Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva

Ruvani, Justin & friends at The Establishment’s Czechtoberfest with foamy lager pours

Ruvani with two mliko pint pours at The Establishment’s Czechtoberfest

Finished our Calgary sojourn with all the foamy fun at The Establishment’s fab Czechtoberfest - side-pull cheers! 🍻 🇨🇿 🇨🇦

Ruvani and Justin at the Ship & Anchor pub in Calgary watching Chelsea-Liverpool

One advantage of week-long jet lag is twas no bother getting up to join the Calgary Blues for today’s EPL excitement - c’mon Chelsea! 💙⚽️

Ruvani with a beer flight at Best Of Kin Brewing

Lovely brisk Canada sun at Best Of Kin Brewing, Calgary

Elegant super-spritzy white wine sour with champagne yeast for the win 😊🍻 🇨🇦

Ruvani and Justin with beer flight at Valley Brewing

Ruvani holding up a spirits flight at Drum Distilling

Justin smiling with a raspberry cocktail at Drum Distilling

A model velociraptor on a roof at dusk in Drumheller

Dinos, beers and cocktails in Drumheller at Valley Brewing & Drum Distilling - a moreishly luxuriant coffee lager & Aperol-tastic aperitivo stole the show 😋 🦖 🍻🍸🥃

Not yet 🤞🏽 and thanks!

Must try!!

Ruvani and Justin at the World’s Biggest (fake) Dinosaur (a giant T rex) - Ruvani pretending to be scared)

‘Black Beauty’ T rex skeleton at the Royal Tyrell Museum, Drumheller

Ceratops skull, Royal Tyrell Museum

Dionsaur diarama (models), Royal Tyrell Museum

All the dinosaur excitement in Drumheller! 😊 🦕 🦖 ⛰️

Such a fun fact!

💯 yes!! 💖🍻

Yassss!! Super jealous-have the best time lovely! 🥰 🍻

Women In Beer UK

Ya gal tickled pink to be shortlisted for the inaugural @womeninbeer.bsky.social awards - and in such incredibly esteemed company!!

Congratulations & the best of luck to my fellow shortlisters working hard to support & promote diversity in beer 💖👩🏽‍🎤🍻

www.womeninbeer.co.uk/awards

Ruvani and Justin at Bow Falls, Banff

Ruvani and Justin in Banff, sunglasses on, mountains in the background

Banff cave - under water sulphur spring in a beautiful elaborate cave with a small aperture

Canadian Rockies in Banff

Banff soooo beautiful 😍⛰️ 🇨🇦

Ruvani with a dimpled tankard of Pilsner - nice lacing

Pilsner = essential beer-judging palate cleanser 👍🏽🍻

Ruvani judging the Canada Beer Cup, wearing a Shania Twain t shirt, holding up her badge, with a beer and laptop

Ya gal super-excited to be judging the Canada Beer Cup for the second year! 🇨🇦 🍻 🏆

Justin looking happy with yak momo in sauce

Local Alberta yak momo for the win 😋👌🏽🥟

Ruvani and Justin by the river in Calgary

Wishing brilliant lovely JB the happiest of birthdays!! 🎉 💖🍾

We might not be as sprightly as we were when we celebrated 20yrs ago but have just as much fun 😁 our wonderful life together is what makes everything else worthwhile ❤️

Ruvani, Melinda, David & Justin at Bridgewater Distillery with drinks

Justin under a blanket at Bridgewater Distillery

Spirits flight at Bridgewater Distillery

Sunday at Bridgeland Distillery, Calgary, cannot be recommended highly enough

Not only are their spirits badass af, they have a crackin cocktail menu & even let lovely JB snuggle up! 🥰🥃

👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

The ITV Slam sounds like a ride at Alton Towers - surely they can do better? 🤔

Justin, Ruvani, Melinda and David at Cold Garden Brewing, Calgary drinking barrel aged sours

Cold Garden Brewing ya so fancy ☺️🍻 ✨

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🎸🎸🎸 yasssss!!

Wow - total destruction 💥 tomorrow will be interesting

That sounds incredible - I hope you’re not pulling my leg cos that’s like my perfect show!

Oi!! 😮

Jesse Wells has released five albums this year

I know time is running out cos the world is burning but it still seems a little excessive…

Stage at Bryan Adams show - screen with black and white motorcycle

Stage at Bryan Adams show - screen with Bryan Adams singing close up

Bryan Fuckin Adams 🙌🏽🎸

In Canada! 🇨🇦

Justin holding a beer at 33 Acres Brewing

Ruvani working at her laptop with a beer flight

Beer flight at 33 Acres, tanks in the background

Beer menu at 33 Acres, tanks behind

Where better to finish up the work week than 33 Acres Brewing’s uber-hip piney loft? 😯🍻

Hard to pick winners from 2 fab flights but the squishy mango super-gose, sophisticated French Blanche ale & honey-spice Tripel totally kick-weekend cheers from Calgary!

Very interesting lineup - no obvious favourites so I’d say it’s wide open