Josh Noel

Author of "Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit" (out now!) and "Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out." Former Chicago Tribune.

[Josh Noel @hopnotes]

@willis3TNT @WSJ And now back to Blue Sky! 🌞

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“In the end, his account of the bitter beverage has a hard-won sweetness. This quirky, enlightening, unexpectedly poignant book isn’t only for aficionados of the offbeat Chicago liquor, but fans of stubborn underdogs everywhere.”

Great review in the @WSJ https://t.co/hDtkVWAgb8

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@jacobinfante24 This is why you’re the only reason I look at Twitter anymore.

(Can you please just take your act to Bluesky?)

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@kbghaef @wcbeergeek That seems to be a common thread on the internets. Appreciate the confirmation.

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@ChicagoErin @JeppsonsMalort Where? When? The context? Did you snap that walking by? I need the deets!

Thanks for sharing …

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@R_Watsonian @HopButcher Just show up!

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“Noel paints the picture of this brand in a way that feels a little like a mystery or thriller novel.” https://t.co/GOpdCGIEba

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@dareader24 @chicagobars @royalpratt It’s been here longer than you have.

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🙏🤝🍻

[Capitol Fax @capitolfax]

I just finished Josh’s book. It is indeed a page-turner. It not only fleshes out a little-known “heroic” story, but also illuminates some of Chicago’s soul. And unlike Malört itself, bitterness is in very short supply. Marvelously done.

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“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, @SAVEURMAG. https://t.co/0c0VGfyqhB

[Chi Urbanist @chi_urbanist]

Of course I read theory

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@brianaubrey @ErisChicago Yes but that’s a good thing!!

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“So, yes, Malört is both a joke and a true tale. But it also is something much more—it's a great American story,” says @alcoholreviews1 https://t.co/cpKhZsRfeP

[PintOComicsSirJon @pint_jon]

@hopnotes my book came with a beer.

[Chicago Tribune Guild @CTGuild]

FINALLY: After six years, we at the Chicago Tribune Guild have won our first contract.

We are so proud of what we ratified today with near unanimous support: raises, bonuses, salary minimums, AI protections, seniority rights & more. How did we get this done? (1/7)

[On the Media @onthemedia]

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@BleacherNation @kfishbain @jacobinfante24 @wiltfongjr @adamjahns @WaddleandSilvy Followed. Keep up the posting there! Appreciate what you do.

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@trevorIV @kfishbain @jacobinfante24 @wiltfongjr @adamjahns @WaddleandSilvy @BleacherNation I love free speech, don’t care for propaganda.

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@willis3cal I may come and go but I just want no part of it at this point. That may change but I can’t abide by the owner and what he’s made it. There are alternatives so I will use them. It’s all good 🫡