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 – at Birmingham, England

A whole raft of treats on the shelves today from Burton Bridge Brewery & @Heritagebrew... 🍺 XL Mild - 4% 🍻 Sovereign Gold - 4% 🍺 Charrington's Oatmeal Stout - 4% 🍻 Offliers Best Bitter - 4% 🍺 1950s Burton Mild - 4.2% #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley – at Birmingham, England

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 – at Birmingham, England

Christmas gifting? We have you covered!

Now's the time to pick up a mini cask for the festive period!🎄 We anticipate that they'll be all gone long before Christmas Eve, so you better get your skates on! 🛼 #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #SWSXmas – at Birmingham, England

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 – at Birmingham, England

From our friends in the North, we have beer for you from Manchester based @BlackjackBeers... 🍺 Hazy Meadow 3.8% Hazy Little Session 🍺 Aspin Pale 4.5% 🍺 Dancing Saloon 5.2% Hazy Pale 🍺 Flagstone 7% WC IPA #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent – at Birmingham, England

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. 🍻 Electric Red - 4.7% (w/ Electric Bear Brewing) 🍺 Slurpenstein - 5.5% (w/ @ElusiveBrew) #ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley – at Birmingham, England

Back in stock.... 🍷Outer City Limits 2024 #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham🐂 – at Birmingham, England

It's that time again; @RossCider flagship release is available from today. Happy Raison d'Être 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 – at Birmingham, England

More from @RossCider... 🍏 Improved Lambrook Pippen - 6.2% 🍎 Ashmead's Kernel - 6.4% 🍏 Major SVP 2022 - 8.4% 🍎 Suzie's Catch - 5.2% 🍐 Bartestree Squash - 5.6% – at Birmingham, England

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. 🍎 Raison d'Etre - 7.4% 🍏 Shall We Take Another Walk Through Time - 6.3% 🍐Hellen's Early SVP 2022 - 5.8% – at Birmingham, England

Gregg's Pit have been producing Cider and Perry from their Herefordshire base since the early 2000s. 🍏 Dabinet & Yarlington Mill 2022 - 6.5% 🍐 Blakeney Red Butt & Oldfield 2023 - 6.5% 🍐 Barnet, Brandy & Winnals Longden 2024 - 6.5% – at Birmingham, England

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. 🍎 Meggy's Dry - 6% 🍏 Meggy's Medium - 6% 🍎 Vintage Bittersweets 2024 - 6.5% – at Birmingham, England

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 – at Birmingham, England

Tuesday afternoon shenanigans @gbbf, drinking great beer and meeting beer friends new and old, and all on the doorstep of our city! 💜 A 📷🧵... #VivaBrum #GBBF #GBBFBirmingham🐂 – at Birmingham, England

A first for our city, a wine made right here in Birmingham, Digbeth to be specific, by Midland Press... 🍷 Outer City Limits 2024 A 12% Pinot Noir Précoce, light & dry red wine, notes of red cherry & strawberry. #VivaStirchley #VivaBrum #ShopIndependent #MadeInBirmingham🐂 – at Birmingham, England

You know when you're doing something right when @PeteBrownBeer includes you in his list of the UK's best independent beer shops! It's a thrill to be recognised especially when our favourite bottle shops are also listed. The full rundown will appear in tomorrow's Sunday Times Mag. – at Birmingham, England

Learning from seasoned professionals in that environment is always incredibly insightful. A big thanks to Jeff Evans & IBC team for a well organised day and all the judges for making it a fantastic experience. #IBC2025🍻