Ding’s Beer Blog
@dingsbeerblog.bsky.social
Bitter Englishman, exiled in the USA writing about his beer journey of 40+ years. Also on X. www.dingsbeerblog.com
Sorry, this just isn’t the beer that it once was. @samueladamsbeer.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Sorry, this just isn’t the beer that it once was. @samueladamsbeer.bsky.social
Yesterday for Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yesterday for Thanksgiving.
Cheers all. Self explanatory @ommegang.bsky.social, plus ‘The Grand Season’ from @allagashbrewing.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Cheers all. Self explanatory @ommegang.bsky.social, plus ‘The Grand Season’ from @allagashbrewing.bsky.social
The Beer Trappe, Lexington, KY, USA. Orval is 2011, first Chimay is White on draft, others self-explanatory.
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Beer Trappe, Lexington, KY, USA. Orval is 2011, first Chimay is White on draft, others self-explanatory.
This absolutely isn’t the same as the original(s) but it is the next best thing. These have approx. doubled in price since their inception.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This absolutely isn’t the same as the original(s) but it is the next best thing. These have approx. doubled in price since their inception.
This is a lovely little haul, BUT there was a time when I wouldn’t have had to order this online because it was in the local store. How Belgian beer distribution has been devastated in the USA.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is a lovely little haul, BUT there was a time when I wouldn’t have had to order this online because it was in the local store. How Belgian beer distribution has been devastated in the USA.
Somewhat oddly, this appears to be being marketed as both ‘Gulden Draak Vintage Ale 2025’ and simultaneously, ‘Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale 2025’ (brewed by VS) in the USA. Obviously the same beer, why would this happen?
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Somewhat oddly, this appears to be being marketed as both ‘Gulden Draak Vintage Ale 2025’ and simultaneously, ‘Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale 2025’ (brewed by VS) in the USA. Obviously the same beer, why would this happen?
My annual reminder that this is arguably the best value beer brewed in the whole of North America.
October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My annual reminder that this is arguably the best value beer brewed in the whole of North America.
