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Pop culture & Beer. Editor #rdguk Mine’s A Pint magazine - Bronze winner for CAMRA’S Magazine of the Year in 2023. Music, History, Architecture & Transport enthusiast.
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NEW REVIEW! This week, I spend four days at arguably Reading’s biggest restaurant, a place of peace, care, healing and Marmite. I hope you like it, and thanks for reading and keeping me virtual company all year.

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Restaurant review: The Royal Berkshire Hospital
On the Wednesday afternoon, my second full day in hospital after the accident, I put some pictures up on Facebook. Nothing special, just a picture from my bed of Dorrell Ward, my left foot poking o…
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December 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
First time trying De Ranke’s Amer Amer ipa - it’s very good. I’ve heard it’s superb on draft but the bottle will have to do for now. Hoppy and refreshing. #beer #belgianbeer
April 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Very slowly getting back into reading this year - last year was just a write off - and I’m sticking with a music theme and will dive into this today:
April 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A piece on Seven Trees Cider from last spring. I spent a lovely afternoon meeting Andy Williams and seeing his orchard and hearing about his family roots and love of cider.
Seven Trees Cider
Andy Williams of Seven Trees Cider. Photo by Zoë Andrews. You wouldn’t know this, because the road is quiet and suburban, but Tilehurst is home to Seven Trees Cider, tucked away just off the number 17 bus route. The name comes from the little orchard in the lovely garden of Andy and Ann Williams, both horticulturalists by trade. Each of the trees bears a different variety of apple, all of them were grafted by Andy and all of them are carefully nurtured and respected.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The man in the automated message on the Manchester Civil Justice Centre phone number genuinely sounds unhinged. It only gets worse the longer you listen. Just wait for the bit about bailiffs. Who approved this???
January 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Because I’m currently in Bruges and not doing a dry Jan, I’d kind of forgotten that loads of people are so here you go, from last year but there’s some decent #afbeer recommended in here and I’ve tried nearly 300 varieties so I do know the good ones! 🤣

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Did You Do Dry January?
What does Dry January tell us about our relationship with alcohol? I did Dry January once in 2015 and, in honesty, I found it utterly miserable. I faltered at the last hurdle, which was pay day wee…
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January 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the things I love about my annual January visit to bruges is seeing the widening selection of #afbeer that’s available - always something new. I picked up a few to bring home and try at my leisure. It’s a big time growing market and that’s a good thing.
January 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In #bruges - I don’t think I could ever not love this city.
January 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Nathan outside Lowlands in Bristol a couple of Saturdays ago. Love this store and the fantastic selection of #midcenturymodern furniture in their back room. Would buy it all up if I could.
December 31, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Going to do a “no buy 25” and currently unsubscribing from so many retailers in my inbox. I have so much stuff that I really do not need anything this next year. I can make do. *sneaks in last minute orders* 🫠
December 31, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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I wrote down a few words about all my fun beery trips this year, but which of my blog posts were actually popular: dafteejit.com/2024/12/my-y...
My Year in Beer, 2024 Edition - Daft Eejit Brewing
An overview over all my beery trips and my beer writing for 2024. It was a pretty cool year, overall.
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December 29, 2024 at 6:16 PM
This years thoughtful gifts, don’t @ me about the last one lol
December 29, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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A new map showing all entries in Beer Guide Brugge is now available on Google maps, here:

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Thanks to @musinganorak.bsky.social for his considerable help with setting this up. Hope you all find it useful.
November 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM