That joy when you get two perfect yolk bursts from poached eggs on toast...

A gentle evening cheese platter... • Sablé de Wissant • Caerphilly • Goat Reblochon • Alp Blossom

I'm suddenly feeling very superstitious...

A bounty of new goodies from @littlepomona.bsky.social have landed on the shelves this week. Including the 2025 vintage of Disco Nouveau. 🍎 Disco Nouveau - 7.2% 🍏 I'm Only Sleeping 2022 - 8.4% 🍎 Orange Cider 2023 - 7.1% 🍐 Throne Farm Perry 2022 - 7% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

Stockley Cider are new to us but come with some excellent pedigree. Rob Stockley started the cidery in 2022 having cut his teeth working with Wilding Cider. Colour us appropriately intrigued... 🍎 Soirée 2022 - 6.4% 🍏 Rosa 2022 - 5.8% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

Now that's a true blast from the past... Tasted fantastic on the bar @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social back 2024... #ISBF9 : Brewday 9 Pt 2 - It’s Just A Little Bit of History Repeating — ISBFX share.google/YT5K6O6FkOVE...

Whip crack away... Today's the day that the @elusivebrewing.com Oregon Trilogy lands in store... 🍻 DDH Oregon Trail - 5.8% 🍺 Sunset Oregon Trail - 5.8% 🍻 Midnight Oregon Trail - 5.8% As an added treat some fresh OT too... 🍺 Oregon Trail - 5.8% #VivaStirchley #ShopIndependent

Are you ready for the launch of @elusivebrewing.com Oregon Trail on Friday?! 🎉 #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #OregonTrail

An absolute riot of flavour!!! A fandango of hedgerow fruits, apples, buttery biscuit crumb & drying orangey/juniper finish. An absolute winner from @stfermentations.bsky.social and intriguingly a wonderful evolution of the pilot version that was on the bar at @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social.

Let the merriment commence; cheese plate out pairing currently with a refreshing little number from @stfermentations.bsky.social... Bretted Spruce 80/- Picked up from the ever dependable @stirchleywines.bsky.social

I spied some new ones the other night!!!

Local wine producers Midland Press, return to our shelves with a trio of exciting new wines... 🍷 Pinot Blanc 2024 🍇 Silent Crowd 2024 🍷 Verse 2024 'Col Fondo' Beers | Ciders | Wines | Spirits #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham🐂

We have your Christmas Cheer sorted! #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #SWSXmas🎄

I think we've said it before, but it bears repeating... New beer from @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social on the shelves today!!! 🍺 Dreamless - 4.4% 🍻 Guiltless - 5.4% 🍺 Trapless: English Dubbel - 5.8% 🍻 Trapless: English Triple - 7.6% 🍺 Pennyless - 8.4% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

A whole raft of treats on the shelves today from @burtonbridgebrew.bsky.social & @heritagebrewingco.bsky.social... 🍺 XL Mild - 4% 🍻 Sovereign Gold - 4% 🍺 Charrington's Oatmeal Stout - 4% 🍻 Offliers Best Bitter - 4% 🍺 1950s Burton Mild - 4.2% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

Please be upstanding for the arrival of beers from Sheffield's finest, Brewery St Mars of the Desert... 🍺 Clamp 5.4% Koelship IPA 🍺 Grisette 6.8% 🍺 Barba papa 8.1% Stout #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent

Plenty of great brews in stock from Nuneaton based Church End Brewery including a new addition to our range, Archangel, 6% Strong Pale Ale, sweet, fruity and hoppy. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent

Christmas gifting? We have you covered!

Good old listen this... Despite being present in the room for the talk @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social I was slightly too busy to be able to hear all of the panel discussion. Oh and the @stfermentations.bsky.social Wild BA Brown was quite frankly delicious. I made sure I had a snifter of that!

Good old listen this... Despite being present in the room for the talk @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social I was slightly too busy to be able to hear all of the panel discussion. Oh and the @stfermentations.bsky.social Wild BA Brown was quite frankly delicious. I made sure I had a snifter of that!

Now's the time to pick up a mini cask for the festive period!🎄 We anticipate that they'll be all gone long before Christmas Eve, so you better get your skates on! 🛼 #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #SWSXmas

Hang on a minute.... Weren't these supposed to be going straight into my fridge?!?

C'mon #Fallout76 I want to go to Ohio... #TapsFingers

Ready to Get Wild and a little Funky this week? 😉 We just landed a fresh haul of beer from @stfermentations.bsky.social ! Get them before they're gone! 🍻 NZ Pale (4.8%) 🍺 Belgian Christmas (6.3%) 🍻 Wild Barrel Aged Brown (7.3%) 🍺 Brett Spruce 80/ (6.5%) #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

This was a fabulous surprise @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social the other week; a real eye opener even to those that might not normally gravitate towards Flanders style on the sour beer spectrum.

Feeling a bit peckish so I thought it the perfect little @seanayling.bsky.social style brekko stack...

On the list...

It's been a long while but now they're back in stock... 🌶️ Pimento Gingembre - made with ginger, tonic & hot pepper natural flavours. Low in sugar, full of taste & naturally delicious, best served ice cold. It’s also alcohol free! #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent

💜Midweek Muse💜 Last Saturday we were honoured to be invited to @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social to be on a discussion panel featuring independent beer retailers including Sam at Keg Cask Bottle / Greg & Rosie at RG Beer Vault l, hosted by @totalcurtis.bsky.social from @pelliclemag.com . #ISBFX

This can only mean one thing... I'm cutting out a whole bunch of laminated keg identifiers for #ISBFX again. As ever some will absolutely be slightly more neat than others, at this point I've stopped doing anything like quality control. @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social

Haem is without a doubt a really, really easy drinking delight. I'd expect no less from @elusivebrewing.com though...

Do we have a Friday treat for you?!? A brand new sharing bottle from mixed ferm maestro's @scatterlings.bsky.social 🍻 Karoo Gold - 4.5% An easy drinking grisette brewed with rooibos tea and lemons. #VivaStirchley #ShopIndependent

When we heard that @blackisle.bsky.social & @kernelbrewery.bsky.social had got together; we just had to get some in... 🍻 Doppelsticke - 7.8% A little known German style that has origins in Altbier just a little bit bigger. www.stirchleywines.co.uk/store/Black-... #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley

It goes without saying that Southville Hop occupies a small part of my heart!

Don't mind if I do...

Available from our website (click & collect) and in-store, right now... www.stirchleywines.co.uk/store/Simple...

YOINK 👀

Now I'm not saying I've been buying cheese again but...

We don't let Krishan out very often, so do say hi if you see him...

Social media seems to have much less of an appeal to me recently; maybe I'm just slightly more busy or I'm just generally a bit less inclined to engage in the current global political climate but.... Have I missed owt?!?

GBBF Trade tomorrow with @stirchleywines.bsky.social and others; looking forward to seeing a few familiar faces.

Time to get the band back together again...

It's new hat day for @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social and facking leaves it....

A nice little plate of cheese courtesy of Curds & Whey. 🧀 Berwick Edge 🧀 Asiago 🧀 Thyme Manchego 🧀 Crottin de Chevre And as a bonus a lovely little bit of Fourme de Montbrison infused saucisson.

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It feels surreal to post this but... Goodnight to you David Thomas Rowe. 1948 - 2025 #SleepWell #RIP

Time for a Saturday evening livener, and a small yet focussed dab or two of cheese. @scatterlings.bsky.social continue to wow with their mixed ferm focussed saison loveliness. Vidal is an especially good match with this goats milk gorgonzola. Beer picked up from @stirchleywines.bsky.social...

Cor this latest iteration of Level Up from @elusivebrewing.com is flippin' phenomenal. OT may be the headline grabbing beer, but by gawd don't sleep on this one!

A reminder that next week is UK Belgian Beer Week... As one of the longest-standing advocates of Belgian beer retailers in the Midlands, we invite you to join us in celebrating with the finest selection of Belgian beer available! #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #UKBelgianBeerWeek 🇧🇪