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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 10h

Special thanks to the man below for doing all the real work and providing the recipes for these beers. It was great fun for us brewing these beers.

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 20h

a black and white photo of a little boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin .

ALT: a black and white photo of a little boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin .

media.tenor.com

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 21h

Fair, it’s all about those clicks at the end of the day.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 22h

It looked to me like the Irish Times were really reaching in an attempt to manufacture a gotcha. It was a little embarrassing for them IMO.

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Will Hawkes @willhawkes.bsky.social · 1d

There is a new @londonbeercity.bsky.social out today, featuring the King's Road and a pub called the Queen Charlotte. You can get it for free by signing up here: www.willhawkes.net/london-beer-...

The magnificent interior of the Cadogan Arms, featuring lavish brown and green tiling, mirrors, cushioned bar stools, chandeliers and a moulded plaster ceiling. It's in the King's Road

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 1d

Also, this movie is phenomenal!

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve also got two beers that we’ve been working on with @braciatrix.bsky.social that we can tell you more about in a few weeks.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve also brewed a few new beers, we’ve a NZ Pale Ale and our Pumpkin beer going out this week. We also have a couple of other beers in tank, a prize winning home brew beer, that will be launched in underdog in a couple of weeks.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve hired a couple of brewers, only set out to hire one, but hired two. We were super stretched over the summer and this should give us plenty of cover, even if it stretches us financially. First one started and it’s given the place a real lift.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 1d

After a couple of years of mostly just brewing core beers, and paying down covid debts. We’ve been super busy doing things over the last month.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 3d

All that really matters at this stage.

Shane Brennan @shane-brennan.bsky.social · 3d

Did yer man get his three and a half grand back yet?

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 3d

Taking myself out for a haircut and a couple of afternoon pints. Looking forward to finding a nice corner to read this in.

Will Hawkes @willhawkes.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve written for @pelliclemag.com about the Dog and Bell, a unique pub whose evolution over the past 40 years nevertheless illustrates the story of modern London pubs. It’s here: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

www.pelliclemag.com

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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 7d

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 6d

Pure greed, built a great business, but it was never enough, grow, grow, grow… Exploited the goodwill of so many staff, customers and industry pros.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9d

EXCLUSIVE: BrewDog has announced it has sold its 'Lost Forest' after 250,000 of the trees it planted on the Scottish estate died

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Dermot Kennedy @dermotkennedy1.bsky.social · 6d

Sunflower in Belfast, great little corner pub with 1 handpump serving local Boundary Pale Ale on our afternoon visit. Yard outside with pizza van. Came back in the evening for the Manouche gypsy swing band followed by folk club upstairs.

Green & white painted exterior at night with gated security entrance, a relic of the troubles.

The 4 members of the Manouche gypsy swing band playing double bass, violin, and 2 guitars.

The bar with customers at the counter and seated.

Two pints of the hazy Boundary Pale Ale on the bar counter next to the hand pump.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 6d

I long for a time when very obviously being completely full of shit was enough on its own to mean you weren’t taken seriously. Now it seems to be a big selling point. More shit equals more clicks. All of a sudden the idiot is in charge.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Nine jobs Nigel Farage hasn't updated his register of interests in months.

Potentially hundreds of thousands of ££££ from his many "outside interests" remain undeclared

observer.co.uk/news/politic...

‘Nine-jobs Nigel’ Farage denies not declaring extra earni...

Roles outside Parliament make Reform leader the highest-earning MP, but register of interests has not been updated since end of May

observer.co.uk

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Christine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 13d

Autumn in Vermont

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 15d

It’s not every day you hire two new brewers. Guess not being on twitter for 6 months have filled me with optimism. So we’re just fucking going for it 😬

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 21d

So cool!!!!!

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Bionic Mecha Laura 🎃 @bioniclaura.bsky.social · 21d

Amazing!!! Personal best 800m too. Well done to her. 🥈 Silver!

Bionic Mecha Laura 🎃 @bioniclaura.bsky.social · 21d

Come on Kate O'Connor!!!

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 23d

Interviewing people this week, as exciting as bringing someone new in is, I don’t love the process. Thankfully we’ve got some strong candidates to choose between, even if that makes things harder.

Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 23d

Everyone in Cabra seems to be firing into the solar too. Walking around there seems to be four or five different companies doing installs at the moment.

KangarooIslandStan 🦘🇺🇦 @stangorton.bsky.social · 25d

We are getting there faster than anyone realises.
Already 53 per cent of SA homes have solar on the roof.
And more than 700 home batteries are installed weekly in South Australia due to the current rebate, with more than 100 installed daily since July 1.
As of August, over 3,000 new batteries.

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · 29d

Setting up a bar for a beer festival for the first time in years. All the memories! #dublinbeerfestival

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · Sep 9

That’s pretty embarrassing.

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Alexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · Sep 6

Me when I’m invited to literally any social event

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Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’ve thought about it and I’m out. Can’t imagine the heating situation in the Áras is great.

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