Noticed they had Kernel/Elusive/Burning Sky Destination IPA 6% on keg so I blagged a generous taster. Decent.

Fourth and final pint at the Ale House is Colchester Old King Coel 5% London porter. And that's me done on the beer front until Thursday unless GLP win against EHRC beforehand.

Pint 3 is Leigh-on-Sea Boatyard IPA. Always nice to see this on cask.

A second pint of Harvey's Armada.

In an act of gross stupidity I've cycled down to the Ale House for some Sunday night beers as they've got Harvey's Armada & Leigh-on-Sea Boatyard IPA on cask. A pint of the Armada to start obviously.

I've just looked at the Ale House' on Untappd and they've recently put on Harvey's Armada & Leigh-on-Sea Boatyard IPA on cask. Tempted for a little bike ride...

Everyone was right - it's a big bugger!

1/2 I've got multi-site membership of the council's leisure centres but have only ever used the pool. Decided that if I want to get rid of my belly I may need to break the habit of a lifetime and go to the gym. There's one upstairs from the pool and another nearer me is reopening this month after

Rather than my usual Sunday curry/chilli today I'm having the first half of Friday's slow cooked stoofvlees with homemade Shropshire Blue potato croquettes and veg and another of the Kapittel Ageds it was cooked in.

2nd and last beer tonight is a Totem Woodford Reserve Barrel Aged Stout 10%. The ring pull broke as I attempted to open it so I had to prise it open with a knife. Not much condition and the bourbon is maybe just slightly too intense. I'll see how I feel as it goes down.

First beer tonight is an IPA Bakkes 8.5% double IPA ftom Gistgeest. Excellent West Coast style double IPA.

The figures here also show that 7% of all child suicides were trans children. That compares with trans children making up only 1% of the population. Trans kids are seven times as likely to die by suicide as cis kids and all this government can do is make things worse and cover these figures up.

A big shop followed by my 3rd swim this week (2.7k with some sprints and fin work so a good session) and now it's time to listen to Luton v Blackpool with pizza and a De Ranke XX Bitter.

Due to having run out of bread so I can't do my usual toast and jam, breakfast is coffee & my last two Lebkuchen rounds

TIL that "Belgium is by far the world’s leading manufacturer of billiard balls."

Just one beer tonight/today - a Haeseveld Heritage Blond 6% with some crackers and cheese.

The poll in the article needs some help… Looks like it has been TERFed.

My complaint to the Biological Broadcasting Corporation

Prepping a stoofvlees for the slow cooker. The plan had been to cook it over last night to eat today but I got home from the beer festival too drunk to do anything but go straight to bed! So I'll eat it tomorrow or Sunday.

Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion practices, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal goodlawproject.org/council-of-e...

Happy Sex Matters losing two cases in one day despite being funded by billionaires to all who celebrate

Lost a customer and a friend yesterday to the toll of time. He was an elder queer and a really nice bloke, used to come into work near daily just to chat to people. He helped me in my early transition and we used to drink in the pub opposite work. We met when we were going out drinking from work

No organisation existing solely to eliminate trans people should be a charity. #DeregisterSexMatters

Down the hill from the festival to the Victoria for a half of Brids Cross Sharp Axe 4.8% porter.

Finishing on some draught De Ranke Hop Harvest from my friends on the Belgian bar.

Third of Milton Mammon 7%:stout. The 10.5% stout I was going to finish on has just run out so it may be the last.

Screw transphobes BTW.

A third of Monkey Brewhouse Rye-noplasty 5.3% stout.

A generous third of New Bristol/Elusive Pastel de Nata 6% stout.

Next third is Drinkstone Tim's Old Spanker 6% old ale.

I wasn't going to jump straight up to 6.7% but I suddenly saw them tilt the cask so a third of Watsons Omega 6.7% strong mild a little earlier than planned.

Third half is Elusive Our Precious 5.4% spiced stout. Thirds after this.

First two helves at Colchester Winter BF are relatively sensible at 4.2% (Drinkstone Stout) and 4.6% (Bright Oak Lunar Light porter) but after these almost everything I want is 5.4% and up. May need to go to thirds.

Get rekt bigots. Pt 2.

86% in favour of trans-inclusive changing rooms and swimming ponds. 38000 responses. On their best day, the transphobes are outnumbered 6:1. Never forget that.

#TransOnTrains Off to Colchester Winter Beer Festival where I'll be meeting @shirazturvey.co.uk

Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority. (Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)

Just to add to this I've never have trouble whilst swimming in my local pool. Other women are far more likely to talk to me there than men. Today the woman next to me in communal showers (my bald head clearly visible) complimented my costume.

Setting up a pub 16 minutes from Sharron Davies' house.

Today's curry beer is Budvar Dark.

No, I was saying THE Trump, THE

NP. More obscure alt-country. Anyone I follow heard of the Postcard2 server?

NP.

Finishing Dutch tonight with a Muifel Zuster Agatha Quadrupel 10%.

NP.

NP.

Saturday night starts with 75cl of Kriek De Ranke.

I was 67 when I transitioned. I am now 72. Had GRS 3 months ago at 71. Never too late.

Much the same, I was 54 when I started transitioning, I’m 6 months from 64. It’s never too late to be yourself !✊🏳️‍⚧️

Very similar. I was 56 when I started transitioning. I'm 4 months from 64. Never too late.