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*New blog post* on a tough year, location move and future plans for Modest Beer quareswally.com/2026/02/09/t...

The next Craic Beer Community meet-up will be on Saturday the 28th of February, at @ballykilcavan.com: an independent brewery in Co. Laois set in the picturesque surroundings of their old farmyard.

Not the most egregious aspect of the whole thing but those ChatGPT "caricatures" aren't even caricatures, they're slightly stylised versions of a person's photos where they just made the heads big and the bodies smaller

If I had my way, TV would be banned in pubs. All TV. In all pubs. Everywhere. Blah blah, community. Blah blah, like minded people. No, switch it off. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk! 🙂

It's time for a bottle share! 🤓🍻

Happy Friday, I hope you have some tasty beers chilling! 🤓🍻 #beersky

Ticket for Saturday 23rd May up for resale: secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/3E006348E...

Today is 2026-01-27, the sun sets at 16:58:13 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 52 mins and 30 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

New Blog Post! Where I once again get lost in the backwoods of pedantry with just my torch of self-rightousness to guide me out ...

youtu.be/SRTSYT_upSI?... this just in, an interview with my buddy Daryl! 🤓🍻

In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I. On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence. www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...

@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social any thoughts? 🤔

So. We're very very very nearly there. Let's see if we can hammer the world with #TheGrandStretchIsBack at 16:05:45 Dublin time.

Reminder that the Festive 50 is not just a vote and a list. There’s a full blown show (well, three actually) counting down the chart. That’s the best bit so please remember to join us. Previous years shows are on Mixcloud.

R.i.p. Mani - your legend will live on! 😢

Listening to this, recorded 45 years ago tomorrow so it's almost as old as me! 🤯 @marcrileydj.bsky.social

Another great weekend had at Rock City and Friends. Craic and beer with friends old and new. Thanks for looking after me guys! And thanks Mark for getting me to 'help' pouring. I wrote a blog about this last year! And while you are there check out Stadsbrouwerij Drie Ringen. 🤓🍻

simonsaysbeer.com/2025/11/02/b... I got a few tips here ahead of my Boston trip, here are the places I hit. 🤓🍻 #Beersky

I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires. There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.

Enjoyed this, and it seems appropriate for the time of year 😱 #booksky

Taurus: You will have the opportunity to exact a terrible vengeance. Take it. Treat yourself.

This week's edition of news, nuggets and longreads is now up, with all sorts of great stuff, including several responses to one of our own posts from earlier in the week. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/10/news...

Winter isn't here yet, but I am wearing a fleece while enjoying my beer al fresco...🤓🍻 #beersky

As the guy chosen to eh, supervise the stein holding in Athlone at Dead Centre's Oktoberfest I look forward to seeing such enthusiasm! 🤓🍻

Taurus: It’s great that you have a 5 year plan, but maybe 4 of the 5 years shouldn’t be, ‘Scream repeatedly into the void.’

I'm looking for some Boston beer recommendations Notch and Trillium already on the list. I'll be travelling with family and using public transport.

Just getting warmed up for the Dublin Beer Festival in the RDS tomorrow - see you there? 🤓🍻 #beersky

Yorkshire puddings appreciation post! #foodsky

We’re hiring. I hear we are ok to work for. But definitely ask around. All help spreading the word appreciated. ie.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...

Step into the liminal spaces where phantoms dwell... "White Eyes" emerges as our most atmospheric and cinematic creation—a slow-burn journey through candlelit halls where ancient mysteries linger. 🎬 Watch: youtu.be/6HZHGnE5vwY

Taurus: All your prayers will be answered this week! The answer will be no.

London now… | Simon Says… You really should drink this! share.google/A77blpJpvEZe... Have a read about my latest London adventure including a visit to the new Boldrbar and some more traditional pubs #beersky

Ready for action here in Ballymahon! 🍻🤓

Found this t-shirt while doing some tidying up today. Picked it up in New York twenty years ago in the Heartland Brewery at the bottom of the Empire State Building. 🤓🍻

Out with the old etc, as long as the beer is this good I'm ok with it...🍻

This morning I listened to two new albums. Wet Leg - raw fizzy sexuality and attitude Sons of Southern Ulster - raw raging reflections on rural Ireland, tempered with some poignant moments and dark bitter humour. #musicsky

Taurus: It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get up without learning anything from your constant failures.

@marcrileydj.bsky.social just enjoying the show whilst I still can... Cheers for all of the great tunes, sessions and chats. 🍻😭

Grand day for a walk in the woods...

Happy weekend to everyone who doesn't have work tomorrow! 🤓🍻

Hoppy Friday to all who celebrate 🤓🍻🎉

I missed this post until now! 🤓

simonsaysbeer.com/2025/05/14/g... A belated blog post for your reading pleasure. 🤓🍻 #beersky

Taurus: If at first you don’t succeed, try giving up and going back to bed.

The latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads is now live on the blog, with notes on Ilkley, low-alcohol beer, fancy draught, cheesy snacks, and Duvel. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/05/news...

Happy Friday, summer vibes from To Øl! 🍻😎🧡

Grand sunny Bank Holiday Monday morning in Westport. Time for coffee...

HAPPY SATURDAY! Here's our latest round up of good writing about beer, brewing and pubs, with a bit of a recurring theme about which breweries get supported, and by whom. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/05/news...

I couldn't find a truly liminal place, although I'm in a sort-of-snug at the door in the pub - and I wanted to read this in a pub. It's a lovely thing, @katiematherkm.bsky.social. Quite personal while being infinitely relatable. Cheers, I really enjoyed it ...