Posts Tagged: Thinking About Beer
Late For Lent: How Long Can This Go On?
Posted by on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in - 7 comments
So, I think I am a bit bored of beer. Really? Maybe. I think I am a bit more bored by the constant supply of excellent beer in the stash. That's it. I'm a bit spoiled. Perhaps. Whatever it is, I think I am going to take a break from drinking for a little while. See what happens. How long have you …
Can Better Graphical Representation Of Data Help Beer?
Posted by on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in - 17 comments
OK, one is about beer and one is an alien attack... but which is which? • Boak and Bailey got me thinking with this graphical representation of data. In this case it was a five point illustration of a variety of imperial stouts. You will immediately see a most interesting point being asserted …
Proposing A New Measuring Stick For Good Beer
Posted by on Monday, February 20, 2012 in - 7 comments
It came to mind when I saw that Beer Advocate moved to a numerical scale, abandoning the far superior less granular alphabetical scale of elementary school report cards. The nicest thing about the alphabetical scale is that you could appreciate that the function of measuring was not as serious as …
What If Beer Style Is A Conceptual Dead End?
Posted by on Sunday, February 19, 2012 in - 20 comments
While they may not be entirely unhelpful and avoiding the question of dubious authenticity, at what point do beer styles become so diversified as to be useless? Originally envisaged in a different and hierarchical structure, they have become a mile wide and an inch deep. They have become so finely …
But What If I Like The Taste Of Their Chocolate Ale?
Posted by on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in - 12 comments
Or what if I drank it and didn't like it, then downed it or drained it... so I also want my money back? • Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing Co. decided to offer refunds on a limited number of batches — up to a third of the bottles of chocolate ale sold — that the brewery said didn’t meet its …
Can I Run A Beer Tasting Session Without Tasting?
Posted by on Monday, February 6, 2012 in - 4 comments
Here's the thing. I don't like to drink all that much on Sunday and really like to avoid drinking on Monday. It's not that I plan when I do but have always liked clear days. And, for other reasons, I have to stay clear anyway. But I was asked to present some IPAs to some good beery people tonight …
Are There Different Schools Of Beer Thought?
Posted by on Thursday, February 2, 2012 in - 22 comments
Stan asked me to elaborate on something: • Could you elaborate on what you mean by 'beer thinking'? • Hmm... I think there is beer thinking. If there is anything, there is a lot of under-thinking about beer thinking. If I were honest with you, there is a lot of under-thinking about …
What Is Local Beer From A Southern Ontario View?
Posted by on Sunday, January 29, 2012 in - 12 comments
What is local when it comes to beer or anything else in southern Ontario? Today there is someone who need not be mentioned drearily tweeting a series of xenophobic exhortations for we Ontarians to drink "local" beer. It reminds me of how the naivety of my former co-residents of Prince Edward … read more »
I Think I Learned That Beer Has Arc And Width
Posted by on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in - 8 comments
It started innocently enough. Boak and Bailey repeated approvingly my comment that "surfing along with the flavours or things that cannot be controlled is the hallmark of an artisan." I had been thinking of Jeff's transcription of his interview with Jean Van Roy when I commented about hop oil … read more »
What Is The Value Of Value With Drinks?
Posted by on Monday, January 16, 2012 in - 4 comments
Value. Money. Opportunity. Knowledge. I got thinking about this when I read this from the beer columnist for the Star-Ledger about the wine columnist for the Star-Ledger: • I love reading John Foy's wine column in the Star-Ledger. His descriptions of the wines are quite evocative: • The 2004 …
