Kevin Kain

Starkbierfest 2026 flyer for Paulaner Nockherberg.

Heading here in just under two weeks and then to Austria to snowboard. BUT, the weather isn’t looking great. SO, might do a day trip to Salzburg and/or Innsbruck. Happy to take any suggestions.

And, I’ve do drink beer.

Right out of the gates. 🤦‍♂️

Why Pint Glasses Are One Of The Worst Choices For Your Beer - Mashed The familiar pint glass is a barroom staple. Despite its iconic status, it may not be the best vessel for serving your favorite brew. Here's why.

This is a total disaster. Ppl may laugh at blogs, but even mine is exponentially better than this. Writing and editing. And my writing is terrible. Forget about editing. www.mashed.com/2100290/why-...

at 24 euros it might be the most affordable thing they sell 😂

Lukr Stout Nozzle vs. Handpump — Casket Beer Despite being a noted traditionalist and sometimes pedant, I’m not a total Luddite. For example, though I don’t really care for anything but traditional British styles from a handpump, I recognize oth...

I recently foind out Lukr makes a stout nozzle. Marlowe Artisinal Ales is playing around with one and i wrote a few words about it. www.casketbeer.com/home/2026/2/...

Bad Bunny falling into an empty crowd with the text: Me falling into a crowd of cask beer fans.

There are dozens of us!

Headline for an article about a brewery red flag the should “send you packing” with an image inserted on the original of a British-style dimple mug used with Lukr faucet.

That’s better than a lager, but I prefer a tulip pint for my bitter.

That’s goddamn right. The worst one, too.

English ale style dimple mug.

If you’re savvy enough to put “Hladinka” on your menu and then serve the beer in this mug, you’re doing your customers a disservice, IMHO.

Yesterday was shit show. The National Shutdown, a necessary mess.

Agreed. Chris Lohring of Notch did an excellent write up on it: open.substack.com/pub/chrisloh...

Yesterday was shit show. The National Shutdown, a necessary mess.

Agreed. Chris Lohring of Notch did an excellent write up on it: open.substack.com/pub/chrisloh...

Anyone else see virtue signaling in the beer industry yesterday?

Thanks!

I just asked my bro’s friend, an expat living in Bamberg, a few q’s about Munich. He refused to answer, took a jab at Munich and instead sent me info on beer culture in Bamberg. He said I’ve shamed myself for not having already been to Bamberg. I feel like he’s really become a German. Best response.

Stephanie McMahon portrait meme noting: People shelling out $1,500 for dinner at Noma La…”I’m a foodie!”

Not All Dimple Mugs are Created Equal — Casket Beer Understanding the history and Differences Between the British Dimple and the German Tübinger Long ago, the British dimple mug fell out of fashion in its homeland, but it is growing in popularity in ...

ISO an influencer to poach heavily from my work again (without credit) to clear up the confusion between ale and lager dimple mugs. www.casketbeer.com/home/2020/11...

Proper drinkware?

I haven’t posted much lately for a few reasons (including trying to wrap up my work on the history of lining beer vessels with pitch in the US), but I definitely have several posts lined up for 2026.

Second thought is that the timing is great as I have been thinking about this lately. Some folks have suggested other means to get my writing out there, but I like the blog. I’m very content with it and satisfied with the amount of traffic it gets.

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but my initial one is a big thanks to Jess and Ray for their support. It means a lot.

A bottle of Little Book bourbon.

Hard to think of a better day to have a pull of this…

Image of a new zine called “Stories from the Cellar” by Carla Waclawski.

I’m totally smitten with this compact new zine made by Carla Waclawski of Marlowe Artisanal Ales. It’s everything that is amazing about this format.

New York State Pub Unlike Any Other In America A brewery and British pub in New York’s Finger Lakes region pours cask ales from 12 beer engines—a feat likely unparalleled in American beer-drinking establishments.

Cask beer even further upstate: www.forbes.com/sites/garyst...

Image from a slideshow with an A-frame sign that says, “sparklers till we die”.

The owner is from Manchester. So, yeah, they’re a pro-sparkler pub.

Presenter speaking next to a screen at a cask beer event.

Forty people showed up last night to a northern New York suburb for a paid event to learn about cask beer. I think that’s good news. Great job, Ambleside Pub!

Spiegelau IPA glass.

Weirdest beer glass? I’m taking nominations.