Realalanp
@realalanp.bsky.social
Pensioner. Yorkshireman.
Likes craft beer, steam trains, motor sport.
Twitter exile !
Might be a beer snob 😁
Likes craft beer, steam trains, motor sport.
Twitter exile !
Might be a beer snob 😁
Ok I do like my sour (paint stripper) beers.
This Holy Goat / Otherworld - Crimson Veil has just blown me away.
Flanders red sour.
Damson rhubarb.
Stock beer aged in whiskey casks
Plumbs pineapple balsamic notes
Complex but delivers
#BskyBeer
#Flandersred
This Holy Goat / Otherworld - Crimson Veil has just blown me away.
Flanders red sour.
Damson rhubarb.
Stock beer aged in whiskey casks
Plumbs pineapple balsamic notes
Complex but delivers
#BskyBeer
#Flandersred
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Ok I do like my sour (paint stripper) beers.
This Holy Goat / Otherworld - Crimson Veil has just blown me away.
Flanders red sour.
Damson rhubarb.
Stock beer aged in whiskey casks
Plumbs pineapple balsamic notes
Complex but delivers
#BskyBeer
#Flandersred
This Holy Goat / Otherworld - Crimson Veil has just blown me away.
Flanders red sour.
Damson rhubarb.
Stock beer aged in whiskey casks
Plumbs pineapple balsamic notes
Complex but delivers
#BskyBeer
#Flandersred
Next up Rivington / Uchu - Road of Flames
Good solid DDH IPA
Crisp sharp in delivery
Grapes gooseberries moving to nectarines and peaches
#BskyBeer
Good solid DDH IPA
Crisp sharp in delivery
Grapes gooseberries moving to nectarines and peaches
#BskyBeer
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Next up Rivington / Uchu - Road of Flames
Good solid DDH IPA
Crisp sharp in delivery
Grapes gooseberries moving to nectarines and peaches
#BskyBeer
Good solid DDH IPA
Crisp sharp in delivery
Grapes gooseberries moving to nectarines and peaches
#BskyBeer
First Birthday beer from my son.
Its amazing!
Polly’s- Aurora Blush
Vanilla citrusy aroma
Pours golden with nice head
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start creamy vanilla then citrusy notes of passionfruit and apricots arrive
Nice tropical finish.
Polly’s do some great beers
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Pale
Its amazing!
Polly’s- Aurora Blush
Vanilla citrusy aroma
Pours golden with nice head
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start creamy vanilla then citrusy notes of passionfruit and apricots arrive
Nice tropical finish.
Polly’s do some great beers
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Pale
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
First Birthday beer from my son.
Its amazing!
Polly’s- Aurora Blush
Vanilla citrusy aroma
Pours golden with nice head
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start creamy vanilla then citrusy notes of passionfruit and apricots arrive
Nice tropical finish.
Polly’s do some great beers
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Pale
Its amazing!
Polly’s- Aurora Blush
Vanilla citrusy aroma
Pours golden with nice head
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start creamy vanilla then citrusy notes of passionfruit and apricots arrive
Nice tropical finish.
Polly’s do some great beers
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Pale
As it is #Stouterday what better than
Tartarus - Faun
Chocolate Chip Cookie Stout.
Rich chocolate aroma
Pours dark, head fizzes away
Flavours; chocolate caramel malty
Has a lovely biscuity backbone.
Light drinkable stout
Nothing fancy - just delivers
Seems to evaporate
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
Tartarus - Faun
Chocolate Chip Cookie Stout.
Rich chocolate aroma
Pours dark, head fizzes away
Flavours; chocolate caramel malty
Has a lovely biscuity backbone.
Light drinkable stout
Nothing fancy - just delivers
Seems to evaporate
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
As it is #Stouterday what better than
Tartarus - Faun
Chocolate Chip Cookie Stout.
Rich chocolate aroma
Pours dark, head fizzes away
Flavours; chocolate caramel malty
Has a lovely biscuity backbone.
Light drinkable stout
Nothing fancy - just delivers
Seems to evaporate
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
Tartarus - Faun
Chocolate Chip Cookie Stout.
Rich chocolate aroma
Pours dark, head fizzes away
Flavours; chocolate caramel malty
Has a lovely biscuity backbone.
Light drinkable stout
Nothing fancy - just delivers
Seems to evaporate
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
Superb DIPA from Baron - Zipoff Trousers !
Pours golden hazy creamy head.
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start citrusy- lime lemon.
Moves onto tropical fruits with mango.
Earthy background.
Light floral finish
Great brewing notes on can
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Pours golden hazy creamy head.
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start citrusy- lime lemon.
Moves onto tropical fruits with mango.
Earthy background.
Light floral finish
Great brewing notes on can
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Superb DIPA from Baron - Zipoff Trousers !
Pours golden hazy creamy head.
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start citrusy- lime lemon.
Moves onto tropical fruits with mango.
Earthy background.
Light floral finish
Great brewing notes on can
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Pours golden hazy creamy head.
Smooth mouthfeel
Flavours start citrusy- lime lemon.
Moves onto tropical fruits with mango.
Earthy background.
Light floral finish
Great brewing notes on can
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
This is a good solid West Coast DIPA.
NM - Further Beyond.
Pours clear with a good head that lasts.
Flavours are malty with a marmalade smoothness.
Then the piney resinous notes join in for a great bitter finish.
I like it !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Westie
NM - Further Beyond.
Pours clear with a good head that lasts.
Flavours are malty with a marmalade smoothness.
Then the piney resinous notes join in for a great bitter finish.
I like it !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Westie
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This is a good solid West Coast DIPA.
NM - Further Beyond.
Pours clear with a good head that lasts.
Flavours are malty with a marmalade smoothness.
Then the piney resinous notes join in for a great bitter finish.
I like it !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Westie
NM - Further Beyond.
Pours clear with a good head that lasts.
Flavours are malty with a marmalade smoothness.
Then the piney resinous notes join in for a great bitter finish.
I like it !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Westie
These supermarket beers at 4 for 3 are such good value and deliver !
Northern Monk + Pretty Decent Beer Co. Interstellar DDH IPA.
Great head and smooth body.
Tropical flavours with good hoppy sign off
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Northern Monk + Pretty Decent Beer Co. Interstellar DDH IPA.
Great head and smooth body.
Tropical flavours with good hoppy sign off
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
These supermarket beers at 4 for 3 are such good value and deliver !
Northern Monk + Pretty Decent Beer Co. Interstellar DDH IPA.
Great head and smooth body.
Tropical flavours with good hoppy sign off
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Northern Monk + Pretty Decent Beer Co. Interstellar DDH IPA.
Great head and smooth body.
Tropical flavours with good hoppy sign off
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
TP - A Basic Equation
Big blast of fresh Raspberries on the can opening.
Pours hazy pink nice head that fizzes away
Lovely balanced flavours. Raspberries do not overpower or are too sweet.
The wheat background carries the flavours well.
Long fruity finish with a zing.
#Humpday beer
#BskyBeer
Big blast of fresh Raspberries on the can opening.
Pours hazy pink nice head that fizzes away
Lovely balanced flavours. Raspberries do not overpower or are too sweet.
The wheat background carries the flavours well.
Long fruity finish with a zing.
#Humpday beer
#BskyBeer
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It’s Track Gold Top time !
Radiance.
Light citrusy aromas
Short lived head
Creamy light body
Lighter than normal for a Gold Top
Delicate flavours - passionfruit lemon grape gooseberry some apricot ?
Finish has pleasant pine sign off
Easy drinking
Light for a GT DIPA ?
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Radiance.
Light citrusy aromas
Short lived head
Creamy light body
Lighter than normal for a Gold Top
Delicate flavours - passionfruit lemon grape gooseberry some apricot ?
Finish has pleasant pine sign off
Easy drinking
Light for a GT DIPA ?
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It’s Track Gold Top time !
Radiance.
Light citrusy aromas
Short lived head
Creamy light body
Lighter than normal for a Gold Top
Delicate flavours - passionfruit lemon grape gooseberry some apricot ?
Finish has pleasant pine sign off
Easy drinking
Light for a GT DIPA ?
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Radiance.
Light citrusy aromas
Short lived head
Creamy light body
Lighter than normal for a Gold Top
Delicate flavours - passionfruit lemon grape gooseberry some apricot ?
Finish has pleasant pine sign off
Easy drinking
Light for a GT DIPA ?
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
First beer tonight. New brewery for me.
Bearwood - Fugitive Telemetry. NEPA.
Great light citrusy atomas
Good body for a pale.
Flavours: passionfruit lime tangerine grapefruit.
Has a pleasant light earthiness to it.
Finish is sharp and crisp
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Bearwood - Fugitive Telemetry. NEPA.
Great light citrusy atomas
Good body for a pale.
Flavours: passionfruit lime tangerine grapefruit.
Has a pleasant light earthiness to it.
Finish is sharp and crisp
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
First beer tonight. New brewery for me.
Bearwood - Fugitive Telemetry. NEPA.
Great light citrusy atomas
Good body for a pale.
Flavours: passionfruit lime tangerine grapefruit.
Has a pleasant light earthiness to it.
Finish is sharp and crisp
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Bearwood - Fugitive Telemetry. NEPA.
Great light citrusy atomas
Good body for a pale.
Flavours: passionfruit lime tangerine grapefruit.
Has a pleasant light earthiness to it.
Finish is sharp and crisp
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
TP - Infinity Land
Pale
Lovely fresh light citrusy aromas.
Pours light hazy head soon disappears.
Light creamy mouthfeel
Flavours: lemon lime grapefruit stand out.
Light and refreshing pale with good hop bill.
Light hint of pine to finish
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Pale
Lovely fresh light citrusy aromas.
Pours light hazy head soon disappears.
Light creamy mouthfeel
Flavours: lemon lime grapefruit stand out.
Light and refreshing pale with good hop bill.
Light hint of pine to finish
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
TP - Infinity Land
Pale
Lovely fresh light citrusy aromas.
Pours light hazy head soon disappears.
Light creamy mouthfeel
Flavours: lemon lime grapefruit stand out.
Light and refreshing pale with good hop bill.
Light hint of pine to finish
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Pale
Lovely fresh light citrusy aromas.
Pours light hazy head soon disappears.
Light creamy mouthfeel
Flavours: lemon lime grapefruit stand out.
Light and refreshing pale with good hop bill.
Light hint of pine to finish
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
As it’s #Stouterday
TP - Gravedigger’s Biscuits.
Espresso martini stout.
Reduced abv from original.
Roasty malt / coffee aromas.
Mouthfeel thinner than original
Flavours: coffee vanilla caramel brown sugar molasses dark malts.
Small head.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
TP - Gravedigger’s Biscuits.
Espresso martini stout.
Reduced abv from original.
Roasty malt / coffee aromas.
Mouthfeel thinner than original
Flavours: coffee vanilla caramel brown sugar molasses dark malts.
Small head.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
As it’s #Stouterday
TP - Gravedigger’s Biscuits.
Espresso martini stout.
Reduced abv from original.
Roasty malt / coffee aromas.
Mouthfeel thinner than original
Flavours: coffee vanilla caramel brown sugar molasses dark malts.
Small head.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
TP - Gravedigger’s Biscuits.
Espresso martini stout.
Reduced abv from original.
Roasty malt / coffee aromas.
Mouthfeel thinner than original
Flavours: coffee vanilla caramel brown sugar molasses dark malts.
Small head.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Two top breweries here. Floc and LHG.
Favourite Game DIPA.
Tropical fruity aromas
So soft and creamy mouthfeel- lively!!
Great bright flavours;
Peach pineapple lemon lime.
Candied fruit feel
Tropical / stone fruits
Great balance to it
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Favourite Game DIPA.
Tropical fruity aromas
So soft and creamy mouthfeel- lively!!
Great bright flavours;
Peach pineapple lemon lime.
Candied fruit feel
Tropical / stone fruits
Great balance to it
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Two top breweries here. Floc and LHG.
Favourite Game DIPA.
Tropical fruity aromas
So soft and creamy mouthfeel- lively!!
Great bright flavours;
Peach pineapple lemon lime.
Candied fruit feel
Tropical / stone fruits
Great balance to it
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Favourite Game DIPA.
Tropical fruity aromas
So soft and creamy mouthfeel- lively!!
Great bright flavours;
Peach pineapple lemon lime.
Candied fruit feel
Tropical / stone fruits
Great balance to it
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
As it is almost the weekend !
Soma - Cheat Code DIPA.
Light citrusy almost floral aromas.
Smooth and fruity
Flavours: peach lime lemon grapefruit passionfruit.
Long flowing citrusy flavours with a light floral finish.
Another great brewery
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Soma - Cheat Code DIPA.
Light citrusy almost floral aromas.
Smooth and fruity
Flavours: peach lime lemon grapefruit passionfruit.
Long flowing citrusy flavours with a light floral finish.
Another great brewery
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
As it is almost the weekend !
Soma - Cheat Code DIPA.
Light citrusy almost floral aromas.
Smooth and fruity
Flavours: peach lime lemon grapefruit passionfruit.
Long flowing citrusy flavours with a light floral finish.
Another great brewery
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Soma - Cheat Code DIPA.
Light citrusy almost floral aromas.
Smooth and fruity
Flavours: peach lime lemon grapefruit passionfruit.
Long flowing citrusy flavours with a light floral finish.
Another great brewery
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#DIPA
Dogs walked, washed down and dried.
Beer time !
Christmas present again.
Black Sheep - Amber ale.
Pours with a decent head. Good balance of malts and hops plus fresh dales water !
#BskyBeer
Beer time !
Christmas present again.
Black Sheep - Amber ale.
Pours with a decent head. Good balance of malts and hops plus fresh dales water !
#BskyBeer
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Dogs walked, washed down and dried.
Beer time !
Christmas present again.
Black Sheep - Amber ale.
Pours with a decent head. Good balance of malts and hops plus fresh dales water !
#BskyBeer
Beer time !
Christmas present again.
Black Sheep - Amber ale.
Pours with a decent head. Good balance of malts and hops plus fresh dales water !
#BskyBeer
Great idea - copy and paste the locations instead of building the routes 🙄
Hope AI isn’t laying the track !
Hope AI isn’t laying the track !
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Great idea - copy and paste the locations instead of building the routes 🙄
Hope AI isn’t laying the track !
Hope AI isn’t laying the track !
Gold Top time !!!
Track- Lit from Within.
Candied fruit aromas
Hazy gold pour creamy head
Mouthfeel so so soft and has a zing about it
Flavours; lime lemon grapefruit peach nectarine pear pineapple.
Perfect blend.
Classic Gold Top.
Benchmark DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#GoldTop
Track- Lit from Within.
Candied fruit aromas
Hazy gold pour creamy head
Mouthfeel so so soft and has a zing about it
Flavours; lime lemon grapefruit peach nectarine pear pineapple.
Perfect blend.
Classic Gold Top.
Benchmark DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#GoldTop
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Gold Top time !!!
Track- Lit from Within.
Candied fruit aromas
Hazy gold pour creamy head
Mouthfeel so so soft and has a zing about it
Flavours; lime lemon grapefruit peach nectarine pear pineapple.
Perfect blend.
Classic Gold Top.
Benchmark DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#GoldTop
Track- Lit from Within.
Candied fruit aromas
Hazy gold pour creamy head
Mouthfeel so so soft and has a zing about it
Flavours; lime lemon grapefruit peach nectarine pear pineapple.
Perfect blend.
Classic Gold Top.
Benchmark DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#GoldTop
Monday night starter.
Pomona Island - The Reason for Aviation.
Good solid pale.
Lime and tangerine aromas.
Pours hazy small head
Good mouthfeel for a pale
Flavours : lime grapefruit tangerine mango.
All nice and citrusy.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Pomona Island - The Reason for Aviation.
Good solid pale.
Lime and tangerine aromas.
Pours hazy small head
Good mouthfeel for a pale
Flavours : lime grapefruit tangerine mango.
All nice and citrusy.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Monday night starter.
Pomona Island - The Reason for Aviation.
Good solid pale.
Lime and tangerine aromas.
Pours hazy small head
Good mouthfeel for a pale
Flavours : lime grapefruit tangerine mango.
All nice and citrusy.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Pomona Island - The Reason for Aviation.
Good solid pale.
Lime and tangerine aromas.
Pours hazy small head
Good mouthfeel for a pale
Flavours : lime grapefruit tangerine mango.
All nice and citrusy.
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Buxton - Wyoming Sheep Ranch
Big bold DIPA.
Screams West Coast to me.
Hoppy malty aromas
Pours crystal clear nice head.
Big bold hoppy flavours that are restrained by a malty tone.
Pine arrives at the finish.
Good supermarket DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Beer
#DIPA
Big bold DIPA.
Screams West Coast to me.
Hoppy malty aromas
Pours crystal clear nice head.
Big bold hoppy flavours that are restrained by a malty tone.
Pine arrives at the finish.
Good supermarket DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Beer
#DIPA
January 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Buxton - Wyoming Sheep Ranch
Big bold DIPA.
Screams West Coast to me.
Hoppy malty aromas
Pours crystal clear nice head.
Big bold hoppy flavours that are restrained by a malty tone.
Pine arrives at the finish.
Good supermarket DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Beer
#DIPA
Big bold DIPA.
Screams West Coast to me.
Hoppy malty aromas
Pours crystal clear nice head.
Big bold hoppy flavours that are restrained by a malty tone.
Pine arrives at the finish.
Good supermarket DIPA
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Beer
#DIPA
Saturday is #Stouterday
So - Dark Matter from Northern Monk and Wiper and True. 2 big boys !
Deep rich malty aromas
Super smooth mouthfeel.
Rich dark malts. Chocolate coffee brown sugar toffee.
Good supermarket stout.
Nice to see this quality freely available !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
So - Dark Matter from Northern Monk and Wiper and True. 2 big boys !
Deep rich malty aromas
Super smooth mouthfeel.
Rich dark malts. Chocolate coffee brown sugar toffee.
Good supermarket stout.
Nice to see this quality freely available !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
January 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Saturday is #Stouterday
So - Dark Matter from Northern Monk and Wiper and True. 2 big boys !
Deep rich malty aromas
Super smooth mouthfeel.
Rich dark malts. Chocolate coffee brown sugar toffee.
Good supermarket stout.
Nice to see this quality freely available !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout
So - Dark Matter from Northern Monk and Wiper and True. 2 big boys !
Deep rich malty aromas
Super smooth mouthfeel.
Rich dark malts. Chocolate coffee brown sugar toffee.
Good supermarket stout.
Nice to see this quality freely available !
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
#Stout