Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 7hok i made these, along with re-ups of a few other designs. buy now on pre-order, all purchases support my independent, ai-free journalism, thank you: dinfontay.bigcartel.com/category/din... 042
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 21/09/2026🚨 5TH PAID-IVERSARY SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE 🚨 Five years ago this week, I turned on paid subscriptions for Fingers. To celebrate, I’m offering 50% off (!!!) on annual subscriptions to the first 50 people to upgrade. Score one before they're gone: www.fingers.email/upgrade?offe... 22112
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Thank you! Definitely a change and definitely daunting but also so, so invigorating and exciting. 100
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Some personal news: This has been my first week of orientation at the University of Montana's law school. Making this decision has been invigorating, daunting, and thrilling. You'll still see me writing about beverages, though less frequently. (Brace for a 100% increase in Marisa Tomei content.) 8380
Reposted by Kate BernotCrow @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 14/08/2026I think about this a lot. 7895092493
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Went on the BBC’s Business Daily podcast to talk about Diageo’s woes, particularly in the US, and how new leadership hopes to turn them around. bbc.com/audio/play/w...bbc.comBBC Audio | Business Daily | What's next for Guinness owner Diageo?Guinness owner Diageo launches a reset after profits fall and shares slide 062
Reposted by Kate Bernotwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 12/08/2026finally, i can eat a heatmap graphic 29916
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Regular craft drinkers (already a self-selecting group) might say they want to buy direct from breweries ... until they see that the shipping costs as much as the beer. 000
Reposted by Kate BernotJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 07/08/2026I hate having a memory of things that happened in the media industry 0737
Reposted by Kate BernotBrewbound.com @brewbound.com · 06/08/2026Ball Corp. CEO Ronald Lewis says beer remains “an important category” for aluminum cans — but no longer the company’s biggest — as CSDs and energy drinks help drive growth. Global packaging shipments rose 4.3% in Q2. 🍺🥤brewbound.comBall CEO: Beer ‘an Important Category’ But ‘Not Our Only Category’Beer, carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks are “delivering growth” for Ball Corporation, but beer is no longer the largest share of the aluminum can manufacturer’s business, CEO Ronald Lewis shared during the company's Q2 earnings call. 001
Reposted by Kate BernotBrian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 06/08/2026More from my Oktoberfest obsession: 1973 article claiming that roughly *half* of Oktoberfest goers that year were from the U.S. (?!?!), and also describing Oktoberfest beer as "golden" by default 🤔🤔🤔 Sharing the second photo mainly for "Demonstration in Litership." 121
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Earlier this year, Ulta began selling Korean collagen beverage brand Clöud Café, saying the retailer wants to build a category at “the intersection of beauty, wellness, and pantry.” feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/us-...feelgoodsinsights.com 000
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026In this follow-up newsletter, I explore how Korean wellness drinks are poised to follow K-beauty's U.S. trajectory. feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/us-... 140
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The language and aesthetics of beverage are all over the beauty and skincare aisle lately. (Lassi Lips Lip Oil, Seltzer Spritz Hairspray, Espresso ‘Tini Lip Balm ...) This isn't surprising, and I see more overlap ahead. I dig into why, and what's next: feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/bev... 021
Reposted by Kate BernotJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 03/08/2026There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 171822584
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 31/07/2026These stickers are now for sale via The Fingers Shop (just put a note saying you want this design specifically.) All proceeds support more independent journalism about drinking in America: dinfontay.bigcartel.com/product/fing... 5215
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I touch on the semantics a bit here: www.beerandbrewing.com/writing-the-...beerandbrewing.comWriting the Rules of West Coast Pilsner (So They Can Be Broken)Hop-forward lagers are nothing new, but a new thread is emerging that more intentionally marries the great drinkability of a pilsner with the expressive hopping of a West Coast IPA. Could it be the be... 030
Reposted by Kate BernotBrigit @brigit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026MISSOULA! MISSOULA WE HAVE A FOOD TRUCK LOCATOR AGAIN!!! www.zootowneats.comzootowneats.comZooTown EatsMissoula food truck menus, locations, and today's schedule. 051
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Canadians don't want to buy it now on principle *and* every day that goes by is another day Canadians create routines around non-US products and realize hey, pretty much the same in the end. 0272
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026TIL the American Museum of Tort Law's logo is a flaming Pinto, 10/10 no notes 070
Reposted by Kate BernotJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 21/07/2026The writer-editor relationship is so important cc @jduffyrice.bsky.social 1694449
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Sometimes I just need to send a newsletter saying I'm right 🤷♀️ 020
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 13/07/2026SOURCE CALL: If you work or recently worked at Maine Beer Co. and would like to tell me what Dan Kleban is like as a boss, I'm all ears. Email me dave@dinfontay.com or securely text dinfontay.11 on Signal. Anonymity available. (RTs appreciated!) 11811
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 13/07/2026"In terms of rituals and behaviors, at-home shooters are one of the final frontiers." — @kbernot.bsky.social feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/twi... 121
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Beer pitchers are underrated. For the price of two cold Coors Lights, you can have four lukewarm Coors Lights. 3415
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Strikes me too that in super-crowded cold cases where it's unclear what half the drinks even *are* (hard tea? lemon vodka RTD? spiked Gatorade?) retro lager branding conveys "beer," plain and simple. You don't even have to read to figure it's a light, yellow, effervescent beer. 082
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026continuing to ensure consumers make actionable steps to partake of the beer occasion 😂 120
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026What's with all the new lager brands wanting to look like they're 50 years old? I dig into the dynamics behind the retro branding boom for WaPo: www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/07...washingtonpost.comNew beers are doing everything they can to look oldA fleet of retro-branded light lagers is coming to the beer aisle and tapping into shifting consumer tastes. 3429
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 09/07/2026"Shooters satisfy a number of priorities for younger LDA on-premise consumers. They’re flavor-led, relatively low-alcohol compared to shots, inexpensive, social, and provide a unique ritual experience that a drinker generally isn’t going to recreate at home." feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/led... 292
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026You would never hear from me again because I would move to Antarctica 120
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Not pretending I've never written something that required a correction but if an outlet ever saw fit to issue a correction to a retraction of my reporting I would yeet myself into the sun. 161
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Best part of this debacle might be the correction to the retraction 260
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Idk that they need to understand the percentages to understand a 1-10 scale, basically. I see friends open a beer cooler, see that some beer is 7 percent, and root around for something in that ~4 range. (And yes then there are the 9+ tallboy crowd which is its own need state...) 110
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Also worth noting that this range is also where macro lagers (Coors, Miller Lite, Mich Ultra, etc.) have squarely lived forever. And if you want that ABV with a local angle, there are regional versions like Natty Boh, Narragansett, Rainier, etc. Hard for craft to differentiate on the ABV alone. 2110
Reposted by Kate BernotDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 26/06/2026"For years, provocateurs have suggested alcohol is becoming the new tobacco. By this, they mean that alcohol is falling out of favor socially thanks to more widespread understanding of its health risks. We now have years of post-COVID data to indicate this isn’t true." — @kbernot.bsky.social 1103
Reposted by Kate BernotJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 13/02/2026So say we all. orbooks.com/catalog/we-h... 14014
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Some UM students about to raid this church’s food pantry like raccoons 000
Kate Bernot @kbernot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In our latest Feel Goods Insights newsletter: Plenty of data shows a disconnect between what young wine drinkers expect from a wine and what they perceive. Could wine packaging be part of the problem? And why is wine uniquely opposed to visual cues? feelgoodsinsights.com/analysis/you... 000