@beer4john
Lover of British, Belgian and Dutch beers. CAMRA activist who enjoys beer in all its forms. Beer writer (of sorts), beer judge, host of talks and tastings. Editor of Opening Times maagzine: ssm.camra.org.uk/magazine
Lots.
Off to a bottle share at @steelfishbrewco.bsky.social Tap Room this afternoon - I may be overdoing it, but I plan to take three bottles along.
It was great to see you and catch up.
Yes indeed!
Not done this before but I have taken the plunge and got myself a Saturday afternoon ticket.
He is home!
Very sorry to hear of the death of Ted Bruning, a former editor of @camraofficial.bsky.social What's Brewing, and a genuinely good bloke. RIP.
It's been a good afternoon. @rossisdead.bsky.social gets all pretentious with beer in a basket while @stanfan.bsky.social looks on in amazement.
Happy to judge!
I have had that beer sparkled and it was delicious.
It was all hubris, Roger, and as I have just posted, nemesis inevitably follows. It was just a question of time.
All of this and the following thread basically. Hubris, and there was plenty of that, is inevitably followed at some point by nemesis. It was just a question of time.
Yes, I totally agree.
Time for another @millsbrewing.bsky.social catch up bottle share with @daveratkins.bsky.social at @petersgatetap.bsky.social . Dave has kindly bought a bonus bottle of Cantillon Sang Bleu, too.
That's why @pelliclemag.com is a byword for integrity - and an essential read.
I tried the new imperial stout on Saturday. Very good indeed.
It was the smoking ban that seemed to prompt his journey to the libertarian far-right. When he died he was a very different person to the one I and others knew in the past.
Cask Lees Moonraker at the Crown, Heaton Lane. Rich and very smooth.
It is!
Popped into @petersgatetap.bsky.social and found this beauty from @wishbonebrewery.bsky.social on cask. Smooth, rich and delicious.
Had a lovely afternoon at Chesterfield Beer Festival. Finishing with this from @thornbridge.bsky.social Imperial Stout. The union system seems to smooth out the start but keeps the hoppiness and bitterness in the finish. Result: dangerously drinkable.
Anything that features my old mate Dom will be good.
Ditto!
Just got my Eurostar booked for Brugs Bierfestival. One of my favourite festivals, this.
When I got an email from @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social about this, I immediately bought a few cans. It was a good move as it's delicious.
I have made the same point but it seems to be a lazy trope they like using.
Bit of a lazy trope though, don't you think?
As someone who runs a well-established homebrew competition, and can testify to the huge amount of skill in the home-brewing community, I'm not overly enamoured by the dismissive reference to 'garden shed homebrew'.
Must say, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit a year or so ago.
Just back from a trip to New Mills to check out the new (and very good) bottle shop Banging Bottles. Buzzing atmosphere in @runawaybrewery.bsky.social Tap, where the (cask, obviously) Robust Porter is on superb form.