Oh, same…but I get that most tourists simply don’t know. Wish they did and there were a good way to educate them…would certainly be better.

"Irish car bomb", though. Do not do that.

Honestly, we find the concept of asking for a mixed beer more repulsive than whatever you choose to call it. Calling it after a problematic part of history is more a distraction than a cause of offence.

Offensive may be too strong a word but you'd be a brave person to ask for one in many pubs here - especially Cork I'd say - or within my earshot. ;-) Like many such terms, it's a good lead-in to a history lesson mind. For me 'The British Isles' is a much more divisive, and personally hated, term ...

It was always my understanding that calling a half and half beer with Guinness in it as a “Black and Tan” in Ireland was offensive. Has this just been another ignorant American idea?

Hear me out. Sausage and peppers chop cheese.

@alworth.bsky.social noted in the post comments that this is a cool idea, but they look more like coffee mugs. However, for consideration, check out these 17th and 18th century beer mugs from England.

One of my current projects is about Americans misinterpreting/misrepresenting bits of German beer culture and just deciding not to care. So I am obligated to express my deep thanks to this article for its generous support.

VinePair took down their social media post, but left up the story on their site. They corrected the spelling of Bamberg, but everything else seems the same.

New post up about Tørst, Suarez Family Brewery and drinkware. Check it out: www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/5/...

German glassware, apparently.

Irish comedian Peter Flanagan posted a clip about conservative Irish Americans that has me thinking about pubs. Read about it on the blog. www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/5/...

Great read. Well put, @alworth.bsky.social

“We always say that the balance of all qualities is the key. Since the beer is low-ABV, it’s quite easy to overpower something. Malt backbone should be light, also because of the 100 percent wheat grist….” [Quote continues below]

The One Iconic Beer pod on @allaboutbeer.bsky.social, hosted by @beervana.bsky.social noted all the different interpretations of Pilsner (Italian, French, etc.) & what distinguishes them. It made me once again think of US brewers making “Mexican Lager” and why “American Lager” still has a stigma.

The north-south divide runs through the Old Red Lion in Litchborough, Northants. While I was there yesterday two young men asked the landlady to take the sparkler off the Bass, which means - brace yourselves - this pub serves Bass three ways! Can anywhere else say the same? 🤔

What was the first Bavarian-brewed Vienna Lager that we have hard evidence for? The answer may surprise you! (it's a nowadays well-known brewery) dafteejit.com/2026/04/earl... #viennalager #beerhistory

Soviet dimple mugs.

Very happy to receive a hard copy of 'Isaac Newton’s pint flagon: beer, veneration, and the history of science'. Free to access here doi.org/10.1098/rsnr... (full disclosure - I'm mentioned in the acknowledgements) @royalsocietypublishing.org

Look at all that Mexican lager:

1/3 US craft brewers largely avoided making lager for a long time in an attempt to distance itself from domestic, mass produced swill. The mass produced swill was actually expertly brewed adjunct lager. The kind of lager US breweries have been making since the 1800s and brought to Mexico.

Things to seriously contemplate when my annual Squarespace renewal approaches.

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/...