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Negrette, Peyres de Loubert, Fronton, France 2009: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #27

Posted on June 30, 2013 by waywardwine

I stare hard at the grocery wine aisle in Dublin’s Marks & Spencer. What looks weird, new, cheap but decent? I spot a French bottle. Good. Peyres de Loubert makes it. Good. The funny guy hefting a barrel on the … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Négrette, Red | Tagged bacon, Blackrock, brett, California, Cyprus, Dublin, France, Fronton, Grey rot, Loire Valley, Madame Piaf, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Mavro, Négrette, oidium, Peyres de Loubert, South West France, wine | 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

NOVA.SCOTIA.NOW.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #7

Posted on September 22, 2012 by waywardwine

Our flight from Halifax nears. My wife and I have tried Jost’s decent wines and toured Keith’s beer theme park. They tasted fine and fit expectations. But the city beckons our search on. Where hides its future? Its tradition breakers? … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Maritimes | Tagged barley, Beer, double IPA, genealogy, Halifax, halifax citadel, hops, IPA, Nova Scotia, Propeller Brewing Co., the titanic, Waterstone, wheat ale, wine | 1 Comment

HALIFAX.BEER.BEGINNINGS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #6

Posted on September 15, 2012 by waywardwine

In my last post, Nova Scotia’s burgeoning wines got a respectful nod. But we cannot ignore beer. Halifax hosts more pubs per capita than anywhere else in Canada. High time we pay homage to its most hallowed ground: Alexander Keith’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Maritimes | Tagged Alexander Keith's brewery, Beer, Canada, Halifax, IPA, Nova Scotia, travel, war of 1812, wine | Leave a comment

NEW.SCOTS.AND.WINE?: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #5

Posted on September 7, 2012 by waywardwine

The coastal calm of Charlottetown sinks in. My wife and I forget time or place. We have touristed its top sites: from Province House, to the olive oil chain, to Gahan’s very respectable microbrewery, to the Dirt Shirt company. Now … Continue reading →