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Session #82: Beery Yarns (a REDUX)

Session #82: Beery Yarns (a REDUX)

by Ding | Dec 5, 2013 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, England, England 2011, Hook Norton, The Sessions

Here’s my Session #82 post. This month Steve at Beers I’ve known asks for Beery Yarns. If you recognize this post, you’re right, this is a cheat. I’ve posted it before, but this is such a great story that is close to my heart, I wanted to give...
Why I’ve stopped going to The Brick Store

Why I’ve stopped going to The Brick Store

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...
Session #82: Beery Yarns (a REDUX)

Session #79 – The announcement. Friday, Sept. 6th – USA versus Old World Beer Culture

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,...
Why I’ve stopped going to The Brick Store

My cask tears – Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting 2013

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...
Why I’ve stopped going to The Brick Store

An awakening confirmed, and then re-affirmed by (another) return to my roots

by Ding | Dec 7, 2011 | Beer Culture, Beer Philosophy, England, England 2011, Get Off My Lawn, Hook Norton

About four years ago I drove like a madman, across the city (Atlanta), visiting four or five beer stores in the quest to find a few bottles of a relatively uncommonly distributed beer. A week later I found myself doing exactly the same in order to get a 12 oz pour of...
And you thought The Bruery’s Partridge ‘IN’ a Pear Tree was something to get excited about!

And you thought The Bruery’s Partridge ‘IN’ a Pear Tree was something to get excited about!

by Ding | Nov 12, 2011 | England, England 2011, Hook Norton

If you are interested in beer and live in the USA, you’ll know that The Bruery’s Partridge In A Pear Tree is a beer that has provoked a whole bunch of that typical, American beer geek hysteria that I hate so much. It’s a beer that I thought of much...
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