by Ding | Feb 19, 2022 | Beer Styles, North East Indiana
This is not really a post about styles or policing styles – at least not an in-depth one – but it may seem like it is. It’s actually a post about a much larger issue surrounding styles – the bigger picture if you will. So, here’s a question for... 
by Ding | Jun 6, 2014 | Beer Sessions, Beer Styles
When I first read the announcement post for Session #88 on Boak & Bailey’s blog, to be honest, my heart sank. They suggested that in preparation for Session #88 that we, the bloggers, go out and drink some of the beer mixes from Boston’s 1976 list,... 
by Ding | May 10, 2013 | Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Beer Thoughts, Cask Ale, English Bitter, Get Off My Lawn, Real Ale, Session Beer
Ding Points: 70.00 Pour: 70.00, Nose: 70.00, Palate: 70.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 70.00 Tasting Notes: I have not spoken to Bob Sandage about ‘Ding’, so I cannot comment on its origin with any degree of certainty, but here is what appears to have happened.... 
by Ding | Apr 14, 2013 | American DIPA, Back Forty Beer Company, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles
Ding Points: 74.50 Pour: 90.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 70.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 70.00 Tasting Notes: I’ve had very little exposure and experience with Back Forty beers, but when I did, I thought they were incredibly average. This is the first one that has made... 
by Ding | Mar 31, 2013 | Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Brooklyn Brewery, Doppelbock
Ding Points: 80.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 80.00, Mouth: 80.00, Global: 80.00 Tasting Notes: So what do we have here? Apparently it’s a Lager, and 5 seconds research tell us it’s a Doppelbock, or at least an amped-up version of the classic... by Ding | Mar 29, 2013 | Beer Reviews, Tripel, Victory Brewing Co.
Ding Points: 54.00 Pour: 60.00, Nose: 60.00, Palate: 50.00, Mouth:, 60.00 Global: 50.00 Tasting Notes: I hold my hand up here and admit that I screwed up. The thought of Golden Monkey aged in white wine barrels was definitely something that I would be very interested...