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• Tasting Notes: Kinnegar: One for Ronan

  

  Kinnegar: One for Ronan (Ireland: Saison: 6.5% ABV)Visual: Caramel to chestnut brown body with a massive browned mounded head that leaves suds.Nose: Malt drinks... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing: Big Peat

  

  Douglas Laing: Big Peat (Islay Blended Malt: No age statement: 46% ABV)Visual: Very pale grain touch and with hint of brackish green.Viscosity: Very slow thin... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Mikkeller: Drink’in Berliner Yuzu

  

  Mikkeller: Drink’in Berliner Yuzu (Denmark: Berliner Weisse: 2.7% ABV)Visual: Very pale lemon to grain. Very large white head that laves lace. Clear. Moderate... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cloudwater: DIPA v13

  

  Cloudwater: DIPA v13 (England: IIPA: 9% ABV)Visual: Very cloudy apricot colour. Large yellow white mound of bubbles for a head.Nose: Tangy. Hint of gherkin.... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brewdog: Paradox Rye

  

  Brewdog: Paradox Rye (Scotland: Imperial Stout: 15% ABV)Visual: Black. Short lived brown creamy head that settles to a loose bubble dusting.Nose: Milk chocolate... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Mikkeller: Nuclear Hop Assault

  

  Mikkeller: Nuclear Hop Assault (Denmark: IIPA: 8% ABV)Visual: Apricot skin colour. A lot of carbonation. Hazy body and thin off white head.Nose: Nettles.... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Omnipollo: Buxton: Original Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie

  

  Omnipollo: Buxton: Original Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie (England: Fruit Beer: 6% ABV)Visual: Hazy lemon juice look with a thin white head.Nose: Freshly squeeze... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Talisker: Storm

  

  Talisker: Storm (Scottish Island Single Malt Whisky: No age: 45.8% ABV)Visual: Deep gold.Viscosity: Medium streaks.Nose: Tarry peat smoke. Dried beef slices.... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Wild Beer Co: Smoke ‘n’ Barrels: Winter

  

  Wild Beer Co: Smoke ‘n’ Barrels: Winter (England: Smoked Dubbel: 7.4% ABV)Visual: Very dark brown to black. Thin dark brown dash of a head. Some... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Verdant: Bloom IPA

  

  (England: IPA: 6.5% ABV)Visual: Hazy apricot to gold. Moderate carbonation. Moderate white fluffy head.Nose: Good bitterness and fluffy hop character. Lots of... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Wild Beer Co: Spicy Crowd

  

  Wild Beer Co: Spicy Crowd (England: Spice Beer: 5% ABV)Visual: Pale gold. Some carbonation. Moderate white bubbled head.Nose: Sharp lime. Sulphur. Lime... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 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