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Editor of Brewery History - a journal dedicated to all aspects of beer and brewing history

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Jennifer Jordan @sociologyofplants.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Somewhere on this planet my book Beer Ghosts is being printed and bound as we speak, officially publishing on Oct. 20. If you are interested in beer, women, work, the 19th century, and hand-crafted research and writing, it might be of interest! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Beer Ghosts
The little-known story of the young women who played a vital role in the rise of America’s great breweries.Water, malt, yeast, and hops: these are essential ingredients of beer. Hops, specifically, pl...
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I came across this Smiles Brewing Company bottle-neck collar tag today.
Smiles Brewing Company bottle-neck collar tagReverse side of Smiles Brewing Company bottle-neck collar tag.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Well that was quite a ride. Wonderful books as critiqued by Steven Earnshaw, but increasingly challenging.
A collection of novels selected by S Earnshaw in his The Existential Drinker.
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Mark Hailwood @markhailwood.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I done a podcast! I joined 'This Shakespeare Life' to talk about Alehouses in Shakespeare's England: www.cassidycash.com/tankards-and...
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Tankards and Trouble: Alehouses in Shakespeare’s England - Cassidy Cash
Shakespeare mentions dragons over 5 times in his plays, and all of his descriptions give fearsome images and terrifying attributes.
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Andreas Krennmair @akrennmair.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Here's one for the beer history (and in particular Vienna Lager) enthusiasts: the very first Carl Linde refrigeration machine using compressed ammonia, installed in 1876 at the Dreher brewery in Trieste. #beerhistory
The first Carl Linde refrigeration machine at the House of Bavarian History in Regensburg, first installed at the Dreher brewery in Trieste.

It is installed on a platform and is surrounded by historic beer advertising.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Urban spelunking: How the Schlitz archives came back to Brew City
While some Milwaukee beer drinkers never really got over the sale of Schlitz Brewing to Stroh's in 1982, fans of Brew City's beer history actually owe the Detroit-based Stroh family a debt of gratitud...
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
American Brewing Over the Past 250 Years www.beerandbrewing.com/podcast-epis...
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Podcast Episode 490: Mike Stein and Pete Jones of Lost Lagers Look Back at American Brewing Over the Past 250 Years
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, nothing seems more fitting than to take a look back at the earliest days of American brewing in the revolutionary era, guided by two bre...
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Jennifer Jordan @sociologyofplants.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
At the risk of cross-posting, just letting Milwaukee friends know that I will be celebrating the release of my new book on October 20, at our beloved Boswell! Such a gift to have such a bookstore in walking distance of my house… boswellbooks.com/event/2026-1...
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Jennifer A Jordan, author of Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them
Boswell Book Company - 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI
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Andreas Krennmair @akrennmair.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Well, here's the exciting announcement: I just published my latest book, Bavarian White Beer. It's about the history of Bavarian white beer that may also know as Weissbier, Weizenbier or Hefeweizen, including its historic and modern brewing technologies. #beerhistory dafteejit.com/2026/06/bava...
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Bavarian White Beer, My New Book - Daft Eejit Brewing
in which I announce the publication of my latest book about Bavarian white beer, its history, and how to brew historic and modern versions.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Bathams Mild under way ...
Bathams Mild fermenting.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A massive bucket list tick ...
Entrance to Bathams Brewery.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A Katherine Mansfield short story. Sadly, no beer, just lemonade.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I forgot to mention that The Tenth Edition of the East-West Workshop will be held on the 9th May 2026. The speakers include: – Amber PATRICK (Association for Industrial Archaeology, Britain): “Malthouse Developments – The Late 18th Century to the Mid-20th Century“
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Very happy to receive a hard copy of 'Isaac Newton’s pint flagon: beer, veneration, and the history of science'. Free to access here doi.org/10.1098/rsnr... (full disclosure - I'm mentioned in the acknowledgements) @royalsocietypublishing.org
Cover of Notes & Records showing Newton's beer mug.
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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My new (and first) book, The Drunkard in Victorian Fiction and Culture is out in May with @edinburghup.bsky.social. You can now pre-order which is pretty cool. Even cooler is that you can get 30% off with this flyer/code. Recommend to your university library if you think it will be of interest. 🍷
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
videoplayer.telvue.com/player/HDwuV... Doug Hoverson's presentation about Beer Barrons and breweries of northwest Wisconsin.
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Thursdays at the U - 3-26-2026
Doug Hoverson presents this Thursdays at the U about Beer Barrons and breweries of northwest Wisconsin.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Very sad to hear of the death of Richard George Wilson, coauthor with @terrygh.bsky.social of the monumental The British Brewing Industry, 1830-1980.
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Roger Protz @rogerprotz.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Some excellent brewery visits coming up this year. "The Society for all who are interested in the history of beer & brewing."
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Back ....
Brasserie Verschueren
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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I'll be hosting a Silent Book Club event this Thursday, Feb 5, 6–8pm at The Bike Library cafe in downtown Raleigh, NC. I'll talk a little about my book and will bring along a selection of other books about ancient Mesopotamia, beer, and archaeology for browsing. Hope to see you there!
Flier for a Silent Book Club event titled "Beer in ancient Mesopotamia"Image showing the book cover for In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia by Tate Paulette and listing two recent book awards
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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Today, 2.00 UK time, in person and online: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19867...
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Jennifer Wallis: Writing Oneself Into History: Researching Alcohol and Family Histories
In this talk Dr Jennifer Wallis discusses recent research that melded her usual historical work on the history of alcohol with memoir and family history.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We would like to welcome Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social to the editorial board of 'Brewery History'.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It was Foersters Feine Biere's last day of business yesterday. Packed 5 mins after opening. Very sad to see it close.
Foersters Feine Biere, Berlin
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Quite an evening ...
A glass of beer in Foersters, Berlin.
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Brian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 21/01/2026
Pls help me spread the word! Registration is open for my virtual course on Chicago's Lager Beer Riot of 1855. Learn how German Chicagoans brought European food riot traditions to the US, and how a few minutes of brawling shaped decades of Chicago beer & politics. www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
Promotional image for my upcoming course with the Newberry Library in Chicago: "The 30-Year Journey of Chicago's Lager Beer Riot." Image depicts a little girl holding two foaming mugs of beer, over a beer barrel (obviously shopped). Image also includes details of the course: will take place virtually Tuesdays from April 7 through April 28th, 2026, from 2-3:30 PM, for a total of 4 sessions. Hope to see you there!
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Such a pleasure to be back ...
A window in the Artichoke, Norwich.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We would like to thank his brother, Dave Cornell, for his help with this project.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Content will include articles that have appeared in the journal over the past 40 plus years and posts from his Zythophile blog. Please let us know, via Bluesky, if there are any specific blog posts that you would like to see in print.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We are very pleased to announce that 'Brewery History' will be publishing a special issue later this year containing a selection of Martyn Cornell’s work.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We would like to welcome Dr Christina Wade @braciatrix.bsky.social on to the editorial board of Brewery History.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Just going through some old photos and found this of Martyn Cornell and @totalcurtis.bsky.social on a trip to Copenhagen, August 2017.
Martyn Cornell and Matt Curtis in Copenhagen
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Some interesting references to beer and brewing in this free to access book, The Experience of Work in Early Modern England by @markhailwood.bsky.social et al www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
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The Experience of Work in Early Modern England
Cambridge Core - Economic History - The Experience of Work in Early Modern England
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
And reviews have been written by @thebeerfather.bsky.social @stanhieronymus.bsky.social and the sadly missed @thezythophile.bsky.social View the journal's archive here: bit.ly/3MCF2Z9
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Journal of the Brewery History Society
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Just a quick reminder that all book reviews published in Brewery History are free to access immediately. Recent works to appear in the journal include those authored by @akrennmair.bsky.social @eoghanwalshbxl.bsky.social and @brunsma.bsky.social
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Access for free articles on St Austell brewery; Armenian brewing in 18th century Poland; the Albion Brewery, San Francisco; Märzen and Oktoberfest beers; & the lagering cellars of the Kauffman Brewery, Cincinnati. bit.ly/48No9SU
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Brewery History: Issue 191
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Due to a number of factors Brewery History is unfortunately behind schedule. However, we intend to rectify this by publishing several issues over the next few months. Simultaneously, we will also be making older issues free to access. The latest can be found here: bit.ly/48No9SU
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Lots of interesting sketches of American bars c.1980 in the travelogue Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon [William Trogdon].
A bar described in the book Blue Highways.
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Keith Sowerby @jamesksowerby.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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Telling the story: Salt & Co - National Brewery Collection
In its heyday Salt & Co was the fourth largest brewing company in Burton and operated for more than 200 years.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
An unexpected find in Brussels.
Martini Rossi Bureaux, Brussels Brass Martini Rossi siign
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Following on from @boakandbailey.bsky.social post some years ago about The Britannia, Brussels, 1958 here's a pub proposed for the Berlin Exhibition of 1966. But was it actually built?
A page from the Brewers' Journal showing 'A British Pub for Berlin Exhibition'.
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Brookston @brookston.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Historic Beer Birthday: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek tinyurl.com/5c3t9mff
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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Brewery History Journal issue 195 will have a long paper going through all known first-hand accounts of real stone brewing, 75 individual ones all told. I hope it will settle this "debate" for good. www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/index.html
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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's round-up of good writing about beer and pubs, with notes from Massachusetts, Namur, Gloucestershire, and Isaac Newton's laboratory. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/03/news...
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News, nuggets and longreads 1 March 2025: The House on the Borderland
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got old mugs, pub crawls, and melancholy reflection.
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Newton's beer mug rediscovered. Read about it in Notes & Records royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Newton's beer mug
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
And in The Times www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
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Specific gravity: Isaac Newton’s beer mug found after 350 years
Researchers have traced the wooden flagon’s owners back to when the father of modern science was in student digs in Cambridge
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Maybe one more beer ...
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Sarah Hughes dark ruby mild. Thank you Mr Marchbanks.
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Jezza @bonsvoeux1.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Well worth a read: more info on the imminent closure of Au Daringman, Brussels: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
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Curtain falls over legendary Brussels pub Au Daringman
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Mike Kallenberger @mkallenberger.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This spring marks the 50th anniversary of the most important beer marketing paper you’ve probably never heard of. Brand building in beer wouldn't be the same today without the influence of Ackoff and Emshoff. (Free sign up may be required to read.) firstkey.com/the-godfathe...
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The Godfathers of Beer Consumer Insights - First Key Consulting
Russell L. Ackoff and James R. Emshoff's paper "Advertising Research at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 1968-1974" revolutionized beer marketing by categorizing drinkers into types, such as Reparative and Social...
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Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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