Geoff Pearson

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"Twang the monkey" is my new favourite euphemism.

Went for a wander before this morning's meeting near Basildon.

All beers drunk apart from the AF Dreya, only because I had to get home for TBoy (tm) who has done an amazing first evening on his own. (He watched Star Wars and "King of the Hill" for 4 hours 😂.)

Cheers Keef; England are on fire!

Tonight's #BskyBeer will be drunk with a friend. His husband and my wife will be on the wine. Beers from @thornbridge.bsky.social , a Sureshot/Vocation collab, Deya, Basqueland, Vault City, and Green Jack.

"Come in out of the rain" by Sons and Daughters- a great, quirky cover of the Parliament song. Throw 'em a swerve ball!

Sunday #BskyBeer courtesy of Bruha in The Alma, Harwich. This is by far my favourite from Bruha, their "Niksun Pale". Quite light up front, with a bit of citrus and apple, and a traditional bitter finish.

I'd never really clocked it was him before- you're right, it's a great line! 😂

Cheers Keith, hope you're well!

Cheers Keef! Happy Friday to yer!

Final #BskyBeer of the evening is "DDH Halcyon" from @thornbridge.bsky.social . I've just decided that this would go very well with blue cheese.

You know me too well! 😂

I'm watching "Running Man" which features Mick Fleetwood. Fleetwood Mac did "Rattlesnake Shake" during the Peter Green era. And now, as if by magic, I'm drinking "Rattlesnake" West Coast IPA from @thornbridge.bsky.social . Serendipity or awkwardly contrived coincidence for my latest #BskyBeer !

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First #BskyBeer via @thornbridge.bsky.social and @oakhamales.bsky.social . "American Pale" from The Union. Another great collaboration, once again benefitting from The Union kit which always adds a rounded smoothness. Lovely drop, making me think of Belgian beers almost as much as American pales.

Love that beer. I must apologise for this awful "joke":
"My Belgian beer has no nose!"
"So how does it smell?"
"Orval."
I'll get me coat.

I've certainly heard of them, and Brewser is possibly where. Cheers for the tip!

Next (and last- early start tomorrow) is from Double-Barrelled. "Parka" hazy pale, selected primarily because it was a lower ABV than most of the others on the shelf. This is good, and makes me want to dive deeper into the brewery.

#BskyBeer this evening courtesy of Vocation, "Incognito" double IPA. 7.6%, so another heavy hitter. Normal Vocation quality, so an enjoyable beer. Soft, syrupy up front- a bit like fruit cocktail syrup. Bitter finish.

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I'd never come across it before, but Googled it and found out some history. It's good (although I guess you know!).

This #BskyBeer from Brooklyn is even boozier. "Butterfly Photobomb" is a decent DIPA with a thick-cut marmalade finish. Not much to separate from other 8.4% DIPAs, but a good beer.

My route to learning I'm ASD took almost 50 years, and included a weird mix of hyper-sensitivity to fabrics allied with an ignorance of "normal" discomforts like temperature extremes and a fair amount of pain.

😂 I know this feeling! Mercifully I feel it straight away if I do the "inside out" thing.

Friday #BskyBeer from Brooklyn Brewery, "Sorachi Ace" saison ale at a buttock-thwacking 7.2%. It has the funkiness you'd expect, a bit of white pepper, and then a kind of boozy green apple/ mango finish. Tesco 4 for 3 offer. Really good.

😂 Cheers Keef!

Mighty Oak are a great local brewery. Their "Arcadian Amber" is a really decent pint, reminds me a bit of "Nut Bastard" which I had in cans during lockdown. #BskyBeer

Next up (and the only one I've not had before) is "Jungle Juice" from Vault City. I knew from the art it would be like Um Bongo, and as ever with Vault City they've absolutely crushed it. Awesome stuff. #BskyBeer