@stanhieronymus
Standard issue optimistic skeptic. That's me with Kermit Ruffins in the tiny circle, a signal I may post about roots music even though people associate me with beer (appellationbeer.com), and specifically with hops (hopqueries.com/subscribe).
GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with a bit on BrewDog, and several links that connect with and echo each other in pleasing ways on influencers and gentrification. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/03/news...
By "fresh" you mean packaged more recently, right? As opposed to tasting fresh?
Remember why they were/are called microbreweries? (gift link)
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It wasn't long ago hops weren't described like this: "A hop that is distinguished by lush mango, dark berry and spicy citrus characters."
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Text: "Chimay introduces Chimay Yellow, a new 6.5% blonde Trappist beer" Photo: stock shot of a bottle of Chimay yellow and a glass full of beer in a branded Chimay chalice, on an outdoor wooden table
hi, trappist brewery expert here! this is not funny, trappist breweries only do this when they're in extreme distress.
If you missed my talk on American beer culture last week, here’s the video. We discussed how German immigrants turned the U.S. into a beer country, and then how during the craft era Americans invented a new way of thinking about and brewing hoppy ales.
BLOG POST: In pursuit of 'the best in town' people often end up in pubs they hate. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/03/do-y...
"Really? Nearly 80% of respondents say they understand the differences among IPA styles. I am not sure 80% of professional brewers understand the differences between IPA styles."
American Craft Beer Hall of Fame has 8 new members.
www.americancraftbeerhalloffame.com/blog/welcome...
Glitter beer's got to qualify.
GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with good writing about beer and pubs from the past week. This time: drinking up north, the anti-sports bar, and the benefits of being weird. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
Who can resist a shout out to the Cadieux Cafe and feather bowling?
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But, of course. Indigenous alcohol. Ugandan terroir.
Good morning, please welcome the first Black-owned, and Black woman-owned, brewery in the DMV.
Bootstrap joined the Left Hand Collective last week. Means beers will eventually be brewed at Left Hand (which nearby). Good people -- they make their brewhouse area available for NHC first round judging.
"But because this beer is served in a bar, and because bars have television screens, you will find yourself not drinking the beer theatrically, as though you were born with a beret, a pencil-thin moustache, and a pack of Gauloises rolled up your sleeve."
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GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest edition of news, nuggets and longreads, rounding up the most interesting writing about beer from the past week. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
This is from the midst of a thread worth exploring in its entirety. Now I want a "Well, Berlin doesn't" T-shirt.
Hop Queries 9.10 has shipped. Maybe because it is longer than usual and includes multiple images, I've already heard it has landed in some spam folders. Subscribers, please check yours. Otherwise, it is archived here:
hopqueries.com/queries-9-10...
If you aren't signed up to get Randy Mosher's transmissions via email you are missing good stuff. He also posts them at his site. Here is the latest.
randymosher.com/a-flavorist-...
Will spend my morning considering if "anything related to beer is about new or old money."
Calendar marked.
"If you can see a fish tail it might be a Yorkshire square, but only if the vessel is divided by a deck too."
GOOD MORNING! Here's our weekly round up of the best writing about beer and pubs from the past week, with slightly too many mentions of Guinness and alcohol-free beer, once again. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
Booze up!
“Intense tropical, passionfruit and pineapple character."
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Ahh, those guys. Sharing their beer knowledge & misreading my *withering look* for an *impressed face*.
All this stuff about how to follow and keep in touch with blogs and we forgot to mention the most old skool option there is: bookmark the ones you like; go through your bookmarks folder once in a while when you're bored. You don't necessarily need it delivered in a feed at all.
The Guide is saddened to hear of the passing of beer writer Des de Moor.
He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes.
RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻