“Hello mate, are you alright? Yeah, Im alright!” Memories of this song being a big hit at the youth clubs in my area. Lots of loons jumping around and singing to it 😊 Here’s my original press of it. #Sham69

OTD in 1979 me and some other young punks heard London call and headed South in a dodgy old, very overloaded Transit Van to see The Clash play a legendary gig at London Rainbow Theatre. #TheClash played new songs from the yet to be released London Calling album. Superb support bands too 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Brilliant song 🎯👌🔥 ‘Let’s Submerge’ is a great B side too 🎯👌 #XRaySpex Here’s my vinyl copy bought when it was released in 1978.

Time for a pint of cask conditioned ‘Serenity’ hazy session IPA by Sheffield brewers #AbbeydaleBrewery at #YeOldeFightingCocks pub in St Albans. A nicely hopped and balanced beer with a floral, citrus and pine taste. Very refreshing 😋 Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #CraftBeer

I picked a great day to do rum tasting in London today. It felt typically tropical! Highlights for me were the last two exceptional cask releases from #FourSquare and the #HolmesCay Trinidad 2012 #LondonRumShow #rum

A Friday pint of ‘Friday’s Mild’ at #TheBootStAlbans A nice cask conditioned ruby mild ale that’s a collaboration between #FyneAlesFarmBrewery and #VerdantBrewingCo Lovely layered taste of dried fruit, malt, toffee and bitterness. A nice dry finish 😋 Have a great day. Cheers! 🍻 #BskyBeer #Beer

Random bit of trivia. The gates of the fictional HMP Slade in Porridge were at St Albans Prison Gatehouse which is now St Albans Registry Office. Some sceptics might say that’s an appropriate change of use 😉

A London Porter calling and it’s another superb beer from @kernelbrewery.bsky.social Based on a recipe from Whitbread’s Brewery, dated 1896. Beautifully balanced with a classic taste of chocolate, and coffee with a lovely dry finish. Simply stunning 🍺🤩🎯👌😋 #BskyBeer #porter

Time for a beer! Thankfully I can rely on @kernelbrewery.bsky.social to deliver a great performance with this belter of a bottle conditioned 7.2% ABV Mosiac India Pale Ale. A beautifully balanced beer with lovely layers of taste to it. Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #CraftBeer #beer

One of my favourite Slade songs. I still play my original vinyl single copy. Nice B side ‘Wonderin Y’ too 👌🎯 #Slade

Beer o’clock and London calling with a ‘Strata’ pale ale by @kernelbrewery.bsky.social of London. A lovely beer with nice floral, citrus and tropical fruit taste and a nicely balanced dry, bitter finish 🍺😋 Have a great evening! Cheers!🍻 #BskyBeer #CraftBeer #beer

Cocktail o’clock so time for a ‘Mount Gay Maple Old Fashioned’ made with with Mount Gay Eclipse navy strength rum as a base. Lovely tropical fruits and vanilla flavours from the rum with classic old fashioned flavours too 😋 Cheers 🍹🍹 #MountGayRum #RumOldFashioned #cocktail

The hot temperature has inspired me to make a rather tasty Rum Maple Old Fashioned Cocktail using a strong Wood’s Old Naval Rum as its base. Hits the spot with a big brown sugar, molasses and toffee taste to it 🍹😋 Have a great weekend. Cheers 🍹🍹 #RumOldFashioned #WoodsRum #cocktail #rum

Here’s our bottle of 14 year old Yellow Submarine (Reclassified) Whisky of Mass Distinction IV (WMD IV) sampled last night. It’s a canny dram 🥃😋 The yellow submarine was later bought at auction by Bruichladdich and is located at the distillery 😊

They were all cracking drams. My favourites were the 11 year old non-peated Caol Ila and the Bunnahabhain PX cask finish. Gorgeous whisky’s 🥃🥃😋😋

A cracking lineup for a tribute to Islay Whisky’s at a #StAlbansWhiskyClub night. A mix of peated and non peated whisky’s. Could have done with the weather being a bit colder but the whisky will still taste great 😋 Slàinte Mhath 🥃🥃 #whisky #IslayWhisky #Islay #Scotch

A pint of cask conditioned Pure Ubu by #PurityBrewingCo at #YeOldeFightingCocks in St Albans. An English Amber Ale with a lovely taste of toffee, hint of fruit and a sweet finish. A very refreshing beer. Have a great evening. Cheers! 🍻 #BskyBeer #beer

“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” A brilliant song by The Who. The lyrics are still relevant and on point 🎯👌✊ I’ve got the original single in my collection. #TheWho

Beer o’clock and time for a classic German Erdinger Weissbier. A beer that’s top fermented with secondary fermentation in the bottle. Lovely malt, banana and citrus fruit taste. Very refreshing 😋 Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #beer #Erdinger

Beer o’clock and time for something a bit special with a top fermented and bottle re fermented #GuldenDraak Belgian red fruit beer. A lovely taste of cherries and red fruits. Dangerously doesn’t taste like it’s 8% ABV. A gorgeous, very refreshing beer 🍺😋 Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #BelgianBeer

Nice 👌 The Big Youth and Kingsmen 😍‘White Man In Hammersmith Palais’ too, of course! My copy has a ‘unique’ handwriting edition. The folly of my youth 😂

I’m in a Brew York State of Mind and joined the dark side with a 10.6% ABV BA Salted Caramel Empress Tonkoko Imperial Milk Stout. Tastes like a desert in a glass. Fabulous 🍺😋 Served at the fabulous #WobblyDuck and also approved by Lemmy the rubber duck. Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #BrewYork #CraftBeer

Beer o’clock and time for a pint at the superb Free Trade Inn of cask conditioned ‘Plateau’ pale ale by #BurningSkyBrewery A nice session ale this with light malt, citrus and floral notes. Very refreshing 🍺😋 Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #CraftBeer #beer @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social

A visit Yem seems fitting to drink a ‘Tyneside Brown’ by Newcastle brewers #HadrianBorderBrewery A lovely beer with classic brown ale notes of toffee, caramel and nuttiness. A nice dry finish too 🍺😋 Have a great evening. Cheers! 🍻 #BskyBeer #beer

‘Midnight to six, man, for the first time from Jamaica” #TheClash #punk #reggae #PunkReggae

Time for a pint of cask conditioned red ruby ale at #YeOldeFightingCocks pub in St Albans. A ‘Broadside’ by the brilliant Southwold brewery #Adnams Gorgeous beer this with fruit cake and dried fruit aroma and taste. An outstanding and classic beer 🍺😋 Have a great evening! Cheers! 🍻 #BskyBeer #beer

Beer o’clock and I’m easing in with a Ghost Ship Session IPA by Southwold brewers, Adnams. A light, refreshing beer this with its citrus orange, lemon and lime taste. At 3.4% ABV it’s very drinkable. Great for a warm, sunny day🍺😋 Have a great evening! Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #Adnams #beer

We get a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker occasionally visits my garden. Lovely creatures. Black and white colours too 👌

Beer o’clock! Time for a lovely IPA ‘Life & Death’ by the brilliant Hebden Bridge brewers #VocationBrewery A cracking beer with it’s nicely balanced tropical fruit and floral taste. Nice mouthfeel too. Very refreshing 🍺😋 Have a great evening! Cheers 🍻 #BskyBeer #CraftBeer #beer

Beer o’clock and time to crack open a ‘Broadside’ ruby red ale by Southwold brewer, Adnams. A great, classic beer with a fruitcake taste and nice mouthfeel. Very tasty 😋 Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻 #Adnams #BskyBeer #beer