Rich B
@mrrichb.bsky.social
Outdoor educator from sunny south Devon. Loves Dartmoor, hills and mountains, cycling, beer, France and Wales. Torquay United fan. Owner of s-1 bikes.
My lovely wife is out tonight, so this week’s #midweekbeer is a Tuchel hefeweizen accompanied by the Manics’ Lifeblood and a chicken naga from the local Indian.
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My lovely wife is out tonight, so this week’s #midweekbeer is a Tuchel hefeweizen accompanied by the Manics’ Lifeblood and a chicken naga from the local Indian.
@brotherbikini.bsky.social Sainte Cru Don’t Panic Hitch Hikers IPA
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
@brotherbikini.bsky.social Sainte Cru Don’t Panic Hitch Hikers IPA
Two fantastic goats cheeses in our hotel room in Cherbourg. A soft and gooey sweet chestnut wrapped leaf Étoile de Provence and an absolutely wonderful Valençay. So good.
December 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Two fantastic goats cheeses in our hotel room in Cherbourg. A soft and gooey sweet chestnut wrapped leaf Étoile de Provence and an absolutely wonderful Valençay. So good.
Pretty good! We’re treating ourselves to an overnight trip to France tomorrow so hoping to bag a few continental seasonals.
December 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Pretty good! We’re treating ourselves to an overnight trip to France tomorrow so hoping to bag a few continental seasonals.
Our local Post Office has just got in a stock of reindeer slippers. As designed by the late Benny Hill.
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our local Post Office has just got in a stock of reindeer slippers. As designed by the late Benny Hill.
Pint of Dragon’s Breath and Johnny Flynn’s Sillion, I’ve heard it a thousand times but it always sounds fantastic #midweekbeer
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pint of Dragon’s Breath and Johnny Flynn’s Sillion, I’ve heard it a thousand times but it always sounds fantastic #midweekbeer
‘You’re not going to post this on social media, are you dad?’ #dogsofbluesky #festivedog
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
‘You’re not going to post this on social media, are you dad?’ #dogsofbluesky #festivedog
Crikey, that’s either some well-positioned fruit or a fine specimen of a howler monkey on Race Around the World!
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Crikey, that’s either some well-positioned fruit or a fine specimen of a howler monkey on Race Around the World!
Looking forward to the weekend already 🥱 This week’s #midweekbeer is a Goram IPA, accompanied by some classic Jesus and Mary Chain.
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Looking forward to the weekend already 🥱 This week’s #midweekbeer is a Goram IPA, accompanied by some classic Jesus and Mary Chain.
How can you improve on last week’s #midweekbeer? Well…
November 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How can you improve on last week’s #midweekbeer? Well…
Guilty pleasures tonight, this week’s #midweekbeer is one of my homebrews accompanied by the Grease soundtrack.
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Guilty pleasures tonight, this week’s #midweekbeer is one of my homebrews accompanied by the Grease soundtrack.
There could only be one accompaniment tonight, after watching Deliver Me From Nowhere it has to be Nebraska. Exeter Brewery’s Darkness is the fine #midweekbeer
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There could only be one accompaniment tonight, after watching Deliver Me From Nowhere it has to be Nebraska. Exeter Brewery’s Darkness is the fine #midweekbeer
A middle aged man in faded jeans, an 80s rock band T-shirt and a leather jacket walks into a cinema and orders a beer. Must be time for the Springsteen movie.
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A middle aged man in faded jeans, an 80s rock band T-shirt and a leather jacket walks into a cinema and orders a beer. Must be time for the Springsteen movie.
Back at Hennock tonight on the edge of Dartmoor. So much amazing sky in this photo looking east from Hennock: Pleiades, Taurus, Orion rising and, I think, Jupiter bottom left. What a night.
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Back at Hennock tonight on the edge of Dartmoor. So much amazing sky in this photo looking east from Hennock: Pleiades, Taurus, Orion rising and, I think, Jupiter bottom left. What a night.
This week’s #midweekbeer is a homebrew (unnamed) Vienna lager, only from a kit but it’s very nice. Accompanied by the brilliant and also slightly BIY pink-folk madness of Peat and Diesel 🏴 🏝️
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This week’s #midweekbeer is a homebrew (unnamed) Vienna lager, only from a kit but it’s very nice. Accompanied by the brilliant and also slightly BIY pink-folk madness of Peat and Diesel 🏴 🏝️
It’s *possible* that Bootes is the constellation on the right of this picture which would make the comet the bright star bottom right. But it’s difficult to be certain because the angle of the lens distorts the positions somewhat and none of the geometry towards the edges looks right.
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s *possible* that Bootes is the constellation on the right of this picture which would make the comet the bright star bottom right. But it’s difficult to be certain because the angle of the lens distorts the positions somewhat and none of the geometry towards the edges looks right.
Isn’t it? It’s actually an updated version of their first EP cover from 1992, meant as a parody of the acid house smiley faces that were all the rage then - instantly iconic among fans and the ‘smiley bones’ have followed them around ever since. I’ve love a tattoo but E isn’t keen… 😂
October 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Isn’t it? It’s actually an updated version of their first EP cover from 1992, meant as a parody of the acid house smiley faces that were all the rage then - instantly iconic among fans and the ‘smiley bones’ have followed them around ever since. I’ve love a tattoo but E isn’t keen… 😂
This week’s #midweekbeer is a pint of Trail Blazer, a 5.6% west coast pale ale from Dark Revolution in Salisbury. Every mouthful a reminder of those sweet three points. Accompanied on the vinyl by the Wildhearts, I must be in a good mood 😎 and looking forward to seeing them in Torquay in December
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This week’s #midweekbeer is a pint of Trail Blazer, a 5.6% west coast pale ale from Dark Revolution in Salisbury. Every mouthful a reminder of those sweet three points. Accompanied on the vinyl by the Wildhearts, I must be in a good mood 😎 and looking forward to seeing them in Torquay in December
Owing to a lack of decent beer in either my house or the local shops, this week’s #midweekbeer is a Hobgoblin King Goblin. Sometimes the right mood music presents itself and Springsteen’s Letter to You fits the bill perfectly - a wonderful record bursting with sentimentality and big picture warmth.
October 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Owing to a lack of decent beer in either my house or the local shops, this week’s #midweekbeer is a Hobgoblin King Goblin. Sometimes the right mood music presents itself and Springsteen’s Letter to You fits the bill perfectly - a wonderful record bursting with sentimentality and big picture warmth.
This week’s #midweekbeer is a Gyle 59 Halcyon Daze wheat beer, accompanied by an early recording of Aerosmith live at Paul’s Mall in Boston. Would have loved to be around to see them in that era
September 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This week’s #midweekbeer is a Gyle 59 Halcyon Daze wheat beer, accompanied by an early recording of Aerosmith live at Paul’s Mall in Boston. Would have loved to be around to see them in that era