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Ian Hardie
@ianhardie.bsky.social
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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
ianhardie.bsky.social
@trackbrewingco.bsky.social & Fidens Brewing Co. Maiden 8.2% DDH DIPA from H.J Hansen 1829 of Odense, Denmark

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#trackbrewingco #fidensalbany #Maiden #DDH #DIPA #IndependentBrewers #independentretailers #Hansen1829Odense #RealAle #CraftAle
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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wearetheflood.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
ianhardie.bsky.social
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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theleftbible.bsky.social
This is why they attack him. He simply can't be bought.
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Magic Rock Brewing High Rise 5.5% Grapefruit Pale at the @crownposada Newcastle

Help save Magic Rock

Please try to support your local independent brewers

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

Always a top north east tipple

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#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!

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#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

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#donzokobrewingcompany #PropaPale #RealAle #CraftAle #PaleAle #IndependentBrewers
July 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ianhardie.bsky.social
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
ianhardie.bsky.social
Brew York Knights 4.1% American Pale Ale

Light, crisp and refreshing

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #brewyork #KnightsAmericanPaleAle
June 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
HS2 is now a fiasco and pointless. Tory mismanagement caused this, a total farce. Bin it now or reinstate the original planned route, or even extend it to Edinburgh/Glasgow.
www.theguardian.com/uk/hs2

#HS2 #ToryFarce #NoDirection
HS2 | The Guardian
Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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June 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Phantom Brewing Co. New Obsession 4.9% Pale

Deliciously crisp and flavoursome

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #phantombrewingco #NewObsessionPaleAle
June 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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mstinkerson.bsky.social
When Trump accuses almost all of our media of being "fake news," remember that pretty much everything seems "left-leaning" to a fascist.

#DemVoice1
June 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Standard..
June 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Full Circle Brewing Co. Hippy Jungle 4% IPA. Mango & Passion Fruit IPA At the @fullcircletap Lively!

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#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

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#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

Please try to support your local independent brewers

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

Glorious pint, full circle magic

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#fullcirclebrewingco #MagicalBikeRide
#ExtraPaleAle #craftale #realale #fullcircletaproom
June 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Summer is here, and the weather is set to collapse. Goodbye to a great Spring, one of the best in years.

#Summer2025
June 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Full Circle Brewing Co. Looper 6.4% IPA. Oustanding from Full Circle

Please try to support your local independent brewers

#fullcirclebrewingco #LooperIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers
June 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
So today, Brighton Bier Brewery announced it's closure because of energy costs. Morons Starmer and Reeves doing sweet fa to stop the tirade of businesses closing due to energy prices

#EnergyCosts #BrightonBier #StarmertheClown #ReevestheBitch
June 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ianhardie.bsky.social
Netenyahu calling Iran a despotic regime is a hilarious contradiction.....
June 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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andytaylor128.bsky.social
I haven't shared a tweet in
over a year, so I'm going to celebrate that with this...
#Trump #Musk #FuckingMugs
June 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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IHIP News: Absolute CHAOS as Trump and Elon DUKE IT OUT In Public MELTDOWN!
YouTube video by I've Had It
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June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM