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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

I always wondered if those bird-shaped bird scarers were effective…

Roof of a house with a bird-shaped kite flying in front. The ridge of the roof is lined with birds admiring the bird scarer.

Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Pink Floyd (16) 65daysofstatic (8) Clutch (7) 14/10/2026 (1) Young M.C. (1). #myweekcounted 33 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Pink Floyd, 65daysofstatic, Clutch, 14/10/2026, Young M.C.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I know it's the wrong glass, but I don't really care. I've earned it, and it tastes great. #BrewToot #GlassSnobs First & Last Brewery - Equinox The Tannery #Northumberland #Hexham

A photo of some beer - description to be added later

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Pink Floyd (30) Kavus Torabi (6) Frost* (4) The Company Band (3) 06/10/2026 (2). #myweekcounted 68 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Pink Floyd, Kavus Torabi, Frost*, The Company Band, 06/10/2026

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

As drunk by Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus himself, I'm sure. The view's probably changed a bit, mind. #HadriansWallPath #BeersOfMastodon #BrewToot Left Handed Giant - Run Free AF IPA Free Trade Inn #UnitedKingdom

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Hydration is important 🍻 #hiking #Northumberland #beer #BrewToot The Consett Ale Works - Last Tap The Boathouse Inn #Northumberland #Wylam

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: John Bramwell (12) Blondshell (11) Dunes (10) Teho Teardo (10) Frost* (9). #myweekcounted 90 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands John Bramwell, Blondshell, Dunes, Teho Teardo, Frost*

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (17) Millie Manders and The Shutup (12) Music (3) Ozric Tentacles (3) Hybrid (2). #myweekcounted 50 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Millie Manders and The Shutup, Music, Ozric Tentacles, Hybrid

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Folk music nights return to the Platform Bar I. Hexham. I didn't think to get a photo of tonight's instantiation of the Platform Bar House Band, but here's a couple of Cloth Eared Mule. (The guy on the right also plays banjo, as well as fiddle and guitar […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Two musicians on wooden bench seating in the corner of a pub, fiddle and guitar

The same two musicians, but both fiddles

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Apparently, I haven't completely lost my touch #sourdough

Two sourdough bread loaves on a cooling rack. One is a round loaf that has been scored in two sweeping curves; the other is a long loaf that has a straight score on one side and decorative wheat-ear scoring on the other.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Ten Years After (20) Arab Strap (14) Blondshell (11) Hybrid (10) Dead Sea Apes (5). #myweekcounted 133 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Ten Years After, Arab Strap, Blondshell, Hybrid, Dead Sea Apes

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Hawkwind (30) Warm Digits (18) Stereolab (16) Raging Slab (11) Grand Funk Railroad (8). #myweekcounted 93 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Hawkwind, Warm Digits, Stereolab, Raging Slab, Grand Funk Railroad

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

The finished article. Two strings, bolt for the bridge, piece of sheet metal for the nut. Tuned it up, need to make myself a slide and learn to play it! Come back to the brewery this evening to watch our tutor, Howling Mat, play some of his own cigar box […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Body of a cigar box guitar, with a bolt used for the bridge

Overly zoomed image of Howling Mat playing a guitar based on a biscuit tin

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Half-time refreshments #BrewToot First & Last Brewery - Equinox First & Last Brewery Tap #Northumberland #Bellingham

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Carlsberg can do decent beer. (That reminds me, haven't been to København for *ages*!) #BrewToot Eagle Brewery - McEwan's Champion The Cheviot Hotel #Northumberland #Bellingham

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Traditional once-a-year visit to the local Spoons, just to check it hasn't changed. And 50p off each pint, too. #CAMRA #BrewToot Hadrian Border Brewery - Northumbrian Gold The Forum (Wetherspoon) #Northumberland #Hexham

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Fame at last! @ivan_t_dog and I feature in the first slide at the Hexham History Society's first presentation of the season. 🤩 Just a preliminary report on the test pits they did last year (including two in our garden). They're still working on the findings […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Presentation projected on a screen, titled 'Community of Hexham Archaeology Project: Test Pits', featuring five photos of people (and a dog) associated with test pits

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Hybrid (22) Millencolin (13) ZZ Top (10) Truckfighters (9) Massive Attack (6). #myweekcounted 127 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Hybrid, Millencolin, ZZ Top, Truckfighters, Massive Attack

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

We've earned some refreshment, haven't we? Making the most of a sunny afternoon. #BrewToot Full Circle Brew Co - Repeater 31 Market Place #Hexham #Northumberland

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

That's one fresh coat of wood preserver on the garden gates, hopefully another tomorrow if the weather cooperates. Now steeling myself for getting in the narrow gap between wooden garage and hedge to do that side, which I skipped last time. Long sleeves required despite it being rather warm.

A set of wooden gates, slightly open, with hedge on either side. Bright blue sky is visible above them.

Looking down the dark and narrow gap between a wooden building and a hedge. It looks scratchy down there, probably best avoided.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

That's more like it. #BrewToot Hadrian Border Brewery - Farne Island Platform Bar #Northumberland #Hexham

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

If I'm taking the dog for a beer, I normally do it before he's had dinner, and there is much starvation-related whinging. Today's been 'one of those days': I was late home, he's been fed, I needed a beer, so I took him with me. As I suspected, the "feed me" […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

A dog is sitting and staring intently at the camera, trying to telepathically communicate his level of hunger.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Pleasingly geometrical arrangement of plums for a tarte Tatin. It didn't really survive the transfer to a plate, but that didn't spoil the taste.

A deep frying pan with a layer of plums in a roughly hexagonal arrangement

The same plums, having been cooked further, wrapped in pastry, and turned out on to a plate

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Gary Numan (15) Hybrid (13) Celtic Frost (12) Morcheeba (12) Todd Rundgren (12). #myweekcounted 174 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Gary Numan, Hybrid, Celtic Frost, Morcheeba, Todd Rundgren

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Clutch (27) Jean Michel Jarre (12) Fat White Family (11) Hadal Sherpa (8) Teeth of the Sea (7). #myweekcounted 91 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Clutch, Jean Michel Jarre, Fat White Family, Hadal Sherpa, Teeth of the Sea

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Today's wheels: BMW R12, loan bike while mine is being serviced. It's *very* small after getting off my R1250GSA, feels like my knees are around my ears. It (honestly) has two engine modes: • Rock • Roll Haven't tried Roll yet, but Rock isn't very refined […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Three-quarter view of a black BMW motorcycle. It's quite retro-styled, with spoked wheels, no screen or fairing. The seat is very low.

Three-quarter view (from the other side) of a black BMW motorcycle. There's a black motorcycle helmet resting on the ground next to it.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Had to throw out a TOTS T-shirt* this week, must be about time they toured again. * But they've still got them online, maybe I should treat myself

Teeth Of The Sea T-shirts based on the War of the Worlds illustration, in charcoal grey or black

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Teeth of the Sea (12) Man/Woman/Chainsaw (11) Massive Attack (11) Portishead (11) Porcupine Tree (7). #myweekcounted 67 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Teeth of the Sea, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Massive Attack, Portishead, Porcupine Tree

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Pink Floyd (22) Public Service Broadcasting (21) The Big Moon (12) celestial power (4) 04/08/2026 (2). #myweekcounted 89 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Pink Floyd, Public Service Broadcasting, The Big Moon, celestial power, 04/08/2026

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Motörhead (19) ZZ Top (12) Van Halen (10) Montrose (9) 28/07/2026 (2). #myweekcounted 60 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Motörhead, ZZ Top, Van Halen, Montrose, 28/07/2026

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

Another section of Hadrian's Wall ticked off today. Probably the lumpiest bit, and the worst weather so far (obviously, what with it being July and mid-summer). Jacket on, jacket off, jacket on, jacket off, ad infinitum… I think that leaves two sensible days […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Map from Strava showing a hiking route along Hadrian's Wall from Gilsland to Brocolitia

Remains of one a stoyarch in Hadrian's Wall, which now has a "normal" wooden gate

The remains of Hadrian's Wall leading off into the distance on a rolling grassy landscape

Close up view of the remains of Hadrian's Wall, showing how wide it was and the ditch running alongside

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Gnod (17) Gnod, White Hills (15) The Beta Band (13) Motorpsycho (7) Sigmund Freud (5). #myweekcounted 92 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Gnod, Gnod, White Hills, The Beta Band, Motorpsycho, Sigmund Freud

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Brant Bjork (2) Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats (2) Earthless (1) Fu Manchu (1) Skraeckoedlan (1). #myweekcounted 8 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Brant Bjork, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Earthless, Fu Manchu, Skraeckoedlan

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Happened across some kind of cycling event yesterday, everybody seemed rather excited about it. Fortunately I had my decent camera with me, and mostly remembered how to use it. #TdF

Group of racing cyclists coming round a corner, people on the pavement cheering them on

Group of racing cyclists passing by, not appearing to be putting in much effort. A few are on matching orange/white bikes and wearing pale blue and white cycling kit.

Another group of cyclists passing by, assorted bike and kit colours. They appear to be having a nice day out.

Racing cyclist dressed all in yellow, riding a black bike. Probably somebody famous…

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

You can tell I've got North-East England heritage of a certain age: whenever I see LCL, I think of lager from the Fed brewery, not the French banking group that sponsors the maillot jaune. #TdF #beer

A yellow baseball cap with a cartoon lion face and the letters LCL

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Muse (11) Public Service Broadcasting (11) Fleetwood Mac (7) Air (5) Hawkwind (5). #myweekcounted 162 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Muse, Public Service Broadcasting, Fleetwood Mac, Air, Hawkwind

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

It must be Sunday. A last grasp of peace and quiet before the working week starts again. (As peaceful as it gets with @ivan_t_dog complaining about the lack of treats, anyway.) #DogsOfMastodon

There's a pint of pale ale on a wooden table. However, most of the image is taken up by Ivan's head. He's staring intently at you. Where's the treats? WHERE ARE THE TREATS?

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Clutch (13) Pumarosa (10) Teeth of the Sea (8) Gong (5) The Company Band (3). #myweekcounted 66 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Clutch, Pumarosa, Teeth of the Sea, Gong, The Company Band

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

Decided I should make an effort to get outside rather than just sitting on the trainer for an hour, and it's been too long since the big bike has been out. Some of these paths aren't getting much traffic at the moment. Impossible to pedal, even if I could see […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Activity map from Strava showing a loop roughly westwards from Hexham.

Bracken Bashing
Elevation gain: 256m
Time: 57m 7s
Distance: 13.45km

Mountain bike handlebars in front of an impenetrable wall of bracken

Mountain bike leant against the side of a gate, with a view across the Tyne Valley behind

Mountain bike leant against a wooden gate. There's probably a path on the other side, somewhere in the bracken.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Hmmm… free beer. My favourite flavour! #BrewToot Carlisle Brewing Co - Cushty Peeve The Heart of Northumberland #Hexham #Northumberland

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Hmmm… free beer. My favourite flavour! #BrewToot Carlisle Brewing Co - Cushty Peeve The Heart of Northumberland #Northumberland #Hexham

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Hawkwind (13) 65daysofstatic (11) Public Service Broadcasting (11) Skin (11) Motörhead (8). #myweekcounted 83 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Hawkwind, 65daysofstatic, Public Service Broadcasting, Skin, Motörhead

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

Off to the Platform Bar shortly for the regular end-of-month folk(ish) night, tonight featuring Andy Fraser as well as the usual Platform Bar House Band. Also, possibly the best-kept real ale in Hexham. Hydration is important! […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Poster advertising live music at the Platform Bar on the last Friday of every month

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026

[Blood donation] Here we go again… Feels like it's been ages, but it hasn't really. I think there's just been a lot of "stuff". #GiveBloodNHS

An arm with bulgy veins and a blood donation needle thing* attached.

* Technical term

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Skunk Anansie (44) Garbage (36) Du Blonde (16) Soundgarden (12) Therapy? (3). #myweekcounted 139 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Skunk Anansie, Garbage, Du Blonde, Soundgarden, Therapy?

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Boards of Canada (19) Ferocious Dog (17) Soundgarden (12) Fleetwood Mac (2) Hawkwind (2). #myweekcounted 69 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

Collage of photos of the bands Boards of Canada, Ferocious Dog, Soundgarden, Fleetwood Mac, Hawkwind

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

I was right, @ivan_t_dog did really need a brush. Where the hell does it all come from? #DogsOfMastodon

A large dog lying on the grass in the sun. Next to him is a dog brush, and he is surrounded by clumps of fur.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

There's a distinct possibility that I'm overdoing the training for my Saharan walk, but it's a good excuse to get Hadrian's Wall done. Bit longer today, but found it a bit more comfortable, possibly thanks to a bit more varied terrain rather than trudging on […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

Map from Strava showing a hike from Carlisle to Gilsland

Mini library made to look like three Penguin books

Pile of stones left behind by the Romans. Bloody tourists.

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Paul Edwin @paul-edwin.mastodon.beer.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026

Finally made it to Mosaic Tap last night, at their new-ish location on Pink Lane in Newcastle. Great atmosphere and beer selection, but the music was a little too loud for reasonable conversation over a table. (Maybe the upstairs space was quieter, I'll have a […] [Original post on mastodon.beer]

A large whiteboard with a list of beers: three cask ales, fourteen kegs, and a cider.

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