This time next week, we'll have called Last Orders on the first session of #ISBFX. Come join us.... Only 16 tickets left! share.google/Cfcfzi3x39w6...

How to say "I'm convinced my brother is a nonce" without saying "I'm convinced my brother is a nonce" :-/

Mindboggling that anybody thinks this is acceptable. But they don't care about heritage, just how much money they can make. Let them know we care about heritage.....

#ISBFX tickets are on general sale…now! Read all about it and get yours here: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-y...

Anybody up for a vintage bottle share? Got these lovely specials from 2018 and a couple of proper 2017 gems from long closed breweries.....

Another seaside breakfast, this time with a sea view 😄

Seaside breakfast...

Shall we translate the e-mail I've just got from Live Nation? "These shows are about to sell out..." = ....

Just done something not done in the ten years we've been in this house - a good long soak in the bath. Certainly eased the post beer fest aching muscles better than going straight back to work on Monday morning. #RetiredLife

And then Charlie XCX comes on and shows how a shambolic NY is way ahead of some 'star' mining to playback....

So I've just come back from a day with lots of beer consumed. But drunk me can't help but think that some of the "will NY's set be televised" must have been "will more people find out he's a bit shit these days"..

Once more unto the breach.... With the emphasis on the once 😏

Did you know that the first Beer & Cider Festival in Chorlton was held 20 years ago - way back in 2005. We're really looking forward to welcoming back some of the breweries and even some of the beers that we poured back when 2Pac was top of the charts and Batman Begins was the movie to see.

New podcast out now! Featuring @milliemanders.bsky.social recorded LIVE at Manchester Punk Festival!

Still a couple of spaces left in this years festival programme. Opportunites for #Chorlton busineses large & small - advertising starts at just £60. Visit www.chorltonbeerfestival.org.uk/sponsor

Just in case you'd lost count....

Come sling some EKF with me, Adam and Vic. Or pump some cask with other equally lovely people.....

#Eagles 😃😃😃😃😆😆😆😃😃😃

Eyes down drinkers.....

Oh well, good effort @bodoglimt.bsky.social - not to be this year :-(

I think I must be ill. I've just realised that apart from Bearded Theory, my next music gig is five weeks away!

Smashing evening at @prairie-schooner-taphouse.co.uk with Fell Brewery. Only popped out to say hello to "not that one". Last bus was on time..... 😏

Israel are planning to 'move' the population of Gaza as part of a new plan to "capture" the territory. It's clear for everyone to see. This is ethnic cleansing.

Pubs are way more than alcohol. ⭐️ They are sites of history and heritage ⭐️ They are Social spaces for communities ⭐️ They are important for local economies We need to all we can to help support pubs and the communities they serve

Right, better late than never. I've sent a load of enquiries out for beers for @chorlbeerfest.bsky.social and even managed to fully confirm four beers on a bank holiday Monday. So I'm calling it pub o'clock :-)

I've been asked - on a surprising number of occasions - two questions. "IS the Independent Salford Beer Festival going ahead in '25?" And - "When"? The answers? Yes. And - 6 - 8 November. There WILL be more news soon.....

Wrote something really personal about @laurajanegrace.bsky.social and trans empathy. www.inlander.com/music/a-pers...

Who is up for three days of fun in July? Our weekend ticket gives you access to all three days of the festival for just £25 - including your first £10 of drinks. You can book your ticket from Monday😁

Well I never, two results pulled out at the last minute.... Heie heie @bodoglimt.bsky.social 😁

Congratulations to The Beer House, Chorlton - Trafford & Hulme Pub Of The Year 2025.

No, Steve, I will not give you any more beer money. And no, I will not fight you for it, you're an Otter.

So BlueSky - help me out. In a couple of hours I will be in Torquay. I've done next to no research. So apart from TQ Beer works, where might I get a good beer that isn't Otter or Dartmoor twig juice?

Three hours into journey and after 11 o'clock - time for train beers.... @tomstapandbrew.bsky.social

It was a pleasure to visit The Fox Pub & Kitchen in Flixton last night to present their certificate as your Pub Of The Season for Spring 2025. Three cask ales from @timothytaylors.bsky.social on the bar, all well kept by an enthusiastic team.

This one is my fav so far!

Greetings from the Philadelphia rally

Hey Republicans/MAGATs, this is how you protest "peacefully." This is Minnesota but Chicago, Cheyenne, NY, and many other cities have hundreds of thousands protesting PEACEFULLY. Nobody is attacking police, breaking windows or spraying mace.... see, it IS possible

Fantastic gig from @frankturner.bsky.social at @manchesteracademy.bsky.social

While I may have been guilty of releasing some noxious gases in the past, this time I swear it wasn't me.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tonight, join fellow ale fans at Flixton Conservative Club, Flixton Road, Urmston to enjoy some beers and celebrate them winning Club Of The Year for the 12th time! Starts at 8pm, 6 cask ales available. What could go wrong!!!

Last day in Sheffield so decided to go mega... Top find stumbling on Moor Cafe. Lovely friendly people and super good value... #BreakfastsOfBlueSky

That thing where you finish your shift at a beer festival and the local pub has @kernelbrewery.bsky.social #ExportIndiaPorter on cask....

Drinking a #YakimaTrail by @elusivebrewing.com at #IndieBeerFeast