Larry Koestler
@larrykoestler.bsky.social
Hoppy Ale obsessive | NYC native | New York Yankees fanatic | Fri/Sat New York Times Crossword fiend | Runner | Founder of Musical Box Brewing
https://larrykoestler.substack.com/
https://larrykoestler.substack.com/
Overall mass-market craft may be down, but that’s what these death-knell articles always miss. All the breweries that are closing don’t make anything interesting—they’ve effectively become macro themselves in their product offerings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
Craft Breweries Struggle as Sales and Appetites Wane
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Overall mass-market craft may be down, but that’s what these death-knell articles always miss. All the breweries that are closing don’t make anything interesting—they’ve effectively become macro themselves in their product offerings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
Whoa. New Saturday PR just dropped
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Whoa. New Saturday PR just dropped
Reposted by Larry Koestler
The Tampa Bay Rays are useless. What a terrible team.
September 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Tampa Bay Rays are useless. What a terrible team.
I’m probably having a better Saturday than you
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m probably having a better Saturday than you
New blog post! larrykoestler.substack.com/p/its-burger...
It's burger-chan's world...
Revisiting my number-one burger in all of Houston for the first time since April
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September 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New blog post! larrykoestler.substack.com/p/its-burger...
Man Jazz has gotten rung up at least 3 times on non-strike-threes these last few games
September 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Man Jazz has gotten rung up at least 3 times on non-strike-threes these last few games
Two blog posts in one day? What is happening?? larrykoestler.substack.com/p/coming-thr...
Coming through in the Smash
The rich get richer as yet another exceptional smashburger joint opens up in Houston, a.k.a. Hamburger City
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September 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Two blog posts in one day? What is happening?? larrykoestler.substack.com/p/coming-thr...
What’s this? I have a new blog post? What is this, 2009? larrykoestler.substack.com/p/a-rare-gre...
A (rare) great night as a Yankee fan at the home of the Astros, and a note on the new blog name
Finally, a Yankee win in-person in Houston for the first time since 2018
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September 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What’s this? I have a new blog post? What is this, 2009? larrykoestler.substack.com/p/a-rare-gre...
What’s the ideal blog/newsletter platform that’s also SEO-friendly? Patreon posts never seem to show up on Google, nor do Substack’s
September 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What’s the ideal blog/newsletter platform that’s also SEO-friendly? Patreon posts never seem to show up on Google, nor do Substack’s
Beloved Houston burger revived in ... an Italian restaurant's menu? www.chron.com/food/article...
Beloved Houston burger makes comeback at an Italian restaurant
Longing for those pre-pandemic vibes?
www.chron.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Beloved Houston burger revived in ... an Italian restaurant's menu? www.chron.com/food/article...
It’s been a whirlwind since Chris Shelton left Whole Foods Brewing in October 2023. Some of you may recall he briefly brewed out of the now-defunct Klaus. These past few months he’s been getting dialed in on a new system at Neches Brewing in Beaumont, brewing and..
www.instagram.com/p/DNDnJo9RSU...
www.instagram.com/p/DNDnJo9RSU...
August 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It’s been a whirlwind since Chris Shelton left Whole Foods Brewing in October 2023. Some of you may recall he briefly brewed out of the now-defunct Klaus. These past few months he’s been getting dialed in on a new system at Neches Brewing in Beaumont, brewing and..
www.instagram.com/p/DNDnJo9RSU...
www.instagram.com/p/DNDnJo9RSU...
It’s pretty bonkers that a good team can play this putrid a brand of baseball for nearly a week straight. I get it, long season and all, but when this team goes bad they truly don’t mess around.
June 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
It’s pretty bonkers that a good team can play this putrid a brand of baseball for nearly a week straight. I get it, long season and all, but when this team goes bad they truly don’t mess around.
Yankees haven’t held a lead since Thursday
June 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Yankees haven’t held a lead since Thursday
Really hard to win when you go into your opponent’s ballpark and have a lead for 0 innings for an entire weekend
June 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Really hard to win when you go into your opponent’s ballpark and have a lead for 0 innings for an entire weekend
There is no greater lock on earth than the Yanks losing in extras on the road 😂 good grief
June 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
There is no greater lock on earth than the Yanks losing in extras on the road 😂 good grief
Dave Sims is fantastic. Tough shoes to fill and he already feels like home
April 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dave Sims is fantastic. Tough shoes to fill and he already feels like home
Judge with a .643 OBP in the early going 😂
March 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Judge with a .643 OBP in the early going 😂
So if the torpedo bats were around last season, where were they in the World Series? Probably looking at a bit of a different outcome.
Also anyone crying about these bats — they’re available to every player in MLB
Also anyone crying about these bats — they’re available to every player in MLB
March 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So if the torpedo bats were around last season, where were they in the World Series? Probably looking at a bit of a different outcome.
Also anyone crying about these bats — they’re available to every player in MLB
Also anyone crying about these bats — they’re available to every player in MLB
What the hell is this and why isn’t it Dandy @scottyneuro.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What the hell is this and why isn’t it Dandy @scottyneuro.bsky.social
A very good birthday 👌
February 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A very good birthday 👌