Lew Bryson

Smack-dab center of the Keystone State.
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Author: American Whiskey Master Class.
Seen Through A Glass: Central PA podcast

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

Want a signed copy of Whiskey Master Class or Tasting Whiskey? DM me, PayPal, Venmo accepted. WMC $30, TW $23 (list price + $3 shipping).
You get a signed copy, and I get a lot more of the price than I do when you buy it elsewhere. Thanks!

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

The worst drink we ever had...Hoo boy. Tonight, on @whatsbrewingpa !

[Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow]

This week on @whatsbrewingpa, @lewbryson & I swap summer wheats & celebrate "Name Your Poison" day by recalling the worst drink we ever had. Sat., 8:30 & 1 am, Sun., 9 pm on @NBCSPhilly.

[Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow]

The box office is now open! Come on over.

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.@lewbryson & I learn to cook with beer, enjoy cream ales & marvel at the cascading bubbles in a Guinness in this week's @whatsbrewingpa. Air times (depending on rainy Phillies game):
Today, 8:30 & 12:30am; Sunday, 6 pm on @NBCSPhilly.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@atrupar He gets a special printing of the test that puts "sir" in all the questions?

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@eyre_bev @UnkownStatistic @TammyWootton1 @ReadYouForFree1 @lecternleader This is the dumbest thread on XTwitter in months.
'You got nothing!'
'I won't show it to you because you won't believe it!'
'Yeah huh!'
'Nuh uh!'

[Michael Steele @MichaelSteele]

Let’s not pretend this is complicated theology. It is not. You cannot stand in front of a golden statue built to glorify a political leader, surround it with preachers, bless it, praise it and then act shocked that the rest of us might consider it a false idol. https://t.co/vPzTrlsshG

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

Pretty easy ask for the next @whatsbrewingpa show!

[Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow]

Our next episode of @whatsbrewingpa asks, what's your ideal summer spot for a beer? A specific brewpub? Shore spot? Your fishing board? Please be very specific (paint a picture) & photos are welcome

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

And here's me celebrating 4th of July in Madrid 9 years ago.

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Our next What's Brewing PA photo challenge: You, beer & patriotism. Maybe fireworks, or a flag, or whatever looks patriotic. (Ignore the White Claw here). Send it here & win a spot at our June Beer Bash at Puddlers Kitchen & Tap by Conshohocken Brewing Co.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@LibreNavegante @VictorKvert2008 Wasn't so much weak as open; looks like they flew it right in the open hatch. Then the ready rounds of main gun ammunition go up, and it's all over.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@whiskycast @RealGlenMacnow @whatsbrewingpa Christ, I'd forgotten about that horrible shit.

[Denys Shtilierman @DenShtilierman]

The Telegraph published an article titled “Putin is down. This is the time to start kicking him.” It’s a very powerful piece that deserves a detailed analysis. The author is Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former commander of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and commander of the UK’s Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment. This is a rare instance where a high-ranking Western military officer is directly telling the West: stop making concessions to Putin; it’s time to finish him off.

“For the first time in two decades, Russia could not muster a single tank in what is traditionally the Kremlin’s grand annual exhibition of military might – an event Putin himself describes as a warning to Russia’s enemies. What the world witnessed was not power, but weakness: a diminished parade, hollow symbolism, and a regime increasingly fearful of its own vulnerability.”

“With Ukrainian drones and missiles now capable of striking deep inside Russia, Putin clearly dared not risk displaying valuable military hardware at a known time and location. Instead, the regime relied heavily on massed marching formations, including North Korean troops, to create the illusion of scale and strength.”

A British colonel bluntly states what we have seen ourselves: Putin fears Ukrainian drones so much that he canceled the display of equipment at his own celebration.

“Even Putin’s speech, usually a lengthy endurance test in which the dictator indulges in imperial nostalgia and Soviet-era rhetoric, was remarkably brief and muted. Gone was the swagger of a leader convinced of inevitable victory. In its place stood a man attempting to justify an increasingly costly and strategically catastrophic war. Putin insisted Russia was fighting a “just” war and described Ukraine as an “aggressive force” being armed by NATO.”

From “Kyiv in three days” to a “just war” against NATO. This is not the rhetoric of a victor.

Separately, the author mentions Russia’s hybrid war against the West:

“It is Russia, not the West, that has spent years conducting a sustained hybrid war against Europe and particularly the United Kingdom. The murder of Alexander Litvinenko and the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury remain chilling reminders of the Kremlin’s willingness to conduct state-sponsored attacks on British soil, alongside relentless cyber warfare, sabotage and espionage across Europe.”

This is an important point for Western readers — a reminder that Russia was waging war against them even before 2022. And it continues to do so everywhere to this day. Cut cables, blown-up warehouses, planes in NATO airspace — this is war, just without missiles for now.

“Today, the battlefield reality is moving increasingly in Ukraine’s favour. Ukrainian forces continue to make incremental but meaningful advances while Russia suffers appalling losses in both manpower and equipment.”

“At the same time, Ukraine has demonstrated an increasingly sophisticated ability to strike strategically important targets deep inside Russia, even without large-scale American military support. Critical infrastructure attacks are now placing growing pressure on the Russian economy and exposing the Kremlin’s inability to fully defend its own territory.”

This is a very valuable insight regarding the current state of the war. The British colonel openly acknowledges what we are achieving on our own. Without American aid, under international pressure, and under constant attack — Ukraine is still ramping up the pressure on Russia.

Separately, the author mentions the internal situation in Russia:

“All of this comes amid growing signs of unease inside Russia itself. Public criticism of the war, once almost unthinkable, is becoming more visible as ordinary Russians begin to question the price of Putin’s disastrous gamble in Ukraine. This criticism would be even more evident were it not for a recent crackdown on internet services in Russia and the silencing of many dissenting voices.”

But the most important point in the article is made in the conclusion, to which I can only give a standing ovation:

“What Saturday demonstrated beyond doubt is that Putin is wounded politically, militarily and psychologically. History teaches us that when a dangerous predator is weakened, that is precisely the moment to apply maximum pressure – not to offer concessions for the sake of expediency. The most effective time to kick a man is when he’s down.”

“The West must ensure that Volodymyr Zelensky is empowered to secure a just peace for the Ukrainian people, rather than allowing Putin an escape route simply to bring the fighting to a premature close.”

This is precisely the logic we have been repeating for four years in a row. Concessions to the aggressor do not end the war — they merely postpone it. Poland waited 45 years to gain its freedom after Yalta. The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria signed the Khasavyurt Accords — and then more than 20 percent of its population was massacred. Ukraine has no right to let such a fate befall its people.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@RealGlenMacnow @LancasterPaMike @whatsbrewingpa Yeah, Malört tastes a lot better than that.

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@pastormarkburns So, FOUR times you deny that this is a golden calf.

Wow. Peter only denied Jesus Christ THREE times. You must really love El Trumpo Grande.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

Hey, @whatsbrewingpa ? It's HOME brewing PA! Show us your setup, your gear, with a beer, and get an invite to the fabulous season finale! (Seriously, it is kinda fabulous.)

[Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow]

Our next @whatsbrewingpa Photo Contest goes out to the home brewers. Send us a shot of you brewing & win a spot at our June Beer Bash at @PuddlersKitchen .

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New episode of @whatsbrewingpa on @NBCSPhilly tonite at 8, Sunday at 6:30 from @TroublesEnd484. We swap Mexican lagers & salute home brewing. And owner @EagleCasey even wrote a song about our show.

[Lew Bryson @lewbryson]

@HiddenHistoryYT The Swedish Sverige-class coast defense ships were great little ships. 7600 tons, 23 knots top speed, 4x280 mm main guns (and two torpedo tubes). I've always liked them.

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@Cyrus_Black2 @HiddenHistoryYT Bayern and Baden were impressive ships.

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

Mexico will pay for the ballroom

[Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow]

On this week's @whatsbrewingpa, we swap Heffeweizens & debate the best & worst in bar games. Saturday, 7 pm on @NBCSPhilly, and 11 pm on NBCS+. What's your favorite bar game?