Trading places Hello and welcome to March's Photo Challenge. This month I was asking for photographs of your favourite places. Everywhere from a three and ...

March’s Photo Challenge - ‘Favourite Places’.

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Not been lurking on here of late … but popped back to repost John’s latest photo challenge results. Superbly collated as ever, get a brew settle down & have a perusal. There are some fantastic pictures here.

Strong rotational game displayed in John’s December Photo Challenge round up. Well worth a perusal if you’ve a spare 10 minutes. Wonderfully collated as ever.

It's a pylon pile-on! Hello and welcome to October's Photo Challenge. This month's brief was very simple: 'Pylons & Wires'. I figured It doesn't matter where you ...

October’s Photo Challenge was Pylons & Wires. And what an amazing response I got. Take a look for yourself at 60+ stunning photographs - ‘It’s a Pylon Pile-On’.

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One for all the painted house fans out there …Grab a brew, sit down & have a few mins pouring over this wonderful collection brilliantly. collated by John for this months photo challenge.

Superb, loved them and really enjoyed my first visit to Liverpool. Can see what you mean in the blog. Really friendly chilled vibe (& great craft beer)

Absolutely epic selection of seaside vistas here … Beautifully collated by John once again. Get a brew sit back & have a perusal you’ll not regret it.

Out on the Western fringes … Post Work Manoeuvres… #Hucknall 3pm

#Hucknall 6pm … Post work head clearer.

Knew they were there had never seen them. Really impressive, bonus being the fact the tide was out. Well worth popping down if you’re ever up that way.

‘Another Place’ #AntonyGormley #Crosby … Love it! 100 of these chaps dotted up the coast so glad to finally see them.

You’re welcome Sir 😉🍺

Today I have been mainly having a few scoops around #Liverpool

Out on the Western Fringes … #Hucknall 6pm

Meanwhile in ‘High Chai’ news … That was splendid! #Passans #Nottingham … Absolutely stuffed now mind you!

Well that was a fantastic bonus, not only do #BigSpecial drop a surprise (absolutely brilliant) album, they roll into town to back it up with a cracking live show. The new tunes already sounding monumental & a raft of classics sneaked in too. Rough Trade Notts absolutely boiling.

Holiday rules 👏

#StoutSunday up & running …Rich, chocolatey & nutty, sweet with a hint of salt from the pretzel. Warming but no big booze hit. Dangerously quaffable stuff yet again from #VaultCity

Sunday up & running, out & back early doors before the roads melt. Lovely first off, ton of traffic by the end😬🥵 🚴🏻‍♂️

Ooosh! Thick, hoppy, citrusy, smooth as you like …Nothing to see here just @trackbrewingco.bsky.social knocking out another sublime gold top. Fab!

‘Bluest Skies’ appropriate for today … Banging DIPA. Thick, dry & hoppy. Splendid stuff from #PhantomBrewCo

#Hucknall 7pm … Shady manoeuvres as it cools down a tad.

Insane 🥵

Figured I’d best check the tent before its annual #YNotFestival roll out. How come it’s seamless in the garden but way longer to get up & down in The Peaks 🤷‍♂️… Despite it being baking I’d take this weather… sadly looks like Oasis booked the ‘sunshiiiine’ first, so it’ll be the usual rain then!

#Hucknall 3pm Melting 🔥… The point at which I regret not getting the air conditioning re-gassed 🥵

Post work scoop. #Arpus x #Azvex Once again arguably closer to my breakfast smoothies than beer. But absolutely fantastic having said that. Thick as you like, hugely fruity, mandarin the overriding one, hint of tartness … it’s surely got to be good for you?? Sourced #BrewTavern

Weird mixture of old folkies in cardies & walking boots & New Model Army fans… was a great gig from (seriously sketchy) memory 😂

Tuesday morning workshift accompaniment… Back to the start with this absolute classic blast of #Levellers first time I caught these (apart from a potential NMA support) was Bobby Browns in Nottingham June 1990 (confirmed vide their excellent gig archive) Blimey feeling old!

Turned out nice again … #Hucknall 6pm

#StoutSunday … Seeing out the weekend with this robust #PentrichBrewing lad. Huge coffee hit, dark, dry & roasty … barely a hint of the 12% abv. Lovely!