New CAMRA Good Beer Guide Belgium (9th edition) will be released on 14 May. Now available to pre-order here: shop1.camra.org.uk/product/good...

I only just spotted that Tesco here have flipped to the UK brewed FES. I'm guessing that the Dublin brewed version is for the chop maybe? If not already chopped. SE might go the same way too ...

Asahi UK is launching a collaboration with malt supplier Boortmalt to support the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices on British barley farms beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/26/s... #barley #farming #sustainability

Where you grow hop-parently matters! 🌿 New Oregon State study finds regional chemical identity persists in some #hop varieties across two Pacific Northwest harvest years — but some hold their #terroir more steadily than others. See the 🔗 below 👇🏻 doi.org/10.1080/0361...

Enjoyable afternoon in Bury St Edmunds. Pleased to say the Adnams shop still had a good stock of Broadside 6.3%ABV. Popped into The Nutshell for a pint of Abbot. Then to Vespers Belgian Bar and a new brewery/beer to me in Belgium: Bink's 5.5%ABV darkish malty brew. Finished on a Westy 12 at £30 😊🍻

Cold, frosty and misty start here in Suffolk. Having a break from the gardening today, heading to Bury St. Edmunds for lunch & beers. I'll be popping into the Adnams store to restock on Broadside. Will also chat to them about the apparent drop in ABV to 6%. Can't see it affecting flavour greatly🤞🍻

Ubhal: a Scottish cider gathering. Brett makes a trip to Edinburgh to visit the inaugral Ubhal event, launched by æble ciderbar and highlighting Scottish producers (with a few from south of the border).

Lucky Buddha Beer, the Asian-brewed lager known for its iconic Laughing Buddha-shaped bottle, is making its Tesco debut, across 450 stores and online beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/24/l... #beer #beernews #beerandfood

Relaxing Beer O'Clock after a busy day in the garden 🙂. Two fine brown ales that are oft overlooked in favour of their higher ABV siblings; Chimay Blue and Abt 12. Garden is now looking rather lovely, weeded and trimmed 😊 Time for a bit of afternoon Moon gazing now 🌓

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

On the 510th anniversary of its enactment, let me repost an article I wrote a few months ago about why I think the #Reinheitsgebot and its effects are misunderstood: dafteejit.com/2025/07/why-...

Looking like another clear sky tonight. Decided to switch to the binoculars for later and got my 20x80 Bressers out. Will still be looking at Jupiter and the Moon 🙂🔭

Some good news for once, your pint of beer has a health benefit 🍻 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy St. George's Day all who celebrate. Quaff some fine ale, eat roast beef and recite Shakespeare. I'll even tolerate Morris dancing. Have a good day 🍻😊

Sadly I couldn't get Jupiter and the Moon in the same frame due to the Seestar's narrow field of view. Got a few shots of the Moon anyway ☺️🔭

Just in time for German Beer Day tomorrow! Whether you're a fan or a critic of what we now call the Reinheitsgebot, it's a potent cultural phenomenon that shapes German beer and brewing. But how did it come into being, and why? tempestinatankard.com/2026/04/22/s...

Join us, in partnership with Guinness, on May 20 for an inside look at formulation, process development, and flavor matching in "Innovating for an Icon." Register now: https://bit.ly/41KUl6p FREE for ASBC members | $49 nonmembers #webinar #brewingscience #NALAB

For fellow UK amateur star gazers looking out tonight. In the West, the Moon now heads closer to Jupiter, high in the sky and visible clearly from around 8.45pm. An hour later, in the North Eastern sky, the Lyrids meteor shower may be visible near the bright star Vega, low in the sky 😊🌙🔭

Interesting 🤔

Quick trip to Ilford for Cask Marque duties then home for Beer O'Clock. Nice line up here at the Railway Tavern, Chelmsford. Good to see they still had Adnams Old on, it's their last cask apparently. Mauldon's now doing their house beer. Fuller's ESB for me to start off with. Cheers 🍻

Barley was a key early crop in the origins of agriculture, but its ecological range and cultural importance declined over time as farming systems evolved and wheat became more abundant. phys.org/news/2026-02...

The assignment: Find out if and when the whiskey glut will result in lower shelf prices. The result: My latest article for @vinepair.com. If you buy or sell whiskey, you're going to want to read this. vinepair.com/articles/wha...

Seems it's a joint acquisition of Stone Brewing by Duvel USA and Firestone Walker.

NEW Beer Guide Brugge apps now available - FREE OF CHARGE (for now) as they're brand new versions, so that folk who'd the old apps needn't pay again. Get them via the links here: www.beerguidebrugge.com

Time to get hopping by Rogers Protz @rogerprotz.bsky.social wb.camra.org.uk/2026/04/14/t...

Giant heat batteries made in Britain could be the key to helping the UK food and drink manufacturing industry wean itself off gas, as fossil fuel prices spike worldwide beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/20/g... #beer #beernews #brewing #brewingnews #breweries

Morning. Nice to wake up to sunshine and blue skies again here in Chelmsford. Gentle start to the day with a bit of gardening then we've got a pub lunch booked for later with a pint or two. And in other news, it seems I'm No.1 Cat Dad again today ☺️🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Malting—not just barley variety—drives malt flavor. By adjusting protein, enzymes, moisture, germination, and kilning, maltsters shape flavor, color, and key compounds—linking malting and brewing more than ever. Read full article: https://bit.ly/41zxJFJ

The government has announced that electricity bills will be cut by up to 25% for more than 10,000 businesses through the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme. But this will not include breweries beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/17/b... #beer #beernews #breweries

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

After 22 years of continuous publication, Beer Today is set to end in its present form, on 21st May, publisher Darren Norbury has announced beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/16/b... #beer #beernews #independentbeer #independentbrewers

Now available: the Brewing Microbes Reference Guide! This concise, one-page guide connects you to key ASBC resources so you can quickly find what you need to support your lab and processes. Explore more: https://bit.ly/4cnnE3I Not a member? Join ASBC today.

Are there any kombucha brewers on here? Green/white fuzzy patches of mould have grown on the surface of my third generation SCOBY. This has happened twice now and I'm not sure where I'm going wrong. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Delighted that AleHunters has won another award. Brewery Tour Operator of the Year at the Innovation and Excellence Awards 2026. Chuffed tbh

Latest news from the Sizewell C archaeological dig. More evidence of Roman activity now appearing on the site which has been scarce up to know. Even a mention of possible malting in the report. oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/szc-rom...

The new #Yeast issue of January-March 2026 (Volume 43, Number 1-2) is now out, with a review on the role of Rad9 in DNA repair, and three research articles spanning the isolation of yeast species from flowers and honeys, and the effects of furanic compounds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Open access paper here, from 2024, for the home brewers out there: The importance of cleaning and sanitising 🍻 www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10...

Fun idea - raising money for a conservation charity on Earth Day (22 April) with beer delivered from brewery to bar on foot, by handcart.

On #NationalGardeningDay, here's a look at the chemistry behind why planting the tulips which are blooming at the moment might be hard on your hands: www.compoundchem.com/2018/04/25/t...#NationalGardeningDay🌷 #ChemSky 🧪

Norfolk’s largest brewery is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its famous Wherry ale, inviting the company’s original owner to raise a glass at its brewery tap beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/13/w... #beer #beernews #anniversary

Beer O'Clock. King Goblin Imperial Ruby 6.6%ABV filling the glass today accompanied by a cold roast lamb and Branston sarnie. Cheers 🍻

The Great Exhibition of Prize Ales, organised by Kirkstall Brewery, will return to Leeds from 29th to 31st May. It will be held at The Tetley beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/12/g... #beer #beernews #ale #historicbeer #leeds @kellywasgcb.bsky.social

We dig deeper into the new Verstrepen lab paper on farmhouse yeast: how many strains are there really in these cultures? Like, really? And what's the best way to preserve a farmhouse yeast? www.garshol.priv.no/blog/441.html

Beer O'Clock at The Baker's Arms in Stock, Essex. Sunday lunchtime pints. The best kind. To Old Cloth Ears 🐈‍⬛🌈 Cheers 🍻

Today is #OldClothEarsDay. Remembering my dear friend and Beer O'Clock wingman who left me 2 years ago 😢🌈. A couple of pints will be raised to him later. #cats Have a good Sunday 🙂

Saturday Session Beer O'Clock. Starting off with a fine Lurcher Stout from Green Jack brewery in Suffolk. Followed by former CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain, Rudgate Ruby Mild. Cheers 🍻

Great to see the crew of Artemis II make a safe return ☺️

Heineken is showing how a major brewer can grow responsibly, using regenerative farming, green energy, and science-based targets to cut environmental impact. Read more: https://bit.ly/4srGo8e

Friday Beer O'Clock. Busy morning on domestic duties. Back on the Broadside today with a Rochefort 6 to follow. And in other news my good lady has kindly bought me a very early birthday present, an eyepiece camera for my big telescope so I can get pics of Saturn and Jupiter for the grandchildren 😊🔭