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David Dixon

@obsoleteskills.bsky.social

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Pommelier, drinking good real/craft beer, riding a bike slowly, producing a fine tilth, finding obscure Heavy Rock. All worthy skills, but obsolete…or are they?

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · 5d

RItz Manchester?

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 24

Looks like @cjoplingillo.bsky.social has been busy again 😀

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · Aug 24

I did some writing: learn.camra.org.uk/courses/gove...

Government & Hospitality – Not the Best of Bedfellows

learn.camra.org.uk

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great to have Steve Holt and Kirkstall Brewery here in Leeds 👍

Looks like you will be opening something a bit stronger soon 😀

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 21

Nah, disagree - you fully deserve to be up there with them!

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great idea but it makes for a heck of an ugly glass 😕

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Fruit Works Co-operative @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social · Aug 15

On the 30th we're opening up our tree nursery for the public to visit.
On this day only we will be offering a 20% discount on all our potted fruit trees, which include 🍎🍑🍐🍒, plum and walnut varieties.
And of course, we will be more than happy to show you around.

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Fruit Works Co-operative @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social · Aug 15

We'll juicing at the #Bradford Good Food Symposium on 3 November. Maybe see you there? online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/0b...

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · Aug 16

Already missing these guys, and it's only been a week.

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 16

OK you win, it's been in my head for a day now - Nuclear Assault it is! Not sure why I never bought the LP, probably financial.

Cover of the Nuclear Assault 12" single Fight To Be Free, with
Aspidistra plant in the background.

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 14

Spent a few days in Birmingham either side of that there big beer festival, this is what I was up to - looking at bulls, drinking in pubs, remembering Ozzy and spotting a few curios.😀

Sculpture of a bull dressed like a construction worker in hi viz, complete with horns in traffic cone style - Bulldozer by Nicola Mills

Ornate signage outside the Craven Arms, Birmingham

Display of albums by Ozzy Osbourne as part of the Working Class Hero exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Old Fire Hydrant sign set in the floor rather than on a wall or post. This one is a 4-4 but others are present in the city centre.

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 14

Don't think praise comes much better than this @templecider.bsky.social! it was an honour and pleasure for me to be judging at the ICC, great cider and great company.

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 13

I knew there was a reason i left (sort of) early - only so much excitement you can take in one day 😀

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you for looking after us Steve 👍

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Mar 30

Precisely

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Mar 29

Well done, you saved what I was thinking until the end of the article! If this was a pumpclip would I display it? No. Would I stock the product? No. Would I use the brewery / cider producer? No.

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Feb 28

Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed it! 👍🍏🍐

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'Udders Orchard Cider 🍎 🍏 @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social · Feb 27

Fabulous cidery line up at @bradfordcamra.org.uk Cider [and beer] festival in the World Heritage Site of Saltaire! Top list put together by @obsoleteskills.bsky.social showing that some skills will *never* be obsolete!

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Feb 7

Be my first chance to try your perry.

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thank you Dave

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Feb 7

Drinks list for next week's Great British Beer Festival Winter Beer Festival live now at winter.gbbf.org.uk/drinks/list.

Great cider and perry 🍏🍎🍐selection I've pulled together - even if I do say so myself 😀 including @templecider.bsky.social and @uddersorchardcider.bsky.social

Drinks List

Find drinks at the Great British Beer Festival 2023. Filter by style, types and abv.

winter.gbbf.org.uk

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David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Feb 7

Amazing! Stingo on cask? 😍 My local Sams pub is closed, nothing new there. 😞

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Jan 25

This is terrible news ☹️ I need to stock up on (more!) De Molen🍺

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Jan 24

Can you help @barmas.bsky.social ?

Alistair Reece @velkyal.bsky.social · Jan 24

Does anyone know of beer blogs, or similar, focused on Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Schleswig-Holstein, and other parts of Northern Germany, specifically the former West Germany?

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Jan 7

Agreed, Magic Rock was a bit special. Interesting how many different beers people have mentioned in the comments - certainly not a one hit wonder.

David Dixon @obsoleteskills.bsky.social · Dec 22

Hi Roger, welcome aboard!

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