Pals, I have a new (old) book out: “Why Beer Matters and Other Essays” is the original Amazon bestseller, its followup “The Meanings of Craft Beer,” plus some of my fave pieces on beer from @VinePair & @goodbeerhunting — all for the first time in print. 1/

Father's Day: My dad died twenty-eight years ago next month, and so I have been without someone to wish a "happy Father's Day" to in person almost as long as I had someone to wish that to, which is a very strange thought, since every passing year I feel more and more his son.

I’m genuinely sorry about this place. It was a big part of my life for many years, and I hate what it turned into. Plenty of people I love are no longer here. But quite a few still are. I’m torn. I don’t want the jerks to win. But I don’t want to hang out with jerks, either. 1/X

Next month, the Central Europe Brewers Conference kicks off in Budapest. I’ll be giving the keynote speech, and I’m encouraging breweries in the region to register and join me.   https://t.co/9pB3ebNSwx

The most recent Stolpersteine to be set in our neighborhood: for Oskar Pražák, Ludvík Pražák, Ernestina Glückaufová, Karel Glückauf and Jiří Glückauf. Honor to their memory.

Sellout Poet Made Over $150 In 2023 Alone

Some new work out today for @goodbeerhunting. In this new feature, @zythophiliac tells the fascinating story of Prize Old Ale and its rebirth under @darkstarbrewco. https://t.co/PpKwbP5AEi

The 2023 batch, produced at @MeantimeBrewing, comes from the fourth brewery to make Prize Old Ale. In 2022, Martyn Cornell covered Prize Old Ale’s move to its third brewery, @Darkstarbrewco, for @Pellicle — a piece that is definitely worth reading: https://t.co/rbRjoU1hgX

U.K. beer fans, the 2023 edition of Prize Old Ale goes on sale Nov. 16. Learn how it came about, including its move to Meantime, and how this year’s contribution was made (No. 2 invert sugar, yes / Maris Otter, no) in @zythophiliac’s latest: https://t.co/LIrMFRKTcQ

Last month @ChopinVodka announced a limited release, 30-year-old spirit for $3,000. You can also pre-order whiskey that will be aged in space for a bit more. For @VinePair, I wrote about premiumization & inflation, with kind help from @BourbEnthusiasm. https://t.co/h8jsoHQNz0

These are all hot chilli peppers, my Antep Aci Dolma cross. I sell seeds for these here and always add free extras as thanks for the support 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌶️🔥 https://t.co/yDY73e8EP2

@Wise I’ve enjoyed using Wise. But this kind of quick, apparently half-planned move is disquieting. And that’s not the feeling you want from a financial institution. 4/X End

@Wise Of course, some of your accounts will require a letter from your bank with proof of your account details. Click on that option in your Wise account and yep, that’s not functioning, either. 3/X

@Wise But fine, you roll with the punches and start updating your many connected accounts. For that, you’ll need your banking info, like your wire and ACH routing number. Click on the button next to that and you get: "{0}” Not exactly reassuring! 2/X

Weird stuff over at @Wise, used by many to accept and send international payments. On Friday, Wise announced that everyone’s U.S. banking information had changed: new account numbers, new routing numbers. It felt — and feels — very sudden and unplanned. 1/X

The best part about having a monthly column is trying to sneak stuff past my editor, @timmckirdy. Usually he catches it... but this month I managed to get half a line from @50cent into this article about whiskey. https://t.co/GusXvbpY7c Better luck next time, Tim!🥃🎵

Powdered peat. Pelletized peat. Smokeless peat, used raw on finished whiskey. For VinePair, I talked to distillers in Ireland, Scotland, Washington and Minnesota about what makes their local peat unique, and the new techniques they’re using.

🔴BREAKING! Just inscribed on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops, #Czechia 🇨🇿. Bravo! 👏👏 ➡️ https://t.co/69Xvi4BtYv #45WHC

For a feature, I urgently need a comment from a #winemaker who's invested in finding solutions to rising alcohol levels in #wine particularly if said solutions (also) involve the use of #yeast species and strains that develop lower levels of ethanol 🍇🍷 #journorequest

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Leabhar scoile de chuid mo mháthar (nótaí ar Niamh leis an Athair Peadar Ó Laoghaire), 1960idí. Notes of my mother’s on a schoolbook, 1960s.