Watsons Brewery
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Small scale commercial brewing in Colchester since 2016. NFL. Books. Labour Party. exHartlepudlian. exLeedsPoly. exPunk. exLibrarian. exSocialWork. exFullHeadofHair. watsonsbrewery.co.uk I do favour a high trouser.
This is the next beer off the production line. 'Chi' will be followed by 'Psi' and then 'Omega'.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is the next beer off the production line. 'Chi' will be followed by 'Psi' and then 'Omega'.
And only one ball, obvs.
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
And only one ball, obvs.
Exciting stuff, on a new train, newly public ownership train Co, and stopped at a brand new train station viz Beaulieu Park, north of Chelmsford.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Exciting stuff, on a new train, newly public ownership train Co, and stopped at a brand new train station viz Beaulieu Park, north of Chelmsford.
Another disappointing #colu loss today, but I can handle it, 5 decades of supporting #hartlepool and #colchester you get used to it. Mind you, I do enjoy Neil Kelly's commentary on the wireless, regardless of the result.
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Another disappointing #colu loss today, but I can handle it, 5 decades of supporting #hartlepool and #colchester you get used to it. Mind you, I do enjoy Neil Kelly's commentary on the wireless, regardless of the result.
Yup, still got my dad's old copy. It was my goto book as a teenager until he bought this book. That book has long since fallen to bits.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Yup, still got my dad's old copy. It was my goto book as a teenager until he bought this book. That book has long since fallen to bits.
This photo was taken in 1992, my dear old dad with son #1. It's been one of my favourite photos, but I'm now older than my dad was in this photo and that freaks me out.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This photo was taken in 1992, my dear old dad with son #1. It's been one of my favourite photos, but I'm now older than my dad was in this photo and that freaks me out.
The latest in my long running HMRC beer duty palaver. Last week they finally sorted all the issues out and I've been able to get in to the new system and made several outstanding returns. After submitting it said that I'd be due to pay interest due to late submission - we'll frickin see about that!
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The latest in my long running HMRC beer duty palaver. Last week they finally sorted all the issues out and I've been able to get in to the new system and made several outstanding returns. After submitting it said that I'd be due to pay interest due to late submission - we'll frickin see about that!
My lockdown project was doing a text only version of the original Resident Evil for the new Sinclair Spectrum Next. Utter madness I know, but I enjoyed doing it!
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My lockdown project was doing a text only version of the original Resident Evil for the new Sinclair Spectrum Next. Utter madness I know, but I enjoyed doing it!
I played Warcraft and Warcraft II with our first son who was maybe 8 or 9 in the mid to late 90s and I loved the games. They got a bit more complicated for me after that, but he's still playing them now. He was also mad keen on Dungeon Keeper and Heroquest. Me I was Doom/Heretic/Hexen/Quake etc.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I played Warcraft and Warcraft II with our first son who was maybe 8 or 9 in the mid to late 90s and I loved the games. They got a bit more complicated for me after that, but he's still playing them now. He was also mad keen on Dungeon Keeper and Heroquest. Me I was Doom/Heretic/Hexen/Quake etc.
In short, look out for 18yr old Micah Mbick's 30yd lob of the goalie in the FAC today. His second such goal in a month.
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In short, look out for 18yr old Micah Mbick's 30yd lob of the goalie in the FAC today. His second such goal in a month.
Back from the GP surgery. I went in for the second shingles jab, and availed myself of a BOGOF offer : a pneumococcal jab. I declined the offered flu jab as I didn't fancy a triple whammy. Plus the flu jab is already booked for next week.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Back from the GP surgery. I went in for the second shingles jab, and availed myself of a BOGOF offer : a pneumococcal jab. I declined the offered flu jab as I didn't fancy a triple whammy. Plus the flu jab is already booked for next week.
The wife is sorting out her old photos and has just sent across this which must be ten yrs old, recently departed Ringo in his prime behind me. His ashes are in an urn at arms length at the minute.
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The wife is sorting out her old photos and has just sent across this which must be ten yrs old, recently departed Ringo in his prime behind me. His ashes are in an urn at arms length at the minute.
Hmmm as Ruby is having crate rest following her planned surgery, according to She Who Must Be Obeyed now is apparently 'a good time to emulsion the front lobby walls....' For me the phrase 'a good time to' and the word 'emulsion' should never appear in the same sentence.
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hmmm as Ruby is having crate rest following her planned surgery, according to She Who Must Be Obeyed now is apparently 'a good time to emulsion the front lobby walls....' For me the phrase 'a good time to' and the word 'emulsion' should never appear in the same sentence.
Well the vets gave us lots of detail about what to expect post op, but having to open the window due to Ruby's odious fruity fluff fluffs wasn't one of them.
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Well the vets gave us lots of detail about what to expect post op, but having to open the window due to Ruby's odious fruity fluff fluffs wasn't one of them.
Well, this has cheered me up and no mistake, a good bye election result yesterday from our previous, and now next door ward. 800 Labour, 657 LibDem, 600 Reform, 401 Green, 200 Cons. By my reckoning 1857 on the left, 800 right wing and far right, so there is hope.
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Well, this has cheered me up and no mistake, a good bye election result yesterday from our previous, and now next door ward. 800 Labour, 657 LibDem, 600 Reform, 401 Green, 200 Cons. By my reckoning 1857 on the left, 800 right wing and far right, so there is hope.
Well we paid the adoption fee, so rescue dog Ruby is now ours. Yesterday she had her second op in 3 months, removing the tumerous mammary strips on the other side of her tum. She had a good nights sleep and a tiny bit of brekkie and meds.
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Well we paid the adoption fee, so rescue dog Ruby is now ours. Yesterday she had her second op in 3 months, removing the tumerous mammary strips on the other side of her tum. She had a good nights sleep and a tiny bit of brekkie and meds.
Ah turns out there was an Observer Book of Civil Servants very early on, but there wasn't an English version.
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Ah turns out there was an Observer Book of Civil Servants very early on, but there wasn't an English version.
Absolutely pop-tastic, mates.
October 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Absolutely pop-tastic, mates.
You couldn't make this up. Having put in a ticket for my issue with the new HMRC Alcohol Duty System, Keith responded to the ticket yesterday about 3pm to take the ticket forward, asking me to supply more info. At 5pm Albany got in touch to take the ticket forward, asking me to supply more info...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You couldn't make this up. Having put in a ticket for my issue with the new HMRC Alcohol Duty System, Keith responded to the ticket yesterday about 3pm to take the ticket forward, asking me to supply more info. At 5pm Albany got in touch to take the ticket forward, asking me to supply more info...
Oooh they do look good. I was taken by these, but being a bloke of a certain age with no hair and a substantial frame, and living in Essex, people would wrongly assume I was a hotel shouting gammon
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Oooh they do look good. I was taken by these, but being a bloke of a certain age with no hair and a substantial frame, and living in Essex, people would wrongly assume I was a hotel shouting gammon
Lazy afternoon listening to the #ColU commentary on Radio Essex. Good stuff. Mind you, only +34 more bums on seats after scoring six in the last home game, and having 3 wins on the bounce. I didn't know that Harrogate Town FC nickname was 'The Sulphurites'. #colchester
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lazy afternoon listening to the #ColU commentary on Radio Essex. Good stuff. Mind you, only +34 more bums on seats after scoring six in the last home game, and having 3 wins on the bounce. I didn't know that Harrogate Town FC nickname was 'The Sulphurites'. #colchester
Delivered casks of the latest beer to The Victoria Inn in Colchester and Ye Old Albion in Rowhedge, two pubs which have been appearing in the Good Beer Guide for yonks. And in other good news HMRC finally sorted out the issue preventing me paying my beer duty. So Rachel Reeves' problems are sorted.
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Delivered casks of the latest beer to The Victoria Inn in Colchester and Ye Old Albion in Rowhedge, two pubs which have been appearing in the Good Beer Guide for yonks. And in other good news HMRC finally sorted out the issue preventing me paying my beer duty. So Rachel Reeves' problems are sorted.
And in other retro news, today I will be travelling on a publicly owned train for the first time in decades. Hopefully drinking publicly owned water soon...
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
And in other retro news, today I will be travelling on a publicly owned train for the first time in decades. Hopefully drinking publicly owned water soon...
Back in early 1980 a girl I was friendly with on my course at Leeds Poly pointedly remarked one coffee break that Manhattan was on at the cinema and she wanted to see it but had nobody to go with.. and the anniversary of that first date of ours has been celebrated for 45yrs and counting #dianekeaton
October 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Back in early 1980 a girl I was friendly with on my course at Leeds Poly pointedly remarked one coffee break that Manhattan was on at the cinema and she wanted to see it but had nobody to go with.. and the anniversary of that first date of ours has been celebrated for 45yrs and counting #dianekeaton
Listening to the Colchester game on the FM radio, and muted on the telly box, with my new bestest mate. 1-1 and sunny in the northern fishing port where the game is being played.
October 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Listening to the Colchester game on the FM radio, and muted on the telly box, with my new bestest mate. 1-1 and sunny in the northern fishing port where the game is being played.