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Michael Kiser

@mpkiser.bsky.social

Co-founder of Feel Goods | Halfday draft cocktails | Good Beer Hunting (JBA Winner) | Sightlines. SAIC MFA poetry. Forest Preserve volunteer.

437 Followers  |  17 Following  |  28 Posts  |  Joined: 19.07.2023  |  1.8084

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I wonder what percentage of my 10,000 steps a day is looking for a tape measure

13.10.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All the OKC players telling Hartenstein to hold his baby’s head up

23.06.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Padma Lakshmi Walks Into a Bar Since leaving β€œTop Chef,” Lakshmi has found herself in a period of professional uncertainty. What better time to try standup comedy?

Yooooo I just won a James Beard Award for my profile of Padma Lakshmi from last year! www.newyorker.com/culture/prof...

15.06.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3207    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 17

total fucking psychos

06.06.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The psychology of the Indiana Pacers needs to be studied

06.06.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and just like that, I’m a dad who’s (silently) questioning the opposing pitcher’s age

01.06.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love how blurry Kobe highlights are

19.05.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy

12.05.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pacers have been the best team to watch all year and it’s great to see everyone else finally getting a good look at em

10.05.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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@dinfontay.com How beer is like baseball and the rest are like the polarized national markets for the NFL and NBA. In this paper I will…

23.04.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Eunuchs

11.04.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago Hot Dog Eatery Portillo’s Slims Down Menus to Expand Nationally β€” The Wall Street Journal Streamlined menus and smaller restaurant sizes are keys to the chain’s plans to grow by as much as tenfold.

If Portillo’s can optimize their offering, so can you.

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10.04.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Play the Benny Hill theme song and chase your toddler around the table

A+

18.03.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tired: cottage cheese

Wired: cottage INDUSTRY cheese

18.03.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.

13.03.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3081    πŸ” 719    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 58

My 2yo just called his mom his β€œsidekick”

05.03.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
meme. text up top reads "booze execs realizing pandemic trading-up has faded and they're gonna need an actual sales strategy."

photo is a screenshot of a bleacher report instagram post of nba coach pat riley looking pensively into the distance with a quote from him overlayed on it that says "MAYBE I AM [WASHED]"

meme. text up top reads "booze execs realizing pandemic trading-up has faded and they're gonna need an actual sales strategy." photo is a screenshot of a bleacher report instagram post of nba coach pat riley looking pensively into the distance with a quote from him overlayed on it that says "MAYBE I AM [WASHED]"

The premiumization will continue until the stock prices improve: www.fingers.email/p/the-premiu...

03.03.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my 2yo has requested quesadillas and a pet wolf

01.03.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I know we’ve lost a lot in the last few years of craft beer. But if small breweries making beautiful traditional lagers is part of the legacy, then we have a lot to be thankful for.

26.02.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DCCC Scores Massive Palantir and SpaceX Lobbyist Cash Haul The House Democrats' campaign arm disclosed the money in a FEC filing accompanying its January contributions and disbursements.

"There are a lot of factors for why the elected Democrats can't seem to muster a powerful opposition to the administration, one of which is that they have financially tied their political futures to companies and industries that benefit from it."

24.02.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Everything Old is New Again β€” The Not-So-Novel Business of Beer Tourism in Old Milwaukee β€” Good Beer Hunting With the number of American breweries now exceeding 8,000, more and more beer businesses are looking for novel ways to compete for drinkers’ taste buds and attention. Some businesses may try transform...

www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2020/3/...

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www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2020/2/...

10.02.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Barons to Barrels β€” Stories β€” Good Beer Hunting Longreads and photographic journeys documenting our ongoing worldwide adventures in beer, food, and travel.

Possibly relevant:

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www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2020/7/...

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10.02.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

my two oldest kids are arguing about whether it’s API or IPA, and neither one of them means either of those things.

31.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBattle of the Bulge: How food scientists at Frito Lay are innovating new weapons in the war against GP-1”

18.01.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder how many food scientists are currently working on food additives powerful enough to defeat GP-1 medicines

18.01.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

i’ll never forget the sound of turning on a Jambox for the first time

18.01.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

still an hour and a half till NBA

25.12.2024 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love that NBA players still lineup and do layup drills before a game with the same energy we did as eight-year-olds

22.12.2024 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Google Search delisting unvetted and often bogus content like Forbes’ contributor network is a good move for journalism.

17.12.2024 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My two year old sets the tone

04.12.2024 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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