Josh Noel
@joshnoel.bsky.social
Author of “Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit” and “Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out: Goose Island, Anheuser-Busch and How Craft Beer Became Bug Business.” Working on the next one.
“Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit” was shortlisted by the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for its 2025 Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Awards amid some excellent company 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾
October 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit” was shortlisted by the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for its 2025 Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Awards amid some excellent company 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾
WOW. Pour one out for a legend. What a special place. And factored big in the Malört narrative!
Had its run. Onward. chicago.eater.com/closings/160...
Had its run. Onward. chicago.eater.com/closings/160...
June 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
WOW. Pour one out for a legend. What a special place. And factored big in the Malört narrative!
Had its run. Onward. chicago.eater.com/closings/160...
Had its run. Onward. chicago.eater.com/closings/160...
Book sales about to explode, thank you Catholic Church.
May 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Book sales about to explode, thank you Catholic Church.
A legend — and even more interesting than most of us knew. He was always my first stop when picking up the Reader on Thursday back in the day. RIP. www.inclusivefuneralcare.com/m/obituaries...
May 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A legend — and even more interesting than most of us knew. He was always my first stop when picking up the Reader on Thursday back in the day. RIP. www.inclusivefuneralcare.com/m/obituaries...
April 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Was telling someone recently the thing I miss most in modern IPAs/pale ales is that pine and especially resin character. Phase Three hasn’t forgotten. This is great.
March 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Was telling someone recently the thing I miss most in modern IPAs/pale ales is that pine and especially resin character. Phase Three hasn’t forgotten. This is great.
Pilsner Urquell tasting — draft, bottle and can. Marked differences.
March 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Pilsner Urquell tasting — draft, bottle and can. Marked differences.
This Sunday, Feb. 2.
Malört reading/discussion, the Mandalörtian and a round of Malört trivia!
5 pm at the legendary Ten Cat Tavern. No cover. Signed books available.
Malört reading/discussion, the Mandalörtian and a round of Malört trivia!
5 pm at the legendary Ten Cat Tavern. No cover. Signed books available.
January 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This Sunday, Feb. 2.
Malört reading/discussion, the Mandalörtian and a round of Malört trivia!
5 pm at the legendary Ten Cat Tavern. No cover. Signed books available.
Malört reading/discussion, the Mandalörtian and a round of Malört trivia!
5 pm at the legendary Ten Cat Tavern. No cover. Signed books available.
Come for me … stay for the Mandalörtian.
Feb. 2 at one of Chicago’s coolest old school bars.
Feb. 2 at one of Chicago’s coolest old school bars.
January 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Come for me … stay for the Mandalörtian.
Feb. 2 at one of Chicago’s coolest old school bars.
Feb. 2 at one of Chicago’s coolest old school bars.
Tonight at Hop Butcher, I’ll be in conversation with Peter Strom & Chris Depa, the first two people to work Malört, who helped put it on the path to what it has become.
December 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Tonight at Hop Butcher, I’ll be in conversation with Peter Strom & Chris Depa, the first two people to work Malört, who helped put it on the path to what it has become.
AMA happening now over at Reddit …
December 12, 2024 at 7:38 PM
AMA happening now over at Reddit …
“The result is a page-turner filled with compelling characters and stellar reporting that you don’t have to be a Malört-head to appreciate.”
Thanks, @saveur.com. www.saveur.com/shopping-rev...
Thanks, @saveur.com. www.saveur.com/shopping-rev...
December 11, 2024 at 1:17 AM
“The result is a page-turner filled with compelling characters and stellar reporting that you don’t have to be a Malört-head to appreciate.”
Thanks, @saveur.com. www.saveur.com/shopping-rev...
Thanks, @saveur.com. www.saveur.com/shopping-rev...
Next Monday, Dec. 9 at Marz Brewing, I’ll talk live and unrehearsed with Tremaine Atkinson, owner of CH Distillery (and Jeppson’s Malört) for some real talk on the book and Malört — where it came from/where it’s going.
7-9 pm, specials on Malört shots & Malört Spritz; signed books for sale.
7-9 pm, specials on Malört shots & Malört Spritz; signed books for sale.
December 6, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Next Monday, Dec. 9 at Marz Brewing, I’ll talk live and unrehearsed with Tremaine Atkinson, owner of CH Distillery (and Jeppson’s Malört) for some real talk on the book and Malört — where it came from/where it’s going.
7-9 pm, specials on Malört shots & Malört Spritz; signed books for sale.
7-9 pm, specials on Malört shots & Malört Spritz; signed books for sale.
Low key one of the best beers made in Chicago.
November 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Low key one of the best beers made in Chicago.
Some people just can’t find empathy and understanding until they’re personally affected. I’ve always thought this example was very instructive.
November 23, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Some people just can’t find empathy and understanding until they’re personally affected. I’ve always thought this example was very instructive.
November 20, 2024 at 12:57 AM
He asked where I was from and I told him I was a Chicago native and lifelong fan and raising my kids the same. He paused, reached into his bag and gave me these coins for them.
November 19, 2024 at 11:33 PM
He asked where I was from and I told him I was a Chicago native and lifelong fan and raising my kids the same. He paused, reached into his bag and gave me these coins for them.
Don’t adjust your eyeballs. Yes, that’s Malört (and me) in the New York Times. 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/d...
November 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Don’t adjust your eyeballs. Yes, that’s Malört (and me) in the New York Times. 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/d...
One of my favorite things to do at a Malört reading is to take this photo. I don’t always remember, but I did last night at Bryant’s in Milwaukee. An amazing bar literally trapped in 1971. So much fun. More events to come!
November 15, 2024 at 2:19 PM
One of my favorite things to do at a Malört reading is to take this photo. I don’t always remember, but I did last night at Bryant’s in Milwaukee. An amazing bar literally trapped in 1971. So much fun. More events to come!
Hello #milwaukee. Just a few tickets left for this. See you tomorrow. www.tix.com/ticket-sales...
November 14, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Hello #milwaukee. Just a few tickets left for this. See you tomorrow. www.tix.com/ticket-sales...
Among my favorite Chicago IPAs. Sorry to lose it.
November 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Among my favorite Chicago IPAs. Sorry to lose it.
The title! The cover! The release date!
Plus a lot more about the Malört book two years in the making.
joshnoel.net
Plus a lot more about the Malört book two years in the making.
joshnoel.net
March 7, 2024 at 3:35 AM
The title! The cover! The release date!
Plus a lot more about the Malört book two years in the making.
joshnoel.net
Plus a lot more about the Malört book two years in the making.
joshnoel.net