• Fri, 12:10: Landed at the Met for #EBBC12, with a room just a stagger from the lift - nice! Time to wrap up some work, then go find the conference.
• Fri, 12:10: Not too impressed by the Met's special offer for #ebbc12 tho - buy 4 Corona, get 1 free. LOL!!
• Fri, 13:52: Some gorgeous beer around at #ebbc12 but the biggest crowd was after the cheeeeeese... Cheers, Badger!
• Fri, 14:04: #ebbc12 - beer and trains, it might work on the continent, but here less so, sadly. Another reason to hate Dr Beeching!
• Fri, 14:56: Blimey, a €2 bottle from Belgium can go for $20 in the US. O-: #ebbc12
• Fri, 15:20: Just discovered Shepherd Neame Generation - lovely stuff, like a cross between old ale and a tripel... #ebbc12
• Fri, 17:18: Hastily grabbing a coffee - instant only, sadly - before the glass tasting/testing session at #EBBC12
• Fri, 19:00: Absolutely fascinating to discover just how & why the shape of the glass affects yr perception of the contents! #ebbc12 #spiegelau
• Fri, 19:19: Wow, that's an impressive range of #MolsonCoors ale to accompany dinner at #ebbc12! The purchase of Sharps paid off, clearly... (-:
• Sat, 08:57: Ah, the restorative properties of coffee and a Full English... #ebbc12

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Took Freki for a late walk today, then to the pub with the idea of having a beer while I caught up on work, and he was amazingly well behaved! Normally he gets restless and bored quite quickly, but this time after a short while he just laid down quietly. OK, he jumped up when the jazz band began tuning up (Tuesday is one of several music nights in the Brewery Tap) so I took him outside before they started playing - I know he doesn't like loud noise.

He got lots of "what a beautiful dog" type attention outside, then we went over to the Magpie & Crown and he did the same - just laid down quietly, with only a brief bit of whining when he heard another dog come in.

Coming home after dark was a more familiar story - we usually try to avoid walking him at night as he sees cats or other enemies in every shadow! This was made worse after we really did see a young fox crossing the road ahead of us.

The fox was rather amusing though. I guess it hasn't seen many dogs, as while it was wary it was also very curious. Freki was wheezing and groaning as he strained against the lead, but as we moved the fox also trotted a few paces, then turned to look at us. Eventually it slid through a metal fence - and sat down on the other side to watch us! It wouldn't let us come closer though, despite its curiosity.

A new post on my beer blog.