Vault City, Mini Crunch... and The Windmill, Pendlebury. #BskyBeer

Northern Monk, Infinite Fog... and The Windmill, Layton. #BskyBeer

Brouwerij de Halve Maan, Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel... and the Unity Brook, Kearsley. #BskyBeer

L'Abbaye de Scourmont, Chimay White... and The Cornbrook in Manchester. #BskyBeer

Made it! 😀 #BskyBeer

Right. I'm going for it. If this morning's postman can still be walking around in shorts Northern can run a couple of sodding trains. Wigan Central bound... youtu.be/r97Nv8N7-mI?...

Storm Bloody Claudia! Need to use the train today for the Belgian Beer Festival at Wigan Central and Northern Trains have already issued a warning not to travel.

St.Bernardus Abt12... and The Black Swan in Whitby. #BskyBeer

L'Abbaye de Scourmont, Chimay Blue... and the White Swan in Swinton. #BskyBeer

Brouwerij Het Anker, Gouden Carolus Classic... and The Alexandra in Stockport. #BskyBeer

You can tell without looking when it's *our* blue bin that is being tipped into the bin wagon, by the clatter of bottles and cans. Today our bin has been replaced by a bigger one. Blackpool Council, I accept that challenge.

Huyghe, Delirium Tremens... and The Alexandra in Harrogate. #BskyBeer

Crowd of tinies just got on the train. The teacher has mentioned three names so far, Dorothy, Albert and George. I like a bit of tradition.

Northern Monk, Golden Bertha... and the Colliers Arms in Tyldesley. #BskyBeer

Ossett Brewery, King of Terrors... and The Mines in Laxey. #BskyBeer

Northern Monk, Dark Matter... and the Ship Centurion in Whitstable. #BskyBeer

Turning Point, Double Disco... and the Auld Hundred in Edinburgh. #BskyBeer

Rivington Brewery, Army of Darkness... and The Four Mary's in Linlithgow. #BskyBeer

St.Ives Brewery, Flora... and The Two Henrys in Battlefield. #BskyBeer

There's a programme on telly about the winter snow in 1947. They always say that one, and 1962, were the worst winters ever in this country. I'd have gone with Mike and Bernie.

Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck, Kasteel Donker... and the Adelphi Riverside in Salford. #BskyBeer

L'Abbaye de Scourmont, Chimay Blue... and The Adelphi in Preston. #BskyBeer

I've got Tubular Bells playing at a volume that would annoy the neighbours had they been at home. Is it still a masterpiece or am I just an old git for thinking that it is?

Still in the Black Horse. Old Tom and this on the same bar.

Black Horse, Preston. Oh look! Old Tom on cask. Now there's a thing...

St.Bernardus Abt12... and The White Star, Liverpool. #BskyBeer

Trappistes Rochefort 6... and the White Star in Liverpool. #BskyBeer

Farm Yard Brew Co., Dubbel Trouble... and the Buck & Union in Oldham. #BskyBeer

Seventy One, Luminous Nights... and the Union Arms in Tyldesley. #BskyBeer

Thornbridge, Cocoa Wonderland... and the Half Moon Inn, Tyldesley. #BskyBeer

Polly's, Everything Works Again... and The Crescent in Salford. #BskyBeer

Farm Yard Brew Co., Dubbel Trouble... and The Armoury in Shrewsbury. #BskyBeer

Vocation Brewery, Love and Hate... and The Armoury in Stockport. #BskyBeer

Today's Farm Yard choices...

OH's lad has bought himself a canal boat which is moored near where he lives, and we're going to see the boat for the first time this afternoon. Given the location it would be rude to *not* call at the Farm Yard Brew Co. on the way home.

Noticed earlier today that Faecesbook 'pokes' are back. Only found out when I couldn't work out what a new symbol on the screen was and clicked on it to find out. In the old days they indicated a form of 'flirting'. Anyway, apologies to Tony, the 80 year old former postman I've known since 1975.

Well that's All Hallows' Eve over for another year. Oh, and pumpkin beer. Hopefully all pubs will drain what they have left at closing time tonight.

Love Lane Brewery, Black Bird Stout... and The Watergate Inn, York. #BskyBeer

Salt, Tram... and The Waterhouse in Manchester. #BskyBeer

Not a clue when I will be there but be there I will. Wigan Central that is...

Brouwerij Koningshoeven, La Trappe Quadrupel... and the Admiral Lord Rodney in Colne. #BskyBeer

Brasserie d'Achouffe, La Chouffe Blonde... and the Admiral Benbow in Shrewsbury. #BskyBeer

St.Bernardus Abt12... and the Crown and Anchor in Manchester. #BskyBeer

Brouwerij de Halve Maan, Straffe Hendrik Tripel... and the Crown and Anchor in Manchester. #BskyBeer

Pauwel Kwak, Ambree... and the Crown and Anchor in Faversham. #BskyBeer

The conductor on the platform at Wigan North Western, who seems to be watching TikTok videos, is licking his phone. Apart from that, life is good.

Swiggin' Where? In Wiggin.

Brouwerij de Halve Maan, Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel... and The Football and Cricketers Arms, Linlithgow. #BskyBeer

Westmalle Tripel... and the Cricketers Arms in Swinton. #BskyBeer

Discovering that this winters Ashes series cricket in Australia will be shown on TNT, leaving me unable to watch it, is tempered by the fact that a days play starts after I go to bed and finishes before I wake up.