Roger Protz

Thank you Nigel!🐾

Thank you Tania 🐾

Cheers Keith🐾

Thank you Henry🐾

Now we are Ten. Today is Dudley's Birthday. Or is it? Dudley & beloved predecessors, Max & Tipsy, adopted rescuees, all given the same generic birthdate, 1st March. Treats in store anyway. #HappyBirthdayDudley

St Austell's Korev. "Like waves crashing against our shores, this is the coast in a bottle." A tad over the top maybe but a well-made genuine Cornish lager. Cornish-grown barley. Refreshing & crisp. Unlike "Cornish" Doom Bar bottled in Burton. #BskyBeer

Looks lovely! Enjoy.

Barrel cleaning at Cantillon.

Brewdog scheitert in Deutschland: Schließung aller Standorte angekündigt Aus für Brewdog Deutschland: Nach Schließungen meldet der Craftbier-Riese Insolvenz an – Löhne bleiben aus, alle Standorte machen dicht.

BrewDog Germany filed for insolvency (article in German): www.morgenpost.de/berlin/artic...

BBC news report 2 February 2011 Buyout of Sharp's by beer giant Molson Coors described by @camraofficial.bsky.social as "the acquisitive actions of a global brewer."

thanks for sharing Matt

Exterior of ginnel pub Whitelock's Leeds. Leaded window, art deco globe light, hanging baskets, mirrored door

A bass metal pump clip on the bar and a double diamond '3 dimensional' tap next to it on the bar

A complete historical experience (in every sense) this evening. Bass & Double Diamond otb in Whitelock's Leeds, although I opted for Tigertops (Wakefield) Edwardian Porter - strong and rich. Excellent.

That's great to hear Steve, very useful extra info for my article.

Enjoy!

On my way to the Bohemia, home of London Brewing Co, North Finchley. Looking forward to tasting Beer Street, just crowned @camraofficial.bsky.social Champion Winter Beer of Britain! #BskyBeer

A pint of amber coloured beer on a wooden table in a classic London pub.

After a couple of days with a highly inconvenient lurgy, finally a beer in London. A pint of Harvey's Best in The Harp, Charing Cross. What a fine sight! 😊 🍻

There is, in that Spurs did an assessment of the land of Whitewebbs Park for a training facility & recognised the tree as a "fine specimen", a year before the felling.

Latest: #EnfieldOak felled by contractors for Mitchells & Butlers last April. Calls for criminal investigation. Report rubbishes reasons given for felling. Not their tree, no risk to health & safety, tree was healthy. The veteran oak, piece of ancient woodland, ecologically richer than Sycamore Gap.

Enjoy! We are heading to Bradford beerfest tomorrow afternoon and a Brasserie De La Senne event at The Old Woollen Mill, Farsley this evening

Tap’s record-breaking hat-trick CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year 2025 title has been won by the Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire, bagging the title an unprecedented three times. Since t...

Tap’s record-breaking hat-trick
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Fantastic hazy IPA in @thatbeerplace.co.uk Hello Happiness by one of my favourite breweries, Pomona Island from Salford. #bskybeer

Good to catch up again!

Bizarrely, that's correct.

I've asked the question.

No, MC are just offloading it.

No new issues for Carling, just more promotion by MC.

Official Team GB Paralympic photo, with the the crests and everything, and a professional headshot, but it's for "Pickle, A Very Good Girl", who is a black labrador, with a hi-viz harness and a red collar.

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

BREAKING: Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall, maker of UK's best-selling Cask ale, Doom Bar, to close, 50 jobs lost. US-Canadian owner Molson Coors, say it's financially unsustainable. Meanwhile MC investing heavily in relaunch of Carling Black Label. Fate of Burton brewed bottled version unknown #BskyBeer

Thanks Tim, I was fond of him also. He was a cheerful, witty soul, with acute insight into his topics. Sorry it's been a while since we last met.

Enjoy!