merryn
@merryn02.bsky.social
Interests: archaeology of ale, beer and brewing, history & prehistory of malt and malting technologies. I like campervans, spinning, walking, gardening, swimming in the sea. Academic stuff is here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Merryn-Dineley
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Palaeolithic malt sugars? That's us, that is! 🥳 Just published today. With many thanks to Athgarrett Malt for the photo of that mysterious thing. Malt.
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Next we have the Best Book about Beer or Pubs, sponsored by HEINEKEN
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Next we have the Best Book about Beer or Pubs, sponsored by HEINEKEN
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Andy Parker & Jamil Zainasheff
#BGBW25
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We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.
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Did you know you can say aaaannnyyything you want about America today because they are all off watching football AND drinking from their gravy boats! It’s a fact. For other interesting facts and even some other stuff here’s the beery news notes…
Yes, It’s Here – The Tryptophan Thursday Edition Of The Beery News Notes – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you know you can say aaaannnyyything you want about America today because they are all off watching football AND drinking from their gravy boats! It’s a fact. For other interesting facts and even some other stuff here’s the beery news notes…
Intriguing discoveries from Bronze Age Cyprus. Some sort of food related industrial scale workspace, not domestic, so it seems.
archaeologymag.com/2025/11/majo...
archaeologymag.com/2025/11/majo...
Major Bronze Age workshop space revealed at Kissonerga-Skalia in Cyprus
Excavations at Bronze Age Kissonerga-Skalia reveal a large industrial complex with rare ovens, offering new insight into early Cypriot technology
archaeologymag.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Intriguing discoveries from Bronze Age Cyprus. Some sort of food related industrial scale workspace, not domestic, so it seems.
archaeologymag.com/2025/11/majo...
archaeologymag.com/2025/11/majo...
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I'm going with either the Ark of the Covenant or a Betamax VCR.
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm going with either the Ark of the Covenant or a Betamax VCR.
Oh, the comments to this, well, they made me laugh out loud on a glum, grim and rainy day. 🤣
I'm going with either the Ark of the Covenant or a Betamax VCR.
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oh, the comments to this, well, they made me laugh out loud on a glum, grim and rainy day. 🤣
The whisky distillers get a mention and credit but not the maltsters. This is just an observation, not a complaint, obviously. But hey, there would be no whisky without malted grain and the wash. So Is malt invisible? Or just mostly obscure and generally unrecognised?
Serious question.
Serious question.
The whisky was crafted from barley that he grew on his land, specifically, Plumage Archer, which is a nice touch. I wonder whether it was floor malted because that's the sort of thing I wonder about. 🤔 Does anyone know? I would be rather interested to find out.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
King Charles unveils £100 English whisky crafted 'from his own barley'
THE King has released a £100 English single-malt whisky ahead of Christmas
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The whisky distillers get a mention and credit but not the maltsters. This is just an observation, not a complaint, obviously. But hey, there would be no whisky without malted grain and the wash. So Is malt invisible? Or just mostly obscure and generally unrecognised?
Serious question.
Serious question.
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Cambridge’s #Archaeology journals are publishing an increasing amount of #openaccess (OA) #research. Read the latest articles here: ▶️ https://cup.org/3We1oBR
@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Cambridge’s #Archaeology journals are publishing an increasing amount of #openaccess (OA) #research. Read the latest articles here: ▶️ https://cup.org/3We1oBR
@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
@antiquity.ac.uk @saa-aap.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
Superhenge in the Stonehenge landscape.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Superhenge in the Stonehenge landscape.
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🇨🇦 I'll drink to that 🍻
Established in 1872, Siebel Institute of Technology, the oldest brewing school in the U.S., is relocating its operations from Chicago to Montreal, effective Jan 1, 2026, amid concerns about international visas.
#montreal #brewing #brew #beer
Established in 1872, Siebel Institute of Technology, the oldest brewing school in the U.S., is relocating its operations from Chicago to Montreal, effective Jan 1, 2026, amid concerns about international visas.
#montreal #brewing #brew #beer
Oldest brewing school in the U.S. relocating operations from Chicago to Montreal | Globalnews.ca
The oldest brewing school in the U.S. says it is moving its operations from Chicago to Montreal at the beginning of 2026 amid concerns about international visas.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The whisky was crafted from barley that he grew on his land, specifically, Plumage Archer, which is a nice touch. I wonder whether it was floor malted because that's the sort of thing I wonder about. 🤔 Does anyone know? I would be rather interested to find out.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
King Charles unveils £100 English whisky crafted 'from his own barley'
THE King has released a £100 English single-malt whisky ahead of Christmas
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The whisky was crafted from barley that he grew on his land, specifically, Plumage Archer, which is a nice touch. I wonder whether it was floor malted because that's the sort of thing I wonder about. 🤔 Does anyone know? I would be rather interested to find out.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564917...
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Tomorrow is the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards and I wish everyone nominated good luck! I have the absolute privilege as a previous gold winner to say winning prizes isn’t a gauge of how your work resonates - waking up every day and doing something creative is the real prize!
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tomorrow is the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards and I wish everyone nominated good luck! I have the absolute privilege as a previous gold winner to say winning prizes isn’t a gauge of how your work resonates - waking up every day and doing something creative is the real prize!
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🏆Win🏆the perfect Christmas 🎄 gift for a stones enthusiast:
STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO
THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year)
To win a signed (and dedicated if you like) copy of both books… 1/
STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO
THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year)
To win a signed (and dedicated if you like) copy of both books… 1/
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🏆Win🏆the perfect Christmas 🎄 gift for a stones enthusiast:
STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO
THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year)
To win a signed (and dedicated if you like) copy of both books… 1/
STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO
THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year)
To win a signed (and dedicated if you like) copy of both books… 1/
Very pleased with my rye straw baskets, vut dont look too closely at the stitching! It's a bit wonky here and there.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Very pleased with my rye straw baskets, vut dont look too closely at the stitching! It's a bit wonky here and there.
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The German holidaye pastryes disappeared mysteriouslye --
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The German holidaye pastryes disappeared mysteriouslye --
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
Authorityes are prettye sure thei were
stollen
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An old Porter recipe from Kent - 1884 W.E. & J. Rigden Porter.
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2025/11/lets...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2025/11/lets...
Let's Brew Wednesday - 1884 W.E. & J. Rigden Porter
Brewers in the immediate of London – such as those in Kent – stuck with Porter longer than those further afield in England. Presumably this ...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
An old Porter recipe from Kent - 1884 W.E. & J. Rigden Porter.
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2025/11/lets...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2025/11/lets...
Nice discovery. Possibilities of some sort of cistern, maybe, that collected water from the local stream. They say"The shape and dimensions of this structure are consistent with Bronze Age and Iron Age cisterns known from other parts of Europe."
NEW Have archaeologists identified the largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain? Survey at Brusselstown Ring, one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, found evidence for potentially hundreds of occupied roundhouses!
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nice discovery. Possibilities of some sort of cistern, maybe, that collected water from the local stream. They say"The shape and dimensions of this structure are consistent with Bronze Age and Iron Age cisterns known from other parts of Europe."
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Very interesting read here about early domestication of yeast.
And wine, and beer, and the list of uses for this versatile little organism goes on and on! There is evidence that humans domesticated yeast >7000 years ago! Read a short summary here, including what "shmooing" has to do with yeast: sites.google.com/view/yeastge...
#YeastBiology #ScienceIsFun
#YeastBiology #ScienceIsFun
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Very interesting read here about early domestication of yeast.
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Remembering this rather special moment from last week’s trip to Copenhagen.
A huge treat to taste beers with Zoran at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory - especially this one!
A huge treat to taste beers with Zoran at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory - especially this one!
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Remembering this rather special moment from last week’s trip to Copenhagen.
A huge treat to taste beers with Zoran at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory - especially this one!
A huge treat to taste beers with Zoran at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory - especially this one!
I just found the "hide this post from me" thing and now I am transforming my timeline into something that I like much better.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I just found the "hide this post from me" thing and now I am transforming my timeline into something that I like much better.
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I'm aware that there was disagreement about the article by Steve Dickinson on a potential new Cumbrian Stone Circle (@adamibbotson.bsky.social). I wonder whether this is the reason that the Autumn Issue of PAST 111 has been deleted online. I am sad because we had an article on malt in this issue. 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I'm aware that there was disagreement about the article by Steve Dickinson on a potential new Cumbrian Stone Circle (@adamibbotson.bsky.social). I wonder whether this is the reason that the Autumn Issue of PAST 111 has been deleted online. I am sad because we had an article on malt in this issue. 🤔
The Autumn Issue, Number 111 of PAST, the magazine of @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social, has been taken offline. It was there, we know this because we downloaded a copy. But now it is gone. Can anyone please explain why this has happened. Thanks.
Palaeolithic malt sugars? That's us, that is! 🥳 Just published today. With many thanks to Athgarrett Malt for the photo of that mysterious thing. Malt.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Autumn Issue, Number 111 of PAST, the magazine of @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social, has been taken offline. It was there, we know this because we downloaded a copy. But now it is gone. Can anyone please explain why this has happened. Thanks.
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New article in IA69 by Vince Gaffney and colleagues on the Neolithic pit structure at #Durrington Walls Henge includes new #OSL dates and #sedaDNA environmental studies. Results indicate a cohesive pit structure at a massive scale.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
The Perils of Pits: further research at Durrington Walls henge (2021–2025)
In 2020, a series of large features were identified, set within two arc-like structures, to the north and south of Durrington Walls henge (Gaffney et al. 2020). Based on geophysical survey and borehol...
intarch.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
New article in IA69 by Vince Gaffney and colleagues on the Neolithic pit structure at #Durrington Walls Henge includes new #OSL dates and #sedaDNA environmental studies. Results indicate a cohesive pit structure at a massive scale.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Early Bronze Age bell-shaped beaker which was found at Stanground in Peterborough - an area rich in Bronze Age activity. Now part of the collections at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Archaeology #Peterborough
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Early Bronze Age bell-shaped beaker which was found at Stanground in Peterborough - an area rich in Bronze Age activity. Now part of the collections at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Archaeology #Peterborough