Tag Archives: Food

BREWDOG UNHOPPED UPMANSHIP: Flying Dog Zero IBU IPA International Arms Race: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #18

Posted on May 6, 2013 by waywardwine

We returned to Edinburgh’s BrewDog bar to taste something new: unhopped IPA. A few weeks ago we tried a bottle of BrewDog’s Punk IPA. It tasted too pretty to be punk. But its aromatics and herbaceous bitterness, like all IPAs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Beer, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, brettanomyces, BrewDog, Brewing, Cascade hop, Colorado, Drag Race, Edinburgh, Flying Dog, Food, hopping, hops, International Arms Race, IPA, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Microbrewery, Ricola, Ru Paul, RuPaul, Rupaul's Drag Race, Scotland, United States, Zero IBU | 2 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 →

Posted in Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, Alcoholic beverage, Beer, Brewery, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Food, German Purity Law, Glasgow, Glasgow Green, highland cattle, Honey, Microbrewery, Munich, Panda Express, Recreation, Reinheitsgebot, Saint Mungo, St Mungo, United States, West Brewery, Wine tasting descriptors | 2 Comments

Aberlour, Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 10 Year, Speyside, Scotland UK

Posted on March 3, 2013 by waywardwine

For context click: ENTER.THE.HAGGIS. The color here is a clear but average intensity gold. The heavy, glazed legs flaunt a high alcohol. The rim becomes watery midway. The aromas are still in the works: young and mild, reminding me of … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Whisk(e)y | Tagged Aberlour, Food, Macallan, Scotch whisky, Scotland, Shopping, South Africa, Wine tasting descriptors | 3 Comments

CLEANLINESS.WINELINESS.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by waywardwine

It’s time. Real wineries have machines that sterilize, fill, cap, and label hundreds bottles in seconds…those lucky (rich) bastards. My advice, just buy wine, because making it will ruin you. Round two…bubbly: Tune in next week for the final bottling … Continue reading →

Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, Uncategorized | Tagged bottling, Cleanliness, Food, home winemaking, wine | 1 Comment

How To Open Boxed Wine

Posted on January 10, 2012 by waywardwine

Although seemingly obvious, I open a bag-in-box wine, and tell you how to: For those desiring the extended version: For my review of this wine click the linked text below: https://waywardwine.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/grenache-blend-cuvee-de-pena-v-d-p-pyrenees-orientales-fr-2008-3l/ Andrew Jefford discusses the benefits of bulk versus glass … Continue reading →