Stan Hieronymus
@stanhieronymus.bsky.social
Standard issue optimistic skeptic. That's me with Kermit Ruffins in the tiny circle, a signal I may post about roots music even though people associate me with beer (appellationbeer.com), and specifically with hops (hopqueries.com/subscribe).
Booze up!
As the cold room drips from the thaw and the sidewalk has become an obstacle course, talk a moment to consider your approach to getting your beer home and how to do it in style. Here’s your beery news notes for a Thursday in mid-February.
Your “The Thaw Cometh! The Thaw Cometh!!” Mid-February Edition Of These Beery News Notes – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Booze up!
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Ahh, those guys. Sharing their beer knowledge & misreading my *withering look* for an *impressed face*.
a black and white photo of a woman with the words really on her face
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman with the words really on her face
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February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Ahh, those guys. Sharing their beer knowledge & misreading my *withering look* for an *impressed face*.
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All this stuff about how to follow and keep in touch with blogs and we forgot to mention the most old skool option there is: bookmark the ones you like; go through your bookmarks folder once in a while when you're bored. You don't necessarily need it delivered in a feed at all.
The latest (last) newsletter is now online explaining how we've chosen to solve the Substack problem and take a mildly stressful monthly task off our to-do list at the same time.
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The Last Boak & Bailey Newsletter
This isn't one of those over-dramatic clickbait things to manipulate your behaviour. It's an admin announcement. (And propaganda for blogs and RSS feed readers.)
boakandbailey.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
All this stuff about how to follow and keep in touch with blogs and we forgot to mention the most old skool option there is: bookmark the ones you like; go through your bookmarks folder once in a while when you're bored. You don't necessarily need it delivered in a feed at all.
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The Guide is saddened to hear of the passing of beer writer Des de Moor.
He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes.
RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻
He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes.
RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Guide is saddened to hear of the passing of beer writer Des de Moor.
He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes.
RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻
He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes.
RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻
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GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with pubs, pub crawls, pub dartboards, more pubs, and a taproom. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 7 February 2026: Big Air
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got a lot of lovely pubs.
boakandbailey.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM
GOOD MORNING! Here's this week's edition of news, nuggets and longreads, with pubs, pub crawls, pub dartboards, more pubs, and a taproom. 🍻🍺
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
boakandbailey.com/2026/02/news...
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Sad to see satan at work.
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Sad to see satan at work.
DM sent to @davidnilsenbeer.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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You might find minced peas here, but never minced words.
I could be planting peas outside in a month but for now, the time of bad winter is here. The former fluffy stuff now frozen into ball joint snapping block, sidewalks glazed into ankle crackers. Have a great day! Here’s the news.
Your Sunny Yet Still Cold But Not Standoffish Beery News Notes For Early February – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
You might find minced peas here, but never minced words.
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These cuts and layoffs are awful, but I will absolutely not be following any of those reporters to Substack. Get on ghost, get on buttondown, get on beehive, whatever. But fuck the people who own Substack, journalists and commentators should go somewhere else.
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
These cuts and layoffs are awful, but I will absolutely not be following any of those reporters to Substack. Get on ghost, get on buttondown, get on beehive, whatever. But fuck the people who own Substack, journalists and commentators should go somewhere else.
This one really hurts.
This is just pure sadness. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...
The Brewer’s Art, a Mount Vernon mainstay, abruptly closes after 30 years
Owner Volker Stewart informed employees by text message Monday that he was closing effective immediately due to financial problems, according to screenshots shared with The Banner.
www.thebanner.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This one really hurts.
Best read with a Beer 3.0* liquid offering.
* Whatever that is.
* Whatever that is.
What’s the hallmark of a professional writer? Paid? Makes a living? Ethical independent observations? Insider information sharing? Vague assertions of trustworthiness and expertise? Simply a source of great writing? The comments section has already spun near out of control on the question! Go see!!
And Just Like That Here Are The Quite Frosty And Fully Final Beery News Notes For January 2026 – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Best read with a Beer 3.0* liquid offering.
* Whatever that is.
* Whatever that is.
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The first part of my interview with Mitch Steele, former brewer at Anheuser Busch. This covers his time studying at UC Davis, working at a winery, his first brewing job at the San Andreas brewpub and his move to Anheuser Busch.
youtu.be/Kpa759orehI
youtu.be/Kpa759orehI
Mitch Steele part one
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The first part of my interview with Mitch Steele, former brewer at Anheuser Busch. This covers his time studying at UC Davis, working at a winery, his first brewing job at the San Andreas brewpub and his move to Anheuser Busch.
youtu.be/Kpa759orehI
youtu.be/Kpa759orehI
Can't wait to read what @agoodbeerblog.bsky.social writes about this tomorrow.
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Bear Poop Beer from Columbia Sportswear and Breakside Brewing — New School Beer + Cider
Columbia Sportswear is Making Mother Nature’s Crap Easier to Swallow with Bear Poop Beer Working with Breakside Brewery, Columbia gives football fans a taste of the outdoors while they are indoors...
newschoolbeer.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Can't wait to read what @agoodbeerblog.bsky.social writes about this tomorrow.
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We take light rail from the western suburbs to attend GABF, walking a mile from Union Station. So our idea of handy not typical. The D Line, with multiple stops dowtown, stops a mile-plus from the pavilion--less to the park. Worth noting people stay downtown & take buses to concerts at Red Rocks.
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We take light rail from the western suburbs to attend GABF, walking a mile from Union Station. So our idea of handy not typical. The D Line, with multiple stops dowtown, stops a mile-plus from the pavilion--less to the park. Worth noting people stay downtown & take buses to concerts at Red Rocks.
That was before climate change.
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
That was before climate change.
Well, this is interesting. GABF goes outdoors, from three days to two, and afternoon versus evening sessions.
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/news/great-a...
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/news/great-a...
Great American Beer Festival® Heads Outdoors for the First Time - Great American Beer Festival
The Great American Beer Festival moves to Denver's Levitt Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Tickets start at $60.
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Well, this is interesting. GABF goes outdoors, from three days to two, and afternoon versus evening sessions.
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/news/great-a...
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/news/great-a...
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Our January newsletter is a pep talk: you – yes, you! – should write about beer and pubs.
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You should start writing about beer and pubs
There’s always room for more people visiting pubs, drinking beer, and sharing their thoughts and observations.
boakandbailey.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Our January newsletter is a pep talk: you – yes, you! – should write about beer and pubs.
boakandbailey.substack.com/p/you-should...
boakandbailey.substack.com/p/you-should...
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GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular round up of good writing about beer and pubs, which starts with 'retail groups' and ends with cask ale in New York. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/news...
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/news...
News, nuggets and longreads 24 January 2026: Nuts in May
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got retail groups, pub conversation and peach beer.
boakandbailey.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 AM
GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular round up of good writing about beer and pubs, which starts with 'retail groups' and ends with cask ale in New York. 🍺🍻
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/news...
boakandbailey.com/2026/01/news...
What I learned this morning: How you transport a (large) cactus.
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
What I learned this morning: How you transport a (large) cactus.
The weeks when you’re not sure what day it is have given way to the days when you check the calendar four times only to be learn again that it isn’t tomorrow yet. Eat some cheese. It’s going to be OK. Someday soon enough it won’t be around about now.
Your Happy Merry And Even Supportive Beery News Notes For The Week Of Blue Monday – A Good Beer Blog
abetterbeerblog427.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
And he smiled when I showed him your comment.
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 PM
And he smiled when I showed him your comment.
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM