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I won't say no to a pint of the regular close to the source though
A pint of Guinness on the bar at Slattery's in Dublin, with a Guinness pump in the background
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Taking my @deserterblog.bsky.social Stories Dublin-style. It's true what they say, books really do taste better in Dublin. No! Wait, it's Guinness they say that about. Both seem true
A pint of Guinness next to paperback book Deserter Stories, the latest blockbuster from Andrew Grumbridge and Vincent Raison, on the bar of Slattery's in Dublin
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Advent beer 4 is also a #notbeerbods beer. Jump/Ship Jackstaff IPA is fruity and decent tasting but a bit too flat. And the habanero hot sauce? Hot.
A silver can of Jackstaff IPA with red and blue geometric design on the label, next to a tulip glass of IPA on a wooden Crystal Palace coaster. There is a small bottle of habanero hot sauce in the foreground and small cacti in the back
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Advent day 2 - Nirvana AF IPA, which isn't bad but has whatever gives me dishwater vibes, and Tropical Thunder hot sauce, which I think I need to start upping the content of when cooking so I get a proper hit
A green, black and white can of Nirvana IPA with a swirly-palmed hand logo,a little bottle of Tropical Thunder hot sauce, and a glass of amber beer on a Crystal Palace FC work coaster
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's advent calendar time! So here's Advent Day 1's haul (2 calendars, not one weird combo one) - NuWave Mood Enhancing AF Hazy Pale and a basic hot chili sauce, a gentle opener to the month
A thin green and black can of AF pale next to a tulip glass half filled with hazy beer with a thin head, in front there is a small bottle of hot chili sauce
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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#notbeerbods is CANCELLED while I drink whisky to blot out the defeat to Strasbourg. Oh OK, I had some Harvey's down the pub. But I haven't enjoyed it.

Oh you know I have, it's SUSSEX Best. But the football ruined my enjoyment.
A mostly drunk pint of Harvey's Best in a Harvey's branded pint glass, in front of a similar pint, on a table in a bar. Everything is bathed in red light
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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It's gone nippy so let's break out the #notbeerbods stouts! Tartarus Plague Doctor is a maple pecan stout, although TBH I'm not getting a lot of maple or pecan, but a good whack of roast
A can of Tartarus Plague Doctor next to a glass of dark stout. The can art shows a classic long beaked plague doctor with blue lighting
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Seriously, fuck Co-op

(The beer is a very nice malty lager with some fruity red ale notes)
Can back text: AFTER 10 YEARS SERVING BRIGHTON, SEVEN CELLARS HAS BEEN EVICTED. THE CO-OP WHO OWN THE OVER-ARCHING LEASE, HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW OUR SHOP LEASE CHOOSING INSTEAD TO EXPAND THEIR OWN STORE INTO OUR SPACE. WE HAD NO SAY IN THE MATTER AND, JUST LIKE THAT, WE'RE BEING FORCED OUT. PRESS DESPITE PETITIONS, COVERAGE, AND INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE CO-OP IS NOT BACKING DOWN. BUT WE'RE NOT GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT! EVERY CAN OF "NOT VERY CO-OPERATIVE LAGER" PURCHASED HELPS FUND ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF KITTING OUT AND OPENING OUR NEW SHOP! A can of Not Very Co-operative Lager with an image of Seven Dials Co-op on the label, next to a heady glass of lager with "We are Beer" branding Can art showing a big blue Co-op boot crushing independent shops
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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#notbeerbods is tonight powered by Stewart Lee and a can of Harvey's Best, which isn't as good as a good cask pull but isn't bad. And the beer is decent too.

See? I can do jokes but I choose not to.
A blue and grey can of Harvey's Best, held up with a red-lit stage and audience in the background Can back with text: SUSSEX BEST BITTER (BEER) Sussex Best is our most famous beer, a superbly balanced bitter with prominent hop character. The brew evolved over decades, satisfying the expectations of the people of Sussex and its adjoining counties. Finest Maris Otter malted barley is supplemented with a dash of Crystal malt for balance. Our hops are a blend of four different local varieties, to give a distinctive hoppy finish. Throughout changing times. the name of Harvey has with Sussex: become synonymous a hallmark of quality, consistency and tradition... 'We wunt be druv' harveys.org.uk (Lewes) Ltd. Lewes, East Sussex BN7-2AH Brewed and packaged at Harvey & Son
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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This was going to be a Halloween #notbeerbods and then I forgot about it, so happy Friday instead! Rivington X Makemake Evil Dead has huge bags of red fruit to give it that just-bled look, and is as gluggable as any smoothie
A glass of berry red thick beer with a pink head in a Summer Beer Thing branded tulip glass, next to a grey can with the Evil Dead logo
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Woohoo! 7 day free trial of Lionsgate on Amazon and all the Halloween I can eat!
A kid wearing a pumpkin mask watching an old CRT TV with a stylised pumpkin on, a screenshot from Halloween III
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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WoooOOOOOooooo! It's a spooky #notbeerbods Halloween Eve so I've gone dark and mysterious with New Bristol Brewery's Super Deluxe Stout, a rich mix of brown sugar, cream, vanilla and roasty goodness
A pint of stout with a hefty head, in a pint glass branded in orange and blue for the 14th Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival, next to a can of Super Deluxe Stout with a spaceman of fire on the label
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Traditional using up the leftovers on Boxing #crispsandwichday - beef brisket and black peppercorn crinkle cut with mayo
A white bread crisp sandwich on a plate, with some crinkle cut crisps next to it
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#crispsandwichday salt & vinegar chipsticks with 2 slices of Jarlsberg and mayo on buttered white bread. A lunch fit for St Crispin
2 slices of white bread and cheese slices stuffed to the brim with chipsticks on a green and brown plate. Chipsticks are spilling on to the plate, it's that full
October 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Standing in the cold staring in at the warm Craft Beer Cabin sipping a North Garden* Skim Stones, a sharp tropical pale. #notbeerbods night is Conference League night

*SUSSEX and very local to me
A view through the window of the Craft Beer Cabin in Norwood, with people in winter gear lurking at and around the bar. On the wall is a telly showing the 6 beers on offer. On a balcony is a stormtrooper and a sign saying This Must Be The Place. And it really is.
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Oatlander stout from Up Front Brewing is creamy with hints of smoke and toffee, and is silky smooth. Oh yes.

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A can of Oatlander stout in a white can with a blue ring logo, next to a bulb glass of stout with an off white head
October 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Come on England! To celebrate this magnificent win on #notbeerbods night I'm drinking the Englishest of stouts, Northern Monk X Timothy Taylor Northern Rising, a creamy roasty nitro stout
Text captured from the back of the van. It went a bit skewiff at the end The Cream OF THE NORTH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO OF THE NORTH'S FINEST BREWERIES, RESULTING IN A SILKY-SMOOTH NITRO STOUT. CHOCOLATE AND ROASTED MALTS, PLUS TIMOTHY TAYLOR'S SIGNATURE GOLDEN PROMISE MALTED BARLEY DELIVER A FULL-BODIED STOUT WITH HINTS OF DARK CHOCOLATE, SUBTLE CARAMEL AND AN EASY DRINKING CREAMY FINISH. CRAFT BREWED WITH NORTHERN PRIDE AND SWIRLING WITH Smooth, Dark & Malty FLAVOURS. Best Served AS COLD AS THE NORTH WE'RE PIT FIND OUTHOR FAIT BEER BERE INGREDIENTS Hops, Yeast ALLERGENS ROGGENC SEGALE HAVRE RUS BREWED CAME THE OLD FAST NORTHERNMO IMPORTED NYHOLMSALE IMPORTEDN FEIXALLAR MORE STORE DRINKA WELL IF YOU A black and gold can of Northern Rising next to a Pint glass with the England 3 lions badge on, full of creamy headed stout. There are some mini cacti in the background
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Harry Hamlin as Greek hunk Perseus in Clash of the Titans, dressed in an off the shoulder toga affair, holding Bubo the mechanical owl, all silver and gold
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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On the plus side, Eze is still pictured in his rightful shirt #FC26
FC 26 Ultimate Team rare pull of Ebereche Eze, the player info on the shield shows him as being an Arsenal player but the shirt he's on is red and blue. Come back Eze! They can't love you like we do
October 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Some innovative changes for set pieces in #FC26 #EAFC26 #PS5
An image from EA FC 26, a corner being taken with the most ridiculously large golden something on a plinth getting in the way and blockng sight of the goal
October 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Celebrating Euro cup glory with Vocation Peach Cooler Shake, an, erm, peach shake kind of beer and marked down in Waitrose! An unpleasant case of manCovid has not stopped my enjoyment of either the football or the beer

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A can of Vocation Peach Cooler Shake in a peachy can with a marked-down yellow sticker, next to a CPFC branded pint glass
October 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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same, some of their food pics do look good though. and the pencil sketches of boobs.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Mek-Quake likes BIG JOBS and so do I, dry, bitter and BIG HOPS, it's a punchy beer. Better than the original? I don't think so, good though

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A bottle of St Austell Big Job with a green and white label, next to a tulip glass of beer with a big white head 2000AD prog 1864 with Mek-Quake and Mongrel doing their catch phrases. Namely, BIG JOBS! and SMUSH!
September 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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was over there last summer for the Euros and spent my evenings watching football and drinking altbier, fantastic place
the classic small glass of altbier and a bowl of goulash on a table outside Brauerei im Fuchschen, with random punters sitting around in the background a glass of altbier in the foreground, with a TV showing football outside Brauerei im Fuchschen in the background a blurry glass of altbier in front of German football fans staring at a TV off-camera. They all have glasses of altbier obvs, why wouldn't you? Austrian fans sitting and chatting outside a bar
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM