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• Tasting Notes: Stewart: Hawkshead: Margarita Gose

  

  Stewart: Hawkshead: Margarita Gose (Scotland: Gose: 6% ABV)Visual: Yellowed to lemon juice coloured body. Large off white head. Hazy mid body. Lots of sediment... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: The Pogues: Irish Whiskey

  

  The Pogues: Irish Whiskey (Irish Blended Whiskey: 40% ABV)Visual: Deep ruddy gold.Viscosity: Generally fast thick streaks.Nose: Honey and custard. Lightly... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Scuttlebutt: Porter

  

  Scuttlebutt: Porter (USA: Porter: 5.5% ABV)Visual: Black. Dark brown at edges. Thin beige head.Nose: Roasted. Nutty. Dry roasted peanuts. Creamy yet slightly... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: De Molen and Brew By Numbers: Name and No:01

  

  De Molen and Brew By Numbers: Name and No:01 (Netherlands:American Pale Ale: 5% ABV)Visual: Hazy lemon juice. Massive yellowed to white loose bubbled heads... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Ardbeg: Perpetuum

  

  Ardbeg: Perpetuum (Scottish Islay Single Malt Whisky: 47.4% ABV)Visual: Pale gold.Viscosity: Medium speed and thickness streaks.Nose: Smoke. Oily fish skins.... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Northern Monks: Real Junk Food Project: Wasted

  

  Northern Monks: Real Junk Food Project: Wasted (England: Saison: 6.7% ABV)Visual: Dried apricot coloured. Massive yellowed mounded bubbles for a head that leave... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Glen Scotia: 15 Year

  

  Glen Scotia: 15 Year (Scottish Single Malt Campbeltown Whisky: 15 Year: 46% ABV)Visual: Deep bronzed gold.Viscosity: Quite a few fast, thick streaks.Nose: Golde... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Thornbridge: Love Amongst The Ruins

  

  Thornbridge: Love Amongst The Ruins (England: Sour Ale: 7% ABV)Visual: Dark brown to red. Hazy thin rim of off white bubbles.Nose: Sour cherries and sour... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Närke: Kaggen Stormaktsporter Börb’nåhallon

  

  Närke: Kaggen Stormaktsporter Börb’nåhallon (Sweden: Imperial Stout: 9.1% ABV)Visual: Black. Still. Brown rim of a head around the glass.Nose: Bourbon.... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cantillon: Soleil De Minuit

  

  Cantillon: Soleil De Minuit (Fruit Lambic: Belgium: 5% ABV)Visual: Clear, still gold. Thin dust of a head. Hazy with bits evident in the body as you reach the... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Narke: Jontes Atgeir

  

  Narke: Jontes Atgeir (Sweden: American Pale Ale: 4.9% ABV)Visual: Pale grain to yellow with a white inch of head.Nose: Hay and light bitterness. Bready. Slight... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Norrkoping: Bastarden

  

  Norrkoping: Bastarden (Sweden: American Strong Ale: 7.1% ABV)Visual: Deep black cherry red. Thin off white head.Nose: Red wine and glacier cherries. Chocolate... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Knäppingen : John Doe

  

  Knäppingen : John Doe (Sweden: Belgian Ale: 6.1% ABV)Visual: Cloudy yellow to apricot. Thin white head that leaves suds.Nose: Yeastie. Crusty white bread.... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: 3 Små Rum: SolDIPA

  

  3 Små Rum: SolDIPA (Sweden: IIPA: 8.5% ABV)Visual: Hazy apricot. Thin white bubbled mound.Nose: Peach. Banana. Pineapple. Very fresh. Custard. Tangerine. Dried... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sweden: The Beer and Coasters Tour! Final Day.

  

  Well, that has been a hell of a few days to round this off. Found a bar that almost felt like home at Norrkoping as it seemed intent on matching the city’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sweden: The Beer and Coasters Tour: Day 4: Blask

  

  Blask is a new word I have found in Sweden, and one that google keeps trying to auto-correct to “black” leading to some accidentally hideously racist search... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sweden: The Beer and Coasters Tour! Day 3

  

  Another short update. Wish I could have had more time on Gothenburg. Someone described it as the beer capital of Sweden, and unless I run into some serious grea... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sweden: The Beer and Coasters Tour!

  

  Just a short update. Having a short little holiday in Sweden – Currently in Gothenburg. So far the beer experience is “Holy shit beer is expensive here”. Found ... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Kettlesmith: Outline

  

  Kettlesmith: Outline (England: Amber Ale: 3.8% ABV)Visual: Caramel to amber. Clear, just slightly hazy body. Creamy middling sized brown froth for a head that... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Wild Beer Co: Gazillionaire

  

  Wild Beer Co: Gazillionaire (England: Amber Ale: 4.7% ABV)Visual: Hazy yellow. Thin white bubbled head.Nose: Hot cross buns and butter. Lime cordial. Sulphur.... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK