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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 18/09/2026

We’re pleased to spotlight an event from a friend of the Foundation. Join @amit-singh.bsky.social & Sivamohan Valluvan at Waterstones, Trafalgar Square on 22 October for the launch of Pubs for the People, a passionate defence of the English pub. Tickets: buff.ly/8vmF7Wy

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.

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Mike Knell @blat.at · 21/09/2026

Oktoberfest time! A reminder that only two of the six breweries exclusively allowed to sell beer there are not owned by brewing conglomerates: Hofbräuhaus: State of Bavaria Augustiner: Independently owned Spaten, Löwenbräu: AB InBev Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr: part of a group, 30% owned by Heineken

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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My new book is finally out! A short, readable overall history of beer tracing the long lines in the development of beer. Seeing history like that inevitably brings out an overlooked side of the history of beer: beer as a source of massive power. Please repost! www.garshol.priv.no/download/pow...

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The Power of Beer

Personal site of Lars Marius Garshol.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Drinking a rather nice Greene King beer.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If anyone is wondering what the new Tennent’s Stout tastes like, it tastes like nitro stout. It is a bit sweeter and more chocolately than Guinness and slightly less acidic.

Two pint glasses of stout. The word stout can be read on the lettering printed on the glasses.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Americans on TripAdvisor: How much is a taxi from Heathrow to the Isle of Skye? Brits on TripAdvisor: How much is a pint, how much are fags, where can I watch the footy?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The contribution of Heineken to beer culture.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Shocked and saddened that the nearly 500 year old Brauerei Neder in Forchheim is threatened with closure. Something must be done.

A mug of Neder beer in their historic tavern in Forchheim

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The @scotrailtrains.bsky.social dance begins again with the "app" and five browser tabs open trying to purchase a ticket and guessing at which stage it's going to fail today.

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merryn @merryn02.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

2/ I mean, what do you have to do to be a part of the established narrative of prehistory and archaeology? I did a Masters, I spent 4 years applying in vain for a PhD, I attended conferences, presented papers, wrote papers, was shouted at by professors and made fun of cos I study beer and brewing.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Ramones were just the American Showaddywaddy.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@akrennmair.bsky.social does it make any difference to how much you make whether people buy the printed or electronic book?

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The Beer Nut @thebeernut.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today's FT covering the parlous state of Irish pubs but completely failing to mention the massive incentive to closure that the licensing system provides, which the pub lobby has fought tirelessly to preserve.

"Death stalks the Irish pub as running costs rise"

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I came home from work and opened a bottle of Old Peculier, so I suppose that’s summer officially over.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I can never decide whether £15 just to get in to a small local beer festival is a bit steep or am I just a tightarse?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Wish we could just store up this heat for winter.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Is there a good book about DDR foreign trade?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The one time a comparison between Spain and Scotland makes any sense.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How do people drink cocktails in this weather when they don't stay cold long enough?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Oh, craft brewer are you? I notice you have a thermometer.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Short version of hot takes from a trip to Germany: - Germany needs minimum pricing, not for public health reasons but for beer quality - AB InBev has to be broken up and banned - Augustiner is a national brand now - Oberpfalz is a whole world of its own - Deutsche Bahn is not as bad as people say

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Beoir @beoirorg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"The home brewing community is not a tax problem to be solved. It is a seedbed for innovation, employment, and economic activity". EBCU is concerned about how some European governments are starting to look at home brewing: www.ebcu.org/blog/2026/07...

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Home brewers under pressure: why EBCU is concerned | EBCU

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Are we all fed up of Augustiner and Tegernseer hype now?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

In Brazil AB Inbev is apparently launching a new product under the Spaten brand, brewed in Sao Paulo, with 10g of protein per unit. Anyone know what the BJCP or the purity law have to say about putting collagen and whey protein into a Munich Dunkel? extra-globo-com.translate.goog/economia/not...

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Cerveja sem álcool com whey protein e colágeno será lançada em setembro

Spaten Pro tem 10 gramas de proteína, estreia em setembro no Rio de Janeiro e em São Paulo

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Think how the budget airlines do it. They show their best price FIRST. Then add to it with extras. Railways do it the wrong way round. They show their most expensive price first, & expect you to whittle it down with research into railcards & hidden deals. If you don’t give up and drive at stage 1!

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Is it me or is there no satisfactory English translation of Felsenkeller? Man-made cave? Cliff cellar? Rock cellar? Geologists seem to use the latter, but do normal people understand it?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Incomplete list of local breweries that have gone bust since 2019 is staggering: Kelburn, Late Night Hype, Glasgow Beer Works, Epochal, Ayr, Alechemy, Ride, Conic, Fallen, Top Out, Strathaven, Lawman, Out Of Town

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The European Bar Guide @europeanbarguide.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Latest from Newcastle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Is blaring music a problem in pubs down south too, or is it a Scottish thing?

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The European Bar Guide @europeanbarguide.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One of central Prague's 🇨🇿 most notable tapsters, Standa is retiring after 30 years at U Rotundy. He has seen much change over that period and was a welcoming host. After a period of ill health a few years ago, and 1000s of beers poured, he deserves his rest! 🍻👍

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Just read an article by a Certified Cicerone® who thinks that Pacifico tastes like a German Pilsener. It's not the first time I find myself questioning the value of this qualification.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Can we not have something in between 32º and blazing sun, and pouring rain at 20º ?? Fucks sake weather.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

“The 2025 edition… boasted vendors like Beavertown, Jubel, Thatchers … This year promises to bring that magic back to Barras once more.” Can't wait.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Have Bavarian beer festivals been cancelled due to hot weather before? It wouldn't surprise me if it happened this year.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Just read a tasting note complaining about “hop creep”. Can you taste hop creep? Are people saying hop creep when they mean hop burn?

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merryn @merryn02.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Watching Digging for Britain just now, a comment that 'germinated grain means that they were brewing ale'. Yes. It really is as simple as that. Site is a medieval village. Grain is carbonised.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of the directions of a judge. In other words, if a jury decides that a person who stands accused of a crime made the morally conscious choice, the jury may find them “not-guilty”.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My trip next month looks set to see me experience the joy of a Deutsche Bahn rail replacement bus for the first time. Too late to replan now. Damn.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Idly googling the defunct Reichelbräu brewery of Kulmbach and get a load of results about Reichsbürger. Not the same thing at all. Woops.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This is a must-read, and I don't even like Weissbier.

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

American beer geeks are asking what Tennent's tastes like 🤣

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Noticed that some of my old blog posts are getting tens of thousands of views rather than the few hundred they got when they were current. I assume this is bot/agent traffic, but to what end?

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hypothesis: What if Radeberger Group aimed to destroy their own Kölsch business, bringing down Früh in the process (who need the revenue from brewing Radeberger’s Kölsch brands), to make way for Allgäuer Büble which they seem determined to force on everybody.

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I found out a thing: The beyond-Dublin fares (e.g. London-Galway) that exist in the fares system but no online retailer sells them (as they all INSIST on finding a timetable first, and TfW haven't input any Irish train times into the GB system). At brfares.com:

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Rob Sterowski @robsterowski.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I realise it’s difficult to find a suitable venue for a beer festival these days, but if I were a SIBA member attending Indie Beer Scotland I'd be mentally preparing to pour most of my beer away.

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