Alan McLeod / A Good Beer Blog
@agoodbeerblog.bsky.social
A beer culture critic. A gardener. A scribbler. Shuns junkets. Denies community. Wants Double Double. Also at @agoodbeerblog while that exists as well as @[email protected] and http://agoodbeerblog.com
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I’m not very good at self-promotion, but here’s a repost for the Sunday readers out there 🙂 There’s a claim that is being repeated more often of late that cyder was a different and superior drink to cider. In this long read (perfect with a cup of tea or a glass of cider) I debunk this modern myth.
Modern Myth-Busting: The Cyder Controversi
Barry debunks the myth that ‘cyder’ and ‘cider’ are different drinks, tracing the spelling history and enduring cultural heritage of cider.
cider-review.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’m not very good at self-promotion, but here’s a repost for the Sunday readers out there 🙂 There’s a claim that is being repeated more often of late that cyder was a different and superior drink to cider. In this long read (perfect with a cup of tea or a glass of cider) I debunk this modern myth.
Your nation was founded on violently ousting the government, stealing Loyalist lands and wealth, brutal genocide against Indigenous nations and reliance on enslaving hundreds of thousands for generations.
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Your nation was founded on violently ousting the government, stealing Loyalist lands and wealth, brutal genocide against Indigenous nations and reliance on enslaving hundreds of thousands for generations.
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This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
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We sometimes wonder if 8 am is the best time to share these. When everyone is asleep or hungover.
GOOD MORNING! Here's our weekly round up of good writing about beer, with pubs in Norwich and Bradford, thoughts on the budget, and notes on a kitsch advertisement for Hamm's beer. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2025/11/news...
boakandbailey.com/2025/11/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 29 November 2025: Suburbia
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got dodgy dates, kidney beans and The Fat Cat.
boakandbailey.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We sometimes wonder if 8 am is the best time to share these. When everyone is asleep or hungover.
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I honestly think I'm losing my mind. The excerpt at maureenogle.com now works. I forgot to "enable" the page......
Maureen Ogle
Maureen Ogle. Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie. Books include: AMBITIOUS BREW: A History of American Beer; KEY WEST: History of An Island Of Dreams.
maureenogle.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I honestly think I'm losing my mind. The excerpt at maureenogle.com now works. I forgot to "enable" the page......
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Holy– It works, just sold a book! Thanks, Joseph! Thanks, Bluesky!
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Holy– It works, just sold a book! Thanks, Joseph! Thanks, Bluesky!
You are not alone…
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not alone…
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😂
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
😂
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Also, THERE WILL BE COOKIES!! @chaotickitchen_dublin will be there with some delicious cookies she made using these new porters.
So hope to see you there- all welcome!
So hope to see you there- all welcome!
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Also, THERE WILL BE COOKIES!! @chaotickitchen_dublin will be there with some delicious cookies she made using these new porters.
So hope to see you there- all welcome!
So hope to see you there- all welcome!
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A little self-promo time. It’s holiday shopping season, so why not get the beer lover in your life “Beer Lover’s New England, Vol. 3” and make them happy. Available online pretty much everywhere, including on sale for Black Friday - a.co/d/3sT0jCN
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A little self-promo time. It’s holiday shopping season, so why not get the beer lover in your life “Beer Lover’s New England, Vol. 3” and make them happy. Available online pretty much everywhere, including on sale for Black Friday - a.co/d/3sT0jCN
What else wasn’t there “in early Christian times…” Hmm…
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
What else wasn’t there “in early Christian times…” Hmm…
VIA Rail. At least you’re not on the 401.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
VIA Rail. At least you’re not on the 401.
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it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen:
Sloan
Billy Bragg
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Huey Lewis and the News
Ray Charles
Sloan
Billy Bragg
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Huey Lewis and the News
Ray Charles
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
ELP*
Be Bop Deluxe
The Clash
Bill Nelson
Sleaford Mods
*My first ever concert
ELP*
Be Bop Deluxe
The Clash
Bill Nelson
Sleaford Mods
*My first ever concert
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen:
Sloan
Billy Bragg
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Huey Lewis and the News
Ray Charles
Sloan
Billy Bragg
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Huey Lewis and the News
Ray Charles
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Better start now. Might be as long as the Macy's parade.
Did you know you can say aaaannnyyything you want about America today because they are all off watching football AND drinking from their gravy boats! It’s a fact. For other interesting facts and even some other stuff here’s the beery news notes…
Yes, It’s Here – The Tryptophan Thursday Edition Of The Beery News Notes – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Better start now. Might be as long as the Macy's parade.
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The CAMRGB heresy has gone the way of the cathars. #BePureBeVigilantBehave edsbeer.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The end of a heresy
I find christian heresies fascinating and can happily spend time clicking through wikipedia reading about them . Those early christians real...
edsbeer.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The CAMRGB heresy has gone the way of the cathars. #BePureBeVigilantBehave edsbeer.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Did you know you can say aaaannnyyything you want about America today because they are all off watching football AND drinking from their gravy boats! It’s a fact. For other interesting facts and even some other stuff here’s the beery news notes…
Yes, It’s Here – The Tryptophan Thursday Edition Of The Beery News Notes – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you know you can say aaaannnyyything you want about America today because they are all off watching football AND drinking from their gravy boats! It’s a fact. For other interesting facts and even some other stuff here’s the beery news notes…
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Got em
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Got em
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For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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Another pre-Thanksgiving scene at the bar: a friend of American Indian descent (his preferred term) lectured an Italian about how tomatoes were not indigenous to Italy but came from here to the point where the Italian had to look it up and, devastated, wondered aloud what his whole life was about.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Another pre-Thanksgiving scene at the bar: a friend of American Indian descent (his preferred term) lectured an Italian about how tomatoes were not indigenous to Italy but came from here to the point where the Italian had to look it up and, devastated, wondered aloud what his whole life was about.
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this is essential reading (and good reporting) for every torontonian. colour me impressed.
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
Celebrating Toronto's Dive Bars: What Makes Them Irreplaceable in a Changing City
From live music to dog-friendly patios, Toronto’s dive bars are full of character, history and loyal regulars. These favourites prove unpretentious fun still has a home in the city.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
this is essential reading (and good reporting) for every torontonian. colour me impressed.
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
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I felt like I was still tasting the turkey and stuffing in my mouth hours later. It and the creamed corn cookie were OFFENSIVE. They sold these on Oreo's website and they're all sold out, but if they do this promo again next year, AVOID at all costs. Do not ingest.
All of the flavors were bad.
All of the flavors were bad.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I felt like I was still tasting the turkey and stuffing in my mouth hours later. It and the creamed corn cookie were OFFENSIVE. They sold these on Oreo's website and they're all sold out, but if they do this promo again next year, AVOID at all costs. Do not ingest.
All of the flavors were bad.
All of the flavors were bad.
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My wife ordered some of the Thanksgiving flavored Oreos and they were very likely the worst cookies I've ever had. The first photo is a turkey and stuffing flavored cookie and I was expecting sage and maybe some savory flavors. Instead it just tasted like chemicals dumped on your tongue.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My wife ordered some of the Thanksgiving flavored Oreos and they were very likely the worst cookies I've ever had. The first photo is a turkey and stuffing flavored cookie and I was expecting sage and maybe some savory flavors. Instead it just tasted like chemicals dumped on your tongue.
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Serving yourself spaghetti and meatballs with a smallish spoon. Glamor!
1950 California Burgundy wine advertisement by the Wine Advisory Board
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Serving yourself spaghetti and meatballs with a smallish spoon. Glamor!