Big thanks to everyone who turned out for our tasting yesterday and also to the many people who bought tkts for our anniversary tasting on Sep27. This will be a mega tasting with about 10 beers available to taste. Not many tkts left - when they’re gone, they’re gone! #bskybeer

Tonight’s #grandprixbeer is the classic Loweswater Gold from cumbrian legendary ales smooth and packed with flavour #bskybeer

Our tasting today showcases the best of Scotland with 80/- ales, Scotch ale and a Wee Heavy #bskybeer

First #grandprixbeer of the weekend softer than the original Jaipur so it’s an easy enough drink but I prefer the original #bskybeer

Turned out alright in the end @davidrigby5.bsky.social 🏉

We have a few tkts left for our Scottish ales tasting on Sunday June7. 6 rare and interesting beers plus our cheese selection, free beer raffle and @beer4john.bsky.social hosting. All for £30. What else are you going to do on a Sunday?

Tonight’s #grandprixbeer is a Belgian staple #bskybeer

It’s sunny so I’m bending the rules. A little with one of our favourite cider and perry producers - Greggs Pit. This is in bottle fermented but goodness it’s refreshing and full of flavour #bskybeer

Here’s one I found in the cool vault. It’s a modernIPA, so that means, to me, a bit cloudy and a bit fruity. But cold it’s OK #bskybeer

*ding dong* Wembley calling… @davidrigby5.bsky.social

Grand Prix beer 2: this is ridiculously good. Fierce Beer cacao and pistachio Dubai chocolate stout6.5% #bskybeer

Grand Prix beer, the fabulous Marmalade Porter from Wold Top #bskybeer

Sunday pre-prandial- correct glass of course #bskybeer

Last nights beer- sorry I drank it before I remembered to take the pic #bskybeer

It’s very noticeable that if we get a utility bill that’s estimated, it’s massively over estimated. Water, gas, whatever. They can’t be a*sed to come out and read the meter, so fleecing small businesses is the thing to do

The date for our next tasting is June 7. 6 excellent Scottish beers, our cheeseboard, free raffle and @beer4john.bsky.social all for £30. Yes??

Our Scottish ales tasting has some great beers- an 80/- ale, a Scotch ale and a barn storming wee heavy! Get your name down!

Not sure if I posted this #bskybeer

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 😋