Just on @thornbridge salted caramel Lucaria- don’t say we didn’t warn you!!

It’s Monsters Weekend next weekend - here’s the beers!!

A reminder that we’re back open at 12:00 today and you may admire the new floor!!

Today we are at @Torrside brewing our 10th anniversary beer. It’s a Baltic Porter which we’ll be barrel ageing until our party in September 😋

I saw this pic in the Sunday mag and it reminded that in whatever form pubs are supposed to show you a price list. Spoons do it on every pump clip. Our beer board is the first place our regulars look but how many pubs do you go in and there’s no indication of price whatsoever?

Northern - the true politics

Been for a walk round Cheadle time for a beer Torrside cherry barley wine a modest 10%. ( don’t judge me on the glass please)

A reminder that next week we will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday whilst we have a new floor fitted. We’ll reopen at 12:00 as usual on Thursday sorry for any inconvenience 🤷‍♂️

Amid rumours that the selection committee will block Burnhams nomination. That’s not democracy- I am so done with you @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

Please Note! We will be CLOSED from Monday Feb2-4, reopening on Thursday Feb 5th, whilst we have a new floor laid

Currently broken down (in the new car)in a less than safe position but the car won’t move. Thus far, we’ve had 1 lecture from a BMW,loads of horns and the 3 people who stopped to see if they could help were all Muslim 👍

Super pumped by the fact that CAMRA have judged us runners up in their 2025 Heritage competition for our work on the Crown inn Stockport. It was a slog but it’s good that our sensitive renovation of this icon has been recognised.

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social what are you doing about this?

Right! Date for your diary. The next @Torrside Monsters Weekend will be Feb 13-15. Never accuse us of not being romantic…

A reminder that we’re open from 12-2 today for some pre-match imbibing @LincolnCity_FC fans welcome to join us

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Now this IS on tomorrow’s tasting!!

This was going to be on our Christmas tasting but we didn’t get our full order so it’s in the fridges ready to be snapped up!!

Christmas beers!!

We’ve been on this train now for 6hrs and we’re only at Stafford so at least an hour to go - and we’re still not moving 😵‍💫

Currently stranded on the train back from London - now 150 minutes late and here I am reading about @daveratkins.bsky.social drinking beer 🍻 (gagging for a beer now) 😋

Evening beer fans! Here’s a special one. Windswept are no longer in business sadly but I managed to get one of the last cases of their imperial stout. It’s a proper Russian imperial and at 10.5% packs a punch

Oh boy! Tomorrow is CCC DAY with @SirenBrewing all these will be on together- be one of the first to sample them all!!

Afternoon beer fans. The rain has gone for now so here’s a lovely pale from one of our local breweries Buxton brewery. A classic IPA at just the right abv but very drinkable.

Good evening beer fans tonight’s beer is another Westvleteren this time the “blue” 8%. Lovely and mellow with a smooth mouth feel. You can buy all Trappist beers in the UK from the tynt meadow shop at Mount St Bernard abbey- support your local abbey!

Afternoon beer fans, it’s a wet Monday so let’s cheer ourselves up with a Westvleteren 12!

2025 Krampus by @Tartarusbeers 1 of our Christmas ales on the tasting with @beer4john.bsky.social But there’s another even more massive than this 10% beauty. To find out what, book on our tasting on Dec 21. Dec 14 is already sold out

Crikey @jimusic.bsky.social what a World Series, yesavage in game 5 was mustard!

@jimusic.bsky.social big weekend this weekend Jim 🤞 ⚾️

I read a report about pubs today in the Guardian which said people don’t stand at the bar anymore. They do in ours- and I know this annoys some people but the people who stand at the bar , do so every day, discussing stuff, our regulars, our backbone, our lifeblood. Keep going.

@jimusic.bsky.social happy? ⚾️

🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. 🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. ✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.

Don’t forget Monsters Weekend starts tomorrow at 12:00!

Are your excitement trousers washed and pressed yet? Only 3 days to go to the next Monsters Weekend. In case you missed the beer list it’s here, packed with rare and exclusive beers - when they’re gone - they’re gone! #monstersweekend

Stockport and South Manchester CAMRA’s Winter Warmer Wander ale trail is returning, starting on 14th November and running through until 28th December beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/06/w... #beer #beernews #aletrail @ssmcamra.bsky.social

Today’s random thought @jimusic.bsky.social I hope Mike Oldfield is as rich as Richard Branson- he ought to be,because without Tubular Bells, Branson would still be selling CDs out of the back of a Ford Cortina

“A triumph- top 10 Bass” we are overcome #bskybeer

Random thought: Cream were a superb band but Clapton got far too much credit. He was a top 10 guitarist but Bruce had a better voice and was certainly a top 5 bassist and Ginger? Well top 3 drummer. Discuss @jimusic.bsky.social

The biannual madness that is Monsters Weekend starts on Friday 10 October at 12:00. As usual a great mix of exclusives, weirdness (mint chocolate chip imperial anyone?) and er, a Sorachi ace barley wine. @Torrside will be down Friday afternoon - here’s the beers!

@damiancummings.bsky.social did you catch the 6 (six!) programmes on guitar heroes on BBC 4? Awesome

It’s a home game at EP today as we entertain Reading all fans welcome to join us for good beer cider and pies!!

@jimusic.bsky.social random thought: there’s no doubt that the guitars at the end of Freebird are classic, but no one should be in any doubt that it’s Billy Powells piano that underpins it all (ref: One more From the Road)

Great news for our many artisan cidermakers

Surely the time to ban second teams? Tsunoda shadowed Lawson beautifully to keep Norris at bay @thebishf1.bsky.social

Christmas Update: well if they’re selling crackers in the shops, we’re not so outrageous selling tktts for our Christmas ales tastings with @beer4john.bsky.social Both dates 14 and 21 Dec are over half sold so both will likely sell out. 6 amazing beers plus cheese and home made cake £30

@damiancummings.bsky.social do you know owt about employment law?

Still too much US politics on my timeline and not enough beer!

As you’d expect the Christmas ales are totalling up to be another classic afternoon with @beer4john.bsky.social Still plenty of tickets left so , well, just saying…

Have you tried the Boddies yet? At the Crown under the viaduct

Paging @beer4john.bsky.social ???