Good advocacy in this, happy to have RR in Melbourne. Albo with beer and red tape masker for prosperity, the East is Red, to Reach the East is Red Tape

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Exciting new product from Northeast India, the brainchild of an anthropologist and musician

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A "Burma Ale" wins 2nd place at the 2025 World Beer Cup in Cat. #7: Herb & Spice Beer. From a Cali brewery I'm unfamiliar with. Used pagoda & peacock iconography too.

Wedding season is coming to a close in Victoria but there was time for one more

Meanwhile in military-ruled Myanmar, Gen Z still drink plenty, and crony companies are trying to co-opt the term away from the civil disobedience and armed resistance movements opposing the 2021 coup, and towards the supposed martial prowess of the Bama monarchy of old. Gen Z—same wine, new bottles?

Antipodean Mon mohinga, strong in the ways of the banana stem

The newest publication, a bit rushed but at least it's out. Nice to have the opportunity to write about Myanmar again ⚡ #Routledge #Hooch #Myanmar

The Palmyra palm is the designated 🌴 state tree 🌴 of #TamilNadu, yet tappers require licenses to ferment their sap. It's nuts that tapping in the state is still regulated in this colonial way. A classic case of selective cultural heritage timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai...

They nailed it. No need to head to Adelaide for the fresh stuff with this on the doorstep! The head retention ain't there but I get why with the recipe. Toffee, banana, biting dryness, and the same magical copper buzz. Brewed March 17, perfect condition 🍌🍬🥨 #BellsBeach #Coopers #SparklingAle

Loving this bonus late-April sunny weather, giving another unexpected bumper crop of 茄子. These two are going in the wok tonight 🍆🥣

The volume with my latest publication arrived today. I wouldn't exactly call it a celebration, however, as Paul remains charged with lese-majeste—this is an outrage. When I started my master's degrees at #ANU in 2012, two of my lecturers were banned from Thailand. They weren't careful. Paul is

Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 2016-2020. Now military-ruled and devastated by the quake. A lot of good memories at Ye Zin, government housing, and of course the assortment of weird hotels. Also some less-good memories of (multiple) car accidents and hiding from (other people's) landladies ...

In Ireland in 2024 for a family history trip with my old man, we found no brewers on the Irish side of the family (unlike the Danish, German, *and* English branches!) ... So this timely new book should sparkle up that (relatively) sober visit to tiny tombs and church archives @braciatrix.bsky.social

Plum happy to speak at this panel celebrating arak Bali last month in Denpasar. I focused on the three palm trees it's made from and their importance to life on the island. Governor Wayan Koster was in attendance and lauded the drink's contribution to Balinese culture. bit.ly/4iCstrv bit.ly/4kWqRdR

Yesterday @drjchambers.bsky.social talked at #UniMelb about her book on ethnic Karen Theravāda Buddhists pursuing moral lives in Hpa-an, touching (just a tad) on the complexities of drink. Rice beer and spirits are popular in Karen communities. Highly recommended! nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/pur...

I sat with my friend Dr. Mike Dunford earlier this week for a podcast all about drinking and eating—no, not booze—but #tea! We met in Myanmar originally, and Mike has just finished his PhD in Anthropology, studying the Ta'ang people and tea. myanmarmusings.com/tea-empires-... #teashop #oolong

Super happy to appear on an IG live chat with Pak Harry from #fermenusa just now. Great questions and a lot of enthusiasm for traditional drinks. I learned a lot! Thank you to the audience. Also, this was the first time I ever used Instagram. 🫥

I'll be appearing with Fermenusa on this IG live talkshow tomorrow to chat about the traditional drinks of Southeast Asia, including a sneak peak on upcoming work on arak Bali. Although it's a Bahasa Indonesia platform, I'll be speaking in English. Hope you can join! 🌴 #arakbali #fermenusa #arak