Damn… Why Am I So Wasted? Ethanol And You.
Hi everyone. This is the first installment of Mr. Science’s Drunken Science. Some of you may have read my other entries here at Denver Off The Wagon. One night over sour beers I happened to begin...
View ArticleYour beer is skunked you say? Damn those thiols!
Mr. Science recently spent a week in Panama with Mrs. Science. Many, many drinks were consumed at the swim-up bar in the pool. Mostly, I was drinking Seco, a sugar cane liquor that was pretty tasty...
View ArticlePucker Up, Buttercup. Drink Your Sour Beer!
The inception of my sciencey articles happened over beers one night at Falling Rock Taphouse. At the time we were drinking Russian River’s Consecration, one of the really excellent American sours out...
View ArticleThujone And The Green Fairy’s Anise
So it seems that absinthe is gaining back a bit of its historical popularity. We have all heard the absinthe myths and legends. It is one of those things that crosses science and history in a way that...
View ArticleAre you a top or a bottom? Mr Science explores ales and lagers!
Sometimes I get ahead of myself and think everyone is on board with stuff. As a brewer, drinker and a guy who is an all around beer dork, I have the expectation that people are with me on the...
View ArticleWill this booze make me go blind?
Today’s Mr. Science’s Drunken Science is going to be as much drunken history as science. The question came in from Kilo in a past comments section: “Would love to know the difference between good...
View ArticleLucy In My Wine With Diamonds – Wine Sediment and You
Max’s article a while back about decanting wine got me thinking. I have seen a lot of weird sediment in wines over the years. Only some of it was backwash from swigging out of the bottle. There seems...
View ArticleMalt: The Seed Of Tasty Things
We hear about it all the time. Malt liquor. Single-malt scotch. Malted milk balls. Chocolate malts. Michelob made a big deal a few years ago about bringing back an “all-malt” recipe. We use the term to...
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