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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This tap filled glasses or bottles. Pretty neat. I didn't want to take a pic while it was being operated.

Taps with a bottle filling point halfway the faucet.

Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The microbrewery in town has six fermenters, but they only had their Pilsner available. And a cheater Pilsner at it, with oats, wheat and honey....

Their Pilsner, out of focus, against the next door castle.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have now finished all 5 Beer Quality courses by Charlie Bamforth (UC Davis) and with that, the Beer Quality Specialization. Lots of interesting stuff. Not always easy!

The certificate showing that I have completed all 5 courses of the Beer Quality Specialization of UC Davis: Foam, Flavor, Freshness, Color & Clarity, and Systems

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Three more days, until "O'Zapft is!". Time to get in the mood with a Festbier. Obviously, I need to start with Giesinger. If there's one brewery who fully deserves to serve on the Wiesn, it's them. And they fight for it. Maybe next year!

A bottle of Giesinger Festbier, poured in a tall 0,5L glass of Weyermann.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Quad is exactly two years beyond its Best Before Date. It was delicious and the oxidized flavors worked well. Bitterness is largely gone, but the sweetness is also not enormous, so that works. Look at that head! I guess this is what a foam stabilizer does for you?

Muifel Zuster Agatha, poured in an AnDer2. 0, beautiful brown beer, with a copious off-white head, which lasted!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For Dutchies: een petitie om de verandering in de accijns regeling voor bier ter sprake te brengen. Met name het kleinbrouwerstarief schrappen zou voor kleine brouwers én de variatie in het bierlandschap zeer nadelig zijn! bieriszoveelmeer.petities.nl

NRC artikel over de voorgenomen accijnsverandering

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Meet the new German national champion of beer sommeliers, Iris Eickert!

Iris Eickert, with the numbers two and three behind her, showing her golden teku glass and certificate.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Project Maisel, in which final-year apprentice brewers at Maisel make their own creation, resulted in a "European Style IPA" this year: Europia. Only European hop varieties (6 of them). It's lovely. A unique IPA, "greener", more herbal, with mint and still some citrus, and nicely full bodied!

A glorious image, stolen from Maisel's website.

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The Beer Nut @thebeernut.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On a summer like we've had, the last thing you'd want is warm beer. On which note, new blog post: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/08/heat...

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Beer Quality course by the Pope of Foam, Charlie Bamforth, is pretty insightful. The exam questions are very hard if you don't actually read the "optional" reading material (read: expensive books), as they bring up stuff that isn't discussed in the video lectures. Still: I passed the Foam exam!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This beer is from "Brouwerij Leiden", suggesting a small local brand. They specify the address, in Maarssen, which is half a country away from Leiden. I immediately thought they probably brew for many different cities under many different names.

Singel IPA, Leiden Blond and Morspoort Tripel, by "Brouwerij Leiden".

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

During our Abbey stay, we obviously tasted Orval's product (both beer and cheese). I'll comment on Orval Vert later, this will just be about their one Iconic Beer. It is famous for its bottle and glass, its Brett character, its very persistent head and its strong evolution with age. A thread!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is a Stein. Or rather a Steinkrug. It's made of Stein. A Stein(ie) isn't made of glass.

A half liter Stiegl Steinkrug against a lovely green landscape.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Zago seems the Italian version of the Dutch Stadshaven, using fruit in every brew. There's also a recognizable flavor that I always associated with weird fermentation or even a persistent hygiëne issue in the Stadshaven beer, but now I think it's a result of the fruit (and thus still fermentation?)!

Three Zago beers: Bianca, Italian and American IPA. I also had their (apparently less American) IPA.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

About 100m away from my campsite, and on day 5 I finally get to visit Lyon Birreria and Birrificio, aka San Leone, aka Seiterre.

On the back they tell you in German that the Brauerei has a Brauhaus. That German inclination is not very visible on the menu.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I haven't been very active here. Next week, my holiday will start, so perhaps I get the chance to dive a bit into northern Italy's craft beer. It's a family holiday, though, so don't expect too much.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The Leiden brewery Pronck now has its own tasting room. I guess that makes them a brewpub? Pronck Brouwerijcafé. Unfortunately, I have no pictures to show, but I'm sure they will appear online soon enough. The atmosphere is really great!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Grolsch acquires Gulpener! The brand of the green swing-top bottles buys the greenest large scale brewery in the Netherlands. I sure hope Gulpener can keep doing what they were doing... Press release in Dutch (media outlets to follow, I guess..): mcusercontent.com/00c47dfc3d40...

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thirsty for knowledge! Excited to receive my copy of the newest book by star author Randy Mosher: Your Tasting Brain!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Is this really what we want to promote at a beer (tasting!) festival?

A huge sign saying "chug challenge", where you can win goodies by drinking fast.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This coming Wednesday. Please celebrate medals! Please ignore the overall prize that means nothing!

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Soon, results of the Dutch Beer Challenge will come out. The competition has great value and very professional jurors. Medals mean something, as recognized by EBCU listing. Alongside, the "Mitra Award" for "best beer of the Netherlands" will get most media attention. This means nothing. At all.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

TIL that if there's no batch indication on an Orval glass (and it's a full size glass) that is from before 2012. This bottle was a lot younger. At about 10 months, close to optimal age for me.

The iconic Orval glass but without a batch indication on it. The beer has a lovely tuft of foam.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Der Tag des deutschen Bieres. Happy birthday, Reinheitsgebot!

A bottle of Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier, emptied in a tall Weyermann glass.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Some great informative listening. Learn from iconic brewers about the Italian Pilsner! A great episode by @beervana.bsky.social

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Fun tasting today with a German theme. Food, Spätzle und Bratwurst, was equally great.

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 18/04/2026

We had a number of Patreon subscribers overnight which takes us up to 621 total paid Patreon supporters. Amazing! Our goal is to reach 1000 supporters by the end of 2026. Help us get there! www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

When you're at a local farmer's market and a micro brewery is selling, you obviously buy the full available lineup.

The lineup of microbrewery Eco-dreamer from Kudelstaart (NL).

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Adrian Tierney-Jones @atjbeer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Thoughts on beer, travel and change atjpubs.substack.com/p/i-travel

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Thoughts on travel and beer and change

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15/04/2026

In the far north west of England, beer is flourishing. Who could have predicted that, like the felling of a tree, the fall of one brewery would create space for so many more? @katiematherkm.bsky.social on Cumbria's thriving beer scene. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/4/...

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My Heart Leaps Up — Beer, Graft and Tourism in Cumbria — Pellicle

I first met Matt and Michelle when they worked at Hawkshead Brewery, Matt as the head brewer, and Michelle as the head of marketing. In the 2010s, Hawkshead was the pride and joy of Cumbria’s independ...

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

"if beer is truly for everyone, why go to such great effort to make it so fucking complicated?" Amen. The brilliance of this quote doesn't even approach the level of the rest of the article. So read it, and support @pelliclemag.com

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A lineup of vintage Rodenbachs tonight. Exclusive, but not entirely my preference. Quite the unique experience though, so I'm very thankful!

Rodenbach vintage, Vin de Céréale from 2004 to 2012.

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Grumpy Dingo Radio @grumpydingoradio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Happy National Beer Day!!! Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy... #NationalBeerDay #GrumpyDingoRadio

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

With "Rice Wine" and hops mentioned on the can, I perhaps expected something closer to a hoppy sake. The rice used was malted, but the majority of the grist is still barley. That is also obvious in the sweet (Moersleutel, after all...), somewhat sticky beer that is in the glass.

A can of Moersleutel Advent Special 2025, Rice Wine, with a dark brown beer with rich beige foam in a teku glass. The can makes special mention of Idaho-7 hops.

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This beer doesn't taste so bad at all. There's not much of that unfermented wort aroma that is all too common in pale NA beers. It's leaning sweet, but that's fine. Still. A non-alcoholic Tripel. Why?! If it's NA, it just can't be much of a Tripel. NA is great, no need for Tripels in the lineup.

A Tripel Karmeliet Alcoholvrij bottle with the beer poured in a AnDer 2.0 glass.

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Jeff Alworth @beervana.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Increasingly, states are hosting their own beer competitions, and the way they organize them tells us a lot about what kinds of beers people are actually drinking. And here’s a cool thing: we can discern regional preferences in them.

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The Kinds of Beers Americans Drink Now — Beervana

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Its publication week for my fourth book! If you haven’t pre-ordered yet please do so here and help boost it up the charts when it’s officially released: shop1.camra.org.uk/product/manc...

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Manchester’s Best Beers, Pubs and Bars 2nd edition (2026) - CAMRA shop

Guidebook to more than 220 pubs, bars, tap rooms and bottleshops in Manchester and its boroughs such as Bolton, Trafford and Rochdale. Available April 2, 2026

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Malt bag backpack! This sturdy backpack is made from used malt bags and scrap car seatbelts. You get to choose between different maltsters and malt varieties, so I went for some of my favorites. These cool bags are made by Marjolijn Kroon: www.marjolijnkroon.nl

A mostly Weyermann based malt bag backpack with scrap car seatbelts

The laptop pouch on the inside is from Holland Malt, showing some Munich malt bag details.

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Katie Mather @katiematherkm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sign up to the Pellicle newsletter! I send it out every week on a Wednesday with our latest published work in it, and often more good stuff like industry news. www.pelliclemag.com/contact

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Jeff Alworth @beervana.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Where naming is concerned, meeting customers where they are seems like sensible advice. Describing your beer as a black lager will appeal to more people than “schwarzbier” would. There are limits to this advice, however.

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Kölsch or “Easy Drinking Beer” — Beervana

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

There is something about holding several months of hard work in your hands, as a physical thing, that is quite powerful. So excited to have done book four, I hope you all really enjoy it and use the hell out of it. Long live print media.

Copies of my book, Manchesters best beer pubs and bars

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Tasting Craft Beer @tastingcraftbeer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Four years seems to be a pretty decent age for Hertog Jan Grand Prestige. It's still plenty lively, with good carbonation and some residual bitterness, especially in the finish. The flavors of aging are well developing, with an accent on Port aromas, with a full body still.

A Hertog Jan Grand Prestige from 2022. Bottle and a poured glass.

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