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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/
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November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:15 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...
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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
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
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
@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
@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
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
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
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
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November 11, 2025 at 4:35 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.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our non-profit focus for Issue 10 is @migrantfreedom.bsky.social, working to end immigration detention in the US & build a system rooted in freedom, dignity, & human rights.

www.freedomforimmigrants.org
Freedom for Immigrants
Freedom for Immigrants: Together we will end immigration detention
www.freedomforimmigrants.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 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.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM