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

Lovely long day on the Scottish coast along the Firth of Clyde. So a very nice amber lager from local @stfermentations.bsky.social & my hometown brewery Rivington seems appropriate 😋 #BskyBeer

Very nice to see @jamesksowerby.bsky.social tonight. Impromptu catch up but was a most pleasant couple of hours.

Very nice hour or two @thebrewerybar.bsky.social drinking a really good cask 5% NZ pale, and can't argue with £3.50 a pint on a Sunday evening 🍻 #BskyBeer

Uh, oh.

Colourful buildings, coffee, a cathedral, and a bit of crafty beer in Poznan 🍻

Very nice wander around Wroclaw yesterday. It is well worth a visit 👌

A bit of sunshine-infused session IPA and roast pork knuckle in Wroclaw. A pretty perfect combination tbh 😋 #Bskybeer

In the old days I'd probably moan about this not really being a West Coast IPA, but who cares, it's just a nice hoppy beer in a lovely riverside beach bar in Wroclaw 🍻 #Bskybeer

Some drinks around Poznan. A good mix of crafty and less crafty beers was had in lovely surroundings and in good company 🙂 #BSkyBeer

Really nice American pale Zissou, from Polish brewery Inne Beczki. Hard to know for sure, but think Steve would approve. #BSkyBeer

First local crafty beer in Poznan, Poland. And tbf it's appropriately easy to polish off. #BSkyBeer

Nice walk up Rivington Pike today with the uber pooch.

A sad day where I must say a reluctant goodbye to my favourite beer glass 😔

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