Tag Archives: Aberdeen

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 →

Posted in Beer, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged 5 A.M. Saint, 77 Lager, Aberdeen, BBC, Beer, Bevmo, Brew Dog, BrewDog, Drink to Britain, Edinburgh, Iconoclastic Amber Ale, James May, Lager, Oz Clark, pale ale, Punk IPA, Scotland, taxidermy, The End of History, Trashy Blond, wine | 3 Comments

PUTTING THE THE IN THE MACALLAN 10 YEAR: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #15

Posted on April 15, 2013 by waywardwine

Weeks into our Scotland travels, we needed a break from Scottish beer. As with Aberlour’s 10 Year Whisky (reviewed earlier), a grocery sale inspired us to buy the last bottle of The Macallan, 10 Year Old, Single Malt Whisky. Why … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, Whisk(e)y, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, Aberlour, Bond, Bourbon, Caledonian Canal, Coca Cola, Coke, Distillation, Famous Grouse, haggis, Ian Flemming, Jack Daniel, James Bond, Loch Ness, Macallan, Morrisons, pinot grigio, Scotland, Single malt whisky, Tallisker, terroir, The Macallan, Urqhuit Castle, Vegetarian Haggis, Whiskey, Whisky | 6 Comments

WEST.WARD.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #13

Posted on April 1, 2013 by waywardwine

After a week in Glasgow, we were ready to move on. Our last day there, we stumbled upon West Brewery. It sat at the far end of Glasgow Green: a river park, smelling of Victorian imperialism and the caramelized malt … Continue reading →