Ian Scott

A man in a blue T-shirt and glasses stirring a large vessel of hot water and barley while a woman in a black T-shirt scoops barley into the vessel.

This Saturday we're holding a Be a Brewer session from 10am-2pm. If you want to find out how different styles of beer are made, or you want to know what it's like to work in a brewery, or just want to taste a range of beers on Saturday morning, get yourself a ticket: www.clarkshaws.co.uk/shop

Sorry for the Serious Bleep but everything started going to shit when they moved the Tetleys brewery from Leeds to Northampton and stopped producing smoothflow in cans 😪THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER !

This advertisement promotes Watneys Red beer, claiming it is stronger and tastier than other beers. An independent analyst conducted a pub crawl to test various beers, and Watneys Red came in second, leaving many competitors behind. Red is a much better pint. But better than what? We know. You've all read that Watneys Red has been made stronger. You may even remember the figures. A one degree increase in original gravity and a ten per cent increase in alcohol content. 'Great' you say, 'but how does it compare with other beers?' To be frank we wanted to know, too. So last November we asked a well-known independent analyst to go on a pub crawl. (In the interests of science, of course.) He visited pubs in London, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle collecting samples. He tested all the popular beers like Red for strength. It would be nice at this point to say we were the overall winner. In fact, we were second, beaten by a couple of decimal points. However, that still left quite a few beers trailing behind us. "Is it important?" you may ask. In our opinion it is. We believe we've improved the flavour of Red by giving it more strength and body. There's a lot of evidence around that says we're right. And you can dispose of a pint of it tonight. It's a much better pint.

Mar 1974: Red ad from Watneys

«Red is a much better pint. But better than what?»

As a member of the SWFC Supporters’ Trust Board I had the pleasure yesterday of meeting the new preferred bidders to buy the club. Whilst ultimately we must judge any owners by their deeds rather than words, I am very pleased to report that the Storches and Tom Costin left me feeling massively

Flagship Yorkshire bitter scoops international gold - Beer Today Acorn Brewery’s flagship Barnsley Bitter has scooped a gold medal at the International Brewing Awards, known to many as 'the Oscars of brewing'

Acorn Brewery’s flagship Barnsley Bitter has scooped a gold medal at the International Brewing Awards, known to many as ‘the Oscars of brewing’ beertoday.co.uk/2026/03/11/a... #beer #beernews #beerawards

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military planners * Minab school bombing: a visual guide A preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February that killed scores of children. According to the New York Times, quoting unnamed US officials and others familiar with the initial findings, the investigation has concluded that the strike on 28 February on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the US military planners. Continue reading...

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says

The tiled interior of the Sheffield Tap. Photo taken by my wife Viola

A row of 10 hand pumps in The Fargate in Sheffield. A Thornbridge Jaipur pump clip is visible in the foreground.

The wooden decorated interior of the Old Hall Hotel in Hope, Peak District

A pint of Theakston Old Peculiar next to an open bag of Scampi Fries. The pub is the Three Tuns in Sheffield

It has been a nice few days of pubbing around Sheffield and the Peak District.

This image depicts the aftermath of the Great Sheffield Flood of 11 March 1864.The disaster was caused by the collapse of the newly constructed Dale Dyke Dam. The dam wall failed while the reservoir was being filled for the first time, releasing roughly 114 million cubic feet of water into the Loxley Valley. The flood resulted in the deaths of an estimated 240 people and nearly 700 animals. It destroyed or damaged over 400 houses and 20 bridges, significantly impacting villages like Loxley and Malin Bridge

The Great Sheffield Flood devastated parts of Sheffield OTD, 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke as its reservoir was being filled for the first time. A small crack had been discovered in the embankment. Despite attempts to relieve the pressure, the dam breached. Around

The Sheffield Flood devastated parts of Sheffield, on 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke as its reservoir was being filled for the first time. At least 300 people died and more than 600 houses were damaged or destroyed by the flood. #Sheffield

The pub looks in a better state here than it does in real life now bizarrely

Three logos in a row, on the left the Adidas logo, on the right the Bass beer logo, in the middle my amalgamation. It has the red triangle of bass chopped into 3 sections like the Adidas logo, slightly offset. The text underneath says adibass, in the curly cursive handwriting of the bass logo

Couldn't get the idea of adibass out of my head 🔺🔺🔺

“No, not a great day. I got fired…”

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club – Update on Sale Process.

🔗 swfc.co.uk/news/2026/ma...

He sank a ship in the Indian Ocean

Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

Today I have learnt what the 'drunken monkey hypothesis" is! "Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol" - www.npr.org/2026/03/09/n...

Dad has to put down a friend
#RIP #GarageFridge #Beer

🚨 UPDATE: fireball over Europe – 8 March 2026

At 18:55 CET on Sunday, 8 March, a very bright fireball streaked across the skies of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, glowing for around six seconds before fragmenting. 🧪🔭

🎥 Allsky7

This is going to give Trump an idea…

WELKER: Are you receiving any help from Russia?

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI: We have a strategic partnership with Russia

WELKER: So that's a yes?

ARAGHCHI: It's not a secret and will continue

WELKER: Is Russia helping you locate US forces?

A: I don't have exact military information

The importance of pubs summed up.

News, nuggets and longreads 7 March 2026: The Lonely Londoners Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got pub influencers, brewery sales and buzzers. We usually start these round-ups with an item or two of beer...

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with a bit on BrewDog, and several links that connect with and echo each other in pleasing ways on influencers and gentrification. 🍻🍺

boakandbailey.com/2026/03/news...

Couldn’t describe a frying pan as a multi—function egg cooker too?

My wife's Grandma lived all her life in Ridgeway and had loads of superstitions. Anyone heard this one (relating to magpies)..
One for a wedding
Two for mirth
Three for a wedding
Four for a birth ?
I just remembered it after putting my boots in the table to polish , Ada would have not been impressed

Brewery demolition starts Demolition of the Cannon brewery in Neepsend, Sheffield, home of Stones Bitter, has begun bringing an end to a significant chapter in the city’s brewi...

Brewery demolition starts
wb.camra.org.uk/2026/03/01/b...

Beer of the week in today’s @dailystar.co.uk is this delicious Gruit that @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social has produced in collaboration with @craftybeergirls.bsky.social for International Women’s Day

Often when engaging with journalists over something they wrote they reply that they didn’t write the headline.
I think it’s time we start naming & shaming the headline writers then. Why should they be allowed an anonymous huge platform to stir up trouble with no consequence?

I hope Ted lasso season 4 is about a Scottish premiership coach just fucking breaking the spirit of an earnest NFL team

I have a plea - does anyone know of any pubs in London that reliably sell any Midlands bitter / golden ale? I've been left with a terrible cask craving after my visit to Hereford. Looking for something with good body, not too "thin", bit of malt sweetness...

This should be a top night for a great cause. Loads of players will be there as well as Carlos. Get your tickets while you can. #SWFC 🦉⚽️

Plans for Cannon Brewery regeneration announced - United Kingdom 3 March 2026

Plans for Cannon Brewery regeneration announced

https://www.europesays.com/uk/801362/

3 March 2026 Exposed Magazine The former Cannon Brewery in Neepsend is set for a major transformation. Social…#uk #news #uknews