In which I lambast Guinness for the historical errors in its announcement of its Open Gate brewery project in Covent Garden, tell you more than you wanted to know about the massive brewery that once stood on the site, and reveal the origin of the insult "berk" … zythophile.co.uk/2025/05/26/n...

Just sold seven copies of Around the World in 80 Beers to eager South Americans here in Chile, all signed by the author, of course. This looks likely to be the first time I will fly home with more foreign currency than I came out with …

I hate spammers trying to spoof me out of money, but I particularly hate spammers who can't be bothered to reproduce properly the logo of the company they are pretending to be, or get that company's address right

Ooo look, an email telling me to click here for my TV licence refund – from [email protected]. Sure looks legit to me …

Why is porter called porter? You'll find the explanation, and much more about porter and stout, in the interview with me by Andrew Taylor, who runs the Nant Fawr Brews podcast, here bit.ly/NFB_Porter

Roger Protz is a very very nice man www.hertsad.co.uk/news/2498113...

Soon as I saw this golden cauliflower in the local greengrocer’s, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it … a big lump of Sly Fox red Leicester from the cheese counter at the deli in Church Street, and supper is properly sorted

A victory for accurate beer history! Although I was disappointed to see someone in the comments say that porter was named after “the London market porters …” – I thought I crushed that one 22 years ago …

Stuck for a present for the beer lover in your life? Around the World in 80 Beers travels from Norway to New Zealand, looking at well-known brews, such as IPA and pilsner, the more unusual, such as Kölsch, rarities such as Gose and the truly obscure, such as chibuku. Buy it here bit.ly/3ZIV1Yw

That's it. The endorsement by the vile, dangerous and comical Musk of the vile, dangerous and comical Farage has finally made me quit Twatter..

You don’t get THIS at the SIBA Awards …

Fat-faced idiot burbles on at audience of bemused Poles

Not even 10am on a Sunday and we’re all already seven beers in …

Here I am in Krakow, two beers in and it’s all been excellent so far …

I confess to being quietly pleased that several of the illustrations in my new book on the history of brewing in Hertfordshire are on the walls of my flat …

My second book this year, now available to purchase in all good bookshops, and a few rotten ones as well www.amberley-books.com/current-mont...

Stephen Beaumont is a very, very nice man

The line-up for today’s Camra aged beer tasting at the Pineapple in Kentish Town …

If you’ve ever wondered what 1960s keg beer tasted like, Double Diamond is back. And no, it’s really not very good. (Sorry, Jamie …) Also £6.80 a pint …

Draught Prize Old Ale, 2024 version, 9% abv, £8 a pint …

I'm thrilled to discover that Prize Old Ale has been brewed again, and the 2024 version is being launched in the coming weeks www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/products/pri...

Special 10% off offer for Camra members on my new History of Brewing in Hertfordshire book, due out next month – click on shop1.camra.org.uk and scroll down until you see the cover …

I'm delighted to say that Around the World in 80 Beers is now available as an ebook for just £14.99, a whole £10.01 less than the full-priced hardback www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Around-the-W...

A new bottle of vitamin C pills, literally 90% air. W the actual F.

TL/DR: Everything you read about the Hymn to Ninkasi is completely wrong zythophile.co.uk/2024/09/27/n...

Looking forward to getting stuck into THESE bad boys …

Can you read Latvian, or you can share this with someone who can? If so, perhaps you can help me. I have 68 archive documents from the Latvian National History Museum, describing traditional farmhouse brewing, dated 1925-1943. But I can’t read them and need the text translated.

Rock ‘n’ hole

Here I am on Bluesky – let's hope it rapidly grows a big community of untoxic individuals