Evan Rail
@evanrail.bsky.social
He / him. Author of “The Absinthe Forger.” Monthly drinks columnist at VinePair, freelance contributor to the NYT, WSJ, etc. Included in Best Food Writing, The NY Times Book of Wine and elsewhere. Ran The Prague Post's food desk 2000-2006. Jdeme na jedno.
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
Half a lifetime ago, I packed a bag and moved to Dresden, Germany, for the summer. This fall I went back twice to research a weekend guide to the Saxon capital for @nytimes.com Travel. (It’s still funky, especially dear old Neustadt. BRN forever, my dudes.)
Gift link:
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36 Hours in Dresden, Germany: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
History never feels out of reach in the capital of Saxony, lush with avant-garde art, restored Baroque architecture and one of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Half a lifetime ago, I packed a bag and moved to Dresden, Germany, for the summer. This fall I went back twice to research a weekend guide to the Saxon capital for @nytimes.com Travel. (It’s still funky, especially dear old Neustadt. BRN forever, my dudes.)
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Researching an upcoming travel article from Germany and I came across a reference to “fox tossing,” or Fuchsprellen, a competitive sport “practiced by members of the aristocracy” in the 17th and 18th centuries that “involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air.” WTAF.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Researching an upcoming travel article from Germany and I came across a reference to “fox tossing,” or Fuchsprellen, a competitive sport “practiced by members of the aristocracy” in the 17th and 18th centuries that “involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air.” WTAF.
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Are there any military history accounts on here? I read a lot of military history, and that's the only reason I'm still on Twitter, and I'd REALLY like to be able to leave.
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Are there any military history accounts on here? I read a lot of military history, and that's the only reason I'm still on Twitter, and I'd REALLY like to be able to leave.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Pretty confident Selvedge is one of Virginia's best breweries.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pretty confident Selvedge is one of Virginia's best breweries.
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We are in theaters TOMORROW!! See my pinned post for a theater finder link ❤️❤️💀⏰ #WakeUpDeadMan
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We are in theaters TOMORROW!! See my pinned post for a theater finder link ❤️❤️💀⏰ #WakeUpDeadMan
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Sachez qu'à #Prague, il a neigé cette nuit, mais le tram était tellement bondé qu'il était impossible de prendre ma photo habituelle. A défaut, le château, de très loin, avec la coupole du Musee national plus près...
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Sachez qu'à #Prague, il a neigé cette nuit, mais le tram était tellement bondé qu'il était impossible de prendre ma photo habituelle. A défaut, le château, de très loin, avec la coupole du Musee national plus près...
“Mr. Kerger says that he would like Einbecker to be making half its revenue from nonalcoholic products within five years. 'Beer is no longer the future.’”
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“Mr. Kerger says that he would like Einbecker to be making half its revenue from nonalcoholic products within five years. 'Beer is no longer the future.’”
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
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One of many reasons I think that people should read/support the Times despite very valid (and oft grossly inflamed, imho) critiques is its photojournalism, which is outstanding. Very very very few outlets do anything like it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
One of many reasons I think that people should read/support the Times despite very valid (and oft grossly inflamed, imho) critiques is its photojournalism, which is outstanding. Very very very few outlets do anything like it.
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My life is one big decoction mash - online now (behind a paywall though) www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
10 of the best British lagers to try (now that we’re finally brewing it better)
The era of bland, gassy pints is long gone. Across Britain, meticulous brewers are reviving lager with care, craft and real character
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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My life is one big decoction mash - online now (behind a paywall though) www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...
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Pensez à regarder nos dernières bouteilles sur la table !
Y'a du choix 🥳
Y'a du choix 🥳
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pensez à regarder nos dernières bouteilles sur la table !
Y'a du choix 🥳
Y'a du choix 🥳
On a short fiction jag and doing the “What the fuck did I just read?” thing over this weird story about a middle-aged lady having a normal one with a bunch of raccoons. 🦝
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♡The Green Settee♡ — Feign
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November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On a short fiction jag and doing the “What the fuck did I just read?” thing over this weird story about a middle-aged lady having a normal one with a bunch of raccoons. 🦝
www.feignlit.com/featured/the...
www.feignlit.com/featured/the...
My Czech-American kid does Model UN here in Prague, and their current event has been modeled on the US Congress. For the past three days, my kid has been participating as a D representative from Minnesota. (“I’m Ilhan Omar, basically.”)
Yesterday they floated a bill that would have banned ICE.
Yesterday they floated a bill that would have banned ICE.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
My Czech-American kid does Model UN here in Prague, and their current event has been modeled on the US Congress. For the past three days, my kid has been participating as a D representative from Minnesota. (“I’m Ilhan Omar, basically.”)
Yesterday they floated a bill that would have banned ICE.
Yesterday they floated a bill that would have banned ICE.
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“Whatever could be causing a loneliness epidemic?” you ask the internet, sitting in a driverless car wearing headphones that you never take off in public, as an anonymous shopper makes contactless delivery of your meal kits using the keypad entry of your condo atop empty ground floor retail space
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Whatever could be causing a loneliness epidemic?” you ask the internet, sitting in a driverless car wearing headphones that you never take off in public, as an anonymous shopper makes contactless delivery of your meal kits using the keypad entry of your condo atop empty ground floor retail space
Too much meta in this post, angering the Travel Gods. Looks like I am not going to Brazil this year. However, it’s nice to be back in Lisbon, even just for a day...
About to board a jet to Brazil, during which I’m going to listen to Jets to Brazil. 🇧🇷
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Too much meta in this post, angering the Travel Gods. Looks like I am not going to Brazil this year. However, it’s nice to be back in Lisbon, even just for a day...
About to board a jet to Brazil, during which I’m going to listen to Jets to Brazil. 🇧🇷
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
About to board a jet to Brazil, during which I’m going to listen to Jets to Brazil. 🇧🇷
At Prague Airport (Terminal 2), happy to see you can buy cans of beer from small breweries like Zichovec and Únětice, in addition to giant makers like Pilsner Urquell. Tomorrow, someone on the other side of the Atlantic is going to try a great Czech pale lager for the first time.
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
At Prague Airport (Terminal 2), happy to see you can buy cans of beer from small breweries like Zichovec and Únětice, in addition to giant makers like Pilsner Urquell. Tomorrow, someone on the other side of the Atlantic is going to try a great Czech pale lager for the first time.
Irish whiskey is in a weird place — and new US tariffs sure don’t help. For @vinepair.com, I talked to distillers, fans & insiders about Irish whiskey’s path forward. That includes growing sales in places like Poland, now the #2 market for Irish whiskey after the US.
vinepair.com/articles/iri...
vinepair.com/articles/iri...
The U.S. Put Irish Whiskey Back on the Map. Now the Category Has to Evolve.
The next time you’re ordering a cocktail in Warsaw, Berlin, or Lagos, consider making it a Tipperary or an Irish Coffee: Recently, exports from Ireland to Poland, Germany, Nigeria, and other emerging whiskey scenes have soared. Those new(ish) markets represent a much-needed spot of good news for Irish whiskey — and an example of how the country’s distillers are finding workable solutions in a difficult era.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Irish whiskey is in a weird place — and new US tariffs sure don’t help. For @vinepair.com, I talked to distillers, fans & insiders about Irish whiskey’s path forward. That includes growing sales in places like Poland, now the #2 market for Irish whiskey after the US.
vinepair.com/articles/iri...
vinepair.com/articles/iri...
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i genuinely cannot stand actual european elites condescendingly explaining american public opinion to americans. reminds me of when some british lady IRL tried to tell me she understood southerners better than i ever could, a southerner who lives in the south.
The educated liberal big city US folks outraged at Trump's renovation of Lincoln bathroom really need to scroll some Facebook of their less established relatives and friends to see what kind of aesthetic resonates with Trump's target audience.
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
i genuinely cannot stand actual european elites condescendingly explaining american public opinion to americans. reminds me of when some british lady IRL tried to tell me she understood southerners better than i ever could, a southerner who lives in the south.
Not the biggest fan of Radeberger, but this NA version “mit Callista Aromahopfen” is quite nice. Now on to the Sauerbraten.
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Not the biggest fan of Radeberger, but this NA version “mit Callista Aromahopfen” is quite nice. Now on to the Sauerbraten.
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The Timorous Beastie Cheese Cellar Collection is a trilogy of Highland blended malt whiskies made by Douglas Laing to pair with artisan cheeses. We review all three editions on More Drams Less Drama: moredramslessdrama.com/2025/10/24/t...
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Timorous Beastie Cheese Cellar Collection is a trilogy of Highland blended malt whiskies made by Douglas Laing to pair with artisan cheeses. We review all three editions on More Drams Less Drama: moredramslessdrama.com/2025/10/24/t...
Happy Birthday to The Absinthe Forger’s lovely NYT book review by J. D. Biersdorfer, titled “Seeing Green,” which came out 1 year ago today.
“A lively standalone seminar on temptation — as well as the culture and history of the much-maligned liquor and its reputation for causing madness and murder.”
“A lively standalone seminar on temptation — as well as the culture and history of the much-maligned liquor and its reputation for causing madness and murder.”
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy Birthday to The Absinthe Forger’s lovely NYT book review by J. D. Biersdorfer, titled “Seeing Green,” which came out 1 year ago today.
“A lively standalone seminar on temptation — as well as the culture and history of the much-maligned liquor and its reputation for causing madness and murder.”
“A lively standalone seminar on temptation — as well as the culture and history of the much-maligned liquor and its reputation for causing madness and murder.”
Finished this book of weird stories last night and truly enjoyed it. If you’re into beer world, you should read it. You'll spot elements of U.K. beer culture covered by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, among other interests of author @raynewman.bsky.social.
Available here: www.amazon.com/Intervals-Da...
Available here: www.amazon.com/Intervals-Da...
October 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Finished this book of weird stories last night and truly enjoyed it. If you’re into beer world, you should read it. You'll spot elements of U.K. beer culture covered by @boakandbailey.bsky.social, among other interests of author @raynewman.bsky.social.
Available here: www.amazon.com/Intervals-Da...
Available here: www.amazon.com/Intervals-Da...