by Ding | Sep 8, 2013 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Thoughts, Get Off My Lawn, The Sessions
OK, Session #79 is now over and the thoughts of many have been recorded for posterity. There weren’t quite as many posts as I was expecting, and some of the writing wasn’t very good, but here’s my summary. If I have left you out it was NOT...
by Ding | Sep 6, 2013 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Thoughts, Get Off My Lawn, The Sessions
OK, here we go with the blog post that you’ve read before. Why do I say that? Well essentially this is a post that I’ve written umpteen times over, just in varying guises. In those past posts I have generally focused on one particular aspect of the...
by Ding | Aug 15, 2013 | Beer Blogging, Beer Culture, Beer Thoughts, England, Get Off My Lawn, The Sessions
The Session, a.k.a. ‘Beer Blogging Friday’, is an opportunity once a month for beer bloggers from around the world to get together and write from their own unique perspective on a single topic. Each month, a different beer blogger hosts the Session,...
by Ding | Jan 26, 2013 | AleYeah!, Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Tasting, Beer Thoughts, Cask Ale, Cellaring, England, Get Off My Lawn
So, I’m writing this just a few hours before attending Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting of 2013. In fact, I’m writing as the judging for today’s event is actually taking place and I’m texting one of the judges between paragraphs! This year is the ninth...
by Ding | Dec 25, 2012 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Thoughts, Get Off My Lawn
Following last years Christmas wish list, here goes the 2012 version. 10. Fresh Cotleigh beer in the Atlanta area, please. 9. Death to all, ‘Special’ beer ‘days’ (e.g., ‘IPA Day’, ‘Stout Day’ etc.) 8. Breweries to think...
by Ding | Oct 17, 2012 | Admin, BA, Beer Blogging, Beer Culture, Beer Reviews, Beer Thoughts, beeradvocate, Get Off My Lawn
Yesterday was a pretty significant day in my little beer world. Was it a day that was characterized by me finding a long sought after bottle? No. Was it a day that I tasted and reviewed a super-rare beer? No. Was it a day when I reached some memorable milestone of...