Probably one of the most authentic spots for cask beer in the US.

come drink some beer, eat some sweets, and rock out with the only all-baseball-writer band on the MTA's Most Wanted List, the Subway Ghosts!

After spending eight hours on a plane where a child screamed bloody murder for half the flight, the last thing I want to do is drink at a brewery being visited by two drunk parents and a screaming toddler.

This unabashedly queer brewery in Paris has a Lichtenhainer and a Black IPA on tap.

Fauve was a great introduction to beer in Paris. Lots of modern American-style beer, no pretension, and the guy who saddled up to the bar next to me lives in Crown Heights.

Bonjour. I’m in Paris. Anyone have a beer spot or two to recommend?

I missed this over the holidays: a brewery in Idaho saw double-digit percentage losses after an AI-generated news article in the state's paper of record incorrectly stated that they closed. Fucking infuriating.

Found a brewery with good planespotting.

Silly me, forgetting I hadn’t been to Stoup Brewing’s Capitol Hill location yet. Resolved that quickly.

Back on my bullshit again.

This Italian Pils is quite excited that I’m not doing Dry January.

Got out to Oregon City’s new spot in Canby, a book-themed spot in a former public library.

Well, that sucked. As the final sands run out on 2025, I have a look at the carnage—and believe it or not, I managed to find a shaft of light or two as well.

I’m sad that Portland lost Ecliptic, but Von Ebert taking over the space certainly doesn’t suck.

Crying into my beer.

This queer bar is an Untappd venue and hasn’t had a check-in in three months. That had to change.

OK, I'm trying it

I can’t believe I have to say this, but: if you’re a brewery that’s running advertising on Instagram, your profile should at least indicate where the hell you are.

Having a Ruby Ale at Oregon’s oldest brewpub.

Absolutely love when the hotel bartender tells me where he goes when he’s off work. Two absolute gems, including a place with this pennant that immediately indicated it was an industry haunt.

Doing what I do best today: using a long airport layover to leave the airport and visit some breweries.

Sporting the new @dinfontay.com hat that I got from my brother for Christmas!

Couldn’t make it to the end of the year without another brewery in NYC closing. Alewife is closing after this weekend.

Golden hour in paradise

Not knocking Barcade for doing what they are legally entitled to do, but in a sane place, when a bar closes, it surrenders its license and a new one is issued by the state to a new applicant at an established cost. New Jersey is not sane.

What happened here

There is no better dive bar to visit in the afternoon than one that plays the local Classic Rock radio station.

This week’s newsletter is a tad brief on account of it being my birthday. But it’s got my five favorite taprooms of the year and my incredibly simple holiday gift guide.

Only drinking Gansett the rest of the night.

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This week's newsletter details Eckhart Beer Co.'s first collab, local beers at JetBlue's new JFK lounge, and another visit to a brewery in a house.

Haven't heard anything in local media about this, but a New Hampshire TV station is reporting that Anheuser-Busch is selling its brewery in Newark, NJ.

Happy 5th anniversary to the best pandemic beer tweet.

Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/

“Blamed his use of ChatGPT.” FFS, what are you doing? If you can’t do actual research to support your beer writing instead of relying on AI, just quit. This is such an embarrassment.

Oh hey, Mews Tavern “Got Beer” plate. What the hell are you doing on the back bar at a dive in Savannah?

Tag yourself in a beer description, I’m “Christmas tree farm meet cute”

After a year of increasingly dire developments at the pioneering PNW craft brewer, last month it abruptly shuttered all its locations, declaring bankruptcy the day before Thanksgiving. At @vinepair.com, I charted Rogue's rise & fall against the fate of the craft-brewing industry it helped to create.

Almost embarrassed by how many of these 19 breweries to watch in 2026 I’ve already visited. I’ll visit my 10th tomorrow!

Gonna need your Paris and Rome beer recommendations.

Did you hear? Allagash White is the BOIPKG.

A rare American Wheat, and with a recommended music pairing of Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys! Twelvenote in Bridgeport is already impressing just a week in.

The time-honored Thanksgiving tradition of drinking one can from the 4-pack of IPA from the brewery whose IPAs have always been too green when they’re fresh, confirming that’s still the case, and saving the rest for Christmas.

Welp, everyone told me this festival was pretty incredible, and they were all right. NYS Craft Beer Festival Syracuse is amazing.

Ah yes, advertising your mall brewpub with lazy, sexist tropes is a surefire way to attract a diverse clientele. Women be shopping.

How long has it been since I was last in Syracuse? Empire Brewing Company was still open long.

Starting my Friday night with a beer at a new brewery in Maplewood, New Jersey. You’ll probably be surprised by where I have a beer to end my Friday night.

NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."