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 | Sep 2, 2012 | American IPA, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Founders Brewing Co., Green Flash Brewing Co., Uncategorized
Ding Points: 80.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 80.00, Mouth: 80.00, Global: 80.00 Tasting Notes: I’m not a big fan of hyped-up, imaginary beer styles, so this gets off on the wrong foot all around. WTF is a ‘White IPA’ anyway? The BS that we...
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...
by Ding | May 13, 2012 | American Pale Lager, Anheuser-Busch, Beer Reviews, Beer Styles, Uncategorized
Ding Points: 49.00 Pour: 60.00, Nose: 40.00, Palate: 50.00, Mouth: 60.00, Global: 40.00 12 oz single bottle, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hiram, GA. Classic macro disappointment with an initially decent head that fades dramatically to nothing. Perhaps a little more color than...
by Ding | Dec 17, 2011 | Amber Ale, Beer Reviews, Jailhouse Brewing Co., Uncategorized
Ding Points: 86.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 90.00, Mouth: 80.00, Global: 90.00 Tasting Notes: Bought a growler of this a few weeks ago but left it in my brother-in-laws fridge by mistake. This is on tap at Taco Mac, Prado, Sandy Springs/Atlanta, GA. Had a few...
by Ding | Dec 10, 2011 | Beer Reviews, Jailhouse Brewing Co., Uncategorized
Ding Points: 70.00 Pour: 70.00, Nose: 70.00, Palate: 70.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 70.00 Tasting Notes: On tap at Taco Mac, Metropolis, Atlanta, GA, USA. $6.00 for 16 oz. Solid black pour with a small, creamy, taupe colored head that produces a persistent, one-eighth...