I need a break from drinkware soon, but I love this picture from a @willhawkes.bsky.social story that was in @pelliclemag.com last month. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/3/...

Thanks, @boakandbailey.bsky.social

Late day post. Another one about Czech drinkware from someone who has never set foot in the country. www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/4/...

Speaking of glassware, they’re claiming this isn’t an April Fools’ prank.

Late day post. Another one about Czech drinkware from someone who has never set foot in the country. www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/4/...

Match the state with its local drinking preferences. (Click the link for the answers.) Colorado, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oregon: • Scottish ales • IPAs • cream ale • traditional UK Styles • light lagers Yes, America does have (some) regional variation in beer preferences.

April Fools’ Day social media posts have gotten more and more annoying over the years. Now, AI is making them even worse. 🤦‍♂️ Please, stop.

I’m thinking of organizing NYC beer trips. Guests will stay in my basement (you can choose to sleep on the couch or an air mattress.)* Home cooked meals will be supplemented by trips to my local bodega. 1/2

So nice hearing @beervana.bsky.social on his own pod again! Thanks @allaboutbeer.bsky.social allaboutbeer.com/allagash-whi...

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Cheers to cask indeed! Thanks @amethystheels.bsky.social for including me and the crew.

More from Munich: www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/3/...

#2 on the list is SNPA 🤦‍♂️ www.tastingtable.com/2127909/lage...

I've blogged about beers at late 19th/early 20th century Oktoberfest many years ago. I've now been able to find complete lists of breweries for the years 1895 and 1896, which shows how much more diverse the beer choice was back then: dafteejit.com/2026/03/beer... #beerhistory #oktoberfest

GOOD MORNING! Here's the latest round-up of news, nuggets and longreads, with a vague them of nostalgia for 2016 which (we've checked the maths) is apparently a decade ago. 🍻🍺 boakandbailey.com/2026/03/news...

ICYMI…

Latest blog on my recent (and brief) dip into Munich: www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/3/...

🤦‍♂️ I can’t these articles anymore. Why just breweries? Why just lagers? And what about when the tap is is actually supposed to be submerged? www.thetakeout.com/2119832/brew...

I am very excited to announce the launch of a new podcast: “One Iconic Beer.” It will land in your favorite email service on Monday, and in the meantime, here’s an introduction about what it’s about.

Ayinger am Platz. H/t @louisekrennmair.bsky.social

The Oktoberfest museum in Munich was a gem. Thx, @akrennmair.bsky.social

How much does the glass impact on your drinking experience? Do you have a favourite type, or does it not bother you what your beer is served in?

Heading here in just under two weeks and then to Austria to snowboard. BUT, the weather isn’t looking great. SO, might do a day trip to Salzburg and/or Innsbruck. Happy to take any suggestions.

This is a total disaster. Ppl may laugh at blogs, but even mine is exponentially better than this. Writing and editing. And my writing is terrible. Forget about editing. www.mashed.com/2100290/why-...

at 24 euros it might be the most affordable thing they sell 😂

I recently foind out Lukr makes a stout nozzle. Marlowe Artisinal Ales is playing around with one and i wrote a few words about it. www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

There are dozens of us!

If you’re savvy enough to put “Hladinka” on your menu and then serve the beer in this mug, you’re doing your customers a disservice, IMHO.

Agreed. Chris Lohring of Notch did an excellent write up on it: open.substack.com/pub/chrisloh...

Anyone else see virtue signaling in the beer industry yesterday?

I just asked my bro’s friend, an expat living in Bamberg, a few q’s about Munich. He refused to answer, took a jab at Munich and instead sent me info on beer culture in Bamberg. He said I’ve shamed myself for not having already been to Bamberg. I feel like he’s really become a German. Best response.

ISO an influencer to poach heavily from my work again (without credit) to clear up the confusion between ale and lager dimple mugs. www.casketbeer.com/home/2020/11...

Proper drinkware?

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but my initial one is a big thanks to Jess and Ray for their support. It means a lot.

Hard to think of a better day to have a pull of this…

I’m totally smitten with this compact new zine made by Carla Waclawski of Marlowe Artisanal Ales. It’s everything that is amazing about this format.

Cask beer even further upstate: www.forbes.com/sites/garyst...

Forty people showed up last night to a northern New York suburb for a paid event to learn about cask beer. I think that’s good news. Great job, Ambleside Pub!

Weirdest beer glass? I’m taking nominations.

I think there’s a massive number of people out there that don’t realize their waiter at the restaurant on Arthur Ave is Albanian and not Italian.

This week’s edition of the beery news notes was brought to you by many including @akrennmair.bsky.social @stanhieronymus.bsky.social @boakandbailey.bsky.social @thebeernut.bsky.social @beervana.bsky.social @casketbeer.bsky.social @pelliclemag.com @anthonygladman.com and officious Finns!

I have a 2.5 hour afternoon layover at Heathrow in Terminal 5 in a couple months. What kind of damage can I do?

Though light on details, Gov. Hochul gives a nod to the NYS cider industry in her 2026 State of the State today.

Does this count as cellar experience?

Places selling Nashville Hot Chicken that only have one spice level are not making it spicy enough.

I don’t know how many professional brewers migrated to Bluesky, but I have a request for you. Is your brewery healthy (using any definition that makes sense to you) and even growing? If so, I would love to have a chat. I think we need to remind people you exist. DM/reply/email. Thanks!