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Dr Christina Wade 👻🍺🎃
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Beer Historian/Archaeologist| Author: FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND, and THE DEVIL'S IN THE DRAUGHT LINES | Cohost @beerladiespod| Pres. @beerladiesIRE | BJCP certified Beer judge

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Dr Christina Wade 👻🍺🎃 @braciatrix.bsky.social · Nov 11
*NEW BOOK* I'm delighted to announce after seven years of research and writing FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND is here! Published with Nine Bean Rows, it is available for preorder now. Link in bio.

About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside some of... 🧵
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pamplemoussepam.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
Being Human & Think While You Drink – Tasting Notes – School of Humanities: Impact and Engagement
humsimpact.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
braciatrix.bsky.social
I finally joined after threatening to do it for years 🤣
lisagrimm.com Lisa Grimm @lisagrimm.com · 24d
#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
Pale white lady before Parkrun Pale white lady after Parkrun
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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stephenclinch.bsky.social
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!!!
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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beerfoodtravel.bsky.social
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 ...
A homebrewed, 19th century, historic-ish porter in a metal tankard.
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
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...
www.pelliclemag.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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lisagrimm.com
@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social, you & @braciatrix.bsky.social have done a great job with @troublebrewing.bsky.social - full marks all around!
The Fox
December 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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braciatrix.bsky.social
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
A promotional flyer on a wood-textured background with hops and beer pints for an event titled “PORTER WARS – Book Talk and Beer Tasting.” At the top, white text reads: “4pm Sunday, December 7th.” Below, large bold white text states “PORTER WARS,” with smaller text underneath reading “BOOK TALK AND BEER TASTING.” Text reads: “Join Dr Christina Wade for a talk on Irish beer in the 18th century. Featuring porters inspired by her book, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland Nine Bean Rows Books.” “A collab by Trouble Brewing × Dr Christina Wade × Liam K. of Irish Beer History.” Below this are two Trouble Brewing beer label graphics. One for an English Porter called The Fox and the other an Irish Porter called Fire & Labour At the bottom: “AT L. MULLIGAN GROCER.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
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
A promotional flyer on a wood-textured background with hops and beer pints for an event titled “PORTER WARS – Book Talk and Beer Tasting.” At the top, white text reads: “4pm Sunday, December 7th.” Below, large bold white text states “PORTER WARS,” with smaller text underneath reading “BOOK TALK AND BEER TASTING.” Text reads: “Join Dr Christina Wade for a talk on Irish beer in the 18th century. Featuring porters inspired by her book, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland Nine Bean Rows Books.” “A collab by Trouble Brewing × Dr Christina Wade × Liam K. of Irish Beer History.” Below this are two Trouble Brewing beer label graphics. One for an English Porter called The Fox and the other an Irish Porter called Fire & Labour At the bottom: “AT L. MULLIGAN GROCER.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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drinkingstudies.bsky.social
Special congratulations to DSN member @braciatrix.bsky.social for making the shortlist (and anyone else we might have missed - let us know!).
britbeerwriters.bsky.social British Guild of Beer Writers @britbeerwriters.bsky.social · Nov 7
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-...
The shortlist is now live!
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
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
britbeerwriters.bsky.social British Guild of Beer Writers @britbeerwriters.bsky.social · Nov 7
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-...
The shortlist is now live!
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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braciatrix.bsky.social
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
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
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
Ticketbooth
kilkenomics.ticketsolve.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Awww yay!! I'm so so glad you enjoyed it!
marcpitman.com MarcPitman.com @marcpitman.com · Nov 2
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!
Cover of the book Filthy Queens
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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braciatrix.bsky.social
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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October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
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 .
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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k8lister.bsky.social
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.)
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Tuesday I had the absolute privilege of attending the inaugural @womeninbeer.bsky.social Awards held at Eko Brewery in London It was an outstanding event. To be surrounded by so so many legends in the beer world was absolutely incredible.
Backdrop of Women in Beer Awards for photos. Centre is their logo shrrounded by the logos of the institutions and companies that sponsored the event A glass of beer sits on a wooden table. The beer is a pale ale. The glass reads Eko Brewery established in 2018. Two awards sit next to each other on a wooden table. One is for Lucy Stevens of Closet Brewing who won Rising Star. The other is for Christina Wade who won Beer Expert of the Year Outside image of Eko Brewery. Glass fronted building where you can inside your stairs up to the taproom. Their logo is lit up on the top left window which reads Eko Brewery Est 2018
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Really excited to see everyone Tuesday!! Ps London friends, I'll be there from Monday so let me know if you want to meet up 🍺🍻😊
womeninbeer.bsky.social Women In Beer @womeninbeer.bsky.social · Oct 22
WE ARE SOLD OUT! 

Thanks to everyone who took a ticket for our inaugural Women in Beer Awards, we're absolutely blown away by your support! 

Join our waiting list 
https://www.citizenticket.com/events/women-in-beer/women-in-beer-awards/
Text reads "WE ARE SOLD OUT!" over a pub scene with people sitting at a table, surrounded by floating yellow stars.
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Currently sitting on the balcony in Puerto de la Cruz listening to live piano music playing Queen whilst drinking Canarian banana wine (which btw is fab). A very nice holiday indeed.
Photo of me, a blonde haired woman in a black dress with a silver necklace and tattoos on her arm and sunglasses on her head, holding a bottle of Canarian Banana Wine. Bottle reads Platé
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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davidnilsenbeer.bsky.social
One of my most popular episodes of all time was recorded several autumns ago when @braciatrix.bsky.social came on the podcast to debunk some of the popular myths about the connections between medieval brewing and witchcraft: www.beantobarstool.com/episodes/epi...
Do modern images of witches really come from Medieval female brewers? — Bean to Barstool
Did Medieval female beer brewers really inspire the modern day image of witches, from pointy hats to cauldrons, and black cats to broom sticks? Beer historian Dr. Christina Wade has the answers in thi...
www.beantobarstool.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Can't wait to share more about what @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social and I did with our collab w/ @troublebrewing.bsky.social! Watch this space 🍺🍺🍻
stephenclinch.bsky.social Stephen Clinch @stephenclinch.bsky.social · Oct 10
We’ve also got two beers that we’ve been working on with @braciatrix.bsky.social that we can tell you more about in a few weeks.
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Books & Beers #10, featuring @braciatrix.bsky.social 's history of beer in Ireland, and, to vaguely match the illustrations, Brasserie du Bocq's Tête de Mort tripel

#beer #beersky #booksky
Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland and Brasserie du Bocq Tête de Mort tripel
October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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ciaranon.bsky.social
4x4-year, fully-funded PhD opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary group at Trinity College Dublin 2026-2030.

One of these is to work with me on a public history and cultural heritage PhD, in collaboration with one of Dublins most interesting neighbourhoods.

www.tcd.ie/graduatestud...
PhD Opportunity - Trinity East - Graduate Studies | Trinity College Dublin
Professor Timothy Stott and his team are inviting applications to doctoral research on the heritage of Trinity East in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.
www.tcd.ie
October 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
braciatrix.bsky.social
A wonderfully evocative write up of @kornolfest.bsky.social by @patto1ro.bsky.social. It was so lovely to see you!!
October 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
braciatrix.bsky.social
Looking forward to tomorrow!!
braciatrix.bsky.social Dr Christina Wade 👻🍺🎃 @braciatrix.bsky.social · Oct 7
This Saturday you can catch me chatting with Susan and Judith Boyle about all things Filthy Queens and Women in Irish Beer History at the Kildare Readers Festival.

Free tickets here: riverbank.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

And of course there will be beer!
Screenshot of Kildare Readers Festival post featuring photos of Christina Wade, Judith Boyle, and Susan Boyle. Includes text stating "Filthy Queens and beer herstory: A conversation with Dr Christina Wade and Susan & Judith Boyle" below reads " When Saturday October 11th 2025; Time: 5:30pm; Where: Riverbank Arts Centre
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM