OMFG (frankly) they've just tapped a cask of Thornbridge St Petersburg... sooooo tasty... :)

Drinking Marble Brew 14 - bitter oranges and big hops with a long, dry finish. Lovely, lovely stuff...

At the Marble Arch - food amazing as always, Thornbridge Raven very good indeed (dark, smoky, delicious). Next up: Marble Chocolate FTW

one for the road at the Bree Louise before train home - a pint of sticky & delicious Dark Star Six Hop. Lovely stuff!

enjoyed a Fuller's London Porter night-cap at the Doric Arch last night. Very good it was too, even if it wasn't the cask version.

nipped into the Museum Tavern for a baked spud & a cheeky half of Rudgate Ruby Mild before this afternoon's company conference - nice pub!

Enjoying a bottled Fuller's London Porter at the mo. Almost as good as the draught. Actually it's quite similar to sparkler-free draught...

Weekend beer plans scuppered by coming down with a stinking rotten cold... no National Winter Ales Festival for me this year :(

Heading up to Bury Market for supplies at lunchtime, contemplating a crafty half in Malt en-route... it would be rude not to.

#Beerswap beer no.3 - Harvey's Imperial Extra Double Stout - it's... almost indescribable. Genuinely like no beer I've tasted before...

Second #beerswap beer is a Dark Star Imperial Stout. Rich, smooth, packed full of intense flavours. Quite, quite delicious.

Sampling my #beerswap beers. First up - Ascot Alligator Ale. Very dry, very hoppy, quite citrusy. Loads of flavour and character. Lovely.

Michael Marshall Smith, on Hangovers: http://bit.ly/6rla0w [so painfully true]

RT @BarMas: The World's Strongest Beer? (not Brewdog... or at least, not for long): http://bit.ly/8YBC6G

Any other Manchester-based bloggers want to go halves / thirds / quarters on a bottle of BrewDog TNP and stage a group tasting session?

BrewDog's Tactical Nuclear Penguin : http://bit.ly/5w9BWQ Part of me screams "Want!" Part of me murmurs "Yeah, but it's £30 a bottle..."

Hopdaemon number 3 - Leviathan 6%ABV strong ale - dark ruby, slightly smoky, surprisingly dry, very pleasant. Big thanks to @PeteBrissenden!

Hopdaemon #2 - Skrimshander IPA - long, distinct, sharp hop flavours and a long, dry finish. Rather splendid.

Sampling the first of this evening's three beers from Hopdaemon - Green Daemon Helles - and it's bloody lovely :)

RT @markdredge: Today's blog is about CAMRA, LOBI and a Campaign for Great British Beer http://bit.ly/4zO7Vd

RT @Adnams: A special follow friday to @chilliupnorth @markdredge @beerswap you know why, thank you #ff [Seconded!]

Two #beerswap beers secured (and they're *good* ones, too) and two more to fetch next Saturday. Parcel should be on the way by Nov 9th.

Plan for tonight: audition a couple of potential #beerswap brews. Plan for tomorrow: curry + Wetherspoons beerfest at Bury's Robert Peel ftw

Just back from superb @petebrownbeer reading / signing (and IPA sampling!) at Manchester Town Hall. Best author event I've been to in ages.

RT @Brunehaut_Beer: Nottingham UK - Largest Selection of Real Ales-World Record Set by the Robin Hood Beer Festival : http://ow.ly/tsRS

RT @markdredge: One for the brewers (or the writers, musicians, businessmen, filmmakers)… http://ff.im/-9tVFI (interesting one to watch...)

RT @beermerchants: beer of these isles - http://bit.ly/4i2RDb (Beermerchants.com's new Best of British case) #beer #beerblog

RT @thebeernut: Finished some dead-brewery research for the dead breweries project (http://tinyurl.com/ybtu5hj)

RT @reluctantscoop: Nottingham beer fest, at the castle, blue sky, falling leaves, great beers. Come get some!

RT @reluctantscoop: Nottingham beer fest, at the castle, blue sky, falling leaves, great beers. Come get some!

RT @ukpubs : Theakstons ads: cask beer = 'sign of a better pub': National press campaign inspired by Cask Report http://tinyurl.com/ye8cwmn

RT @ukpubs : Theakstons ads: cask beer = 'sign of a better pub': National press campaign inspired by Cask Report http://tinyurl.com/ye8cwmn

Jonathan Ray asks: Is beer the new wine? - http://bit.ly/IpnqV (Telegraph) [Extremely positive article, well worth a read and and RT]

Supping a bottle of Williams Bros 80 /- and contemplating a new blog post or two...

RT @craftbrewcast: AB launches wheat beer today. Mkting VP says to tap into wheat/sweeter craft beer mkt. $30m mktg budget.

RT @Cicerone_org (via @beermerchants) Good piece on beer's advantages at Forbes.com. Writer a wine guy who loves beer. http://bit.ly/gI7A8

RT @MartinDickie: http://twitpic.com/kdjbc - Let nanny look after you.

RT @PeteBrownBeer: Real ale returns to growth! Today my new Cask Report is unleashed on the beer world. http://tinyurl.com/yata4o2

Tonight's experiment: can a strong ale combo chase off the common cold? Chaos Theory + Atlantic IPA + Paradox Smokehead FTW? We'll see...

RT @HogsBackBrewery : Right, Tweeters! who wants to come on a Brewery tour? [Damn. Surrey's a bit far off for me...]

The Robin Hood Beer Festival returns to Nottingham Castle on October 8-11 - http://bit.ly/hE814 - 640 ales on offer? Wow.

Mark Dredge asks: Would you still drink beer If beer didn’t make you drunk..? - http://bit.ly/1gqBvn

Pete Brown samples the new M&S own-brand range of beers & ciders - http://bit.ly/he8jP

Beer and Cheese tasting notes from the Thornbridge Brewers Blog - http://bit.ly/2s83JC

Hambleton Taylor's Tipple also wins Sainsbury’s Beer Competition 2009 - http://bit.ly/krXXo

Bath Ales Golden Hare won the Sainsbury's Beer Competition 2009 - http://bit.ly/2f9qQW - really have to sample that one soon...

The new edition of the Good Bottled Beer Guide reviewed by @reluctantscoop - http://bit.ly/4vAgK7

BrewDog's new Caption Competition: be witty, win beer - http://bit.ly/1a4v2H

The Angel, Manchester is closing its doors - http://bit.ly/zXG4I - grim news via @tyson_beerhound

Good listening - new Daytrotter Session by The Duke and the King (Simone Felice & friends) : http://bit.ly/cKgZ2

Brewdog have announced their latest hop-monster creation: Nanny State - http://bit.ly/qNf36

Just ordered the Good Beer Guide 2010 and @petebrownbeer's Hops and Glory. Should be here on Wednesday.

Pete Brown: The pricing system for cask ale is utterly bizarre: http://bit.ly/1GWD1j (The Publican)

Last night's support act bloody good as well: Sam Carter (Homepage - http://bit.ly/pdSis) folkie singer / songwriter, great guitar + voice

RT @reluctantscoop mybrewerytap.com sounds interesting... http://bit.ly/zVxkB

RT @RealAleNet : Cheap beer sees record profits at Wetherspoon's - http://bit.ly/4vmDJY

RT @dogfish_ale : Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Then Brew. Cheers! (In the New York Times) http://tinyurl.com/mkmxnw

RT @crownbrewerstu + @aletalk - Dogfish Brewery experimenting with new beer made from corn chewed by humans http://bit.ly/iM7xV

Eliza Carthy gig at Bury Met tonight, which means Outstanding bottled beers at the bar. FTW!

Out Now: Good Beer Guide 2010. 1297 new pub entries and 71 new breweries listed - http://bit.ly/RZRxN (CAMRA.org)

The web developer's guide to 3D site building - http://bit.ly/EStSc (TechRadar UK)

Interesting discussion over at @markdredge's Pencil and Spoon blog: What the hell is an IPA? http://bit.ly/3Cx59v

RT @beermerchants : Adding Port Brewing now... http://tr.im/yhdB

DanCave has good things to say about Admiral's Ale: http://bit.ly/IANFA - Ed and I both enjoyed that one a while back: http://bit.ly/BJCTi

Pete Brown's Beer Blog: Drink is evil. Again. Oh no it's not. Again. http://bit.ly/cxls9 - sadly predictable media bias at the BBC

RT @doncaosdelanada : Altrincham fest great success on 1st day. If anyone going today get there early, beer will run out... #CAMRA

[DT] V enjoyable Altrincham Bottle & Cask Fest yesterday. Drank some fantastic beers. Meet and chatted to @doncaosdelanada. Good times!

[DT] Heading down to the Altrincham Bottle & Cask Festival later today - http://bit.ly/shZHV - *incredible* beer list.

RT @markdredge : As-Live Tasting of BrewDog's Rake Raspberry Paradox http://bit.ly/4CVhMJ

[DT] Enjoying a bottle of Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter at the moment. Very, very good stuff indeed.

RT @thebeernut : Hahaha! @taleofale has a Tokyo* shandy at @woolpackdave's gaff: http://bit.ly/PbhSQ (Major double-take moment...)

[DT] Enjoying a bottle of BrewDog Dogma at the moment. Very, very tasty indeed...

You know you're probably a beer geek when... http://bit.ly/TqslS (Pencil & Spoon)

Impy Malting talks Trashy: http://bit.ly/45Fzod

RT @markdredge : Cambridge Brew YouEnjoyMyStout top US beer @ GBBF. "like licking insides of a bourbon barrel painted with chocolate!"

#ff UK & Irish Beer Bloggers: @zakavery @PeteBrownBeer @markdredge @reluctantscoop @Tyson_Beerhound @thebeernut @tandleman @maieb

New self-service Belgian beer bar opens in Manchester: http://bit.ly/WUXCF (via Tyson's Beer Blog)

CAMRA releases new edition of Good Bottled Beer Guide : http://tinyurl.com/l379fm

Mark Dredge recommends Orval and paella: http://tinyurl.com/l5dwjr

[DT] BrewDog have managed to get the mainstream media to do their advertising for them again: http://tinyurl.com/nqutvq

[DT] A smoked, raspberry-packed, Imperial Stout from BrewDog? Mine! http://tinyurl.com/lvo5uq

How Much Does Beer Consumption Vary by Country? http://tinyurl.com/lzqej7 (cheers, Carolyn!)

RT @Beervana : Some beers are sour. Why is that? All is revealed here: http://tinyurl.com/n6uy58

[DT] BrewDog report on leasing problems with Aberdeenshire Council: http://bit.ly/136TJH

[DT] Brewdog unveil initial plans for their new eco-brewery: http://bit.ly/10tFJC

[DT] Boak & Bailey's perfect world sounds pretty good to me: http://boakandbailey.com/?p=2274

[DT] Pete Brown gets to name a new Thornbridge beer: http://bit.ly/Lu49a

[DT] Tandleman says Meantime are expanding their cask production: http://tinyurl.com/p4s7bb

[DT] Warren Ellis on BrewDog Hardcore IPA: http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7447

RT @beermerchants: First Shout to the twitters :Struise Mikkeller DeMolen case,we have 3 mixed cases left! http://bit.ly/HgjIN

[DT] Might open my lone bottle of BrewDog Zephyr this evening, especially if the current fine weather holds out past 6.00 p.m.

[DT] Last orders for world's largest beer mat maker? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8049077.stm

RT @ukpubs : Wetherspoons launches real ale for charity: New ale to be served at 74 pubs http://tinyurl.com/omlzud

RT @craigmcgill : RT @tonimorrison: Terminally ill brewer creates special 11.5% beer for his own funeral - http://bit.ly/so5Bh

VisitBritain's handy guide to pub etiquette: http://tinyurl.com/dgz7tc (via realaleblog - http://tinyurl.com/d38977)

Artisan beer + Hand-printed label art = BrewDog Zephyr: http://tinyurl.com/ct4z97

CAMRA says May is Mild Month: http://tinyurl.com/c3kpjx - 200 milds produced in the UK: http://tinyurl.com/d57r9z

The Manchester Arndale food court beer stall is under new management: http://tinyurl.com/dl6ohu (Tandleman's beer blog)

The Thornbridge brewers provide a handy guide to hop-types: http://tinyurl.com/cn4scw

[DT] Latest Beermerchants.com delivery just arrived. Says van driver: "You do a lot of drinking here..." Oh, aye. That we do... :)

RT @beermerchants RT @homemadebeer : Kent brewery slammed for "cashing in" on Sussex tradition: http://is.gd/u6p8

[DT} New BrewDog beer variety: an Imperial Mild, only 3.5% abv but a staggering 198 IBUs: http://tinyurl.com/cwbkuq

[DT] Tony Flynn reports on the ever-diminishing number of pubs in Eccles, Greater Manchester: http://tinyurl.com/cma67a

BrewDog Zephyr pre-release special offer - £6 (+ £6 p&p), only 35 330ml bottles available: http://tinyurl.com/caz8tx

Pete Brown on the urgent need for a reduction in UK beer tax: http://tinyurl.com/c8zmfa

[TL] Just tried some Lithuanian dark beer ... interesting, full tasting notes coming soon.

3x BrewDog beers in Sainsbury's 2009 beer comp final: http://tinyurl.com/cpdo92

Ed has been to The Vineyard in Belfast and is back with goodies, including Rochefort 6, 8 & 10 and Shlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen.

[DT] UK Metal band Orange Goblin's pre-show beer tasting session: http://tinyurl.com/da5uo7 (via Ed)

[DT] Will LOBI become a CAMRA for Real Lager? http://tinyurl.com/d75r3q (via Tandleman's Beer Blog)

[DT] RT @UKBeerBloggers : Carmarthenshire Brewery doubles capacity http://ff.im/-1X298 - Ed sampled a few in '08: http://tinyurl.com/cumoz7

[DT] Tandleman reports on a trio of recession-beating pubs: http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogs.....-well.html

RT @slovobooks : Bill Bailey's classic Chaucerian Pubbe Gagge http://bit.ly/yraY

[DT] RT @beermerchants : Brewers call for National Beer Day http://bit.ly/lhWo

[DT] Realaleblog marks the start of National Cask Ale Week http://tinyurl.com/ctj74a

[DT] UK National Cask Ale Week kicks off on Monday. Pete Brown explains the concept: http://tinyurl.com/d4ayab

CAMRA declares May 2009 'Mild Month': http://tinyurl.com/datvr3

[DT] Stone, Cambridge, BrewDog collaboration announced - http://tinyurl.com/c8z5u8

Hoopers London Beer Festival now on (April 3rd - 13th) at Hooper's Bar, London: http://www.hoopersbar.co.uk/