Inking a commission w.i.p

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.

Thank you to everyone who came to the Craic Beer Community trip to Wicklow Wolf yesterday and for making it a huge success! It was a really interesting tour and was great to share some delicious beer with great people! #DrinkIrish #CraicBeer #WicklowBeer #IrishBeer

Very bad flooding in Enniscorthy today.

Double IPA on the go. Looking forward to this one.

One from the vaults. The fade of its original brightness reveals a beautiful malt backbone that carries the now milder tartness so well. Glad I have three more!

Grading something very special-

I got this in the post today. My cover artwork, some terrific new strips by the likes of Steve White & David Roach & some really fun classic British strips.

#RoadToWRUin Day 12: The WRU are skint. This is clearly from the Annual Report which they sent out on Friday night, 19 days later than they’re supposed to under their own governance rules. Executive pay went up 40% in the last reporting period. gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/a...

More Carlsberg correspondence. Including a description of 20-year old London Porter. barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...

Did you miss it while it was gone there? No? Then just don't go back.

Have the Judges finally gone too far? The 2000 AD Annual 2026 is out TOMORROW! Grab your copy now - before it's CANCELLED!! https://bit.ly/4prqPNw

BLOG POST: “It’s still a breathtaking to stand on that beach. To hear water lapping over stone, intensified by the passing of passenger boats, and the cries of seabirds. And to sense that beneath your feet, no doubt, are the stems of a million clay pipes.” boakandbailey.com/2025/10/the-...

Westons' statement that "perry is dead" dismisses centuries-old craftsmanship and cultural significance. Barry (@barmas.bsky.social) argues that education, not erasure, is essential. With reference to @beesononbooze.bsky.social’s recent article.

This year’s apples feeling the pressure!

Last week a paper came out, showing that chimpanzees daily consume significant amounts of alcohol. A thread where I walk through why the paper matters, then the paper itself.

Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today

There’ll be a Craic Beer Community outing to O Brother on the 11th of October! We’ll be doing a brewery tour and having a few pints in their swanky new taproom! All are welcome, from level 5 beer nerds to total newbies! #DrinkIrish #DrinkLocal #CraicBeer #WicklowBeer #irishbeer

a prophet is without honour....

I know it might seem weird but this is so good that I actually feel like weeping for the current state of the brewing industry and the challenges the true pioneers have to overcome. Unbelievable beer from some unbelievably talented brewers @landandlabour.bsky.social @widestreetbrewery.bsky.social

Inks, w.i.p

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on recent attacks on members of the Indian Community in Ireland president.ie/en/media-lib...

Just watching the news... oh wait, no, I'm reading a comic book from [checks notes] 2006 shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...

Very much a recurring subject for me, this: small nations struggling to continue to exist. I guess because I feel so keenly what a tragedy it would be to lose them. Not only for them, but also for us.

Read (and RT) about how the Patels beat racists and then supplied SE London with their Indian food open.substack.com/pub/davidjes...

"You draw pictures of other IPs" shouts the ai defender. Yes, I do, but I don't simply process a version based on stolen data. I dress MY characters up in outfits. I make MY versions of scenes. They come from pencil lines, biro and watercolour, not a calculated combination of stolen work.

Is it stout weather or saison weather? Both have gone down well this evening!

Here's an article I wrote on hops and sustainable practices for Wicked Leeks. (Is it, is it wicked? Well, I'll let you decide) wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/pin...

Good news, NASA have discovered your boyfriend’s homebrew lager.

I don’t talk about these things. They tend to scare people away “The thick rubber gasket that separates normal thinking from suicidal thinking in most people’s minds just doesn’t exist in mine” is something I feel so deeply Pls read this brilliant brave piece full of insight, sensitivity & honesty

I picked up an honourable mention and third place at yesterday’s National Homebrew Club national competition. Pleased with that as I screwed up the dry hop on the DIPA. Looking forward to the feedback on the others I entered. Well done to all the winners and everyone involved in organising it! 🍻

It’s only 21 litres. Surely it doesn’t need a blow off tube. <<36 hours later>> Err…

Just home from Alabama 3 at the Academy in Dublin. The Reverend D Wayne Love was smiling down on us. Outstanding gig, as always.

Feeling tired? Stressed? Anxious? Well, if it were a hundred years ago, doctors might recommend a malt tonic. A delightful blend of malt, hops, and additives like iron, or quinine, or, and we can't forget this one, strychnine. Naturally, I had to make one. #skystorians

Proud to be Welsh. Over many years, through dark days and high times. Through thick and thin, never give up. Privileged to be so connected to such a wonderful game. #belong

Fuck off

Just back from the cinema after watching Becoming Led Zeppelin. What a film. I could’ve happily sat watching it for another hour. Just fantastic.

Wow. This is an amazing piece by @petebrownbeer.bsky.social. I just have to arrange a trip over to the UK to visit @burtonbridgebrew.bsky.social

I've grown obsessed with Coreff Real Ale these last few months. Why does this beer even exist? How is it still here 40 years later? What about other French real ale? I've answered it all for @pelliclemag.com 💖

I got some prints done of those Lego Star Wars figure photoshops I did. If you want to win a set just Like, Repost and Follow and I'll pick a winner on Monday morning.

A pretty nice Christmas haul. Looking forward to getting stuck into these.

First of the day. A pretty damn good oatmeal pale ale (if I say so myself). Hopped with Fuggles and East Kent Goldings for a nice taste of back home!

Dug out last year’s Christmas beer, “Day Trip to Yoker” to drink alongside this year’s one, “Enjoy The Puppet Show”. Very pleased with both of them. Definitely worth a rebrew!

What a lineup @8degreesbrewing.bsky.social