by Ding | Nov 26, 2013 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Thoughts, England, Get Off My Lawn
After my decision last January not to attend Atlanta Cask Ale ’14 this coming January, the very event that I thought would be the one that kept me sane in terms of real ale in America, I started to reflect upon my role in the Atlanta beer scene in general. Ten months...
by Ding | Oct 4, 2013 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, Beer Sessions, Beer Thoughts, Get Off My Lawn, The Sessions
The first Friday in October ’13 brings us Session #80, where Derek Harrison at It’s Not Just The Alcohol Talking asks, ‘Is Craft Beer a Bubble?’. I’m no economist, and in any case economics is a soft science at best, so I guess it...
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 | 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....
