John Watson
@freebornejw2.bsky.social
Sunderland AFC, CAMRA member, U.S. Sport (Boston teams), Victoriana, Railways, Roundheads, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll.
📍York via Durham
📍York via Durham
Fabulous night with @dodgebrothers.bsky.social and Dan Donnelly. So good to see them after all this time. Life affirming music.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Fabulous night with @dodgebrothers.bsky.social and Dan Donnelly. So good to see them after all this time. Life affirming music.
Good morning! Great 2nd night at @yorkbeerfestival.bsky.social last night.
My beers of the festival-
3rd.Thirsty Moose Canny Canuck,
2nd. 3 Brothers A Slice of Sunshine,
1st. Half Moon India
Loads of great beers. Notable mentions for Trig Brewery & Kernel's East India Pale Ale 1897. Cheers! 🍻
My beers of the festival-
3rd.Thirsty Moose Canny Canuck,
2nd. 3 Brothers A Slice of Sunshine,
1st. Half Moon India
Loads of great beers. Notable mentions for Trig Brewery & Kernel's East India Pale Ale 1897. Cheers! 🍻
September 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Good morning! Great 2nd night at @yorkbeerfestival.bsky.social last night.
My beers of the festival-
3rd.Thirsty Moose Canny Canuck,
2nd. 3 Brothers A Slice of Sunshine,
1st. Half Moon India
Loads of great beers. Notable mentions for Trig Brewery & Kernel's East India Pale Ale 1897. Cheers! 🍻
My beers of the festival-
3rd.Thirsty Moose Canny Canuck,
2nd. 3 Brothers A Slice of Sunshine,
1st. Half Moon India
Loads of great beers. Notable mentions for Trig Brewery & Kernel's East India Pale Ale 1897. Cheers! 🍻
A great first night at @yorkbeerfestival.bsky.social with @stymiesi.bsky.social & @chrisbritain.bsky.social last night. Looking forward to returning tomorrow. Put the traditional cider finish on hold & possibly feel all the better for it! Annual beers of the festival post to follow Friday. Cheers!🍻
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A great first night at @yorkbeerfestival.bsky.social with @stymiesi.bsky.social & @chrisbritain.bsky.social last night. Looking forward to returning tomorrow. Put the traditional cider finish on hold & possibly feel all the better for it! Annual beers of the festival post to follow Friday. Cheers!🍻
If the Torygraph want a genuine reason to bash the BBC they need to turn on BBC Scotland now and see where they've placed the score and clock. Scandalous!
August 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If the Torygraph want a genuine reason to bash the BBC they need to turn on BBC Scotland now and see where they've placed the score and clock. Scandalous!
What an enjoyable afternoon! Great that the lads finished it early enough for one last beer in the Tap. #ForTheNorth
June 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
What an enjoyable afternoon! Great that the lads finished it early enough for one last beer in the Tap. #ForTheNorth
Here we go. My first T20 since the first one at Riverside in 2003! #ForTheNorth
June 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Here we go. My first T20 since the first one at Riverside in 2003! #ForTheNorth
A great night at the SAFCSA NYSSAN meeting. Great to meet Paul Thirlwell and hear his stories about the good old days and a rare opportunity to have cask Bass. 👌🍺 Blind Jack's in Knaresborough - always a fantastic pub.
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A great night at the SAFCSA NYSSAN meeting. Great to meet Paul Thirlwell and hear his stories about the good old days and a rare opportunity to have cask Bass. 👌🍺 Blind Jack's in Knaresborough - always a fantastic pub.
Beer Festival (h) @popbeerfest.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Beer Festival (h) @popbeerfest.bsky.social
Glad 'Dirty Leeds supporting Chris Wilder' isn't there. Told me he wanted Sheff Utd to win last week as it was closer to where he lives!
May 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Glad 'Dirty Leeds supporting Chris Wilder' isn't there. Told me he wanted Sheff Utd to win last week as it was closer to where he lives!
Google reminds me that it was the standard Wembley winners playlist plus WMS of course!
May 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Google reminds me that it was the standard Wembley winners playlist plus WMS of course!
I really enjoyed and agreed with Simon Hart's Freed from Desire piece in November's @wsc.co.uk. Then yesterday this happened! The best bit was Wise Men Say of course, which I didn't capture as I was joining in and enjoying the moment. #SAFC
May 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I really enjoyed and agreed with Simon Hart's Freed from Desire piece in November's @wsc.co.uk. Then yesterday this happened! The best bit was Wise Men Say of course, which I didn't capture as I was joining in and enjoying the moment. #SAFC
ARMÉE ROUGE ET BLANCHE!
May 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ARMÉE ROUGE ET BLANCHE!
Also made the most essential purchase when in France.
April 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Also made the most essential purchase when in France.
Met a representative from up the road yesterday. Tried to turn me and The Boy to the Dark Side but we weren't having it.
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Met a representative from up the road yesterday. Tried to turn me and The Boy to the Dark Side but we weren't having it.
A very happy St Cuthbert's Day to all the Haliwerfolc.
March 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A very happy St Cuthbert's Day to all the Haliwerfolc.
Glad to manage to avoid every game I've attended this season being a 2-2 draw. A much better outcome on my old ST stomping ground this time around. 3pts and a free sausage roll: what's not to like? Plus the Durham coastline in daylight on the way back. #SAFC
March 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glad to manage to avoid every game I've attended this season being a 2-2 draw. A much better outcome on my old ST stomping ground this time around. 3pts and a free sausage roll: what's not to like? Plus the Durham coastline in daylight on the way back. #SAFC
Well this was a nice surprise. 🤓
February 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Well this was a nice surprise. 🤓
“When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England.” Great night tonight finishing on an Abbott Ale in great condition. Such a shame no one else is enjoying it too. Support your local pubs - use them or lose them...
January 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England.” Great night tonight finishing on an Abbott Ale in great condition. Such a shame no one else is enjoying it too. Support your local pubs - use them or lose them...
Good to be back in my old ST stomping ground today. Sobs shouting behind me again. Always treasure my visits to the Museum Vaults and enjoy the Dun Cow. Just that bloody football club... #SAFC
January 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Good to be back in my old ST stomping ground today. Sobs shouting behind me again. Always treasure my visits to the Museum Vaults and enjoy the Dun Cow. Just that bloody football club... #SAFC
The 3 top rated beers in the graphic were all scored 4.25. I also scored Bad Kitty that too. None of them new to me but ever reliable. I gave out 45 4s *raises bat* in 2024. A great year of beer, pubs & festivals. Here's to another. Support your local breweries and pubs. Cheers!
December 31, 2024 at 7:47 PM
The 3 top rated beers in the graphic were all scored 4.25. I also scored Bad Kitty that too. None of them new to me but ever reliable. I gave out 45 4s *raises bat* in 2024. A great year of beer, pubs & festivals. Here's to another. Support your local breweries and pubs. Cheers!
Quickie in the Tap before the train home. God bless North Riding Brewery! Gorgeous Butterscotch Porter.
December 11, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Quickie in the Tap before the train home. God bless North Riding Brewery! Gorgeous Butterscotch Porter.