We’ve been inundated lately with AI-written press releases about AI-built tools and websites focused on beer and pubs. Who is asking for this?

A group of mice is known as a mischief . This fact strikes me as appropriate as I stare at the line-drawn mouse on a can of Off Color Brewing’s Beer for Lounging. The mouse is one in a menagerie of c...

In which I wrote about how the first large tent at Oktoberfest came to be, and why it was a scandal for the Oktoberfest restaurateurs at the time.

A directory of ethical and sustainable brewery businesses in the UK who putting the environment, their community and their teams first.

The City Rail Link has been Aotearoa’s biggest infrastructure project. Aucklanders have got used to the city centre being a mess of dug-up streets, barriers

The fresh hop beers are out! But wait, is that “green” character diminishing? I try to get to the bottom of things.

The "America 250" flags are a particularly empty emblem on the uniforms of troops deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. And for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

This is such a useful book. It makes the case that there's no such thing as "human error" - instead most catastrophes are caused by system issues, misaligned incentives, and unrealistic processes. You are not the custodian of an otherwise safe system that you need to protect from erratic human beings. By its nature it is a little repetitive. I suspect it's the sort of book students and…

The District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos

Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of

We revived The Session for a one-off event to celebrate the work of the late Martyn Cornell, asking people to write something in response to his final book Porter & Stout.

For a special edition of The Session, Boak & Bailey suggested that people take the time to respond to the work of the late Martyn Cornell, prompted by his final work, Porter and Stout. That con…

For a special edition of The Session, Boak & Bailey suggested that people take the time to respond to the work of the late Martyn Cornell, prompted by his final work, Porter and Stout. That con…

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A Parisian street grid. A killer metro system. Wildly diverse cuisine. Zero congressional representation. How is this even a U.S. city?

How can hospitality venues remain trans-friendly following the publishing of the EHRC Code of Practice. And the wider political context.

Ominous shelf clouds formed along the front edge of the storms while vibrant, brilliant rainbows followed in their wake. And then came a remarkable sunset with a deep orange glow.

A modest proposal: Abolish the death penalty for humans. Institute it for corporations.

None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.

The Australian International Beer Awards is one of the world’s largest competitions of its kind. Results of the 2026 competition were announced recently, crowning over a dozen different &#821…