Final Gravity Zine

18/12/2024

We released 4 issues of Final Gravity in 2024, with 38 stories and art features. 66% of those were by women or non-binary folks, and 42% by persons of color. We won 3 North American Guild of Beer Writers awards, and 1 British Guild of Beer Writers award. We broke even issue over issue (still some initial capital stuff to pay down, but the issues themselves are in the black). And while we can’t measure it, we published a bunch of stuff we’re deeply proud of. Thanks for supporting us so far—we’re just getting started.

If you haven’t already, now’s the perfect time to sign up on Patreon, subscribe via beantobarstool.com, buy an issue, gift an issue/subscription, or pitch us a story. We’d love for you to be part of our story! We believe in independent beer writing, and we believe there are vibrant stories waiting to be told (and read) in this space.

17/12/2024

In her story for our latest issue, editor .a.guerra lifts a beer to those she loves. Toasts aren’t just for the dead.

13/12/2024

Grab back issues of Final Gravity and save a few bucks with a pick 2 or pick 3 zine bundle!

Purchase Bean to Barstool merch and zines about pairing beer and chocolate!

10/12/2024

Final Gravity Issue 07 is now available for preorder! Preorder now at the link in our profile and get free shipping when the issue comes out in mid-January. Or subscribe via Patreon or the Bean to Barstool shop and get the issue when it comes out automatically! Great articles by Shayna Conde, Matt Dursum, Stasia Brewczynski, Brian Alberts, Ale Sharpton, Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Sandro Wirth, & David Nilsen, art feature by Lykke Dalum, and a non-profit spotlight on Safe Bars. Preorder yours now and support independent beer journalism and print media!

https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/preorder-final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-07

09/12/2024

Taprooms everywhere try to become community gathering places, and the brewery’s longterm success likely depending on whether or not they’re able to do that. In Issue 06, Lucy Corne profiled a South African brewery that has succeeded in delightful and surprising ways. https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

06/12/2024

We are so proud to announce Ruvani de Silva’s article My Father, Lion Lager, and Home published in Issue 02 of Final Gravity won Best Travel Writing at the The British Guild of Beer Writers Awards! We are immensely proud of Ruvani for writing this excellent piece, and of our little zine for providing a home for personal stories like this. Long live beer writing! https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/the-2025-guild-awards-a-view-from-the-chair

27/11/2024

Next Thursday, December 5, is the last day to begin your Patreon subscription with Issue 06 before we roll over to Issue 07.

Signing up on Patreon is by far the biggest way you can support us, and you get fun perks! Learn more and sign up below. https://www.patreon.com/c/BeantoBarstoolZines

25/11/2024

Hopefully you'll be eating some great food this week, so we're highlighting this vignette from James Tai about a once-in-a-lifetime meal he enjoyed in France from our most recent issue. Check it out! https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

20/11/2024

Swung by Long Beach Brewery yesterday to drop off a couple of copies of the latest issue of Final Gravity Zine featuring an article on Charlie and his regulars...

19/11/2024

Hop Culture’s Grace Lee-Weitz wrote an immersive, in-depth profile of the obsessive mad geniuses at Hanabi Lager, and their quest to brew with the rarest grains in the world. The story of how one particular barley variety came into their possession—just enough for a single batch of beer—is mind-boggling. Read this excellent story in our most recent issue! https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

18/11/2024

Hard to believe we have 6 issues out now. If you don't have them all, you can order back issues on the Bean to Barstool site, or bundle 3 to save. https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop

14/11/2024

n his excellent essay in our new issue, Christopher Smith explores the "legacy of flowing continuity" at Harlem Hops, an oasis he compares to the Paris cafes that fostered James Baldwin. Pick up your copy today: https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

13/11/2024

Our non-profit focus for Issue 06 is Beer is for Everyone.

From their website: “Beer is for Everyone is a grassroots project that was born from the need for more diverse bodies, spaces, and voices within the craft beer community. As an ever-growing industry, it is of the utmost importance to be critical of our growth along the way. We believe that more diversity in the craft beer community will ultimately create greater diversity within the beers themselves. Every one of us has unique perspectives, ideas, and experiences that we bring to the beer conversation. Now more than ever, it is time that we encourage everyone to have a seat at the table.”

That “now more than ever” just keeps on getting more true. Consider supporting Beer Is For Everyone’s: https://beerisforeveryone.com/donate/

12/11/2024

A super talented group of folks wrote the articles for our latest issue. Have you picked up your copy yet? https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

29/10/2024

“We dreamed of running our own boat one day, but in the meantime, we needed something stable. Although I didn’t really like beer, my most promising lead was at a brewery.”

Cat Wiest stunning narrative in the new issue is such a beautiful and poignant piece of writing. You owe it to yourself to read this. Grab your copy today! https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

28/10/2024

A huge portion of the beer industry either has, is, or will deal with perimenopause, but it’s a topic that is rarely talked about. Ruvani de Silva wrote about her own experience with navigating the challenges of perimenopause while working in beer for our new issue. It’s an important, personal, and well-written story, and we hope you’ll do yourself a favor and check out in Issue 06, out now! https://www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final-gravity-a-beer-zine-issue-06

17/10/2024

On the Bean to Barstool shop you can select Pick 2 or Pick 3 bundles of zines to save a few bucks. Grab the new issue and a couple back issues while you're at it!

Pick any three zines from our catalog and save a few bucks! At checkout, choose from: Beer Tarot: Pulling Cards, Pouring Beer, & Discovering Self— This 36-page, full-color stapled zine is a brand new zine by beer writer Courtney Iseman. Fans of Courtney’s excellent Hugging the Bar newslett