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Brewer and Brewing Historian, holistic commentator on the hospitality industry.

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · Nov 13

New introduction post seeing as we've had a lot more new followers.

Hi, I'm Steve and I'm a beer and brewing historian.
Which basically means I research and write about the societal history of beer from a holistic viewpoint. Every aspect of beer is entwined with every other aspect, and without...

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Laura Hadland @morrighani.bsky.social · 8h

Repeating myself for the morning crowd, because I'm pleased.

Laura Hadland @morrighani.bsky.social · 16h

Very chuffed to have picked up a second place in the @nagbw.bsky.social awards tonight for my piece on cider apple DNA profiling for @ciderreview.bsky.social.

cider-review.com/2024/11/02/h...

Congratulations to all the winners, it was a pleasure to see so many friends picking up awards too!

2025 NAGBW Awards Ceremony Winners

North American Guild of Beer Writers

Best Other Beverage Reporting

Second Place

Hadland, Laura. "How do you fingerprint an apple?" Cider Review, November 2, 2024. https://cider-review.com/2024/11/02/how-do-you-fingerprint-an-apple/

Pull quote: "It's exactly the same as the forensic services use [...] We used it to identify one individual versus another. We generate a barcode for the individual and we match it up to the barcode of other individuals. If they match, they're the same and if they're different, then they're different varieties.""

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Mr Garvie to you @cagarvie.bsky.social · 19h

🐸🐸🐸 GENIUS 🐸🐸🐸

Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 1d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 22h

Almost certainly 🤣

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Back in Peterborough and winding down from my holiday weekend with a pint of Citra.
Food to come...

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

I've only been away a few nights, but am looking forward to getting back to my own house and bed!

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Your Sunday morning long read:
beernouveau.co.uk/the-future-o...

The Future of Beer Festivals

At the beginning of 2024, after CAMRA announced that the Great British Beer Festival was taking a year off I published a piece on What To Do About Beer Festivals. Since then I’ve been doing researc…

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

If it holds it, it's the right type of glass. Anything else is just frills.

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Robert Dallas Grue 🦇 @robertdallasgray.com · 1d

the thing that’s particularly cool about this is that he just very easily makes morgan’s takes look *weird*, by dint of honestly and simply speaking from the standpoint that trans people are ordinary human beings with the same rights to respect and dignity as anyone else

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

@lisagrimm.com
Saw this, thought of you.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 5d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Part of some monitoring project perhaps.

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Soil ph can really affect growth of plants, also monitors pollution.

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Soil samples?

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

I only plant things I can either eat or brew with 🤣

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

I'm in a pub with new friends, indulging in the good beer side of things. The snacks are, not good.

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

I get that when chilling and watching telly :-/

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 1d

Looks more like a butt plug to me 🤣

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 2d

It's absolutely packed in here, with about 30 SPBW members due in about half an hour. 🤣
Hopefully the pre-football crowd will have headed off by then.

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 2d

Wood cask in the Drapers.
A colab between @goodchembrew.bsky.social and @abbeydalebeers.bsky.social
Much thicker/sweeter than I was expecting, but very good.

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 2d

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 2d

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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 2d

No issue with there being a London beer fest.
But brand it as a London beer fest, not at GBBF.

London should have a beer fest, and it could be a great one. Should be a great one.

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 2d

It's easy to criticise, but pointless without offering alternatives.
So I've been giving this a lot of thought 🤣

Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 2d

Instead, I think that CAMRA would be better to support and promote the local and regional festivals.
Take the Campaign to the people instead of expecting them to shell out to go to the Campaign.

So yeah, I don't actually see the need for a GBBF when there's now good regionals.

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