David Nilsen
@davidnilsenbeer.bsky.social
Beer and craft chocolate writer and educator based in Dayton, OH. Advanced Cicerone©. Host of Bean to Barstool, co-editor of Final Gravity print zine. Author of Pairing Beer & Chocolate. https://davidnilsenbeer.com/
This stanza from Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) Introspective full on reads like the lyrics of a death metal track.
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This stanza from Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) Introspective full on reads like the lyrics of a death metal track.
On Saturday, I'll be giving a public talk for festival attendees called From Bean to Barstool and Back: Collaboration and Commonality Between Chocolate, Beer, & Spirits.
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On Saturday, I'll be giving a public talk for festival attendees called From Bean to Barstool and Back: Collaboration and Commonality Between Chocolate, Beer, & Spirits.
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
I'll also be giving several talks during the fest. On Friday, during the vendors-only session, I'll be giving a short presentation called Telling Your Story: Working with Media, and sitting on a panel discussion to help small chocolate makers grow their businesses.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'll also be giving several talks during the fest. On Friday, during the vendors-only session, I'll be giving a short presentation called Telling Your Story: Working with Media, and sitting on a panel discussion to help small chocolate makers grow their businesses.
At the Bean to Barstool booth, we'll have my book, cacao/chocolate photography prints and cards, and beer and spirits-infused bars from Violet Sky, Piety & Desire, River-Sea, and Somerville Chocolate.
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At the Bean to Barstool booth, we'll have my book, cacao/chocolate photography prints and cards, and beer and spirits-infused bars from Violet Sky, Piety & Desire, River-Sea, and Somerville Chocolate.
Woody juniper branches, fresh peppercorns, and flits of acidity from the cherry… This Sisters A bar is exactly what it says it is, but still somehow surprising.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Woody juniper branches, fresh peppercorns, and flits of acidity from the cherry… This Sisters A bar is exactly what it says it is, but still somehow surprising.
In her essay for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social wrote about the difficulties of trying to write about beer & leisure while rights & services are being stripped away, & the disappointments of seeing many breweries back away from DEI in the present environment. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In her essay for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social wrote about the difficulties of trying to write about beer & leisure while rights & services are being stripped away, & the disappointments of seeing many breweries back away from DEI in the present environment. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to James Tai for his second place award from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards in Best Beer & Food Writing for his vignette Quenelle in Lyon from Issue 06. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Congratulations to James Tai for his second place award from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards in Best Beer & Food Writing for his vignette Quenelle in Lyon from Issue 06. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Also from Issue 05, congratulations to Bono Sigudu for her Emerging Voices recognition from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her wonderful story Soak It Until It Is Bitter: Umqombothi in South Africa. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Also from Issue 05, congratulations to Bono Sigudu for her Emerging Voices recognition from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her wonderful story Soak It Until It Is Bitter: Umqombothi in South Africa. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to Maria Kruglyak for her First Place award in Best Travel Writing at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her excellent story The Glory of the Portuguese Half-Pint from Issue 05. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations to Maria Kruglyak for her First Place award in Best Travel Writing at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her excellent story The Glory of the Portuguese Half-Pint from Issue 05. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to @totalcurtis.bsky.social for his First Place award in Best Personal Essay at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for his excellent story On Deaf Ears—Beer Spaces and the Hard of Hearing from Final Gravity Issue 08. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Congratulations to @totalcurtis.bsky.social for his First Place award in Best Personal Essay at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for his excellent story On Deaf Ears—Beer Spaces and the Hard of Hearing from Final Gravity Issue 08. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Damn, Third Eye is killing it. Gold in Pumpkin Beer for Gourd Darn It!
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Damn, Third Eye is killing it. Gold in Pumpkin Beer for Gourd Darn It!
September is Craft Malt Month, and this is just a post to say craft malt is cool as hell. Write articles about craft maltsters, read articles about craft maltsters, use craft malt in your beer, seek out beer that does.
September 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
September is Craft Malt Month, and this is just a post to say craft malt is cool as hell. Write articles about craft maltsters, read articles about craft maltsters, use craft malt in your beer, seek out beer that does.
Three bars, three fascinating flavor explorations. I taste a lot of spirits-infused craft chocolate bars, and these were among the most surprising I’ve had in a while.
Which would you try first?
Which would you try first?
September 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Three bars, three fascinating flavor explorations. I taste a lot of spirits-infused craft chocolate bars, and these were among the most surprising I’ve had in a while.
Which would you try first?
Which would you try first?
At ChocolateSpiel, chocolate maker Angi creates colorful, visually stunning craft chocolate bars, highlighting the role of visual appreciation in the tasting experience. www.beantobarstool.com/episodes/cho...
September 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At ChocolateSpiel, chocolate maker Angi creates colorful, visually stunning craft chocolate bars, highlighting the role of visual appreciation in the tasting experience. www.beantobarstool.com/episodes/cho...
I enjoy what I do.
August 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I enjoy what I do.
On a more personal note, she writes about the irony of finally ascending to the highest level of her profession at a time when her area of professional coverage can feel passe or irrelevant.
August 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
On a more personal note, she writes about the irony of finally ascending to the highest level of her profession at a time when her area of professional coverage can feel passe or irrelevant.
...And how the emotional energy and mental resources of readers are increasingly having to be spent on the latest atrocity, making food & beverage writing feel superfluous and reducing opportunities for publishing it in the first place.
@amethystheels.bsky.social
@amethystheels.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
...And how the emotional energy and mental resources of readers are increasingly having to be spent on the latest atrocity, making food & beverage writing feel superfluous and reducing opportunities for publishing it in the first place.
@amethystheels.bsky.social
@amethystheels.bsky.social
Along the way, @amethystheels.bsky.social writes about how many of those who pantomimed progress within craft beer in recent years have gone silent or worse as the political climate has changed, further complicating drinks coverage.
August 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Along the way, @amethystheels.bsky.social writes about how many of those who pantomimed progress within craft beer in recent years have gone silent or worse as the political climate has changed, further complicating drinks coverage.
In her article for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social writes passionately about the surreal professional challenge of trying to cover leisure pursuits like beer & travel when basic rights & services are being maliciously dismantled around us. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In her article for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social writes passionately about the surreal professional challenge of trying to cover leisure pursuits like beer & travel when basic rights & services are being maliciously dismantled around us. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Our featured artist for this issue is Hannah Tebbe of Rhinegeist Brewery.
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Our featured artist for this issue is Hannah Tebbe of Rhinegeist Brewery.
@stasiabrew.bsky.social and her companions find camaraderie and joy on a dismal, drizzling Sunday in Germany.
August 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@stasiabrew.bsky.social and her companions find camaraderie and joy on a dismal, drizzling Sunday in Germany.
Swiss beer writer @sip-and-savor.bsky.social looks at the emerging Bulgarian craft beer scene he married into.
August 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Swiss beer writer @sip-and-savor.bsky.social looks at the emerging Bulgarian craft beer scene he married into.
@britbeerwriters.bsky.social Beer Writer of the Year @amethystheels.bsky.social wrestles with the difficulty of writing about beer and leisure even as civil rights and public services are systematically dismantled around us.
August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@britbeerwriters.bsky.social Beer Writer of the Year @amethystheels.bsky.social wrestles with the difficulty of writing about beer and leisure even as civil rights and public services are systematically dismantled around us.
@melindag.bsky.social recounts a rooftop beer with her teen and reflects on the role of beer between young adults and their parents.
August 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@melindag.bsky.social recounts a rooftop beer with her teen and reflects on the role of beer between young adults and their parents.
@meganululani.bsky.social writes a important & well-reported article on the problematic nature of Tiki marketing in beer, and how we can celebrate the flavors of the tropics without appropriating Pacific cultures.
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@meganululani.bsky.social writes a important & well-reported article on the problematic nature of Tiki marketing in beer, and how we can celebrate the flavors of the tropics without appropriating Pacific cultures.