02/20/2013
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February brings ‘Back To School Night‘ at the independent school where I teach, when (as part of Institutional Advancement) alumni are invited ‘back to school’ for an evening of classes offered by the current faculty. Most of the classes involve … Continue reading
06/11/2012
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Warning: A Stream of Consciousness follows, that may or may not make much sense! A pretty lively and interesting conversation got thrown up on Twitter yesterday, and as usual it was an event (in this case that very ‘conversation’), that … Continue reading
05/12/2012
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Approximately one year ago, maybe a little less, I first heard about a brewpub that was supposed to be opening in rural Georgia. The idea of a brewpub in such a location seemed fanciful and unbelievable enough (we’ve seen that … Continue reading
05/11/2012
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Most people reading this will be more than familiar with my opinions about the lack of beer culture here in the USA. My thoughts are well documented, and boil down to the fact that I do not see alcohol (and … Continue reading
04/04/2012
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OK, this post is not a rant about session beer (at least not a FULL rant about session beer), but rather some reflections about Lew’s quest and the subsequent creation of ‘session day‘ on April 7th of this year. I … Continue reading
02/11/2012
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This is an important post. I’m tired of experience, discernment and real knowledge being mistaken for ‘snobbery’, and people considering all opinions to be equal and all beer knowledge to be subjective – they simply are NOT. For many years … Continue reading
12/25/2011
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Dear Father Christmas, Here is my wish list for this year. I hope that you can help me with some of these, I would love to find them under my tree. Your friend, Ding. I wish…….. 10. That frozen glassware … Continue reading
12/19/2011
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…amongst those that should know better. It’s the time of year when many people reflect on the 12 months gone by, and often those reflections take the form of ‘Top 10′ lists. Such lists, whilst trivial, are usually good fun, … Continue reading
12/07/2011
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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 … Continue reading
10/13/2011
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Following all the ridiculous bullshit associated with the CBS release of last week (that I wrote about here), it was somewhat ironic (and tremendously gratifying) that at an almost simultaneous occurrence acted as the perfect antidote to the pant-wetting, destructive … Continue reading