Jordan St.John
@saintsgambit.bsky.social
Head of the Beer Certificate at Toronto's George Brown College. Author x5, Editor Emeritus of The Growler Ontario, Contributor of Odds and Sods to various publications.
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Why not sign up for George Brown Polytechnic's WSET Beer Level 1 course, which starts on January 26th?
It's a four week course that gives you the basics of understanding the subject and comes with international accreditation from WSET!
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It's a four week course that gives you the basics of understanding the subject and comes with international accreditation from WSET!
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Yeah. The new hole is a thing for certain. Awl about it.
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Yeah. The new hole is a thing for certain. Awl about it.
Fair enough. Cheers, man.
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Fair enough. Cheers, man.
October if life doesn't kick the shit out of me.
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
October if life doesn't kick the shit out of me.
Ah well now so now well now so.
Could stop through maybe
Could stop through maybe
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Ah well now so now well now so.
Could stop through maybe
Could stop through maybe
I do not have a funeral belt. I have a single pair of black oxfords I refer to as "The shoes of death and justice."
They are suitable also for court appearances.
They are suitable also for court appearances.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I do not have a funeral belt. I have a single pair of black oxfords I refer to as "The shoes of death and justice."
They are suitable also for court appearances.
They are suitable also for court appearances.
Yeah. That sounds about right for the Gregg Irwin I know.
We must get a beer some year when you're not working a festival in Prague.
We must get a beer some year when you're not working a festival in Prague.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Yeah. That sounds about right for the Gregg Irwin I know.
We must get a beer some year when you're not working a festival in Prague.
We must get a beer some year when you're not working a festival in Prague.
I redid the math and I was at ten.
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I redid the math and I was at ten.
There you are. Sensible lad. Spreading out the wear.
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
There you are. Sensible lad. Spreading out the wear.
Yeah. Retire was a bad choice of wording. Just eight continuous years of wear on leather.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Yeah. Retire was a bad choice of wording. Just eight continuous years of wear on leather.
Very Garrett of you.
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Very Garrett of you.
Dude talk:
You guys all just have one belt, right? Like, day to day?
Eight years is a reasonable period of time for a belt before retirement, right?
Just checking.
You guys all just have one belt, right? Like, day to day?
Eight years is a reasonable period of time for a belt before retirement, right?
Just checking.
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Dude talk:
You guys all just have one belt, right? Like, day to day?
Eight years is a reasonable period of time for a belt before retirement, right?
Just checking.
You guys all just have one belt, right? Like, day to day?
Eight years is a reasonable period of time for a belt before retirement, right?
Just checking.
Just watching that halftime show.
I can absolutely see why they're scared of the message that you should believe in yourself and your neighbours and work together.
Also, Ricky Martin can friggin' belt.
I can absolutely see why they're scared of the message that you should believe in yourself and your neighbours and work together.
Also, Ricky Martin can friggin' belt.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Just watching that halftime show.
I can absolutely see why they're scared of the message that you should believe in yourself and your neighbours and work together.
Also, Ricky Martin can friggin' belt.
I can absolutely see why they're scared of the message that you should believe in yourself and your neighbours and work together.
Also, Ricky Martin can friggin' belt.
If there's a blog post it must be Monday and time for Diary of a Local Beer Man.
This week: Adventures on Go Transit! White Boards! Interviews!
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This week: Adventures on Go Transit! White Boards! Interviews!
saintjohnswort.ca/diary-of-a-l...
Diary of a Local Beer Man - Week of February 2nd, 2026 - St. John's Wort
Monday, February 2nd For as long as I can remember, Groundhog Day has been marked by the change of my profile picture on Facebook to one of Bill Murray in the truck with the rodent. Bill Murray traded...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
If there's a blog post it must be Monday and time for Diary of a Local Beer Man.
This week: Adventures on Go Transit! White Boards! Interviews!
saintjohnswort.ca/diary-of-a-l...
This week: Adventures on Go Transit! White Boards! Interviews!
saintjohnswort.ca/diary-of-a-l...
Oh, maaaan. That was load bearing.
Apparently the zombocom domain expired yesterday and was presumably bought out by some other jackass who launched this vibe-coded IMPOSTOR
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Oh, maaaan. That was load bearing.
It seems to me we traded Buck for the Eglinton LRT.
I woulda kept Buck.
I woulda kept Buck.
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
It seems to me we traded Buck for the Eglinton LRT.
I woulda kept Buck.
I woulda kept Buck.
Reposted by Jordan St.John
Yes, it's true. The US Attorney's office in New York prepared a draft of an announcement of Epstein's death that is dated one day BEFORE Epstein died.
Nothing fishy here....
Nothing fishy here....
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Yes, it's true. The US Attorney's office in New York prepared a draft of an announcement of Epstein's death that is dated one day BEFORE Epstein died.
Nothing fishy here....
Nothing fishy here....
I've always though O'Hara's has more mid range specialty malts in it, so that it's not just roast. There's some chocolate and dried fruit and body, and I think that's what you've got there.
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I've always though O'Hara's has more mid range specialty malts in it, so that it's not just roast. There's some chocolate and dried fruit and body, and I think that's what you've got there.
Go stand in the fire. Draw blood.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Go stand in the fire. Draw blood.
Whenever I try to go camping I need to borrow equipment and my friends won't lend it to me unless I do something for them.
Conditional tents
Conditional tents
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Whenever I try to go camping I need to borrow equipment and my friends won't lend it to me unless I do something for them.
Conditional tents
Conditional tents
I'm sure the Norm MacLean plot line is going somewhere, but it's so easily the least interesting part of Fallout.
I mean, it's pretty true to the Vault-Tec vibe, but it's a little Levels 1-5.
I mean, it's pretty true to the Vault-Tec vibe, but it's a little Levels 1-5.
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I'm sure the Norm MacLean plot line is going somewhere, but it's so easily the least interesting part of Fallout.
I mean, it's pretty true to the Vault-Tec vibe, but it's a little Levels 1-5.
I mean, it's pretty true to the Vault-Tec vibe, but it's a little Levels 1-5.
You're missing a fantastic opportunity to teach everyone how to Dougie.
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
You're missing a fantastic opportunity to teach everyone how to Dougie.
In retrospect. I dig their raspberry sour. Found it buttery at the time.
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
In retrospect. I dig their raspberry sour. Found it buttery at the time.
If Epstein funded 75% of Bitcoin, and it is therefore in fact an Op, do you think it has a backdoor to ownership, you credulous nitwits?
But the Blockchain!
But the Blockchain!
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
If Epstein funded 75% of Bitcoin, and it is therefore in fact an Op, do you think it has a backdoor to ownership, you credulous nitwits?
But the Blockchain!
But the Blockchain!
You know, I don't know much about Bad Bunny's musical career, although I have seen him wrestle.
Seeing the hubbub from the folks who don't like him, I guess I'll check him out.
Seeing the hubbub from the folks who don't like him, I guess I'll check him out.
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
You know, I don't know much about Bad Bunny's musical career, although I have seen him wrestle.
Seeing the hubbub from the folks who don't like him, I guess I'll check him out.
Seeing the hubbub from the folks who don't like him, I guess I'll check him out.