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Alan McLeod / A Good Beer Blog@agoodbeerblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What’s the best Uzbek lager? The best Senegalese stout? Over the next few weeks the beer expert educator consulting class no doubt will tell us. Perhaps ten changes to FIFA’s governance model to go with taproom chit chat might be the better theme. Ten ways to avoid visa restrictions.

So one of my new favourite things to do is seven-degrees-of-Kevin-Baconing all types of Irish buildings or art or literally anything to beer history. Ie, making connections between what you can see, what there once was, and beer.

So one of my new favourite things to do is seven-degrees-of-Kevin-Baconing all types of Irish buildings or art or literally anything to beer history. Ie, making connections between what you can see, what there once was, and beer.

Everything you consume, from the books you read to the podcasts you listen to, has been selected by someone. Creators of all kinds act as Gatekeepers. Read on to see why that matters, link in bio. braciatrix.com/2026/06/08/y...

You Are The Gatekeeper

Image from r/memes, username deleted. There is no historian, only Zuul. And like the 1984 Ghostbuster’s demonic entity, they too control who gets through the door. And with that reference I have ab…

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Come see me this Wednesday, May 13th from 12:15-1pm as part of Trinity Talks with @nearfm.ie and TCD Long Room Hub. We will be chatting all things my book Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland. Its free but do RSVP! All welcome. Hope to see you there! RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/filthy-que...

Filthy Queens: Women in Dublin’s Brewing Trade

Series 2 of ‘Dublin’s Hidden Histories’, a collaboration between the Trinity Long Room Hub, Near FM and Unit18 (Trinity in the Community).

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Gutted to be missing the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards 2026 tonight, but incredibly honoured that Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland made the shortlist amongst so many great books. Best of luck to everyone!

Launching my new series on my blog and substack- How to Historian: Decoding History for Writers and Readers. I'll teach you how to think like a Historian through beer history 🍻 more details here: braciatrix.com/2026/04/29/h...

How to Historian: Decoding History for Writers and Readers

Hello Friends, I’m working on book number three- yay! And I’ve been trying to figure out what to write on my blog for, well, ages, because writing a book is a sort of all-consuming beast, which I l…

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Were there issues? Absolutely there were and serious ones, but we need to look at the actual facts not oft repeated myths and anecdotes. An accurate, unbiased account of women in drinking spaces in Ireland is very much needed. Not from me though as I'm disliked enough for stuff like this! ... [2/2]

Irish Pub History: "Women's Houses"

On Thursday the 12th of May 1898 The Kilrush Herald and Kilkee Gazette carried the following few lines: WOMEN'S PUBLIC-HOUSES Father O'Leary, for nin

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Love seeing @braciatrix.bsky.social and @weirdinthewade.bsky.social in the same round-up!

Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray)@boakandbailey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

GOOD MORNING! Here's our latest round up of news, nuggets and longreads, with notes on the Cumbrian beer scene, on a pub in a shopping centre beneath a flyover, and on how licensing laws were historically exploited to exclude women from brewing and pubs. 🍻🍺 boakandbailey.com/2026/04/news...

Our paper on Neolithic mash forks, mash tuns and large Grooved Ware bucket-shaped pots has escaped from behind the paywall: "The oldest mash forks in Britain and other archaeological evidence for ale in the Neolithic." 🤓🍻🏺 #Neolithic #ale #mashforks #Cumbria www.breweryhistory.com/journal/arch...

I'm back to writing! Substack and blog are back. Expect once a week posts. First out gate, what does ghost hunting have to do with brewing? Read: Slay (Filthy) Queen(s): Beer Tasting, Ghost Hunting, and Trying to Lose Our 17th Century Ale License with Rye River Brewing braciatrix.com/2026/04/16/s...

Slay (Filthy) Queen(s): Beer Tasting, Ghost Hunting, and Trying to Lose Our 17th Century Ale License with Rye River Brewing

Don’t mind the dead body in the back. Katherine Blomiley wasn’t one to let a little thing like a corpse deprive her of liberating customers from their ill-gotten gains. Not even her mother-in-law’s…

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I'm back to writing! Substack and blog are back. Expect once a week posts. First out gate, what does ghost hunting have to do with brewing? Read: Slay (Filthy) Queen(s): Beer Tasting, Ghost Hunting, and Trying to Lose Our 17th Century Ale License with Rye River Brewing braciatrix.com/2026/04/16/s...

Slay (Filthy) Queen(s): Beer Tasting, Ghost Hunting, and Trying to Lose Our 17th Century Ale License with Rye River Brewing

Don’t mind the dead body in the back. Katherine Blomiley wasn’t one to let a little thing like a corpse deprive her of liberating customers from their ill-gotten gains. Not even her mother-in-law’s…

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'Associations between financial hardship and alcohol reduction attempts in the context of a cost-of-living crisis and alcohol tax reforms' | @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @victimofmaths.bsky.social et al @sciencedirect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Associations between financial hardship and alcohol reduction attempts in the context of a cost-of-living crisis and alcohol tax reforms: a population study in Great Britain, 2023–25

Rising living costs and changes to alcohol taxation influence drinking behaviours. This study aimed to examine associations between financial hardship…

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I am back posting on here (miss me? Of course you didn't 🤣) and celebrating International Women's Day in style at @ryeriverbrewingco.bsky.social with @beerladiespod.bsky.social

Lovely blog about our Think While You Drink public events on beer, drinking, and drinking places in pubs last year if anyone is interested in how they worked and what we did: humsimpact.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/01/05/b... Starting to plan for this year so watch this space or sign up to our list

I finally joined after threatening to do it for years 🤣

Lisa Grimm@lisagrimm.com · 6mo ago

#Parkrun number 146…not a big milestone or PB for me, but thrilled that @braciatrix.bsky.social came to do her very first, in dreadful weather - so proud of her! CULT RECRUITMENT ACHIEVED. #loveparkrun #fairviewparkrun #sanctuaryrunners

I’ve only just recovered from Sunday evening’s entertainment. Thank you to @braciatrix.bsky.social @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social @lmulligangrocer.bsky.social and everyone that came along. I’d a lovely evening chatting about all things Irish beer with so many Irish beer people!!!

With the dust settled, I just wanted to thank @braciatrix.bsky.social for involving me in this project, LMG for hosting it, and Trouble for brewing the beers - a (very small) part of me wishes I'd have been there. I'm raising a mug of Irish historical-ish porter from a century later to you all ...

IrishBeerHistory@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

So here are some notes regarding those porters brewed for this talk ...

Friends, can I just take a minute to recommend @davidjesudason.bsky.social latest for @pelliclemag.com, A deeply evocative piece, blending stories of Hells Angels with personal anecdotes, I absolutely loved this excellent modern beer history article www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

Under the Bridge — A Definitive History of Wychwood Hobgoblin — Pellicle

My love affair with pubs started in Staines. It’s where I found my tribe—the pub as an expression of individuality, an alternative to bland Britain. But I was afraid at first. In 1996, my British-Asi...

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@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social, you & @braciatrix.bsky.social have done a great job with @troublebrewing.bsky.social - full marks all around!

Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!! We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland

Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!! We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland

Special congratulations to DSN member @braciatrix.bsky.social for making the shortlist (and anyone else we might have missed - let us know!).

British Guild of Beer Writers@britbeerwriters.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨ www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...

Incredibly honoured to have been shortlisted in for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Book About Beer or Pubs alongside the amazing @morrighani.bsky.social and @tabamatu.bsky.social!! Congratulations to all the nominees and can't wait to catch up at the end of November

British Guild of Beer Writers@britbeerwriters.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨ www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...

Really looking forward to heading down to Kilkenny for kilkenomics this Sat where I will be taking part as a panel member on 'Women’s Business: The History of Irish Women in Brewing, Bottling, and Behind the Bar'. Tickets are free but ticketed: kilkenomics.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873679053

Really looking forward to heading down to Kilkenny for kilkenomics this Sat where I will be taking part as a panel member on 'Women’s Business: The History of Irish Women in Brewing, Bottling, and Behind the Bar'. Tickets are free but ticketed: kilkenomics.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873679053

Awww yay!! I'm so so glad you enjoyed it!

MarcPitman.com@marcpitman.com · 9mo ago

Done! Such an enjoyable journey looking at the central role of women in Irish brewing from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th Century. @braciatrix.bsky.social often had me laughing out loud!

Happy Samhain and Halloween to everyone!! And it's time for my annual PSA that women brewing in UK and Ireland were not removed from the beer trade via en masse witchcraft accusations and the modern witch stereotype doesn't come from their garb either

a cartoon of a witch flying on a broom with the words woohoo below her .

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Happy Samhain and Halloween to everyone!! And it's time for my annual PSA that women brewing in UK and Ireland were not removed from the beer trade via en masse witchcraft accusations and the modern witch stereotype doesn't come from their garb either

a cartoon of a witch flying on a broom with the words woohoo below her .

Alt: a cartoon of a witch flying on a broom with the words woohoo below her .

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My latest documentary with History Hit looks at the witch hunts in 17th century Iceland, where 93% of those condemned as witches were men. Now available at historyhit.com (free trial period available.)