Back when the craft beer boom started, we purists would cringe when BudMillerCoors types would refer to it as "liquid." I guess they won. Untappd now allows users to check in wine, spirits and, yup, water. untappd.com/blog/4-6-1-u...?

I wonder how many other US breweries dared to wear their politics on their label. Good for Baerlic!

It's not a terrorist organization, according to the NYT.

Kyle Schwarber's last 11 games: 0-4 1-4 - triple 0-4 1-3 4-6 - 4 HRs 0-4 0-4 0-3 0-2 0-4 0-3 .154 BA.

A big hat tip to Anaïs Lecoq ‪@anahlcq @pelliclemag.com for the heads up on Brets chips. I wrote about them this week at Yo France! yofrance.substack.com/p/crunch-time

I am a loyal subscriber (in France) to America’s Finest News Source.

McGlinchey's is the birthplace of Joe Sixpack. It was my first Philly bar, underage in 1975. I was there for a poetry reading by my college English prof, of all things. The first of many, many 45-cent mugs of Prior Double Dark.

How the Tour de France lured me from the USA. yofrance.substack.com/p/chasing-th...

Not sure if this is the Royal We or the NYT in general.

These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

Better butter? Damn straight. yofrance.substack.com/p/you-uncult...

Oops... "Our accountant yelled at us": This Rennes bar gave away 350 drinks for PSG's victory actu.fr/bretagne/ren...

A suitable tribute before its memory is flushed from the annals of history.

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

Bravo!

Local coverage of the U.S. protests. The French know they still have friends in America.

April Fool? Or short-term memory lapse at the NYT Spelling Bee Front Office

Famous L.A. Sun reporter Tim O'Hara standing to the cops for press freedom.

With the Saint-Malo Craft Beer fest coming this weekend, bars in Rennes are hosting tap takeovers (known as TTOs in among French beer freaks). La Piste is pouring drafts from Prizm, Mogwai, and Jukebox.

Eclipse over Rennes, just before dawn.

Trump's America has us thinking about citizenship. A difficult decision is on the horizon. open.substack.com/pub/yofrance...

Money shot from Philly. Go Birds

Ah, yes, the ol' "extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual" defense. It's right there in Article 1 of the Constitution, isn't it? From today's New York Times:

"And the Eagles are routing the Cowboys."

It's hazy no matter where you go... seen at Lapland airport.

Last night, I stumbled on the documentary "Tax Wars" on Finnish Public TV. Aside from its excellent look into international corporate tax evasion, it was refreshing to hear from so many experts (e.g., women) who are rarely represented on American TV. Jayati Ghosh is my new hero! taxwars.org/en/

I'm in a bar in Helsinki where the music went from The Ramones to John Williams' Theme from Superman to Billy Ray Cyrus. Really not sure what to expect next.

Because today's Big 5 Classic is airing on @nbcsphilly.bsky.social, this week's "What's Brewing" has been pushed back to Sunday. Here's this week's schedule: Sunday, Dec 8 – 5:30pm on NBCSP Monday, Dec 9 – 7:00pm on NBCSP+ Thursday, Dec 12 – 11:30pm on NBCSP Friday, Dec 13 – 7:30pm on NBCSP+

Yeah, you spent all day roasting a turkey, but I did this.

'Tis the season in #Rennes.

MICROCRACK. Are you ducking kidding me, @nytimes.com ?

Toasting my lost friend, Chris Lapierre, with a beer named in his honor at Iron Hill. @ironhill.bsky.social

Interesting @nytimes.com story about the discovery of a mysterious note hidden in a Scottish lighthouse missing one tiny detail: the message on freaking note! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/w...

This ad doubles as a window into how the Uihleins viewed Schlitz drinkers. Schlitz, 1951.

It's hard to believe the 1200 block of Clover St. exists in the midst Center City, just across from Ludlow Street's $900-a-night Canopy Hotel.

For my first post here, a quick look at one of the reasons we left America for France. yofrance.substack.com/p/my-648-cat...