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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

Fingers crossed. I loved @katiematherkm.bsky.social’s zine. The book looks great, but can I buy it directly through you?

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

Morning @totalcurtis.bsky.social, have you ever considered printing a book of modern classic beers that contains some of fantastic @pelliclemag.com writing on them? It feels like a really important work in making younger beer drinkers like me appreciate them properly.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

I somehow contrived to missed this @pelliclemag.com article about the mighty Tennent’s Lager, but it is a beautiful piece about the cultural significance and history of their lager. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...

The Vertigo of Bliss — Scotland’s Inseparable Relationship with Tennent’s Lager — Pellicle

It’s a Sunday, nearly midnight, and I’m in 8 Ball–a dilapidated yet bustling pool hall above the Scotia, an out-of-the-way folk bar in Glasgow city centre. Occasionally a buzzer sounds, signalling som...

www.pelliclemag.com

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 7d

Fantastic @pelliclemag.com article about the consistently brilliant Proper Job. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

www.pelliclemag.com

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Brian's Malt Musings 🥃💙🇺🇦 @maltmusings.bsky.social · 10d

Yes!

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Tim Crutchley @slownews.bsky.social · 10d

Are you watching Donald Trump!?

Haha, suck it.

#rydercup

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 11d

I love golf and I love being European.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 13d

New meds, same old me. Hoping my blood pressure drops and that’s the end of it.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 19d

Surviving? Struggling? Keeping going?

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 19d

Surviving? Struggling? Keeping going?

Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 20d

We had a botanical spirit and T, which was great, but I like the sound of Espresso Martinis!

Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 20d

They are 100% recycled bottles too! All part of their sustainability drive.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 21d

A really interesting night Spirited Bristol for a run through of the fantastic NcNean range and all their sustainability efforts with Annabel Thomas.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 23d

Tissues trying to make you sadder = Late stage capitalism at its worst.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 27d

To celebrate ten years of our whisky club, we are going back to the beginning and opening a bottle of the whisky we opened at our first gathering back in 2015. Serendipitously, this Kilchoman Loch Gorm is ten years old too!

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 28d

Today was dull.

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Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · Sep 8

Celebrate with us! Our biggest @officialpax.bsky.social Family Gaming Room:
🕹️ 100s PS5/Xbox/Switch games
♿ Accessible Tech from Respawn
🔥 Games from @wholesomegames.com
🎯 Parental controls and @esrb.org explainer sessions
✏️ So many Guestbook comments

www.familygamingdatabase.com/search/list/...

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 29d

My work colleagues have never played the game beetle. Tell me I am not the only one who knows what this is?

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ha! I’ve got that “joy” to look forwards to next decade.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 6

I hope they all turn out okay and you can get back on with postbox hunting without delay.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks! Let’s hope so.

Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 5

Weird day today. Had to see the doctors and it wasn’t that comforting. Got to have more tests in the coming weeks. Middle age sucks.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 4

In what is surely becoming an annoying set of requests now… where is good to eat in #Edinburgh? #food fans, I need your help.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 4

Cool. That sounds fun. Will schedule one of the available tours in.

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · Sep 4

Definitely. It’s been tough going since Covid, especially for businesses with good ethics.

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