Tag Archives: Scotland

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

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 →

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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 →