by Ding | Nov 8, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Jester King Craft Brewery
Ding Points: 87.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 90.00, Mouth: 90.00, Global: 90.00 Tasting Notes: I have to admit, I am not really predisposed to liking this beer. I’m not a big fan of anything barrel-aged at the best of times, but coupled with a Wild Ale...
by Ding | Oct 13, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Lost Abbey/Port Brewing, New Belgium, Uncategorized
Ding Points: 68.50 Pour: 60.00, Nose: 70.00, Palate: 70.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 70.00 Tasting Notes: $13.99 for the 12.7 fl oz in the corked & caged bottle. Yes, I said $13.99! As always with The Lost Abbey, I open with a degree of trepidation. The carbonation...
by Ding | Oct 3, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Jester King Craft Brewery
Ding Points: 77.50 Pour: 70.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 80.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 80.00 Tasting Notes: For the second time in just about as many days, I find a beer that for all intents & purposes could actually be described as an English cider. Thanks go out to...
by Ding | Jul 30, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, New Belgium
Ding Points: 80.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 80.00, Mouthfeel: 80.00, Global: 80.00 Tasting Notes: I tried this in its initial incarnation back in March of 2010 in Raleigh at The Pit. I was impressed then (with The Pit and the beer), but did not write a review...
by Ding | Jul 21, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, New Belgium
Ding Points: 50.00 Pour: 50.00, Nose: 50.00, Palate: 50.00, Mouth: 50.00, Global: 50.00 Tasting Notes: I stopped in at Growlers on my arrival on Hilton Head Island, and saw they had this on tap. The guy was busy ‘educating’ me about, ‘how I’d...
by Ding | Jul 20, 2012 | American Wild Ale, Beer Reviews, Russian River, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Uncategorized
Ding Points: 91.50 Pour: 90.00, Nose: 100.00, Palate: 90.00, Mouth: 90.00, Global: 90.00 Tasting Notes: 750 mL corked & caged bottle, approx. $15. Are they using the word ‘domesticated’ to classify it is ‘American’??? Next time I see...