Alan McLeod / A Good Beer Blog
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A beer culture critic. A gardener. A scribbler. Shuns junkets. Denies community. Wants Double Double. Also at @agoodbeerblog while that exists as well as @[email protected] and http://agoodbeerblog.com
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this is essential reading (and good reporting) for every torontonian. colour me impressed.
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Celebrating Toronto's Dive Bars: What Makes Them Irreplaceable in a Changing City
From live music to dog-friendly patios, Toronto’s dive bars are full of character, history and loyal regulars. These favourites prove unpretentious fun still has a home in the city.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
this is essential reading (and good reporting) for every torontonian. colour me impressed.
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
www.thestar.com/life/food-an...
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I felt like I was still tasting the turkey and stuffing in my mouth hours later. It and the creamed corn cookie were OFFENSIVE. They sold these on Oreo's website and they're all sold out, but if they do this promo again next year, AVOID at all costs. Do not ingest.
All of the flavors were bad.
All of the flavors were bad.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I felt like I was still tasting the turkey and stuffing in my mouth hours later. It and the creamed corn cookie were OFFENSIVE. They sold these on Oreo's website and they're all sold out, but if they do this promo again next year, AVOID at all costs. Do not ingest.
All of the flavors were bad.
All of the flavors were bad.
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My wife ordered some of the Thanksgiving flavored Oreos and they were very likely the worst cookies I've ever had. The first photo is a turkey and stuffing flavored cookie and I was expecting sage and maybe some savory flavors. Instead it just tasted like chemicals dumped on your tongue.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My wife ordered some of the Thanksgiving flavored Oreos and they were very likely the worst cookies I've ever had. The first photo is a turkey and stuffing flavored cookie and I was expecting sage and maybe some savory flavors. Instead it just tasted like chemicals dumped on your tongue.
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Serving yourself spaghetti and meatballs with a smallish spoon. Glamor!
1950 California Burgundy wine advertisement by the Wine Advisory Board
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Serving yourself spaghetti and meatballs with a smallish spoon. Glamor!
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On that last RT, sometimes I don't drink because of my MH, sometimes I don't drink because I don't feel like it, sometimes I don't drink because I'm training the next day and want to sleep properly. Don't raise eyebrows, don't make it seem like I'm pregnant. Don't be a dick. Just say okay.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On that last RT, sometimes I don't drink because of my MH, sometimes I don't drink because I don't feel like it, sometimes I don't drink because I'm training the next day and want to sleep properly. Don't raise eyebrows, don't make it seem like I'm pregnant. Don't be a dick. Just say okay.
Saw “Rental Family” late this afternoon. Fabulous.
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Saw “Rental Family” late this afternoon. Fabulous.
Santa Claus parade vibes last evening. Three red hatted kids in a rare moment of being simultaneously still.
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Santa Claus parade vibes last evening. Three red hatted kids in a rare moment of being simultaneously still.
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Ah yes, advertising your mall brewpub with lazy, sexist tropes is a surefire way to attract a diverse clientele. Women be shopping.
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ah yes, advertising your mall brewpub with lazy, sexist tropes is a surefire way to attract a diverse clientele. Women be shopping.
Nothing helps with my bird feeder purchasing decisions so much as the tears of a squirrel.
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nothing helps with my bird feeder purchasing decisions so much as the tears of a squirrel.
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GOOD MORNING! Here's this morning's round up of good writing about beer and pubs from the past week, with a common thread about *doing it right*. 🍺🍻
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News, nuggets and longreads 22 November 2025: Modern Times
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got production value, community, and inclusive beer festivals.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
GOOD MORNING! Here's this morning's round up of good writing about beer and pubs from the past week, with a common thread about *doing it right*. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2025/11/news...
boakandbailey.com/2025/11/news...
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Another beautiful anarchist CNT poster from the Spanish Civil War. "Our coasts will be defended by our brave seamen" 1937 by Vicente Ballester Marco from Valencia.
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Another beautiful anarchist CNT poster from the Spanish Civil War. "Our coasts will be defended by our brave seamen" 1937 by Vicente Ballester Marco from Valencia.
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Apparently this is a thing? 🙀
RED WINE FLOAT 🍷 A simple combination that just WORKS🍷🍨 this cocktail has just the right amount of sweetness and fizz! Think a root beer float but a boozy adult version 😍 this is the perfect drink to...
TikTok video by ConVino Board
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November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Apparently this is a thing? 🙀
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“Good heavens!” said Frog. “That thing is Toad!”
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Good heavens!” said Frog. “That thing is Toad!”
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Thanks! 🥳 Should clarify that I wasn't involved in the "Cooking in Caves" project/paper about Palaeolithic food processing techniques. I just read it and thought, ooh, they could have stumbled upon malt and the remarkable property of cereals to make malt sugars.
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/23/c...
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/23/c...
Cooking in caves: research reveals sophisticated prehistoric culinary habits - University of Liverpool News
Cooking in caves: research reveals sophisticated prehistoric culinary habits
news.liverpool.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thanks! 🥳 Should clarify that I wasn't involved in the "Cooking in Caves" project/paper about Palaeolithic food processing techniques. I just read it and thought, ooh, they could have stumbled upon malt and the remarkable property of cereals to make malt sugars.
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/23/c...
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/23/c...
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I've finally updated my website and removed all the sold items, plus a load of new prints have dropped - as they say.
Spot anything you like?
ShropshireGOAT.com/shop
Spot anything you like?
ShropshireGOAT.com/shop
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I've finally updated my website and removed all the sold items, plus a load of new prints have dropped - as they say.
Spot anything you like?
ShropshireGOAT.com/shop
Spot anything you like?
ShropshireGOAT.com/shop
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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For sake of comparison, this (20-ounce) pint of Mild cost $8 (£6.11) at Hogshead Brewing in Denver.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For sake of comparison, this (20-ounce) pint of Mild cost $8 (£6.11) at Hogshead Brewing in Denver.
It’s that time of the year when Canadian and US holidays get most muddled up. Late Thanksgiving? No Boxing Day?? Me, I blame having an elected Senate system personally. Welcome to…
The “Happy False Thanksgiving Week !” Edition Of The Thursday Beery News Notes – A Good Beer Blog
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November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s that time of the year when Canadian and US holidays get most muddled up. Late Thanksgiving? No Boxing Day?? Me, I blame having an elected Senate system personally. Welcome to…
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If you like nice writings about pubs you should definitely follow these two people (if you aren’t doing so already)!
BLOG POST: “London is a uniquely stimulating place, especially if you’re interested in beer, and we found ourselves fired up with lots of thoughts and ideas...” 🍺🍻
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10 observations from a long weekend in London | Boak & Bailey
We’ve just spent a few days in London stomping our way through the West, the East and the South, stopping to look at pubs and drink a few beers along the way.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you like nice writings about pubs you should definitely follow these two people (if you aren’t doing so already)!
Wheeeeee!!! Scotland’s in!
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wheeeeee!!! Scotland’s in!
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This is why I don’t work for free.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is why I don’t work for free.
When illiterates are in charge…
There is renewed criticism over the names of military and DHS operations, including the most recent, Operation Charlotte's Web. n.pr/4nZIpq4
What to know about names such as Operation Charlotte's Web
There is renewed criticism over the names of military and DHS operations, including the most recent, Operation Charlotte's Web.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When illiterates are in charge…
It’s not all tomatoes. Every fall I freeze my fingers taking down the pole beans. Didn’t keep track of the varieties. The black ones are Cherokee Trail of Tears. A summer’s worth of fresh green beans, dried bean hummus as well as that blossom display. (Big Pole Bean Inc. has me in their grip.)
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s not all tomatoes. Every fall I freeze my fingers taking down the pole beans. Didn’t keep track of the varieties. The black ones are Cherokee Trail of Tears. A summer’s worth of fresh green beans, dried bean hummus as well as that blossom display. (Big Pole Bean Inc. has me in their grip.)
Sad threads w/ Eric Deggans defending journalism with folk who claim to know better, folk defaulting to “indie media” or dumping the great in favour of a dream of perfection but ending up with crap. Try this: read many sources, lead, pen a letter to the editor, assume honest effort is usually made.
Journalists often struggle to combat truthiness - the idea that because people believe strongly something is true it must be true. Unfortunately, sometimes people can strongly believe things that aren’t entirely correct, especially if they don’t have all the facts. And that’s what I’m telling you.
I am telling you, after decades of consuming legacy news media, that this is how I feel. This is why I dumped those subscriptions and sought indie media instead. There are many, many people who feel this way.
Your response was to tell me I’m full of shit …
Your response was to tell me I’m full of shit …
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Sad threads w/ Eric Deggans defending journalism with folk who claim to know better, folk defaulting to “indie media” or dumping the great in favour of a dream of perfection but ending up with crap. Try this: read many sources, lead, pen a letter to the editor, assume honest effort is usually made.