Tag Archives: Beer

Gulping Gulpener Beer and Gross Grolsch While Touring Amsterdam Holland

Posted on August 17, 2015 by waywardwine

This may be 2015, but bear with me as I hopelessly attempt to cram the drinks and experiences from Wayward Wine’s EU Austerity Drinking Tour. We covered thirteen countries in seven months spanning the winter of 2012-2013.

Today, you find us 168 days in. Constant travel and drinking on a dime has ravaged our sanity (and livers). We last spent New Year’s Day with Dutch family friends Tineke and Dirk (read post here). Now we enter Amsterdam: Continue reading →

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More Kolsch and Romans in Cologne (AKA Koln) and (finally) German Riesling

Posted on July 6, 2015 by waywardwine

viscous and full some if a bit loud, Continue reading →

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Museum Island Part 2: Julius Caesar, Rauchbier, and Nefertiti

Posted on June 22, 2015 by waywardwine

We wake to a sleepy Berlin after Christmas. Everything remains closed. Dead soldiers strewn the streets:
We’re proud of you Berlin.

So we head back to Museum Island. Yesterday’s festivities included altars and gates from Pergamon, Miletus, and Babalon (see post). Today, sculpture and Egypt:

First we get distracted by gladiator armor, Trojan replicas, and, well, *ahem* a Babylonian hat that is clearly not over-compensating for anything: Continue reading →

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Potsdam: Braumanufaktur, Dunkel Beer and Sanssouci Palace

Posted on June 1, 2015 by waywardwine

Before we day-trip to Potsdam, let us ground ourselves in one of their beers: Braumanufaktur, Dunkel, Potsdam, Germany. Biodynamic. €1.09 Appearance: looks clear, medium intense amber brown. Aromas: smell clean and intensely of roasted/caramelized honey, mint, strawberry, and bread. Palate: … Continue reading →

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Dornfelder, Zellertaler Keller, Villa Golsen, Trocken Rheinhessen, Germany 2010

Posted on May 28, 2015 by waywardwine

While Monday posts have been revisiting our travels in Germany, one grape missed mention: Dornfelder.

The Germans take science to vines with exacting passion. August Herold created Dornfelder (named after his institute’s founder) in 1955, in Weinsberg (named after…well… grape city). It is a crossing of many other crossings…deep breath: Helfensteiner (Frühburgunder/Pinot Noir Précoce × Trollinger/Schiava Grossa) and Heroldrebe (Blauer Portugieser × Blaufränkisch/Lemberger).

Clear? Me neither. Maybe opening a bottle might help:

Zellertaler Keller, Villa Golsen, Dornfelder (grape), Trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany 2010 (drunk 2012). Bio. €4.99 Continue reading →