Evan Rail
@evanrail.bsky.social
He / him. Author of “The Absinthe Forger.” Monthly drinks columnist at VinePair, freelance contributor to the NYT, WSJ, etc. Included in Best Food Writing, The NY Times Book of Wine and elsewhere. Ran The Prague Post's food desk 2000-2006. Jdeme na jedno.
L’autre est à Prague.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
L’autre est à Prague.
How I’m walking into 2026.
December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How I’m walking into 2026.
It’s not just the US and the UK: the EU’s beer consumption is now below 2019 levels — and falling. Meanwhile, new regulations on labeling and packaging are likely to hit small breweries the hardest. What’s at risk? Part of European culture.
vinepair.com/articles/eu-...
vinepair.com/articles/eu-...
In the EU, Breweries Face Stricter Regulations, Cultural Shifts
Things haven’t been easy for beer culture in North America, with the Brewers Association recently reporting another year of declines in both sales volumes and the number of U.S. craft breweries. Simil...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It’s not just the US and the UK: the EU’s beer consumption is now below 2019 levels — and falling. Meanwhile, new regulations on labeling and packaging are likely to hit small breweries the hardest. What’s at risk? Part of European culture.
vinepair.com/articles/eu-...
vinepair.com/articles/eu-...
The fam is watching the 1973 Czechoslovak / GDR Xmas classic, "Tři oříšky pro Popelku” / "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel” (“Three Wishes for Cinderella”). Costumes by Oscar winner (for "Amadeus”) Theodor Pištěk. Shot in East Germany and Bohemia. Starring the incomparable Libuše Šafránková.
December 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The fam is watching the 1973 Czechoslovak / GDR Xmas classic, "Tři oříšky pro Popelku” / "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel” (“Three Wishes for Cinderella”). Costumes by Oscar winner (for "Amadeus”) Theodor Pištěk. Shot in East Germany and Bohemia. Starring the incomparable Libuše Šafránková.
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Krom osy zla tu nově máme osu debility.
December 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Krom osy zla tu nově máme osu debility.
Writing books is hard and the pay isn’t great, BUT every once in a while you get an email from a reader like the one below, which makes up for pretty much everything.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Writing books is hard and the pay isn’t great, BUT every once in a while you get an email from a reader like the one below, which makes up for pretty much everything.
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Wedding, Berlin. 20th December 2025.
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wedding, Berlin. 20th December 2025.
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He could say much of this about the Saudis, of course.
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
He could say much of this about the Saudis, of course.
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He still had to send five emails to get paid though
Going through Churchill's financial history. Slightly taken aback that the going rate for one of his freelance articles in the 1920s was £750.
December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
He still had to send five emails to get paid though
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this 1927 story about citrus hybrids is nuts. one, it tells of the birth of the tangelo, which seems incredibly old-world and fussy and for which I am grateful today, and also it casually mentions the passing of the entire lime market, because saloons are outlawed.
www.nytimes.com/1927/10/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/1927/10/23/a...
NOVEL CITRUS FRUITS CREATED BY SCIENTISTS; Department of Agriculture Experts Have Bred a New Group That Promises to Be of Great Economic Value -- Experiments Began Nearly Forty Years Ago (Published 19...
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
this 1927 story about citrus hybrids is nuts. one, it tells of the birth of the tangelo, which seems incredibly old-world and fussy and for which I am grateful today, and also it casually mentions the passing of the entire lime market, because saloons are outlawed.
www.nytimes.com/1927/10/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/1927/10/23/a...
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Pilsner Urquell, Sharp Pour, Swing Lever. Been waiting to get this beer on Japanese service for a good while. #swinglever #sharppour
December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pilsner Urquell, Sharp Pour, Swing Lever. Been waiting to get this beer on Japanese service for a good while. #swinglever #sharppour
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Prague friends, in town this weekend? Looking for holiday gifts? Nina’s mecheche — aka "winter party & pottery sale" — takes place in her studio on Saturday. Three more artists will also bring cool wares (handmade hats, prints & sculptures).
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Prague friends, in town this weekend? Looking for holiday gifts? Nina’s mecheche — aka "winter party & pottery sale" — takes place in her studio on Saturday. Three more artists will also bring cool wares (handmade hats, prints & sculptures).
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
Go to www.ghosttownbrewing.com and click “No” when it asks “Are you 21 or older?”
LOL and / or tears of nostalgia
LOL and / or tears of nostalgia
Ghost Town Brewing
www.ghosttownbrewing.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Go to www.ghosttownbrewing.com and click “No” when it asks “Are you 21 or older?”
LOL and / or tears of nostalgia
LOL and / or tears of nostalgia
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Welp fuck him forever
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary. In the narration, he calls the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments”. [importantcontext.news]
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Welp fuck him forever
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The Pacific Northwest is where most U.S. hops are grown. It's also a region that's been battered by wildfires in recent years - and it's affecting our beer.
New from @aimeerawlins.bsky.social, how researchers are scrambling to help hops growers adapt:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from @aimeerawlins.bsky.social, how researchers are scrambling to help hops growers adapt:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
Smoke Gets in Your Beer - Offrange
Wildfires have become the new norm in the Pacific Northwest — where most of our hops are grown. Researchers are digging into the short- and long-term effects.
ambrook.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Pacific Northwest is where most U.S. hops are grown. It's also a region that's been battered by wildfires in recent years - and it's affecting our beer.
New from @aimeerawlins.bsky.social, how researchers are scrambling to help hops growers adapt:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
New from @aimeerawlins.bsky.social, how researchers are scrambling to help hops growers adapt:
ambrook.com/offrange/cro...
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Get out of my Absinthe, you little bastards!!
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Get out of my Absinthe, you little bastards!!
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
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As humans, our basic currency is our lifespan. In the digital world, this is seen in the exchange of our attention, our presence before the screen, not for money but information. We pay with the amount of time we spend in front of our computers.
- Alexander Kluge (tr. WORDKUNST)
- Alexander Kluge (tr. WORDKUNST)
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
As humans, our basic currency is our lifespan. In the digital world, this is seen in the exchange of our attention, our presence before the screen, not for money but information. We pay with the amount of time we spend in front of our computers.
- Alexander Kluge (tr. WORDKUNST)
- Alexander Kluge (tr. WORDKUNST)
Prague friends, in town this weekend? Looking for holiday gifts? Nina’s mecheche — aka "winter party & pottery sale" — takes place in her studio on Saturday. Three more artists will also bring cool wares (handmade hats, prints & sculptures).
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Prague friends, in town this weekend? Looking for holiday gifts? Nina’s mecheche — aka "winter party & pottery sale" — takes place in her studio on Saturday. Three more artists will also bring cool wares (handmade hats, prints & sculptures).
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
If you’re around between 4 and 8, come by for a drink!
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
Half a lifetime ago, I packed a bag and moved to Dresden, Germany, for the summer. This fall I went back twice to research a weekend guide to the Saxon capital for @nytimes.com Travel. (It’s still funky, especially dear old Neustadt. BRN forever, my dudes.)
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
36 Hours in Dresden, Germany: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
History never feels out of reach in the capital of Saxony, lush with avant-garde art, restored Baroque architecture and one of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Half a lifetime ago, I packed a bag and moved to Dresden, Germany, for the summer. This fall I went back twice to research a weekend guide to the Saxon capital for @nytimes.com Travel. (It’s still funky, especially dear old Neustadt. BRN forever, my dudes.)
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Researching an upcoming travel article from Germany and I came across a reference to “fox tossing,” or Fuchsprellen, a competitive sport “practiced by members of the aristocracy” in the 17th and 18th centuries that “involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air.” WTAF.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Researching an upcoming travel article from Germany and I came across a reference to “fox tossing,” or Fuchsprellen, a competitive sport “practiced by members of the aristocracy” in the 17th and 18th centuries that “involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air.” WTAF.
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Are there any military history accounts on here? I read a lot of military history, and that's the only reason I'm still on Twitter, and I'd REALLY like to be able to leave.
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Are there any military history accounts on here? I read a lot of military history, and that's the only reason I'm still on Twitter, and I'd REALLY like to be able to leave.