Category Archives: Beer

BREWDOG BOTTLES REVIEW: 77 Lager; Trashy Blond; 5 A.M. Saint; Punk IPA: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #16

Posted on April 25, 2013 by waywardwine

It all began with a dead squirrel. In 2010, I stumbled onto a BBC article. It highlighted controversy spinning around 55% alcohol, £500 beers from BrewDog brewery. They called them “The End of History”: a squirrel pelt sheathed each bottle … Continue reading →

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AVERAGING.ASPIRATIONS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #12

Posted on March 25, 2013 by waywardwine

Having dipped a toe in Scottish Whisky Ales, let’s familiarize ourselves with how the Scotts handle and then break the standards. Let’s start with beer that makes water interesting: Lager. This lager spawns from, hold your breath, “Scotland’s most southerly … Continue reading →

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WHISKY.ALE.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #11

Posted on March 18, 2013 by waywardwine

Last week covered Loch Lomond Brewery (click here). Their Whisky Ale showed how Scottish beer could break the hegemony of standard categories (IPAs, Lagers, Stouts), by tapping into something very Scottish: Whisky. Since Whisky is born as beer, distilled a … Continue reading →

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Whisky Ale, Loch Lomond Brewery, Scotland

Posted on March 10, 2013 by waywardwine

Clear med plus intensity brown copper oxidized iron, super fine fizz, minor head. Clean, med plus intensity toasted coconut, molasses, toasted vanilla, candied orange. Dry, med minus acidity, med plus tannin, 7.2% alc, med plus body, creamy med plus froth, … Continue reading →

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The Ale of Leven, Loch Lomond Brewery, Scotland

Posted on March 10, 2013 by waywardwine

Clear med intense amber, fine small fizz no head. Clean med plus toffee, caramel apple, nutmeg slight soy sauce. Dry med acid med plus bitter med alc 4.5 med body med plus intense malt malt malt caramel apple raspberries wheat … Continue reading →