Bloody lovely time with the best friends, some I've not seen for ages & some new @tomstapandbrew.bsky.social The Whispering Trail @elusivebrewing.com collab was, after a second try (or 3rd/4th/5th) still my beer of the year Such a brilliant place that @seanayling.bsky.social & crew have created❤️

If you know, you know. Brilliant day @torrside.bsky.social

In a bar where this pump clip is on the wall. Looking forward to seeing the real deal next week ❤️ @seanayling.bsky.social

Nice first visit to Lark Hill brewery tap earlier. Really good spot in a courtyard area opposite Salford Uni based in repurposed old fire station buildings. #BskyBeer

Drink in Hebden Bridge is top notch tbf.

Day trip out to sunny Hebden Bridge and the ever brilliant Fox & Goose. Great cask line up so went for a Pictish Brewers Gold 👌 #BskyBeer

Second stop in Wigan. Appropriately enough it's Wigan Brewhouse. Tried a few and the 6% WCIPA was (despite assuming it might be a bit mediocre) really very good indeed. And it's set in a very lovely old building which always helps. #BskyBeer

Well, after a 7-day trip to Riga had to be cancelled last minute😥, then being full of cold from Sunday-Weds🤢, I'm finally out on my week off work 1st trip to Real Crafty in Wigan. Good place & beer selection. We went for 2 different pints of cask Sonoma - 1 cryo hopped and 1 whole hopped👌 #BskyBeer

Cannot argue with this being on at the local for £3.60 a pint. And bloody lovely too. #BskyBeer

Stop off at @steelfishbrewco.bsky.social. Their own cask WCIPA G's First Strike tasting really good (drank most of it before the picture 😋) But then saw they had Sierra Nevada Torpedo on draught 🎉 #BskyBeer

Popped to Rivvy for Fog day. Not particularly enamoured of the hype around it but it's a good walk over there and peak bluebell time. Slightly long queue for the bar... (3rd pic) but a very nice little fog on keg as a result. #BskyBeer

#UltimatePubDog #BskyBeer

Here is a picture of the best beer I've had this year (and possibly all year...). Whispering Trail, a WCIPA by @elusivebrewing.com and @seanayling.bsky.social. Spot on in terms of style as expected and magnificently delicious. #BskyBeer

Game meets game

Well done Stan 👍

Very nice 1st visit to @steelfishbrewco.bsky.social taproom in Manchester. Nice range of their own beer (the cask porter and keg lager were top notch) but some great guests too (@elusivebrewing.com Oregon Trail 💪). Proper good setup 👌 #Bskybeer

The very lovable rascal Stanley turned 10 yesterday. So he had smoked salmon & scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast, pie for lunch, then spent time waiting for & receiving biscuits from behind the bar. Bloody love the little man ❤️

Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."

Lovely afternoon on Saturday at @lakesbrewco.bsky.social for the 78th birthday of @jockjoyce.bsky.social. And lovely to chat with @lakesbrewcosteve.bsky.social about just how good the session BIPA was 😍

The dog treat. And the human treat.* *Redwillow Wreckless for those interested 👌 #BskyBeer

Monday pint of an old favourite from one of the best breweries in the country. And can't argue with £3.50 a pint 😋 #BskyBeer

This composition is entitled: The Pooch and The Pint #BskyBeer

Up at Rivington for a festive (just) few beers with the uberpooch. A very nice Farmyard red IPA and Rivvy, Beak, and Floc DIPA just before the pet Uber is ordered 😆 #BskyBeer

Not had for a while tbf. But an absolute classic in my eyes - sort of forgotten how good it is. #Blueskybeer

I miss the old beer twitter days. And it annoys me that lots of people that I met during those times (either virtually or in real life) I've lost touch with. Partly my own fault but partly the fragmentation of social media 🤷 #BskyBeer

Not yet Stan, not yet.

It's been a pretty emotionally exhausting week, for various family related reasons. But it's nice just to sit in the corner of the pub on your own, have a couple of pints, watch the buzz of people coming & going, & observe the social side of drinking while feeling resolutely antisocial. #BskyBeer

When Stan senses there is a pub dog biscuit nearby and cannot fathom why he hasn't been able to eat it yet. #BskyBeer

I always think Kernel are rightly lauded for their pale hoppy beers, but they are genuinely exceptional at malt forward beer styles. And these are just superb. #BskyBeer

It's pretty good luck to have a local that's a 1 minute walk away and does very decent pints of cask for £3.40 😋 #BskyBeer

Not had these for a long time and they are still very good beers indeed tbf. Wyoming is almost as tasty as I remember it being when I last tried it in ye olden days* of craft beer. *7-8 years ago #BskyBeer

Not had @elusivebrewing.com Oregon Trail on draught for a long time. So had to get a pint. Very lovely indeed 🙂 #BskyBeer

Good to see Stan still has a certain level of fame. bsky.app/profile/sean...

Lovely evening @b33r-at-33.bsky.social last night. Stein of Octoberfest Paulaner and pizza from Bove's out the back (Stan had a bit of crust). Very lucky to have this place as our local 😀 #BskyBeer

Inspired by a recent @tigger2017.bsky.social tweet decided to order some Buxton beers. Remember being blown away by Wyoming, King Slayer etc. in the olden days of craft beer so looking forward to these 😃 (and the BA saisons and triple..) And £60 for the lot with free delivery 🥳 #BskyBeer

When someone knows there are dog treats behind the bar. #BskyBeer

Nice pint of American pale from @blackedgebeers.bsky.social at their tap. Bonus Stan photo bomb* *dog treats were out of shot on the left 👀 #BskyBeer

Years ago I used to be a bit sniffy about Bank Top beers. Maybe I'd heard a bit of talk about them being very trad & bland. But this dark mild is very good. And so are a fair few of their pale beers. And in a world of inflation, pints at £3.40 doesn't hurt 😅 #BskyBeer

Stan was tired. So an impromptu Aldi carry cot was improvised.

Up that there Rivington brewery. #BskyBeer

Very nice overdue day out in Preston yesterday. Just loads of good places with very good beer selections. #BskyBeer

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It's just about acceptable when it's free at a wedding.

Nice stop off at Newbarns brewery tap in Leith yesterday. Could've easily stayed for more than one but had places to be/things to do/other bars to visit etc. #BskyBeer

Might be here a while tbh.

Phwoar.

First-time stop off at Lost in Leith. Very nice place as expected, great tap list, and the GF Leith Juice is a pretty good livener to start with. #BskyBeer

A wander up a very windy Conic hill overlooking Loch Lomond today. And now a lovely Belgian Single from the appropriately iconic @stfermentations.bsky.social #BskyBeer