David Nilsen
@davidnilsenbeer.bsky.social
Beer and craft chocolate writer and educator based in Dayton, OH. Advanced Cicerone©. Host of Bean to Barstool, co-editor of Final Gravity print zine. Author of Pairing Beer & Chocolate. https://davidnilsenbeer.com/
We have an incredible list of stories for this issue, with a wide range of tones and topics. You can order the issue here: www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We have an incredible list of stories for this issue, with a wide range of tones and topics. You can order the issue here: www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Rachel Labella writes an amusing piece about using Saison as a relationship test to save you from wasting time with the wrong person.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Rachel Labella writes an amusing piece about using Saison as a relationship test to save you from wasting time with the wrong person.
Carmone Macfarlane of The Phoenix Brewing Company writes about the love of the brewery and its clientele for the iconic movie The Shawshank Redemption, filmed nearby.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Carmone Macfarlane of The Phoenix Brewing Company writes about the love of the brewery and its clientele for the iconic movie The Shawshank Redemption, filmed nearby.
In my own article for Issue 10, I spoke with the founders & collaborators of Our Culture Brewing in Atlanta, who are taking a smart & creative path toward opening their own brewery location.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In my own article for Issue 10, I spoke with the founders & collaborators of Our Culture Brewing in Atlanta, who are taking a smart & creative path toward opening their own brewery location.
@jdharlock.bsky.social writes about how a single lager brand holds so much bittersweet nostalgia for a Lebanon that once was.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@jdharlock.bsky.social writes about how a single lager brand holds so much bittersweet nostalgia for a Lebanon that once was.
@rebeccaoliver.bsky.social & @averykaplan.bsky.social overview the history of queer boycotts against discrimination in beer, from the famed Coors boycott of the 70s & 80s to Bud Light's fumbling of the Dylan Mulvaney situation in 2023.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@rebeccaoliver.bsky.social & @averykaplan.bsky.social overview the history of queer boycotts against discrimination in beer, from the famed Coors boycott of the 70s & 80s to Bud Light's fumbling of the Dylan Mulvaney situation in 2023.
Ohio Craft Brewers Association deputy director Justin R.L. Hemminger writers about facing burnout, and taking a two-month sabbatical to visit every MLB stadium in an attempt to get his excitement back.
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ohio Craft Brewers Association deputy director Justin R.L. Hemminger writers about facing burnout, and taking a two-month sabbatical to visit every MLB stadium in an attempt to get his excitement back.
Michelle Turner writes about the Venus beer collaboration she participated in, in which Black women from Atlanta's beer scene got together to write recipes for and brew a series of beers that told a story.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Michelle Turner writes about the Venus beer collaboration she participated in, in which Black women from Atlanta's beer scene got together to write recipes for and brew a series of beers that told a story.
Also in this issue, recent Narratively award-winner Maggie Hart writes about finding—and leaving behind—love while hiking the Andes, and the beers shared along the way.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Also in this issue, recent Narratively award-winner Maggie Hart writes about finding—and leaving behind—love while hiking the Andes, and the beers shared along the way.
@melindag.bsky.social has an excellent article in FG10 about the Hasta la Raíz national beer collaboration benefiting @migrantfreedom.bsky.social, including an interview with collab founder Jessica Salas.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@melindag.bsky.social has an excellent article in FG10 about the Hasta la Raíz national beer collaboration benefiting @migrantfreedom.bsky.social, including an interview with collab founder Jessica Salas.
Final Gravity is a quarterly print beer zine telling personal, human-centered stories from the beer world.
Issue 10 is 56 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, and full color. Cover photo by Jacque Irizarry, who is also our featured artist for this issue.
Issue 10 is 56 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, and full color. Cover photo by Jacque Irizarry, who is also our featured artist for this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Final Gravity is a quarterly print beer zine telling personal, human-centered stories from the beer world.
Issue 10 is 56 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, and full color. Cover photo by Jacque Irizarry, who is also our featured artist for this issue.
Issue 10 is 56 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, and full color. Cover photo by Jacque Irizarry, who is also our featured artist for this issue.
Today we got to attend the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum's public memorial at Whitefish Point for the 29 men lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. Back at the cabin now enjoying bottles of its namesake. Wherever you are, raise one for that good ship and true.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Today we got to attend the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum's public memorial at Whitefish Point for the 29 men lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. Back at the cabin now enjoying bottles of its namesake. Wherever you are, raise one for that good ship and true.
This stanza from Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) Introspective full on reads like the lyrics of a death metal track.
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This stanza from Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) Introspective full on reads like the lyrics of a death metal track.
On Saturday, I'll be giving a public talk for festival attendees called From Bean to Barstool and Back: Collaboration and Commonality Between Chocolate, Beer, & Spirits.
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On Saturday, I'll be giving a public talk for festival attendees called From Bean to Barstool and Back: Collaboration and Commonality Between Chocolate, Beer, & Spirits.
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...
I'll also be giving several talks during the fest. On Friday, during the vendors-only session, I'll be giving a short presentation called Telling Your Story: Working with Media, and sitting on a panel discussion to help small chocolate makers grow their businesses.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'll also be giving several talks during the fest. On Friday, during the vendors-only session, I'll be giving a short presentation called Telling Your Story: Working with Media, and sitting on a panel discussion to help small chocolate makers grow their businesses.
At the Bean to Barstool booth, we'll have my book, cacao/chocolate photography prints and cards, and beer and spirits-infused bars from Violet Sky, Piety & Desire, River-Sea, and Somerville Chocolate.
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At the Bean to Barstool booth, we'll have my book, cacao/chocolate photography prints and cards, and beer and spirits-infused bars from Violet Sky, Piety & Desire, River-Sea, and Somerville Chocolate.
Woody juniper branches, fresh peppercorns, and flits of acidity from the cherry… This Sisters A bar is exactly what it says it is, but still somehow surprising.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Woody juniper branches, fresh peppercorns, and flits of acidity from the cherry… This Sisters A bar is exactly what it says it is, but still somehow surprising.
In her essay for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social wrote about the difficulties of trying to write about beer & leisure while rights & services are being stripped away, & the disappointments of seeing many breweries back away from DEI in the present environment. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In her essay for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social wrote about the difficulties of trying to write about beer & leisure while rights & services are being stripped away, & the disappointments of seeing many breweries back away from DEI in the present environment. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to James Tai for his second place award from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards in Best Beer & Food Writing for his vignette Quenelle in Lyon from Issue 06. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Congratulations to James Tai for his second place award from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards in Best Beer & Food Writing for his vignette Quenelle in Lyon from Issue 06. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Also from Issue 05, congratulations to Bono Sigudu for her Emerging Voices recognition from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her wonderful story Soak It Until It Is Bitter: Umqombothi in South Africa. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Also from Issue 05, congratulations to Bono Sigudu for her Emerging Voices recognition from the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her wonderful story Soak It Until It Is Bitter: Umqombothi in South Africa. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to Maria Kruglyak for her First Place award in Best Travel Writing at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her excellent story The Glory of the Portuguese Half-Pint from Issue 05. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations to Maria Kruglyak for her First Place award in Best Travel Writing at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for her excellent story The Glory of the Portuguese Half-Pint from Issue 05. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Congratulations to @totalcurtis.bsky.social for his First Place award in Best Personal Essay at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for his excellent story On Deaf Ears—Beer Spaces and the Hard of Hearing from Final Gravity Issue 08. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Congratulations to @totalcurtis.bsky.social for his First Place award in Best Personal Essay at the @nagbw.bsky.social awards for his excellent story On Deaf Ears—Beer Spaces and the Hard of Hearing from Final Gravity Issue 08. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Damn, Third Eye is killing it. Gold in Pumpkin Beer for Gourd Darn It!
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Damn, Third Eye is killing it. Gold in Pumpkin Beer for Gourd Darn It!
September is Craft Malt Month, and this is just a post to say craft malt is cool as hell. Write articles about craft maltsters, read articles about craft maltsters, use craft malt in your beer, seek out beer that does.
September 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
September is Craft Malt Month, and this is just a post to say craft malt is cool as hell. Write articles about craft maltsters, read articles about craft maltsters, use craft malt in your beer, seek out beer that does.
Three bars, three fascinating flavor explorations. I taste a lot of spirits-infused craft chocolate bars, and these were among the most surprising I’ve had in a while.
Which would you try first?
Which would you try first?
September 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Three bars, three fascinating flavor explorations. I taste a lot of spirits-infused craft chocolate bars, and these were among the most surprising I’ve had in a while.
Which would you try first?
Which would you try first?