by Ding | Aug 4, 2026 | Beer Blogging, Beer Reviews, Ding's Beer Blog
I’ve had a recent surge in traffic on the site so I thought it might be a good idea to summarize what you’ll find at dingsbeerblog, and perhaps just as importantly, what you won’t. To find out more about me, take a look here. Who I am may not be... 
by Ding | Jul 21, 2026 | Beer Styles, Get Off My Lawn
I happened to stumble across one of the dumbest things I think that I’ve ever seen in defining beers styles in 40+ years of thinking about this stuff. Dumb it certainly is, BUT it also explains a lot about how marketing sits totally detached from reality. Now,... 
by Ding | Jul 20, 2026 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy
Yesterday, Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog (HotD) passed away aged 66. He had announced his illness publicly earlier this year. I never met Alan and I never went to any of the HotD locations – he and I were Facebook friends for a number of years FWIW. If... 
by Ding | Jul 10, 2026 | Hilton Head
It’s been a while since this post, fourteen years in fact, which in turn was close to a decade after I first started seeking good beer on Hilton Head. That’s almost 25 years of thinking about, drinking, and writing pieces about beer on the island. Since... 
by Ding | Jun 28, 2026 | Beer Books, Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, The Session, The Sessions
My bet (hope) is that you, dear reader will see the title of this post and assume that I am about to wax lyrical about Martyn Cornell’s exquisite research and knowledge, and how we should all receive a stern talking to regarding Porter and Stout from the master...