My #Hibernia comics #Doomlord photo strip reprint has arrived , I've only waited 40 years for it - it's excellent #Eagle

East Belfast is struggling, and it's time someone said so plainly: meet Brian Smyth, our 2027 Assembly candidate. 1/3

Fixed up and printed out a 1999 pub crawl poster .. thought I would get a few smaller copies ran off for some of The Beer Brethren. Of course after I resized it I didn't recentre it..so it's a bit 'off'

Well that's my weekend sorted.. really looking forward to standing at the bus stop and hassling people for change

What's wrong with this Chronicle List?

Organ Leggers - #Dredd is a warning not an instructional manual

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 5d ago

When I was sorting out addresses and street views for JJ Tohills pubs of the North , I did all 270 odd boozers manually For Ulster Inns and Taverns I thought I would get AI to try and find the addresses for me I wonder where it gets the info from? ...oh

To be fair Belfast does look well.. but then so do I from a certain angle

Beer Bore@beerbore.bsky.social · last wk.

With the Fleadh in Belfast underway easily excitable pointing influencers are tripping over themselves in Commercial Court to avoid capturing the absolute state of Donegal Street, Bridge Street and North Street or the breath taking views over the Dunbar Link

With the Fleadh in Belfast underway easily excitable pointing influencers are tripping over themselves in Commercial Court to avoid capturing the absolute state of Donegal Street, Bridge Street and North Street or the breath taking views over the Dunbar Link

Visiting 52 new pubs 27/52 3 Stories - Sunderland - burntoff tiled pub that took ages to be renovated and returned to it's former glory - I didn't realise it's former glory was a 1990s cafe bar - Urinal speaker at ear level - I was expecting Centurion instead I got Sgt Peppers #52NewPubs

Checks out Beer Festival Tap list NEIPA (Dank) Double IPA (Stone fruit) English IPA (Grassy) West Coast IPA (Piney) Black IPA ( Resinous) Cold IPA ( Cold) Triple IPA ( Strong) Hazy IPA ( Hazy) IPA ( strong Dank Stone Fruit grassyess with resin overtones) Provisional IPA ( Sectarian)

An exciting few days ahead as I try and tidy up low quality photos on my phone from Roy Bulsons Ulster inns and Tavern Here is the lovely Helen from The Corner Bar in 1963

A local influencer ate the face off me because I dared criticised the mountain of 'magical' plastic coca cola tat that is draped allover Joys Entry at Christmas Now The Morning Stars getting in on the act 8(

Brendan Harkin@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 2w ago

I will begin executing hostages every hour on the hour until this pile of shite is removed

Visiting 52 new pubs 26/52 The Taproom - Sunderland - Cool looking boozer in the Sheepfolds development - Nice pint of Budvar to wash down a very tasty pie #52NewPubs #Sunderland

It seems that work is 'finally' progressing on Newcastle's long shuttered Charles Grey , with new hoarding up mentioning that The Earl Grey Tavern is Coming Soon. #Newcastle #Reopening

#Sunderland is getting a new boozer , a micropub is opening in a former Fulwell sweet shop www.thelittlun.co.uk

The Littl'un | Sunderland’s Smallest Pub

Independent Sunderland micropub celebrating local beers, music and good craic. A small, social space with curated wines and spirits - opening soon.

thelittlun.co.uk

Apparently on Facebook you are only allowed to add 2 links a month to posts. I'm old enough to remember when the internet was useful

I finally found something AI is good at - OCR Which means the 5 year pubs of the North slog is nearly at an end Only a handful left to do,fix the index and then do hi-res scans of the photos To celebrate here is a 1992 review of my local knife shed in Monkstown www.beerbore.com/pubs/214-the...

214. The Ivy Bar

Jordanstown road Although he regards The Tudor as his flagship, Norrie Sharpe also owns the Cloughfern Arms in Newtownabbey, and The Ivy Inn at Monkstown. When I arrived at the latter at the beginn…

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Vaux have announced they are re-opening their Taproom , this is hot on the heels of Pop Recs announcement that they are taking over the running of The Bridge Hotel Vaults #Sunderland

According to a post on Facebook The Head of Steam in #Tynemouth is to become the sister venue to Jesmond self service wine bar Angels Share If the comments are anything to go by this has come as a bit of a shock to the people working in HoS #Newcastle

According to a comment by The Seven Stars on Facebook, Three Kings Brewery beers are going to continue being brewed by Darwin #Newcastle

Beer Bore@beerbore.bsky.social · 2mo ago

North Shields Three Kings Brewery announces its immediate closure which is shocking and typical because I bloody love their golden Ale. Wonder what this means for Darwin Brewery as the last I heard they were co-located and 3 Kings has/had strong links with The Seven Stars #Newcastle #NorthShields

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Off for a few beers around Seaton Delaval... Let's see what the lack of fuss is about

It seems this is well underway and will instead be called the Benjamin Franklin Tavern

Beer Bore@beerbore.bsky.social · last yr.

Plans have been submitted for a new snug bar at #Belfasts Northern Whig. The proposed bar, located on the recently reopened Sugarhouse Entry, will be called Peggy Barclay’s — a nod to its 18th-century namesake.

I've heard from 2 different people that Almasty Brewery is winding down.

A new temporary bar is opening on Belfasts Donegal Street for the duration of the impending Fleadh festival #Belfast

I know this is 'oldish' news , but #Belfast the Garrick is expanding into the former Boojum next door The bit in red is the propose lay out of the extension Last time I was in The Garrick 1/4 of the front bar was taken up by a Diddly-Dee band

People who keep pointing out that golf courses use as much water as data centres as some sort of defence of data centres drastically underestimate the amount we also hate golf.

Swans look weird straight on

Visiting 52 new pubs 25/52 Dog and Duck - Lisbaellaw - Real ale pub just outside Enniskillen - Tiny traditional front bar with large room at rear for food - Good selection of well kept ale. - Chatty staff, good beer and a great feed. - Well worth the visit #52NewPubs #enniskillen