Daisy Alys Turnell

See you both there!

A simple German woodcutting from 1490 showing a Renaissance dude on the right who is having a lower back spasm so bad his right shoe was blown clean off. On the left is a witch (“eine Hexe") with a bow and arrow who just shot him in the back. (Otherwise, why would his back hurt? Hexenschuss!) The engraving is credited to Johann Zainer as was taken from the book “Tractatus von den bösen weibern, die man hexen nennt,” or “Treatise on evil women, who are called witches,“ by Ulrich Molitor.

The Czech word for lower back pain or lumbago is hexenšus, which is borrowed from a German word, Hexenschuss.
The first time I heard it I was like, “Oh, like a witch just shot you in the back? That’s what you think happened?”
Dear reader, at one point, that’s exactly what they thought.

Coltiva Italia punta su birra artigianale e turismo birrario Emendamenti al DDL Coltiva Italia: nasce il turismo brassicolo, semplificazioni per microbirrifici e fondi alla filiera della birra artigianale.

Italy moves toward official “beer tourism” 🍺
The "Coltiva Italia" bill introduces beer routes, tax simplifications for microbreweries and new funds for the craft beer supply chain.
If it passes it will be a major step for Italian craft beer and local economies 🇮🇹 www.pintamedicea.com/birra/2026/c...

PEOPLE ENJOY THE SUNNY AUTUMN AFTERNOON AT THE PUBLIC SQUARE MIRADOURO DE SANTA CATARINA IN LISBON. GETTY IMAGES

Bookmarking this one to read later: Portugal’s Antique Drink Kiosks Might Be the Cure for Modern Loneliness: www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/travel/quiosques-kiosk-bars-portugal

(via @wineenthusiast.bsky.social)

All ready for install at @queenshall.bsky.social #Hexham later in the week!

Shadow on the Things You Know opens on Friday at 6.30pm! See you there?

Half a hazy IPA on the bar with the handpump behind it

Interior view of one of the off corridor rooms in the swan york. A leaded window is in the background and some stools, tables and upholstered bench seats

Exterior view of the swan york. A corner pub, two storey high, cream off white exterior

I've not had a Tun beer before. This Little Monster session NZ IPA is excellent. Highly recommended by the barman at The Swan, York and deservedly so.

Today marks the first day of meteorological spring 🌷

March has arrived, and with it comes longer, lighter days. Over the next few weeks most of us will enjoy around two extra hours of daylight ☀️

Glitter beer's got to qualify.

Happy anniversary to you both! ❤️

Bryan Ferry in The Crown Hotel on Elswick Road. Nice socks.

The foreground features two pint glasses filled with best bitter, topped with a thin layer of frothy white foam, with lacing down each glass (in tighter rings on the left pint glass). They are sitting on a dark, circular table in a traditional pub.

Went to the pub last night. We had some pints and talked about the darts. Take a look at that lacing (and how my mini sips compare to Neil’s mega gulps)

Beer = Best Bitter from @stfermentations.bsky.social

CraftCon and Cider Communications with Rachel Hendry Adam catches up with CraftCon organiser and communications expert Rachel Hendry

Adam catches up with @3ccpa.bsky.social CraftCon organiser and communications expert, the wonderful Rachel Hendry @rachelhendry.bsky.social, to talk cider, conferences and newsletters.

Will you be attending?

Thank you, Neil

Thanks, Nigel ❤️

Remembering artist Ken Turnell, 1948-2026 Sculptor, land artist and revered teacher Ken Turnell, whose work spanned forest, shoreline and gallery, has died aged 77, leaving a lasting imprint on the North East and beyond

Many thanks to Sam Wonfor at Cultured. North East for sharing my dad’s obituary: www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/rememberin...

@culturednortheast.bsky.social
@samwonfor.bsky.social

Craft Beer Newcastle Channel • 81 followers • Sharing the best of the beer scene in North East England

If you’re looking for beery events in the North East this weekend, our latest Top 5 has just been added to our WhatsApp Channel: ‎https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaE0cC23LdQOuPnS9K0D

A branded glass from Brasserie de la Senne, filled with beer, sits on a picnic table outside The Free Trade Inn pub

Brasserie de la Senne last night at @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social

Shout out to @whatjoewrote.bsky.social & the @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social team for creating a great week of events here in the North East!

It was such a lovely atmosphere at @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social - packed with everyone who’d been at the Brewers Journal Lectures. Nipped into Mosaic Tap before going to a gig and spied several people wearing Kasteel bucket hats, so I think Mean Eyed Cat had a good one, too!

Still TBC for tomorrow

Not saying I’m obsessed with Moomins, but I have 5 things in that photo 😂

The pub as an outpost of home Travelling for work recently I found myself profoundly grateful for the existence of the pub – somewhere not my lonely hotel room, not the office, an outpost of home. My job burns a lot of social ener...

BLOG POST: Ray writes about feeling the benefit of the homeliness of the pub when you're away from home. 🍺🍻

boakandbailey.com/2026/02/the-...

Events - Beer Today February 2026 March 2026 April 2026 May 2026 June 2026 July 2026 August 2026 September 2026

Have you seen Beer Today's huge event listings? They stretch all the way to September and are at beertoday.co.uk/events. Got an event for me to add? Message, or email beer.today@outlook.com

ICYMI, @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social posted about use of AI via their socials a few weeks ago

The Porter’s Table, London: A brand extension too far for Guinness — restaurant review The grill restaurant in Covent Garden’s new brewery-meets-merch shop has all the charm of a new-build hotel

For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at The Porter’s Table inside the £73million Guinness Brewery development in London’s Covent Garden. And despite some okay cooking, wondering whether an overblown marketing exercise can really produce a good restaurant (TLDR: no)

www.ft.com/content/58e0...

Standing on the top step of a small ladder while cleaning near the ceiling of an unfinished interior wall in the brewery 10 years ago. The surrounding space has exposed brick block, white painted lower walls, and industrial ceiling beams.

It was 10 years ago this week that we got the keys to Unit 5 Marino Way, and we're planning to celebrate in style over the coming months, including some fantastic collaborations and a big party at the brewery in May (keep 'em peeled for details!).

Beer In Ads #5211: It's Here Again ... Bock Beer At Its Best! tinyurl.com/bdcnehnh

I usually stay firmly behind the scenes, but I'm breaking my 'no public speaking' rule for the Brewers Journal Lectures on Wednesday. Hope to see some familiar faces there:

Please share far and wide I need to give @desdemoor.bsky.social the send off he deserves

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/funeral-fo...

We sponsor advertising boards #HoltRFC #DerehamTown to support the clubs but we use the space to promote the work of charities we support - and are delighted to be updating our boards to feature the fab work of @856foundation
#itstimetotalk #youalright #mentalhealthawareness