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• Tasting Notes: Cigar City: Papso’s Passion Fruit Porter

  

  Cigar City: Papso’s Passion Fruit Porter (USA: Porter: 6% ABV)Visual: Black, large bubbled thin browned head. Quite a bit of wet suds caused around glass.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Oskar Blues: Mama’s Little Yella Pils

  

  Oskar Blues: Mama’s Little Yella Pils (USA: Pilsner: 5.3% ABV)Visual: Clear yellow to grain. Moderate white loose bubbled head. Low to moderate carbonation.Nose... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Clearwater: Proper Ansome

  

  Clearwater: Proper Ansome (England: Bitter: 4.2% ABV)Visual: Very dark brown to black, frothy coffee touched bubbled head.Nose: Lightly creamy. Light milky... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Deanston: 12 Year

  

  Deanston: 12 Year (Scottish Highland Single Malt Whisky:12 Year:  46.3% ABV)Visual: GoldViscosity: Very slow puckering and crawls down the glass.Nose: Floral.... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Anchor: Steam Beer

  

  Anchor: Steam Beer (USA: California Common: 4.8% ABV)Visual: Rudy red amber. Large off white tight bubbled froth head.Nose: Bread and butter pudding. Mild... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Bruichladdich: Port Charlotte: Peat Project

  

  Bruichladdich: Port Charlotte: Peat Project (Scottish Islay Single Malt Whisky: No age Statement: 46% ABV)Visual: Very light barley grain.Viscosity: Quite... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Firestone Walker: Wookey Jack

  

  Firestone Walker: Wookey Jack (USA: Black IPA: 8.3% ABV)Visual: Black. Massive froth tight bubbled beige head.Nose: Massive hop bitterness. Wholemeal crackers.... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Oskar Blues: Ten Fidy

  

  Oskar Blues: Ten Fidy (USA: Imperial Stout: 10.5% ABV)Visual: Black. Creamy frothed up brown head.Nose: Roasted yet smooth. Milky coffee, very rich. Fudge.... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Edradour: Straight From The Cask: Port Cask Finish

  

  Edradour: Straight From The Cask: Port Cask Finish (Scottish Highland Single Malt Whisky: 12 Year: 56.1% ABV)Visual: Rose wine touched gold.Viscosity: Slow thic... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Tomintoul: Oloroso Sherry Finish

  

  Tomintoul: Oloroso Sherry Finish (Scottish Speyside Single Malt Whisky: 12 Year: 40% ABV)Visual: Burnished gold.Viscosity: Mostly middle speed and thickness of... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Mikkeller: Single Hop 2013: Tettnanger

  

  Mikkeller: Single Hop 2013: Tettnanger (Denmark: IPA: 6.9% ABV)Visual: Hazy ruddy red to gold. Caramel touched tight bubbled head that leaves suds.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Adelphi: Selection: Tobermory 18 Year

  

  Adelphi: Selection: Tobermory 18 Year (Scottish Island Single Malt Whisky: 18 Year: 58.8% ABV)Visual: Very dark copper bronze.Viscosity: Quite thick fast... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Dawkins: Resolution IPA

  

  Dawkins: Resolution IPA (England: IPA: 5.3% ABV)Visual: Grain gold, thin white dash of a loose bubbled head.Nose; Light lime and cheesecake. Peaches in... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brewdog: Abstrakt: AB14

  

  Brewdog: Abstrakt: AB14 (Scotland: Weizen Bock 10.2% ABV)Visual: Hazy bronzed red with a large browned creamy head.Nose: Very ripe banana. Candy floss. Cream.... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Book Review: Iain Banks: Raw Spirit: In Search Of The Perfect Dram

  

  Iain Banks: Raw Spirit: In Search Of The Perfect Dram (Arrow Books: ISBN: 978-0-09-949027-5)“Maybe I’m just getting older. Before too long I’ll be one of those... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Fyne and Wild: Cool as a Cucumber

  

  Fyne and Wild: Cool as a Cucumber (England: Vegetable Saison: 2.9% ABV)Visual: Hazy yellow brown with large tight bubbled headNose: Mint leaves. Rustic yeast.... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brewdog: BD/AB/01 Flapjack Stout

  

  Brewdog: BD/AB/01 Flapjack Stout (Scotland: Stout: 4.9% ABV)Visual: Black, browned off white head that leaves suds.Nose: Charring. Honey. Heather. Charcoal.... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Milk Street: Funky Monkey

  

  Milk Street: Funky Monkey (England: Bitter: 4% ABV)Visual: Slightly bronzed brown. Coffee froth coloured thin froth head that leaves suds.Nose: Caramel.... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brewdog: Unfiltered Fake Lager

  

  Brewdog: Unfiltered Fake Lager (Scotland: Bohemian Pilsner: 4.7% ABV)Visual: Slightly hazy apricot gold. Off white bubbles for a head.Nose: Crushed hop oils.... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brains Craft Brewery: Barry Island IPA

  

  Brains Craft Brewery: Barry Island IPA (Wales: IPA: 6% ABV)Visual: Browned gold body. Small carbonation and moderate off white head.Nose: Gingerbread. Malt... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK