robsterowski
@robsterowski.bsky.social
Writes about beer and pubs
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BrewDog owners call time on craft beer pioneer
BrewDog owners call time on craft beer pioneer
BrewDog, the leading independent craft brewer behind brands including Punk IPA and Elvis Juice, has called in advisers to oversee a sale that could trigger a break-up of one of Scotland's best-known businesses.
news.sky.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Reposted by robsterowski
When studying the history of beer there are two important rules to always remember.
1. If one beer has the same name as another that doesn't mean it's the same beer.
2. If two beers have different names that doesn't mean they are different.
1. If one beer has the same name as another that doesn't mean it's the same beer.
2. If two beers have different names that doesn't mean they are different.
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
When studying the history of beer there are two important rules to always remember.
1. If one beer has the same name as another that doesn't mean it's the same beer.
2. If two beers have different names that doesn't mean they are different.
1. If one beer has the same name as another that doesn't mean it's the same beer.
2. If two beers have different names that doesn't mean they are different.
Reposted by robsterowski
Prague, my old friend. So nice to see you again and share a few beers with you!
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Prague Revisited: Taverns and Taprooms in the City of a Hundred Spires • A Tempest in a Tankard
Throw a rock in Prague and you'll hit a tavern. Where to start? This mix of classic and contemporary Prague pubs has you covered.
tempestinatankard.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Prague, my old friend. So nice to see you again and share a few beers with you!
tempestinatankard.com/2026/02/09/p...
tempestinatankard.com/2026/02/09/p...
It would not surprise me to discover there were more bars serving cask ale in Italy than in one of its supposed homelands, Scotland. Though even that probably wouldn’t be enough to shame Scottish pub operators into offering it.
Having been to Italy a few times before, I was kinda embarrassed when I recently realized there are hand pumps scattered all over the country. Making it back there this summer, I made sure to do a little investigating and wrote about it on the blog. www.casketbeer.com/home/2025/9/...
Cask in Rome: Hitting the Handpumps in the Eternal City — Casket Beer
Is cask beer really a thing in Rome? Explore the Eternal City’s handpumps at pubs like Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà, Treefolk’s, and Be.Re., as well as the Italian breweries such as Hilltop Brewery, Shire...
www.casketbeer.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It would not surprise me to discover there were more bars serving cask ale in Italy than in one of its supposed homelands, Scotland. Though even that probably wouldn’t be enough to shame Scottish pub operators into offering it.
In the latest of a long line of British crimes against Ireland, JD Wetherspoon is now selling spice bags.
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In the latest of a long line of British crimes against Ireland, JD Wetherspoon is now selling spice bags.
The popularity of goth music in Germany is due to folk memories of transporting beer to and from chilly, echoey caves cut out of the hillside. Prove me wrong
September 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The popularity of goth music in Germany is due to folk memories of transporting beer to and from chilly, echoey caves cut out of the hillside. Prove me wrong
Surely you can't have a <div> inside a <td>? Is that allowed?
September 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Surely you can't have a <div> inside a <td>? Is that allowed?
I preferred Handy Price Widget's earlier work.
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I preferred Handy Price Widget's earlier work.
Why do I need to install OpenSSL, Python and SQLite just for a PDF renderer? The world's gone mad!
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Why do I need to install OpenSSL, Python and SQLite just for a PDF renderer? The world's gone mad!
Swift bores are as tedious as Dylan bores. You have to listen to the lyrics, man, it's really profound.
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Swift bores are as tedious as Dylan bores. You have to listen to the lyrics, man, it's really profound.
Does no pub in Glasgow understand that people want a relaxing pint on their way home from work, and don't want to.listen to Whitney Houston?
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Does no pub in Glasgow understand that people want a relaxing pint on their way home from work, and don't want to.listen to Whitney Houston?
Havas, the agency who launched Madri, could be in hot water — the original designer of the font they used for the logo is coming after Molson Coors for allegedly using a pirated version of the font without a license. reddit.com/r/typography/1msh04z/
Typography
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August 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Havas, the agency who launched Madri, could be in hot water — the original designer of the font they used for the logo is coming after Molson Coors for allegedly using a pirated version of the font without a license. reddit.com/r/typography/1msh04z/
Hope the beer didn't get damaged
A whole new container just dropped 😊
August 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hope the beer didn't get damaged
Mild is on its way back to dominance
@camraofficial.bsky.social Champion Beer of Britain 2025 NEC Birmingham: Penzance Brewing Co Mild ABV 3.6 has been crowned #CBOB2025. Runner Up: Sarah Hughes Snowflake ABV 8 Barley Wine Bronze: Church End Fallen Angel Pale Ale ABV 5. Congratulations to all. #BskyBeer
August 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Mild is on its way back to dominance
There's still a cultural divide between corporate software and free software
Corp: "Recover a deleted file"
Free: "VISIT THE SHEETS GRAVEYARD"
Corp: "Recover a deleted file"
Free: "VISIT THE SHEETS GRAVEYARD"
July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There's still a cultural divide between corporate software and free software
Corp: "Recover a deleted file"
Free: "VISIT THE SHEETS GRAVEYARD"
Corp: "Recover a deleted file"
Free: "VISIT THE SHEETS GRAVEYARD"
Wish we could just store up this heat for winter.
July 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Wish we could just store up this heat for winter.
Hello Munich, this is what a full Maß looks like, in case you have never seen one.
July 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hello Munich, this is what a full Maß looks like, in case you have never seen one.
Once a year, one of the most tranquil places to drink beer is transformed into one of the most raucous
July 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Once a year, one of the most tranquil places to drink beer is transformed into one of the most raucous
Excellent news that 10 Brodog bars are closing. I hope the whole company goes under. The world of beer would be better off if it had never existed. That's it, that's the tweet. Do please quote me.
July 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Excellent news that 10 Brodog bars are closing. I hope the whole company goes under. The world of beer would be better off if it had never existed. That's it, that's the tweet. Do please quote me.
Today is Rauchbier Preservation Day, and I'm in Bamberg for it. Stay tuned #TagDerBewahrungDesRauchbieres
July 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today is Rauchbier Preservation Day, and I'm in Bamberg for it. Stay tuned #TagDerBewahrungDesRauchbieres
What makes a great pub? Take everything the big pub companies do: loud music, microwave food, shit beer, renovations that nobody wanted, garish menus all over – and do the opposite.
I'm on Radio Shropshire just after 8 talking about the latest on the Three Tuns Inn and what makes a great pub.
July 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What makes a great pub? Take everything the big pub companies do: loud music, microwave food, shit beer, renovations that nobody wanted, garish menus all over – and do the opposite.
What was the weird obsession with post codes about that Marstons' marketing people had?
July 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What was the weird obsession with post codes about that Marstons' marketing people had?
For American defeat.
June 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
For American defeat.
The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else and nobody was going to bomb them.
June 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else and nobody was going to bomb them.