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Tom Coughlin

@liddletummy

Going down the cask ale rabbit hole yet one more time. 25 years of homebrewing, 20 years of BJCP beer judging. Been an immigrant my entire life. Often spotted in the Finger Lakes, Northern England, Belgium, and Cork.

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The spirit world reaches out to me on LinkedIn.

12.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Book a rest to Bucharest.

08.02.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rare union set finds new home in the West Midlands Thanks to the coverage of the plight of the Glasgow union set published by the drinks business in December, a new home has been found for the rare brewing equipment.

Rare union set finds new home in the West Midlands β€’ HT @morrighani.bsky.social @teamdb.bsky.social

08.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Advertising for South London Brewery. Found in NY State. Needs to go home.

21.12.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Huh? No one at the pentagon needed a makeup room until this year.

21.12.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CSI Premium Brewing Syrups

Candi Syrup Inc. (CSI) has left the hombrewing Belgian sugar syrup market. Comes on top of a couple of years where a bunch of yeast producers have either shut down, or gave up on homebrewers. Pretty depressing news. www.candisyrup.com

19.12.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Any idea what they’re doing for toilets and showers in the sleepers? The online info is pretty vague.

18.12.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent article. I guess it really is possible to explain the screwed-up nature of Ireland’s retail beer scene in less than 2,000 words.

17.12.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keep Your Eyes Wide β€” Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland β€” Pellicle Pubs in Ireland are unlike any you’ll find elsewhere in the world. This is largely due to the capacity of Irish publicans to make you feel welcome, at home, and looked after. As curators of the pubgo...

Let's go to Dublin and drink beer madr by an independent brewery formed of local publicans and hospitality pros! Robyn Gilmour takes us there:

Keep Your Eyes Wide β€” Changing Times Brewing in Dublin, Ireland share.google/efPyZYLOKXJb...

17.12.2025 10:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Props for Wild East’s cask beer. Not only thatβ€”they seem to like my cask beer too.

27.11.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever I think of Ohio Art, Etch-A-Sketch comes immediately to mind. Happy there’s a cartoon museum though.

26.11.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m really ignorant. I thought that Bondoux is what gets used to fix dents in CitroΓ«ns.

19.11.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing on tap other than hazies, sours, and big beers. Long-abandoned hand pumps. All the signage is electronic or computer-lettered. Lack of appropriate glassware for what they’re serving. Chilled glassware. Not rinsing the glasses before filling.

03.11.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has a Masonite backing and it’s assembled using heavy-duty staples. Wondering why anyone would go to the troubleβ€”the work on the mirror is well done.

28.09.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vintage pub sign for Traveller’s Rest Ales and Stout, supposedly from a pub in West Cork. @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social , have you ever heard of them?

28.09.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes:
1) there's too many doctorates in job market.
2) it shouldn't be the top schools that have to cut back.
3) If Ed Tech isn't contributing to expand flexibility and productivity, its promoters are being shady.

23.08.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nicotine is the long-time (hundreds-of -years heritage), quick-fix, DIY response to adult ADHD and depression.

18.08.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering: why is there no Irish Burning Man festival?

18.08.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Term was coined in 1975 book β€œBeyond Boredom and Anxiety” by the Hungarian-American psychologist MihΓ‘ly CsΓ­kszentmihΓ‘ly. Spouse and I have run a flow-friendly household for years. The neighbor’s cat is our biggest fan.

07.08.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hot day perfect!

28.07.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The guy who pioneered low-moisture, easily grated mozzarella. An Earl Scheib of the food world.

26.07.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FiancΓ© wanted a coronation anthem played as she marched down the aisle? Interesting stuff. Is there more to the story?

17.07.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Half marathon: full pint. Seems a little asymmetric.

11.07.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I split the Hester Marble!!

11.07.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I split the Thy Tay!!

09.07.2025 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Planning permission document that doubles as placemat art.

07.07.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois"
repost to receive his blessing

01.07.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 4229 πŸ” 1673 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 104

I suspect they’re really drinking Jupiler.

30.06.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Alcohol consumption is giving way to weed and gummies. It’s a big trend.

28.06.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday!! Hope you found some worthy beers.

27.06.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0