Beer News!
Blasty Bough Amber, Tiny Trailer Pale and Jigs ‘n Reels Red and Farmers’ Alchemy Farmhouse are on tap! All of them are a bit cloudy due to rushing them on before the yeast had fully cleared. A bit of time in the kegs will fix that.
The Boonie Cruiser IPA is dry hopped, crashed and carbonating as I type this entry. It could make it on this weekend. Good news is that it’s supposed to be “hazy.”
Can Not Tell a Lie Cherry Sour is being brewed today! It’s a kettle sour which makes for a short brew day, but then it ties up the boil kettle for a couple of days while we wait for the “bugs” to convert the sugars to tang.
In the Listening Room!!
Iona Lane all the way from Knoydart, Scotland! Not sure how often she gets to the states, it’s kinda difficult getting from Knoydart to anywhere, but we are chuffed to have her performing here on April 2nd. Check her out at www.ionalane.com
Iona Lane is a singer-songwriter based in the Scottish Highlands whose work is deeply rooted in landscape, ecology, and folklore. Her new album, Swilkie, brings together poetic songwriting and atmospheric melodies inspired by three artist residencies on the Isle of Eigg, the Isle of Mull, and Sanday in Orkney. Each song is shaped by a strong sense of place—where lighthouses, curlews, basking sharks, lichen, and disappearing islands all find their way into her vivid narratives.
Recorded in a boathouse on Scotland’s West Coast, Swilkie carries the subtle presence of the sea, with the gentle wash of tide quietly woven into the album’s texture. Iona’s music reflects her deep connection to coastal environments, expressed through evolving vocal lines, delicate guitar work, and the warm drone of shruti box. Her songwriting invites listeners into contemplative, immersive soundscapes that honour both the fragility and resilience of the natural world.
For Tickets, click over to the Blasty Trad Concerts Page.
Paper Wings will be performing on April 14th.
A huge boar, and I mean HUGE, has been added to the menagerie. He’s a Tamworth Hampshire cross and he’s as ugly as a mud fence. Compa, the sow, has already got him and Lucky the highland bull under her dainty little piggy hoof. Look for piglets in August!
The 2026 Mug Club is open for renewals and new members!
Stop in to get a form and reserve your own mug on the wall! We have an additional 50 mugs being made by a local artisan bringing our total to 150 members. Membership gets you a 20 oz pour at a discounted 16 oz price, an artisanal mug, discounts on merchandise, a birthday beer on the house, a custom t-shirt with your club number and updates on new releases before they hit the general public.
I do have it on good authority that mugs are getting close to being finished!
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