So I had a few friends over (one ditched out.) And we drank. Ruby Red Squirt and the Capitan. Ya. Amazing. Top three mixed drinks for sure. (the others being Hennessy and sprite and Jager and root beer. Oh, but number one drink, glass of Scotch. Oh ya. )
Also while I'm not drunk this is for sure a buzzed post/new thread. OH ya. Sorry... But its true.
Currently drinking Busch Light because I am a baller on a budget, but back in my high roller days I got pretty used to drinking Ketel One, as far as the hard stuff goes. I'll mix it with pineapple juice, but Ketel One is one of the few vodkas I'll drink straight.
I haven't been drinking much lately. Had a few glasses of wine on Tuesday night, a delicious ale on Sunday evening, that's about it.
- I recently tried the Skinny Girl margarita. It's not horrible, considering that an entire bottle has about 500 calories (whereas ONE margarita usually has that many calories.) I could see myself indulging this summer with this!
-I'm currently making my way through a Long Trail summer pack. The Blackberry Wheat is my fave so far.
I have a bottle of Apothic Red wine chilling in the fridge right now. I've never tried it, but the label was pretty and the description sounded quite tasty. It's red wine, so it can't be too horrible. It should go nice with the lasagna and the Bruins game tonight.
drone
LOL kiddo your mixed drinks are so ghetto!
The other day I found booze in the cabinet above the fridge that I had forgotten about...I wonder if it's still okay.
Ghetto or not, it was very good!
And what are non ghetto drinks mixed with? Or is it just higher end booze?
Any booze mixed with high sugar juice = ghetto- I'm assuming that the Ruby Red Squirt is the culprit there. Haha. Reminds me of mixing vodka with kool-aid in college. Ah, being young.
Heh, my honors suite in college got away with drinking IN FRONT OF AN RA (on a dry campus, of course) because we had a ghetto concoction affectionately referred to among my friends at the time as the Wookie. Unlike most mixed drinks, the Wookie is different every time it's made; it has more to do with the person doing the mixing. This one had mountain dew, fruit punch, and enough booze to knock me on my ass (and I've got a pretty good tolerance... at least before I get to the falling down point. I catch a buzz pretty quick) but it SMELLED like perfectly innocent fruit punch. We were pregaming one night, doing our hair/makeup and watching Jeopardy (rather than knitting and watching Jeopardy, like most other nights) and the RA on duty came through on his rounds. He mocked us for still watching Jeopardy when we were getting ready to go out, stayed around for a few questions, and kept right on walking. Didn't even look twice at any of us or the suspicious jug of punch.
You know what else is good? Jack Daniels, Patron and Coke. I tried it for the first time on my birthday. They should call it the mind eraser because I don't know what the hell happened after that. That might have been the night when we were blasting Pantera at 3am and trashing the hotel room. ;p
drone
My friend once mixed Jose Cuervo with Dr. Pepper. That's fucking desperate.
Eugh. That *does* sound desperate. Then again, I was talked into mixing beer with my precious Mountain Dew once, so I think I may have lost the right to judge terrible drinks. There's a name for it, for some strange reason, but I would NEVER do that again.
I will mix cheap vodka with damn near anything, ghetto or not. 8-p
(yes, the vodka-code-red combo still lives on here from time to time)
Cheap vodka NEEDS to be mixed with something to be palatable. Otherwise it's just this side of nail polish remover (realising that moonshine would ACTUALLY be nail polish remover and everclear is just straight turpentine @.@)
Cheap hard liquor makes me gag. I know that sounds snotty but it's actually true!
I have moonshine in my freezer. :(
drone
It's not snotty. Cheap hard liquor is terrible. And just because you don't like cheap doesn't necessarily mean you'll only drink top shelf. THAT would be snotty. Having standards is totally understandable. It's kind of funny; I'm a huge snob about vodka, but not because I know a lot about it, just because the only one I've ever sampled that I can stand straight up is Grey Goose :P
Quote from: videodrone on May 16, 2011, 05:08:37 PM
I have moonshine in my freezer. :(
drone
You are a brave woman. The only time I ever had moonshine, it felt more like I was huffing something than actually drinking, thus the nail polish remover comment. It really did smell like a non-acetone nail polish remover to me (but I'm also weird and kind of like that smell >.>; )
I can agree with that statement if I'm drinking it straight. You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to smoothness.
Even after 8 beers, I couldn't choke down a grape blast. Jesus Christ it was fucking vile...
I am drinking the smoothest chardonnay ever right now. Lovin' it.
r00 when it comes to Code Red, it is all about the SoCo. That is an amazing combo. AMAZING!
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SoCo and I have a colourful history. And no, I don't mean "hilarious hijinks while drunk." That shit is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad news.
I was doing red headed sluts (rofl, I wish that was as dirty as it sounds) and liquid cocaine (no, no hard drugs for me) the night I got up on the bar and danced in 5 inch heels and very little else. THAT'S hijinks drinkin. SoCo just reminds me that there is no god.
Also, before someone throws the Liquid Cocaine recipe with SoCo in it at me, I was drinking the Rumple Minze, Jäger, and 151 proof rum version.
There's a sushi place near me that serves a drink called Skip and Go Naked that's SoCo, pineapple juice, and something else that I can't remember. I can't tell you how many times I've driven home doing the One-Eyed Squint after a night of drinking those. Which reminds me, I really need to have a sushi night again. :(
drone
Quote from: Freak on May 18, 2011, 06:40:14 PM
r00 when it comes to Code Red, it is all about the SoCo. That is an amazing combo. AMAZING!
That is definitely good too, but I love SoCo straight too much to usually mix it with anything else.
That Liquid Cocaine recipe sounds interesting, Nayl. Three of my favourite types of booze rolled into one. <3
Quote from: boofu on May 17, 2011, 12:24:33 PM
Even after 8 beers, I couldn't choke down a grape blast. Jesus Christ it was fucking vile...
You weren't supposed to drink it to start with you asshole, that was mine!
Blast is delicious by the way, especially the strawberry lemonade.
Quote from: r00 on May 19, 2011, 07:32:12 AM
I love SoCo straight too much to usually mix it with anything else.
Agreed. SoCo is my slow-sipping drink. That and Parrot Bay Coconut Rum. The Mini Mart down the street from my house sells teeny 50ML bottles of SoCo for a dollar fifty and I have made many stops there on winter nights. So good for warming up before bed.
Quote from: r00 on May 19, 2011, 07:32:12 AM
That is definitely good too, but I love SoCo straight too much to usually mix it with anything else.
That Liquid Cocaine recipe sounds interesting, Nayl. Three of my favourite types of booze rolled into one. <3
Its to sweet for me to drink straight. (ya I know I'm mixing it with liquid sugar...) But it just the way I am....
Just the mere MENTION of Rumple Mintz or however it's spelled makes me gag. Bad college memories.
For the record, I don't like SoCo. Never did.
Quote from: Freak on May 19, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
Its to sweet for me to drink straight. (ya I know I'm mixing it with liquid sugar...) But it just the way I am....
The only drink I've ever had that was too sweet to drink straight is Hypnotiq. My younger brother and sister both down that stuff like it's Kool-Aid. I can throw back on the Butterscotch Schnapps straight no problem though. No mixie.
Oh sweet baby jesus Hypnotiq is dangerous. It *IS* just like drinking goddamn Kool Aid, until the next morning *holds head* Augh.
Vodka+lemon. It's studying time.
Went to the Devonshire Hotel in my home town yesterday evening. Started of with a pint of Stella then moved on to "real ales". A pint of Naylors "Sledgehammer" (6.5%) and a pint of Phoenix "Wobbly Bob".
Sledgehammer a rather nutty ale and Wobbly Bob somewhat fruity. Both very nice.
1 shot of Fernet, 1 pint of Anchor Steam, good times.
Working at a bar is awesome.
Quote from: sin on May 14, 2011, 02:13:25 AM
Currently drinking Busch Light because I am a baller on a budget, but back in my high roller days I got pretty used to drinking Ketel One, as far as the hard stuff goes. I'll mix it with pineapple juice, but Ketel One is one of the few vodkas I'll drink straight.
Word. I've gone from Harpoon to High Life (for the low life) and from Ketel to Skyy. Fuckin' economy!
And re: SoCo- yikes, high school. However, when I was in Amsterdam this past January, I got tricked in to doing a shot of it mixed with Amaretto. I think I got tricked five times that night. OY.
OY! Libby, how did you LIVE through that? I think I only had two shots with SoCo in them the night I got riotously ill from it, nevermind FIVE. ???
Tequila Rose makes me happy. Definitely not the kind of thing to drink if you're looking to get smashed (and not get violently ill after/have the worst hangover in the history of hangovers), but tasty, with enough bite to remind you that you're drinking alcohol and that you shouldn't be drinking it like delicious juice.
Note: Aforementioned Tequila Rose hits like a motherfuckin truck when you're not looking! Whoa.
Went to wedding in a town of about 3,500 people, and after we found the vfw down the street. The only bar in town and they had $4 pitchers. I only stayed for about 2 hours and we slammed though about 12 of them between the 4 of us.
Any time I go to the grocery store I see this Chocovine and I have been wanting to try it for ages. Last night I went over to my friend's house and she had some: dutch chocolate + red wine = everything I ever dreamed. And it's not even expensive. Found a new love. :D
Had the most amazing benders the last two Friday nights. Spent the entire following Saturday in bed/on the couch.
So not doing that again this weekend.
Quote from: Nadia on May 25, 2011, 07:41:18 PM
Any time I go to the grocery store I see this Chocovine and I have been wanting to try it for ages. Last night I went over to my friend's house and she had some: dutch chocolate + red wine = everything I ever dreamed. And it's not even expensive. Found a new love. :D
Chocovine. <3
I drank an entire bottle of that in one sitting once. I paid dearly for it the next morning. Luckily, it came out from the basement instead of the attic.
Continuing with my white trash motif this week, I'm currently drinking Corona with lime tequila. I've decided that I like these better than the Loaded Landsharks, which is essentially the same thing except that the tequila is mixed with Landshark beer.
drone
Blue Moon.
I scheduled myself a 4 day weekend this week and been light on the booze lately, so I think it is tequila time starting tonight.
I think that if my paycheck shows up any time soon (which it seriously fucking should have by now; I haven't had a completely dead week since I started subbing and it's been a while) I might go buy something celebratory for Saturday/Sunday since a) I'm in a long term placement at the school I love, b) I will actually get to spend some time with the Beloved this weekend (assuming he's not inundated with side-jobs), and c) I have been getting too tired too early to really enjoy a casual drink during the week, so getting bombed in celebration just kind of sounds like fun ^-^
So I turned 21 in April and I have yet to have a drop. We're moving to a town that's pretty much 90% bars, 10% people and I get paid that week so I may go lose my booze virginity.
Any tips for a first-time drinker?
DON'T MIX.
stick to one poison.
mixing leads to a lot of puking.
at one point i hated beer and only stuck to hard liquor... i recently developed a love for beer, so i do that now.
it's cheaper.
i also lost an insane amount of weight in the last year and a half which has also effected how much i can tolerate...
so know your limits. don't overdue it. if you think you had enough you probably had enough.
Ya, Either drink beer or liquor. Don't mix. BAD TIMES. (Or at lest for me.) Also. Beer is good. So is the hard stuff. Don't just try one kind of beer and say its all nasty. Some is amazing. some is in fact horse piss. Try different kinds.
Drink a lot of water before you go to bed... And if you can while drinking. That is a very good thing to do.
Also its damn good to have you back IZ.
yeah, what he said about water. that's key.
hearty meals are good too. pile up the carbs and you get less drunk.
Freak! How the hell ya been?
*IF* you feel compelled to mix, just remember:
Beer before liquor, never sicker.
Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.
It has to do with your body's understanding of how drunk you are. If you have a couple of beers and move on to hard liquor, you've completely distorted your perception of how drunk you're getting, which leads to getting massively sick.
Also, be careful with dairy based alcohols like Bailey's or Tequila Rose. I would personally just say stay away from them. They're dessert alcohol and should not be consumed in large quantities or in combination with a large quantity of other alcohol. The results are DISASTROUS. Worst birthday ever, let me tell you.
Edit: BEER, not BEAR :lol:
With the hard stuff, being that you're a first timer, stick with rum, vodka, or rye-based drinks. And stay with mixes. Go for rye/rum-n-coke, or vodka-n-7. If you're feeling adventurous, maybe a whiskey sour or two.
Whatever you think, you're not ready for straight scotch, or anything on the rocks, or anything like that. You don't know what you're getting into, and you won't appreciate it. Yet.
As for beer, chances are good that if its advertised on TV its fucking horse shit. I don't know what's available in the states (Canuck bars are stocked very differently), so maybe rynne will chime in and give you a better starting point.
I always drank vodka before I discovered awesome beers
Speaking of awesome beers, I have some of this in my fridge and it's soooo num
http://gib.ca/beer/#beer-raspberry-selector
van totally turned me onto beer.
you got some way awesome beer over there.
I had a few wine coolers/mudslides in hs but nothing major until college.
First weekend of college = 9 shots of vodka. The night ended in crawling and vomit. So, don't do that. Stick with beer, maybe?
Tonight = cherry lambic. yummy
In my experience, the "rules" about mixing are all bullshit. It's all about how much you drink and how fast, period.
Remember that you won't feel what you drank right away, so make sure you take some breaks if it's your first time. If you wait until you're too drunk to stop drinking, you've still got that stomach full of booze that hasn't reached your brain yet.
Drinking should be treated like a privilige. As long as you can keep your cool in any situation, no matter how much you've had to drink, then you're okay. Keep in mind that you still comprehend right from wrong, and that The Dude abides. Beside all that, drink lots!
PS - Eight Miller Genuine Draft, a jay and a blunt in. Moving Day was a success!
Quote from: sin on May 28, 2011, 09:30:16 PM
In my experience, the "rules" about mixing are all bullshit. It's all about how much you drink and how fast, period.
Remember that you won't feel what you drank right away, so make sure you take some breaks if it's your first time. If you wait until you're too drunk to stop drinking, you've still got that stomach full of booze that hasn't reached your brain yet.
I agree, I go back and forth all the time, but I'm a fucking pro.
I didn't appreciate beer and alcohol until about year 2 of drinking. When you get excited about trying different beers, you are there. Start with things light on flavor, light beer, mixed drinks etc first. Like goose said, don't sit down with straight drinks or even shots or a Guinness. You won't taste the flavor intended, only the pain and despair that alcohol brings. Start slow...I might also recommend starting at home so you aren't rolling around in your own vomit in public. Some things are best left for home.
Avoid cocktails. Expensive and usually more potent that you'd think.
If you don't know much about wine don't drink it. Cheap wine can give you the worst of hangovers.
Vodka lime and soda is a good bet. Sugary mixers can often make you feel worse.
Thanks, folks! I'm really not brave enough to try anything harder than some light mixed drinks. To be honest, for my first time, I just wanna see what getting drunk feels like, and 'test the waters' so to speak -- you know, see how much I can comfortably drink. I'm thinking of grabbing a six-pack of beer, preferably a kind that doesn't suck, and taking it home with me.
I am moving away from all my friends and will be too far to party with them, so I'd pretty much be drinking alone. Given that the only places to feasibly do that are a bar or at home, I think it's best if I do it at home (and that way I don't have to walk home drunk the first time I drink).
Just let us all know when and we can start a thread about it and all get drunk with ya.
Sounds ridiculously fun.
Just don't let me get on Twitter or something. That could be disastrous.
Quote from: Goose on May 28, 2011, 11:17:51 AM
As for beer, chances are good that if its advertised on TV its fucking horse shit.
Quoted for truth.
Lots of good points have been brought up here:
-HYDRATE UP.
-Don't mix your alcohols; mixed drinks will be less potent (good for first timers) but stick with one base, don't hop from gin to vodka to tequila, etc. Don't alternate with beer.
-Dessert drinks in moderation.
-I believe you can sneak a shot of vodka (or whatever) in with a couple of beers, just not 10 beers and 5 shots. (Same applies for milk-based shots).
There are a lot of good points in this thread. Don't let yourself get beer balls, and think you can handle a lot, because truth is, you can't. Your body does not defy science, but three beers in, you will think it can, which leads to projectile vomiting off of some person's porch.
Be with people you trust.
One last thing, don't eat spaghetti if you plan on getting to the puke point. I still get teased about that.
Love,
the resident drunk
My first "legal beer" was a six-pack of Belhaven, which was ten bucks for a six-pack (definitely "special occasion" beer. I didn't drink anything beyond that and had a fine 21st.
Quote from: individualzero on May 28, 2011, 01:07:15 AM
So I turned 21 in April and I have yet to have a drop. We're moving to a town that's pretty much 90% bars, 10% people and I get paid that week so I may go lose my booze virginity.
Any tips for a first-time drinker?
I wish I would have asked this when I turned twenty-one. My friends took me out and I just (falsely) assumed that they would help me out. Instead they just made sure I had one of every kind of drink. Now I see that my P.I. friends would have said NOT to mix drinks, which I found out the hard way.
Also, the bar tender, because I told him it was my first time drinking, assumed it was my Birthday (had he taken it upon himself to card me he'd have seen that it was three months passed) and gave me all of my drinks for free. So of course I had to have a little extra.
Quote from: Dust on May 28, 2011, 11:03:32 PM
As long as you can keep your cool in any situation, no matter how much you've had to drink, then you're okay.
Yes this. True wisdom.
Ignore all advice so far (except Dust's).
Drinking alternate beers and double shots helps you keep a good pace up, and also helps you remember how much you've drank (it's easier when you're effectively counting in twos rather than in ones; if this doesn't make sense right now it will after your eighth pint).
Start as you mean to go on. I started drinking proper beer and whiskey. Never did me any harm.
Downing Guinness will impress your friends. See also: Tequila Stuntmen.
If you can't down 568ml in less than 10 seconds, there is something wrong with you.
Don't keep secrets, that way you have nothing to fear when you're drunk.
Having to get home while drunk will provide you with a repertoire of stories for when you're too old to bother with all that nonsense.
Quote from: tim on June 02, 2011, 04:14:16 PM
Don't keep secrets, that way you have nothing to fear when you're drunk.
This one is my favourite.
Quote from: tim on June 02, 2011, 04:14:16 PM
Ignore all advice so far (except Dust's).
Drinking alternate beers and double shots helps you keep a good pace up, and also helps you remember how much you've drank (it's easier when you're effectively counting in twos rather than in ones; if this doesn't make sense right now it will after your eighth pint).
Start as you mean to go on. I started drinking proper beer and whiskey. Never did me any harm.
Downing Guinness will impress your friends. See also: Tequila Stuntmen.
If you can't down 568ml in less than 10 seconds, there is something wrong with you.
Don't keep secrets, that way you have nothing to fear when you're drunk.
Having to get home while drunk will provide you with a repertoire of stories for when you're too old to bother with all that nonsense.
Jeez! You are a prick Tim LOLZ! :lol:
Spoken like a true Limey, I'd say. ;)
Last night was a shitstorm of beer, wine, and rock band.
I'm pretty sure it makes me white trash to be buying this. However. I'm drinking Jeremiah Weed. Lightning Lemonade. And it isn't bad... And really, the only reason I bought it. Cuz it said Weed. Not gona lie. It also says its a "Premium Malt Beverage" Ya. I'm white trashing it up...
What does that Jeremiah Weed taste like? Is it just normal bourbon?
I got the lemonade kind, and its lemonade. However, the booze make it have an odd taste... My roommate said Mike's Hard Lemonade is better. Basically, I can chug it really fast and not mind the taste. It's not something I want to sip.
Still sampling Yorkshire ales as often as possible. Recent pints have been ; Greene King IPA, Morland's Old Speckled Hen, Well's Bombardier, Rooster's Elderflower (didn't think I would like floral tones... this ale suprised me nicely), Black Sheep Best Bitter, Timothy Taylor's Ram Tam and Jenning's Snecklifter. That was quite a night, finished off with an absolutely brilliant biryani at a dingy little Indian restuarant. :D
Not all of those are Yorkshire ales. Greene King, Speckled Hen & Bombardier are big brands sold throughout the UK. So are most of the others, come to that, but Black Sheep & Timothy Taylors both come from & are made here.
Black Sheep is great, the Riggwelter is even better than the Best. The best beer I've made was using something close to the Timothy Taylors recipe.
I met a bearded dinosaur this afternoon and had some solid pub grub & a few pints which are apparently superior to any alcoholic beverage you can get in the entirety of Australia.
Mint schnapps. :rock:
Jeremiahs Weed is just a step up from FourLoko.
That is either an insult or a compliment, considering your tastes in those sorts of drinks.
on the other hand its cheap and it "does the job."
Never had it. Really, thought the only reason I bought it. Cuz it said weed. Yep...
Quote from: Freak on June 12, 2011, 09:46:48 PM
Never had it. Really, thought the only reason I bought it. Cuz it said weed. Yep...
I feel like that was half of the advertisement campaign for the product. ha.
just like there's that energy drink called Cocaine. or that other one that was called Bawls.
I don't have TV. So I don't see many adds... I saw it in the back of work, while I was unloading a truck 8-) Also while I haven't had Cocaine (drug or drink) Bawls is amazing. Its like sprite and also fruity AMAZING.
i havent seen any commercials or anything for the drink, but just the fact that it has weed in the name is probably the reason why a lot of people pick it up and possibly even think "whoa, does this have weed in it?"
when i did drink energy drinks, bawls was a good one.
now, if its not booze, its water or tea.
Bawls tastes like butt. I do remember Theo had to fire an employee for drinking one in the break room, hiding the can at the bottom of the trash, then when he was asked about it said "oh, I thought it was a regular energy drink like red bull!" :lol:
My fridge is currently stuffed with old milwaukee, natty ice, and keystone left over from the white trash bash. I have a feeling it's going to expire LONG before anyone gets around to drinking it.
Wrong thread. derp
Quote from: boom on June 13, 2011, 08:03:17 AM
Bawls tastes like butt. I do remember Theo had to fire an employee for drinking one in the break room, hiding the can at the bottom of the trash, then when he was asked about it said "oh, I thought it was a regular energy drink like red bull!" :lol:
My fridge is currently stuffed with old milwaukee, natty ice, and keystone left over from the white trash bash. I have a feeling it's going to expire LONG before anyone gets around to drinking it.
He fired him for drinking Bawls? Or something else? Cuz Bawls is just an energy drink. (I think they call it an "energy soda" but it amounts to the same thing")
Quote from: Freak on June 13, 2011, 10:20:46 AM
He fired him for drinking Bawls? Or something else? Cuz Bawls is just an energy drink. (I think they call it an "energy soda" but it amounts to the same thing")
Yeah I'm a tard, it was sparks not bawls lol
I managed to impress myself a couple days ago, proving my tolerance is still intact. I was a little worried it wasn't after my experience with the mead back in December.
My wife and I got a babysitter and decided to go for dinner, during which we'd drink ourselves stupid, then go to a movie. It helps when the bar/restaurant is just across the parking lot from the theater, and you can get in to the theater without interacting with humans. So, we order a beer pitcher to start, and we split it 50/50 to finish it before our supper arrives. I'm not feeling anything yet, my wife starts talking with an excessive amount of h's, f's, and p's. :P
I order a schooner to go with dinner, and a follow up pint to go with dessert. All the drinking took place in about 80 minutes, and I felt sober by the time we walked across the parking lot and sat down in the theater.
So glad to know I still got it.
Quote from: boom on June 13, 2011, 04:21:11 PM
Yeah I'm a tard, it was sparks not bawls lol
yeah, i was gonna say...lol
You know you're broke when payday means you can afford Steel Reserve.
Quote from: boom on June 13, 2011, 04:21:11 PM
Yeah I'm a tard, it was sparks not bawls lol
Oh kay. Other wise, I would have felt bad for the dude... But ya, dumbass should have known.
After the day I had today, I'm currently enjoying a nice glass of Apothic Red. I feel much better now. :D
drone
mrs. rynne and I shared a bottle of merlot we picked up from a local vineyard (http://www.blenheimvineyards.com/) when we visited Monticello last month. (I didn't find out 'til later that Dave Matthews is a co-owner, making it one of the few things he's involved in that I actually appreciate.) When I go to wineries I typically go for something a bit more idiosyncratic than merlot and syrah. But mrs. rynne and I agreed that this winery did both exceptionally well, and we ended up buying a bottle of each.
Quote from: doomsayer on June 12, 2011, 11:08:17 PM
I feel like that was half of the advertisement campaign for the product. ha.
just like there's that energy drink called Cocaine. or that other one that was called Bawls.
Yeah, there's also 'Pussy' going around to, which I have to say, actually tastes really nice rather than distilled bile!
had a couple dark espresso beers, some i.p.a's i forgot the name of, a couple Belgium ales, and some french ciders from a local import bar, and here i am. good stuff.
Quote from: doomsayer on June 15, 2011, 09:40:51 PM
had a couple dark espresso beers, some i.p.a's i forgot the name of, a couple Belgium ales, and some french ciders from a local import bar, and here i am. good stuff.
Dark espresso BEERS?! Is this what it sounds like, or is the coffee-nut in me jumping the gun? 'cause seriously, beer brewed with espresso beans is totally something I would try, and I don't tend to like beers.
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on June 16, 2011, 04:28:21 PM
Dark espresso BEERS?! Is this what it sounds like, or is the coffee-nut in me jumping the gun? 'cause seriously, beer brewed with espresso beans is totally something I would try, and I don't tend to like beers.
This a fucking thousand times over, though the potential prospect of alcohol and caffeine is disconcerting.
Dark-roasted malt can have coffee notes, so yeah, adding actual coffee to beer to bolster that flavor isn't uncommon. When it's used that way, the coffee adds flavor but not a lot of caffeine. I particularly like Southern Tier's Mokah, a 50/50 mix of their coffee stout (Jah*va) and their chocolate stout (Choklat, which tastes exactly like drinking a bar of dark chocolate).
You know what confounds me? When people go to a brewpub and order macrobrews. Mrs. rynne and I were out our local the other day and sat next to a family drinking bottles of Budweiser and Michelob Ultra. The brewpub makes its own light beer and currently has a summer witbier, so it's not like there weren't comparable local options. It's almost like they're saying, "We prefer this familiar swill over taking a chance on your brewer's efforts." :(
This was the espresso beer i had:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/great-divide-espresso-oak-aged-yeti-imperial-stout/85174/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/great-divide-espresso-oak-aged-yeti-imperial-stout/85174/)
Its probably the darkest, thickest beer I've ever had, but I like that. It has a great coffee taste, and hits hard.
I don't think I've had that. I know I've had the non-espresso Oak Aged Yeti, which was pretty yummy. Maybe I'll see if there's any at the store tonight.
definitely.
I went to a Total Wine yesterday to look for it, and while they carried other Oak Aged Yeti, they didnt have the espresso one, so i hope you're able to find it wherever it is that you go.
yeah.
No Espresso Yeti at the shop; left with a bomber of Stone IPA.
Man, the things I learn here. This is AMAZING and the next time I go to the liquor store (which I am honestly contemplating fucking VAULTING to my car to try to make it before they close tonight) I am totally going to look for Espresso Yeti, or, at the very least, some kind of coffee based beer. And I will SURE AS ALL HELL ask about it if I find myself at Trinity Brewhouse again. I'm not a big beer drinker, so when my final education class adjourned there after the final meeting for drinks, I opted for a mixed drink rather than a macro. Even as someone who rarely drinks beer, I don't get going to a brewhouse and ordering big name brew, particularly Budweiser... ugh, god, my godfather drinks that shit and I will never begin to understand it. I've had beers that I haven't hated; that shit makes me want to replace every part of my digestive tract that it interacts with, starting with and most importantly my tongue.
Thanks for the ed-brew-cation, guys. Maybe someday I'll find a beer I actually enjoy with all the info I aggregate here!
as someone who also didn't like beer at one time i would like to recommend:
-any sort of cream ale (which is technically a lager, not an ale)
-hefeweizen
-any sort of fruit beers, my most recent favorites have involved apricot, mandarin orange, raspberry, huckleberry
most of what i like is canadian microbrew so it's probably not available where you are so i won't recommend specific kinds but if you've never tried hoegaarden you must go try it right now
I'd also suggest Belgian and Belgian-style beers for beer newbies. They're generally complex, refined, not too bitter and quite different than most brews that a casual beer drinker would've probably come across.
two i often offer as suggestions are
-Sea Dog's Blueberry Beer (wheat ale)
-Strongbow (Cider Ale)
or just come to England and have some proper beer.
Mike said he now knows what he's been missing all his life.
Sadly, though I would LOVE to go to England for a myriad of reasons, that one's not in the budget. I shall have to settle for things we import from places that make good beer or local places that can approach that status.
English beer doesn't travel that well. For imports, stick to Belgian beer as Rynne suggests - that travels much better.
some co workers brought some michelob ultras over to my place yesterday to celebrate the end of the school year. We all put a TON of beer away and were bloated and not buzzed at all after about 8 hours of drinking. Hahah.
Had a friend's beer last night & the night before, and a decent Thwaites & some beer from Manchester that wasn't very good tonight.
La Fin du Monde last night. Also got a bottle of Tactical Nuclear Penguin, which I will be saving for a special occasion.
Quote from: rynne on June 25, 2011, 07:15:16 AM
La Fin du Monde last night.
Totally jealous, that stuff is delicious and I haven't had any in far too long.
Tried Ithaca Beer Co.'s Apricot Wheat beer this weekend in my never-ending quest to find that goddamn apricot beer my friend introduced me to and promptly forgot. This one was much less fruity than the beer I seek, and still tasted very much like beer. The search continues.
Also learned a valuable lesson about mojitos: don't order them from big chain restaurants. Maybe it was just a bad day, but goddamn, I ordered this strawberry mojito at Applebee's after settling in at the hotel and it was fucking TERRIBLE. The mint was wilted (presumably having come out of the freezer) and the drink itself had no flavor to speak of at all. Ugh ugh ugh.
Did enjoy the dark beer on tap at the cousin's shindig though... Yuengling's Black and Tan (not to be confused, as the internet was, with a half and half of a dark beer and a light beer, this was the NAME). Lighter than Guinness, but still full flavored and tasty.
One of their SCAdian friends also broke out her private stash of mead, whose brand heartbreakingly escapes me... seriously, I could have crawled into that glass forever. It was such a warm, delicious flavor. I was VERY upset that there was not more of THAT to be had.
And realising this post makes me sound like a mega-lush, the apricot beer and the bad mojito were one night, and the rest was over the course of an entire day (though I am glossing over the reisling and pinot grigio because neither struck me as being particularly exceptional because I am a total fail when it comes to fancy wines)
Quote from: Nayl_Girl on June 30, 2011, 12:42:06 PM
Also learned a valuable lesson about mojitos: don't order them from big chain restaurants. Maybe it was just a bad day, but goddamn, I ordered this strawberry mojito at Applebee's after settling in at the hotel and it was fucking TERRIBLE. The mint was wilted (presumably having come out of the freezer) and the drink itself had no flavor to speak of at all. Ugh ugh ugh.
Actually, I'd say that's been my experience with pretty much everything on Applebee's menu. Freeze-dried, recently re-heated, overprocessed flavourless crap from top to bottom. I know a few people who absolutely love Applebee's, and I feel like punching them in the tongue.
I never order a mixed drink at any big chain restaurants. They are always weak as hell.
We're under a heat advisory until tomorrow night, I believe ice cold margaritas are called for 8-)
Quote from: r00 on June 30, 2011, 01:24:32 PM
I never order a mixed drink at any big chain restaurants. They are always weak as hell.
I admittedly like some of their steaks, but Chili's is (IMHO) where it's at for a big-ass steak when it comes to big chains in my area. Of course, the only other shit we have is Applebee's and Outback, so there's probably far better out there.
I'll shut up now since this isn't the food thread. lol
Whilst on the cruise I had a berry version of a margarita, sorta. It was called a "Berrylicious" and it had tequila, triple sec and sour mix along with blueberry puree and maybe some other kind of berry something. It was delish, whatever tequila they used was incredibly smooth...but I'm such a lightweight of course.
I had Dogfish Head's new Black & Red beer at the DFH Alehouse yesterday. It was... bizarre. It's a strong stout that's made with mint, which I'd hoped would mean mint-chocolate stout. Yeah, not so much. It was really complex, big roasted flavor along with raspberry/cherry notes and a minty overtone. Or, to put it another way, mentholated coffee mixed with a bit of cough syrup.
I'm glad I got a chance to try it, but I don't think I'll be getting it again. Nine out of ten times, Dogfish's crazy experiments work. Black & Red is the tenth time.
Root beer Rum.
good, but weak.
also, its getting discontinued.
Quote from: doomsayer on July 04, 2011, 10:33:28 AM
Root beer Rum.
good, but weak.
also, its getting discontinued.
That is a 2/3 sad post :( Maybe even totally sad since the fact that it's getting discontinued almost makes the fact that it's good a bad thing :( Sounds tasty though!
yeah, its really easy to drink straight. its only at about 20% or so though.
I saw some mini of "cake" flavoured vodka and had to try it. It fucking tastes just like white cake! I was both amazed and sickened at the same time.
I also want to try this. They have it at the liquor store down the street.
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the ways in which we try to play god...
I couldn't do it. Fish flavored booze... Just isn't right... *shakes head* How would you even drink it? Sip on it or shoot it? Cold or room temp? I'm just so confused, I feel wrong on a fundamental level...
Salmon has quite a clean flavour but I'm still not sure.
Drank some pretty good NZ pinot last night.
something similar to the oak aged yetti espresso beer, left hand brewing company milk stout
I half assed some Russian Tea. (tang lemon aid iced tea powder) And I'm drinking it cold instead of hot. I can't say my first go at it is amazing. But its pretty good. Something I can improve on for sure...
paradise valley grapefruit ale is sooo num
http://www.whistlerbrewing.com/beers/grapefruit-ale/
Oh man, grapefruit ale sounds like it'd be a delicious summer afternoon beer.
I, having not been able to find Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, went for what I presume to be the next best thing: Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti. It's quite good. I thought there was a more pronounced alcohol burn than I'd expect from an aged stout with >10% ABV until I found out there's a pinch of cayenne in the brew. Nice.
yes, i must try this grapefruit ale, sounds strange and delightful.
the chocolate stouts pretty damn decent,
im not sure why the espresso is so hard to get a hold of.
i did some research online, and here:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/distribution/85174/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/distribution/85174/)
it shows you where this beer can be located as of now.
hopefully one of the locations is near you.
Ah, thanks. There's one not *too* far from me on that list; about a 25-minute drive, though not in a direction I typically go. If I'm ever out that way I'll swing by and pick up a bottle. My local shop has a good selection from Great Divide, so I'm pretty confident some bottles of the Espresso Yeti will show up eventually.
Quote from: rynne on July 16, 2011, 05:37:22 AM
I, having not been able to find Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, went for what I presume to be the next best thing: Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti. It's quite good. I thought there was a more pronounced alcohol burn than I'd expect from an aged stout with >10% ABV until I found out there's a pinch of cayenne in the brew. Nice.
This sounds both deadly and delicious. I'll have to see if the liquor store by my folks' place carries it. Apparently their selection is pretty decent. We got the Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss there.
*drool*
Beloved's step-Mom is stupendously awesome. After a bit of a trying vacation, some of which is already in the vent thread, she decided she needed to pick up some beer for the last night here, which she graciously shared, after assuring us that, knowing what she does of our distaste for beer, we'd like this if we'd ever like any kind of beer. She was quite right, and we sure as hell needed it too, after this week.
It's a wheat beer, so it's light, and the berry note is very strong, but not too sweet. Note: the berry weiss will overpower the flavor of the honey weiss, so if you're inclined to sample the latter, do it first. I can't give a fair opinion on the honey weiss because the berry just dominated my taste buds.
Sangria with strawberries tonight. Such a simple pleasure. I like to use a tiny wine glass. That way I can refill my glass repeatedly and give myself the illusion that I am having a lot more than I really am.
Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale
Fuckin. Awesome.
that sounds amazing
Kaulua and half and half. Not really a good summer drink . But fucking nummy none the less.
2 and a half screwdrivers last night, which is a half too much than my typical low tolerance limit. to be honest, it was more like 3 and a half I had,one place served them in a small cup,the other in a huge glass. needless to say, there was a lot of texting/calling going on after it..nothing stupid,just fun stuff.
this past winter was rough, I was drinking absinthe nearly every night for a month or two straight. haven't had any in a while..it's not too bad.
funny little note: I never heard of a screwdriver until I saw the film Jackie Brown and Samuel L Jackson's character was drinking it throughout the movie. I thought "that's pretty bad ass,I have to try that" ..to my surprise it wasn't a bad ass drink,just oj and vodka, ha.
screwdrivers were my drink of choice before i got into beer, i tried to order one when i was in london and the guy didn't know what the hell i was talking about :lol:
currently in my fridge are granville island raspberry ale and hoegaarden, i <3 summer ^-^
my latest drink kick has been a cherry lime-aid sort of thing.
- lemon-lime flavored vodka
- 7-Up
- grenadine
yummy.
Damn r00, that sounds delicious! Will definitely be trying that one. Plus I found out I get a discount on booze at my job :D
That discounted booze will come in handy when dealing with the jerks. Mommy's little helper. 8-p
Fall marks my favorite beer season. Up here, the fall beers are already rolling in. Yesterday, I picked up a 12 pack of a variety of "summer" themed sam adams beers (while I still can!)
I did not really enjoy the Rustic Saison, but the East-West Kolch was really good.
I totally agree on fall being the best beer season. This is about the time Mrs. rynne and I start to get excited for the impending pumpkin beer releases.
Good news! Fat Tire has finally got a distributor in Maryland. In the past I've only had it west of the Mississippi. CSB: I saw a guy with a Fat Tire t-shirt at our B&B this summer. When I complimented him, he told me I was the first stranger to know what the shirt meant. Since it only had the bike logo and "Fat Tire" on it, most people thought it meant he was a cyclist.
Kinda like the adult who told a teenage rynne that he appreciated his t-shirt's affirmation of faith. He was not corrected on the actual meaning of "Jesus Built My Hotrod."
hahahahh. So Jesus didn't build your Hotrod? Damn.
I have tried Blue Moon's Pumpkin beer, and I didn't think it was pumpkiny enough... Good, just not quite what I wanted. (I still liked it, just wasn't what I thought it would be like at all.)
I'm gona be drinking energy drinks all day, and night. Since I work late, then early. (1pm-9pm today, and then I got back in at 5am tomorrow morning.)
Tried a variety box from Left Hand Brewery. Milk stouts still the best, but the 400 lb monkey, and the stranger are pretty good. the perverse part of me laughts at left hand brewery's the stranger more than i should though.
hearing good things about shipyards pumpkin ale. must try.
Dogfish Head Punkin = my favorite pumpkin beer. UFO has a good one, too. Shipyard is too spicy/artificial tasting for me.
Is dogfish head crazy expensive in America too? There's only 1 place that I know of that carries it and it's between $18-25 for a 4 pack :(
that price has to be because it's an import for you.
going off the top of my head i think its something like 14 dollars for a 6 pack here.
its on the pricier side, but thats because its an independent brewing company.
I think a 4 pack of the dogfish punkin is about $10
Yeah, $10 for a 4-pack of Punkin is what I'd expect to pay. DFH is certainly one of the more expensive micro/craft breweries but it's not generally outrageous. It's no more expensive than Stone or Victory at my beer store.
damn you americans with your cheap beer *shakes fist*
I swear Fat Tire changed their recipe a decade or so ago and it just hasn't tasted the same since. But the flavor of it still brings me back to my college days and picking up a keg of Fat Tire for a weekend of debauchery. Goddamn those years were gold.
I'm geared up for fall. I'm all about Shipyard Pumpkinhead and football right now.
drone
An AMAZING mixture:
50% Shipyard's Pumpkinhead Ale
25% Vanilla Porter
25% Guinness
basically resembles pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
goodness.
That just made me hard.
I drank the last of my Goldschlager (straight outta the bottle. I'm a classy broad.) and that makes me sad. Why do I have to be too poor for Patron? :(
drone
Don't feel bad; I have, on multiple occasions, drank screwdrivers out of a ceramic coffee mug I got for donating money during a Red Green telethon. Now THAT'S classy.
I just tanked 2 cans of blast and I'm pretty goddamn hammered. Thats true class drinking a malt beverage endorsed by snoop. Screw you, the strawberry lemonade flavor is all kinds of delicious.
boom has yet to steer me wrong in the world of booze, so Blast has now been added to my must try list. :rock:
dead frog toasted coconut wit
sounds weird but is soooo num ^-^
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:rock:
In awesome news, I got my first 4-packs of Punkin' Ale of the season. Soooooo gooooood. :) :) :)
For reference, I paid $9 each.
its around $7.50 for a 6 pack here.
Beer store haul:
Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale (anyone noticing a trend here?)
Dogfish Head/Sierra Nevada Life & Limb
New Belgium Fat Tire
Obviously pumpkin beer rules. I didn't see any Pumpkinhead, so I went with the bomber of Smashed Pumpkin. I've never seen Life & Limb before, so I had to get it as a DFH fan (though we had the other DFH/SN collab beer, Limb & Life, at the brewpub last year). And Fat Tire 'cause I wanted something to drink tonight.
Punkin is in my top 3 beers of all time. I even got my dad turned on to it :)
Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin isn't too bad. It's similar to Shipyard Pumpkinhead.
So I'm getting kind of sick of drinking Bud Light all the time and need something new. Any suggestions from the beer connoisseurs out there? I'm open to anything, outside of stuff that's too heavy. If it's something I'm gonna be drinking on a regular basis, I'd like my pants to still fit. :) I've currently switched to Blue Moon and Amstel Light, if that helps.
drone
Stella Artois?
Yes Stella!
Not a fan.
Having never tried it myself, from what I've heard, a lot of my friends who drink beer say Stella Artois is pretty damn good. They also mentioned Blue Moon and... I'm probably gonna catch flak just for being so mainstream, but I'm told Pabst Blue Ribbon is pretty boss.
I will commence sending you flak to catch:
PBR is balls. If I'm gonna drink cheap beer, I'm going to drink Steel Reserve or Busch Light or Bud Ice, or any of the multitude of cheap beers that are better than PBR.
It's made even worse by the fact that Iowa City is a college town, filled to the brim with hipsters, who drink PBR because it's cool these days, so the local retailers charge for PBR about what they charge for "normal" priced beers, because the hipsters pay it anyway, because they know nothing about beer.
Stella Artois IS a decent beer, I've just always seen it kind of over-priced. If I'm going to pay that much for beer, I'm going to grab some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse. And of course, if I REALLY want to splurge, I'll make an effort to go to an actual liquor store to get some Belhaven Scottish Ale.
Hey, I deserve the flak for not drinking beer and knowing what they taste like. LOL
They're things to try, but from the way you described PBR, I'd probably cross PBR off the list.
I did have a friend of mine rant and rave about Sierra Nevada, but I don't know that it was pale ale. While I'm sure that's good, they described this Sierra Nevada variant as coming in a green(ish?) bottle and being a bit... heavier than regular beer? Is that their Pale Ale?
Sierra Nevada comes in a brown bottle with a green label, but I think they also make a stout (or maybe a wheat?) that comes in an identical bottle with a reddish brown label. Not bad, but not as good their Pale Ale.
I wouldn't necessarily call Sierra Nevada a "heavier" beer, but is definitely more bitter than a lot of ales. If you're into bitter beers, it's a great one to try.
edit: I like Franziskaner because everyone I know thinks it tastes different. I have friends who think it tastes like pork sausages, soy sauce, and wine. Personally, I think it kind of tastes like apples.
Quote from: sin on September 27, 2011, 04:44:15 AM
I have friends who think it tastes like pork sausages
That's close enough to bacon for me to want to try it (because let's face it, who wouldn't drink bacon-beer?).
I think I just made my arteries harden with that joke.
there is a bacon beer, and i want nothing to do with it.
Quote from: ?uo?po?p?? on September 24, 2011, 06:16:07 PM
So I'm getting kind of sick of drinking Bud Light all the time and need something new. Any suggestions from the beer connoisseurs out there? I'm open to anything, outside of stuff that's too heavy. If it's something I'm gonna be drinking on a regular basis, I'd like my pants to still fit. :) I've currently switched to Blue Moon and Amstel Light, if that helps.
drone
Blue Moon is a witbier; if you like that a good upgrade is Heogaarden, which is pretty widely distributed. Allagash White is another good beer of the same style. As far as lagers I really like Brooklyn Lager, which is surprisingly malty and tasty.
Quote from: individualzero on September 27, 2011, 04:30:56 AM
I did have a friend of mine rant and rave about Sierra Nevada, but I don't know that it was pale ale. While I'm sure that's good, they described this Sierra Nevada variant as coming in a green(ish?) bottle and being a bit... heavier than regular beer? Is that their Pale Ale?
I'd assume that a generic reference to "Sierra Nevada" is referring to their pale ale, which is their most well-known beer. At least around me, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Sam Adams Lager were the two most widespread craft beers at the very beginning of the craft/microbrew explosion of the '00s. As such, I can understand why someone would think it's gotten played out (I agree to some extent; I certainly don't buy it much now that other craft brews are more common).
That being said, Sierra Nevada is a good brewery that has lots of good beers that are unrelated to their Pale Ale. Their Bigfoot barleywine is worth checking out.
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Next time I'm at the liquor store I'll be good to go. :)
I've had PBR before. It's not terrible, but it's not something I'd want to drink on a regular basis.
drone
Mmm blue moon is super num, never seen it up here though :(
PBR is always a good skatepark/snowboard beer. Light enough not to weight you down, yet strong enough to give you that bit of liquid courage.
The first time I had blue moon was when r00 took theo and I on the coors brewery tour and they gave out free samples. It's been my favorite ever since <3
haha poor theo couldn't legally drink then. He had to just sit there and watch, wearing his wristband of shame. 8-p
Damn that sucks... That is harsh... A long time ago, my folks went on wine tasting and they had grape juice for people under 21.
I'm drinking Hoegaarden. Its good. :D (this is my face when drinking it!)
Other then this and Blue Moon I can't think of anything that isn't black and thick. Which I like. HMMM... OH Sam Adams Cherry Wheat beer. That shit is like soda pop sweet. But still Beer. I drank it while in Hawaii. st pauli girl is pretty good. However, the after taste reminds me of what bounce balls smell like (no really, I love bounce balls. and it tastes just like they smell...)
Not sure if you East siders can get it, but Black Butte Porter by Deschutes Brewery is amazing. Granted, I haven't had a lot of Porters to compare it to... But its good.
Here in town we have one kind of Sam Adams beer (Boston Lager, which is amazing, not saying anything bad about it. However, with the other beers that Sam Adams makes, it would be nice to try them out. I mean, I had to travel to Hawaii to try a different type... It was the Cherry Wheat. And it was amazing!) BUT tonight dear friends. I had another of his beers. Bringing that total up to 3. It was (drum roll) Latitude 48. While I can't say I'm big on IPA's (I'm not a big fan of hops...) Its good. The hops in it, don't make it bitter, but nummy. Its really good. And I'm pretty drunk. SO I'm about to go to bed... Cuz I'm tired, I woke up at 3am. And I drank quite a bit tonight.
I need to stop binge drinking.
I clicked on this thread and read it as MOTHAFUCKIN' BOOK TIME and got really confused until I realized I was wrong :(
okay so... I had my first drunking experience and Now im drunk, so I need to hit some sleep. licker store gave me like
cases..
oh drinks...
probably shouldnt have had ALL of it all, But I didnt read the stuff before I did. I guess booze is mike tysons. Hits you hard. Like a nuke.
I may have to eddy this post later, Im. not sure what Im saying but Im pretty super bubbly and watery. I do this. For the hung.
night!
Bloody amateur...
:P
IZ. I didn't think it was possible, but I like you even more now!
QuoteI may have to eddy this post later, Im. not sure what Im saying but Im pretty super bubbly and watery. I do this. For the hung.
That is amazing. Don't die!
Holy shit, even I can't make sense of what I was trying to say.
I feel like someone punched me in the brain and stomach.
rofl
lol it's ok. Let he/she who has not ever posted drunk on PI cast the first stone! :P
Quote from: r00 on October 21, 2011, 10:23:05 AM
lol it's ok. Let he/she who has not ever posted drunk on PI cast the first stone! :P
...*tumbleweed*...
And you got it into the right thread, so that makes it more impressive! Super drunk, and still able to post on topic!
I'm pretty impressed with myself for finding the website at all. The fact that I was able to click the right thread, make a post and fall into bed afterwards was pretty impressive for a first time drinker, I think.
So how bad was/is your hangover? Also just what were you drinking?
But ya, I'm impressed... Normally I send really long random emails to TPD and one of my other friends.
I'm about to drink some Nyquil, and Scotch.
I'm not feeling it anymore but I woke up with a headache from hell and was spewing enough chunks to think I was at a GWAR concert or something.
I don't even remember what the fuck I HAD (my parents hucked the case/cases out into the trash) but apparently I told a friend I had "like eight or nine bottles of some fruit stout that was like 16% APV". I don't know how accurate any of that is, though.
Nyquil/Scotch? You are a brave man. Please wake up in the morning! lol
Drinking some Patron anejo out of some new glasses. Turtle got me a few of those Dorothy Thorpe roly poly sterling rim glasses they drink out of on Mad Men. 8-)
I really need to try Patron, or at lest high end Tequila. Jose and I don't aren't friends. (in fact, fuck that guy.)
Jose and I have shared many a night hugging a toilet. I regret nothing.
I drink so infrequently now that I switched back to drinking blue moon instead of bud light. I consider this both a good and a bad thing.
Im usually a whiskey person but:
Pinnacle Whipped Cream Vodka.
I don't even taste the vodka, its weird.
its good with ginger ale, coke, or oddly enough, orange juice.
I've been on a flavored vodka kick lately too. I agree with you about how good the whipped-cream flavored vodka is with coke. There is also an "orange cream" vodka that I like a lot too. It's a Burnett's flavor, so it is cheap, but goddamn it's yummy.
There was a massive work party on the weekend, and it was the first time in a long time that I seriously got my drink on. I know that's sometimes frowned upon at most work parties, but that's actually the point of this party. I know my drinking skills are horribly out of practice, and I was always told that my alcohol tolerance would go to shit when I turned 30, and at first I was scared it was all true. After the first 4 pints, I felt like I'd had 7 or 8. For the rest of the evening, I switched to rye 'n cokes. Stayed respectably plastered, ended up having 11 of those, the last of which was a double at last call. 15 drinks in about 5 hours, and I still woke up with no hangover. I was tired as hell because I slept like shit, and later on in the day my lower intestines had some serious complaints about my previous activities, but I was otherwise fine.
This is an annual party, and there's actually a prize given for "the person who had the most fun that night, but is least likely to remember it the next morning". :P I didn't win, I'll have to try harder next year.
In other news, I'm loving the whiskey stones I got from Thinkgeek. They're perfect for a sipping drink, but wouldn't be good for almost anything else. My dad's also got me hooked on Spicebox Canadian Spiced Whiskey. Holy crap is that stuff tasty. I didn't know spiced whiskey existed, but wow is it good.
I think I am going to get my dad some whiskey stones for christmas. He is a big scotch guy and has always complained about the dilemma of ice-watered-down and cold vs. neat and warm.
My coworker went to a scotch-tasting event last month where he got complimentary whiskey stones (which is what reminded me of this). I guess maybe a couple dozen distilleries had tables, ranging from large corporate groups to small-batch artisan distilleries. He quickly found out that there were two recognizable kinds of tables, and that the distinction could be reliably used to separate the bad scotch from the good from across the room. The first kind of table was operated by gorgeous, flirty women in sexy outfits. The scotch at those tables was awful. The second kind of table was operated by ancient, ugly Scotsmen. The scotch at those tables was excellent.
On a different topic, I picked up a couple bottles of DFH's new Pearl Jam beer (http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/occasional-rarities/faithfull-ale.htm) last night. It's a belgian-style golden ale with ten (get it, eh, eh?) additions of currants. I'll probably open the first bottle this weekend---it sounds pretty tasty.
I bought some Champagne. I'm going to drink it soon. (pretty high end stuff. I paid just shy of 9 bucks. Cristal isn't that much more right? :P) I also bought the one with the highest amount of alcohol. 12%. I need to figure out how to open it...
Also, I won't be wearing a top hat, I will feel so under dressed when drinking my Champagne.
Champagne opened. I'm getting fancy up in this bitch. (I really need to buy a top hat.) Granted the fact I'm drinking this out of a normal glass doesn't really make it fancy either. But what the hell.
Edit number two. I should have bought another bottle of champagne. I feel sad now :(. Sad I don't have more Champagne...
Champagne tastes like butt.
Ya, I wouldn't pay much more then I did for it. But it really isn't that horrible... I do feel kinda bumbed out thought. I think I lost my drunk... :( Next time, two bottles. Granted thought, I like white wine more then red, mostly due to the mouth feel of it... (red feels funky to me...) And I'm not really that big on wine in general... Granted I haven't had any real good stuff. (Like 15 bucks tops for a bottle.)
There is better stuff of there, I like the sweeter pink champagne ^-^
I love sparkling wine/Champagne
Sadly, DFH's Pearl Jam beer is disapointing. Despite its description of "Ale brewed with currants," the currants don't really make much of an impression until the beer's warmed to room temperature, and even then they mix with the hops to get a characteristic reminiscent of dry white wine instead of a big juicy red. Not that it's a bad beer; it's pleasant and drinkable.
But for one of their big, limited-edition beers, I was expecting quite a bit more. It's not the best music-themed beer they've done---their Miles-Davis-inspired Bitches' Brew is legitimately amazing. Hell, it's not even the best currant-flavored beer they've done (that'd be the discontinued Au Currant winter seasonal). It's an interesting novelty, but I don't think I'll be buying it again.
Quote from: rynne on November 18, 2011, 07:08:13 PM
It's an interesting novelty, but I don't think I'll be buying it again.
So you are saying it's more like a Lady Gaga themed beer?
I'll reserve that description for the beer whose bottle is wrapped in (preserved) meat (http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/341).
Magic Hat's Winter Ale aint too bad,
neither is Samual Adams Chocolate Bock.
aka i am drunk.
Hot Toddy, or whatever its called. I made it with honey, lemon concentrate, ground cinnamon, hot water, and the cheapest Scotch I have (Black label.)
In other words, I am high class even when I'm sick!
Quote from: rynne on November 18, 2011, 07:08:13 PMIt's not the best music-themed beer they've done---their Miles-Davis-inspired Bitches' Brew is legitimately amazing.
Please to be elaborating regarding said beer.
Bitches' Brew is 3 parts imperial stout, 1 part tej. Tej is an Ethiopian honey beer (which makes it a kind of mead, I suppose), so Bitches' Brew is this near-black, thick beer that coats your mouth with dark chocolate and honey. I guess the mixing of an Americanized stout and African mead is meant to play off of Miles Davis' fusion of musical styles and cultures and whatnot, but really all you need to know is that the beer is freakin' delicious.
It sounds wonderful! I mean, I could have Googled it, of course, but it's better when you describe it.
LIONS STOUT :rock:
I have been drinking 5 hour energy shot things. The Pomegranate is the best flavor, to me at lest. (The OG flavor damn near made me puke when I tried it a long time ago.) The Grape isn't horrible. But if it wasn't a shot, I wouldn't drink it... Now I just need find them for cheaper on line in bulk amounts...
I bought Coke Zero and some Raspberries. Put the raspberries in a cup crushed them up with a spoon (this is important, it makes it have a lot more flavor from them.) Then ice and then the coke=NUMMY!
Also Coke zero is good. It sorta has the odd diet (chemical death) after taste but not a lot of it...
B started drinking coke zero, I've only ever tasted it once but i stand by my belief that it tastes like coke flavored chemicals...yuck
PFT. Those chemicals are what makes it taste so good!
And for the record I'm not joking. I really do like the weird chemical taste of it. (Also why I drink sugar free Red Bull as well, or other sugar free energy drinks. The odd chemical/death taste is what I enjoy most!)
I've been trying sugar-free Rockstar lately. It definitely doesn't make me crash as hard as the normal Rockstar and the chemical taste isn't as noticeable since it uses sucralose instead of aspartame.
Last night was, Hennessy, Rum (two different kinds) And Vodka, and a bit of whiskey... Then some water, and while I did wake with a hangover, it wasn't that bad... Work sucked. but being in the freezer felt amazing.
I'm pretty drunk well sober enough to walk 12 blocks but drunk enough to sleep very well tonight. Also I'm sorry for drunk posting.1
Bacon vodka AKA BAKON is fucking horrible. HORRIBLE. Like I think that is the nastiest booze I have ever had. EVER. No joke, and no lie. And I fucking LOVE bacon. But Bakon is horrible. Take it from the mouth of a fatty its nasty.
Ninkasi Total Domination IPA.
I'm not big on IPAs (I like the darker stuff. Less hops more malt.) However its really good, and strong. 6.7%...
so much sierra nevada
750ml bottle of Fireball Whisky (http://www.fireballwhisky.com/)
Tonight should be interesting. I've never had actual hard liquor so I'm cutting it with a fuckton of water. Sorry in advance for drunkposts.
LOVE whiskey, hate fireball.
Made a giant batch of Sangria this weekend using Citrus Triple Sec Vodka, an Italian Champagne, Sweet red wine, fresca, and lime juice. chopped up pears, apples, mangos, and threw in grapes.
guess how fun the beach was?
re: fireball
Yeah, my friend had his 21st not long before I bought the bottle and he said I "had to try Fireball". It wasn't terrible, but I'm not sure it was the best whiskey to start off with having never had the stuff before. It tasted like a very strong, booze-laced Big Red. I'm not entirely sure how straight, unflavored whiskey tastes by comparison, but now I'm curious if it tastes better.
Unlike when I had those strong-ass beers, though, whiskey knocks me the fuck out. I had like 80% whiskey/20% water in my coffee mug and by the time I'd finished the mug, I managed to play a single match on a video game while drunk before I wandered into bed and zonked out. Strangely, I didn't spew chunks in the morning (but I didn't exactly get a terrible hangover after drinking all that beer either).
it is scary how easy it is to polish off a bottle of these flavored vodkas. send help.
Whats up drinking buddy? :P
My coworker from Vietnam brought me a can of "White Fungus Bird's Nest drink" She said it's to make you healthier and prettier. She also said that the real bird's nests are like 400 bucks a pound. And I have to say, I kinda don't want to drink it... The oddness of it. (I'm also going to share with my roommate.)
sierra nevada just released their torpedo and pale ale in cans, so basically that rules. day time drunk (dtd) rules.
Rockstar has pink rockstar... I bought a can, and will try it soon.
It doesn't have much flavor at all... I could hardly taste anything. So I guess it wasn't bad, but not great... Meh. I wouldn't use it as a mixer...
It's warming up here, so cheladas are flowing. Cheap light beer (PBR light) with Clamato, salt, and limejuice. Yum x 10.
edit: editing this to draw attention to my 666 postcount without ruining it. 8-p
ALL HAIL SATAN r00
I have never had a Clamato. However it makes me happy you aren't buying the premade Bud light ones...
Scotch Green Label... I feel bad for putting ice in it. But I did. I put ice in it... (But don't worry I put a lot of Scotch to make up for the ice!)
I'm also trying to kill off a lot of my bottles before I move. Or at lest my not so great stuff. I have a few mostly full ones. So I see a lot of booze filled nights coming soon.
Earlier this month we were in Shenandoah and noticed a little road sign for a distillery. Since we'd already gone to breweries and wineries, we figured this was the next logical step. :)
It turned out to be this old warehouse down a side street of a tiny town where the guys malted, smoked and distilled single-malt whiskey and rye. The barely is an exclusive strain developed by a UVa prof and grown by ag students for course credit, and the malt is smoked with fruitwood. I think the tour was run by the distiller's mom.
The moral of the story is that Copper Fox (http://www.copperfox.biz/) makes really good whiskey.
Is it mid-September? That means it's time for pumpkin beer! So far, I've gotten:
Punkin Ale (Dogfish Head Brewery)
Pumking (Southern Tier Brewing)
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (Elysian Brewing)
Post Road Pumpkin Ale (Brooklyn Brewery)
Imperial Pumpkin (Long Trail Brewing)
Cigar City's Great Gourd is on my list of pumpkin beers to try
Terrapin has one too, and its decent.
I still like Shipyard's Pumpkin Head Ale, but i feel like the quality of it has gone down over the years.
I just tried Cigar City's Tangerine Ginger Ale and it was fantastic.
ooh tangerine ginger ale sounds soooo yum!
Pretty much the only thing that makes me jealous of americans is your awesome selection of tasty microbrews :lol:
Coffee. French press coffee. I made it strong. REALLY strong. Next time less coffee. Its good though. Once I let it cool a bit its not as bitter. So all in all good.
Dogfish 120 IPA is...amazing. 17.5% ABV
Over the past few months, the Mrs. and I have been won over by the charms (and reasonable price) of Bulleit bourbon and rye. But right now, I'm drinking martinis. Oh, gin and vermouth, how lovely you are together.