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Laura Hadland
@morrighani.bsky.social
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Drinks writer and printmaker. The Susanna Forbes Cider Communicator of the Year. My latest book, 'Beer Festivals', is out now.
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OK, my Spotify has finally been utterly usurped by the baby. This is all her work. All of it.

At least we can agree on Creedence.
My Spotify top 5 artists: Queen, Kate bush, creedence, t rex and Congo natty
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Me and James Forbes
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I drank so much regular Heathen last night. 👌👌👌
Abbeydale Heathen cans at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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I delivered the 'porn or pony' (My Little Pony or adult film actor name) round with surprising professionalism in my pub quiz tonight until I had to clarify that Rainbow Dash is, in fact, spelled with a D, at which point I utterly lost it.
Rosie, Queen of the Malt Shovel, surveys proceedings. Rosie is a small black dog with a pink collar.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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New book stock has arrived - I've got more copies of Beer Festivals in my webshop in case you're looking for nice Christmas presents for folk.

And I've updated all the prints on there, so lots of treats to choose from. shropshiregoat.com/product/beer...
A collage made up of my beer, cider & pub related linoprints.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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I made a this.
A crochet black figure, possibly Minecraft related? sits nonchalantly in a green rocking chair.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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That's the way to do it.
My minimal (just kidding) rainbow Christmas tree.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Did the job. Pie was nice too (but not a pie)
Stew with a lid, chips and peas.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Date night. Well, date lunch.
A pint of Wye Valley HPA on a pub table with a Christmas tree shining brightly in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I've finally updated my website and removed all the sold items, plus a load of new prints have dropped - as they say.

Spot anything you like?
ShropshireGOAT.com/shop
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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This is a Red Man Alert. We've got A Man in.
Hallway carpet has gone and tiles are being laid, by aforementioned Man.
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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I find almost everything about this headline incredibly confusing. It is the Fosters story, in case you weren't sure.
A screenshot of The Independent "popular beer to reduce alcohol percentage in response to slump in sales."
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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We had a swim, then took a chippy lunch to the pub. We squeezed in a game of Uno too. That took all afternoon, and it was good.
Chips, pie, burger and a cask pale from Atom. Bammers waiting to get served at the bar. She did not get served.
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Union set side quest in today's What's Brewing. Thinking about the rare art of brewery coopering.
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Reused wooden, and plastic, barrels on a bar.
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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The government's live flood warning map suggests the problem is even more significant than I had feared.
A screenshot of the live flood warning map, except for some reason the map hasn't loaded properly, so there is no land marked on the map, just a series of triangle warning signs against a sea of blue - as if the UK has disappeared under water.
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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A New Thing for fans of the union fermentation system.

Link to this FB post - www.facebook.com/laurahadland...
A screenshot of my post from Facebook. There is an 1823 engraving of "Mr Dickinsons Clearing apparatus for Beer" and I write: I just discovered a thing about development of the union system that I don't think anyone has noticed before. Before Peter Walker's 1838 patent, there was R W Dickinson's apparatus for clearing beer which won him a silver medal from the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (now RSA) in 1823. He set a tub above a cask, turned on its side, with a pewter pipe allowing the frothing yeast to feed upwards for collection. This would seem to be the missing link between carriage cask and the union system, in my eyes. I know that sometimes little nuggets like this go unnoticed in my finished articles, because I forget by the time they are published that this is A New Thing. So I'm flagging this one up for you. Here is the plate from the Society's 1823 journal.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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I only took this. Nary a selfie to be seen!!
A can of Abbeydale's barrel aged Black Mass with dates 8%
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Bonfire Night, sorted.
The Boy and I, with the fairground behind. Bammers and I, with the bonfire behind. I'm pleased I can still hold her up with one arm, get my phone out my pocket and snap a selfie! Not too big yet, little girl.
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Twelve years since my parcel was left "in the bush". Sweet memories.
A screenshot of a Facebook memory of an attempted delivery card.
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Little treat before bed, as I'm feeling rock n roll.
A stack of two bourbon biscuits on the arm of my brown sofa.
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The kitty pumpkin has been recycled as soup.
A bowl of pumpkin soup, with pepper on top.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Please bring your own.
A printed sign reads "no ladies supplied at the bar" with a handwritten note underneath telling you to bring your own.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Instagram made me do it.

Well, @totalcurtis.bsky.social to be fair.

Middle Guinness at The Laurieston.
An half of Guinness straight from the keg, bypassing the cooler.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Splabs.
A blue bollard, graffiti reads downwards "Splabs"
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Beer Festivals book and beer/cider/pub related linoprints from meeee.... 🤣
The cover of my book Beer Festivals
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM