@evanrail

Author of “The Absinthe Forger.” International editor @GoodBeerHunting, monthly columnist @VinePair. More concerned with what we’re drinking.

 Prague, Czech Republic
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Joined October 2007
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Pals, I have a new (old) book out: “Why Beer Matters and Other Essays” is the original Amazon bestseller, its followup “The Meanings of Craft Beer,” plus some of my fave pieces on beer from @VinePair & @goodbeerhunting — all for the first time in print. 1/ amazon.com/dp/B0C5FHTXDM

Why Beer Matters and Other Essays

For the first time in print, Evan Rail’s bestselling essay “Why Beer Matters” has been updated and expanded to include its follow-up, “The Meanings of Craft Beer,” as well as selected articles and...

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Father's Day: My dad died twenty-eight years ago next month, and so I have been without someone to wish a "happy Father's Day" to in person almost as long as I had someone to wish that to, which is a very strange thought, since every passing year I feel more and more his son.
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I’m genuinely sorry about this place. It was a big part of my life for many years, and I hate what it turned into. Plenty of people I love are no longer here. But quite a few still are. I’m torn. I don’t want the jerks to win. But I don’t want to hang out with jerks, either. 1/X
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Next month, the Central Europe Brewers Conference kicks off in Budapest. I’ll be giving the keynote speech, and I’m encouraging breweries in the region to register and join me.   beervanablog.com/beervana/20… – at Portland, OR

Join Me At The Central European Brewers Conference — Beervana

Next month, the Central Europe Brewers Conference kicks off in Budapest. I’ll be giving the keynote speech, and I’m encouraging breweries in the region to register and join me.  

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The most recent Stolpersteine to be set in our neighborhood: for Oskar Pražák, Ludvík Pražák, Ernestina Glückaufová, Karel Glückauf and Jiří Glückauf. Honor to their memory.
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@TheOnion13 Nov 2023
Sellout Poet Made Over $150 In 2023 Alone bit.ly/40za6vK
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Some new work out today for @goodbeerhunting. In this new feature, @zythophiliac tells the fascinating story of Prize Old Ale and its rebirth under @darkstarbrewco. goodbeerhunting.com/blog/202…
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U.K. beer fans, the 2023 edition of Prize Old Ale goes on sale Nov. 16. Learn how it came about, including its move to Meantime, and how this year’s contribution was made (No. 2 invert sugar, yes / Maris Otter, no) in @zythophiliac’s latest: goodbeerhunting.com/blog/202…

Bittersweet Complexity — The Re-Re-Rebirth of Gales Prize Old Ale — Good Beer Hunting

The beer in the jug is a deep, deep brown, so dark it is almost black. Half of it was brewed only two months ago; the other half is a melange of different brewings, in three different breweries, with...

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The 2023 batch, produced at @MeantimeBrewing, comes from the fourth brewery to make Prize Old Ale. In 2022, Martyn Cornell covered Prize Old Ale’s move to its third brewery, @Darkstarbrewco, for @Pellicle — a piece that is definitely worth reading: pelliclemag.com/home/2022/9/…

Seasons Will Pass You By — The Return of Gale's Prize Old Ale — Pellicle

[ Content warning: this feature contains a reference to suicide ] If Gale’s Prize Old Ale were a building, it would long ago have been listed Grade 1 by English Heritage as something of exceptional...

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Last month @ChopinVodka announced a limited release, 30-year-old spirit for $3,000. You can also pre-order whiskey that will be aged in space for a bit more. For @VinePair, I wrote about premiumization & inflation, with kind help from @BourbEnthusiasm. vinepair.com/articles/spirit…

The Many Factors Fueling Premiumization in the Spirits Space

Tito’s Vodka is the best-selling vodka brand in the country, both nearly ubiquitous and fairly affordable, if not exactly cheap, at around $22 for a 750-milliliter bottle. But if, like many people,...

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These are all hot chilli peppers, my Antep Aci Dolma cross. I sell seeds for these here and always add free extras as thanks for the support 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌶️🔥 welshdragonchilli.weebly.com…
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Weird stuff over at @Wise, used by many to accept and send international payments. On Friday, Wise announced that everyone’s U.S. banking information had changed: new account numbers, new routing numbers. It felt — and feels — very sudden and unplanned. 1/X
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Of course, some of your accounts will require a letter from your bank with proof of your account details. Click on that option in your Wise account and yep, that’s not functioning, either. 3/X
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I’ve enjoyed using Wise. But this kind of quick, apparently half-planned move is disquieting. And that’s not the feeling you want from a financial institution. 4/X End
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The best part about having a monthly column is trying to sneak stuff past my editor, @timmckirdy. Usually he catches it... but this month I managed to get half a line from @50cent into this article about whiskey. vinepair.com/articles/peat-d… Better luck next time, Tim!🥃🎵
A screenshot of an article about whiskey, in which a subheading reads “Exhibit in the Cut,” echoing 50 Cent’s line, “I see Xzibit in the cut” from his song “In da Club.”

ALT A screenshot of an article about whiskey, in which a subheading reads “Exhibit in the Cut,” echoing 50 Cent’s line, “I see Xzibit in the cut” from his song “In da Club.”

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Powdered peat. Pelletized peat. Smokeless peat, used raw on finished whiskey. For VinePair, I talked to distillers in Ireland, Scotland, Washington and Minnesota about what makes their local peat unique, and the new techniques they’re using. vinepair.com/articles/peat-d…

Peat With a Sense of Place: The Bold New World of Smoky Malt Whiskeys

Peat character is nearly synonymous with distilling in Scotland, where some 20 percent of the country is covered by peat bogs. Unsurprisingly, most Scotch whiskies include at least a hint of smoked...

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🔴BREAKING! Just inscribed on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops, #Czechia 🇨🇿. Bravo! 👏👏 ➡️ on.unesco.org/45WHC #45WHC
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For a feature, I urgently need a comment from a #winemaker who's invested in finding solutions to rising alcohol levels in #wine particularly if said solutions (also) involve the use of #yeast species and strains that develop lower levels of ethanol 🍇🍷 #journorequest
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Such user name does not seem to break safety policies on this platform. cc: @lindayaX @elonmusk #Antisemitism
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Leabhar scoile de chuid mo mháthar (nótaí ar Niamh leis an Athair Peadar Ó Laoghaire), 1960idí. Notes of my mother’s on a schoolbook, 1960s.
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