Lew Bryson
@lewbryson.bsky.social
Author: American Whiskey Master Class (NEW!), Whiskey Master Class, Tasting Whiskey.
Seen Through A Glass: central PA Booze & Food podcast.
In the smack-dab center of the Keystone State. Corgi dad. Rural life coach.
https://www.seenthroughaglass.com/
Seen Through A Glass: central PA Booze & Food podcast.
In the smack-dab center of the Keystone State. Corgi dad. Rural life coach.
https://www.seenthroughaglass.com/
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Want a signed copy of American Whiskey Master Class for yourself, or to give as a holiday gift?
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
A bit of clarity on the military's oaths, and what they mean in the context of "illegal orders". Quick read, but important. Nichols is right: everyone should read it.
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A bit of clarity on the military's oaths, and what they mean in the context of "illegal orders". Quick read, but important. Nichols is right: everyone should read it.
If you see this, post a comic book cover you love.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
If you see this, post a comic book cover you love.
Want a signed copy of American Whiskey Master Class for yourself, or to give as a holiday gift?
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Want a signed copy of American Whiskey Master Class for yourself, or to give as a holiday gift?
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
Get it on my new website! $46 (price+shipping).
You get a signed copy, & I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
Reposted by Lew Bryson
We really can’t get enough of these
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We really can’t get enough of these
Every time I feel the slightest temptation to use AI, I think of a huge coal-fired power plant firing up and blasting huge clouds of smoke and ash into a blue sky... And I write something instead.
no sorry you’re right this technology is absolutely worth depleting our water supply
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Every time I feel the slightest temptation to use AI, I think of a huge coal-fired power plant firing up and blasting huge clouds of smoke and ash into a blue sky... And I write something instead.
"the chief executive of a gold-refining company presented [Trump] with a 2-pound gold bar engraved with 45 and 47…"
I suppose "NOT AN EMOLUMENT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY" was engraved on the back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
I suppose "NOT AN EMOLUMENT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY" was engraved on the back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"the chief executive of a gold-refining company presented [Trump] with a 2-pound gold bar engraved with 45 and 47…"
I suppose "NOT AN EMOLUMENT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY" was engraved on the back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
I suppose "NOT AN EMOLUMENT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY" was engraved on the back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Bribery is singularly noted in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment.
And…?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
And…?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Bribery is singularly noted in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment.
And…?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
And…?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Here's a weird but true thing: I can't wait for Thanksgiving because I really, REALLY like succotash.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Here's a weird but true thing: I can't wait for Thanksgiving because I really, REALLY like succotash.
The Lew Bryson Shop is live on the new website! So if you want an autographed copy of American Whiskey Master Class, Whiskey Master Class, or Tasting Whiskey...click below, and we'll do business.
Still plenty of time to shop for the holidays!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/shop
Still plenty of time to shop for the holidays!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/shop
Shop — Seen Through A Glass
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November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Lew Bryson Shop is live on the new website! So if you want an autographed copy of American Whiskey Master Class, Whiskey Master Class, or Tasting Whiskey...click below, and we'll do business.
Still plenty of time to shop for the holidays!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/shop
Still plenty of time to shop for the holidays!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/shop
My latest Craft Spirits magazine column, in which I counsel craft distillers on what they can't, can, and should do about the impact of tariffs. Please click through, but... Transparency is the best course (and a straight pass-through).
issuu.com/americancraf...
issuu.com/americancraf...
Craft Spirits September/October 2025
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November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My latest Craft Spirits magazine column, in which I counsel craft distillers on what they can't, can, and should do about the impact of tariffs. Please click through, but... Transparency is the best course (and a straight pass-through).
issuu.com/americancraf...
issuu.com/americancraf...
Published my first set of extended show notes for my Seen Through A Glass podcast on the new show website. STAG is about Central PA food & drink; this Thanksgiving episode includes a list of 70 small. local businesses to shop this holiday season!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/stagpodcast/...
www.seenthroughaglass.com/stagpodcast/...
Thanksgiving Show Notes: Mushrooms, Oysters, Small Business Saturday Suggestions — Seen Through A Glass
You’ll want to check this list of Small Business Saturday shopping suggestions! And do like Cathy: do some shopping at pop-up markets like the Mifflinburg Christkindl Market!
www.seenthroughaglass.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Published my first set of extended show notes for my Seen Through A Glass podcast on the new show website. STAG is about Central PA food & drink; this Thanksgiving episode includes a list of 70 small. local businesses to shop this holiday season!
www.seenthroughaglass.com/stagpodcast/...
www.seenthroughaglass.com/stagpodcast/...
Samwise's ears still droop like a puppy's, even though he's a year and a half old. Not 'normal' for a Corgi, but not unknown. We accept it; it's cute, he's The Eternal Puppy (and acts it).
But lately...his ears are up on occasion.
Could it be...The Change?
But lately...his ears are up on occasion.
Could it be...The Change?
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Samwise's ears still droop like a puppy's, even though he's a year and a half old. Not 'normal' for a Corgi, but not unknown. We accept it; it's cute, he's The Eternal Puppy (and acts it).
But lately...his ears are up on occasion.
Could it be...The Change?
But lately...his ears are up on occasion.
Could it be...The Change?
Reposted by Lew Bryson
Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
Reposted by Lew Bryson
My wife comes home from a well-deserved vacation in Ireland tomorrow. I don't think we've been apart this long since maybe 2005, when I went on a press tour of Bavarian breweries. I sure do miss her.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My wife comes home from a well-deserved vacation in Ireland tomorrow. I don't think we've been apart this long since maybe 2005, when I went on a press tour of Bavarian breweries. I sure do miss her.
Reposted by Lew Bryson
🔥 @RepJoeNeguse: “Most of 🇺🇸 will find this REPUGNANT. These senators are guaranteeing themselves million-dollar paydays.”
Bipartisan horror at @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn’s greedy money grab snuck inside the funding bill— rewarding themselves for getting investigated.
Bipartisan horror at @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn’s greedy money grab snuck inside the funding bill— rewarding themselves for getting investigated.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
🔥 @RepJoeNeguse: “Most of 🇺🇸 will find this REPUGNANT. These senators are guaranteeing themselves million-dollar paydays.”
Bipartisan horror at @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn’s greedy money grab snuck inside the funding bill— rewarding themselves for getting investigated.
Bipartisan horror at @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn’s greedy money grab snuck inside the funding bill— rewarding themselves for getting investigated.
I will support the campaign of, and if possible vote for anyone who runs on the platform of amending the US Constitution to eliminate the presidential pardon power.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I will support the campaign of, and if possible vote for anyone who runs on the platform of amending the US Constitution to eliminate the presidential pardon power.
First snow in the Valley today. Corgis romped, then we went up on the ridge to check a friend's house (he's away, wanted to be sure his power was on after maintenance). Corgis romped again in the woods, & we're home and warm. Podcast editing day for me.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
First snow in the Valley today. Corgis romped, then we went up on the ridge to check a friend's house (he's away, wanted to be sure his power was on after maintenance). Corgis romped again in the woods, & we're home and warm. Podcast editing day for me.
Blessing of your heart, you brew good ale.
Hello again, my dear, dear friend.
Hello again, my dear, dear friend.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Blessing of your heart, you brew good ale.
Hello again, my dear, dear friend.
Hello again, my dear, dear friend.
If I can mail my IRS return at the Philadelphia PO at 10pm on 4/15 & not face any late penalty, a ballot postmarked on Election Day shouldn't be a problem. Just more voter suppression bullshit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If I can mail my IRS return at the Philadelphia PO at 10pm on 4/15 & not face any late penalty, a ballot postmarked on Election Day shouldn't be a problem. Just more voter suppression bullshit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Memorialized by a great beer (and this sign in my home bar), a salute to the 29 men on the Edmund Fitzgerald, and to the Pride of the American Side, lost 50 years ago today. And to the late Gordon Lightfoot, for an immortal song.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Memorialized by a great beer (and this sign in my home bar), a salute to the 29 men on the Edmund Fitzgerald, and to the Pride of the American Side, lost 50 years ago today. And to the late Gordon Lightfoot, for an immortal song.
Wonder!
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wonder!
Once again, I am begging Hollywood to make a Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang movie based on the actual book, which goes incredibly hard; race car that unexpectedly flies, hovers, has tracking radar; mobsters w/guns & mean names; exploding caves; Parisian fudge! Could be a fantastic movie. PLEASE!
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Once again, I am begging Hollywood to make a Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang movie based on the actual book, which goes incredibly hard; race car that unexpectedly flies, hovers, has tracking radar; mobsters w/guns & mean names; exploding caves; Parisian fudge! Could be a fantastic movie. PLEASE!
Reposted by Lew Bryson
Objection! Hoagie.
Federal Prosecutor: "This was the first civilian sub attack in United States history."
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Objection! Hoagie.