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Ian Hardie
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Northern Champion, North East History and Future. Railways, Sailing, Real Ale, Art, Literature, Fox Cover O Gauge behemoth. Socialist, Northern Socialist. The World needs a reset. Love our NHS 💙💙. Don't be like Elon. Our Friends in the North.
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Assens town centre and old Mill, now a kindergarten. This is mid morning, not a lot of traffic and people easily moving around.

#Assens #Fyn #Denmark
August 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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@trackbrewingco.bsky.social & Fidens Brewing Co. Maiden 8.2% DDH DIPA from H.J Hansen 1829 of Odense, Denmark

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#trackbrewingco #fidensalbany #Maiden #DDH #DIPA #IndependentBrewers #independentretailers #Hansen1829Odense #RealAle #CraftAle
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Fantastic beers on offer at the Gosforth Civic Centre 2025 Beer Festival. Keg, Cask, Ciders, Lagers, Quads. Everything for everyone.

#GosforthBeerFestival #RealAle #CraftAle #CaskAle #bskybeer
August 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Magic Rock Brewing High Rise 5.5% Grapefruit Pale at the @crownposada Newcastle

Help save Magic Rock

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#magicrockbrewing #HighRise #GrapefruitPale #RealAle #CraftAle #SaveMagicRock
July 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Two by Two Brewing Snake Eyes 4.7% Hazy Pale at the @twobytwotap

Always a top north east tipple

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#twobytwobrewing #SnakeEyes #HazyPale #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #twobytwotaproom
July 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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@donzokobeer.bsky.social Evergreen 5.5.% West Coast Pale Ale at the Stepney Bank Taproom, NE1 2NP

Grapefruity!

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#donzokobrewingcompany #Evergreen #RealAle #CraftAle #WestCoastPaleAle #IndependentBrewers
July 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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@donzokobeer.bsky.social Propa Pale 4.7% Pale Ale at the Stepney Bank Taproom, NE1 2NP

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#donzokobrewingcompany #PropaPale #RealAle #CraftAle #PaleAle #IndependentBrewers
July 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Two by Two Brewing Snake Eyes 4.7% Pale Ale at @theticketofficewb

A Two by Two classic, in a cracking spot at Whitley Bay Station

#RealAle #CraftAle #twobytwobrewing #SnakeEyes #PaleAle #theticketofficewhitleybay
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Brew York Knights 4.1% American Pale Ale

Light, crisp and refreshing

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #brewyork #KnightsAmericanPaleAle
June 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Phantom Brewing Co. New Obsession 4.9% Pale

Deliciously crisp and flavoursome

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #phantombrewingco #NewObsessionPaleAle
June 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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June 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Full Circle Brewing Co. Hippy Jungle 4% IPA. Mango & Passion Fruit IPA At the @fullcircletap Lively!

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#fullcirclebrewingco #HippyJungle #FruitedIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #fullcircletaproom
June 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Full Circle Brewing Co. Looper 6.4% IPA. At the @fullcircletap Absolutely oustanding from Full Circle

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#fullcirclebrewingco #LooperIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #fullcircletaproom
June 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Full Circle Brewing Co. Rotator 5.2% New England Hazy Pale at @fullcircletap

Rotator, glorious depth and body

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#fullcirclebrewingco #RotatorNEIPA #fullcircletaproom #IndependentBrewers
#realale #craftale
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Full Circle Brew Co. Magical Bike Ride 4% XPA at @fullcircletap

Glorious pint, full circle magic

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#fullcirclebrewingco #MagicalBikeRide
#ExtraPaleAle #craftale #realale #fullcircletaproom
June 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Full Circle Brewing Co. Looper 6.4% IPA. Oustanding from Full Circle

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#fullcirclebrewingco #LooperIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers
June 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Burnt Mill Brewery Big Thaw 6.8% West Coast IPA

Gloriously bitter, crisp and typically West Coast. Chinook, Centennial, Amarillo, and Erebus hopped.

#burntmillbrewery #BigThawWestCoastIPA #chinookhops #centennialhops #amarillohops #Erebushops #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #hopsathome
June 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Dark Revolution Brewery Space Ghost 4.9% Hazy Pale

Glorious Saaz and Citra hopped Grapefruit Hazy

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Buy from www.hopsathome.co.uk

#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #darkrevolutionbrewing #SpaceGhost #SaazHop #CitraHop #HopsatHome
June 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Overtone Brewing Swally 5.0% Pale Ale. A superb pick and well received.

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #overtonebrewing #SwallyPaleAle #TheCraftBeerClub
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Two by Two Brewing Snake Eyes 4.7% Pale at the Marine, South Shields

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#RealAle #CraftAle #TwobyTwoBrewing #snakeeyespaleale #IndependentBrewers
May 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Wylam Brewery Hickey the Rake 4.2% Limonata Pale at The Marine, South Shields

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#RealAle #CraftAle #WylamBrewery #hickeytherake #LimonataPale #IndependentBrewers
May 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Farm Yard Brew Co. Opal 5.2% Krush hop, Cashmere hop, and El Dorado hop blend NEIPA

Stunning blend, oustanding flavour, and freshness

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #FarmYardBrewCo #Opal #KrushHop #CashmereHop #ElDoradoHop #NEIPA
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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@cloudwaterbrew.bsky.social The search for truth begins 4% Pale Ale

Typically Cloudwater, typically excellent

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #cloudwaterbrewco #PaleAle #thesearchfortruthbegins
May 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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@marblebrewers.bsky.social Graphene 4.5% Enigma & Nelson Sauvin hopped Hazy IPA

Deliciously easy drinking Hazy

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #manchestermarblebrewery #GrapheneHazyIPA #EnigmaHops #nelsonsauvinhops
May 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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@burningskybeer.bsky.social Easy Answers 6% Mosaic & Simcoe Hop IPA

Just sublime 👌🍻

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#RealAle #CraftAle #burningskybrewery #EasyAnswersIPA #MosiacHop #SimcoeHop #IndependentBrewers
May 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM