Ben Palmer

@johnzee7.bsky.social

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British and German dual citizen living in Berlin. Brewing scientist and PhD candidate at VLB Berlin. Former brewer and maltster. Posts about beer, cycling and Germany.

Louise, Andreas, Fred and me walking through the Franconian countryside
Four copies of Thin Places in Hard Concrete by Ray Newman on the table in the Biergarten. There is a golden plaque and several glasses of beer.
Me stood on a road with my back facing the camera. There are six cats standing or lying nearby. Photo credits: @violavalenza.bksy.social
I'm presenting the topic "Assessing the chemical stability of volatile thiols in IPA and other dry-hopped beers" Photo credits: Daniel Köning (@silentdan.bsky.social)
A golden brown loaf of bread
A 500 mL clear Schott flask containing orange liquid
A SCOBY with white/green, fuzzy patches of mold on the surface
A handcrafted plaque with two large golden letter 'B's on a wooden pedestal, which has the text "The Beer & Book Club".
The tiled interior of the Sheffield Tap. Photo taken by my wife Viola
The Tour de France route of West Berlin in 1987. Picture from: https://procyclingmaps.com/product/tour-de-france-1987-livre-de-route-officiel-official-roadbook/
Two 0,5 L glasses of Eschenbräu Rauchbock
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
Heavily graffitied pub toilet at the Bierhaus Urban in Kreuzberg
Book cover of James by Percival Everett
Book cover of Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto
Book cover of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin
Book cover of Stasiland by Anna Funder
Book cover of Any Human Heart by William Boyd
My StoryGraph Wrap-Up 2025
A 0,5 L bottle of Schreckenskammer Kölsch
A České dráhy locomotive pulling the DB ICE L train in to the Köln Hauptbahnhof
A 0,2 L glass of Päffgen Kölsch
The interior and bar area of the La Fleur en Papier Doré in Brussels
UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Dendermonde. A front group of about 10 riders tackle the sandy descent.
The women's elite race at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Dendermonde. There are several riders on a sandy section and lots of cyclocross fans cheering them on.
A 0,33 L stemmed glass of Stille Nacht from De Dolle Brouwers
A 0,33 L stemmed glass of Gouden Carolus Christmas beer.
Pauwels Algérienne sauce and a Chocovit cycling cap.
UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Gavere. Several cyclists tackle the technical descent followed by a left turn.
The Washingtonplatz entrance to the Berlin Hauptbahnhof. There is a large glass facade and Christmas tree.
Plattenbau Berlin and Berlin Typography books from Jesse Simon held in front of the Christmas tree.
Several black glasses are on the table next to a chocolate Sansta. Daniel is speaking in the background.
Radiohead playing live at the Uber Arena in Berlin. Green and blue lights are shining on the stage, Thom Yorke is punching the air.
A Seidla of warmed Lagerbier at the Brauerei Spezial
A 0,5 L Willi Becher glass of Keesmann Herren Pils and a 0,25 L glass of Silvaner white wine
A tray of Pfannkuchen
A 0,5 L glass of Eschenbräu Alt Berliner Dunkel, a 1 L growler is in the background.
Ketwurst. A hollowed bread roll filled with a tofu sausage and ketchup.
Several contestants, including me on the front left, at the German Aeropress Championship making coffee on a long, wooden table. Photo credits: Five Elephant Instagram account, photographer unknown
Hacker Pschorr Münchner Hell amongst several Oktoberfestbiere and a Festbier
A foamy pint of Abbeydale Brewery Moonshine Pale Ale and a unopened pack of Scampi Fries at the Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield.
Orange lad dressed as a cheeky scholar
The official poster for the German Aeropress Championship 2025 with a funky graphic displaying a gold Aeropress and a stylised Fernsehturm
A group of cyclists passing the East Side Gallery in Berlin. I'm on the front of the group, wearing a dark blue jersey and white helmet.
A Maß of Augustiner Oktoberfestbier from wooden barrel and a 0,5 L glass of Oktoberfest Radler in the Zollpackhof Biergarten
A 0,5 L glass of Svijany Dark Lager and a portion of Nakládaný hermelin in the Prager Frühling 1968 bar
A close up of a hop addition into the boiling wort
A small hop garden at the VLB Berlin. The cones are attached to the trellises.
Some wild hops that are growing on a graffitied fence in a Getränke Hoffmann car park.
Viola stood in the entrance of the smoked fish shop.
Cascade is sat on the table, on which my road bike is leaning. Our drinks cabinet is in the background, dotted with fake plants.
Brauerei Keesmann Bamberger Herren Pils served in a 0,5L Willi Becher
A 0,5 L bottle of Augustiner Alkoholfrei Hell served in matching glassware
The exterior of the Lindenbräu restaurant in the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz
Two framed linocut prints on our white kitchen wall. Cascade on the left, Fuggles on the right.
Two glasses of Augustiner Pils and a Willi Becher 0,5L of Augustiner Helles
Dr. Eng. Jonas Trummer giving a lecture on processing aids in the brewery
A pizza and bottle of Augustiner Helles
A German passport
A statue of a woman mourning a fallen soldier with flowers scattered underneath.