When Ryan Wibby read the scores from
Wine Enthusiast’s most recent lager tests, he thought the number alongside Wibby Brewing’s Volksbier Vienna was simply its entry identification. “I was very confused when we got the results back, because it said 100, he recalls.
Turns out it was the rating. Volksbier Vienna, along with Heater Allen Pils from Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, had snagged the first-ever 100-point rating from the respected magazine (and yes,
Wine Enthusiastrates beers as well as wine). With a luxurious mouthfeel that slowly brings on layers of nuts, warmed caramel and a subtle spiciness from noble hops, this Vienna lager is of remarkable quality,” the magazine wrote. “Often beers in this category are too sweet, but here the recipe brings bitterness into the equation for balance. Still, it finishes dry, with only a touch of light brown sugar on the finish.”
The 21st century Victorians
The Berlin-based writer and activist talked to us about Silicon Values, her new book on online censorship.
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Jillian York
Berlin - Jillian York is the Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Originally from the US, she s lived in Berlin-Friedrichshain for six years. We talked to her about her new book
Silicon Values, which looks at the role of platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in censorship around the world.
By Silicon Values you mean the values behind the big Silicon Valley platforms. What are those values, exactly?
Silicon values are not democratic. And they’re very US-centric. After that it depends on which company. These values are not determined by international human rights frameworks or law but by the CEOs and executive teams of these companies. The impact this has on the rest of the world is that the standards that various societies and the international community
The best sledding hills in Berlin
With the snow still falling and below-zero temperatures expected for the rest of the week, conditions are better than they have been in years. BLZ, 9.2.2021 - 11:06 Uhr
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Photo: dpa/Christoph SoederSpeed freaks in Volkspark Friedrichshain
Berlin - Monday saw more snowfall than we ve seen in the capital in years. Cross-country skiers were out Monday as well as thousands of kids and parents with their sleds. What better way to forget all corona pandemic for a moment than by hitting the slopes.
Despite its location on a plain, the
Hauptstadt offers a number of decent slopes, thanks to the piles of leftover war rubble or