Alcoholandaphorisms
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Alcohol and Aphorisms
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A mix of tasting notes and musings on beer, whisky and the culture surround them. Dedicated to the drinks, both the great and terrible and the people we meet through enjoying them.
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Tasting Notes: Brewdog Vs Beavertown: Coffee and Cigarettes
Brewdog Vs Beavertown: Coffee and Cigarettes (Scotland: Imperial Stout: 12.1% ABV)Visual: Black. Brown coffee rim of a head and a dash of a head across the... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Cloudwater: Against The Grain: Make Apple Pie Great Again
Cloudwater: Against The Grain: Make Apple Pie Great Again (England: Fruit: 6.3% ABV)Visual: Very cloudy caramel brown to cloudy apple juice. Very large off whit... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Wild Beer Co: Cloudy Crowd
Wild Beer Co: Cloudy Crowd (England: IPA: 5.2% ABV)Visual: Banana coloured cloudy body with lemon juice edges and apricot coloured core. Inch of moderate white... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Tempest Brewing: The Old Fashioned: Bourbon Barrel Aged
Tempest Brewing: The Old Fashioned: Bourbon Barrel Aged (Scotland: IIPA: 9.5% ABV)Visual: Hazy, cloudy, reddened apricot with medium caramel touched white... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Lost and Grounded: Hop-Hand Fallacy
Lost and Grounded: Hop-Hand Fallacy (England: Saison: 4.4% ABV)Visual: Dark hazy lemon to apricot. Middling white head. Some black sediment visible at the... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Talisker: Skye
Talisker: Skye (Scottish Island Single Malt Whisky: No Age: 45.8% ABVVisual: Deep bronzed apricot.Viscosity: Mix of slow and fast medium sized streaks.Nose:... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing: Old Particular: Caol Ila: 20 Year
Douglas Laing: Old Particular: Caol Ila: 20 Year (Scotland Islay Single Malt Whisky: 20 Years: 51.5% ABV)Visual: Very pale greened grain.Viscosity: Fast thick... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Highland Park: Fire Edition
Highland Park: Fire Edition (Scotland Island Single Malt Whisky: 15 Year: 45.2% ABV)Visual: Clear gold. Viscosity: Moderate speed and thickness streaks.Nose: Dr... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Springbank: 25 Year
Springbank: 25 Year (Scottish Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky: 25 Year: 46% ABV)Visual: Yellow gold.Viscosity: Mix of fast and thin streaks with some puckering... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Springbank: Local Barley: 11 Year
Springbank: Local Barley: 11 Year (Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky: 11 Years: 53.1% ABV)Visual: Pale gold.Viscosity: Mix of slow puckering and fast... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Càrn Mòr: Celebration Of The Cask: Speyside 1991
Càrn Mòr: Celebration Of The Cask: Speyside 1991 (Scottish Speyside Single Malt Whisky: 25 Years: 62.5% ABV)Visual: Banana gold.Viscosity: Thin slow... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Brewdog: Semi Skimmed Occultist
Brewdog: Semi Skimmed Occultist (Scotland: Stout: 8% ABV)Visual: Black with dark brown edges. Inch of mounded, brown creamy froth head.Nose: Light roasted... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Stigbergets: API Lairepmi
Stigbergets: API Lairepmi (Sweden: IIPA: 8% ABV)Visual: Hazy, with a milky apricot colour. Moderate bubbled, yellowed head.Nose: Banana. Creamy hop character.... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Lawman: Elixir: Zig-Zig-BA: Sherry Halliwell
Lawman: Elixir: Zig-Zig-BA: Sherry Halliwell (Scotland: English Strong Ale: 7.4% ABV)Visual: Murky, hazy blond to peach skin. Virtually no head. Rim of bubbles... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: To Øl: Sur Sorachi Ace
To Øl: Sur Sorachi Ace (Denmark: Sour Ale: 6% ABV)Visual: Pale lemon yellow to apricot. Very large mounded white froth head. Some carbonation.Nose: Light... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Northen Monk: Northen Star – Mocha Porter
Northen Monk: Northen Star – Mocha Porter (England: Porter: 5.9% ABV)Visual: Black. Moderate dark brown head.Nose: Big bitter coffee. Charring. Smoke. Brown... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Crooked Stave: Petite Sour Blueberry
Crooked Stave: Petite Sour Blueberry (USA: Sour Ale: 5.5% ABV)Visual: Dark apricot to gold with a darker reddish centre. A rim of white bubbles for a... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Northern Monks: Drew Millward: Passion Fruit Lassi IPA –...
Northern Monks: Drew Millward: Passion Fruit Lassi IPA – Northern Tropics (England: IPA: 7.4% ABV)Visual: Peach skin coloured body with a cloudy and semi... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Black Friars:Hanging Bat:Nanban:Wild Beer Co: Barrel Aged Yadokai
Black Friars:Hanging Bat:Nanban:Wild Beer Co: Barrel Aged Yadokai (England:Belgian Strong Ale: 13% ABV)Visual: Very dark hazy apricot to brown. Short lived loos... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Odyssey: Devil May Care
Odyssey: Devil May Care (England: IPA: 7.4% ABV)Visual: Cloudy caramel brown with an apricot hint. Huge beiged frothy head. Moderate amount of small bubbled... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK