Bad as it is, I noticed there’s a lot more traffic on Twitter than here

@damiancummings.bsky.social remember a couple of weeks ago when we reckoned the tasting might be a better bet than the match? 😂

Anybody else really miss going to the Staveley Beer Festivals?? #bskybeer

A pint of Abbot- taking me back a few years- don’t judge me- it tastes OK #tapontour

Phew! Queens Head - beer not bad but we had to sit outside amongst the discerning Madri drinkers as the inside of the pub had all the allure of the proverbial sweaty sock #tapontour

The Bumble Inn - Peterborough lovely little micro #tapontour

The Oakham Brewery Tap- pint of Citra and a Thai curry,what’s not to like? #tapontour

Why they really went to the moon…

One more tonight this is a very old One. No more as far as I know. Best before 2021 and it’s fantastic. Packed with raspberry flavour and very smooth 🙌 #bskybeer

Wow! This is a Dogs of War from the magnificent Torrside brewing. 2019 so drinking superbly. Full bodied. Nuff said! #bskybeer

A modern classic this ipa from Buxton is the perfect abv at 6.8%but what elevates it is the smooth mouth feel and Long finish #bskybeer

It’s Easter 🐣 this weekend- aaand we’re open ALL weekend! Footy on Friday at EP and then we’re even open on Easter Monday. Get your glad rags on and come down and see us!

Serious Brewing have closed. We’ve had them on the bar for years and their Moonlight stout was a classic. Yet every month we get emails from new breweries. With pubs closing there seems to be more breweries chasing fewer pubs. This is not sustainable IMO. @rogerprotz.bsky.social

Torrside Brewing American barley wine 2017 version 9%, drinking like a 5%. Smooth yet full bodied. #bskybeer

This is a rarity - however Buxton brewery have just released a final run called “The Beer” (this original was subject a rather spiteful copyright challenge) #bskybeer

That’s 3 dry days this week. Visitors tomorrow so drinks will be taken - even a couple of pints in Manchester I suspect!

For those of you struggling to understand the BoE's imminent raising of interest rates to curb inflation driven by rocketing energy prices due to a senseless war, here’s a brewing analogy: imagine if us, a brewery, did something mind-numbingly stupid because we were bad at our jobs.

Starting the weekend with an ice cream.. #bskybeer

If you’re thinking of attending our Cumbrian breweries tasting please book as soon as you can so we know how much beer to order. £30 for 6 beers cheese, free raffle - and @beer4john.bsky.social

Friday! Hate the branding but love the beer! Happy Weekend folks! #bskybeer

Thursday #bskybeer

It’s blowing a gale outside - searching for inside jobs to do- or Nothing…

Phew this is good from Ridgeway. A proper Imperial Stout, 9%. Smooth with a lovely bitter finish. Absolutely classic 👌

Well that’s the “dry day” out of the way…

So despite giving specific delivery times for the 2nd day in a row we’ve had a “delivery fail”. Pretty soon I’ll have my own parking space at the depot…

Sunday innit? This weeks “cooking beer”

Already sourced 3 beers for our Scottish ales tasting - and they’re belters. Booking is open for all the summers’ tastings

Booking sheets for our tastings are now available behind the bar

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