Tag: harviestoun
I’ve often lamented the lack of good beer shops in London. I’ve not done any research to see if there actually are any other than Utobeer in Borough Market, but that’s never stopped me having a good lament. I do like lamenting. Anyways, while wandering around Whisky Live London I bumped into drinky PR queen [...]
Posted: March 18th, 2011 under Beer, Food, Tastings.
Tags: alex barlow, all beer, celis, citra, copper dragon, dr.ink, drink of fulham, dupont, freedom, früh, gueuze, harviestoun, hopback, kernel, kölsch, mort subite, saison, schneider-weisse, shrila amin, thornbridge, williams brothers
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I like to think that I’m a dutiful friend. I am often asked to help people move house and I’m now very good at coming up with convincing excuses as to why I’m unable to assist. But try as I might I couldn’t come up with a reason not to help out Jason of Whisky [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2011 under Beer, Tastings.
Tags: 12 days, adventinus, brewdog, chaos theory, coopers, dark island, eisbock, fullers, harviestoun, hook norton, kernel, london brewers alliance, london pride, meantime, monkmans, ola dubh, paradox, prototype 27, tokyo, white ale?, x33, yorkshire
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Not all that many, but a couple I want to mark in my brain: Harviestoun Old Engine Oil – the dark beer that I thought was the base of the Ola Dubh, but after a taste of this at the Vintage Ale tasting I’m not so sure. It’s a thick dark beer with loads of [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2010 under Beer, Quick Tastings, Whisky.
Tags: blantons, gales, glenlivet, harviestoun, old engine oil, prize old ale
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Christmas is traditionally a time of over indulgence and I am far from being someone who wants to buck tradition (any excuse). There may have been turkey, pies, bologneses and casseroles over the festive period, but much more importantly there has been booze. Here’s what I’ve been drinking: Beer My friend Mr Utobeer came through [...]
Posted: December 26th, 2009 under Beer, Whisky, Wine.
Tags: arran, brewdog, buffalo trace, glencadam, harviestoun, highland park, homebrew, merlot, Montepulciano d'abruzzo, naked wine, nick, ola dubh, paradox, shiraz, syrah, utobeer
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Being a whisky fan as well as a lover of scottish beer (of which there are increasingly more and more good examples of) this jumped out when I heard it was appearing – a Harviestoun beer matured in casks that had previously held Highland Park whisky. The SMWS got a few bottles in for general [...]
Posted: December 16th, 2009 under Beer, Whisky.
Tags: harviestoun, highland park, innis and gunn, ola dubh, old engine oil, smws
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