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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Football is on, Scotland not getting beat so far, time for a wee beer.

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First beer inhaled. This beer is so saintly it has a halo

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Courtesy of Niall @weebeershop.bsky.social first beer of a sneaky two nights on the East Neuk. Don't know what I'd do without that wee beer shop and the ability to get away #tartarusbeers

A can of Dracula's Daughter by Tartarus Beers poured into two glasses.

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I swear Drug Church are the best live punk band on the planet right now #drugchurch

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Down in that there London for a couple of days work and a quick visit to Forbidden Planet has garnered me some top class scares from @richardkadrey.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social and another horrendous line up from @datlow.bsky.social #horror #booksky

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Primus playing their instruments, far better than most bands, for the first time in Glasgow in 34 years. #primus

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New arrival in the house, facehugger and chestburster fortunately not included. #alien #soundtracks

The soundtrack to the film Alien playing on a record player

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Sick Of It All spent more than 30 years making the world a better place. Lou Koller is a fucking legend. Rest easy fella. #sickofitall #loukoller #Fuckcancer

Sick Of It All on stage in Glasgow on their 30th anniversary tour

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

First new Neurosis album in a decade could not have been timed better. An Undying Love For A Burning World. Indeed. #neurosis

Neurosis record playing on a record player

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Day one at Manchester Punk Festival with Nø Man, Habak, Soapbox and @drysocketpdx.bsky.social absolute standouts. Good beers @trackbrewingco.bsky.social, Fell Northern Quarter and Surehot taprooms helped ease the pain of being too old for this shit #mpf #manchesterpunkfestival

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I reckon whatever it is I'm watching is better than what you all are watching #alien #itlookslikeawarning

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Have snuck down to that there Leeds for some punk rock tomorrow. In the meantime Beyond IPA @northernmonk.bsky.social Brewery and Refectory is a decent start to the weekend #bskybeer

Glass of IPA at Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds

The word Monk painted graffiti style outside at Northern Monk brewery

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Sadra Cadabra by Holy Goat Brewing at The Koelschip Yard. Splendid light vanilla stout #evilfuckingbat #holygoat #koelschipyard #glasgowbeer #bskybeer

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A decent punk rock drop for a Sunday afternoon courtesy of Courier Brewing #bskybeer

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Been on a horror kick this last while with The Lovecraft Investigations radio plays by @juliansimpson.bsky.social, Alan Wake II and these two literary cosmic horror creepfests by @johnlangan.bsky.social and @lairdbarron.bsky.social. #booksky #horror #lovecraft #dread

A picture of The Fisherman by John Langan and The Imago Sequence by Laird Barron

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

First headliner of the year with @faetooth.bsky.social bringing the doom on a cold February night #faetooth #doom #doommetal

Picture of the band Faetooth playing live at the Classic Grand, Glasgow

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

First gig of the year has been a while in coming. Gout are as good a way of kicking any year off #gout #noiserock #sludge

Picture of the band Gout playing live at the Classic Grand, Glasgow

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

So we've got three years to get the AI pish sorted is what I'm understanding here #theterminator #fuckai

A still picture from the opening of The Terminator

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Black Tusk by Holy Goat Brewing and Dead End Brew Machine on tap at the Koelschip Yards. Imperial stout with treacle and toasted Pedro Ximenez staves. Sludge as fuck #beerskybeer #sludgemetal #sludge #koelschipyard #blacktusk

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Pub menu this Friday night at The Koelschip. Pretty sure The Holy Goat and Dead End Brewing is pure sludge metal worship #blacktusk #sludgemetal #beer #pub

The Koelschip Yards' menu on Friday 23 January

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

How it began and how it ended. New Year, mew homemade hot sauce, with Armageddon chillies, home fermented jalapenos and fresh blood orange reduction. Yes there was [heavy metal music playing] #hotsauce

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Nothing says New Year like Carolina Reaper shots #warpigs #carolinareaper

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

One last music post for the year and it's my favourite and most listened to album by @pelicansong.bsky.social. An avalanche of riffs that just about kept me sane this year.

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

More excellent beer for the Baby Krampus from Rivington Beers courtesy of @weebeershop.bsky.social #bskybeer #rivington #krampud

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Time to complete the Benoit Blanc trilogy this evening with a bottle of Havnesaeson by Mikkeller Baghaven #knivesout #benoitblanc #mikkeller #bskybeer

A poured glass of beer beside a bottle of Havnesaeson by Mikkeller Baghaven

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Today has mainly been playing Alan Wake II while sipping some whisky, followed by Tacos to excess, lethal hot sauces and the Hot Ones xmas special versus between Gwar and Insane Clown Posse. As you were Boxing Day #hotones #whisky #gwar #icp

Insane Clown Posse Vs Gwar on Hot Ones Verus

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Beer for the end times from Terra Tempo Brewing courtesy of @weebeershop.bsky.social All the doom in a glass #bskybeer #sunno))) #terratempo #imperialrussianstout

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christmas beers are now in full effect. Time to settle into a coma and movie #bskybeer #krampus #tartarusbeers

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Beermass with Hop Butcher For The World #beermass

A poured beer with a can of I Want To Believe by Hop Butcher

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It isn't Christmas until Old Man Gloom is on in the house. Have a good one you filthy animals @oldmangloom #calebforever #oldmangloom #sludgeisforlifenotjustforchristmas #sludge

The cover of the album Christmas by Old Man Groom

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Nothing says Xmas quite like one of the finest bottles of booze in the house and Die Hard #thelasthurrah #oliverscider #theciderologist #aeble

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Picturesque out on the East Neuk today

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

It's beginning to feel a lot like beermas

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

AOTY #2 and I love the spiritual sound of ecstatic black metal by the band @agriculturemusic.bsky.social #aoty #agriculture #theflenser

The album The Spiritual Sound by the band Agriculture playing

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Time to get to the albums of the year. @swamijohnreis.bsky.social has been ridiculously productive these last couple of years and the standard of records he's involved in is astonishing. Like a pop Drive Like Jehu, I love this album.

The album Yell At Cloud by the band Plosivs playing

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Midday is for death doom with @thebandoryx.bsky.social kicking off Damnation Festival. Beautiful and bracing #doom

The band Oryx playing at Damnation Festival

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

All in on cultured foreign language Halloween movies tonight. Tomas Alfredson's brilliant touching vampire movie. #halloween

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

First Halloween movie of the night. The Orphanage, which I haven't seen since I saw it in the cinema and it left me seriously fucking traumatised. The missus is going to love me for this.

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Started the day seeing and listening to my favourite two authors of the last decade chatting away with the fantastic Mick Herron and @nickharkaway.com in fine form. Stories of Obi Kenobi quotes creeping into Smiley books and how to gaffa tape your socks a la Jackson Lamb #bloodyscotland

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

In Birmingham for @supersonicfest.bsky.social and the obligatory annual tribute visit to the Sabbath bridge. Lot of overdue love in the city for the lads, but welcome and timely #blacksabbath

The Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham covered in flowers and cards in honour of Ozzy

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Raining Blood by Hoppy People. Sludgy TIPA, with a helluva lingering pine bitterness. Soundtrack was obviously on the nose for this #bsktbeer

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Sol Invictus by Holy Goat on draft in the Koelschip Yard. Mixed ferm radler at 3.4%. Fresh as you like. Soundtrack is Sabbath, of course #bskybeer

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

All right now. Let's get to this. Cheers Ozzy, rest easy. #blacksabbath #ozzy

The first six Black Sabbath albums laid out ready to play in tribute to Ozzy.

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Utrecht with its rarely discussed UFO problems is a nice place for a couple of days.

A large building in the Dutch city of Utrecht with a flying saucer embedded in it

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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Final beer of the night. Hop Butcher's super smooth 10.5% TIPA A Deeper Dish. Hazy and Juicy, barely taste the booze. Currently watching Predator and I'm scared Poncho #bskybeer #hopbutcher

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