Telling tales of ales and babbling about beer. Not as much fun as drinking a beer but less filling and infinitely sessionable.
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17 Dec 2025
If you have become cynical about the craft beer scene in the US, you might Kyoto refreshing. Its a place where wheat beers rule and Belgian-styles are still cool. Here's is the first of three stories about beer and temples in Kyoto. patspints.com/2025/12/17/kyo…
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11 Dec 2025
I want express my gratitude to Hiroshi and the entire @kageyamalab for organizing the ISSSC conference in Shimane. Not only was the science truly thought provoking, it was a great opportunity to see old friends and make new ones, all while visiting a fascinating part of Japan.
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28 Nov 2025
A wonderful seminar visit to the Universty of Nagoya (thanks Daigo) gave me an opportunity to visit Hikone Castle on the shores of Lake Biwa, one of the few castles in Japan in its original state. As a bonus the train took me through Sekigahara, an important site in Japan history
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25 Nov 2025
Today's Japan update is a link to another post in my Japan Beer Travels series. This one centers on Osaka, which may well have the best craft beer scene in Japan. Would you agree with that statement?
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20 Nov 2025
For me Godzilla is one of Japan's best exports, so it was a blast to watch one of the free nightly projection shows at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
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18 Nov 2025
Today's Japan update is link to a Pat's Pints post recapping a day exploring Tokyo and the craft beer scene there. Along the we we'll encounter a brewpub that serves only lamb, a tart carrot ale, and a English pub in a crowded Japanese market. patspints.com/2025/11/11/jap…
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17 Nov 2025
Fall foliage is a big deal in Japan, and arguably no place more so than Kyoto. In many places the best is yet to come, but when I visited the Daigo-ji complex at the foot of the mountains SE of Kyoto last week the display was pretty impressive.
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16 Nov 2025
I've accumulated a wealth of photos during my Kyoto sabbatical, so I'm going to start sharing a photo of the day. Here's To-ji Temple. We visited during the autumn nighttime illuminations. The 3D mandala with statues representing the entire Bhuddist pantheon is impressive
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11 Nov 2025
I haven't posted on this platform in quite a while, but I'm in the middle of a wonderful sabbatical in Japan. Its inspired me to write some new material for the Pat's Pints blog. Here's the first installation - patspints.com/2025/11/08/tho…
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26 Jul 2024
A photo of the Woodward group academic tree from the just concluded Solid State Chemistry GRC. As always, it was a phenomenal conference. I'm very proud of the amazing science these individuals are doing, including a great talk from @FryPetit
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7 Jun 2024
Check out the latest ATB episode, a light hearted episode that examines beers featuring unusual ingredients in a gameshow format. Play along with @DanEatonBiz1st , Madeleine and Chris and see if you can tell what's real and what's fake.
patspints.com/2024/06/07/all…
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30 Mar 2024
Imo Belgian-style beers are amongst the most elegant and delicious offerings in the beer world, but not such an easy sell in America these days. In the latest ATB podcast, Quinn Bartlett of Buzzsaw and Hosters brewing joins us to discuss this conundrum. patspints.com/2024/03/25/all…
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23 Feb 2024
It was a privilege to brew with Angelo at @BarleysBrewing Our AMP English IPA turned out as envisioned - toasty crackery malts from floor malted Maris Otter & orange-marmalade accents from the Amarillo-Mandarina Bavaria-Pacifica combo. It's lovely on cask, get some while you can.
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7 Feb 2024
Back in the early to mid 90s I lived in Oregon and @RogueAles was one of my faves. For those with a soft spot for Rogue or just wondering how a craft brewery stays relevant after 3 decades this piece by Jeff Alworth makes for an interesting read.
6 Feb 2024
About a year ago, @RogueAles launched its Dead Guy brand family of new beers. That wasn’t a superficial lunge at a popular strategy, however, but rather the first step on a multi-year plan for reinvention.
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6 Feb 2024
If you are not aware of what makes Columbus-style pizza it's own thing check out the latest episode of the All Things Beer podcast for a conversation with Jim Ellison, the man who wrote the book on Columbus Pizza (and of course there will be beer). patspints.com/2024/02/06/all…
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22 Jan 2024
No one has written more extensively and authoritatively on craft beer in the Buckeye state than @ArmonRick. He's the perfect guest for the 50th Episode of the All Things Beer podcast, check it out for talk on the past, present and future of Ohio beer.
patspints.com/2024/01/22/all…
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9 Jan 2024
In the latest All Things Beer podcast, we look at cask ale from two perspectives. Barley's Angelo Signorino talks about 3 decades of brewing cask ales in Columbus, while Nick Smith from Steam Machine Brewing gives the perspective of a UK craft brewer.
patspints.com/2024/01/09/all…
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5 Jan 2024
It seems improbable that such a brewery could exist in the US. You've go to read it to believe it. Next time I'm in New England, a trip to Biddeford Maine is in order.
4 Jan 2024
Is it possible that the most unusual brewery in America is the one that just makes two beers? Brienne Allan and Michael Fava are certainly making a compelling case with Sacred Profane, their year-old project in Biddeford, Maine.
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28 Dec 2023
Making beer via spontaneous fermentation is an unpredictable, slow way of making beer. It takes passion, perseverance, and skill. Little Fish has been on that journey for 5 years, yet are still in the early stages. Here's an update on that journey.
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