@PolymathTim

A person who enjoys things; mostly food, music, silliness, beer and raising a small version of myself. #Pineapples

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After a couple of days decompressing, we would like to thank @IntBeerChal for inviting us to help judge the beers entered into their competition & their hospitality. The experience was, as always, excellent. Until next time. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #InternationalBeerChallenge โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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A whole raft of treats on the shelves today from Burton Bridge Brewery & @Heritagebrew... ๐Ÿบ XL Mild - 4% ๐Ÿป Sovereign Gold - 4% ๐Ÿบ Charrington's Oatmeal Stout - 4% ๐Ÿป Offliers Best Bitter - 4% ๐Ÿบ 1950s Burton Mild - 4.2% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Plenty of great brews in stock from Nuneaton based @churchendbeer including a new addition to our range, Archangel, 6% Strong Pale Ale, sweet, fruity and hoppy. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Christmas gifting? We have you covered!
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We have your Christmas Cheer sorted! #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #SWSXmas๐ŸŽ„
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Good old listen this... Despite being present in the room for the talk @salfordbeerfest I was slightly too busy to be able to hear all of the panel discussion. Oh and the @STFermentations Wild BA Brown was quite frankly delicious. I made sure I had a snifter of that!
๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡๐‹๐„๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ & ๐’๐๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐’@StirchleyWines19 Dec 2025
We've been featured in the latest episode of the @pelliclemag podcast! It's about the importance of independent bottleshops on Britain's beer culture, featuring fellow bottle shops @kegcaskbottle and @rgbeervault. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12โ€ฆ

The Pellicle Podcast Ep82 โ€” The Importance of Bottle Shops โ€” Pellicle

As a beer enthusiast, bottle shops have always played an important role in my life. They were there when I first got into beer in a big way, supplying me with hard to find bottles imported from the...

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Now's the time to pick up a mini cask for the festive period!๐ŸŽ„ We anticipate that they'll be all gone long before Christmas Eve, so you better get your skates on! ๐Ÿ›ผ #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #SWSXmas โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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We've been shortlisted in the 2026 Drinks Retailing Awards! We're nominated in the category of 'Convenience Drinks Retailer of the Year'. This is a huge deal to us, we wouldn't be doing what we do without our customers, suppliers & staff. #DRAs2026 โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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We don't let Krishan out very often, so do say hi if you see him...
๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡๐‹๐„๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ & ๐’๐๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐’@StirchleyWines30 Sep 2025
Heading to the Brewers Congress hosted by @BrewJournal in London... We've been invited to be part of a discussion panel Masterclass focusing on the relationship between retail and the brewing industry. Say hi if you're attending today! #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent
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From our friends in the North, we have beer for you from Manchester based @BlackjackBeers... ๐Ÿบ Hazy Meadow 3.8% Hazy Little Session ๐Ÿบ Aspin Pale 4.5% ๐Ÿบ Dancing Saloon 5.2% Hazy Pale ๐Ÿบ Flagstone 7% WC IPA #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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We were going to do a "Steiner Maths" joke here, but only a handful of folks would get the reference... So instead here's some beer from @tentuntaphouse. ๐Ÿป Electric Red - 4.7% (w/ Electric Bear Brewing) ๐Ÿบ Slurpenstein - 5.5% (w/ @ElusiveBrew) #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Back in stock.... ๐ŸทOuter City Limits 2024 #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham๐Ÿ‚ โ€“ at Birmingham, England
๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‘๐‚๐‡๐‹๐„๐˜ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ & ๐’๐๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐’@StirchleyWines8 Aug 2025
A first for our city, a wine made right here in Birmingham, Digbeth to be specific, by Midland Press... ๐Ÿท Outer City Limits 2024 A 12% Pinot Noir Prรฉcoce, light & dry red wine, notes of red cherry & strawberry. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham๐Ÿ‚
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It's that time again; @RossCider flagship release is available from today. Happy Raison d'รŠtre Day! As with previous vintages, a cider rich in tannin & flavour, with a smokey finish from it's time maturing in barrel. #RaisonsToBeCheerful #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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More from @RossCider... ๐Ÿ Improved Lambrook Pippen - 6.2% ๐ŸŽ Ashmead's Kernel - 6.4% ๐Ÿ Major SVP 2022 - 8.4% ๐ŸŽ Suzie's Catch - 5.2% ๐Ÿ Bartestree Squash - 5.6% โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Of course @RossCider needs absolutely no introduction... Save to say they are based in Ross-On-Wye and make some truly exquisite Cider and Perry. ๐ŸŽ Raison d'Etre - 7.4% ๐Ÿ Shall We Take Another Walk Through Time - 6.3% ๐ŸHellen's Early SVP 2022 - 5.8% โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Gregg's Pit have been producing Cider and Perry from their Herefordshire base since the early 2000s. ๐Ÿ Dabinet & Yarlington Mill 2022 - 6.5% ๐Ÿ Blakeney Red Butt & Oldfield 2023 - 6.5% ๐Ÿ Barnet, Brandy & Winnals Longden 2024 - 6.5% โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Meggy's Cyder based in Usk, Monmouthshire and are committed to bringing authentic whole juice cider to cider lovers from Usk and across the UK. ๐ŸŽ Meggy's Dry - 6% ๐Ÿ Meggy's Medium - 6% ๐ŸŽ Vintage Bittersweets 2024 - 6.5% โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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There is something quite wonderful about adding fresh new Cider and Perry to our in-store selection. New ciders in from @RossCider and selected friends from Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. On the shelves... NOW!!! #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley #Cider #Perry โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Tuesday afternoon shenanigans @gbbf, drinking great beer and meeting beer friends new and old, and all on the doorstep of our city! ๐Ÿ’œ A ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿงต... #VivaBrum #GBBF #GBBFBirmingham๐Ÿ‚ โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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A first for our city, a wine made right here in Birmingham, Digbeth to be specific, by Midland Press... ๐Ÿท Outer City Limits 2024 A 12% Pinot Noir Prรฉcoce, light & dry red wine, notes of red cherry & strawberry. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham๐Ÿ‚ โ€“ at Birmingham, England
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Today @thetimes @StyleMagazine listed 8 of the UKโ€™s best Indy beer shops. These are dear stockists we value hugely @WeeBeerShop @StirchleyWines @hopburnsblack @BeerHatch @BeerNoEvilUK @HopHideout Hereford Beer House Beer Park Llanelli Paywall thetimes.com/life-style/foodโ€ฆ
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