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NigelSadler

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Beer & Brewing Industry Professional. Beer Sommelier. Cask Marque Assessor. Science fan. Fairweather star gazer. Astrophotography beginner 🔭 Cat Dad 🐈‍⬛ 🐱 🐈‍⬛ & older Alfa fan 🙄.

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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 2m
Been up since 4.30am looking round the lovely clear sky here in Essex, UK. Not too cold outside. My quick pic of Regulus, Jupiter and Mars lined up and one from my Stellarium app showing which is which. Looking forward to a few beers and lunch in town later.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 11h
Sorry to hear 🙁
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Stan Hieronymus @stanhieronymus.bsky.social · 12h
I missed this news before. Doubt it keeps brewers elsewhere from calling a beer "Flanders Red." www.brusselstimes.com/2343818/flan...
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Flanders Red Ale gains EU protection, highlighting centuries-old brewing craft
A Belgian brewing staple, Flanders Red Ale, now boasts EU recognition under PGI status, securing its name and unique production methods.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 12h
Very good beer indeed 🍻
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 17h
They're still sleeping off their 3rd breakfast, which I gave them at 7.30am, Roger! 😃
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 17h
Beer O'Clock. I was up early today and in Tesco's for 6am to get the weekend shopping done. Didn't avoid the rain sadly 😕 Now enjoying my last can of Sophie's excellent 'Reflection of Time'. A Strong Ale at a mere 8%ABV while making a cottage pie for later. Cheers 🍻
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 22h
A £35m Centre for Advanced Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University could generate an additional £53.4m for the Scottish economy every year beertoday.co.uk/2026/10/16/h... #brewing #distilling @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
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Report sets out the case for Heriot-Watt development - Beer Today
A £35m Centre for Advanced Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University could generate an additional £53.4m for the Scottish economy every year
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Stan Hieronymus @stanhieronymus.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Bottled vs. Canned Beer: Do They Really Taste Different? This study doesn't exactly answer the question. www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/2/...
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has announced the winners of its 2026 Spotlight Awards, and among them is Birmingham beer expert Marverine Cole beertoday.co.uk/2026/10/15/b... #beer #beernews @tvmarv.bsky.social
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BIH Spolight Award for broadcaster Marverine - Beer Today
Be Inclusive Hospitality has announced the winners of its 2026 Spotlight Awards, and among them is Birmingham beer expert Marverine Cole
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
You're doing well, Ben! Prost 🍻
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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My paper on spice in farmhouse brewing is now *finally* published in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany.
Screenshot of the header of the article "Spice in European Farmhouse Brewing" in the journal "Ethnobotany and Economic Botany" on the Springer Nature Link website.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Awesome 👍😎
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Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (JASBC) @jbrewingchemists.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🥃 #Bourbon #barrel char🔥: distillery trash 🗑️ or brewer's treasure👑? It's ~70% liquid at ~52% ABV, and 3 days in beer adds ~2.2% ABV + #whiskey congeners with almost no batch variation. A char-ismatic shortcut⁉️ Check out more below 👇🏻 doi.org/10.1080/0361... #brewingscience
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Bourbon Barrel Char for Beer Flavoring
Barrel char is commonly filtered from whiskey prior to bottling and treated as a waste byproduct. This study evaluates the use of barrel char as a flavoring agent for beer. Barrel char consistently...
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Andreas Krennmair @akrennmair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I looked a bit into how the Upper Austrian hop industry recovered after WW2, and also tried to identify the exact origin of the Austrian-grown Malling hops. dafteejit.com/2026/10/uppe... #beerhistory
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Upper Austrian Hops After World War 2 - Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I discuss how the hop growing industry in Upper Austria recovered after World War 2 and which hop varieties they started with.
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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I wrote a blog post about the new book, explaining why I wrote it, and what I'm trying to do with it www.garshol.priv.no/blog/445.html
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New Book: The Power of Beer | Larsblog
Personal blog of Lars Marius Garshol.
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Cider Review @ciderreview.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Markenhof Cidre – French-style cider from the Black Forest. Introducing southern Germany’s Markehof Cidre, Barry considers small makers and how they got there, before finally tasting through five offerings from Paul Miedtke. By @barmas.bsky.social
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Markenhof Cidre – French-style cider from the Black Forest
Barry tastes through five offerings from southern Germany’s Markehof Cidre.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No, not seen it down this way but will bear it in mind 😊🍻
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Beer O'Clock. Lovely day here in Chelmsford 🌞. Sitting in the sunshine having prepared the roast. Today's beers are my usual traditional brews. Kicking off with Hooky Brewery's fine 4.8%ABV Double Stout before my usual Adnams Broadside. There is a St. Bernadus ABT 12 as back up 😁. Cheers 🍻
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The weekend gets underway. Up at 4am, lovely clear sky here in Suffolk. A final shot of Orion brings this star gazing session to an end. The Terrible Trio 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ have now come back inside with me. Looking forward to lunch and catch up later with my old brewing buddy, Sophie of Burnt Mill Brewery 🙂
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Pies, Puddings and Pottages @piespuddings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you want to make sloe gin for Christmas, now is the time to make it. It's delicious on its own but mix it with lemon juice and soda for a sloe gin fizz! You can find the recipe at piespuddingsandpottages.com/recipe-post/... #britishfood #foodhistory #recipe #drinks #sloes #Gin #Georgian
Bottle of sloe gin top left, preserving jar of sloe gin top right.  Glass of sloe gin bottom centre and small white bowl of sloes to the right of the glass.  Strands of ivy strewn around.  Black background, wooden surface.
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Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (JASBC) @jbrewingchemists.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🛑 No booze, no bouncer. NoLo beers lose ethanol’s protection against wild yeast. Roselli et al. Profiled 30 spoilage strains with Brettanomyces 🧫 shrugging off the most sorbate and Z. bailii the most benzoate. Check it out below👇🏻 doi.org/10.1080/0361...
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Physiological Profiling of Beer-Spoiling Yeast and the Implications for No- and Low-Alcohol Beer
The no- and low-alcohol beer market represents a growing sector worldwide. However, these products are more susceptible to microbial contamination than standard beers, primarily due to reduced or a...
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Albert Johnson, from Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry Company, has won CAMRA’s 2026 Pomona Award for championing the promotion of real cider and perry in the UK beertoday.co.uk/2026/10/06/p... #cider #perry #award @camraofficial.bsky.social
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Pomona Award winner follows in father’s footsteps - Beer Today
Albert Johnson, from Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry Company, has won CAMRA’s 2026 Pomona Award for championing the promotion of real cider and perry in the UK
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Cider Mike @cidermike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cider is misunderstood and underestimated. These are the best pubs in Britain to enjoy it www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/... #ciderpubs #ukcider #realcider #ukpubs #cidertour
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American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) @brewingchemists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Heat and drought are hitting hop fields in Austria and Germany, as well as spring barley. Is a shortage looming? Farmers and brewers are testing irrigation and switching to winter barley. www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/heat-an…
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Heat and drought: Why beer at Oktoberfest could soon be in short supply
No hops, no beer: heat and drought are hitting hop fields in Austria and Germany, as well as spring barley for malt. Is a beer shortage looming? Farmers and brewers are testing irrigation and switchin...
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You mean you don't still have your trusty Ronco Record Vacuum for 1975? 😁
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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
‘The champagne of pale ales’: a search for the perfect kölsch beer in Cologne www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/... via @theguardian.com
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‘The champagne of pale ales’: my search for the perfect kölsch beer in Cologne
‘Kölsch is not a drink, it is a religion’ in Cologne, and it’s only brewed in and around the German city. But which of the many beautiful, storied beer halls serves up the best?
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The next meeting of the Cambridge Craft Brewers is this coming Saturday at The Maypole Pub, Portugal Place, Cambridge. Always looking for new members, whether old hand or newcomer to home brewing, to join us for brewing chat, tech help or bring a brew along for our 'beer clinic'. 🍻
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Keg and cask management ecosystem ekeg has announced a partnership with the University of Nottingham’s International Centre for Brewing Science (ICBS) to accelerate innovation in circular packaging across the brewing, beverage, and hospitality sector beertoday.co.uk/2026/09/29/c... #beer #beernews
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Partnership explores circular packaging advances - Beer Today
Keg and cask management ecosystem ekeg has announced a partnership with the University of Nottingham’s International Centre for Brewing Science (ICBS)
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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 29/09/2026
Wake up and smell the coffee on #NationalCoffeeDay! Here are some of the compounds that give coffee its distinctive aroma: www.compoundchem.com/2015/02/17/c... ☕️ #ChemSky 🧪
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Cider Review @ciderreview.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Cidermaker’s Tale. A few notes on Adam’s first two years as a cidermaker. By @adamhwells.bsky.social
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A Cidermaker’s Tale
A few notes on Adam’s first two years as a cidermaker.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The weekend starts. Looking forward to a lunchtime visit to the Orange Tree, Chelmsford for a few beers and catching up with an old friend. The pub's just launched a new weekend snack menu that I want to try 😋 Added bonus of decent weather again by the looks it. 🙂
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks 😊
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After waiting patiently for an hour for the cloud to move I managed to grab 2 quick shots of the Moon. Been a few months since I've gone for a full, almost, Moon pic. The close up of Tycho crater is pleasing, my best so far 😊🔭
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American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) @brewingchemists.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rice is receiving renewed attention as an ingredient, but what does that mean for storage? Explores which rice formats can sit longer without hurting flavor, and which ones demand tighter control. Read more: www.asbcnet.org/publications/buzz/D…
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alas another poor night here for astro pics. All set up for Caldwell 34, The Veil Nebula and seeing conditions were good. Didn't get very far, 17 minutes later the cloud rolled in ☹️ Another night tomorrow 🤞🔭
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PhillyBite Magazine @phillybite.com · 23/09/2026
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The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Oktoberfest in Philadelphia
Explore the East Coast of The United States, Your Resource for Travel, Food, News and More.
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The organisers of Czech Brew Star have announced that it will return to Mendel University in Brno on 5th February 2027, with capacity for up to 500 entries beertoday.co.uk/2026/09/24/c... #beer #beernews #beercompetition
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Details of Czech Brew Star 2027 confirmed - Beer Today
The organisers of Czech Brew Star have announced that it will return to Mendel University in Brno on 5th February 2027, with capacity for up to 500 entries
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Asda has launched its own exclusive beer brand, Asquith 1965, a seven-strong beer range bringing together respected breweries and distinctive beer styles beertoday.co.uk/2026/09/24/a... #beer #beernews
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Asda introduces Asquith 1965 range of beers - Beer Today
Asda has launched its own exclusive beer brand, Asquith 1965, a seven-strong beer range bringing together respected breweries and distinctive beer styles
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Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (JASBC) @jbrewingchemists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Small granules, big problem 🌾 KU Leuven researchers found large #starch granules hydrolysis first, small ones later — and kilning #barely moved gelatinization! Read more in the link below! 👇🏻 #malting #beer #brewingscience doi.org/10.1080/0361...
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Insight into Changes in the Granule Size Distribution and Gelatinization Temperature of Barley Starch During Lab-Scale Malting
Starch gelatinization characteristics and granule size distributions are often reported as characteristics of barley and barley malt. Insights into the evolution of these properties during malting ...
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Quite a difference, Mike. Thanks for this. I shall stick with my S50 for the little that I do 🙂🔭
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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🍷🧬 Save the date! #ICYGMB2027 the 33rd Int'l Conference on Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology comes to Porto, Portugal, July 19-22, 2027! A stellar international lineup of speakers + 16 workshops across yeast biology. Full details 👉 www.i3s.up.pt/ICYGMB2027 #YeastGenetics
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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 23/09/2026
It's the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere 🍂 Here's the chemistry behind the foliage colour changes we'll be seeing over the coming months: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/11/a... #ChemSky 🧪
Infographic on the chemistry of the colours of autumn leaves. Green is caused by chlorophyll, carotenoids and flavonoids give yellows, and oranges come from carotenoids, which also contribute to reds along with anthocyanins.
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Jeff Alworth @beervana.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don’t think I’ve ever been more horrified by a brewery announcement. “From a single tap, drinkers can now choose from 135 different Heineken expressions, each shaped by a combination of traditional brewing characteristics, such as strength, intensity, with options ranging from 0.0% to 5% ABV.”
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Heineken’s AI-powered Personalised Draught tap can create more than 100 beers
Heineken has introduced its latest innovation, named Personalised Draught, a tap which combines AI with brewing expertise, offering people a new way to discover beer. db reports.
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Pete Brown @petebrownbeer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To Brewers Hall, London for the Future of Cask seminar. Does cask have a future? Of course it does! We just need to figure out what that looks like. And then go and drink some cask.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Interesting paper here looking at the differences in barley wines through barrel ageing 🍻 www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/11...
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Cider Review @ciderreview.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Born to RossFest: The 2026 Edition. A Cider Review collective submits its Ross Cider Festival 2026 report, by all accounts another wonderful event. @rosscider.bsky.social
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Born to RossFest: The 2026 Edition
A Cider Review collective submits its Ross Cider Festival 2026 report, by all accounts another wonderful event.
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fuller's Vintage Ale 2026 is now available to order from them direct: "Vintage Ale 2026 features a blend of modern hop varieties. Jester from the Old World, delivering citrus & stone fruit notes. Dolcita from the New World giving influences of Peach, Berry & Orange."
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today's FB OTD memory. So sad to think that both Dave and Martyn have now passed away 😔 RIP
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Following @mikechristie.bsky.social last post I've had another look at the Sun and found the Sunspots today in this image. Still got to work on the video I've taken and will post that later. 🙂🔭
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NigelSadler @nigelsadler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That's great, Mike. Will try video later if I get time. Bob does his best 😁. I get the feeling Finn might be more lively 🙂
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