Head Brewer @ Bowland Brewery, ex-Thwaites brewer, Blackburn Rovers fan. Opinions are my own. Hobby Cooking

Joined June 2016
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Awesome to get two golds this week in the @SIBANational Indie beer awards for Canned and bottled products. A true reflection of all the hard work we do to produce great beers consistently well @BowlandBrewery 🍻
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Losing 2-1 @Rovers oh I know let’s take off both strikers 👍🏻 cause that worked what goes through their minds 🤣 absolute circus
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Another mate lost too soon 😢 what’s going on in the world. RIP @alweighill had some great times together playing footy 💙🤍 our keeper our secret striker
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Launched this week our first brewery collaboration with @JWLeesBrewery Forrest Trail a 3.8% session pale ale, get tracking it down in a pub near you 🍻 instagram.com/p/DIROQM9tv8t/…
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The last episode of Craft @BeerChannel’s Keep Cask Alive documentary series is live - Last week they launched a government petition to get cask ale recognised at a national level. Full video series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… And sign the petition here: petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Fresh on @HolmesMill this week, is our first ever @BowlandBrewery collaboration beer with the historic @JWLeesBrewery which is a session pale called Forrest Trail. Also one of our one off single barrel editions which is a 5% hazy Sabro pale ale, try them whilst you can 🍻🍻
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First ever collab 🤷🏻‍♂️🍻🍻🍻👀
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Anyone shine light on this? Beggars belief biggest supporter of cask beer in the north west and not even a mention has Bowland beer Hall serving 18 guest casks not including its own Bowland beer 🤷🏻‍♂️🙈 @CAMRA_Official
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🎄 Target’s Christmas Giveaway!🎄 To celebrate the Worlds being on and the new collaboration between @xboxuk and @LuketheNuke we’ve all teamed up to giveaway an Xbox Series S! 🎮 For your chance to win: ☢️ Follow @TargetDarts ☢️ Like & Share this post ☢️ Tag one person in the comments It’s that simple! Our winner will be announced on the 6th January 2025 at 12pm. T&Cs: bit.ly/3Dne4zV #TeamTarget #ScoreMoreWithXbox
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Sampled a stunning ‘Christmas Special’ porter today. @BowlandBrewery Nutcracker(4.6%) was near-black with a beige,fluffy head.Winey, milk choc. aroma.Dark berry fruit, dates& soft,caramel sweetness. Some cloves& cinnamon spice detected2. Roasted grain&spicy warming finish.😋🍻❤️
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🍻 Cask Ale Week Brewery of the Day – Bowland Brewery 🍻 Our 4th Brewery of the Day for National Cask Ale Week 2024 is Bowland Brewery. ℹ️ @BowlandBrewery's Ales Of Outstanding Natural Beauty are brewed beneath the chimney at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. #CaskAleWeek
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Today’s Brewery of the Day is @BowlandBrewery !
🍻 Cask Ale Week Brewery of the Day – Bowland Brewery 🍻 Our 4th Brewery of the Day for National Cask Ale Week 2024 is Bowland Brewery. ℹ️ @BowlandBrewery's Ales Of Outstanding Natural Beauty are brewed beneath the chimney at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. #CaskAleWeek
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Cheers & beers to celebrate 10 years! 🍻 Next week marks a decade since Bowland Brewery joined James' Places. We've stayed true to our roots, crafting top-quality ales inspired by our stunning surroundings. Here's to many more! #BowlandBrewery
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The start of a new Hop series released from today down @BowlandBrewery now available on the bar down @HolmesMill is Amarillo, this one is a very tasty single hop pale ale. 🍺
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Finally football Saturdays are back, followed with a homemade curry and time with the family, even maybe a little gaming to top it off, have a great weekend all 💪🏻🍻
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Any brewer friends who think they have what it takes to work for such a prestigious brewery it’s a really rare opportunity you can apply below. Great company to work for can’t speak highly enough of them. careers.thwaites.co.uk/brewe…

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First customer of the day! Come & see us at Stand 38 🍻#ClitheroeFoodFestival
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