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No, I'm at the other end of the island, in north Scotland, however I'll be down to Bristol some time soon as I have family there. Hoping that this topic of beer (and malt) in prehistory is going to get people talking. I've been trying for years!

Think While You Drink Join Good Chemistry and Drinking Studies Network for a series of free talks designed to make you THINK WHILE YOU DRINK! Bringing interesting talks on beers, brewing, pubs, the industry and wider drink...

Grab one of the last tickets to this excellent talk tomorrow where we dive into the origins of beer, and how much it may or may not have changed to give us the modern drink we all know and enjoy!

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I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from
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A like in Norway. In the foreground is a small jetty. On either side of the lake are steep slopes, mostlly covered in trees.

The @kornolfest.bsky.social at the weekend was fascinating. I learned so much. It's a whole new world. Something genuinely different to every other beer festival.
And held in amazingly beautiful place.

What is the legacy of the Vikings? A five year project on the perception of those Norse folk. Interesting, maybe, to some of the people that I know on here.
www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap/

This is going to be such a useful talk, will it be recorded?

Think While You Drink Join Good Chemistry and Drinking Studies Network for a series of free talks designed to make you THINK WHILE YOU DRINK! Bringing interesting talks on beers, brewing, pubs, the industry and wider drink...

Think While You Drink on Thurs features Local Archaeologist & Brewer Nick Fitzgerald and Heritage Brewer @beernouveau.co.uk. Together, they'll explore what early (pre-historic) beers might have tasted like, and what flavours are still used today.

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Also, the kingdom of the lauter tun is a lot smaller than the sea.

Zack on Bold Politics podium

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

@judithjesch.bsky.social here's an expert's explanation. A lauter tun is where hot water is run through the mash to obtain the wort which is the sweet liquid that will be fermented by the addition of yeast, or rather, kveik. This weekend has been the @kornolfest.bsky.social Traditional brewing. #ale

Historic Discovery in Karahantepe: The First T-Shaped Pillar with a Human Face Unearthed - Arkeonews For the first time in history, a T-shaped pillar carved with a human face has been unearthed, marking a new milestone in our understanding of

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Researchers have known that the T-shaped pillars of Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe symbolized human figures, as indicated by the engraved arms and hands on their surfaces. However, this is the first time that a pillar directly portrays a human face.

Real ale finds favour with younger crowd - Drinks Retailing Katie Mather discovers why a new generation of drinkers are choosing cask beer Beer is hard to predict. In an industry where trends have been a major driver for change and growth, consumer desire for ...

Here I am in DR talking about real ale's newest fans - the youth

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Fyne Ales add nitro stout to their range - Beer Today Fyne Ales, the independent Scottish brewery based on a farm at the head of Loch Fyne, has launched a new nitro stout, Rook

Fyne Ales, the independent Scottish brewery based on a farm at the head of Loch Fyne, has launched a new nitro stout, Rook beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/06/f... #beer #beernews #stout #nitrostout @fyneales.bsky.social

Western Isles job opportunity with new virtual archaeology project Augmented reality at Cladh Hallan, South Uist. The UHI Archaeology Institute team behind Uist Unearthed is looking for an assistant for the next stage of the award-winning, virtual archaeology project. The full-time position, which runs from January 2026 to May 2027, is to help deliver the new Barra and Harris Unearthed project. Since it was launched in 2021…

The UHI Archaeology Institute team behind Uist Unearthed is looking for an assistant for the next stage of the award-winning, virtual #archaeology project.

What an interesting pile of carbonised neolithic era grain.

There's a question that I would love to ask: is it malted? Because when I look closely at this batch of carbonised grain I can see that there's some damage, several missing embryos (the more you look the more you see) and this might perhaps indicate what sort of processing this grain has undergone.

A bundle of harvested rye on the ground beside a storm battered garden, it is about five feet long.

Rye straw. Almost as tall as me! Here's where I start, with half a bundle of rye. It will be made into baskets of various sizes and I'll save a few seed heads to sow next year. #rye #straw #Orkney #strawwork

Food Vessel - Virtual Museum This food vessel was uncovered intact next to the skeletal remains of a child that had been buried in the centre of one of the barrows.

Still rather intrigued by this Bronze Age food vessel style pot, with a handle. It doesn't look like a it would work as a drinking vessel. What was it for? It was found in a child's grave (age unknown). Lovely little pot. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social?
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Three images, a fox, a bird and a T-Rex all created with itens of clothes on a clothesline

Artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday

As a parent who visits grown up children, I laughed out loud at this!

BREAKING: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) arrest protestors in Trafalgar Square, London, for holding signs which say they oppose genocide and support Palestine Action.

Awww gosh thanks, I'll post pictures. I'm looking forward to hearing the two (almost three) year old granddaughter say 'turtles and tortoises' when she gets them for Christmas.

Thank you, I do follow a pattern though. I'm going to make some with flippers, so I have tortoises and turtles.

Two small crocheted tortoises, one green, one yellow, on a black background.

Smalk crocheted tortoises. Tricky, fiddly, the next task to give them eyes.

Storm Amy now passing on and abating.

Hrosti could mean mashing. Mashing involves leaving crushed malt in copious hot (not boiling) water for an hour or so. The enzymes in the malt convert grain starch into malt sugars which can be fermented into alcohol. Both the beer brewing industry and the distilleries have mash tuns.

Generations of Bearded Vultures Stashed Humans' Treasures, Including a 650-Year-Old Sandal, in These Bird Nests Researchers recovered more than 200 human artifacts from historical nests in southern Spain

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Archaeologists recently recovered more than 200 artifacts from historical bearded vulture nests in southern Spain. One of the most remarkable was a 650-year-old sandal made from woven twigs and grasses.

Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 2 Edition of stanza: Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 2

And here is "a swamp of malt" for your notes, after the Festival.
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In ch. 20 of the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, Rǫgnvaldr Brúsason is in Papa Stronsay, getting supplies for his Christmas ale. Having thought his uncle and rival Þorfinnr Sigurðarson was out of the way, a premonition tells Rǫgnvaldr that he won't live long and Þorfinnr is back. 🧵 1/7

Here's a reference to brewing in the Sagas @larsga.bsky.social. Strange phrases like 'a surf of malt'. I know you are very busy at the @kornolfest.bsky.social, but hey, there's a gathering of experts who could provide brewing wisdom and knowledge to this translation. Hope you find it of interest!