Alcoholandaphorisms
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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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Alcohol and Aphorisms
http://alcoholandaphorisms.wordpress.com/
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.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1746 )
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Tasting Notes: Bottle Logic: Voodoo Brewing Company: Teraphobia
Bottle Logic: Voodoo Brewing Company: Teraphobia (USA: Imperial Stout: 14.5% ABV)Visual: Black. Very viscous pour. Still with tiny islands of bubbles but no hea... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Waterford: Ballykilcavan 1.2
Waterford: Ballykilcavan 1.2 (Irish Single Malt Whisky: 50% ABV)Visual: Slightly browned gold. Thick puckering comes from the spirit.Nose: Dried apricot. Fresh... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Hacker Pschorr: Oktoberfest Bier
Hacker Pschorr: Oktoberfest Bier (German: Oktoberfest Marzen: 6% ABV)Visual: Pale yellow gold. Large mounded white bubbly head. Moderate amounts of small bubble... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Struise: Black Damnation 08 S.H.I.T (Supreme Hoppy Intensive...
Struise: Black Damnation 08 S.H.I.T (Supreme Hoppy Intensive Thing) (Belgium: Black IIPA: 12% ABV)Visual: Black. Still. Thin brown bubbled dash head.Nose: Fudge... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Ballindalloch: Vintage Release 2015: United Kingdom
Ballindalloch: Vintage Release 2015: United Kingdom (Scottish Speyside Single Malt Whisky: 46% ABV)Visual: Medium pale gold body with generally slow thick... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Ardnamurchan: Mezcal Cask
Ardnamurchan: Mezcal Cask (Scottish Highland Single Malt Whisky: 55% ABV)Visual: Pale grain colour. Fast thick streaks from the spirit.Nose: Viscous, jelly... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Verdant: Bale Breaker: Stoup: Little Summer Beer Bash 25: Collab...
Verdant: Bale Breaker: Stoup: Little Summer Beer Bash 25: Collab 2: WC IPA (England: IPA: 7% ABV)Visual: Lightly hazy pale yellow gold. Some small bubbled... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Glen Scotia: Icons Of Campbeltown Release No 2: Medium Peated...
Glen Scotia: Icons Of Campbeltown Release No 2: Medium Peated Barolo Red Wine Cask Finish (Scottish Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky: 14 Years: 56.8% ABV)Visual:... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Mash Gang: Lesser Evil
Mash Gang: Lesser Evil (England: Low Alcohol: 0.5% ABV)Visual: Very dark brown and opaque. Creamy brown inch of a head that leaves suds.Nose: Black forest... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Toppling Goliath: Field Museum: Cyber Sue
Toppling Goliath: Field Museum: Cyber Sue (USA: IPA: 7.2% ABV)Visual: Clear pale yellow body. Moderate, fast , small bubbled carbonation. Good sized, slightly... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Lagavulin: Offerman Edition (release 4)
Lagavulin: Offerman Edition (release 4) (Scottish Islay Single Malt Whisky: 11 Year: 46% ABV)Visual: Deep, slightly browned gold. Thick streaks of varied... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Donzoko: Nelson Weisse
Donzoko: Nelson Weisse (England: Hefeweizen: 4.8% ABV)Visual: Cloudy lemon juice coloured body with a medium sized, off white, mounded head.Nose: Grapefruit.... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: The Whisky Exchange: Glenfarclas 95 Proof
The Whisky Exchange: Glenfarclas 95 proof (Scottish Speyside Single Malt Whisky: 15 Year: 54.2% ABV)Visual: Deep rich, slightly bronzed gold. Thick streaks... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Bruchmüller: Marzen
Bruchmüller: Marzen (Germany: Marzen: 5.3% ABV)Visual: Darkened yellow gold body with a mounded white head and quite a bit of small bubbled carbonation to the... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Huyghe: Paranoia Rouge
Huyghe: Paranoia Rouge (Belgium: Low alcohol: 0.3% ABV)Visual: Dark black cherry red body with thin red white head.Nose: Black cherry yogurt. Green grapes. Lemo... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: The Whisky Exchange: Black Friday 2023 (Glenkinchie)
The Whisky Exchange: Black Friday 2023 (Glenkinchie) (Scottish Lowland Single Malt Whisky: 15 Year: 54.2% ABV)Visual: Pale darked grain, with slow puckering... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Sierra Nevada: Torpedo Extra IPA
Sierra Nevada: Torpedo Extra IPA (USA: IPA: 7.2% ABV)Visual: Slightly apricot skin to yellow clear body. Yellow darkened off white head that leaves suds.Nose:... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Ardnahoe Inaugural Release
Ardnahoe Inaugural Release (Islay Scottish Single Malt Whisky: 5 Years: 50% ABV)Visual: Pale gold with generally slow puckering and a couple of fast streaks... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: Kundmüller:Weiherer Doppelbock Holzfassgelagert: Rum Cask
Kundmüller: Weiherer Doppelbock Holzfassgelagert: Rum Cask (German: Doppelbock: 12.1% ABV)Visual: Lightly hazy yellow to apricot body. Very little carbonation,... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Tasting Notes: The Bruery: As Far As The Rye Can See
The Bruery: As Far As The Rye Can See (USA: Imperial Stout: 18.7% ABV)Visual: Black. Still. Very short lived head, that vanishes quickly to nothing.Nose: Rye... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2025 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK
