Any recommendations for a good craft beer festival in Birmingham or thereabouts? Looking for something more like Indyman than GBBF

It's my birthday today, and also trans day of remembrance. I find this pretty poignant as back in 2009 I started my Trans Mentoring Programme at the college where I worked. I realised we had quite a few trans students and no policy or practice which supported them. I was about to ask permission to

I thought this was going to turn into a story needing its own True Crime Netflix series, but no. This is quite something. metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/w...

Crown Inn, Stockport

Yorkshire teenagers: ‘It brings us so much joy to keep 1940s music alive.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

spotify.link/CWzgEDQoUXb Season 3 out today of my comedy horror podcast!

Flashback to when I was a "Sexy Pint of Draught Bass" for Hallowe'en

This beer is by my friends at Azvex, and I've had a can at home myself, it gives instructions on the side of the can as it's made with oat milk, just upending it like in the video won't work. Same as when a beer is bottle conditions, you need to do a certain pour.

Ah, yes. Reform UK. "A movement built by real people." All smiling and clasping their hands in EXACTLY the same way. I'd love to see the prompts that generated this. <make them happier> <make some of them young> <make two of them - NO, don't want to upset Pochin - one of them black> ~AA

Another day, another Sarah Pochin racist quote. Would be nice if she did something for our constituency rather than just spout nonsense.

In memoriam...

My beer tour patrons: we're not that adventurous, we just like pale ales Ship and Mitre : we've run out of your first choice, here's a pickle and dill sour beer. To be fair, absolutely lovely and they all enjoyed it

I've written a little script converting the great work done by the national Bass directory (nationalbassdirectory.wordpress.com) onto google maps: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 #Bass #GreatStuffThisBass

I've just ordered mine, never too early!

The traditional 'first day of teaching ' train beer.

If you've ever wanted a print of the Southgate estate in Runcorn, Gail has got you covered! Unique artwork including custom prints

Hats off to the Reddit bot.

Happy international dog day from me and Kiki

Wheeeen theee Bird in your room represents all your gloom Nevermoré When you're trying to grieve but that corvid won't leave Nevermoré It will rap Tippy tippy tap Tippy tippy tap Waking you from naps aaand Your dream-a Then will fly Never tell you why Even if you cry Landing on your sideboard Athena

Elvis Peachley by 4Ts brewery, quite dry for a fruity ipa, not in a bad way

Beatles weekend has started, kind of want to warn all tourists not to mention the Beatles to anyone over the age of 60 or they'll have both ears chewed off by some auld fella whose aunty was John Lennon's dinner lady.

Having to stay in for a parcel is an underrated pleasure. Can't do anything, can't go anywhere. It's like being back in lockdown.

Happy to see the Guardian has an obituary for Martyn Cornell out today. He deserved that. Even if it does feel bitter-sweet to read it. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

Allotment beans are just one of the benefits of coming to your local

At the Bear's Paw , Frodsham spending my Great British Pub card I got for Christmas. Hazyday is Greene King's new fruity IPA. A nice drop.

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The rise of the micropub on.ft.com/4ojSX4y | opinion

The weekend after Sarah "Pinocchio" Pochin told her lies about her own constituency of Runcorn (Greenway rd) being a no go area because of one HMO, this was the cocktail board in Society in Runcon town centre

Over on instagram, a productivity influencer has invented the 8 hour day

Good idea at my local Spoons, rather than having books just taking up space not meant to be read

It's been a funny old week, our MP Sarah Pochin, the former Tory who fled to Reform and won by 6 votes did a bizarre video on a quiet street in a conservation area saying it was a hotbed of lawlessness due to an HMO which most people didn't even know was there. When a few locals, including me

Love Tapps in Llandudno, what a lovely community minded place. Literally everyone was friendly and there was a cheese buffet on Tuesday in aid of Mind and the RNLI

Toxic Masculinity is OUT! Ghost of Christmas Present Masculinity is IN! - Loud laughs - Roasted meats and spiced drinks - Hospitality to strangers - Living in the moment - Singing in public - Body positivity - Emotional generosity - Sick robes

Hilariousness from the It's Meg web comic. #filmsky

Pizza from Turn Up The Base at the Lockdown Inn, Runcorn, as a holiday precursor

Tiberius— "There has never been a better time to watch this video"

Guy was at the bar in Spoons questioning why his wife's pornstar martini didn't come with a shot of prosecco. Staff member comes back quick as a flash with "That's in posh places, not here" 😀

Right now — The call from the Madleen crew, share EVERYWHERE and demand safe passage for the crew and the critical humanitarian aid they are carrying #Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #AllEyesOnMadleen

Danish guy behind me in Spoons just ordered a pint of 'local lager' and she offered him Carlsberg. 😆 I mean she was technically correct...

I thought the Austrian song was lousy but at least it beat Israel. #Eurovision

Amazing performance from non-binary Nemo at Eurovision, a very important performance for the UK to see when our government are attacking trans and non-binary rights. #Eurovision

I loved #Luxembourg, #Estonia and #Finland #Eurovision

Vive la France!

The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision

#Eurovision got my German snacks

Here come Italy! #Eurovision

Graham just said "they're not twins, one is older than the other". I mean, that's still all twins, does he think they walk out hand in hand at the same time? #Eurovision #Iceland