Tag Archives: alcohol

FROZEN FIRE: BrewDog, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, 32% Alcohol Beer Review: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #20

Posted on May 20, 2013 by waywardwine

Last week’s review found favor with BrewDog’s wine-like 11.1% alcohol Imperial Red Wheat ale. It’s time to triple it. BrewDog’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin should do the trick. Born from the flames of competition, Brewdog and German brewer Schorschbräu vied to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, alcohol, Beer, Beer in Germany, BrewDog, German, Germany, Ghost Deer, icebock, molasses, Reinheitsgebot, Schorschbräu, Scotland, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, The End of History, treacle, Whisky | 9 Comments

BREWDOG ALCOHOL RISEN: Review: Imperial Red Wheat: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #19

Posted on May 13, 2013 by waywardwine

After weeks of Scottish beer and Whisky, I wanted wine. I wanted its complexity, richness, and…er, alcohol. Brewdog’s first bar in Aberdeen provided the alternative. Each day’s castle/distillery/museum visit had wiped us. We needed beer stimulation. So every evening we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, alcohol, Beer, Beer in Germany, BrewDog, Edinburgh, Georg Tscheuschner, Schorschbräu, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, Whisky | Leave a comment

WORK.WINE.WORK.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by waywardwine

Work. Wine. Work. Wine. Work. Wine. The days blur my routine of tests and checks, morning and evening with my time at work. Selling and making the stuff eats my hours. But soon fermentation will stop. Soon all I will … Continue reading →

Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY | Tagged alcohol, Beverages, Fahrenheit, fermentation, Finger Lakes, Food, home winemaking, homemade wine, Must weight, racking, Sugar, Vidal Blanc, wine, yeast | 4 Comments

VIDAL.VINEYARD.VISIT

Posted on November 1, 2011 by waywardwine

Check your messages, your grapes might have evaporated. The night before heading to New York State’s Fingerlakes, my cell phone informs me that Fallbright grape growers sent back my seven gallons of cabernet sauvignon. The fruit was junk. Sure the … Continue reading →

Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY | Tagged alcohol, fall foliage, Finger Lakes, fuzzy caterpillar, Geneva, Grape, grape must, home wine, home winemaking, Keuka Lake, New York, Seneca Lake, Vidal Blanc, wine | 2 Comments

VIGNOLES.REVISITED

Posted on May 30, 2011 by waywardwine

“Although hastily done, guiding my vignoles from the Finger Lakes to finish required the daily attentions of an obsessed parent…Now dad goes on vacation, trusting he has done enough and that his kid won’t wreck the carpet again.” So hopeful. … Continue reading →