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Title: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 01:59:11 PM
This is something that's long over due around these parts.  List your favorite drinks and the recipe for them.  Or, if you don't know the recipe, maybe someone else does. 

I pretty much stick to Maker's and Coke or Crown and Coke and the occasional Vodka and Cranberry but here's some of the more popular drinks I've been serving up at work lately

Long Island Ice Tea

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola

Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

Serve in:  Collins Glass

White Russian

2 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur
light cream

Pour vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes in a rocks glass. Fill with light cream and serve.

Serve in:  Rocks glass

Apple Martini (Appletini)

1 part Absolut® vodka
1 part DeKuyper® Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
1 part apple juice

Poor all ingredients into a shaker. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass.

Serve in:  Cocktail Glass

Mountain Breeze

1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz tequila
1 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix
1/2 oz grapefruit juice

Build ingredients over ice in a hurricane glass, shake and garnish with a lime wedge.

Serve in:  Hurricane glass

Red Headed Slut:

1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz Jagermeister
Splash of cranberry juice

Serve in: Shot Glass

Irish Car Bomb

3/4 pint Guinness
1/2 shot Bailey's Irish cream
1/2 shot Jameson Irish whiskey

Add the Bailey's and Jameson to a shot glass, layering the Bailey's on the bottom. Pour the Guinness into a pint glass or beer mug 3/4 of the way full and let settle. Drop the shot glass into the Guinness and chug away.  If you're too slow, the drink will curdle and will increasingly taste worse as you go.  So be quick about it.

Serve in:  Beer mug and shot glass


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 10, 2006, 02:03:03 PM
I went to bartending school over the summer, which heightened my appreciatation for mixed drinks. Two of my favorites are already on your list (Irish Car Bomb, White Russian).

Mostly I'm a beer guy, but I'll also drink an occassional Morgan and or Dewar's with Coke.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 02:08:12 PM
Never been to school to get my degree in Mixology but I'm thinking about getting into a p/t class.  We'll see.  I started bartending about 6 months ago....just kind of dumbed myself into it.  But I've been having a pretty good time with it so far. 

President be damned, there's no more powerful position in the world than being the bartender.   ;D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 10, 2006, 02:12:15 PM
If you're already bartending than don't bother wasting your time with Bartending school, its a crock. I only did it because I had no prior experience (aside from a few months when I lived in SD), had the time to go, and figured it would be fun (which it was).
And if anyone's looking to get into bartending, unless you're: A) A chick with a nice rack B) Have a good 'in' in the industry C) Have prior experience with good references you can pretty much forget getting hired anywhere halfway decent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Wingspan on November 10, 2006, 02:14:28 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 01:59:11 PM
Long Island Ice Tea

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola

Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

does it come with a fortune cookie?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on November 10, 2006, 02:45:36 PM
Screaming Nazi

1 part Jagermeister 
1 part Rumpleminze


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 02:50:42 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on November 10, 2006, 02:14:28 PM
does it come with a fortune cookie?

No, but it damn well should. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 10, 2006, 03:09:46 PM
Bloody Marys'. I am going to have to bring some bloodies to get started sunday at tailgate.  Anyone else enjoy a good bloody?

If I get a mixed drink it's usually a cranberry vodka or sprite. Some others I like Long Island, Captain and Coke, Gin and Tonic, White Russian, Mojito's arn't bad on accasion. Red Bull and Vodka if your not planning on being hungover the nxt day. 

Scotch or whisky does me well also. 

Shots, I am all about Jaegermesiter. Soco and Lime, snakebite, tequila or the occasional shot of Yukon Jack straight will get you toasty quick.

MMM..Im getting thirsty just thinking about this...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2006, 03:10:30 PM
The Irish Car Bomb is an abomination because it ruins a perfectly good Guinness...and a perfectly good Jameson...and a perfectly good Bailey's.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on November 10, 2006, 03:13:24 PM
El Nino
2 Parts Captain Morgan's Private Stock (Captain Morgan's is an acceptable substitute)
1 Part Bacardi Limon
1 Part Malibu (or Parrot Bay)
1 Part Midori (Melon schnapps is not an acceptable substitute)

Top off with orange juice or pineapple juice, shake well, and enjoy the tropical weatherstorm in your head.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 03:13:44 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2006, 03:10:30 PM
The Irish Car Bomb is an abomination because it ruins a perfectly good Guinness...and a perfectly good Jameson...and a perfectly good Bailey's.



:-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 10, 2006, 03:18:10 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on November 10, 2006, 03:13:24 PM
El Nino
2 Parts Captain Morgan's Private Stock (Captain Morgan's is an acceptable substitute)
1 Part Bacardi Limon
1 Part Malibu (or Parrot Bay)
1 Part Midori (Melon schnapps is not an acceptable substitute)

Top off with orange juice or pineapple juice, shake well, and enjoy the tropical weatherstorm in your head.

That sounds pretty good  :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 03:18:16 PM
Quote from: mussa on November 10, 2006, 03:09:46 PM
Bloody Marys'. I am going to have to bring some bloodies to get started sunday at tailgate. Anyone else enjoy a good bloody?

There's about 20 different types of Bloody Marys out there.  The basic:

Bloody Mary:

1 Mary
1 Knife

Directions:  Stab Mary repeatedly with knife.  Viola.

Or.........

1 1/2 oz vodka
3 oz tomato juice
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 - 3 drops tabasco sauce
1 lime wedge

Shake all ingredients (except for the lime wedge) with ice and strain into a rocks glass or collins glass over ice cubes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the wedge of lime and serve.

Serve in:  Rocks glass (small) or Collins glass (large).  Double the recipe for a Collins glass.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 10, 2006, 03:21:51 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2006, 03:10:30 PM
The Irish Car Bomb is an abomination because it ruins a perfectly good Guinness...and a perfectly good Jameson...and a perfectly good Bailey's.



Guinness and Jameson go together like penis and vagina.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on November 10, 2006, 03:50:23 PM
Amen, brother SD.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 10, 2006, 04:36:38 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 10, 2006, 03:18:16 PM
Quote from: mussa on November 10, 2006, 03:09:46 PM
Bloody Marys'. I am going to have to bring some bloodies to get started sunday at tailgate. Anyone else enjoy a good bloody?

There's about 20 different types of Bloody Marys out there.  The basic:

Bloody Mary:

1 Mary
1 Knife

Directions:  Stab Mary repeatedly with knife.  Viola.

Or.........

1 1/2 oz vodka
3 oz tomato juice
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 - 3 drops tabasco sauce
1 lime wedge

Shake all ingredients (except for the lime wedge) with ice and strain into a rocks glass or collins glass over ice cubes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the wedge of lime and serve.

Serve in:  Rocks glass (small) or Collins glass (large).  Double the recipe for a Collins glass.
Add Old bay to the rim fo the glass and in the drink. 
I put horseradish in mine also.  And beer. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 10, 2006, 05:29:46 PM
yea old bay is the shtein in bloodies. hotter the better
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on November 10, 2006, 06:18:51 PM
I'll take beer please. Guinness for taste, Miller Lite for marathon drinking. No hangover from either.
Or Jack on the rocks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on November 10, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
Rum. Straight rum. Maybe ice.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 10, 2006, 06:32:34 PM
I'm fixing to make some car bombs tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 10, 2006, 07:05:18 PM
Dio's drink. 

Fill a 10 or twelve oz. glass jelly jar--I have four or five with "Bonne Maison" on them that I like a lot, don't know how much they hold but you get the idea--with ice.

fill half way with freezer-cold gin, half freshly opened and cold name brand tonic till it spills over.

poke the ice in to clear the rest over the edge

drink
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MadMarchHare on November 10, 2006, 07:10:33 PM
No lime?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2006, 08:11:25 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 10, 2006, 03:21:51 PM
Guinness and Jameson go together like penis and vagina.

In my belly, for sure. Never in the same glass.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Feva on November 10, 2006, 08:54:11 PM
Rum & Coke or Long Island Iced Tea

Also love to sip on Crown or Grandma (Grand Marnier).

Other than that... gimme the beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on November 10, 2006, 09:12:17 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 10, 2006, 02:12:15 PM
If you're already bartending than don't bother wasting your time with Bartending school, its a crock. I only did it because I had no prior experience (aside from a few months when I lived in SD), had the time to go, and figured it would be fun (which it was).
And if anyone's looking to get into bartending, unless you're: A) A chick with a nice rack B) Have a good 'in' in the industry C) Have prior experience with good references you can pretty much forget getting hired anywhere halfway decent.
Dude, if you are giving up on Bartending as a profession b/c it's too hard to break into you are setting your bar reeeeeal low.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 10, 2006, 10:12:13 PM
Johnnie Walker red is my weekday drink.  Miller lite as my most regular beer. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on November 10, 2006, 10:21:57 PM
Quote from: mussa on November 10, 2006, 06:32:34 PM
I'm fixing to make some car bombs tonight

10 to 1 this post ended up on the homeland security flagged list.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 10, 2006, 10:39:29 PM
Quote from: methdeez on November 10, 2006, 09:12:17 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 10, 2006, 02:12:15 PM
If you're already bartending than don't bother wasting your time with Bartending school, its a crock. I only did it because I had no prior experience (aside from a few months when I lived in SD), had the time to go, and figured it would be fun (which it was).
And if anyone's looking to get into bartending, unless you're: A) A chick with a nice rack B) Have a good 'in' in the industry C) Have prior experience with good references you can pretty much forget getting hired anywhere halfway decent.
Dude, if you are giving up on Bartending as a profession b/c it's too hard to break into you are setting your bar reeeeeal low.

I have an in and could get a job easily if I wanted too. It would only be a part time thing for me, not a profession - that's why I'm in College.  Thanks for your concern.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 10, 2006, 11:03:15 PM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on November 10, 2006, 07:10:33 PM
No lime?

No lime.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on November 11, 2006, 01:39:55 AM
I love to drink and will drink just about anything, other than fruity shtein (accept for Blackberry Brandy chilled).  Favorites include:

7 and 7- Seagrams Seven and Seven up

Irish Car Bombs

White Russians

Johnny Black on the rocks

Captain and Coke

Favorite Beers- just about anything other than light beer, but Yeungling and New Castle top the list. (Man I can't wait for X-mas leave to get some Ying.)

Currently I am drinking SoCo and Coke with some lime juice

Saphire and Tonic

Jameson on the rocks

Liquid Cocaines and Heroins

Makers on the rocks

Kettle and Tonic

Thats enough for now, I probably could go on forever really.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 05:11:26 AM
I don't drink much beer these days but when I do it's usually Red Stripe.  Which reminds me....

Red Cap'n

1 Bottle Red Stripe
1 shot Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum

Take a sip out of the Red Stripe and then fill with Captain Morgan.  Can be served in the bottle or mug.

Oh, and I also like drinking the occasional Samuel Jackson.  IT'LL GET YOU DRUNK!!

(http://homepages.ius.edu/TESNGIBS/photogallery_files/image019.jpg)

MMMMMMMMM, MMMMMMM BITCH! 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 11, 2006, 07:53:29 AM
Was never a big Sam Adams fan but I like their Winter Lager.  Never heard of the Red Cap'n before but I want to give it a try.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 11, 2006, 08:04:10 AM
This is the booze thread, not the beer thread.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 08:08:49 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 11, 2006, 07:53:29 AM
Was never a big Sam Adams fan but I like their Winter Lager. Never heard of the Red Cap'n before but I want to give it a try.

Made it up a couple years ago in KC.  Wanted a Captain and Coke but had no Coke in the fridge.  So it was either mix it with Red Stripe or Milk.  It'll put you on your ass after a few. 

It's a great drink but the one thing I'll say about it is if you have more than 2 of them then don't start mixing in a bunch of other drinks. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on November 11, 2006, 08:21:10 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 08:08:49 AM
It's a great drink but the one thing I'll say about it is if you have more than 2 of them then don't start mixing in a bunch of other drinks. 

Whydja hurl?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 11, 2006, 09:27:22 AM
man, car bombs get you drunk real fast
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 09:36:30 AM
Quote from: Yeti on November 11, 2006, 08:21:10 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 08:08:49 AM
It's a great drink but the one thing I'll say about it is if you have more than 2 of them then don't start mixing in a bunch of other drinks. 

Whydja hurl?

Didn't hurl, but I drank a few of them along with a few other drinks one night and my stomach was full of unpleasantries. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 11, 2006, 10:23:25 AM
Favorites:
Tequila - Patron
Vodka - Kettle One or Grey Goose
Scotch - Dewars
Rum - Captain Morgan
Whiskey - Makers Mark
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on November 11, 2006, 03:43:29 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 11, 2006, 08:08:49 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 11, 2006, 07:53:29 AM
Was never a big Sam Adams fan but I like their Winter Lager. Never heard of the Red Cap'n before but I want to give it a try.

Made it up a couple years ago in KC.  Wanted a Captain and Coke but had no Coke in the fridge.  So it was either mix it with Red Stripe or Milk.  It'll put you on your ass after a few. 

You'll get the same reaction if you mix it with a hard lemonade. I wasn't really measuring my shots though.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: NGM on November 11, 2006, 03:50:55 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on November 10, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
Rum. Straight rum. Maybe ice.

Really?  Straight rum is about the only thing that will make me hurl.

Surprised more people didn't mention Jager.

Also try a HypHouse shot. (Hypnotik and Blackhaus)

Capn and coke.

Jack and coke.

Caucasians.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Gene on November 11, 2006, 04:00:19 PM
Scotch------->Tumbler------->Ice Optional------->Enjoy!

Black Coffee------->Laced liberally with Bushmills------->Whipped Cream (only if you must)

Yuenglings when the weather is to hot for firewater..........
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Father Demon on November 11, 2006, 04:07:34 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on November 10, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
Rum. Straight rum. Maybe ice.

Very smart man.   :yay

Straight vodka.  Another of my favorites is tequilla.

I always thought mixed drinks was a waste of perfectly good alcohol.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on November 11, 2006, 04:11:37 PM
I don't get too crazy with drinks. Budweiser in the afternoon, Margerita's on Friday Night, (excluding High School Football season), and Bloody Mary's in the morning on weekends when I'm not working.

Oh, and a shot of Sambuka every now and then.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 11, 2006, 05:37:34 PM
Anything but Tequila. I cannot drink that any more... :puke

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Geowhizzer on November 11, 2006, 05:47:27 PM
Sometimes I get really crazy and mix Pepsi and Coke.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 11, 2006, 05:49:48 PM
Not a hard alcohol guy.  In fact, there are some hard spirits that taste so bad that I can't imagine anyone actually enjoying them. Give me a good beer, and let's call it a day.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 11, 2006, 06:18:24 PM
Flaming Dr. Pepper;

Half a glass of beer
3/4 of a shot glass full of Amaretto
top off the shot glass with Bacardi 151
light it
drop the shot glass in the beer and drink it all in one shot
Tastes exactly like Dr. Pepper

My roommate used to make those things. They really do taste like Dr Pepper
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 09:07:46 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on November 10, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
Rum. Straight rum. Maybe ice.

I had some of that today. (Stupid name...excellent rum.)

(http://www.susbirder.com/images/mount_gay.jpg)

Also some Maker's Mark and JWB.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 12, 2006, 10:44:34 PM
That JWB was no joke...thanks Muss.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
True. Thanks mussa for the JWB, and thanks Sarge for the MM.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 13, 2006, 07:38:28 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
True. Thanks mussa for the JWB, and thanks Sarge for the MM.

No problem.  :yay  Thanks for letting me eat some of your sausage.  :paranoid

I'm pretty sure by the end of the tailgate I was drinking Maker's and JWB at the same time. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on November 13, 2006, 07:54:54 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
True. Thanks mussa for the JWB, and thanks Sarge for the MM.

Lushquehanna
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 13, 2006, 07:59:17 AM
Quote

No problem.  :yay  Thanks for letting me eat some of your sausage.   :paranoid


Quote
:-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 13, 2006, 08:00:06 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 13, 2006, 07:54:54 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
True. Thanks mussa for the JWB, and thanks Sarge for the MM.

Lushquehanna

:-D  Forgot about that one. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 13, 2006, 08:49:50 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 13, 2006, 08:00:06 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on November 13, 2006, 07:54:54 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 12, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
True. Thanks mussa for the JWB, and thanks Sarge for the MM.

Lushquehanna

:-D  Forgot about that one. 

;D

And I hardly felt it. I guess the shivering pretty much burned off all the alcohol before it could work its magic.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 13, 2006, 10:13:23 AM
if anybody was wondering, you have to add coke to Long Island Ice Tea...i found this out the hard way yesterday at our tailgate.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 13, 2006, 10:30:51 AM
:-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 13, 2006, 10:53:10 AM
bourbon
cointreau
fresh sqeezed orange juice

is phenominal...especially if the oj is fresh sqeezed
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 13, 2006, 12:40:12 PM
Quote from: SunMo on November 13, 2006, 10:13:23 AM
if anybody was wondering, you have to add coke to Long Island Ice Tea...i found this out the hard way yesterday at our tailgate.

HAHA. I did the same thing man. I was like, man this is some strong long island mix.

No problem guys. I'm glad I got to pass the Johnnie around, good times  :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on December 16, 2006, 06:52:15 PM
I love Scotch, so I just bought 1.75 liters of White Label aka Dewars for the bargain price of $35.99. Right now I'm enjoying my second glass on the rocks. This stuff is delicous. Bought the g/f some Shiraz, I think it's a wine of some sorts but she really likes it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 16, 2006, 07:25:30 PM
gina and tonics since two this afternoon...going up to the local watering hole for dallas in a few...they should love me tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on December 19, 2006, 06:05:35 PM
i puked last night. first time in 2 yrs. i ban drinking until x-mas
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 01, 2007, 09:41:01 PM
i just popped a bottle of tanqueray #10 that i got for x-mas...ish is phenominal...i can go 8 oz of gin to two oz tonic and still taste nothing

same thing with reyka vodka which i also got as a gift
"lava rock filtered"
amazing stuff
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 16, 2007, 04:23:11 PM
i turned 27 today. im going to get shtein faced tonight. wish me luck!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 16, 2007, 04:39:13 PM
I really hope that at this point you don't need luck to get hammerfaced.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 16, 2007, 04:50:13 PM
i meant luck in survivingfaced
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 16, 2007, 04:52:51 PM
Now how exactly are you going to have fun drinking if you're worried about surviving the evening? Yeesh. Amatuers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 16, 2007, 05:33:19 PM
BEER
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 17, 2007, 02:30:35 PM
god why do i drink...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Father Demon on February 18, 2007, 10:54:59 AM
Celebrated my birthday last night.

Rum on the rocks, followed by
Hurricanes ('tis the season), followed by
Massive amounts of beer, followed by
Tequilla, followed by
a couple more beers.

Ham. Merd.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 18, 2007, 11:15:55 AM
I also had a marathon drinking session yesterday which ended in a zombie movie marathon. I am a farging mess right now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on February 18, 2007, 01:14:25 PM
I came home and had a brand new pool cue come in the mail. 30 min. later, I was over the pool table with a ice cold Bud in a big 22 oz. frosty mug! Happy hour at the Moose, and there wasn't a place on Earth I'd have rather been.

God, sometimes I love lifes little pleasures.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 18, 2007, 10:11:10 PM
I Love Scotch  :sly
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 19, 2007, 07:57:03 AM
Scotchy, scotch, scotch.  Here it goes down, down into my belly...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 19, 2007, 11:09:13 AM
Gave a Scotch friend a bottle of Ardbeg Airidh Nam Biest

(http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/Images/Ardbeg-Airigh-Nam-Beist.jpg)

he were made happy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 19, 2007, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 19, 2007, 11:09:13 AM
Gave a Scotch friend a bottle of Ardbeg Airidh Nam Biest

(http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/Images/Ardbeg-Airigh-Nam-Beist.jpg)

he were made happy
Lucky Friend, is that something you import Dio?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 19, 2007, 12:36:25 PM
I don't import anything...I'm a zesty software guy for a massive importer.  This one is like $140 and is supposed to be some kind of really special stuff.  I tasted it and holy shtein it's strong.  I'm a gin guy anyway, so this stuff isn't for me.  But I'm sure some of you folks would really like it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 10:16:45 AM
We're finishing the basement, my brother in law is putting in a nice bar.  I told the wife i'm getting a topline scotch to mark the occasion
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 20, 2007, 10:42:35 AM
a yocal bar has sam adams winter lager on tap. i swear, if i was single id be there every night until i kicked the keg. that shtein is pretty good out of the bottle, out of the tap, its like candy.   :drool
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 20, 2007, 10:48:50 AM
Pete's Brew... Pete's Wicked Brew... Pete's Wicked Summer Brew..  WHO THE farg IS PETE?!?  farg PETE!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 10:57:11 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 19, 2007, 12:36:25 PM
I'm a zesty software guy

Dio = (http://www.thecobrasnose.com/images3/OSM&Ssm.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 11:12:08 AM
Petes winter or summer with a lemon is heaven
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 20, 2007, 11:14:23 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 10:16:45 AM
We're finishing the basement, my brother in law is putting in a nice bar.  I told the wife i'm getting a topline scotch to mark the occasion

Can you get a 0% deferred rate for that, too?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 11:31:08 AM
I wish, along that line, we did get a Lazyboy Leather Sofa/Loveseat set this weekend at 0% for 2 years  ;D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 11:59:03 AM
i drank myself into oblivion over the last three days at the beach

on sat me and my girl did our own ocean city bar crawl...we hit 17 different bars from the board walk to 124th st
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MURP on February 20, 2007, 12:02:02 PM
I bet you hang out at Seacrets.  Dont ya IGY?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:02:24 PM
good swimming weather this weekend.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:03:00 PM
Quote from: MURP on February 20, 2007, 12:02:02 PM
I bet you hang out at Seacrets.  Dont ya IGY?

i've been there a few times.  not in about 5 or 6 years but it was kinda nice when they swam your drinks out to your intertube.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:04:49 PM
I bet you hang out at Seacrets.  Dont ya IGY?

heehee

ill burn seacrets

if you want a seacrets atmosphere without all the roid raged rope necklace weraing douchebags then mackeys is the spot
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:06:01 PM
good swimming weather this weekend.

i dont go in the ocean and rarely even go to the beach in the summer...we stayed three nites this weekend for well under 200 bucks
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 12:07:13 PM
I drank three different bars out of what I was drinking this weekend. I rule.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on February 20, 2007, 12:10:27 PM
i had some good Wawa Green Tea this weekend.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:10:35 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 12:07:13 PM
I drank three different bars out of what I was drinking this weekend. I rule.

You mean Boston's completely out of Shirley Temples?  
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 12:11:34 PM
Not really. It ran out of mini umbrellas.

I just wanted to sound like a big man.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MURP on February 20, 2007, 12:18:39 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:04:49 PM
I bet you hang out at Seacrets.  Dont ya IGY?

heehee

ill burn seacrets

if you want a seacrets atmosphere without all the roid raged rope necklace weraing douchebags then mackeys is the spot

I dont know if I have been there before. where is Mackeys? (memory may have been erased by booze).   Few spots I hit up while down there is Bull @ The Beach for the Oyster Sandwhiches and some brews.   Purple Moose for some music if a good classic rock cover band is in.    Bearded clam for pool and hanging out with white trash. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:18:47 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:06:01 PM
i dont go in the ocean and rarely even go to the beach in the summer...we stayed three nites this weekend for well under 200 bucks

i don't ever go to the beach either.  did you see the scandals commercial on tv?  everytime i got to OC that scandals! song gets stuck in my head.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:21:32 PM
mackeys is good.  i used to go to fagers island too cuz one of my boys bartended there.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 12:26:03 PM
My beachhouse is in Bethany Beach, we take the boat to Seacrets, get Sloppy and boat home.  Last august we went there on a monday early afternoon, they had 75 cent coorslights. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:36:03 PM
I dont know if I have been there before. where is Mackeys? (memory may have been erased by booze).   Few spots I hit up while down there is Bull @ The Beach for the Oyster Sandwhiches and some brews.   Purple Moose for some music if a good classic rock cover band is in.    Bearded clam for pool and hanging out with white trash. 

mackeys is right on the bay...btwn 55 and 60th...its like seacrets but not on crack...way more chill atmosphere and crowd...everyone at seacrets is trying to be seen...its disgusting

bull on the beach is great....their happy hour is phenominal with the half price raw bar...but yeah in general they have great bar food...we went there a few times this weekend

isnt purple moose a biker bar?...i tend to shy away from that place
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:45:03 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 12:11:34 PM
Not really. It ran out of mini umbrellas.

I just wanted to sound like a big man.

Then try drinking this.  You get man points based on the name alone:

Diarrhea Bomb:
1/2 oz dark rum
1 1/2 oz Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 oz Cruzan rum cream liqueur
1 oz Barenjager honey liqueur

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well and strain into an old-fashioned glass half-filled with ice cubes. Serve.

Serve in:  Sherry Glass
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
just because it's name has diarrhea in it does not make it manly. 

in fact, that's one of the Hoydast drinks i've ever seen.

kahlua, rum cream, and honey liquor??  what the farg dude.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:48:37 PM
Someone ordered it over the weekend.  I'd never made one before so I looked it up.  The ingredients though, do seem to be diarrhea enducing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:49:40 PM
i drink what the farg i want when the farg i wanna drink it and dont give a damn how gay i look...i drink fruity drinks at eagle tailgates....need i say more
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:52:36 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:48:37 PM
The ingredients though, do seem to be diarrhea enducing.

true dat.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 12:54:03 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:49:40 PM
i drink what the farg i want when the farg i wanna drink it and dont give a damn how gay i look...i drink fruity drinks at eagle tailgates....need i say more
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/CrowHuck/grouphug.gif)

i dont drink fruity drinks unless i'm in the islands or want to booze before 9am
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:54:51 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on February 20, 2007, 12:52:36 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 20, 2007, 12:48:37 PM
The ingredients though, do seem to be diarrhea enducing.

true dat.

Which leads me back to my original point......it may not be a manly drink, but drinking it is infact, manly.  
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Phanatic on February 20, 2007, 01:01:53 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2007, 12:54:03 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2007, 12:49:40 PM
i drink what the farg i want when the farg i wanna drink it and dont give a damn how gay i look...i drink fruity drinks at eagle tailgates....need i say more
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/CrowHuck/grouphug.gif)

i dont drink fruity drinks unless i'm in the islands or want to booze before 9am

Tequila Sunrise... It's what's for breakfast!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 01:02:36 PM
But seriously, I drank three bars out of what I was drinking.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 20, 2007, 01:36:51 PM
Ya, that's because you were drinking something no one else drinks--you weren't drinking Jack Daniels--and each bar had only a couple fingers left in their last bottle. 



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 01:38:58 PM
One of them was Miller Lite.
Another was a specialty drink that only this bar makes and is fairly well known for. Certainly not something they don't usually serve.
The other one fits your description.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 20, 2007, 01:43:09 PM
Well, I had that wrong.  I thought you were saying you drank three bars out of the same thing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 20, 2007, 01:55:59 PM
That would show WAY more determination to drink one specific thing than I can ever imagine having.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 25, 2007, 02:16:18 PM
ran out and got a half gallon of sky vodka and mad bloody mary mix today. garlic and feta stuffed olives, celery, old basy, pepper. bam. im getting bloody all day.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 25, 2007, 02:19:23 PM
can I come over?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 25, 2007, 03:35:50 PM
i love bloody marys but i couldnt drink them all day after a few of them im ready to switch up to something else...and if i had my choice id take a v8 or straight tomato juice and vodka over a bm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: dis12 on February 25, 2007, 05:18:50 PM
Quote from: mussa on February 25, 2007, 02:16:18 PM
ran out and got a half gallon of sky vodka and mad bloody mary mix today. garlic and feta stuffed olives, celery, old basy, pepper. bam. im getting bloody all day.
shame on you for not inviting at least a few of us!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 25, 2007, 05:22:31 PM
i just realized mussa dropped 'old basy' on us

ha
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 25, 2007, 08:35:28 PM
haha, i did didn't i. damn that was 2 bloody's ago, and prob 6-7 white russians. yea, 1 or 2 bloodies and no more...

OLD BASY!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 26, 2007, 02:55:00 PM
jesus. i almost killed a half gallon of vodka yesterday.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 04:05:51 PM
beer-launching fridge (http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 04:08:38 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 26, 2007, 04:05:51 PM
beer-launching fridge (http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/beerlauncher.html)

Oh, and make sure you check out the video (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/445498/robotic_beer_launching_refrigerator/).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 26, 2007, 04:11:58 PM
Gimme.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on February 26, 2007, 04:19:32 PM
Would have to handle bottles to be worthwhile.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 04:43:18 PM
Cans of beer serve a purpose - namely if you plan on drinking mass quantities of fairly cheap beer, it saves a decent amount of money long-term.

There's no doubt of a significant difference in taste between a bottle and can for the better stuff, but it's not always necessary to get the job done.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MURP on February 26, 2007, 04:49:21 PM
then it better have more than a 10 can magazine. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 26, 2007, 04:52:30 PM
I will drink cans of Miller Lite until you all cry sweet sweet tears of sympathy for my liver.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MURP on February 26, 2007, 04:53:17 PM
what liver.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 05:04:39 PM
Quote from: MURP on February 26, 2007, 04:49:21 PM
then it better have more than a 10 can magazine. 

Women aren't just for bangin' anymore these days.  They're also for re-loading the beer-catapulting fridge.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:05:56 PM
Cans of beer serve a purpose - namely if you plan on drinking mass quantities of fairly cheap beer, it saves a decent amount of money long-term.

and if youre 18 in a frat and living off taco bell and 7-11 pizza you care about the twelve cent difference in cost per beer
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:06:37 PM
I'm having too many gin and tonics tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 09:07:55 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:05:56 PM
Cans of beer serve a purpose - namely if you plan on drinking mass quantities of fairly cheap beer, it saves a decent amount of money long-term.

and if youre 18 in a frat and living off taco bell and 7-11 pizza you care about the twelve cent difference in cost per beer

Only sissies are afraid of canned beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:08:42 PM
natty bo holla!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:09:29 PM
ill drink the hell out of canned beer...i have cans of high life in my fridge as we speak...but what i wont do at this point in my life is buy a beer because its cheap
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:10:20 PM
fair enough.

you buy it because it's your last link to the homie lifestyle??
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:11:28 PM
once you go black you never go back son
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 09:12:17 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:09:29 PM
ill drink the hell out of canned beer...i have cans of high life in my fridge as we speak...but what i wont do at this point in my life is buy a beer because its cheap

So, you buy cans of Miller High Life because, in your opinion, it's the best-tasting beer you can buy?


I think what we have here is another case of you getting involved in an argument and exaggerating your position on the matter just to make it more fun and interesting.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 26, 2007, 09:12:29 PM
Can beer is ideal for activities such as beer pong where the taste of the beer isn't as important as the quantities that are consumed.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:14:55 PM
Idiot.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 09:15:54 PM
No.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:20:16 PM
So, you buy cans of Miller High Life because, in your opinion, it's the best-tasting beer you can buy?

my favorite no...but i enjoy it...well i dont really enjoy any beer but its one of the normal ones i buy...the less taste the better...once you start getting outside the realm of regular domestic beers they start to get real bad..plus i drink a lot of grand marnier and henny and i like to havea  zesty beer back with them


I think what we have here is another case of you getting involved in an argument and exaggerating your position on the matter just to make it more fun and interesting.

its not an argument its fact...i have enough money in my life that i dont need to be pinching pennies when it comes to buying alcohol....not sure what the exaggeration you speak of is
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 09:22:27 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:20:16 PM
So, you buy cans of Miller High Life because, in your opinion, it's the best-tasting beer you can buy?

my favorite no...but i enjoy it...well i dont really enjoy any beer but its one of the normal ones i buy...the less taste the better...once you start getting outside the realm of regular domestic beers they start to get real bad..plus i drink a lot of grand marnier and henny and i like to havea  zesty beer back with them


I think what we have here is another case of you getting involved in an argument and exaggerating your position on the matter just to make it more fun and interesting.

its not an argument its fact...i have enough money in my life that i dont need to be pinching pennies when it comes to buying alcohol....not sure what the exaggeration you speak of is

So, you believe that beer tastes no different in bottles or cans... but someone who buys cans because they're cheaper is "pinching pennies when it comes to buying alcohol".


You do realize you make no sense whatsoever, right?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:24:09 PM
If anything is clear, it's that this cat has no idea how ridiculous he is.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:27:43 PM
i think all beer regardless of container more or less tastes the same...like i said as long as you stay in that regular domestic beer realm...do i like some better than others sure...but six of one half dozen of the other....

no what i said is price would never ever be a factor for me when it came to choosing a beer

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 09:29:48 PM
It obviously is somewhat of a factor if you have cans in the fridge.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:45:11 PM
well considering that i most likely bought 100-150 dollars worth of liquor along with that beer i would say no

like i said i wouldnt hesitate to buy a 50 dollar bottle of cognac

but when it comes to liquor money def makes a difference....not so much with beer

anyway my original point is the days of me passing around a hat in my house for a beer run are over....im buying what i want when i want regardless if that price is $3 or $30
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:46:22 PM
homeboy vigy drinks the henny xo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:53:05 PM
vsop kicko

vsop
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:56:43 PM
vsop is junk

hop up to xo or drop back to vs..otherwise your money is being stolen

actually...you're being robbed no matter what, so don't listen to me
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 26, 2007, 09:58:22 PM
youre just mad that the v in vigy doesnt stand for what you thought it did
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 09:59:20 PM
you're as vanilla as elvis, whether you claim cognac or not
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 26, 2007, 10:27:55 PM
I'm 2 Johnny Walker Reds deep, along with 3 Miller Lites MMmm Mmmm Bitch
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 10:32:05 PM
Wow...a heavyweight.

I'm for or five gin and tonics in...just topped off with some grandma...

anyone wanna trump me?  I'm sure you're out there....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 26, 2007, 10:34:46 PM
I enjoyed one 7&7 and am now drinking water and about to go to bed.

I win.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 27, 2007, 07:48:10 AM
The best part about drinking often is you rarely get hangovers.  If you do, you should know that you just shortened your lifespan by a year
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 27, 2007, 08:05:27 AM
I rarely get a hangover..I also rarely conclude a night of drinking without gulping down several glasses of water just before going to bed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 27, 2007, 08:08:24 AM
Same here, i fill up a mug of water and put it next to the bed.  When i drink the whole thing and dont have to urinate in the mornign lets me know i probably overdid it drinking the night before.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 27, 2007, 08:12:49 AM
I've trained myself to take a multi-vitamin and some advil before I fall asleep. Guarateed to eliminate a hangover. Of course, I don't really get hangovers anymore even when I don't do that, but at least I'm getting my vitamins!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 27, 2007, 09:40:49 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 26, 2007, 10:32:05 PM
Wow...a heavyweight.

I'm for or five gin and tonics in...just topped off with some grandma...

anyone wanna trump me?  I'm sure you're out there....

maybe getting drunk and not being at the computer all night?  i think that beats you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on February 27, 2007, 10:40:53 PM
Greatest invention ever? Beer launching fridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-y7rSXJKNM)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 27, 2007, 10:57:30 PM
Have you guys ever heard of some concoction that is vodka, cognac & fruit juices?  It's colored blue like windshield wiper fluid and it tastes roughly the same.

I had a sip tonight and it was the most vile tasting shtein I've ever sampled.  Nearly tossed it right then and there.

(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/285/hpnotiq20bottleef5.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 27, 2007, 11:00:38 PM
it's a big drink in the ghetto
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on February 27, 2007, 11:02:11 PM
What Dio said.

I don't drink it often but its not that bad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 27, 2007, 11:03:05 PM
Mix it with Hennesey and you got Krytonite yo.   

Went out for crabs for my pops bday.  Had 2 pitchers of Yuenling and 4 millers when i got home.  If i stopped drinking beer, i'd bet that i'd lose 40 lbs by august
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 28, 2007, 03:45:18 AM
Here's an FYI for us to tuck away for future reference.


 
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
HealthWorld U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Care Policy Mental Health & Behavior.

Baboon Liver Recipient Is Taken Off Critical List


By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

Doctors have upgraded the condition of the first human to receive a transplanted baboon liver, and they say he continues to improve as well as any patient who has received a human liver.

The patient is a 35-year-old man whose identity is being withheld at his request. Today, doctors described his condition as serious, taking his name off the critical list.

"Clinically, he looks very well, and his condition is stable," said Dr. John J. Fung, the surgeon who headed the team that gave the man a baboon liver in an 11 1/2-hour operation last Sunday.

The man is taking walks in an intensive-care unit at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is drinking milk and eating soft foods like Jell-O and custard. Some members of his family have visited him, and he has made telephone calls to other family members.

The man's new liver is functioning well, trying to restore the biochemical imbalances created by his own liver.
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I think Baboon livers will be much more affordable and in addition will have a greater tolerance for alcohol than a new human liver transplant would. Personally, I'd like to see if they would be willing to throw in a new gall baldder for free or if I refer a friend.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 28, 2007, 08:05:34 AM
hypnotic is a ghetto drink?

at the local bar i go to...they used to have hypnotic saturday nites where reps from the company would come around and pass out key chains and shtein...and give shots....it was always lightweight 22 year old girls drinking it...in general thats who i always see drinking it...it seems like its a shooter type drink that doesnt taste like alcohol so girlies can drink it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 28, 2007, 08:14:35 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 28, 2007, 08:05:34 AM
hypnotic is a ghetto drink?

at the local bar i go to...they used to have hypnotic saturday nites where reps from the company would come around and pass out key chains and shtein...and give shots....it was always lightweight 22 year old girls drinking it...in general thats who i always see drinking it...it seems like its a shooter type drink that doesnt taste like alcohol so girlies can drink it

The wanna be thugs that come into the bar I work at every now and then always drink it.  It's got nothing to do with the taste of it, it's all about the name. 

"Lemme get sum uv dat Hypnotic." is the apparently the only way you're allowed to order it because that's the only thing I hear every time they come in.  Idiots. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 28, 2007, 08:18:44 AM
losers
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 28, 2007, 08:32:38 AM
My mom bought it because she liked the color  :-D 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 28, 2007, 09:17:29 AM
The liquor salesman gave it to the bar for people to try.  My buddy's a bartender at the place and he asked me if I wanted to try it.  It was awful and I can't imagine anyone enjoying it.

BTW: They didn't have a key code for it in the computer system so they were charging people the same price as they would for a shot of Absolut.

Highway robbery.   :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 28, 2007, 09:28:01 AM
As Seabiscuit said...ghetto dwellers mix it with Henny.  It's got made display placement in all the plexi accounts.

vigy doesn't know this because he only talks ghetto.  He doesn't buy his liquor there.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 28, 2007, 09:30:08 AM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 28, 2007, 09:17:29 AM
The liquor salesman gave it to the bar for people to try.  My buddy's a bartender at the place and he asked me if I wanted to try it.  It was awful and I can't imagine anyone enjoying it.

BTW: They didn't have a key code for it in the computer system so they were charging people the same price as they would for a shot of Absolut.

Highway robbery.   :yay


That's jacked up.  Every once in a blue moon we get a free bottle of something to let our customers try.  Either a new product or something that we don't regularly stock.  When that happens we charge same price as a drink from the well rather than the price of something more expensive.  Anything the bar makes off it is 100% profit anyway so there's no need to rape the customers during the process.  
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 28, 2007, 09:34:19 AM
I only had 4 beers last night. I feel like I'm maturing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 28, 2007, 09:42:10 AM
i wish i could drink on work nites...but theres no chance of me stopping anywhere close to when id have to...i cant start drinking and not be up at 4am still rockin and rollin
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 28, 2007, 09:45:36 AM
I successfully finished off all the beer and Seagram's in the house through the weekend and Monday night.

I'm looking forward to re-stocking on Saturday.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 28, 2007, 10:16:10 AM
i wish i could drink on work nites I dont think i could go to sleep on weekdays without drinking  :paranoid
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 28, 2007, 10:29:27 AM
sleeping (without the aid of alcohol or anything else) and getting drunk are probably the two easiest things i could ever do
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 28, 2007, 11:45:25 AM
We're going to a going-away party on Friday for a couple of Eagles fans who are moving back to Pennsylvania (lucky fargers).

It's the first time since our daughter was born that my wife has agreed to go out and get zesty drunk.  I fully expect an icepick-to-the-eye hangover on Saturday morning.

Holla.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 28, 2007, 11:51:04 AM
she's not gonna get half as drunk as you'd like
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 28, 2007, 12:08:15 PM
Yeah, probably not.



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 28, 2007, 12:16:37 PM
with every sip she's gonna have visions of her kid being in some kind of danger and needing her, and of her being too drunk to be there...etc.  kids are a buzz kill, especially for womens
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 28, 2007, 12:17:28 PM
Daddy drinks because you cry.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 28, 2007, 12:18:48 PM
conveniently, baby cries because daddy drinks.

it's a perfect set up for daddy to keep drinking
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 28, 2007, 12:31:22 PM
Mommy, why does Daddy yell and curse at the television when the Eagles are playing and why does he drink so much during the game?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Geowhizzer on February 28, 2007, 07:41:13 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 28, 2007, 11:45:25 AM
We're going to a going-away party on Friday for a couple of Eagles fans who are moving back to Pennsylvania (lucky fargers).

It's the first time since our daughter was born that my wife has agreed to go out and get zesty drunk.  I fully expect an icepick-to-the-eye hangover on Saturday morning.

Holla.

Start the clock for the next daughter...  ;)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 04, 2007, 09:45:38 PM
off to the pub for some henny delights....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 04, 2007, 09:59:02 PM
I've been hittin a case of Labatt's Blue all day long. Good shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 04, 2007, 10:38:21 PM
been drinking a lot of grandma lately
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on March 05, 2007, 12:07:34 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 04, 2007, 10:38:21 PM
been drinking a lot of grandma lately

? grandma's last?  :paranoid
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 05, 2007, 12:10:45 PM
Grand Marnier
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 05, 2007, 12:13:20 PM
I drank roughly nine thousand beers on Friday night.  I'm working on a three day hangover still.

Good God.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 05, 2007, 12:25:28 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 05, 2007, 12:10:45 PM
Grand Marnier

Got a bottle of that in my liquor cabinet as well.  :drool
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on March 05, 2007, 12:26:25 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on March 05, 2007, 12:13:20 PM
I drank roughly nine thousand beers on Friday night.  I'm working on a three day hangover still.

Good God.

We had another couple over for dinner on Saturday night, and I understand your predicament.  We had a nearly-full case already, they brought a case, and they left us with about 10 beers.  The ladies probably had about 8-10 maximum combined, which means my buddy and I basically put out a whole 24-pack in 4 hours.

I had cottonmouth all day yesterday.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on March 09, 2007, 04:16:03 PM
Inflattable Pub (http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id=25231&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saynotocrack.com%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F03%2F03%2Fthe-portable-pub%2F)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 10, 2007, 08:46:19 AM
Automatic drink mixer. (http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/04/07/lazy_drinker_programmable_drin.html)

So you set up the Inflatable Pub in the back yard, bring in the beer fridge and automatic drink mixer, hook up a tv and you're good to go.  Instant.  Heaven. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 10, 2007, 09:19:43 AM
ha thats great sarge....buy me one
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 10, 2007, 09:33:24 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 10, 2007, 09:19:43 AM
ha thats great sarge....buy me one

No problem.  I'll trade you for your season ticket.  I'll even go so far as to stock it for you with your choice of swill. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Father Demon on March 10, 2007, 10:56:52 AM
Wow..  that's one expensive lazy bartender.   $830!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on March 10, 2007, 11:21:56 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 05, 2007, 12:10:45 PM
Grand Marnier

My old man loves that shtein, I buy him a bottle every Christmas.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 10, 2007, 11:44:41 AM
Quote from: Father Demon on March 10, 2007, 10:56:52 AM
Wow..  that's one expensive lazy bartender.   $830!

True, but it would pretty much pay for itself after one weekend of not going to the bar. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on March 11, 2007, 05:29:58 PM
I picked up this great Cabernet Sav. called Root 1  For 10 bucks a bottle its a pretty good Chilean red.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on March 23, 2007, 03:09:45 PM
i'm in a pub golf tournament tomorrow.

rules (http://www.iloveuni.co.uk/uniguides/Pub_Golf_Scorecard.pdf)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 19, 2007, 08:00:43 PM
(http://render2.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3AxxrKUp7BHD7KPfrj%3DQofrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQPPxGaexQolxv8uOc5xQQQ0JeGnQQ0GoqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gXPGn%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 23, 2008, 02:29:14 PM
http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/15/legal-absinth-market-grows-in-us/

http://gothamist.com/2007/11/12/america_goes_gr.php

Absinthe got Legalized?   Im going to pick up a bottle tonight and get ripped
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 23, 2008, 02:32:33 PM
It's not the same.  The legal stuff is a version of the same drink without the things that would make it illegal.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 03, 2008, 08:50:50 PM
I'm a big fan of the mojito, so i went out and got the ingredients tonight:

Mojito
3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum - I used Bacardi Superior
club soda

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lime slice and the remaining mint, and serve.

A great drink for anytime. Low on calories and sugar as well...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Wingspan on June 03, 2008, 08:55:52 PM
any drink that has 2 tsp of sugar is not low on sugar. :-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 03, 2008, 09:44:54 PM
compared to other mixed drinks it is actually low...according to mens health...the two i made so far are def not sweet more minty/lime flavored...

they said a margarita has like 3x the amount of sugar and calories

gfys
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 03, 2008, 09:58:30 PM
mojitos are really hard to make at home...they never taste like they do in a place that knows how to make them...next time youre in philly mussa go to the bar at cubra libre and get one or two...they will make your dick hard
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 03, 2008, 10:20:37 PM
im pretty impressed with mine so far...i just need one of those "mashers" for lack of the real term...im just using a spoon. im sure libre makes em up good no doubt...im sure the chicks in that place will get me a boner as well....giggidty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on June 03, 2008, 10:56:04 PM
Are you non heteros done talking about farging mojitos? What the farg?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on June 03, 2008, 11:12:43 PM
What's next? Talking about the Bud Light Lime beer?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Phanatic on June 03, 2008, 11:51:27 PM
The Mojitos I had in Miami were farging excellent. Anything I've tried since is a lame imitation.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 04, 2008, 08:11:58 AM
i can only imagine how good they are in miami..cubra libre the place in philly i was talking about is an authentic cuban joint and theirs are ridiculous and yet im sure you can get a better one in mini havana
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 04, 2008, 09:05:06 AM
I've only ever had mojitos in Miami.  They're not really my bag, but I can see why some people would be into them.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on June 04, 2008, 11:07:17 AM
the pre-made Mojito Bacardi in a bottle is the bomb and tastes just as good. Throw in a couple of mint leaves and your gold

farg trying to make one at home

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 04, 2008, 11:56:45 AM
yeah if youre 17
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 04, 2008, 12:12:24 PM
Quote from: reese125 on June 04, 2008, 11:07:17 AM
the pre-made Mojito Bacardi in a bottle is the bomb and tastes just as good. Throw in a couple of mint leaves and your gold

farg trying to make one at home



like its that difficult to make
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on June 04, 2008, 12:36:12 PM
Mojito (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_R6YpLpV90)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 04, 2008, 04:32:29 PM
i just made a mojito and its 4:30
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 04, 2008, 04:35:29 PM
you so crazy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on June 04, 2008, 04:42:07 PM
I prefer the caipirinha. Just as much kick, but without all those annoying pieces of mint leaf.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: NGM on June 04, 2008, 04:58:38 PM
Quote from: mussa on June 04, 2008, 12:12:24 PM
Quote from: reese125 on June 04, 2008, 11:07:17 AM
the pre-made Mojito Bacardi in a bottle is the bomb and tastes just as good. Throw in a couple of mint leaves and your gold

farg trying to make one at home



like its that difficult to make

farg that.  When someone asks me to make a Mojito at the bar I want to shove a pestal up their ass. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 04, 2008, 05:09:31 PM
you bartend in philly ngm?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 04, 2008, 05:56:56 PM
Quote from: NGM on June 04, 2008, 04:58:38 PM
Quote from: mussa on June 04, 2008, 12:12:24 PM
Quote from: reese125 on June 04, 2008, 11:07:17 AM
the pre-made Mojito Bacardi in a bottle is the bomb and tastes just as good. Throw in a couple of mint leaves and your gold

farg trying to make one at home



like its that difficult to make

farg that.  When someone asks me to make a Mojito at the bar I want to shove a pestal up their ass. 

when do you work next? its been awhile since you put something up my butt
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: NGM on June 04, 2008, 06:05:48 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 04, 2008, 05:09:31 PM
you bartend in philly ngm?

Sorry man.  Lancaster County Pennsyltucky.

Muss:  Next weekend, I'm off to a wedding in Austin, Texas this weekend. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on June 04, 2008, 07:05:24 PM
I like my women like I like my whiskey: 12 years old and mixed up with coke.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on June 09, 2008, 03:53:03 PM
http://www.bierstick.com/BierGear.aspx (http://www.bierstick.com/BierGear.aspx)

QuoteDrink up to 24 ounces in less than two seconds.

awesome.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Phanatic on June 10, 2008, 10:02:48 AM
Buddy of mine quit his job recently to go into business for himself. Someone got him a bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold 18 year scotch. I normally don't like whiskey at all but this wasn't too bad. I was surprised as I normally can't stand whiskey drinks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 10, 2008, 12:59:19 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on June 09, 2008, 03:53:03 PM
http://www.bierstick.com/BierGear.aspx (http://www.bierstick.com/BierGear.aspx)

QuoteDrink up to 24 ounces in less than two seconds.

awesome.
I bought one of these today, should be great. I put this on there before but I really want to buy the UBERTAP http://www.uberdispensing.com/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 11, 2008, 08:48:52 AM
(http://bierstick.com/Images/instructions1.png)
(http://bierstick.com/Images/instructions2.png)
(http://bierstick.com/Images/instructions3.png)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on June 11, 2008, 10:26:52 AM
let me know how that thing works.  i definitely need to be able to drink 12 oz. per second.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 11, 2008, 11:00:04 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on June 11, 2008, 10:26:52 AM
let me know how that thing works.  i definitely need to be able to drink 12 oz. per second.
will do, should be here by this weekend i hope, I showed it to my brother, his immediate reaction was that we needed it for next week at the beach. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 22, 2008, 07:09:51 PM
ok so i read an article in bon appetite (yes i read bon appetite bite me) about presidente beer and how its a "sweet and light lagar perfect for drinking on your deck in the summer"...so i just brought home a warm 12 pack two of which are currently chillin up in my ice maker

two questions:

1. what is a sweet beer and how is beer ever sweet
2. anyone had this and if so whats it like
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on June 22, 2008, 07:21:26 PM
i'm wearing a presidente t-shirt right now.  i drank shteinloads of it in the dominican republic.  i remember it being very similar to miller lite.  a pretty tasteless beer that you can drink a lot of.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 22, 2008, 07:23:50 PM
sounds right up my liver
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on June 22, 2008, 07:30:10 PM
We drank 30 Bud & Bud Light nippers at the bowling alley this afternoon.  I heart bowling, drinking and MILF's who bowl.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 22, 2008, 10:03:45 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2008, 07:09:51 PM
ok so i read an article in bon appetite (yes i read bon appetite bite me) about presidente beer and how its a "sweet and light lagar perfect for drinking on your deck in the summer"...so i just brought home a warm 12 pack two of which are currently chillin up in my ice maker

two questions:

1. what is a sweet beer and how is beer ever sweet
2. anyone had this and if so whats it like

never had it. a lot of beer i would consider sweet. maltose is the sugar that is fermented by yeast to produce alcohol in beer. so considering beer to be sweet is not strange by any means. it just means your mind doesn't work right. i suggest suicide
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 22, 2008, 10:10:32 PM
ive tried and failed many times to drink myself to death

and presidente is pretty good...i actually can see how it would be a great outdoior summer beer much like high life...good stuff (for beer)...only problem is its 12.50 a 12 pack
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on June 23, 2008, 06:45:27 AM
beer gets a hell of a lot more costly than 12.50 for a 12 pack..you're cruising the lower end of the price range there.  bud is 11 bucks for a twelve pack, and that's about as low as I'll go..
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on June 23, 2008, 08:05:42 AM
There's a market up the street from the house that sells high end shtein of all kinds including beer and wine.  $10-15 per six-pack is the norm and there are beers in there that I've never come close to hearing of.  All sorts of microbrews from around the country, and, of course, from Europe, Asia & even South America.

Good shtein, yo.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 23, 2008, 10:14:47 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on June 23, 2008, 06:45:27 AM
bud is 11 bucks for a twelve pack, and that's about as low as I'll go..


for the most part i only drink beer at bars and tailgates and dont really pay attention to prices....but damn i thought the big domestics (coors - bud - miller) were 7.88 or 8.99 a 12

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 23, 2008, 11:11:31 AM
buy cases, more bang for yer buck
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on June 23, 2008, 11:17:49 AM
I bought a 12 pack of Heineken Light this weekend at the local Publix supermarket and it was only $11.99.  Coors Light and Bud are usually $8.99 - $9.99 for a 12 pack everywhere.

Incidentally, it took me three years to get my local bar to offer Yuengling.  Sad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on June 23, 2008, 11:21:44 AM
i bought a 12 pack of steele reserve a few weeks back for 8 dollars. cheapest ive seen in awhile. that stuff is liquid death...3 of them and i was drunk
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 23, 2008, 12:15:35 PM
30packs FTW
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Father Demon on June 23, 2008, 01:15:29 PM
Miller Lite and Coors Light (yuck) cases of bottles selling for $12.47 this week...   I stocked up on the ML...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 27, 2008, 03:56:44 PM
Too much of a good thing? (http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5262696&page=1)

(http://a.abcnews.com/images/TheLaw/ericMorris_liquor_080627_mn.jpg)


Agh!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 27, 2008, 04:02:59 PM
Darwin award winner

I had 23 shots on my 21st birthday, some weakies, some whisky, i passed out in a bathroom at Delrose Cafe in Wilmington, the bad part was apparently i stumbled into the womens bathroom to pass out.  Threw up all over my buddys car, fell down too many times, and woke up with blood in my puke next to me.  That kids a Hoyda
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 27, 2008, 04:07:12 PM
is hoyda a filter for hero?....because anyone that drinks themself to DEATH is mine
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on July 05, 2008, 12:49:05 PM
well me and the green fairy shared a few glasses last night. my friends dad makes absinthe, the real stuff. 185 proof. i had 4 glasses and i was farged. took a shot of 175 proof whiskey also. i feel like shtein today! fml
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 12, 2008, 01:58:37 PM
Just bought a six-pack of Kronenbourg 1664 and cracked one open.

It's farging delicious and you Romes can't have any of it.

:flipoff
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 06, 2008, 08:41:43 AM
schlitz is back


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25970479/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 06, 2008, 08:48:18 AM
hellz yeah

All those Schlitz signs my grandfather got fromt he liquor store back in 83 is probably worth a ton of cash now
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 06, 2008, 08:54:10 AM
never knew schlitz left.  i was drinking some shtein called Old Style last night.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 06, 2008, 09:31:37 AM
I've definitely had schlitz at some point in the last few years... I wonder how old that shtein was.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on August 06, 2008, 09:50:33 AM
I recently rediscovered my love for Rolling Rock. Not sure when, but I started to have a taste for the pricier beers, and then when I wanted something cheap in the house for watching a ballgame or something, I always defaulted to Miller Lite or High Life. About a week ago, went to see the Dark Knight, and while waiting went to TGI Friday's (fail) across the way to have a beer, and decided on the Rolling Rock. The Wawa down the street has them for about 5.50 for a sixer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 06, 2008, 10:17:14 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 06, 2008, 09:31:37 AM
I've definitely had schlitz at some point in the last few years... I wonder how old that shtein was.

schlitz has never left...ive brought it to a few tailgates over the past several years...whats back is their original packaging and recipe
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 06, 2008, 10:55:55 AM
A friend recently brought over a bottle of this stuff. He said his mom had it for 20 years...and it was 20 years old when she got it. Stuff is wild:

http://www.plazawine.com/Chartreuse-Green-Liqueur-Fabriquee-par-Les-Peres-Chartreux-p-16469.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 06, 2008, 11:09:58 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 06, 2008, 10:17:14 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 06, 2008, 09:31:37 AM
I've definitely had schlitz at some point in the last few years... I wonder how old that shtein was.

schlitz has never left...ive brought it to a few tailgates over the past several years...whats back is their original packaging and recipe

Ah, that certainly makes more sense.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 07, 2008, 11:24:39 PM
i bought a few 32 oz cans of high life tonight for $1.39 each. tennessee is good for some things.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 08, 2008, 03:49:54 PM
I dont think ive ever seen a 32oz can
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on August 08, 2008, 04:08:18 PM
They're glorious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Father Demon on August 08, 2008, 05:52:44 PM
What size jeans do they wear?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 25, 2008, 03:02:46 PM
has anyone ever made balloon wine?  what did it taste like?  i've made a lot of homemade shtein before (absinthe, beer, etc.) but have never tried this.  i want to.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on September 25, 2008, 04:25:11 PM
When I was 14 my buddy bought a bunch of yeast and grape juice, mixed it together in a plastic bottle and put a balloon over the top. He left it in the trunk of his car...I forget the exact time that elapsed but once it inflated we drank it. Tasted like grape juice and we got bent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 25, 2008, 04:35:54 PM
I've tasted hooch before. The stuff the inmates make. It was pretty good.

But if you drink it too soon, it will farg your innards up. One guy drank it before the fermenting was done and had to have his stomach pumped.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 25, 2008, 05:07:20 PM
yeah i read that it should take about 4-6 weeks, the balloon starts inflating once the alcohol starts being made, and then once the balloon deflates again its ready to drink.  i'm gonna do it, i'll bring the results to a tailgate sometime this year.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 25, 2008, 05:10:17 PM
Don't put any twigs in this batch.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on September 28, 2008, 09:12:48 AM
(http://www.tripsmarter.com/travelcommunity/attachments/destin-general-discussion/2664d1173471034-hogs-breath-cafe-destin-homemade-bikini-contest-100_0417.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on September 28, 2008, 11:27:20 AM
 :-D :-D
Man, all of a sudden I'm really, really thirsty.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on September 28, 2008, 01:06:36 PM
Quote from: mussa on August 06, 2008, 10:55:55 AM
A friend recently brought over a bottle of this stuff. He said his mom had it for 20 years...and it was 20 years old when she got it. Stuff is wild:

http://www.plazawine.com/Chartreuse-Green-Liqueur-Fabriquee-par-Les-Peres-Chartreux-p-16469.html
Chartreuse is amazing. It's like absinthe that tastes good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 08, 2009, 07:57:13 PM
over the past month, i've really come to love Vodka again.  Vodka and bitterlemon ftw
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: dis12 on April 07, 2009, 02:32:12 PM
Quotehttp://www.break.com/index/amazing-beer-bottle-dominoes.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 02:36:33 PM
i cant believe how much i drank this weekend...i still have the shakes and am sweating buckets....72 hr detox is awesome...call roto rooter and the rehab...my pooper is still quiverring due to ejaculating chickin wing lava....i went to wipe last night and heard a sizzle as the tissue came in contact with my wrinkle hole....so i had to take my scphincter out with an ice cream scoop and put it in the freezer...but dont worry ill just thaw it out tomorrow and put it back in
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on April 07, 2009, 02:48:01 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 02:36:33 PM
i cant believe how much i drank this weekend...i still have the shakes and am sweating buckets....72 hr detox is awesome...call roto rooter and the rehab...my pooper is still quiverring due to ejaculating chickin wing lava....i went to wipe last night and heard a sizzle as the tissue came in contact with my wrinkle hole....so i had to take my scphincter out with an ice cream scoop and put it in the freezer...but dont worry ill just thaw it out tomorrow and put it back in


Instant classic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on April 07, 2009, 03:35:37 PM
damn im a pretty crude dude, but damn that was sick  :puke
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 03:39:49 PM
you sickos need to get feces out your mind...it was a not a poop post...its been over 48 hrs since ive had my last drink of the weekend and i still cant stop sweating like a slave and shaking and i feel like chuck cecil speared my liver
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on April 07, 2009, 04:18:10 PM
maybe you should drink a damn beer and harden the farg up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 04:22:33 PM
theres no chance you would breathing right now without the help of a machine if you had drinken like i did this weekend...for me tho this is really weird...i must have alcohol poisoning
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on April 07, 2009, 04:23:29 PM
I agree with mussa. More likely a case of sissyitis than alcohol poisoning
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on April 07, 2009, 05:00:23 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 04:22:33 PM
theres no chance you would breathing right now without the help of a machine if you had drinken like i did this weekend...for me tho this is really weird...i must have alcohol poisoning

says the guy who drinks girly drinks and light beer, lololololololol!!!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on April 07, 2009, 05:03:45 PM
I call Munson-anigans.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 07, 2009, 07:40:01 PM
I'm not even 10 years removed from senior year, and if I drink as much as I would have, say, on a Wednesday night... I would die too.

So, IGY's just old.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on April 07, 2009, 08:08:40 PM
Cowards, all of you
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 07, 2009, 08:31:08 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 07, 2009, 03:39:49 PM
i feel like chuck cecil speared my liver

:-D :-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 11, 2009, 02:16:27 PM
fruity drink day at the igy residence....right now i winged it and made a gin vodka bacardi lemon apple schnapps cranberry and orange...its quite tasty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on April 11, 2009, 02:21:02 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2009, 02:16:27 PM
fruity drink day at the igy residence

isn't that every day? 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 11, 2009, 02:25:47 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 11, 2009, 02:21:02 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2009, 02:16:27 PM
fruity drink day at the igy residence

isn't that every day? 

more or less...buts its usually fruity drink night...really i was accentuating the DAY part of that post
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on April 11, 2009, 02:55:49 PM
I drank approximately 317 pints of Guinness yesterday.

My poop is black now.

Win.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 13, 2009, 02:20:21 AM
holy christ...i dont know if this is every fridays or my fridays but half price apps and $4 long islands on sundays nights seems to be the call...i had the tostado nachos and a thousand li's and the bill was 30 bucks

$4 long islands?!?!?!?!...for real?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on April 13, 2009, 06:30:33 AM
the rail alcohol they skimp into those putrid things costs about seventy five cents per drink
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on April 13, 2009, 08:45:09 AM
for real--long island ice teas are not only 1984 but they are horrendous drinks.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 13, 2009, 08:56:56 AM
Quote from: reese125 on April 13, 2009, 08:45:09 AM
for real--long island ice teas are not only 1984 but they are horrendous drinks.

Long Islands made with cheap liquor are still good, and those made with top-shelf booze are farging good.

You're crazy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on April 13, 2009, 09:29:24 AM
stop it...man up and get a real drink
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 13, 2009, 10:24:22 AM
If a Long Island isn't a real drink, you best be drinking only moonshine or rubbing alcohol.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on April 13, 2009, 10:36:11 AM
LIs are heartburn in a glass. A delicious glass, full of high octane booziness.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 13, 2009, 11:07:00 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on April 13, 2009, 10:36:11 AM
LIs are heartburn in a glass. A delicious glass, full of high octane booziness.

they are heartburn...i had to ask the slut bartender last night to ease up on the sour mix because of it

and a big fat lol @ reese for saying li's arent a real drink...what a farging douche

btw matty was awesome at the game today
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 14, 2009, 09:16:47 AM
i've never met matty, but i'll go ahead and say i dont think there is a day Matty isnt awesome.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on April 14, 2009, 09:47:13 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2009, 11:07:00 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on April 13, 2009, 10:36:11 AM
LIs are heartburn in a glass. A delicious glass, full of high octane booziness.

they are heartburn...i had to ask the slut bartender last night to ease up on the sour mix because of it

and a big fat lol @ reese for saying li's arent a real drink...what a farging douche

btw matty was awesome at the game today

yeah a big fat fluffy LOL!! You are such cheese its ridiculous...now go grab your long island with the cute umbrella you farging PS I love you watching pansy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on April 14, 2009, 12:03:45 PM
who the hell puts little umbrellas in long islands?  you must be thinking of daquaris, which isn't surprising in the least. 

vodka, tequilla, triple sec, gin and rum all in the same glass.  it may not be the trendiest drink out there right now, but it's a proven classic and a drink only to be had by those who can handle their booze.   

oh.  now i get it.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on April 14, 2009, 12:13:52 PM
Quotewho the hell puts little umbrellas in long islands?

IGY does

and yes the drink is still horrendous
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 14, 2009, 12:16:18 PM
So, are you all about the Heineken and Chardonnay, then?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on April 14, 2009, 12:53:26 PM
no... cosmos and coconut pineapple martinis why?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 14, 2009, 01:28:31 PM
Appletinis?  Why are they drinking straight guy drinks?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2009, 06:14:09 PM
been drinking absolute pear today...its quite tasty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 19, 2009, 06:52:45 PM
It isn't bad.  Just be sure to SKIP the peartinis with simple syrup and amaretto.  Yuck.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2009, 07:20:18 PM
i was just about to make one of those
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 19, 2009, 07:22:19 PM
i started my day at noon with a Rob Roy, then 3 leftover crabs with 4 miller lites, now on to captain and gingers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on April 19, 2009, 07:30:21 PM
Drank a six pack of Amstel during the game.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 03:47:38 PM
my evening will consist of drinking homemade mint juleps and mojitos suckas

L to R (and back to front)

rum - bitters - mint infused simple syrup - soda water - the squad - mint leaves - fresh squeezed lime juice - bourbon


(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/98/l_8ab981e4313a4496b5eeaf21e4962af1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on May 02, 2009, 04:12:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 03:47:38 PM
my evening will consist of drinking homemade mint juleps and mojitos followed by sitting in that corner right there drunk on CF fighting with Munson until 3am..suckas..

L to R (and back to front)

rum - bitters - mint infused simple syrup - soda water - the squad - mint leaves - fresh squeezed lime juice - bourbon


(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/98/l_8ab981e4313a4496b5eeaf21e4962af1.jpg)

fixed
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on May 02, 2009, 04:42:08 PM
im doin mojitos tonight as well. your missing sugar and real limes. i can make a mean mojito.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 06:24:17 PM
simple syrup = real sugar and real lime juice = limes nub


Quote from: reese125 on May 02, 2009, 04:12:04 PM
my evening will consist of drinking homemade mint juleps and mojitos followed by sitting in that corner right there drunk on CF fighting with Munson until 3am..suckas..
fixed


me: have any luck scoopin newport shorts tonight youngin

trash bag: u can mak aneething u wants up but my mom inszt fat and ivey nevvvr somcedd ink my hole ligfe so keeep tawlkihngd sghit u fat moththers fargkkers
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on May 02, 2009, 07:36:52 PM
been drinking Lager since noon, fruits.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on May 02, 2009, 07:51:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 06:24:17 PM
simple syrup = real sugar and real lime juice = limes nub


Quote from: reese125 on May 02, 2009, 04:12:04 PM
my evening will consist of drinking homemade mint juleps and mojitos followed by sitting in that corner right there drunk on CF fighting with Munson until 3am..suckas..
fixed


must be a black thing  ::)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 02, 2009, 09:00:16 PM
Merlot FTW
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on May 03, 2009, 05:13:33 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 06:24:17 PM
simple syrup = real sugar and real lime juice = limes nub


Quote from: reese125 on May 02, 2009, 04:12:04 PM
my evening will consist of drinking homemade mint juleps and mojitos followed by sitting in that corner right there drunk on CF fighting with Munson until 3am..suckas..
fixed


me: have any luck scoopin newport shorts tonight youngin

trash bag: u can mak aneething u wants up but my mom inszt fat and ivey nevvvr somcedd ink my hole ligfe so keeep tawlkihngd sghit u fat moththers fargkkers

I can't wait to be as old and bitter as you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 03, 2009, 06:54:49 AM
you need more art on those walls
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on May 03, 2009, 09:37:00 AM
Jim Beam??

Crown Royal FTW.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 03, 2009, 10:23:02 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 03, 2009, 06:54:49 AM
you need more art on those walls

ha...definitely

we have a huge mirror to put on the wall but im a loser and dont know how to hang it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 03, 2009, 10:28:06 AM
Quote from: shorebird on May 03, 2009, 09:37:00 AM
Jim Beam??

Crown Royal FTW.


crown is not bourbon dunny
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MadMarchHare on May 03, 2009, 07:25:45 PM
I wouldn't call it scotch either, but I'm a snob.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 03, 2009, 08:12:55 PM
Jim Beam is fine for mixing. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 03, 2009, 09:28:14 PM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on May 03, 2009, 07:25:45 PM
I wouldn't call it scotch either, but I'm a snob.
shut your face
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 03, 2009, 11:10:21 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2009, 10:23:02 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 03, 2009, 06:54:49 AM
you need more art on those walls

ha...definitely

we have a huge mirror to put on the wall but im a loser and dont know how to hang it

(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/hammer-1.jpg) + (http://www.rammfence.com/shop/images/ring_shank_nail_m.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on May 03, 2009, 11:30:25 PM
Shouldn't he drill out a hole first so he doesn't break the glass?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 01:31:33 AM
thanks for ruining it. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 04, 2009, 08:05:00 AM
its a gigantic mirror and i think it needs more than just a nail....plus i dont have a stud finder...im completely worthless when it comes to home fixin/puttin up shtein...it will sit in my garage until my man can come over and do it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 04, 2009, 08:14:08 AM
you don't need a stud finder.  they are 16 inches apart.  look at the base molding (the strip of wood on the floor).  you'll see the indents where it was nailed..those nails are going to be in the studs.  find one and then knock on the wall above it to make sure you get a solid sound.  then follow out 16 inches in each direction and do the same.  you'll find the studs easily.

for a large mirror you're gonna probably need to use a rail to hang it on, and a tube of adhesive

but yeah, considering your skillset and confidence level, maybe it's best to wait until your man friend can help you
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on May 04, 2009, 08:45:31 AM
igy how bigs the mirror? We have a 7 ft. one we just lean up against the wall in our bedroom. Our apt. complex won't let us attach brackets to the wall, which means I can't hang my flat screen, mirror etc.

If the mirror is only a few feet in height and width go to Lowe's/Home Depot and buy a wire to attach to it. Hammer two nails in the wall as even as you can get and hang it by the wire. The mirror should have something in the back that you can attach the wire too, just make sure the wire will support the weight. For our living room mirror I guessed it weighed around 50lbs. but bought a 100lbs wire just in case.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 04, 2009, 08:50:37 AM
thanks for the suggestions but its just not happening...i cant risk something that expensive and big falling...i mean if i had to pay someone perhaps id try to do it myself but my boy is going to do it for me


the mirror is like 5.5 x 2 feet....maybe 6 x 2
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on May 04, 2009, 10:29:07 AM
Quoteyou don't need a stud finder.  they are 16 inches apart.  look at the base molding (the strip of wood on the floor).  you'll see the indents where it was nailed..those nails are going to be in the studs.  find one and then knock on the wall above it to make sure you get a solid sound.  then follow out 16 inches in each direction and do the same.  you'll find the studs easily.

although I always knew to knock on the wall for the stud sound, never knew it was standard 16 in apart..as well as the base molding scoop

tip of the day...good lookin
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 04, 2009, 10:46:37 AM
you can also just look at the wall.  depending how well done/how old/which fasteners were used, you can see the stud locations just by knwing what to look for.  if it's a sloppy job, or nails were used instead of screws, you'll be able to see the divets where the mud work was poorly done, or the bumps where the nails have popped.  once you find one, look up and down above and below it to see if you can spy another...likely you can.  once you've identified one stud, you can measure over to the next, and confirm your location by looking for more divets/popped nails, knocking, etc.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 11:01:48 AM
i have a stud finder and it beeps every time i get near it. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 11:06:23 AM
also, go to lowes and pick up a laser level.  i got one for under $50 a couple years ago.  pretty sure it's a black and decker.  it also has a stud finder with it as well. 

it's great for picture hanging, especially when you've got larger pictures that may require multiple nails or screws to hold it in place. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 04, 2009, 11:06:53 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 11:01:48 AM
i have a stud finder and it beeps every time i get near it. 
booooo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 11:08:26 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 04, 2009, 11:06:53 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 11:01:48 AM
i have a stud finder and it beeps every time i get near it. 
booooo

at least it doesn't whistle like you do. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 04, 2009, 11:16:02 AM
stud finders and lasers work too, if you want to spend money
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 01, 2009, 09:22:41 PM
so sunny left behind a bud lime at my house when he was visiting a couple weeks ago and i decided to take the plunge while cooking out last night

its was less putrid than i thought it would be and i was actually able to finish it but its just not beer...if i want a beer ill drink a beer and if i want lime ill have a margarita or something

in other words there really no reason for it to exist other than sun's drinking pleasure
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on June 01, 2009, 10:02:58 PM
Maybe you should have put it in the fridge when he left.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 02, 2009, 12:46:42 PM
Drinks from this weekend:

Friday night - Bud Light Lime
Saturday morning - Bud Light Lime
Saturday lunch - Tropicolada
Saturday afternoon - 7&7
Saturday night - Modelo Especial
Sunday morning - Modelo Especial
Sunday lunch - Coors Light

Could my life be any better?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on June 02, 2009, 12:57:03 PM
Yes. Significantly.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 02, 2009, 12:59:26 PM
it should have ended with you drowning during a shark attack
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on June 02, 2009, 01:01:02 PM
I'm feeling a lot of positive energy from you guys.  It's great.  It's all great.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 27, 2009, 05:43:02 PM
on my vacation next week im going to attempt to make top shelf homemade margaritas...this morning i went out and got real cane sugar...not already granulated cane but like this

(http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/709561/5625901/0/1207903657/brown_cane_sugar.jpg)

which im going to make simple syrup out of...i also got a $75 bottle of tequila

i was going to get cointreau but the customer service rep at my liquor store told me to get grand imperial orange liquor instead...i noticed this stuff was 19 dollars for a fifth while a 375 ml of cointreau was 22 bucks...the cointreau must be better right...cust svc guy says no he actually prefers the grand imperial but they are at least equal...so i say thanks and take it still not believing him and go to a store manager where i explain that im not questioning his staff but i find it hard to believe that the liquor which is three dollars cheaper and double the amount is better...he also swears it is and he himself uses it for margaritas...moral of the story is for anyone that uses cointreau in their home bar the call now is to go with grand imperial orange liqueur....at least until i actually taste it



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on June 27, 2009, 07:12:29 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2009, 05:43:02 PM.moral of the story is for anyone that uses cointreau in their home bar the call now is to go with grand imperial orange liqueur....at least until i actually taste it

well thank farging god we have our marching orders from on high
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 27, 2009, 09:46:00 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on June 27, 2009, 07:12:29 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2009, 05:43:02 PM.moral of the story is for anyone that uses cointreau in their home bar the call now is to go with grand imperial orange liqueur....at least until i actually taste it

well thank farging god we have our marching orders from on high

just trying to help sweetie....try for one minute to stop being a hater
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on June 28, 2009, 12:03:21 AM
You chose wisely IGY, actually the guy is right. Even a decent triple sec works better than pricey and more bitter orange liquors like Cointreau or Grand Marnier imo. You'll want to save the Cointreau for making a proper crepe Suzette.

I'm generally not big on mixed drinks but real margaritas (not pre-bottled crap) really are good for long hot days at the beach or poolside.

What tequila did you get? If it is that expensive you should definitely try at least a shot straight up, it's probably butter. I haven't found anything that beats Patron anejo. Even though it is pretty commercial it's tremendous stuff. Put it in the freezer for a few hours and it pours like syrup and goes down like water. I got myself a 1.75 liter farger that i think was either on sale or more likely mispriced at about $40 less than it should have been.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 07:59:18 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on June 28, 2009, 12:03:21 AM
What tequila did you get? If it is that expensive you should definitely try at least a shot straight up, it's probably butter. I haven't found anything that beats Patron anejo. Even though it is pretty commercial it's tremendous stuff. Put it in the freezer for a few hours and it pours like syrup and goes down like water. I got myself a 1.75 liter farger that i think was either on sale or more likely mispriced at about $40 less than it should have been.

im actually not a big fan of tequila outside of a margarita...but this bottle i will definitely sip just because of the price

this is what i got

(http://library.bevnetwork.com/bottles/420/59968.jpg)


Quote from: Eagaholic on June 28, 2009, 12:03:21 AM
You chose wisely IGY, actually the guy is right. Even a decent triple sec works better than pricey and more bitter orange liquors like Cointreau or Grand Marnier imo.

im not disagreeing....i was just looking at cointreau because almost every recipe for a top shelf margarita calls for it...

whole reason im doing this is cause i was at a bar a few weeks ago and they had the best margarita ive ever tasted and i asked them what kind of sweet n sour mix they used and the bartender told me it was homemade they mix it up every morning using real cane sugar...

so im trying to see if i can come close to duplicating it...the key is going to find the exact perfect sweet sour ratio btwn the simple syrup and the lime juice...i think im also going to use a tiny bit of fresh squeezed orange juice as well



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 01, 2009, 10:31:12 AM
I never tried Partida, let me know what you think. It's not hard to get the perfect balance, you just have to experiment. I usually get it perfect by the seventh or eight round.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 10:41:46 AM
see i wanted to make a huge batch for the weekend...i literally bought 75 limes yesterday...i guess ill have to try it in small doses first...what is your ratio normally

i prefer my mix to be a tad more sweet than sour but still not really sweet
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on July 01, 2009, 10:50:31 AM
The ladyfriend's grandmother is 94 and still boozing. Her Whiskey Sour recipe:

1 can frozen lemonade concentrate.
1 can bourbon (using the newly empty lemonade concentrate can from above).
1 tray of ice cubes.
1 maraschino cherry (plus a little maraschino cherry juice).
Blender.

I shtein you not it's so much better than any sours drink I've ever had (although I usually skip the cherry). Sours gives me heartburn like crazy. This concoction goes down like frozen copped butter joints.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 01, 2009, 11:05:55 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 10:41:46 AM
see i wanted to make a huge batch for the weekend...i literally bought 75 limes yesterday...i guess ill have to try it in small doses first...what is your ratio normally

i prefer my mix to be a tad more sweet than sour but still not really sweet

Wow, you're going to town. I hope you have one of those electric citrus juicers, they make life a lot easier if you are doing up 75 limes. For my mix I just eyeball it rather than use a recipe and adjust to taste with adding the sugar. At one point I started using a good rum instead of tequila which actually works well too. Don't forget to take the salt into account when mixing the batch if you are going to use it with the glasses since it will counter some of the sweetness.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 11:13:08 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 01, 2009, 10:50:31 AM
The ladyfriend's grandmother is 94 and still boozing. Her Whiskey Sour recipe:

1 can frozen lemonade concentrate.
1 can bourbon (using the newly empty lemonade concentrate can from above).
1 tray of ice cubes.
1 maraschino cherry (plus a little maraschino cherry juice).
Blender.

I shtein you not it's so much better than any sours drink I've ever had (although I usually skip the cherry). Sours gives me heartburn like crazy. This concoction goes down like frozen copped butter joints.

thats like a whiskey sweet tho...where does the sour come from because if you use that store bought lemondade concentrate with all its sugar content as opposed to real lemon juice it would be a damn sweet drink wouldnt it


Quote from: Eagaholic on July 01, 2009, 11:05:55 AM
Wow, you're going to town. I hope you have one of those electric citrus juicers, they make life a lot easier if you are doing up 75 limes. For my mix I just eyeball it rather than use a recipe and adjust to taste with adding the sugar. At one point I started using a good rum instead of tequila which actually works well too. Don't forget to take the salt into account when mixing the batch if you are going to use it with the glasses since it will counter some of the sweetness.

i actually have even better...one of those bar juicers with the lever you just pull down...they are awesome and much better than electric

i guess ill just start with a 50/50 mix and go from there

and yeah id imagine rum would work well...basically youd have a mojito instead of a margarita minus the mint
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on July 01, 2009, 11:42:13 AM
It's actually not as sweet as you would expect. It has a lot of that acidic lemon bite.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 12:00:56 PM
well its about the easiest drink ever made so im gonna try it....ill just use a less sweet bourbon...or maybe even make it with a straight whiskey
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on July 01, 2009, 12:18:04 PM
I love bourbon and hate sours and almost never drink mixed drinks so I'm partial to this drink and have little to compare it to, but it gets three thumbs up from me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 01, 2009, 12:28:29 PM
i dont like sours either but i dont consider that a sour drink

i like the idea of it as it can be made in a batch and it measures itself which allows me to not have to think at all
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on July 01, 2009, 03:52:53 PM
I hate tequila. I used to guzzle the stuff but I can't even smell it now. If I do, puke city, baby.

Liquor stores have customer service reps? Who knew.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 01, 2009, 05:26:29 PM
I just found out that the local ballpark is going to have Guinness on tap now.  Who cares, right?  Well, every Thursday is Thirsty Thursday and all 32 ounce beers are $3 including imports.

Drunk as a motherfarger I'll be tomorrow night.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Phanatic on July 01, 2009, 05:49:32 PM
I wanna try...

(http://www.bakonvodka.com/media/bottle.png)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 01, 2009, 06:19:24 PM
I thought I found a liquor store up in PA off 202 that carried Brown Aled Girl but they didn't have it. This is my 2nd favorite beer to date (unforunately I can't remember the name of the best beer I ever tasted) and I have not been able to find it anywhere.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 01, 2009, 07:01:07 PM
that's a great find Phanatic, now just need some egg flavored tonic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 03, 2009, 09:36:50 AM
so i made it last night EH and it was that shtein

i was wasted before i even made the batch so i went with a simple 50/50 lime juice can sugar SS and it was perfect

it was even beter than at the bar that caused me to make it


round two tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 03, 2009, 02:20:07 PM
(http://www.stuffyerface.com/images/4beersweb.jpg)

Had that bottle on the far right last night...mmmm mmmm. Cost me 10 dollars, but it was basically all I needed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on July 03, 2009, 02:37:25 PM
I shouldn't look at this thread, it just makes me want to drink.  Since I am an unemployed loser I think I will do just that.  Right now!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2009, 11:14:26 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 03, 2009, 02:37:25 PM
I shouldn't look at this thread, it just makes me want to drink.  Since I am an unemployed loser I think I will do just that.  Right now!

Being unemployed doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being a loser, especially in this economy.

Successfully drinking your way through unemployment until your next job comes through = win.


IGY, you must have planted the margarita suggestion - I whipped up a batch as my contribution to a beach barbeque (steak, burgers, chicken, and brats). I still say there is something about well made margaritas on a long hot day in the sun that can deliver more alcohol than beer or other drinks. 


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 05, 2009, 11:56:48 PM
i drank two 30's basically myself over the past 3 days, i love the beach
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on July 06, 2009, 10:21:12 AM
Mojitos, in my opinion, are much better than margaritas. not so damn sour either. plus its about 5 shots of rum per drink, so much quicker than beer and margaritas.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 06, 2009, 10:59:51 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 05, 2009, 11:14:26 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 03, 2009, 02:37:25 PM
I shouldn't look at this thread, it just makes me want to drink.  Since I am an unemployed loser I think I will do just that.  Right now!

Being unemployed doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being a loser, especially in this economy.

while this is true, i can attest to the fact that thawk was infact a loser long before he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 07, 2009, 09:47:50 AM
Quote from: mussa on July 06, 2009, 10:21:12 AM
Mojitos, in my opinion, are much better than margaritas. not so damn sour either. plus its about 5 shots of rum per drink, so much quicker than beer and margaritas.

im not sure why the comparison because margaritas and mojitos taste totally different but...

-- an original margarita doesnt have any pure sugar in it which makes it a little tart but you can make one with simple syrup and adjust it to your taste...or drink it in the sun and let the ice melt a little which will cut down on the lime...or just put less lime juice in

-- you can make any drink as strong or weak as you want it but margaritas are actually stronger than mojitios if made the right way

-- mojitos dont have dark rum at all much less five shots of it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on July 07, 2009, 11:50:34 AM
Getting old sucks, these 2 day hangovers are no fun.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 07, 2009, 11:53:03 AM
I've said before i'm taking Milk Thistle, it clears out your liver.  I keep getting liver pains everytime i take them, supposedly its a good thing that its clearing out toxins, but part of me really worries that i've already Larry Hagman'd myself
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 10, 2009, 02:38:47 PM
Bud Lite
Miller Lite
Miller High Life
Coors Lite
Keystone Lite
Natty Lite
Keystone Ice
Beast Lite
Bud Lite Lime
Yuengling
Yuengling Lite
Corona
Corona Lite
Busch Lite
Winters Bourbon Cask Ale
Brown Aled Girl
Bavarian Barbarian
Dogfish Head IPA 60
Dogfish Head IPA 90
Dos Equis Amber
Mad King
Victory Wild Devil
Hazed and Infused
Purple Haze
Sam Adams Boston Lagar
Sam Adams Summer Ale


I've run out of memory on what else I've drank this year.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 10, 2009, 02:41:20 PM
I've drank all that in one sitting
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on July 10, 2009, 02:41:53 PM
What the farg? farging Munson.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 10, 2009, 02:44:05 PM
The one I've probably drank the most of lately is BL Lime. That shtein is addicting.
Though I've been getting 6ers of Dogfish Head 60 lately. I might buy some 90 tonight before I go out, but they come in 4 packs :boo

If you can get your hands on some Bavarian Barbarian, do it. It looks dark as shtein, but tastes pretty hoppy and sweet.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on July 10, 2009, 02:44:56 PM
farg me
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 10, 2009, 02:47:40 PM
Can't get away from the Limes, sunny.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 10, 2009, 03:29:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 10, 2009, 02:41:53 PM
What the farg? farging Munson.

haha...i seriously spent 10 minutes scrolling back and forth thru the last page or two of the thread trying to figure out why
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 10, 2009, 09:40:11 PM
ma dooks in law is up from florida and brought me a sack of oranges that i just got finsihed juicing and made a grey goose with...holy shtein its heaven
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 11, 2009, 02:50:54 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 10, 2009, 03:29:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 10, 2009, 02:41:53 PM
What the farg? farging Munson.

haha...i seriously spent 10 minutes scrolling back and forth thru the last page or two of the thread trying to figure out why

It stemmed from SD's Natty Ice comment in the soccer thread....I started thinking about all the beers I had drank since I turned 21.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 17, 2009, 09:58:58 AM
i bought this bottle of sweet tea vodka at the liquor store next to my office the other day.  been mixing it with lemonade to make alcoholic arnold palmers.  good shtein. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on July 17, 2009, 09:59:39 AM
That sounds farging delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 17, 2009, 10:02:17 AM
yeah it is delicious.  the liquor store is having a vodka sale so i went browsing and they have some stuff in this place that i've never seen before.  actually had 3 diff. kinds of sweet tea vodka but the brand I got in called Firefly. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 17, 2009, 10:14:43 AM
welcome to three years ago you neanderthals


and you arent suppose to mix firefly...at most add a couple tablespoons of water

the peach is amazingly good

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 19, 2009, 03:27:24 PM
I discovered this weekend that George Dickel No. 12 is a pretty good value.  Twenty bucks for a fifth and tastes decent.  Plenty of thirty dollar bottle I've had are no better.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on July 21, 2009, 01:43:25 PM
A friend of mine who works at the local liquor store stuck a 20 oz. soda bottle full of a clear liquid in with my usual 12 pack of Bud this past weekend. Turns out this stuff was some kind of moonshine. Smooooooth as silk, and tasted great when I blended some strawberries and watermelon to mix with it. I've had moonshine before that tasted like model airplane glue, but not this stuff. Somebody knew what the hell he was doing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 22, 2009, 10:07:34 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 17, 2009, 10:14:43 AM
welcome to three years ago you neanderthals


and you arent suppose to mix firefly...at most add a couple tablespoons of water

the peach is amazingly good



false.  not sure where the rules come from but i've tried it straight up, with water, and with lemonade, and the lemonade jawn is by far the best. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 22, 2009, 10:09:03 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 19, 2009, 03:27:24 PM
I discovered this weekend that George Dickel No. 12 is a pretty good value.  Twenty bucks for a fifth and tastes decent.  Plenty of thirty dollar bottle I've had are no better.

nice. dickel has been a staple in my house for years.  it kinda started out as a joke when we were in college but ended up being pretty much our go to liquor.  i still bring it to parties and tailgates. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 22, 2009, 11:39:53 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on July 22, 2009, 10:07:34 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 17, 2009, 10:14:43 AM
welcome to three years ago you neanderthals


and you arent suppose to mix firefly...at most add a couple tablespoons of water

the peach is amazingly good

false.  not sure where the rules come from but i've tried it straight up, with water, and with lemonade, and the lemonade jawn is by far the best. 


its way to sweet as it is..adding more sugar makes it intolerable...thats why it needs to be cut with a little water...plus you cant taste any liquor when you put lemonade in it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on August 02, 2009, 10:19:24 PM
QuoteLenDale White lost more than 30 pounds this offseason and is in his fourth training camp with the Tennessee Titans at his slimmest weight since high school. The running back admits he wishes he understood earlier in his career the importance of being in shape.

Just how did he lose the weight? White gave up tequila.

"I really got to be honest," White said. "It wasn't a lot of major diet changes. (It was) watching what I drink. I was a big Patron consumer. ... That's what it was. I was drinking a lot, drank a lot of alcohol. I cut that out of my diet all the way. I don't drink at all.

hoyda
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: paco on August 03, 2009, 01:07:20 PM
I was drinking these this weekend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Mule

Quite possibly the most awesome summer beverage.  My dad got his hands on real ginger root beer and bought the proper copper mugs:

(http://i26.tinypic.com/2wejck5.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 03, 2009, 01:11:26 PM
Place by me sells those and they are delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 03, 2009, 05:58:38 PM
boo hipster cocktails

trendy garbage
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 03, 2009, 06:55:07 PM
You're so tough. I just want to hug you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on August 03, 2009, 07:47:56 PM
BUT HE'LL HURT YOU!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 03, 2009, 09:14:23 PM
I give good hug.

I don't drink fad cocktails.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 03, 2009, 09:36:08 PM
I drink things that taste delicious and get me drunk. And occasionally water.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on August 04, 2009, 03:50:20 AM
if you don't use too much, you can just add water to certain delicious drinks, like scotch, and efficiently hydrate that way
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on August 05, 2009, 10:24:55 PM
A friend of mine makes up country time lemonade with Captian Morgan. He calls it Rumalade and drinks it outta' copper cups. It's delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 06, 2009, 02:06:52 PM
rum and fruit juice.....brilliance!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 06, 2009, 02:34:17 PM
HA
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on August 06, 2009, 06:24:54 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 07, 2009, 10:54:39 AM
i made a new drink. yukon jack and limeade. called the mongoose
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:04:12 AM
ewww, still have memories of drinking half a handle of Yukon jack whenever i smell pinsol. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 07, 2009, 11:21:17 AM
just to reiterate

combining (fill in liquor of your choice) with (fill in juice of your choice) is not new exciting or different

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:32:37 AM
i invented Vodka and Cranberry over hte weekend, it was amazing after adding a lime. 

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 07, 2009, 11:34:42 AM
that lime is an interesting twist
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:38:19 AM
I did throw together some version of a cosmo for the wifey and her friend last weekend, i'm sure this is a drink already but if your girl likes Cosmos this might interest her. 
Cranberry Juice
Vodka
Caravella Orangecello

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 07, 2009, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:38:19 AM
I did throw together some version of a cosmo for the wifey and her friend last weekend, i'm sure this is a drink already but if your girl likes Cosmos this might interest her. 
Cranberry Juice
Vodka
Caravella Orangecello



and by Caravella Orangecello, you mean semen?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:58:48 AM
and a hint of Mussa Candy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on August 07, 2009, 12:27:58 PM
Paint chips?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on August 17, 2009, 12:03:38 AM
Quote from: mussa on August 07, 2009, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 07, 2009, 11:38:19 AM
I did throw together some version of a cosmo for the wifey and her friend last weekend, i'm sure this is a drink already but if your girl likes Cosmos this might interest her. 
Cranberry Juice
Vodka
Caravella Orangecello



and by Caravella Orangecello, you mean semen?



:-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 17, 2009, 12:22:45 AM
I am going to a micro fest at Stoudts Brewery on Oct. 24th.  It is 30 bucks for 4 hours of straight boozing.  It is in Adamstown, PA it is usually at least 17 different breweries with over 50 beers.  Most of them are at least 6% alcohol.  There are breweries like dogfishead, applachian, troegs, magic hat, and many more that attend.  If any of you get the chance I highly recommend it, hotels are near by btw. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on August 17, 2009, 12:27:12 AM
Stoudts Scarlet Lady  :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 17, 2009, 12:46:46 AM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on August 17, 2009, 12:22:45 AM
I am going to a micro fest at Stoudts Brewery on Oct. 24th.  It is 30 bucks for 4 hours of straight boozing.  It is in Adamstown, PA it is usually at least 17 different breweries with over 50 beers.  Most of them are at least 6% alcohol.  There are breweries like dogfishead, applachian, troegs, magic hat, and many more that attend.  If any of you get the chance I highly recommend it, hotels are near by btw. 
i might need to do that really bad.  The wifey loves beer tastings.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 17, 2009, 10:03:19 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 07, 2009, 11:34:42 AM
that lime is an interesting twist

Awful even by my standards.

Still laughed, though.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 18, 2009, 01:23:42 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 17, 2009, 12:46:46 AM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on August 17, 2009, 12:22:45 AM
I am going to a micro fest at Stoudts Brewery on Oct. 24th.  It is 30 bucks for 4 hours of straight boozing.  It is in Adamstown, PA it is usually at least 17 different breweries with over 50 beers.  Most of them are at least 6% alcohol.  There are breweries like dogfishead, applachian, troegs, magic hat, and many more that attend.  If any of you get the chance I highly recommend it, hotels are near by btw. 
i might need to do that really bad.  The wifey loves beer tastings.

I give it the mushroom stamp of approval.  It is totally worth the money the beer is awesome and it is such a great scene there.  You also get a meal with the ticket, thought that is kind of just a bonus. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 18, 2009, 08:28:22 AM
Quote from: Rome on August 17, 2009, 10:03:19 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 07, 2009, 11:34:42 AM
that lime is an interesting twist

Awful even by my standards.

Still laughed, though.




took you long enough

oh and i learned from the best
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 19, 2009, 10:08:49 PM
bombay and saphire tonight.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 19, 2009, 11:22:47 PM
Quote from: mussa on August 19, 2009, 10:08:49 PM
bombay and saphire tonight.

:-D apparently. 

Last time I drank that I finished the bottle and had to do PT with my CO, not fun. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 20, 2009, 03:05:38 AM
yeah i just drank it all but a sip...fml
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 23, 2009, 03:42:41 PM
bloody fargin marys today boys
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 23, 2009, 04:55:32 PM
Quote from: mussa on August 23, 2009, 03:42:41 PM
bloody fargin marys today boys

:puke
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 31, 2009, 12:16:55 AM
mondays off FTL
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 31, 2009, 02:44:35 PM
got a bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 yo recently.  It's now my favorite Irish whiskey, supplanting Jameson.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 09, 2009, 08:57:35 PM
I made Cherrybomb's recently.  I guess i must have used zesty cherry's since they turned hard once the booze hit them.  They get ya farged up though, i put bacardi 151 and Stoli Vanilla together, good shtein.  I think i need to buy the more expensive softer cherrys though. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 09, 2009, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on August 31, 2009, 02:44:35 PM
got a bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 yo recently.  It's now my favorite Irish whiskey, supplanting Jameson.

Have you tried the Jameson 18 year old?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 09, 2009, 10:34:09 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 09, 2009, 08:57:35 PM
...they turned hard once the booze hit them.

Envy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 10, 2009, 08:21:44 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on September 09, 2009, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on August 31, 2009, 02:44:35 PM
got a bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 yo recently.  It's now my favorite Irish whiskey, supplanting Jameson.

Have you tried the Jameson 18 year old?

I have, but long ago.  I remember it being damn good.  Given it's aged quite a lot longer then TD, I would probably prefer it between the two, but it's also a much more expensive bottle, so at the price point I'm working with TD is the pick.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 10, 2009, 02:06:08 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on September 09, 2009, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on August 31, 2009, 02:44:35 PM
got a bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 yo recently.  It's now my favorite Irish whiskey, supplanting Jameson.

Have you tried the Jameson 18 year old?

i'd love to try an 18 year old jenna jameson before her vadge got all cavernous. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on September 10, 2009, 02:24:49 PM
speaking of jenna jameson, I peeped her movie The Masseuse staying at a hotel in DC last week...holy monkey
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 11, 2009, 10:38:41 AM
For SunnyMo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBcZjxd-bk&feature=player_embedded)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 11, 2009, 10:48:05 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 10, 2009, 08:21:44 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on September 09, 2009, 10:33:10 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on August 31, 2009, 02:44:35 PM
got a bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 yo recently.  It's now my favorite Irish whiskey, supplanting Jameson.

Have you tried the Jameson 18 year old?

I have, but long ago.  I remember it being damn good.  Given it's aged quite a lot longer then TD, I would probably prefer it between the two, but it's also a much more expensive bottle, so at the price point I'm working with TD is the pick.

I'll have to try it sometime. I got a bottle of the Jameson from the kids as a thank-you (for a wedding, and not killing anybody in the process), and I've had precious little of it. I do need to get it out and enjoy the stuff, though.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on September 11, 2009, 11:26:13 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 11, 2009, 10:38:41 AM
For SunnyMo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBcZjxd-bk&feature=player_embedded)

fargin great
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 11, 2009, 06:57:27 PM
we have a whole thread for beer, and you put that shtein in the booze thread?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 11, 2009, 07:29:55 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 11, 2009, 06:57:27 PM
we have a whole thread for beer, and you put that shtein in the booze thread?
we have a beer thread? 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 11, 2009, 08:07:15 PM
http://www.concretefield.info/forum/index.php?topic=19682.0
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 12, 2009, 06:30:06 AM
Demon left us, so it doesnt count
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on September 12, 2009, 10:07:12 AM
i got so trashed last night that im drinking a bloody mary minus the vodka, plus the rum. fml
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 12, 2009, 10:43:03 AM
ha
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 13, 2009, 05:37:29 PM
i honestly dont know where to put this one, but great article on legalizing marijuana from CNN (http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazines/fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune/?postversion=2009091116)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 02, 2009, 11:08:26 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 13, 2009, 05:37:29 PM
i honestly dont know where to put this one, but great article on legalizing marijuana from CNN (http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazines/fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune/?postversion=2009091116)

We have a whole thread dedicated to this somewhere. Started by Dio I think and containing mostly coherent thoughts.

nm, and don't forget to tip your waitress.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 02, 2009, 11:22:11 AM
Upon reflection I've decided that I don't care. Disregard. Or mock. Your decision.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 02, 2009, 11:27:20 AM
i dont know where i am right now.  Go FLYERS
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 02, 2009, 11:34:44 AM
Yeah I reread that shtein and thought it sounded like a cry for help, which is roughly the opposite of the point I was trying to make. The point I was trying to make is that functional alcoholism rules but I don't know if anyone else shares that opinion.

Whatever. Suck it, nerds.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 02, 2009, 11:37:30 AM
i agree, honestly, reading that i wasnt sure if it was a drunken post of mine at some point.  My family all drinks very heavily, yet we're the definitions of functional alcoholics.  Being Welsh/Irish/Scottish/English is a gift and a curse
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 02, 2009, 04:02:44 PM
i tried to get some more firefly sweet tea vodka at the store today but the dude working there insisted that i try this other brand and that it's the best thing he's ever tasted.  it's called Jeremiah Weed.  he must have been a connoisseur.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 02, 2009, 04:07:24 PM
Does it got weed in it?

One type of vodka that i like, but only in small doses is Zubrowka.  The Bison Grass gives it a weird taste. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 02, 2009, 04:17:15 PM
i have a good friend who just got back from guatamala and brought this big bottle of mezcal which we're supposed to open at some point this weekend.  never had it before.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on October 02, 2009, 06:21:15 PM
Mezcal and tequila are extremely similar in taste as far as I'm concerned, but tequila is a little better. You'll never find a worm in the bottom of the bottle of tequila; only Mezcal. They're both made from the agave plant, but use a different distilling process.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 02, 2009, 06:41:46 PM
Went to Total Wine the other day and built my own 6 pack of beers I never tried. Yuengling Porter is blah, just get Yuengling. Magic Hat Circus Boy is also meh, I've had better girl beers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on October 02, 2009, 06:51:33 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on October 02, 2009, 06:21:15 PM
Mezcal and tequila are extremely similar in taste as far as I'm concerned, but tequila is a little better. You'll never find a worm in the bottom of the bottle of tequila; only Mezcal. They're both made from the agave plant, but use a different distilling process.

I just spent 3 months in Oaxaca, MX, the home of Mescal. I probably tried 60 different kinds. (Went on a tour of these little places in the country and went to a tasting festival).

This is what I learned:
The worm is only for tourist-made bottles. Was made up as a marketing gimmick in the 20th century.
Mescal from outside of Oaxaca is shtein. I tried it in Veracruz and Jalisco, and I have had that shtein they sell in the yellow bottles near the border. Tastes like cheap tequila run through an engine block.
Like all booze, good shtein is good and bad shtein is bad, but if it is not from Oaxaca, it is probably bad.
The main difference between tequila and mezcal is that there is more of a smoke flavor in some mezcal, I would compare it to the difference between scotch and irish whiskey.
The best part about it is this chile-worm-salt that they dip orange slices into drink it with, I brought home a bunch.
Also, they traditionally slug it out of these half-gourds, which must have like 8 ounces in them. Those country fools can really put it down.
Also, $1.10 for all you can drink of 50 different mezcal's, with vendors selling goat meat BBQ tacos is the best $1.10 that was ever spent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 23, 2009, 12:45:19 PM
Got an e-mail from the Troegs brewery manager, asking to use one of my photos for their marketing/website. Sensing an opportunity, I offered it to them for two cases of beer. They not only agreed, but upped the offer.

As of lunch time, in my car there is a case of Scratch #22, a case of Scratch #23, a 22oz bottle of Mad Elf, and a 22oz bottle of Java Head. Oh, and I got a couple of free tastes (Java Head and Dead Reckoning) while I was there. Life is good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on October 23, 2009, 12:59:24 PM
damn Sus, thats some good stuff right there..nice work
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on October 23, 2009, 01:58:23 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 23, 2009, 12:45:19 PM
Got an e-mail from the Troegs brewery manager, asking to use one of my photos for their marketing/website. Sensing an opportunity, I offered it to them for two cases of beer. They not only agreed, but upped the offer.

As of lunch time, in my car there is a case of Scratch #22, a case of Scratch #23, a 22oz bottle of Mad Elf, and a 22oz bottle of Java Head. Oh, and I got a couple of free tastes (Java Head and Dead Reckoning) while I was there. Life is good.

Id offer to take more pictures. will work for beer!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 23, 2009, 02:06:43 PM
Quote from: mussa on October 23, 2009, 01:58:23 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 23, 2009, 12:45:19 PM
Got an e-mail from the Troegs brewery manager, asking to use one of my photos for their marketing/website. Sensing an opportunity, I offered it to them for two cases of beer. They not only agreed, but upped the offer.

As of lunch time, in my car there is a case of Scratch #22, a case of Scratch #23, a 22oz bottle of Mad Elf, and a 22oz bottle of Java Head. Oh, and I got a couple of free tastes (Java Head and Dead Reckoning) while I was there. Life is good.

Id offer to take more pictures. will work for beer!

I did offer to take more, but he didn't respond to that. I'll just have to take some good ones, and see if he'll continue the arrangement.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 23, 2009, 02:25:49 PM
haha, thats awesome Sus.  Dreamjob right there
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 23, 2009, 02:56:11 PM
sus ill give you a beer at my tailgate if you take a picture of the drapes for me next week
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on October 23, 2009, 03:02:46 PM
and by beer he means fruity jungle juice lime kool-aid drank
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 23, 2009, 03:13:36 PM
And by "drapes," I hope he's talking about the banners hanging on the Wachovia Center.

(I'll be happy to help.)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 23, 2009, 03:19:10 PM
Mmmm Mad Elf.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 24, 2009, 04:45:14 PM
my penn state drink of choice today...

(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs261.snc1/8825_1277821746099_1246659021_30832413_7392421_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 24, 2009, 05:22:57 PM
Gotta like the glassware, too.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 24, 2009, 05:41:55 PM
thanks...this is like 1/5 of my phillie glass collection....i have over 100 old school philly sports teams glasses in general

(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs241.snc1/8825_1277861507093_1246659021_30832504_7950803_n.jpg)

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 24, 2009, 05:52:29 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 24, 2009, 05:22:57 PM
Gotta like the glassware, too.

No doubt - that is sweet

Where do you find them, Havas - eBay?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 24, 2009, 05:56:35 PM
lot of them are from my grandpop and my pops...but yes some ebay...then a lot from gross yard sales and flea markets...im convinced the people that sit at flea market tables eat their young

theres also used to be or still is an awesome glass store near the lancaster outlets...it mostly sells beer (i got a butter schlitz malt liquor glass from it) glasses but sometimes has some throwback philly sports johnsons too...got a bunch there
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 24, 2009, 06:03:02 PM
Flea market freaks are ruthless.

My mom goes to them and she says that some of the people working them are mixes between carnival freaks and nutjobs. But I have told her to be on the look out for old memorabilia.

It cracks me up when I see the yard sale freaks stopping traffic because there is nowhere to park. When the rich folks have one its like watching the Beverly Hilbillies. Total comedy. There is a section of town here, River Oaks, that have some yard sales. Me and my girl went one day looking for a book case. I lasted about 6 minutes and had to leave.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 24, 2009, 06:08:34 PM
they are the worst...but you can score some phenominal shtein at them...its like putting your penis in the butt of a 300 lb smack whore and instead of pulling out and having aids on your johnson you have a 1980 eagles superbowl glass sitting on your helmet
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 24, 2009, 06:10:17 PM
lolololol...I'm speechless.

Best analogy ever?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 24, 2009, 11:09:16 PM
I have a old 1975 Flyers Stanley cup glass that sour cream came in that i rock on special occasions. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on October 25, 2009, 10:39:32 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 24, 2009, 05:56:35 PM
lot of them are from my grandpop and my pops...but yes some ebay...then a lot from gross yard sales and flea markets...im convinced the people that sit at flea market tables eat their young

theres also used to be or still is an awesome glass store near the lancaster outlets...it mostly sells beer (i got a butter schlitz malt liquor glass from it) glasses but sometimes has some throwback philly sports johnsons too...got a bunch there

sam steins?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 25, 2009, 10:59:12 AM
is that whats its called....it used to have yellow lettering on a silo or some shtein didnt it?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on October 26, 2009, 05:03:43 PM
I am feeling the need to blow some cash.
What do you think is the best Bourbon for under $100 a fifth?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: NGM on October 26, 2009, 06:17:48 PM
Basil Hayden's is really smooth.  That is my recommendation.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 27, 2009, 10:54:46 AM
i've basically been working 20 hour weeks for the last few because of trips to philly and various sporting events and booze.  i should probably be fired pretty soon.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 27, 2009, 11:25:23 AM
Quote from: NGM on October 26, 2009, 06:17:48 PM
Basil Hayden's is really smooth.  That is my recommendation.

im definitely not a bourbon expert and im sure you can get much better but that jim beam black is really smooth as well


Quote from: phattymatty on October 27, 2009, 10:54:46 AM
i've basically been working 20 hour weeks for the last few because of trips to philly and various sporting events and booze.  i should probably be fired pretty soon.


including inside the game i had like 23 beers yesterday...im def still drunk right now
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 27, 2009, 11:29:22 AM
no joke, i'm a disaster right now.  already had a co-worker tell me i smell of booze.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 27, 2009, 12:09:35 PM
If you're lazy and don't get your work done, they fire you. If you're drunk and you don't get your work done, they send you to counseling. So you might as well have fun.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on October 27, 2009, 01:35:13 PM
Upon consulting with the internet, I think I am going with Woodford Reserve, $34.99 a 5th.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 09, 2009, 03:34:49 PM
Just went to total wine looking for Brown Aled Girl....and walked right into what is to date my favorite beer, Winters Bourbon Cask Ale. I already know it's not going to taste nearly as good as it did when I had it draft, but mmmm.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on November 10, 2009, 02:10:31 PM
Quote from: methdeez on October 27, 2009, 01:35:13 PM
Upon consulting with the internet, I think I am going with Woodford Reserve, $34.99 a 5th.

This was really delicious by the way. I heartily recommend it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 09, 2009, 07:16:24 PM
Just got my hands on a bottle of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. 21% alcohol, 9 bucks a bottle...I'm savin her for the weekend.


Also been getting into a brewery that's apparently somewhere in Maryland near the Delaware line and is now in Delaware called Fordham. I sampled some of their beers last week and I liked all 3 of them, so I just went to total wine and made a variety 6er with some of them. SB or any other Marylanders ever had em?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on December 09, 2009, 09:16:16 PM
Quote from: Munson on December 09, 2009, 07:16:24 PM
Just got my hands on a bottle of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. 21% alcohol, 9 bucks a bottle...I'm savin her for the weekend.

That stuff tastes like shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 09, 2009, 09:24:23 PM
that's because trashy people have bad taste. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 09, 2009, 09:49:58 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhanInDC on December 09, 2009, 09:16:16 PM
Quote from: Munson on December 09, 2009, 07:16:24 PM
Just got my hands on a bottle of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. 21% alcohol, 9 bucks a bottle...I'm savin her for the weekend.

That stuff tastes like shtein.

id rather eat shtein than drink that stuff...theres a dogfish restaurant brewery near my house and i was there one night and saw that stuff...i normally dont go near microbrews as i despise 95% of them but when i saw 21% beer i had to try it....i think i made it five excruciating sips in before i gave up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 09, 2009, 09:57:36 PM
LOL at you guys calling Dogfish trashy.  Its strong as farg, but not trashy. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 09, 2009, 10:01:02 PM
munson is trashy not dogfish
dogfish is just horrible
munson is that as well
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 09, 2009, 10:22:49 PM
i laughed at that. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on December 09, 2009, 10:26:15 PM
Some Dogfish isn't bad. The 120 IPA is just over the top, and I seriously doubt anyone sits and sips at a beer like that. It's just awful. I love strong, hoppy beers, but that one in particular is nasty in any amount.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 09, 2009, 10:32:02 PM
You have to realize that 120 isn't a casual, pedestrian beer that you just down like there's five minutes left in happy hour.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 09, 2009, 10:35:27 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhanInDC on December 09, 2009, 10:26:15 PM
Some Dogfish isn't bad. The 120 IPA is just over the top, and I seriously doubt anyone sits and sips at a beer like that. It's just awful. I love strong, hoppy beers, but that one in particular is nasty in any amount.

i always wanna try and describe it to people but you just cant...you have to actually taste it to really appreciate and understand its epic awfulness
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 09, 2009, 10:49:22 PM
What's your feelings on the 90ipa?  I understand the 120 has way too much octane for most people, and its something you sip on rather than chug.  I'm a huge fan of the 90ipa, and an even bigger fan of Stone IPA
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 09, 2009, 11:03:06 PM
BTW...they toned the 120 back a while ago. It's now around 18% ABV.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: LBIggle on December 10, 2009, 12:10:46 AM
i smell vagina.  i inject everclear directly into my heart, lungs, and brain.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 10, 2009, 01:02:44 AM
hoyda.  a real man would shoot it up his pee hole with a turkey baster. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: LBIggle on December 10, 2009, 01:22:32 AM
dude, i'm talking about partying.  i'm using the turkey baster right now, and probably before i go on my next flight. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 10, 2009, 01:36:44 AM
carry on then. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 10, 2009, 02:22:52 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on December 09, 2009, 11:03:06 PM
BTW...they toned the 120 back a while ago. It's now around 18% ABV.

I had read the same thing Sus, but I was surprised when I saw that the description still reads as 21% at Total Wine. But it's very possible they just haven't bothered updating it.

My personal favorite Dogfish Head is the 90 minute. The 60 minute is terrible, I thought I could like it at first but 90 minute blows it out of the water, especially when it's draft. I may have my expectations too high for the 120, but if it's as good as the 90, it'll be fine by me. But I also haven't tried a lot of their brews, mostly the "ancient" ones. Midas Touch didn't really do it for me though.


I had a bottle of Old Scratch Amber Lager from Flying Dog tonight.....meh. Nothing special.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 10, 2009, 07:38:53 AM
IGY would like Midas Touch, it taste like grape soda
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 10, 2009, 08:05:31 AM
fifty cent sodas in the hood they goin crazy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 11, 2009, 02:41:33 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on December 10, 2009, 07:38:53 AM
IGY would like Midas Touch, it taste like purple soda
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on December 11, 2009, 03:58:42 PM
i killed a bottle of ten high the other night. by myself
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 13, 2009, 03:44:03 PM
went to "The Hole in the Wall" bar at the Bayard House (http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/December-2008/Off-the-Line/) in Chesapeake City yesterday.  No Sarge its not a glory hole spot, just wish it was.  Probably the best bloody mary i've ever had, but it was small and 9 bucks.  We normally go for the Wednesday or Thursday drink specials (http://www.bayardhouse.com/menus/menu.html?spm=47), good place if any of you are in the Chesapeake City area.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 13, 2009, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on December 13, 2009, 03:44:03 PM
if any of you are in the Chesapeake City area.   

ha
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 14, 2009, 12:01:29 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2009, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on December 13, 2009, 03:44:03 PM
if any of you are in the Chesapeake City area.   

ha
dont hate, you'd like it fool.  I've put the offer out there on your trips back, wifey would enjoy that
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on December 14, 2009, 12:36:09 AM
Accomplished my personal goal of 5 different scotches during the Giants game.

McCallan 12 year is a best buy  - got on sale for $35 and is a nice holiday treat. Drinks better than most $60 - 75 bottles. Velvety smooth with a small dash of water. Nice malt flavor, though not at all smokey. Delicious, narrowly edges Johnny Walker gold.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 01, 2010, 07:55:29 PM
Talisker 10year is delicious
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on February 01, 2010, 07:58:23 PM
MacCallan at $35 is a good buy.  Wish I could get it at that price out here (Chicagoland).
Got Lagavulin 16 for Xmas.  It really is a LOT better than the 12.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 01, 2010, 07:59:12 PM
Quote from: Munson on December 10, 2009, 02:22:52 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on December 09, 2009, 11:03:06 PM
BTW...they toned the 120 back a while ago. It's now around 18% ABV.

I had read the same thing Sus, but I was surprised when I saw that the description still reads as 21% at Total Wine. But it's very possible they just haven't bothered updating it.

My personal favorite Dogfish Head is the 90 minute. The 60 minute is terrible, I thought I could like it at first but 90 minute blows it out of the water, especially when it's draft. I may have my expectations too high for the 120, but if it's as good as the 90, it'll be fine by me. But I also haven't tried a lot of their brews, mostly the "ancient" ones. Midas Touch didn't really do it for me though.


I had a bottle of Old Scratch Amber Lager from Flying Dog tonight.....meh. Nothing special.

This stuff was awesome, BTW. The only beer I've ever had that actually burned a little bit. Still had a pretty good taste to it. Definitely not the type of beer you can drink all the time, but if you're inthe mood to get a reeeeal good buzz and not have to fill up on a bunch of beers, this and one or two others did the trick for me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 01, 2010, 08:49:39 PM
Got together with a couple of friends recently for a BBQ, scotch and cigars. We had an array of top shelf stuff, but what stole the show was the Padron 1926 series 80th anniversary smoke from his 2200 cigar humidor. I only smoke cigars occasionally and have had a number of good cubans, but this was the best smoke I've ever had. They can still be found on the market if anyone here likes cigars. At about $33 a pop it's definitely worth trying it once to have maybe the best smoke that can be bought in circulation.

Lastly, we topped everything off with a small dose of Louis VIII cognac. $1600 a bottle in hand blown Baccarat crystal, in a box that looked like it would hold crown jewels or a Faberge egg or the holy hand grenade of Antioch. I was happy to find it really was awesome, not just some overpriced overhyped status symbol. Usually I don't even like cognac, it's over rated and there isn't enough flavor to justify the burn, even in decent XO brands. This was in a whole other universe. I might even consider having a kid if I knew he would grow up to be an ad exec for Remy Martin and give me that shtein for Christmas, like my friend's kid does for him.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on February 10, 2010, 09:48:50 AM
I've been having a Deschutes Black Butte Porter lately....farging delicious.

Here's the site if you want to jerk off your tongue to it. -louis c.k.

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brews/year-round-brews/black-butte-porter/default.aspx
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 10, 2010, 09:51:54 AM
nice hbionic.  Give Oskar Blues TenFidy a chance, you'll love it.  its like 15 bucks for 4 cans though. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on February 10, 2010, 09:55:41 AM
I'll look for it next time out...I'll check out the local 'bevmo' and see if they carry it. Looks good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on February 12, 2010, 01:16:17 PM
I like dark beer occasionally, but never have tried Deschutes Black Butte Porter. I'm gonna' check for it this afternoon at my local liquor store.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2010, 01:26:41 PM
i like my beer like i like my american legion; no color and lacking flavor. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 12, 2010, 01:42:25 PM
This is my new booze of choice since new years. 94 proof

(http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/TheKrakenRum_thumb.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on February 12, 2010, 02:00:52 PM
(http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/GE7976lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on February 12, 2010, 02:02:11 PM
Quote from: mussa on February 12, 2010, 01:42:25 PM
This is my new booze of choice since new years. 94 proof

(http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/TheKrakenRum_thumb.jpg)

No wonder I hardly see you anymore.....you fargin drunk. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 12, 2010, 05:15:03 PM
Quote from: shorebird on February 12, 2010, 02:00:52 PM
(http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/GE7976lg.jpg)

lol
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 12, 2010, 06:10:42 PM
HA, hey this is my last week of my 20's. I'm going out with a bang!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2010, 06:53:52 PM
you're not 30 yet?  farg you look old. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 13, 2010, 11:20:29 AM
 :'(
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 08:47:28 PM
we are slamming bottles of this tonight
(http://www.bn-image.com/images/bn/160/29515.jpg)


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on May 09, 2010, 08:55:28 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 08:47:28 PM
we are slamming bottles of this tonight
(http://www.bn-image.com/images/bn/160/29515.jpg)

Boones Farm? Eatin' a McDonald's dbl cheeseburger with it, no doubt.

I haven't drank that crap since highschool.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 08:56:57 PM
me either but its so good
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on May 09, 2010, 09:07:18 PM
I'll have to admit, I likes the fuzzy navel's, although Boone's farm never had that flavor when I was drinking it. I've noticed they have a lot of flavors now. Might have to give some a try.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 09:08:26 PM
yeah i noticed that buying it....they have all kinds of flavors now...they had a melon ball that looked quite tasty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 09, 2010, 09:09:28 PM
Boone's Farm has turned into the Snapple of boozin'
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 09:11:12 PM
ha...it really was like that

problem is they have so many flavors now that half of them arent even in the chill chests...like i would have tried the melon ball but it was warm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on May 09, 2010, 09:14:20 PM
Melon ball probably taste like Cantelope, which I love.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 09, 2010, 09:23:53 PM
I have to admit, i've never drank a sip of it, i just bought it for whores so i could play with their funholes.  In HS it was all about the Penguin BUD ICE, some regular Bud Heavys, Miller Lite Ice, and Mickeys. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 09:31:05 PM
boones farm tastes pretty much just like the st ides coolers
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 09, 2010, 11:00:41 PM
We would enjoy Mickeys/Steele Reserve/Old E800 to be gangster.  I honestly spent most of my hs years on blunt rides
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on May 09, 2010, 11:04:47 PM
Let me guess...to the valley?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 09, 2010, 11:07:28 PM
yep, blunt rides listening to Liquid Swords and or Bobby Digital was a given for a weekday.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 10, 2010, 09:25:35 AM
Any of you drunks tried Crown Black yet?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on May 10, 2010, 10:55:39 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 09, 2010, 11:07:28 PM
yep, blunt rides listening to Liquid Swords and or Bobby Digital was a given for a weekday.

Ghostface killas, Liquid Swords, and 36 Chambers ftw.


Boone's was/is like the Camel cigarettes of cheap booze. They were basically directly marketing the shtein to teens. Might as well had flavors like "Bumble Gum" or "Blue-Rasberry". We used to always get it so we could get the girls to drink something. For use it was only high class shtein: Mickeys, Natty Ice, The Beast, Miller/Bud/Coors Light, whatever we could get the creepy bastich to buy us at the beverage store for a $10 tip.


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 10, 2010, 11:36:41 AM
We managed to become friends with the liquor store owner in HS.  We'd roll up there and they never carried 30packs, we convinced them to start carrying them, the indian guys loved us because we'd drop some real coin in there.  Loved going in there on half days still in our uniforms..ha 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on May 10, 2010, 08:44:28 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2010, 09:11:12 PM
ha...it really was like that

problem is they have so many flavors now that half of them arent even in the chill chests...like i would have tried the melon ball but it was warm

My boy swears by melon ball, I don't typically drink stuff like that but he swears up and down I'd love it. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 10, 2010, 10:54:34 PM
sipping on crown royal I was given by a friend's mother when she cleaned out a liquor cabinet full of booze she never drinks.  the bottle had a paper seal that said 1979 on it and had never been opened.  Cap was good, tastes just fine.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 11, 2010, 01:46:10 PM
Any of yous familiar with the Johnstown Flood Tax?  I'd never heard of it before. 

http://www.johnstownfloodtax.com/

PA is by far the worst farging state when it comes to booze. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phillymic2000 on May 11, 2010, 02:29:14 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 11, 2010, 01:46:10 PM
Any of yous familiar with the Johnstown Flood Tax?  I'd never heard of it before. 

http://www.johnstownfloodtax.com/

PA is by far the worst farging state when it comes to booze. 

They really need to pump some of that tax back into Johnstown. It's nothing like I remember it as a kid and that ain't saying much!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: charlie on May 11, 2010, 02:40:43 PM
Apparently there are plans to flood Johnstown out of existence as soon as the state raises enough money.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on May 11, 2010, 03:17:48 PM
And when they're done, they'll use the proposed interstate toll funds and flood out the whole damned state and make the country a better place.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phillymic2000 on May 11, 2010, 03:20:50 PM
Quote from: charlie on May 11, 2010, 02:40:43 PM
Apparently there are plans to flood Johnstown out of existence as soon as the state raises enough money.

It could use it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on May 24, 2010, 11:23:51 AM
haha...vodka eyeballing

http://ht.ly/1P774 (http://ht.ly/1P774)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on May 24, 2010, 11:52:13 AM
for years i've joked about drinking thru my eye, now i may try
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 05, 2010, 07:37:40 PM
Hit up Victory brewery two weeks ago. Finally cracked open the last growler I filled there. Golden monkey. Pretty damned good.

(http://www.beeraday.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/victory_golden_monkey.jpg)

Next week, I'll be damned near living at Dogfish Head.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 05, 2010, 08:27:23 PM
That could get ugly
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 05, 2010, 08:44:38 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on August 05, 2010, 07:37:40 PM
Hit up Victory brewery two weeks ago. Finally cracked open the last growler I filled there. Golden monkey. Pretty damned good.

(http://www.beeraday.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/victory_golden_monkey.jpg)

Next week, I'll be damned near living at Dogfish Head.


I just had Golden Monkey about a month ago, it was okay.

Don't know if they'll have 120 at the brewery, but if they do I hate you. Lawnmower was good for a standard lager, definitely better than any of the usual beers you get that are 4%. They have Theobroma at the bar in Rehobeth right now, so I'm assuming they'll have it at the brewery...that shtein is delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 05, 2010, 08:52:21 PM
Last I heard, the new batch of 120 didn't make it. Damn. But I'll more than make up for it with the liquor.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 05, 2010, 08:59:22 PM
My g/f bought a bottle of their Blue Hen Vodka and we used it to mix some drinks, didn't really seem like anything special but wasn't terrible. I bought a bottle of the Jin but haven't broken it open yet. The bartender gave me a free sample shot though and it went down pretty smooth, and I don't usually do shots very well.

Definitely snag some of the Theobroma though. It was at least 8% because they served me in a tulip glass, but it wasn't really bitter at all. A little of the opposite, in fact.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 05, 2010, 09:16:47 PM
How can you possibly tell if a vodka is any good after mixing it?  Taste is neat, sure.  Mix it with other crap...NO.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 05, 2010, 09:21:49 PM
Unless it's flavored, most vodka tastes the same to me anymore...crappy. Even after mixing it. This was just vodka and a little sprite and I didn't find myself wanting to switch drinks immediately. Shots of any vodka that isn't expensive just suck.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 05, 2010, 09:27:21 PM
Whatever.

You drink booze neat to find out what it tastes like.

Period.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 05, 2010, 09:56:54 PM
I do love me a Creamsicle Crush.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 06, 2010, 11:59:02 PM
my favorite thing ever

labatts ice 24 ounce johnsons....10 bucks a case at richards in blackwood if you buy in bulk

def recommend going there and picking up a thousand beers...perfect for a stop off on the way to or fro the shore (ummm souderton!?!?)


(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs143.ash2/40474_1576199805364_1246659021_31602945_6928711_n.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on August 07, 2010, 12:01:49 AM
already got my 16oz, bud lime in aluminum bottles...thanks though
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 07, 2010, 12:03:27 AM
way to ruin a perfectly good thread....i dont think theres been a lime beer post in at least the last page and a half
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on August 07, 2010, 12:05:03 AM
just wanted to let you know i had it covered...i appreciate the concern

will it help if i tell you i also have 2 bottles of curazan black cherry on tap as well?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 07, 2010, 12:18:08 AM
lime beer negative 1000

cruzan black cherry johnson plus 40

last two posts by you negative 960


ps- you are allowed to pick up some beer on the way home too
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 07, 2010, 03:07:07 AM
They serve bud light lime pounders in dewey....FTW


igy, in all seriousness, how is labatt ice? I've only ever had labatt blue light, and I enjoyed it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on August 07, 2010, 08:08:14 AM
Beer/Bourbon/BBQ fest was the shtein.  Not sure why they had Patron and Jager, but I wasn't complaining.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on August 08, 2010, 05:03:45 PM
My buddy gets those Labatts Ice cans all the time.  I am not a huge fan of them but they do get you very drunk. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 08, 2010, 05:22:08 PM
they are awesomeness for like if you are going to a party or to the bar and you wanna get quick little jump start on the evening...just grab one or two for the ride...i find myself drinking them more in the car than i do anywhere else it seems
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on August 08, 2010, 11:54:47 PM
You can drink and ride in PA?! That's pretty badass
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 09, 2010, 07:06:57 AM
vigy lives in MD.  and I don't think it's legal.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 09, 2010, 07:09:58 AM
i believe it is legal in md to drink while driving....or at least it used to be
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 09, 2010, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: Tomahawk on August 08, 2010, 11:54:47 PM
You can drink and ride in PA?! That's pretty badass

when reagan was president.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 10, 2010, 08:51:53 AM
Tasting flight at Dogfish Head:

(http://grayimagery.smugmug.com/photos/964987063_nh2rd-L.jpg)

Also had a glass of 90 Minute IPA, filtered through this bad boy:

(http://grayimagery.smugmug.com/photos/964987107_kFrc8-L.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 10, 2010, 01:38:17 PM
Did you check out the Theobroma? I just bought 23oz bottle of it at Total Wine the other night.

I wish they'd start bottling and selling Lawnmower so I could support them more often. It'd be cheap and I could drink it anytime.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 10, 2010, 04:30:16 PM
They had it on tap, but I couldn't manage it last night. Maybe on my next visit.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 10, 2010, 04:33:01 PM
If you've got any big distributors near by, they probably have it there. Total Wine had a shteinton of it, but 10 bucks a bottle meant I was only buying one for the time being.


Did you like the Raison D'Etre? I bought a bottle of it for a make your own 6 pack and I wasn't a huge fan. I never tried the Stout, as they aren't generally my thing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 12, 2010, 08:17:32 AM
I think I saw a bunch of the Theobroma at Atlantic Liquors when I was picking up some other stuff. I'm going to the brewery this afternoon for a tour and tasting. If they have it there, I'll give it a try.

I didn't think I'd like the Raison. It's something like half way toward barley wine, which I don't really like. But it was surprisingly dry, which is due it being a saison. Interesting flavor, but not something I'd drink regularly.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on August 15, 2010, 09:22:05 AM
Had some of this last night, on the rocks with a teeny weeny splash of pepsi and a twist of lime. I don't drink liquor often, this is some of the best I've had.

(http://thelock.img.jugem.jp/20090910_656353.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 15, 2010, 02:33:42 PM
I don't drink rum all that often, don't have much of a taste for it.  In fact, I probably have rum only once or twice a year:  Mixed into Black Eyed Susans on Preakness weekend, and in the egg nog at Christmas. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 15, 2010, 02:45:17 PM
Now I want an egg nog and rum. Delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 15, 2010, 02:48:09 PM
Dark and Stormies are the only rum drink I ever have. Well, I guess egg nog, but I could go the rest of my life without eggnog and not give a shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on August 15, 2010, 03:24:16 PM
Want me to drive you out to the middle of nowhere... Leave you for dead?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 15, 2010, 07:46:34 PM
egg nog is the best three or four sips youll ever have then it gets kinda awful
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 15, 2010, 09:39:36 PM
^^^This^^^

I go through this every Xmas.....I buy some egg nog, pour a glass, drink about half of it and then let the rest of the egg nog expire in my fridge.  I don't understand how it can taste so good and in the blink of an eye become the most terrible thing I've ever ingested. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on August 15, 2010, 09:53:22 PM
Stop sipping it?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 15, 2010, 09:55:11 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 15, 2010, 07:46:34 PM
egg nog is the best three or four sips youll ever have then it gets kinda awful
Could not have said it better.  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/Gabey8/1789_88e9.gif)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 20, 2010, 09:50:09 PM
http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20100820_Joe_Sixpack__Stein-lugging_and_other_beer_records.html

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Sly Fox Royal Weisse, Bavarian-style wheat beer LAST WEEK'S COLUMN about the world's strongest beer had me thinking about some other classic beer records. The fastest chugger, the biggest can collection, the most pints balanced on a man's head - you know, the fun, occasionally idiotic achievements that could only be inspired by, well, beer.

Like, how many beer steins can a person carry while walking across a room?

For several years, the Guinness world record for beer-stein carrying was held by Anita Schwarz, a Bavarian waitress who managed to lug 16 full liters of lager while walking 40 meters (about 110 feet). In 2008, she pushed that record to an incredible 19 liters.

Think of it: Nineteen glass liters filled with beer weigh almost 100 pounds. Watching the online videos, I'd say Schwarz weighs 140, tops. She grips seven steins in each hand, with five more stacked on top of them, and sloshes her way across the floor. It's a heckuva feat.

Just weeks after she set the record, though, a beefy German expatriate named Reinhard Wurtz, of Sydney, Australia, topped her by hoisting 20 full liters across a room.

Not long ago, I asked Wurtz if he caught any grief for beating a girl, and he was unapologetic:

"Look, the girls have an advantage toward the boys. First, you need a slim hand [a big boy's big hands don't fit through the handles]. Secondly, the law of the lever helps the girls: They have shorter arms. And then, they are full-breasted, so they can even lean the steins against them. So you can see, it's not always muscles only."

That might be good news for a lady who'd like to win back this cherished world record. But, sadly, in today's world of uber-competitiveness, it's only a matter of time until the fine sport of beer-stein lifting is tarnished by scandal, probably involving male breast implants.

In the meantime, here are a few other beer records – idiotic and otherwise:

* Fastest beer coaster flipper: Dean Gould, United Kingdom, flipped 800 coasters in 41 seconds. During the same night, he caught 35 in a row while blindfolded. Gould owns a dozen other Guinness world records.

* Most beer pints balanced on one's head: 237, John Evans, United Kingdom. Evans, the world's pre-eminent head-balancer (see his Web site at www.headbalancer.com), has also balanced a Mini Cooper on his head.

* Fastest one-liter chug: 1.3 seconds, by Steven Petrosino, Carlisle, Pa., set in 1977. (Guinness no longer lists beer-consumption records.)

* Most beer consumed in 5 minutes: 7.75 imperial pints (about 13 12-ounce bottles), Eric Lean of the United Kingdom.

* Most beer consumed in one sitting: 119 bottles in 6 hours, Andre Rene Roussimoff, aka pro wrestler Andre the Giant, weight 565 pounds, now deceased. (Source: Modern Drunkard magazine.)

* Largest beer pyramid: 63,365 cases, built in the Netherlands.

* Largest collection of beer coasters: 152,860 varieties, owned by Leo Pisker, of Langenzersdorf, Austria.

* Largest beer festival: 6.5 million attendees, Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany.

* Bitterest beer: The Hop, by Pitstop Brewer, United Kingdom, measuring 323 international bittering units. ("Triple-hopped" Miller Lite measures about 10 IBUs.)

* Bitterest beer, American: Founders Devil Dancer, 200 IBUs.

* Biggest beer-can collection: 70,000-plus, by Jeff Lebo, Etters, Pa. He built an entire house to store the cans.

* Biggest beer bottle collection: 16,000, currently housed at Carlsberg Brewery, Denmark.

* Biggest beer selection, bar: 2,000-plus varieties, Delirium Café, Brussels.

* Biggest draft beer selection: 250 taps, Yard House, Long Beach, Calif.

* Biggest beer selection, festival: 2,238 varieties, Great American Beer Festival, Denver, (expected at 2010 festival).

* Most expensive bottle of beer: Lowenbrau, salvaged from the wreck of the Hindenburg, and sold in a 2009 auction for £11,021.50 (about $17,000).

"Joe Sixpack" by Don Russell appears weekly in Big Fat Friday. For more on the beer scene in Philly and beyond, visit www.joesixpack.net. Send e-mail to joesixpack@phillynews.com.



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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 03:11:03 PM
So I was in DC last week for a client visit and stayed about 6 blocks from Matt which means that we went out and got shtein faced.  I drank nothing but Jack and Gingers all night and it was the first time I've gotten 100% liquor drunk in farging forever. As a result I might have to re-assess my own belief that I am a truly functional alcoholic.

I would now refer to myself as a functional beeraholic. I don't remember walking back to my hotel, I had to sprint to the can for an emergency poopspray in the middle of the night and spent the entire next day at the client sight tasting chicken wings in my mouth and trying not to gag.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on August 30, 2010, 04:47:05 PM
Coward
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 04:50:40 PM
I think 'woman' would have been more appropriate.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on August 30, 2010, 04:52:04 PM
You don't know how to think. Obviously
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 30, 2010, 04:52:24 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 03:11:03 PM
So I was in DC last week for a client visit and stayed about 6 blocks from Matt which means that we went out and got shtein faced.  I drank nothing but Jack and Gingers all night and it was the first time I've gotten 100% liquor drunk in farging forever. As a result I might have to re-assess my own belief that I am a truly functional alcoholic.

I would now refer to myself as a functional beeraholic. I don't remember walking back to my hotel, I had to sprint to the can for an emergency poopspray in the middle of the night and spent the entire next day at the client sight tasting chicken wings in my mouth and trying not to gag.

You are a farging woman. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 04:53:09 PM
See? Now that's more like it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on August 30, 2010, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 03:11:03 PM
So I was in DC last week for a client visit and stayed about 6 blocks from Matt which means that we went out and got shtein faced.  I drank nothing but Jack and Gingers all night and it was the first time I've gotten 100% liquor drunk in farging forever. As a result I might have to re-assess my own belief that I am a truly functional alcoholic.

I don't remember walking back to my hotel, I spent the entire next day at the client sight tasting matt in my mouth and trying not to gag.



sounds like an epic night.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 30, 2010, 04:58:05 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 04:50:40 PM
I think 'woman' would have been more appropriate.

Hahahaha, I was busy reading your original post and never even saw this when I finally replied.

Woman. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 30, 2010, 05:02:48 PM
Will you stop jerking off and post your goddamned keepers?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 30, 2010, 05:40:36 PM
I gotta drink a lot of beers quick to do any damage.  Beer is for life, not for getting drunk. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 01, 2010, 10:02:30 AM
thats why the Bierstick is king
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 02, 2010, 10:56:02 AM
The Russian finance minister has asked the Russian people to drink more and smoke more to help the country raise money. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 02, 2010, 11:49:48 AM
Has there ever been a more appropriate job title than "Finance Minister?"  Because when it comes down to it, Money is worshiped around the world a hell of a lot more than any Deity. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 02, 2010, 01:06:28 PM
Not only that, it's every bit the scam that religion is.  Nothing but a great big confidence game.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 02, 2010, 01:30:39 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 02, 2010, 01:06:28 PM
Not only that, it's every bit the scam that religion is.

Not really.....regardless of how much personal value you put in making money, there's no doubt as to it's existence.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 02, 2010, 02:33:06 PM
That's true of gold.  It exists. 

Money is the scam.  It's based on what?  A promise.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 02, 2010, 11:57:29 PM
I thought that the value of cash money was, at least in some way, determined by the amount of gold a country has in reserve.....or some shtein like that. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: LBIggle on September 03, 2010, 01:07:47 AM
You cant buy booze with gold u Romes.  but yes, you are correct.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 07:53:43 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 02, 2010, 11:57:29 PM
I thought that the value of cash money was, at least in some way, determined by the amount of gold a country has in reserve.....or some shtein like that. 

Uhm, no.  That ended long long ago.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 03, 2010, 09:29:27 AM
Yep. The value of our money is based pretty much on pure speculation.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2010, 09:48:45 AM
Yeah the gold standard went away in the early 1900s.

Also the world's oldest beer (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/baltic.sea.beer/index.html?hpt=T2) has been discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2010, 11:30:22 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 07:53:43 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 02, 2010, 11:57:29 PM
I thought that the value of cash money was, at least in some way, determined by the amount of gold a country has in reserve.....or some shtein like that. 

Uhm, no.  That ended long long ago.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 03, 2010, 09:48:45 AM
Yeah the gold standard went away in the early 1900s.


Got it.  But I still contend that cash money is still more worthy of worship that any god out there since cash is tangible. 

Quote
Also the world's oldest beer (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/baltic.sea.beer/index.html?hpt=T2) has been discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.


Heard about that.  That's gotta be some skunky ass beer by now. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 11:31:43 AM
probably my favorite bar in DC is going to be on diners drive inns and dives

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-viewing-party,1172328.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on September 03, 2010, 11:32:50 AM
i love that farging show
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2010, 11:33:08 AM
i like Man vs Food better
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2010, 11:35:39 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2010, 11:30:22 AM

Quote
Also the world's oldest beer (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/baltic.sea.beer/index.html?hpt=T2) has been discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.


Heard about that.  That's gotta be some skunky ass beer by now. 

Sunlight causes skunkiness. So no. Dummy.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives would be great except that the host is intolerable and needs to be ritualistically butchered.

Man Vs. Food has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The host should be eaten by starving children.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 03, 2010, 11:36:26 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 11:31:43 AM
probably my favorite bar in DC is going to be on diners drive inns and dives

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-viewing-party,1172328.html

yeah...don't you remember all the stupid pictures of him up on the walls now?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 03, 2010, 11:37:43 AM
yeah i never would have thought it possible but i think the man vs food guy is infinitely more douchey than fieri.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 11:38:34 AM
its funny too....me an matty went there before a phillies game a couple months ago and i saw all these pictures of guy fieiri on the wall.....and just assumed that hed been there to visit...not even thinking that he had done an episode of the show
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 03, 2010, 11:39:08 AM
Quote from: SunMo on September 03, 2010, 11:33:08 AM
i like Man vs Food better

Agreed.  Stays in one city the whole show, participates in an eating challenge, doesn't have annoying hair and a stack of euphemisms.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 11:46:57 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on September 03, 2010, 11:37:43 AM
yeah i never would have thought it possible but i think the man vs food guy is infinitely more douchey than fieri.

i love richman....he always droppin ill language and hip hop references...did you see him last week using the two pizzas as turntables

fieri is a west coast underwear stain
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2010, 11:50:41 AM
They're both awful. Picking which one is worse is a waste of time when we could be talking about the pluses and minuses of wearing flip flops.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 08:04:06 PM
bought some fresh squeezed oj from the amish market today for mimosas at a phillies tailgate sunday....but cracked some of it open early to go with ciroc tonight

this is the booze thread but in general is there anything better than good fresh squeezed orange juice
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 08:07:58 PM
I worked for Diageo when they launched Ciroc and for a few years thereafter.

the fact you're drinking it now is proof positive that what matters is marketing

sure, it's good stuff, but not that good
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 08:11:23 PM
its no better or worse than grey goose...i actually bought it on a cruise for mad cheap...id never pay retail for it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 08:18:07 PM
good, don't.

what a rip off
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 03, 2010, 08:19:03 PM
i drink Ketel One for martinis, every other drank i go with Svedka, especially bloody mary's.  mmmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 08:22:04 PM
grey goose is another marketing rip off too, btw

the dude who put Jagermeister on ever bar shelf cooked up Grey Goose and essentially the whole "premium" vodka market.  Which was of course followed by the "super premium" brands.

all bullshtein
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 08:23:35 PM
best vodka on the market for your money, be it earned or stolen:

Tanqueray Sterling
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 03, 2010, 08:23:53 PM
i can not drink cheap vodka.  I get violent when i drink vodka that comes out of plastic containers like Popov. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 08:26:50 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 03, 2010, 08:23:35 PM
best vodka on the market for your money, be it earned or stolen:

Tanqueray Sterling

never had that but bang for the buck wise froggy b is my jawn

and im not enough of an expert to know what the very best vodkas are and i know grey goose isnt one of them...that said its blatantly better than anything ive ever had in the 15-30 dollar range
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 03, 2010, 08:49:03 PM
Ketel or GTFO
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2010, 08:51:18 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 03, 2010, 08:23:53 PM
i can not drink cheap vodka.  I get violent when i drink vodka that comes out of plastic containers like Popov. 

thats strange...normally people can drink any vodka for pretty much ever....its the bourbons whiskeys and especially gin that get people all mel gibson
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 04, 2010, 10:01:44 AM
I dont understand why it's that way, but i've learned to limit my exposure.  I'm an easy going guy, love getting boozed up, rarely if ever have an attitude, but cheap booze is the devil
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on September 04, 2010, 10:19:51 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 03, 2010, 11:35:39 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2010, 11:30:22 AM

Quote
Also the world's oldest beer (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/baltic.sea.beer/index.html?hpt=T2) has been discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.


Heard about that.  That's gotta be some skunky ass beer by now. 

Sunlight causes skunkiness. So no. Dummy.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives would be great except that the host is intolerable and needs to be ritualistically butchered.

Man Vs. Food has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The host should be eaten by starving children.

I don't recall a more factually accurate post ever being posted on :CF especially the last thought.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on September 04, 2010, 01:11:47 PM
Man vs. Food is a solid show, you have to take it for what it is and not read too much into douche bags. 

My buddy gave me a bottle of Private Stock and a bottle of 7 for checking on his dogs this weekend.  I don't think there is a better drink for the price than a 7 and 7.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 04, 2010, 03:11:50 PM
I just killed an entire large bottle of Crown Black during a live fantasy draft and was officially the drunk icehole the entire time.

14 team league.  My starters:

McNabb - lol
Adrian Peterson - yes, the good one
Cedric Benson
Andre Johnson
Hines Ward
Brent Celek
Matt Prater
Dallas D
Julius Peppers
Will Smith - sacks are worth 3 points but INT's are worth 2 - weird

Bench:

ROFLburger
Crayton
Sproles
Bernard Scott
New England
Mike Williams - TB Rookie

DRAFTING WHILE DRUNK WILL KILL YOU

Oh, and Carson Palmer was on the board when I took Big Ben as my backup.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on September 04, 2010, 04:17:54 PM
Gordon's Ale is on tap at a local bar. Monday I had two plus multiple beers and I ended up calling in to work because I was so hammered. Last night had one and it sent me over the edge again. 9.2% tastes like heaven, but it will wreck your next day...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 04, 2010, 05:04:37 PM
pretty sure i tried to drive a bulldozer down a city street last night.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 04, 2010, 05:17:59 PM
What was her name?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 04, 2010, 08:23:37 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on September 04, 2010, 05:04:37 PM
pretty sure i tried to drive a bulldozer down a city street last night.

pretty sure ive destroyed your bottle of dickel today
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 05, 2010, 10:12:40 PM
good. george never lets you down.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 06, 2010, 05:45:41 PM
i tried glenlivet scotch on saturday night and almost threw up...what farging disgusting shtein.


then i had a vanilla java porter...it was wonderful.  i need to find more.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 06, 2010, 08:41:05 PM
dickel is a high value booze
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on September 06, 2010, 09:44:10 PM
Quote from: SunMo on September 06, 2010, 05:45:41 PM
i tried glenlivet scotch on saturday night and almost threw up...what farging disgusting shtein.


then i had a vanilla java porter...it was wonderful.  i need to find more.

I don't know much about scotch other than I like it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 06, 2010, 10:48:49 PM
Glenlivet is a Speyside, which puts it in some pretty good company. Much better than the Islays in my book. Still, your basic Glenlivet is nice, but rather unimpressive. Of that variety, I actually like The Balvenie, especially the ones that are finished in port or sherry wood casks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 07:17:43 AM
trust me it has nothing to do with the quality or intracacies of scotch....johnny cakes loves lime and vanilla beers....he isnt exactly a guy that is going to like straight liquor of any kind...much less scotch which i agree is beyond hideous

one of my favorites is me him and our girls in nyc getting offered a free shot...they are all "you mean like coffee with a shot of kaluah?"...i was like this shtein is free in a bar where a miller like bottle is six bucks im getting something hard....and i order some firewater type rail bourbon...the look on all three of their faces after trying it was something to behold and had me dying...needless to say ole havas was in for four shots that nite (for the record it really was almost undrinkable and i love bourbon)

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 07, 2010, 08:05:17 AM
Scotch is great, but people who have an acquired taste of Lime Beers just arent ready for the full taste of a good scotch. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:10:29 AM
i despise lime beers and hate scotch more

good scotch is one of the bigger oxymorons in life
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 08:11:52 AM
hey, let's argue about taste!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 07, 2010, 08:14:41 AM
[CF]Hey, lets argue about what people like and dont like[/CF]
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:15:07 AM
its not an argument...im convinced that no one really likes scotch...they more like to tell people they like scotch and they like the idea of having a scotch and cigar...but as for the taste itself...no chance anyone actually likes it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 07, 2010, 08:15:39 AM
im pretty sure i love it, like you love Boom Bap
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on September 07, 2010, 08:16:14 AM
worst ever?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:18:52 AM
worst liquor ever

you are worse than scotch
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 08:20:50 AM
I like scotch and do not like cigars.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on September 07, 2010, 08:22:26 AM
I like the taste of scotch and the taste of cigars...but not together.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:25:16 AM
sunny like lime beer and capri superslims
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 08:40:08 AM
nothing wrong with that
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:44:10 AM
yeah but hes not a sexually confused hipster
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on September 07, 2010, 08:55:22 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:18:52 AM
you are worse than scotch

why you gots to hurt me like that, yo?

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 09:16:17 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:44:10 AM
yeah but hes not a sexually confused hipster

elegant, tart fun is for everyone
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 07, 2010, 09:16:34 AM
(http://www.thebrewsite.com/images/beers/vanilla-java-porter.jpg)


mmmmmm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 07, 2010, 09:23:11 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 08:44:10 AM
yeah but hes not a sexually confused hipster

That's what you think.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 07, 2010, 09:25:15 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 07:17:43 AM


one of my favorites is me him and our girls in nyc getting offered a free shot...they are all "you mean like coffee with a shot of kaluah?"...i was like this shtein is free in a bar where a miller like bottle is six bucks im getting something hard....and i order some firewater type rail bourbon...the look on all three of their faces after trying it was something to behold and had me dying...needless to say ole havas was in for four shots that nite (for the record it really was almost undrinkable and i love bourbon)



first of all, i didn't think it was some kind of shot in a coffee bullshtein.  i knew exactly what he was talking about.  i was just looking around to see what we wanted to pick.  i would've done jaeger, vodka, whiskey or whatever.

you picked bourbon which i was pumped to try, and it was farging awful.  why would i drink something that makes me want to throw up?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 07, 2010, 09:31:17 AM
oh it was only 3 shots for you because C didn't even order one
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 09:36:58 AM
bourbon is whiskey, you know that right?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 07, 2010, 09:40:37 AM
well it tasted like hooker ass.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 09:43:41 AM
great

glad you didn't like it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 09:46:37 AM
Quote from: SunMo on September 07, 2010, 09:16:34 AM
(http://www.thebrewsite.com/images/beers/vanilla-java-porter.jpg)


mmmmmm

(http://morningcigarette.com/images/block/Capri.%20Cigarette%20Advertising%20Campaign.%201993.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 07, 2010, 10:17:36 AM
Hit.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 07, 2010, 10:18:38 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 08:20:50 AM
I like scotch and do not like cigars.

Same.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: charlie on September 07, 2010, 11:09:41 AM
I am no scotch aficionado, but I do like a scotch and soda with lime.

Occasionally i drink it on the rocks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on September 07, 2010, 11:26:27 AM
snob
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: charlie on September 07, 2010, 11:27:27 AM
Only the most expensive club soda's will do.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 07, 2010, 11:46:06 AM
I prefer seltzer to club soda.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 12:15:10 PM
no love for soda water?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 07, 2010, 12:17:55 PM
I like to mix my drinks with grain alcohol or unleaded gasoline (91 octane or higher, of course).  Pansies.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 07, 2010, 12:22:17 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 12:15:10 PM
no love for soda water?

soda water often has sodium added
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on September 07, 2010, 12:38:29 PM
What booze looks like under a microscope:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1999889,00.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 07, 2010, 12:46:50 PM
im thirsty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 07, 2010, 02:53:52 PM
Whiskey is beautiful.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on September 07, 2010, 03:48:40 PM
freddie gets dance muscles from whiskey.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 07, 2010, 04:24:28 PM
Wrong, that was pretty much exclusively Miller Lite.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on September 07, 2010, 04:52:44 PM
lightweight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 18, 2010, 02:27:55 PM
If your liquor store clerk tells you that Canadian Hunter whiskey is so similar to Crown Royal that you won't be able to tell the difference, she's lying.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 19, 2010, 08:29:09 AM
If she's showing you her titties, so what.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 19, 2010, 10:45:14 AM
I don't think even MDS is desperate enough to have wanted to see those.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 19, 2010, 02:05:59 PM
They've got Dogfish Head Immort Ale on tap at Timothy's in Newark....12%. Pretty damn good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 23, 2010, 10:43:08 AM
free beer

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2010-09-22-freebud22_ST_N.htm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 23, 2010, 03:40:35 PM
I didn't have a drink last night and I felt like shtein this morning and right now all I want to do is go to bed.

farg SOBRIETY.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on September 23, 2010, 04:36:11 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 23, 2010, 10:43:08 AM
free beer

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2010-09-22-freebud22_ST_N.htm

Screw all the big beer co's. This is a dirty move to get the tiny part of the market the craft beers (good beer) are taking from them.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 23, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
Still love their Michelob Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 25, 2010, 02:29:04 AM
A couple of nights ago I picked up a bottle of Bookers bourbon. At $55 a bottle I wanted to see it was really that much better than the Jack 7 or Bulleit I have in my bar. After peeling off the wax seal and pulling the cork top, the smell about burned by nose. So I tasted it straight up to see what it was really like. Burned my mouth too and I thought damn, how strong is this shtein? The label solved the question, 128 proof.

So I realized i needed to dilute it properly (used the fancy shmancy Figi water and ice cubes) and it was terrific. The funny thing though, I got highly buzzed though I didn't think I drank that much. I almost never drink to the point of being flat out drunk, but somehow this snuck right up on me. I think maybe because it tastes so good and is very smooth.

Anyway, highly recommended. Although it's pricey, if you take the extra alcohol content into account, it still cost a lot.



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 25, 2010, 07:44:10 AM
I'm nursing the last of a bottle of Basil Hayden's this week.  It was a birthday gift, god knows I can't afford good bourbon. 

Luckily, Bulleit isn't bad at all.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 25, 2010, 06:00:22 PM
How do you like the Haydin's? It's part of the same small batch group as Booker's. I read it is done in a light bodied style.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 25, 2010, 09:20:29 PM
It is on the paler side, yeah.  I think it's delicious. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 29, 2010, 11:18:02 AM
I would slay all of you for a delicious beer right now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 29, 2010, 11:29:54 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 25, 2010, 09:20:29 PM
It is on the paler side, yeah.  I think it's delicious. 

I want to give it a try but I don't think I can keep myself from getting another bottle of Booker's next. I've about kicked my last bottle, it grows on you. I'm starting to crave it at night.

QuoteI would slay all of you for a delicious beer right now.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a couple of mixed 6 packs. Delightful beers but i just haven't been in a beer mood lately. They are all sitting there, ice cold, going to waste.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 29, 2010, 11:55:55 AM
I hate you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 29, 2010, 12:02:28 PM
take a number
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on September 29, 2010, 12:08:52 PM
Had some Dos Equis Amber last night. Didn't like it too much.

Sam Adams Octoberfest is back out, which is delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on September 29, 2010, 12:10:51 PM
have some sam adams summer brews sitting aside for the game sunday to go along with the bloody marys.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 29, 2010, 12:18:30 PM
I hate Octoberfests. Never understood what people like about them. Winter Warmers too. Gross.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on September 29, 2010, 12:37:41 PM
I haven't tried many other Octoberfests, although I did have a Beck's Oktoberfest once that was pretty good as well, I like the Sam Adams because I generally like darker beers, and I like the caramel and toffee flavors in it. It's good shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 29, 2010, 02:17:22 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhanInDC on September 29, 2010, 12:08:52 PM
Had some Dos Equis Amber last night. Didn't like it too much.

I've tried a couple different types of Dos Ickys.  Didn't like any of them.  At all. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 29, 2010, 04:07:43 PM
I'm with you, don't like Dos Equis.

Horses, them I like.  To hump, that is.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 29, 2010, 04:13:14 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 29, 2010, 04:07:43 PM
I'm with you, don't like Dos Equis.

Horses, them I like.  To hump, that is.

Someone got let out early for good behavior today. Lousy drunk.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 01, 2010, 08:09:04 AM
Quote
  Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study.

British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole.

Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison.

Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower.

The study was paid for by Britain's Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and was published online Monday in the medical journal, Lancet.

Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used and has devastating consequences not only for drinkers but for those around them.

"Just think about what happens (with alcohol) at every football game," said Wim van den Brink, a professor of psychiatry and addiction at the University of Amsterdam. He was not linked to the study and co-authored a commentary in the Lancet.

When drunk in excess, alcohol damages nearly all organ systems. It is also connected to higher death rates and is involved in a greater percentage of crime than most other drugs, including heroin.

But experts said it would be impractical and incorrect to outlaw alcohol.

"We cannot return to the days of prohibition," said Leslie King, an adviser to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and one of the study's authors. "Alcohol is too embedded in our culture and it won't go away."

King said countries should target problem drinkers, not the vast majority of people who indulge in a drink or two. He said governments should consider more education programs and raising the price of alcohol so it isn't as widely available.

Experts said the study should prompt countries to reconsider how they classify drugs. For example, last year in Britain, the government increased its penalties for the possession of marijuana. One of its senior advisers, David Nutt - the lead author on the Lancet study - was fired after he criticized the British decision.

"What governments decide is illegal is not always based on science," said van den Brink. He said considerations about revenue and taxation, like those garnered from the alcohol and tobacco industries, may influence decisions about which substances to regulate or outlaw.

"Drugs that are legal cause at least as much damage, if not more, than drugs that are illicit," he said

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: lurking wierdo on November 01, 2010, 03:34:07 PM
I am plain and simple. Jack Daniels Black, neat.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 11, 2010, 11:36:34 PM
off to the bar...liver helmet intact
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on December 16, 2010, 07:33:24 PM
I just bought 2 big boys of Crown Royal Black for the holidays. Sexiest bottle of alcohol on earth.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 17, 2010, 11:40:52 PM
Went to Total Wine to see if they had 120 in stock....they did not, however they had the 2nd Dogfish beer I was seeking, the Burton Baton. Can't wait to try this.



Also was got a nice tip from an employee there to try Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome, said it's mucccccccch better then Michelob's attempt at a winter warmer, Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 18, 2010, 11:16:06 AM
The last batch of 120 was destroyed because of quality control issues, so it can't be found anywhere. They only just ramped up the next batch this fall, and they expect to bottle and ship in the spring.

Calendar of Dogfish releases for 2011 (http://dogfish.com/files/2011_beer_releases.pdf)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 18, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
Yeah I had read about the batch in the summer that got scrapped, and they were supposed to have another batch this december, but according to the guy at the store, this one hasn't turned out well either. They said there's still hope they get it in Jan 3rd, but if not it wouldn't be til spring :boo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 19, 2010, 11:22:18 AM
I guess maybe he's talking about the test batches at the brewpub? Otherwise, for general distribution, I defer to the boss' blog:

http://www.dogfish.com/community/blogfish/members/sam/dont-cry-over-spilt-120.htm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 19, 2010, 01:10:14 PM
Hmm...maybe so. He seemed optimistic about the january date, but damn...that sucks.


They had the World Wide Stout there, which I was tempted to buy just because it's as strong/stronger than the 120, but I'm not generally a stout fan. Ever had some?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 19, 2010, 05:21:59 PM
Yep...and it's pretty good. A little bit sweet to offset the high ABV (it's 18%, just like the 120). It's not one that you'd want to have more than one or two of, though.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 19, 2010, 05:32:13 PM
Yeah, my issue with stouts is the coffee taste...I'm not a fan of coffee at all, and in beer it makes me show my vagina when I drink it.


Might have to try it anyway just to say I tried it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: lurking wierdo on December 20, 2010, 06:13:06 PM
Tried "The Knot" over the weekend. Interesting but I wouldn't buy a bottle.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on December 20, 2010, 07:46:33 PM
Greatest thing going now in the world of booze is the cut rate 1.75 L bottles (equals 2 and a third bottles), often for just a few more bucks than a fifth and sometimes less than a 1 liter bottle.

Just picked up a 1.75L of JD black for $31.99 and Bombay Sapphire for $29.99 (a fifth is usually around $25). That's a lot of bang for the buck. I've noticed this for at least several months now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 21, 2010, 09:23:34 AM
Been making mudslides with oreo ice cream. Unreal.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on December 21, 2010, 10:16:59 AM
they're for your girl right?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 21, 2010, 11:20:53 AM
No for me.

Milkshake = Good
Alcohol = Great

What's there not to like?

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on December 21, 2010, 11:25:03 AM
the shteins afterwards
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 21, 2010, 09:26:01 PM
got home from work today and my front desk guy told me i have a package. it was an entire case of wine that i don't even remember buying. probably one of my better drunk decisions actually.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on December 22, 2010, 07:08:05 AM
Are you sure it wasn't sent to you by that tasty GILF as a token of her continued esteem?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 29, 2010, 01:59:56 AM
so my brother got me a bottle of this for xmas

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mt9dxX_pEK0/TNwFI4SAERI/AAAAAAAAA8E/GKYufBKDqfc/s1600/templeton%2Brye.jpg)



im drowning my eagle sorrows in it right now and damn is it some smoooov shtein
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:22:14 AM
That looks good.  Hope I can find that out here.
Title: don juan
Post by: ice grillin you on January 02, 2011, 02:23:03 AM
don

im so ripped?!

lets do this......
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:29:31 AM
Wife took me into a cool store that specializes in wine the other night.  Opened a few years ago and just never got around to going. Place was awesome!  They also had a nice assortment of spirits.  Huge assortment of Tequila.

Can anyone recommend a good Tequila?  We just finished a bottle of Silver Patron.  I'd like to try something different.    
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:31:29 AM
Prick!  I am on my third Heineken watching Twilight Zone marathon. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: lurking wierdo on January 02, 2011, 02:32:18 AM
Don, someone bought me a bottle of Patron Cafe over the summer. I don't usually go for that kind of stuff, but it was excellent. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:37:35 AM
Thanks.  I was like a kid in a candy store at this store.  They had stuff I'd never seen on the shelf.

We made Margaritas at my moms last night and each batch got progressively worse.  Around 12:30 someone said "shtein I'm  not even drunk." so we broke out a bottle of brandy.  Thank god the Mrs. was designated driver as Honolulu's finest was out in full force.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 02, 2011, 06:41:23 AM
Got my kid a home brewing kid for Christmas (the full experience, not that candy-assed Mr. Beer travesty). We currently have a batch of Belgian tripel in the bottles, and we're looking forward to enjoying the final product in a few weeks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagles_Legendz on January 02, 2011, 11:53:00 AM
I would not advise taking a shot of Dewars out of a bottle that's been open for more than 5 years unless you enjoy the taste and smell of turpentine.   Closest I've ever come to simultaneously shooting and vomiting in my life.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:29:32 PM
Oh shtein.  Yeah, we always err on the side of caution when we go to the parents house.  I'm sure there's booze in the cabinet from the King Kamehameha administration.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 02, 2011, 02:37:47 PM
On the flip side, if the bottle is sealed it tastes just fine, as I can attest from a recent inheritance of a long forgotten liquor cabinet.  Crown Royal with a sealed paper tag dated 1976 was good, as was a similarly old bottle of JW Red.  Which, incidentally, went down just fine after a few, to the point where I wonder why in the hell I would ever spend more on a blend.  The bite is nice, it's husky and smoky and for the money, excellent Scotch.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on January 02, 2011, 02:40:56 PM
My experience with Red is it was kinda harsh.  Was this not true because of the aging perhaps?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 02, 2011, 02:44:19 PM
It is harsh, true.  But as far as this particular bottle, nothing could have been going on with the aging..it was in a glass bottle in a dark cabinet.  Not in oak.  It was no more than 3 years aged when bottled and did't gain a thing by sitting in Matilda's closet.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 06, 2011, 01:01:05 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:29:31 AM
Wife took me into a cool store that specializes in wine the other night.  Opened a few years ago and just never got around to going. Place was awesome!  They also had a nice assortment of spirits.  Huge assortment of Tequila.

Can anyone recommend a good Tequila?  We just finished a bottle of Silver Patron.  I'd like to try something different.    

Don, try the Patron anejo. It has great flavor and is quite a bit different than the silver which isn't aged. Put it in the freezer and it is hard to find a smoother liquor.

For Philly folks, I ran into a guy over the holidays at the state store who is the head bartender at a Mexican place that just opened in Wayne off the Blue Route. Don't remember the name but can probably google it. He said they now have 75 tequilas and should be getting another 75 over the next few weeks. Also stumbled upon a place in Horsham with the same, and a great chicken mole' (on Horsham road across from Gavins sports bar). Stumbled back out a couple of hours later. Recommended if anyone is ever in the area and tequila questing.

In fact Don, if you want to try this place I can arrange for you to stay at my P's place there and I'll stay at your place in Hawaii. Deal?  
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on January 06, 2011, 09:30:50 AM
Maryland sucks (http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/01/04/alcohol-may-come-with-a-new-kind-of-high/)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 06, 2011, 10:16:22 AM
Philly tried this or NJ not to long ago.  It'll fail this time around, but in time it will be the norm.  farging pansys
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on January 06, 2011, 10:23:40 AM
QuoteFor light to moderate drinkers, the tax would amount to only $10.83 per year.

These are the real pansies.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 06, 2011, 11:54:21 AM
Quote"Alcohol excise tax is a win-win for the state. They provide much needed revenue, and reduce alcohol consumption and related problems," said David Jernigan, Johns Hopkins professor.

Anybody else miss the logic here?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on January 06, 2011, 11:57:50 AM
pretty sure he came to the retarded conclusion that alcoholics will not buy booze if they have to pay an extra dime.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 06, 2011, 12:00:33 PM
He's a NERD, thats the logic. 

Actually here's his writeup.  He seems to have a motivation
http://faculty.jhsph.edu/default.cfm?faculty_id=2015
QuoteResearch and Professional Experience

Dr. Jernigan's work has focused on public health practice with a particular interest in alcohol policy. He has written about and worked extensively in the field of media advocacy, the strategic use of the mass media to influence public health policy. He has also served as an adviser to the World Health Organization and the World Bank on the role of alcohol in health and development.

Dr. Jernigan is the Director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in that capacity pioneers in new forms of surveillance of the levels of risk posed to young people by exposure to alcohol advertising.
Keywords

Alcohol, alcohol policy, globalization, media, advocacy, media advocacy, obesity, youth
Honors and Awards

Addiction Book Prize, 2004, for Alcohol in Developing Societies (co-author).

National Citation of Merit Award, American Council on Alcohol Problems, 1996.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of California at Berkeley Department of Sociology, 1983-84.
Selected Publications

Jernigan, D. H., Ross, C. Monitoring youth exposure to advertising on television: The devil is in the details. Journal of Public Affairs, in press.

Schwartz, M.B., Ross, C., Harris, J., Jernigan, D., Siegel, M., Ostroff, J., Brownell, K.D. Cereal industry pledges to self-regulate advertising to youth: Will they improve the marketing landscape? Journal of Public Health Policy, in press.

King, C., Siegel, M., Jernigan, D., Wulach, L., Ross, C., Dixon, K., Ostroff, J. Adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines: An evaluation of advertising placement in relation to youth readership. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45(6), 626-633, 2009.

Jernigan, D. The extent of global alcohol marketing and its impact on youth. Contemporary Drug Problems, in press.

Chung, P.J., Garfield, C.F., Elliott, M.N., Ostroff, J., Ross, C., Jernigan, D.H., Vestal, K.D., Schuster, M.A., Alcohol advertising and age 12-20 viewership on cable television. American Journal of Public Health, 99(10), 1-8, 2009.

Jernigan, D. The global alcohol industry: an overview. Addiction 104 (Supppl. 1): 6-12, 2009.

Siegel, M., King, C., Ostroff, J., Ross, C., Dixon, K., Jernigan, D. Comment: Alcohol advertising in magazines and youth readership: Are youths disproportionately exposed? Contemporary Economic Policy 26(3): 482–492, 2008.

Jernigan, D., Ostroff, J., Ross, C., Naimi, T., Brewer, R. Youth exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines – United States, 2001-2005. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 56(30): 763-767, 2007.

Jernigan, D., Ostroff, J., Ross, C., Naimi, T., Brewer, R. Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on Radio – United States, June-August 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 55(34): 937-940, 2006.

Jernigan, D., Obot, I. Thirsting for the African market. African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies 5(1): 57-70, 2006.

Jernigan, D., Ostroff, J., Ross, C. Alcohol advertising and youth: a measured approach. Journal of Public Health Policy, 26(3):312-325, 2005.

Jernigan, D., Ostroff, J., Ross, C., O'Hara, J. Gender differences in adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158:629-634, 2004.

Ashe, M., Jernigan, D., Kline, R., Galaz, R. Land use planning and the control of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and fast food restaurants. American Journal of Public Health, 93(9):1404-1408, 2003.

Rehm, J., Room, R., Monteiro, M., Gmel, G., Graham, K., Rehn, N., Sempos, C.T., Jernigan, D. Alcohol as a risk factor for global burden of disease. European Addiction Research, 9(4):157-164, 2003.

Rehm, J., Rehn, N., Room, R., Monteiro, M., Gmel, G., Jernigan, D., Frick, U. The global distribution and average volume of alcohol consumption and patterns of drinking. European Addiction Research, 9(4):147-156, 2003. Room, R., Graham, K., Rehm, J., Jernigan, D., Monteiro, M. Drinking and its burden in a global perspective: policy considerations and options. European Addiction Research, 9(4):165-175, 2003.

Mosher, J., Jernigan, D. Making the link: a public health approach to preventing alcohol-related violence and crime. Journal of Substance Use, 6(4):273-289, 2001.

Rehm, J., Monteiro, M., Room, R., Gmel, G., Jernigan, D., Frick, U., Graham, K., Steps towards constructing a global comparative risk analysis for alcohol consumption: determining indicators and empirical weights for patterns of drinking, deciding about theoretical minimum, and dealing with different consequences. European Addiction Research 7(3):138-147, 2001.

Jernigan, D., Applying commodity chain analysis to changing modes of alcohol supply in a developing country. Addiction 95 supplement 4:465-475, 2000.

Room, R., Jernigan, D., The ambiguous role of alcohol in economic and social development. Addiction 95 supplement 4:523-535, 2000.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 06, 2011, 12:02:00 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on January 06, 2011, 11:57:50 AM
pretty sure he came to the retarded conclusion that alcoholics will not buy booze if they have to pay an extra dime.

And somehow that will increase revenue.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 14, 2011, 11:01:24 AM
so i went out in this gutter bar last night in a tiny town in upstate ny and their special was a bottle of beer and shot of jameson for $3

holy farging shtein did i get plastered...if i were to get pulled over right this second id clock at least a dui if not dwi

i dont know what i love more right now MA or my liver helmet
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 14, 2011, 11:08:42 AM
He's seen the light
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 14, 2011, 11:14:45 AM
it might be a nice place to visit but i wouldnt wanna liver there
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 14, 2011, 11:15:26 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 14, 2011, 11:08:42 AM
He's seen the light

He's farged up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Dillen on January 14, 2011, 02:52:33 PM
where in NY igy, upstate NY is unfortunately kind of my thing
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on January 14, 2011, 03:24:14 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 06, 2011, 01:01:05 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:29:31 AM
Wife took me into a cool store that specializes in wine the other night.  Opened a few years ago and just never got around to going. Place was awesome!  They also had a nice assortment of spirits.  Huge assortment of Tequila.

Can anyone recommend a good Tequila?  We just finished a bottle of Silver Patron.  I'd like to try something different.    

Don, try the Patron anejo. It has great flavor and is quite a bit different than the silver which isn't aged. Put it in the freezer and it is hard to find a smoother liquor.

For Philly folks, I ran into a guy over the holidays at the state store who is the head bartender at a Mexican place that just opened in Wayne off the Blue Route. Don't remember the name but can probably google it. He said they now have 75 tequilas and should be getting another 75 over the next few weeks. Also stumbled upon a place in Horsham with the same, and a great chicken mole' (on Horsham road across from Gavins sports bar). Stumbled back out a couple of hours later. Recommended if anyone is ever in the area and tequila questing.

In fact Don, if you want to try this place I can arrange for you to stay at my P's place there and I'll stay at your place in Hawaii. Deal?  

i believe that is the matador but its actually on rt 30 next to the boathouse. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 14, 2011, 04:23:27 PM
Yes you're right, I remember the name Matador now that you mention it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on January 14, 2011, 05:04:55 PM
When IGY gets drunk it brings out the white in him
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 14, 2011, 05:56:03 PM
That would explain the margaritas
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 14, 2011, 11:14:50 PM
Quote from: Dillen on January 14, 2011, 02:52:33 PM
where in NY igy, upstate NY is unfortunately kind of my thing

ticonderoga
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 03:33:00 AM
They have a Best Western there that's actually pretty decent, nice indoor pool and hot tub. If you go back there they have a real good create your own pasta night each week.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on January 15, 2011, 04:36:10 AM
You son of a bitch Eagaholic, you know everything...I'm starting to think you're some kind of superhero that wanders the U.S. and posts on the internet random interestings here and there every once in a while; often.

Who are you, and what do you want with us?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 04:48:40 AM
I am an extragalactic source-being and I have come to your planet to obtain roofies.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on January 15, 2011, 06:05:16 AM
Well that's easy. Just go out for drinks with any number of people here.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 15, 2011, 10:07:10 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 03:33:00 AM
They have a Best Western there that's actually pretty decent, nice indoor pool and hot tub. If you go back there they have a real good create your own pasta night each week.

went there in october last time i was up....the food was terrible but the place is super nice with the big fire places and the whole ski lodge thing is a good look
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 04:46:24 PM
I never found anywhere else in town that was god for dinner but Burleigh's was great for a cheap breakfast and lunch was decent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 04:47:32 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on January 15, 2011, 06:05:16 AM
Well that's easy. Just go out for drinks with any number of people here.

I may be used to rancid slime oozing invertebrates where come from, but I still have my standards.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 15, 2011, 06:16:26 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 04:46:24 PM
I never found anywhere else in town that was god for dinner but Burleigh's was great for a cheap breakfast and lunch was decent.

yeah thats bunnys...awesome down home diner type grub...great milkshakes too

the country club which is only open in the summer has some good food here and there on the menu...and the carillion is tolerable...but basically the food here is atrocious...stick to whiskey and beer

how the hell do you know anything about ti
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 16, 2011, 03:16:25 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 06, 2011, 01:01:05 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on January 02, 2011, 02:29:31 AM
Wife took me into a cool store that specializes in wine the other night.  Opened a few years ago and just never got around to going. Place was awesome!  They also had a nice assortment of spirits.  Huge assortment of Tequila.

Can anyone recommend a good Tequila?  We just finished a bottle of Silver Patron.  I'd like to try something different.    

Don, try the Patron anejo. It has great flavor and is quite a bit different than the silver which isn't aged. Put it in the freezer and it is hard to find a smoother liquor.

For Philly folks, I ran into a guy over the holidays at the state store who is the head bartender at a Mexican place that just opened in Wayne off the Blue Route. Don't remember the name but can probably google it. He said they now have 75 tequilas and should be getting another 75 over the next few weeks. Also stumbled upon a place in Horsham with the same, and a great chicken mole' (on Horsham road across from Gavins sports bar). Stumbled back out a couple of hours later. Recommended if anyone is ever in the area and tequila questing.

In fact Don, if you want to try this place I can arrange for you to stay at my P's place there and I'll stay at your place in Hawaii. Deal? 

Deal.  Make it in September when we can catch a birds and bums game I'll throw in Grace Park as your personal maid.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2011, 11:22:52 AM
Grace Park definitely makes that deal fly
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2011, 11:31:01 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 15, 2011, 06:16:26 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 15, 2011, 04:46:24 PM
I never found anywhere else in town that was god for dinner but Burleigh's was great for a cheap breakfast and lunch was decent.

yeah thats bunnys...awesome down home diner type grub...great milkshakes too

the country club which is only open in the summer has some good food here and there on the menu...and the carillion is tolerable...but basically the food here is atrocious...stick to whiskey and beer

how the hell do you know anything about ti

I was working up there on and off for 3-4 months a couple of years ago. Had the good sense to leave before the winter. Flying into Albany and driving by Lake George is as beautiful a scenery as there is on the planet, but throw some ice on those hairpin turns while drivers gawk at the view and water rescues aren't uncommon. Best Western has a terrific rewards program, racked up $450 of store credit I used at Best Buy as half my payment for a sweet Martin guitar on sale  :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 22, 2011, 08:55:02 PM
i generally hate captain but i got a bottle of the 100 proof johnson for xmas....still not good but a nice quick buzz is gotten
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 22, 2011, 11:27:34 PM
I'm drinking against my norm tonight as well.  I got a bottle of Jack while I was doing my Toys For Tots work....I was standing at a box in Wal Mart and some dude dropped a few toys in the box, set another bag on the floor and said "This is for you." and walked away....so I figured tonight I'll make that bottle go away. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2011, 03:14:56 AM
And it's gone. And so am I.

Jamming on rock band with squaw. I farging rule bitchs!!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 26, 2011, 04:01:07 PM
who else is gettin all ripped up tonight for the snow bomb....im going to see blue valentine at 5 then to the pub to get all zesty

snow plus bar = heaven
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on January 26, 2011, 04:03:02 PM
NO I WILL NOT MAKE OUT WITH YOU
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 26, 2011, 04:32:53 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 23, 2011, 05:10:08 PM
I don't want to read about other people drinking, assface.

LIAR!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on January 26, 2011, 05:22:18 PM
Your obsession with me is reaching fastfreddian levels.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 26, 2011, 10:50:20 PM
pounded a 40 dog before blue valentine and then crushed six long islands at the pub.....get nice son!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 04, 2011, 04:57:12 PM
Screw PA and our liquor laws. This is a crying shame...

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/02/pennsylvania_liquor_control_bo_5.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: lurking wierdo on February 04, 2011, 05:48:40 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 26, 2011, 10:50:20 PM
pounded a 40 dog before blue valentine and then crushed six long islands at the pub.....get nice son!
I don't speak the language but it seems that igy enjoys beastiality.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 04, 2011, 07:45:26 PM
i just threw out 3 empty bottles of tanqueray, 1 of ciroc, and 3 bottles on wine...and that's just since monday. and that doesn't include any beers bottles or cans. i may have a problem.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on February 04, 2011, 07:59:47 PM
I'm sure your friends drank most of it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 04, 2011, 08:04:03 PM
id feel better about myself if that were true.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on February 04, 2011, 08:06:01 PM
You'd probably feel better if your friends staged an intervention instead.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 04, 2011, 08:16:02 PM
Quote from: mussa on February 04, 2011, 04:57:12 PM
Screw PA and our liquor laws. This is a crying shame...

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/02/pennsylvania_liquor_control_bo_5.html

The clearance sale sounds nice...but the reason for it sucks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 05, 2011, 11:21:06 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on February 04, 2011, 08:06:01 PM
You'd probably feel better if your friends staged an intervention instead.

No.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on February 05, 2011, 11:22:04 AM
You wouldn't, since your liver is evil and must be punished.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on February 06, 2011, 01:55:09 AM
Just tried Seagrams Sweet Tea Vodka mixed with Sprite. Tasted kind of like sweet tea and wasn't bad but I'll stick with my bourbon.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 06, 2011, 01:57:19 AM
the firefly peach is really good

in fact firefly in general kills any other brand ive had
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 06, 2011, 08:50:27 AM
liquid candy + alcohol

only idiot America
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 06, 2011, 01:58:51 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on February 05, 2011, 11:22:04 AM
You wouldn't, since your liver is evil and must be punished.

I think evil liver would be a good name for a rock band
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 06, 2011, 02:06:49 PM
i'm so hungover that i may skip all super bowl parties today and just cry. i'm officially old.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 06, 2011, 02:53:51 PM
You're probably better off.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on February 06, 2011, 03:29:23 PM
The last two posts are chock full of lies.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on February 06, 2011, 04:22:42 PM
You're all alone on the drunk bus, Russel.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 06, 2011, 04:23:32 PM
i got shotgun...i was supposed to go to a movie tonight but got all ripped up during the sixer game
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 06, 2011, 05:08:02 PM
onto my mike schmidt 548 zinfadel....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 09:39:27 PM
drunk...blah blah who cares.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on February 09, 2011, 09:51:35 PM
does being the most drunk there equate to more business for you? if so increase your intake.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 10:04:53 PM
farg i'm an idiot when i'm wasted
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on February 10, 2011, 08:49:38 AM
LOL, riiiiight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on April 26, 2011, 11:38:51 PM
Finally got around to buying a bottle of Partida anejo tequila - been curious since IGY's posts last year about it and making margaritas.  

I have a good liquor store down the road and a pretty knowledgeable lady there likes it a little more than the Patron anejo which for me is the gold standard, and the Partida is usually a couple of bucks more.

Very good stuff, enjoyed it straight up, but decided to do a head to head taste test with Patron anejo. Had the Patron reposado too, so I threw that in to the test for good measure.

The Partida and Patron are both very good but different. The Partida is brighter with more spicy flavor but the Patron is deeper, with a smooth rich oily feel. Total butta. And if out of the freezer it is as smooth as a $1k cognac.

Definite edge to Patron. But I discovered that drinking both is better than just one or the other. Any combo of tequilas that can make you pass out while standing up taking a piss and not falling over is totally worth paying the premium. Gold standard.



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on May 06, 2011, 02:23:28 PM
going to try some of these disgusting concoctions tonight

http://www.blastbycolt.com/ (http://www.blastbycolt.com/)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on May 18, 2011, 04:00:00 PM
http://www.good.is/post/a-bottle-opener-that-alerts-your-friends-it-s-time-to-drink/ (http://www.good.is/post/a-bottle-opener-that-alerts-your-friends-it-s-time-to-drink/)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 04:02:59 PM
My buddy's friend from Cali was in town this weekend and buying shots of four horsemen all night...  Didn't realize there was a worse shot than Three wiseman until now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 22, 2011, 12:10:14 PM
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d178/jerome99rip/1239704054_drinking_beer.gif)

Just because...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 22, 2011, 12:25:38 PM
nm 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 23, 2011, 08:07:48 PM
tangelos + vodka + memorial day weekend = fun in the sun


(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225846_2101631100818_1246659021_32554957_8046951_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 23, 2011, 09:35:08 PM
Anyone ever soak lychees in booze?

I'd never had those things before Preakness weekend when a guest brought some to our party.  Seemed like they'd do well infused with rum or vodka.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 23, 2011, 09:36:25 PM
Is it just me or does that jar look like it has an aborted fetus in it?

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 23, 2011, 09:37:34 PM
Looks like oranges to me.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 23, 2011, 09:38:33 PM
stop ruining my fun, you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 23, 2011, 11:00:05 PM
Mida, you farmer-loving Florida dwelling know-it-all lush.: my florida agriculture booze question.  Answer it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 24, 2011, 07:48:43 AM
ive never infused lychees myself but ive had lychee infused vodka a few times...its quite tasty altho not my favorite

i actually like honey-doo the best but it takes forevere to infuse melon into liquor
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 24, 2011, 08:06:20 PM
I imagine that's because the water content is already so high that melon just doesn't soak up the booze readily?

Lychees might suffer the same problem...the are all water.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 24, 2011, 08:19:15 PM
yes on the water part...but its because the more water in the fruit the less potent the flavor of the fruit is

i actually made a rosemary infused vodka and a basil infused vodka last year...came out awesome and worked especially well in bloody marys
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 24, 2011, 08:26:09 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2011, 08:19:15 PM
i actually made a rosemary infused vodka and a basil infused vodka last year...

wow, cool.  Did it match your purse?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on May 24, 2011, 08:31:39 PM
I love bloody marys...what a great idea.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 27, 2011, 07:59:14 PM
Every year my neighbor gives me a bottle of Gentleman Jack for Xmas, I have 3 of them so I decided to crack one open. Not bad, I'm halfway through a bottle.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 27, 2011, 08:04:52 PM
no wonder you are goin all relationship advice on us like you are on dr phil

but i give it another half bottle before you are asking how young is to young to anger rape asphyixiate and dump in an abandoned house

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 27, 2011, 08:08:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 27, 2011, 08:04:52 PM
no wonder you are goin all relationship advice on us like you are on dr phil

but i give it another half bottle before you are asking how young is to young to anger rape asphyixiate and dump in an abandoned house



relationship is a foreign word to me as I never plan on settling down. farg mate who I'm forced to talk to is a more appropriate term.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on May 28, 2011, 01:26:15 AM
Was at the Dogfish brewpub in Rehoboth tonight....had me a glass of 120:

(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254089_553670908971_207001885_31705514_1757585_n.jpg)
Soooo good


Waiter there said they weren't going to bottle/ship this batch though.... :boo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 28, 2011, 10:00:41 PM
so i made honey water for a drink tonight

basically simple syrup but with honey

then i threw it in a pitcher with a bottle of champagne and rum of all things
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 29, 2011, 11:25:46 PM
im loaded beyond belief and still are headed to the pub
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 30, 2011, 08:27:01 AM
watering hole?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on May 30, 2011, 11:28:55 AM
Let's hope he's wasn't driving.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on May 30, 2011, 12:21:47 PM
Quote from: shorebird on May 30, 2011, 11:28:55 AM
Let's hope he was driving.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 30, 2011, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2011, 11:25:46 PM
im loaded beyond belief and still are headed to the pub

Little guy is rubbing off on you....possibly in more ways than one.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 01, 2011, 02:43:14 AM
broken AC units lead to drunken nights.....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 12:19:37 AM
I'm up in Philly now. When I was up over Christmas I gave my buddy a bottle of Bookers bourbon to try. I went back with another bottle a couple of nights ago for us. I saw in his office he had 11 empty boxes of the Bookers lying off in a corner shelf. It comes in a wood box. I believe his goal is to collect enough to build a house for Habitat for Humanity. I'm a good influence.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on July 05, 2011, 12:39:15 AM
Just got introduced to Bulleit (not a typo) bourbon.  Very tasty, and cheaper than Makers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 12:46:37 AM
Thanks for the heads up M.  I was at the store the other day and almost bought a bottle of Makers.  I'll give this a try.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 12:49:11 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 12:19:37 AM
I'm up in Philly now. When I was up over Christmas I gave my buddy a bottle of Bookers bourbon to try. I went back with another bottle a couple of nights ago for us. I saw in his office he had 11 empty boxes of the Bookers lying off in a corner shelf. It comes in a wood box. I believe his goal is to collect enough to build a house for Habitat for Humanity. I'm a good influence.

Send this man to Hawaii!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 12:52:08 AM
Actually tried Makers the other night for the first time. I prefer Bulleit too.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 12:53:26 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 12:49:11 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 12:19:37 AM
I'm up in Philly now. When I was up over Christmas I gave my buddy a bottle of Bookers bourbon to try. I went back with another bottle a couple of nights ago for us. I saw in his office he had 11 empty boxes of the Bookers lying off in a corner shelf. It comes in a wood box. I believe his goal is to collect enough to build a house for Habitat for Humanity. I'm a good influence.

Send this man to Hawaii!

He's a pretty good carpenter when he's not flamable.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 12:57:57 AM
I was hoping to get him out here tonight to liven up my neighbors 4th shindig.  Tequila about to flow.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 01:05:56 AM
Funny, but my friend used to drink tequila before he tried Bookers. I had also turned him onto Patron some time ago. He's the guy who usually takes me to Eagles games, so it's give to give back.

Question, Don - is there any technique to body surfing? A friend of mine did it and a wave came down and drove his head into the sand. He ended up fracturing a vertebra.

Btw, I can never think about going to Hawaii without hearing that I wanna go to Hawaii, YAY!YAY! from Special Ed going through my mind.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 01:25:20 AM
Actually there is a technique.  Getting slammed into the sand is normal.  Its just taken years of bodysurfing to learn how to wipeout and knowing the particular break you're at. I grew up here and when we would bodysurf we try and ride with the curl, sliding east or west - parallel to the shore.  When I went to school on the east coast we went up to Hampton Beach in NH for Labor Day weekend and the waves were awesome.  Water was cold as crap but the waves were so clean.  I got some of my best rides ever and I had no fins.  One of my friends said "you're doing it all wrong".  They were all going straight in the white wash towards shore.  There are a couple of insane breaks not far from my house - Sandy Beach and Makapu'u.  Sandy is just straight sick. People get hurt there on a daily basis.  You'll see an ambulance pulling in or out of the parking lot 9 times out of 10.  It was small today but fun.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 05, 2011, 07:35:22 AM
I surfed at Sandy Beach using a BZ body board when I was 16.   Almost killed myself.  At 4-6 feet those waves are nasty.  Anything above 6' is ludicrous.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 05, 2011, 11:22:55 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on July 05, 2011, 01:25:20 AM
Actually there is a technique.  Getting slammed into the sand is normal.  Its just taken years of bodysurfing to learn how to wipeout and knowing the particular break you're at. I grew up here and when we would bodysurf we try and ride with the curl, sliding east or west - parallel to the shore.  When I went to school on the east coast we went up to Hampton Beach in NH for Labor Day weekend and the waves were awesome.  Water was cold as crap but the waves were so clean.  I got some of my best rides ever and I had no fins.  One of my friends said "you're doing it all wrong".  They were all going straight in the white wash towards shore.  There are a couple of insane breaks not far from my house - Sandy Beach and Makapu'u.  Sandy is just straight sick. People get hurt there on a daily basis.  You'll see an ambulance pulling in or out of the parking lot 9 times out of 10.  It was small today but fun.

Cool, I'll pass it along to my friend. If it takes him years to get it down he'll probably get it by 80 y/o, something to shoot for.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 08, 2011, 03:30:09 AM
Quote from: Rome on July 05, 2011, 07:35:22 AM
I surfed at Sandy Beach using a BZ body board when I was 16.   Almost killed myself.  At 4-6 feet those waves are nasty.  Anything above 6' is ludicrous.

We've had some good size surf the past few days.  I'll forward some sick shtein from Sandy Beach.  Some real big stuff due in this weekend.  10+!!!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 08, 2011, 03:32:13 AM
IGY,

The tequila my friend served the other weekend was called "Senor Rio".  Pretty good stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on July 08, 2011, 04:38:15 PM
Been making the girls Singapore Slings this summer.  Too sweet for me but the chicks dig them.

Big Glass
1 oz grenadine
add crushed ice
2 oz sour mix
1 oz gin
2 oz club soda
1 oz brandy
Throw a cherry and orange slice in and stir.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 08, 2011, 05:35:46 PM
who are "the girls?"  your sheep?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 08, 2011, 06:21:19 PM
Are you wearing your smoking jacket while mixing and have the cigarette holder thing going?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on July 08, 2011, 07:02:26 PM
The girls are my wife and my friends wifes.  We throw a lot of parties since we put in the pool.

And no, no smoking jacket.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on July 09, 2011, 09:38:01 AM
I was drinking some "Belgian" style 9.2% alcohol beer last night. Local brew. Is it just me, or are the hangovers and intestinal distress disproportionately larger from microbrews? Plus, in other news, I am not a fan of the effects aging has on alcohol tolerance and recovery time. Just saying... All you guys who are in your 40's and over, do you cry about this? It's very sad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on July 09, 2011, 11:48:37 AM
Actually, after barfing at breakfast in Minneapolis with Sarge and Demon, I just stopped getting farged up.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 09, 2011, 03:07:23 PM
I've been drinking Lord Chesterfield Ale from Yuengling lately.

I dig it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 09, 2011, 03:50:38 PM
Quote from: MMH on July 09, 2011, 11:48:37 AM
Actually, after barfing at breakfast in Minneapolis with Sarge and Demon, I just stopped getting farged up.

You probably weren't sick from the alcohol but more likely from having that homeless guy's junk in your mouth the night before.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 09, 2011, 03:51:26 PM
Pics?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on July 09, 2011, 04:34:10 PM
Regrettably, no, I was without my camera.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 17, 2011, 12:26:49 AM
theres an outside chance of me entering munson type posts tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on July 17, 2011, 01:07:19 AM
I hate Miller Lite to a degree that I think less of people who drink it. I mean, I know you shouldn't judge people off zesty beer they drink but whatever. Anyway, I was at APC tonight and they had this shtein called Yard beer. Worst shtein I ever tasted. I was begging for a Miller Lite
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 17, 2011, 01:14:37 AM
yards is garbage......as are most micro brews....yards was a direct challneger to kenzo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 30, 2011, 06:33:49 PM
my god.....hunter pence + the eagles today got it on and crackin

for starters picked up a sixer of my dawgs on the way home from work....

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206079_2292001939970_1246659021_32771481_7276375_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 30, 2011, 08:52:33 PM
iwoke up with a wet dick. i feel like i was in the back room of a farmers market or something. she did walk me to an atm before kicking me out though so obv a pro.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 30, 2011, 09:00:36 PM
nmandi
vince young
hunter pence
pretty cool day that i missed
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on July 30, 2011, 09:01:38 PM
Hey, you just got some man-Hoyda.

Where are you going to go now?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 30, 2011, 09:02:09 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on July 30, 2011, 09:00:36 PM
nmandi
vince young
hunter pence
pretty cool day that i missed

the hideki irabu funeral doesnt make up for it?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 30, 2011, 09:13:31 PM
i told some woman that hideki matsui died yesterday and the lady looked like she wanted to die. then i ate some chicken necks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on July 30, 2011, 09:25:43 PM
Phatty for world president.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 31, 2011, 10:39:36 AM
I think we could dial back the phatty worship.  It's become kind of embarrassing. 

 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on July 31, 2011, 10:41:42 AM
LOL
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on July 31, 2011, 11:01:41 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 31, 2011, 10:39:36 AM
I think we could dial back the phatty worship.  It's become kind of embarrassing. 



Agreed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 31, 2011, 02:10:16 PM
top this matty!!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285013_2293771384205_1246659021_32775150_8255849_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on July 31, 2011, 02:25:31 PM
Those are some sweet ass sixer glasses
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 31, 2011, 02:28:09 PM
the butcher block is half wrong though.. the bottom slots should all be sideways like the top ones so you don't have people putting your sharp knives in edge-down
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 31, 2011, 02:28:25 PM
I think my parents used to have that same knife block.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on July 31, 2011, 08:32:14 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on July 31, 2011, 02:28:25 PM
I think my parents used to have that same knife block.

Everyone has a knife block that looks like that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 31, 2011, 08:58:13 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 31, 2011, 10:39:36 AM
I think we could dial back the phatty worship.  It's become kind of embarrassing. 

NO
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 31, 2011, 09:01:01 PM
you're losing it.  get a knife block that doesn't dull your knives Rome
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 31, 2011, 09:14:53 PM
(http://www.ohgizmo.com/images/stabheadknifeblock.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 03, 2011, 12:57:57 PM
great piece on the GOAT cocktail

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2011/11/the_old_fashioned_a_complete_history_and_guide_to_this_classic_c.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on November 03, 2011, 02:30:54 PM
I thought an old fashioned is a hand job?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 03, 2011, 02:32:33 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on November 03, 2011, 02:30:54 PM
I thought an old fashioned is a hand job?

an old fashioned is a blow job from shore
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 03, 2011, 02:35:26 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on November 03, 2011, 02:30:54 PM
I thought an old fashioned is a hand job?
(http://cdn.styleforum.net/9/95/95be8021_SouthPark-ShakeWeight.jpeg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on November 03, 2011, 02:38:23 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2011, 02:32:33 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on November 03, 2011, 02:30:54 PM
I thought an old fashioned is a hand job?

an old fashioned is a blow job from shore

Lol! Nice.

Been drinking this on tap for the past week I've been on vaca. It's from a micro brewery in Annapolis. Pretty tasty.

(http://fordhambrewing.com/fimages/tavernface.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 03, 2011, 03:19:13 PM
I posted about Fordham a couple years back. I went to total wine and they had free samples of it. I forget which ones i tried/liked though. They were decent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on November 03, 2011, 03:40:23 PM
I like most any ale or lager, but this was really good on draft.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 03, 2011, 06:49:32 PM
That's the same company that own's Ram's Head Tavern on West Street, whatever they call the location on General's Highway that used to be Rudy's, and the movie-theater-cum-nightclub Ram's Head Live in downtown Baltimore.

Their beer is alright, but doesn't compare to Brewer's Art or Heavy Seas, both in Baltimore.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 03, 2011, 06:52:24 PM
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375340_571441102361_207001885_31875597_1468239885_n.jpg?dl=1)

11.3%, 9%, 7%, 15%

the Theobroma is the only one I've ever had. The Pearl Jam one is some special beer Dogfish Head has put out in honor of Pearl Jam's 20 year anniversary or something.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 03, 2011, 06:53:03 PM
Now, to be clear:  I agree.  Fordham makes good beer.  Better than most if not all macro-breweries.  I just don't think it compares to other locally brewed beers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 03, 2011, 07:29:17 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 03, 2011, 06:52:24 PM
The Pearl Jam one is some special beer Dogfish Head has put out in honor of Pearl Jam's 20 year anniversary or something.

We visited the brewery and brewpub a couple of weekends ago. Left with 12 bottles of the stuff.

Have you visited 16 Mile yet?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 03, 2011, 07:58:34 PM
To tell you the truth, this is only the 2nd time I'm hearing 16 mile. I keep forgetting to look for their stuff at Total Wine too, I've meant to the alst couple times. What's their beer like?

And how's the Pearl Jam stuff? Any good?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 03, 2011, 08:03:52 PM
The 16 Mile stuff is okay. Nothing spectacular, but still good. We cruised over to the brewery in Georgetown, which was almost too much of a drive for what we got.

The Pearl Jam brew is good. Nothing really freaky. Mild even. Then again, I'm currently drinking a world wide stout.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 03, 2011, 08:12:21 PM
Haha I still haven't tried that stuff yet. I'm not a big stout guy at all, I don't even like Guinness...but the 18% alcohol makes me want to try it.

The Olde School is 15% and has the light green caps like the WWS and 120 bottles do, so I'm excited to try it. The website and the bottles both recommend aging it a little, so I might keep a bottle of it to the side and save it for a year or so. Any experience with aging beer? What's a good temp/environment to keep it in?

The Immort Ale is supposed to be coming out soon, but Total Wine told me they didn't know of any shipments they were getting which sucks. I had that stuff at Timothy's Newark on draft and it was delicious. Apparently the owner there is good friends with Sam so he gets a lot of stuff other bars don't...which is true, since I've seen they've had Immort Ale and My Antonia on tap there before, and they're also one of the few bars to get 120 kegs anymore it seems.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 03, 2011, 08:26:52 PM
My old boss surfs with Sam all the time. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 03, 2011, 08:33:59 PM
I think I've had the Immort, but it's lost in my aging memory banks.

I picked up a couple of WWS bottles whenever I visited Total Wine (the one in Claymont is just ridiculous!). I had one at the tailgate on Sunday. I was going to celebrate International Stout Day with a Kalamazoo Stout, but then I remembered that I had the WWS.

I'm not a huge fan of the 120. Probably sacrilege, but while I like a good IPA, that 120 is just too crazy strong.

As far as aging goes, I haven't gone out of the way to age 'em for the sake of aging. It's more like the fact that between the kids and I, we have a bunch of one-off bottles in the garage, and we drink 'em when we're in the mood. Lately they've been neglected because the boy got a kegerator, and he has a sixtel of Punkin and a sixtel of Sahtea. (Like I said before, it would be a dangerous thing if I lived in Sussex County.) I'm pretty sure that as long as the temp doesn't get too extreme, and you keep the light away, they should age pretty nicely.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 03, 2011, 08:41:31 PM
Haha the Claymont one is where I do my shopping too, decided to go there today and buy myself the birthday presents I posted in that pic. They almost always seem to have the World Wide Stout in stock. I've tried a bunch of other beers thanks to that place too. Still looking for Legacy Brewing's "Brown Aled Girl"...I had it at Firewaters once and havn't been able to find it since. Claymont Total Wine told me once they were expecting a shipment of it, and then never got it in. Sad times.

I love 120, it's just too heavy to have more then 2. Then again, if you have 2, you're probably down for the count anyway :-D But they just make me feel so full, which is my only complaint.


My bank account would be emptier then it already is if I lived near the Dogfish brewpub. I'm praying every day they decide to open one up here in North Wilmington. They'd get so much business if they did. When I finally enter the real world, I'll probably go the way of your son and buy a kegerator and just buy kegs of Dogfish to have at all times.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 03, 2011, 08:52:22 PM
The great thing about our weekend is that we stayed at the motel that is literally 2 doors from the brewpub. Drink and stagger home is the way to go. My son and I closed the place on Friday night. I think the employees wanted us to get the hell out, but we nursed our beers as long a possible.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: shorebird on November 03, 2011, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 03, 2011, 06:49:32 PM
That's the same company that own's Ram's Head Tavern on West Street, whatever they call the location on General's Highway that used to be Rudy's, and the movie-theater-cum-nightclub Ram's Head Live in downtown Baltimore.

Their beer is alright, but doesn't compare to Brewer's Art or Heavy Seas, both in Baltimore.

Well I'll most definitly have to try those two if you think they beat Fordhams.  They must be really good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 04, 2011, 06:45:40 AM
Brewer's Art just started selling their signature brew, "Resurrection Ale," in cans.  You might be able to find it on the Shore in a large store that stocks specialty stuff.   I think Heavy Seas has broader distribution than Brewer's Art, so it should be easier to find.  The Heavy Seas beer I know best is called Loose Cannon.  Very good.

If you're ever in Baltimore, the Brewer's Art bar/restaurant is a great place and of course they have several of their beers on tap.  My favorite of theirs is called "Ozzy."

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on November 04, 2011, 08:07:10 AM
Be warned.  Their alcohol content is higher than most.
It was touch and go Tuesday morning.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on November 04, 2011, 06:53:09 PM
Margaritas are good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 04, 2011, 08:59:57 PM
Quote from: MMH on November 04, 2011, 08:07:10 AM
Be warned.  Their alcohol content is higher than most.
It was touch and go Tuesday morning.

I usually wait til lunch for the stronger brews. Try a nice lager for breakfast. I don't like Fosters all that much but for some reason it goes well with oatmeal.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 04, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
I love drinking in the morning, drunk at 2.  Followed by a nap.  Then dinner and early to bed.

F'n nice day.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 04, 2011, 10:53:43 PM
there really is nothing better than daytime drinking...of course like an idiot i always carry it to the next morning
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 22, 2011, 11:13:56 PM
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376414_575503171941_207001885_31894200_1997781990_n.jpg?dl=1)

Never had the Hellhound. The Immort I had once on tap. Can't remember how much I liked it, so I think I liked it :-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on November 23, 2011, 01:52:49 PM
Where is that brewed?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 23, 2011, 01:59:21 PM
Dogfish Head is a Delaware brewery, and I would probably guess one of the more famous "small" craft beer breweries. They had a show on one of those Discovery Channels for a while, and they're beer is pretty widely distributed. Not sure how much of it, if any, makes it out to CA though.


If you're into beer that's a bit different, and strong, you'd like it. The Burton Baton is 10%, the Hellound is 10%, and the Immort is 11%.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: MMH on November 23, 2011, 07:23:57 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 23, 2011, 01:59:21 PM
Dogfish Head is a Delaware brewery, and I would probably guess one of the more famous "small" craft beer breweries. They had a show on one of those Discovery Channels for a while, and they're beer is pretty widely distributed. Not sure how much of it, if any, makes it out to CA though.


If you're into beer that's a bit different, and strong, you'd like it. The Burton Baton is 10%, the Hellound is 10%, and the Immort is 11%.
I've had dogfish head beers before, but I've never seen any of those.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 23, 2011, 09:58:58 PM
They're more widely distributed ones are 60 Minute and 90 minute IPA, Midas Touch, among a few others. That picture is beers that are only brewed and released a couple times a year. I think the Immort Ale is only released once a year. Easy to find here in DE, probably not so much the further away you get. Though I have a friend who lives in Chicago who frequents a bar that gets some of their other harder to find brews.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 24, 2011, 08:47:06 AM
Some of the more limited beers from Dogfish only come out in the larger "bomber" bottles. I scored a bottle of Black and Blue, and I'm hoping to enjoy it before long. We also have a bunch of different limited release stuff. It's actually starting to build up to the point where the bottles are getting in the way. We're going to have to actually drink 'em, I suppose.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 24, 2011, 08:57:46 AM
It's kind of fanboy-ish to just collect them, don't you think?  Cheers!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on November 24, 2011, 06:46:20 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 23, 2011, 01:59:21 PM
Dogfish Head is a Delaware brewery, and I would probably guess one of the more famous "small" craft beer breweries. They had a show on one of those Discovery Channels for a while, and they're beer is pretty widely distributed. Not sure how much of it, if any, makes it out to CA though.


If you're into beer that's a bit different, and strong, you'd like it. The Burton Baton is 10%, the Hellound is 10%, and the Immort is 11%.

I'll send you a six pack each of Longboard Lager and Primo Beer for some of that!  I think Seabiscuit told me about Dogfish Brewery as I have heard of it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on November 25, 2011, 07:35:10 PM
i drink tanqueray and tonics all the time, like a liter a week, but wanted to change things up so i got hendricks gin this week. add cucumber slices instead of lime juice and its pretty delicious. super smooth.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 25, 2011, 09:14:29 PM
my favorite gin was a Tanqueray variety called Malacca.  Cancelled ten years ago or so.

I'm drinking mostly bourbon these days but god damn I love gin.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on November 25, 2011, 09:21:05 PM
hmmm never heard of that and ive been a tanqueray guy for years. sometimes i get the rangpur bottle which is basically just pre-limed but i've never seen that one.

guy at the store tried to get me to buy a bottle called bulldog but i passed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on November 25, 2011, 09:25:45 PM
nm just looked it up, discontinued in 2004. i was just getting into my gin days at that time.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 25, 2011, 09:40:14 PM
Quote from: Don Ho on November 24, 2011, 06:46:20 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 23, 2011, 01:59:21 PM
Dogfish Head is a Delaware brewery, and I would probably guess one of the more famous "small" craft beer breweries. They had a show on one of those Discovery Channels for a while, and they're beer is pretty widely distributed. Not sure how much of it, if any, makes it out to CA though.


If you're into beer that's a bit different, and strong, you'd like it. The Burton Baton is 10%, the Hellound is 10%, and the Immort is 11%.

I'll send you a six pack each of Longboard Lager and Primo Beer for some of that!  I think Seabiscuit told me about Dogfish Brewery as I have heard of it.

Haha I'm not quite sure what the price or logistics of shipping beer overseas would be, but maybe SB or Sus would be able to hook you up?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on November 26, 2011, 02:06:30 PM
Hendricks is good stuff :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 26, 2011, 08:52:37 PM
A local store has Guinness draught in the 15oz cans for $10.71 a case  :yay  ;D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 29, 2011, 03:55:26 PM
Hey Sus and anyone else interested...according to DFH's twitter, 120 minute IPA is shipping out to wholesalers and bars this week. :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 29, 2011, 05:06:57 PM
Are you a dogfishead fanboy or what?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 29, 2011, 07:40:22 PM
Yes.

And, a follower on twitter

Really, after chugging cheap light beer through my late teens/early 20's, I just got sick of crappy light tasting beer. Plus it takes way too much (like 5-6+ cans) just to get any type of light buzz on with that shtein. And my stomach can't handle putting that much liquid in it anymore, so I've moved to liquor and strong craft beers so I can drink smaller amounts and get the same desired effect. They taste a hell of a lot better, and Dogfish is just easy to find here in DE/I know I like it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 29, 2011, 08:26:17 PM
We had a couple of 120s from our trip last month. It's almost too much for me, but I'll have one once in a while. Hopefully they solved their contamination issues for good.

Last night I opened a bottle of Affligem Noel that I picked up at Total Wine. Not bad. Interesting spices in it, and just enough sweetness to support the ABV. Not an everyday beer, but a nice seasonal change of pace.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: reese125 on November 30, 2011, 08:12:06 PM
its a beautiful thing--quietly passed last week

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Pennsylvania-LCB-Delivers-Alcohol-Right-to-Your-Door-134774828.html (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Pennsylvania-LCB-Delivers-Alcohol-Right-to-Your-Door-134774828.html)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 03, 2011, 12:23:13 PM
MmmmHop! (http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/03/boy-band-hanson-to-launch-beer.html)

I guess it makes sense since their fans from back in the day are finally old enough to drink now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on December 03, 2011, 06:59:11 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 25, 2011, 09:14:29 PM
my favorite gin was a Tanqueray variety called Malacca.  Cancelled ten years ago or so.

I'm drinking mostly bourbon these days but god damn I love gin.

I was traveling back from Denver last month and upgraded to first class.  Late evening connecting flight out of SF so most everyone was asleep.  I was one of the few enjoying the free libations so the crew was taking good care of me.  I was in the mood for a Gin & Tonic so the flight attendant said they had Bombay Saphire.  Good shtein.  Hadn't had Bombay Gin in some time so it was quite satisfying.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on December 03, 2011, 10:59:39 PM
I get the Saphire 1.75 L for $29 on sale. One of the best liquor deals doing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 15, 2011, 05:38:19 PM
Fanboy-Gasm

18%, 4.5%, 18%
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/389570_580540272551_207001885_31909676_1356820650_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 15, 2011, 08:38:07 PM
I love how they put the bright green "holy shtein" caps on the high ABV stuff.

The ta henket sounds pretty interesting. I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

I picked up a bomber of Stone Double bastich. Whew, is that hoppy! But it's still pretty damned good. We have a gigantic (3 liter) bottle of the stuff that I found this time last year. We just need enough people around who would appreciate the hops for more than a few sips...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 15, 2011, 08:45:29 PM
I tried that stuff at Firewaters a couple years back...good god. Hoppy doesn't even do it justice lol

The Claymont Total Wine had them tonight Sus, but they were tucked in that section where all the cases are to the right of the beer isle when you walk in. I was pissed because I couldn't find it (after finding a ton of 120 and only a couple bottles of the Fort sitting there)...then before I left figured I'd walk through those piles of cases they have and found a bunch of it.

I have a feeling it's gonna be "just another Dogfish" to me (as in nothing that separates it like Immort or 120 or Theobroma in terms of taste), but I still love trying everything they do.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2011, 08:15:17 PM
just trying this tonight for the first time....really potent shtein but also really good...kind of like a rye moonshine....

(http://thirstyinla.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trybox-rye.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJZKFjKeRBg/TiCOT9itcQI/AAAAAAAAGQc/XzT_kY1zDPQ/s1600/try+rye+back.jpeg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 23, 2011, 08:18:45 PM
sounds delicious, hipster

my current standby, neat at my left hand as I type.  gun farging slinger.


(http://www.odomcorp.com/ecom_img/original-151-1445-bulleit.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2011, 08:26:16 PM
how much is that
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 23, 2011, 08:27:03 PM
21 or 22 for a fifth.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2011, 08:31:10 PM
i wish i did
like on some mad men steeze
but i dont like shtein neat....

in fact other than gm i dont farg with anything neat

disclaimer: i despise scotch which is the ultimate neat drink
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 23, 2011, 08:40:25 PM
It's alright, you'll learn to love them all neat eventually.

Grand Marnier after dinner is the only dessert I ever order.  The higher marques are fantastic too, but my god the cost.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on December 24, 2011, 12:21:09 AM
I think scotch is best with a little splash of water. It opens it up. Most of the scotch makers drink it like that.

One of the rare times I got violently ill from alcohol was from scotch and beer as a teen and couldn't tolerate even the smell for decades. About three years ago really started getting into it though and love it now. Igy you might be surprised with a non smokey one like macallan 12yr old with some ice cold water. Beautiful malt flavor and very smooth.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 24, 2011, 02:59:35 AM
i got a rando package today from some dude i kind of work with all the time in new york, and it ended up being a 2002 dom perignon. i have not checked but thats at least a $200 bottle.

gonna blast it with my mom xmas morning.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on December 24, 2011, 03:17:03 AM
What is there not to love about Matty?

Make this man a Saint. Now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 24, 2011, 11:00:05 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on December 24, 2011, 12:21:09 AM
I think scotch is best with a little splash of water. It opens it up. Most of the scotch makers drink it like that.

One of the rare times I got violently ill from alcohol was from scotch and beer as a teen and couldn't tolerate even the smell for decades. About three years ago really started getting into it though and love it now. Igy you might be surprised with a non smokey one like macallan 12yr old with some ice cold water. Beautiful malt flavor and very smooth.

ive tried a dozen different scotches....both really high end and average and i physically cant get any of them down....trust me i wanna like scotch but its straight up putrid
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on December 24, 2011, 11:27:30 AM
matty... $120 (http://www.plummarket.com/wine/2002-moet-et-chandon-dom-perignon.html?p_id=8839&utm_source=google+product&utm_medium=winefeed&utm_term=8110554057&utm_campaign=food+beverages+tobacco+beverages+wine&utm_content=2002+moet+et+chandon+dom+perignon&v_traceback=c1223_2120_f1224_0003)

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on December 24, 2011, 11:28:30 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 24, 2011, 11:00:05 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on December 24, 2011, 12:21:09 AM
I think scotch is best with a little splash of water. It opens it up. Most of the scotch makers drink it like that.

One of the rare times I got violently ill from alcohol was from scotch and beer as a teen and couldn't tolerate even the smell for decades. About three years ago really started getting into it though and love it now. Igy you might be surprised with a non smokey one like macallan 12yr old with some ice cold water. Beautiful malt flavor and very smooth.

ive tried a dozen different scotches....both really high end and average and i physically cant get any of them down....trust me i wanna like scotch but its straight up putrid

I don't know why you want to like it.  It tastes like I imagine a dirty foot would taste, but whatever. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on December 24, 2011, 01:18:20 PM
tried tequila for the first time last night, cabo wabo.

not bad although the whole lick, drink, suck thing gets tiring.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 24, 2011, 01:29:24 PM
sip fine tequila neat..the lime and all that is a gimmick
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 24, 2011, 01:42:19 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 24, 2011, 01:29:24 PM
sip fine tequila neat..the lime and all that is a gimmick

This. Totally.

BTW, just tapped a sixtel of this:

(http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-rdp5RjQ/0/L/i-rdp5RjQ-L.jpg)

Damn...it's really dark shtein. (but damn, it's good)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 24, 2011, 01:49:14 PM
sixtel?  you gonna make me look that up, or you wanna save me the trouble?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 24, 2011, 01:53:41 PM
Just smaller kegs, pretty much.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 24, 2011, 01:55:24 PM
I suspected something like that, since he said "tapped."  Thnks.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 24, 2011, 01:57:38 PM
There's really no other way to describe it. Just look like the offspring of keg sex.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 24, 2011, 02:04:06 PM
Sorry for the lingo. It's a 1/6 of a barrel; standard size for microbrew kegs.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 24, 2011, 06:44:51 PM
got a bottle of dom in the mail yesterday from a co-worker. i figure that will cost about $50 for every minute the bottle lasts once open.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 24, 2011, 11:46:05 PM
dom is terrible shtein....id much rather have a 9.99 bottle of korbel
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 25, 2011, 12:25:44 AM
fraud
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 25, 2011, 12:27:35 AM
sorry buddy my pallet dont have the high post standards that yours does......not sure what else to say
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 25, 2011, 12:29:34 AM
fyi

my brother gave me some good shtein today for xmas...some more moonshine....baby bourbon style...and a mason jar of some homemade liquor he did in his apartment

nye is gonna be sickening
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on December 25, 2011, 06:55:34 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on December 24, 2011, 02:59:35 AM
i got a rando package today from some dude i kind of work with all the time in new york, and it ended up being a 2002 dom perignon. i have not checked but thats at least a $200 bottle.

gonna blast it with my mom xmas morning.

Quote from: phattymatty on December 24, 2011, 06:44:51 PM
got a bottle of dom in the mail yesterday from a co-worker. i figure that will cost about $50 for every minute the bottle lasts once open.

Um...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 25, 2011, 08:09:51 AM
haha wow. merry christmas.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 25, 2011, 11:46:50 PM
We drank mamosas this morning.  I spent less than $5 on the oj and champagne combined. Allah bless America.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on December 26, 2011, 06:31:09 AM
We had them as well.  I was going to get decent champagne but I got Korbel & orange juice from a place down here called Loveland Groves.  It's the best tasting orange juice I've ever had.  Anyway, between the sugar from the drinks and the salt from the ham, potato salad, green bean casserole, etc. I think I feel a mild stroke coming on.

Yay!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 26, 2011, 06:57:21 AM
I use Freixenet when I make mimosas.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 26, 2011, 07:01:32 AM
I got the flu on friday, and drank a total of 1 glass of wine and 2 beers all weekend.  Might be an all time holiday record since i was 17
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 26, 2011, 03:07:50 PM
I've been drunk since Friday. My stomach is raw as shtein today.
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Post by: phattymatty on December 26, 2011, 03:19:47 PM
ditto. i feel like i wiped my ass with steel wool.

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Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 26, 2011, 08:09:45 PM
Doing a double Beamer/honey/and Gingerale to try and calm this sore throat.  Its hilarous how many people are drunks and want to konw what booze helps best to medicate them, and cure them. 
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Post by: Sgt PSN on December 27, 2011, 12:07:08 PM
My mom is visiting for the holidays. She doesn't drink much but when she does partake she prefers Windsor and Gingerale. So I picked a bottle of Windsor and have been sipping on it for a couple of days now. It tastes like sandpaper and ass straight but mixed with a little Gingerale is tasty.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 27, 2011, 04:16:37 PM
I've never even heard of that.

How's all the stuff you left at her house doing?
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Post by: Sgt PSN on December 28, 2011, 11:43:40 AM
By "all the stuff," I assume you are referring to my Willies and GI Joes?
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Post by: Diomedes on December 28, 2011, 07:12:28 PM
And all the other crap you've mentioned over the years.  Slot car racing sets, your gay sister, etc.
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Post by: Yeti on December 28, 2011, 09:54:40 PM
I've been drinking this great drink called Jack Daniels.  I take a glass, put three ice cubes in it, pour some coke in it, pour in a shot of Jack Daniels, hand that to my wife and drink the rest of the bottle.  Its really very delightful.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 07, 2012, 05:05:44 PM
there arent many things in life better than the cherry at the end of an old fashioned
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Post by: phattymatty on January 12, 2012, 05:11:13 PM
this girl called red wine "purple mouthed cry juice" today and it made me laugh.
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Post by: Diomedes on January 12, 2012, 05:26:51 PM
for women, that's exactly what it is

put on some Tori Amos get your Shiraz on, and cry cry cry
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Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 12, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
I kind of like them.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514YAQ7DM7L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

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Post by: ice grillin you on January 12, 2012, 08:31:30 PM
does anyone know if ouzo is an acceptable replacement for pernod as a cocktail ingrediant
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Post by: Sgt PSN on January 12, 2012, 09:17:56 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 12, 2012, 08:31:30 PM
does anyone know if ouzo is an acceptable replacement for pernod as a cocktail ingrediant

Yeah, you should be good.  You can also try Ricard or Herbsaint or anisette. 
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Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 12, 2012, 09:46:50 PM
Not a fan of Pernod or just dont have it on hand?
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 13, 2012, 07:21:06 AM
no i like it....i just ran out
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2012, 03:00:59 PM
QuoteA new beer maker has surged ahead to become the largest in America -- and it probably isn't the one you think.

Anheuser-Busch, the maker of the No. 1 beer Bud Light? Nope. That's a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD -2.25%), which is based in Belgium.

How about MillerCoors, which makes No. 2 beer Coors Light? Nope. MillerCoors is a joint venture of London's SABMiller (SBMRY -2.67%) and Molson Coors (TAP -1.70%), which operates out of Montreal and Denver.

The biggest U.S. brewer is now D.G. Yuengling and Son, based in Pottsville, Pa., the Allentown Morning Call reports. Yuengling saw shipments soar 16.9% last year to 2.5 million barrels. As a result, it barely squeaked into first place, surpassing Sam Adams maker Boston Beer (SAM +0.52%), which rose 8% to 2.4 million barrels.

"It just floors me that so much of our beer industry is owned by foreign concerns," Dick Yuengling, the brewery's fifth-generation owner, told the Morning Call. "We were not in any race to be the largest domestically owned brewer, but it's a tremendous honor for us."

And Yuengling's sales will likely increase for 2012 because it just started selling beer in its 14th state, Ohio, the Morning Call reported.

Yuengling's growth is even more remarkable because the industry has been in a prolonged slide. Total beer shipments fell by 1.4% last year, Advertising Age reported.

The beer industry saw another shakeup last year: Coors Light surpassed Budweiser to become the No. 2 beer. It was the first time in decades that Anheuser-Busch hasn't controlled the top two beers in the country.

I haven't had it for a while but i remember Yeungling lager being a pretty good domestic beer for the money. Have to get a 6 again to see if its changed.
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Post by: rjs246 on January 16, 2012, 03:11:25 PM
I've been drinking lots of Jack Daniels, various bourbons and some outstanding scotch lately. After years of avoiding hard liquor this new trend in my behavior is both troubling and awesome.
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2012, 03:52:49 PM
If you're disciplined and stick with it, you lose the troubling part and it just becomes awesome.

Btw, any good bourbons or scotch to recommend? I've been on a Bookers kick for a while, it's usually that or Jack, which is great at $32 for a 1.75L.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 16, 2012, 04:17:46 PM
its not cheap but i really like hudson baby bourbon
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Post by: rjs246 on January 16, 2012, 04:40:21 PM
The bourbon that really gave me a rager is Blanton's single barrel. It was a birthday gift and the shtein is farging delicious. The scotch I've been drinking is Lagavulin 16 which is generally accepted as a great scotch. I don't know either liquor well enough to have a discerning palate but Lagavulin is very smokey/peaty and utterly delicious.

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Post by: Munson on January 16, 2012, 04:41:41 PM
Just when I was about to point out rusty's typo, he edited it. Damn it all to hell
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2012, 06:37:25 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 16, 2012, 04:17:46 PM
its not cheap but i really like hudson baby bourbon
Ill keep an eye out. I don't mind paying for a good bottle as long as I feel it's worth it, I'm just dont like the ones that you pay a lot more for something marginally better, although of course some of that is a matter of taste too.
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 16, 2012, 06:40:57 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 16, 2012, 04:40:21 PM
The bourbon that really gave me a rager is Blanton's single barrel. It was a birthday gift and the shtein is farging delicious. The scotch I've been drinking is Lagavulin 16 which is generally accepted as a great scotch. I don't know either liquor well enough to have a discerning palate but Lagavulin is very smokey/peaty and utterly delicious.


My tastes have changed from the peaty types of scotch. Now I'm a big fan of Macallan. The 12 year is rich and very smooth with a great malt flavor but no real peat. For a splurge the Mac 18 is awesome. Gonna have to check out Blantons.
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Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 12:38:46 PM
IGY, I decided to try and actually drink something that isnt on the rocks or straight.  What type of bourbon would you recommend for an Old Fashioned
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 02:31:33 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 12:38:46 PM
IGY, I decided to try and actually drink something that isnt on the rocks or straight.  What type of bourbon would you recommend for an Old Fashioned

i prefer rye to bourbon....or a blended whiskey

i usually make them with old overholt

but if going bourbon id just stick to a beam or something along those lines...imo an old fashioned doesnt require a top notch bottle...in fact i dont hesitate to make them with canadian club....imperial or even philadelphia

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Post by: hbionic on January 18, 2012, 02:34:23 PM
Ok, how do you guys make the jump to bourbon, whiskey, etc.

Did you guys just run out of beer and that was all that was left?
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 02:41:49 PM
i hate the taste of beer so it was easy for me

im probably not the person to ask about it tho as im definitely not a connoisseur...i dont drink liquor without a mixer like it seems most people here do...my recommendation would be to buy some rot got blended whiskey and mix with a coke big gulp...thats how i got started
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Post by: DH on January 18, 2012, 03:05:46 PM
buy a few different bottles, and each night get shteinfaced drunk on a different one.

the bottle which tasted the best and left the least of a hangover wins.
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Post by: hbionic on January 18, 2012, 03:10:10 PM
IGY, the coke big gulp sounds like a good idea. If that doesn't work, I'll go to plan B as DH recommended.
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Post by: DH on January 18, 2012, 03:15:37 PM
there's no reason to ruin good scotch by adding 144 ounces of flat soda. go with plan b and thank me later.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 03:27:01 PM
plan c is if scotch was found to cure aids then you should die of pneumonia....shtein is ungawdly awful and if your first forray into the world of liquor is thru scotch you will never get any further...

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Post by: SunMo on January 18, 2012, 03:29:21 PM
yeah, tried scotch once and wanted throw up
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Post by: SD on January 18, 2012, 05:29:12 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 03:27:01 PM
plan c is if scotch was found to cure aids then you should die of pneumonia....shtein is ungawdly awful and if your first forray into the world of liquor is thru scotch you will never get any further...

Scotch is whiskey that was made in Scotland. All scotch is whiskey although not all whiskey is scotch.
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Post by: rjs246 on January 18, 2012, 05:50:55 PM
Quote from: SunMo on January 18, 2012, 03:29:21 PM
yeah, tried scotch once and wanted throw up

Were you twelve? This is the most vaginastic statement I've read since Bud Lime.
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Post by: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 06:10:04 PM
well, at least since I read this gem

Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 02:41:49 PMi hate the taste of beer

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Post by: hbionic on January 18, 2012, 06:25:36 PM
 :-D
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Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 06:28:30 PM
Thanks IGY, wasnt sure if it was worth putting good bourbon in or not. 

And for scotch, start off with 5 fingers work your way down to none, so the opposite of your sex life hbionic. 
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Post by: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 06:46:21 PM
lol
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Post by: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 06:56:06 PM
Anyone ever have Patron XO cafe?

shtein is too good. Highly recommend it.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 07:01:15 PM
Quote from: SD on January 18, 2012, 05:29:12 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 03:27:01 PM
plan c is if scotch was found to cure aids then you should die of pneumonia....shtein is ungawdly awful and if your first forray into the world of liquor is thru scotch you will never get any further...

Scotch is whiskey that was made in Scotland. All scotch is whiskey although not all whiskey is scotch.

yeah i know this...but what does it have to do with scotch tasting like feces

and im with sunny except i can barely even smell the stuff without dry heaving

Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 06:28:30 PM
Thanks IGY, wasnt sure if it was worth putting good bourbon in or not. 

not that it matters and if you like bourbon better use it but a true old fashioned is made with rye....i happen to prefer rye over bourbon anyway

as for the quality of the booze it may be worth it to you...i personally know several people who would punch me in the face for saying it isnt...i just think when you are muddling and mixing like you do with an OF its not that important....other people say well its still 90% liquor being used so it should be good stuff....cant really argue with that but i dont need it
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Post by: hbionic on January 18, 2012, 07:05:34 PM
Tequila and Vodka is as crazy as I get...unless Sarge comes around with his Maker's Mark bottle (which we still have in our kitchen...untouched).

I don't have enough hair on my chest to drink that shtein. I'll stick to craft beers.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 07:12:01 PM
tequila is more evil than any whiskey imo
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Post by: Rome on January 18, 2012, 07:18:11 PM
Whiskey tastes like shtein and so does every other liquor.  Doesn't mean I won't get farged up drinking Crown & Coke or Captain & Gingers all night, but still, it tastes like alcohol.   
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 07:19:58 PM
i feel the same exact way but replace liquor with beer
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Post by: Munson on January 18, 2012, 07:28:50 PM
Anyone who things Dogfish 90 minute tastes like Yuengling tastes like Bud Light has definitely never actually drank beer with an open mind...but look who we're talking about here

I usually stick to rum when it comes to liquor, but I also enjoy gin and Southern Comfort...whatever the hell that counts as

Chuggy...any good west coast beers that you think might make it all the way out here to tiny DE? I've been looking to expand my horizons but I've been unable to find anything new I really enjoy in a while. Just been on a Dogfish kick. Which you should try to get your hands on, BTW, if you haven't already.

I generally like dark/amber/brown beers that don't taste as dark as they look...when the hops are balanced out by the malt, and aren't stouts. I've tried so many times to get into stouts but I have yet to find one I like.
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Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 07:52:58 PM
+1 to IGY for the rye advice. -1 for missing the boat on good scotch.

Munson, have you ever tried any of the Russian River ales? They make some of the best IPAs out there.
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Post by: Munson on January 18, 2012, 07:57:31 PM
I don't think so...definitely don't recognize the name. I tried so many beers at the bar but I still recognize names when I hear them.

I used to try all my beers at Firewaters up in PA but they went wayyyy downhill with their beer selection these days. I gotta check out the new Gastropub that just opened up in Branmar Plaza, they claim to have 24 craft beers on tap.
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Post by: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 07:57:43 PM
I got a bottle of Rye a little while ago called Redemption.

(http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Redemption-Rye.jpg)
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Post by: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:01:05 PM
the newest addition to my liquor cabinet came from a friend who went to the Galapagos Islands a couple weeks ago and brought this from Ecuador:

(http://netzhumir.galeon.com/reposado1.jpg)

I don't know what it is but I'm going to start drinking it tonight.

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Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
I was in Firewaters the weekend of the beer fest in Kennett Square. Pretty interesting place, but too Hooters-ish for me.

The one I'm looking for is called Pliny the Elder. I'm not sure where to get it on tap, but I see from the Russian River website that it's sold at Brewers Outlet on 202, and also at Waywood Beverage in Kennett. Funny to think that you'd have to wander into PA - and buy and entire case - to try it.
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Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 08:03:22 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:01:05 PM
the newest addition to my liquor cabinet came from a friend who went to the Galapagos Islands a couple weeks ago and brought this from Ecuador:

(http://netzhumir.galeon.com/reposado1.jpg)

I don't know what it is but I'm going to start drinking it tonight.

Looks like a nice tequila to me. I'm interested in seeing how it works for you.
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Post by: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 08:07:13 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 18, 2012, 07:18:11 PM
Whiskey tastes like shtein and so does every other liquor.  Doesn't mean I won't get farged up drinking Crown & Coke or Captain & Gingers all night, but still, it tastes like alcohol.

Crown has been my choice of drink for 4 years now. Go to a bar-its Crown with a splash. I've become infatuated with the taste of Crown Black.
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Post by: Tomahawk on January 18, 2012, 08:11:40 PM
Quote from: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 06:56:06 PM
Anyone ever have Patron XO cafe?

shtein is too good. Highly recommend it.

Might as well drink Kahlua
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Post by: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:13:31 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 08:03:22 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:01:05 PM
the newest addition to my liquor cabinet came from a friend who went to the Galapagos Islands a couple weeks ago and brought this from Ecuador:

(http://netzhumir.galeon.com/reposado1.jpg)

I don't know what it is but I'm going to start drinking it tonight.

Looks like a nice tequila to me. I'm interested in seeing how it works for you.

Tastes like some kind of rum.
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Post by: Munson on January 18, 2012, 08:14:50 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
I was in Firewaters the weekend of the beer fest in Kennett Square. Pretty interesting place, but too Hooters-ish for me.

The one I'm looking for is called Pliny the Elder. I'm not sure where to get it on tap, but I see from the Russian River website that it's sold at Brewers Outlet on 202, and also at Waywood Beverage in Kennett. Funny to think that you'd have to wander into PA - and buy and entire case - to try it.

Yeah a few years ago when I first turned 21, the one down the street from Duffers Pub was a bit more....low key for lack of a better term. Now they've become more and more hooters-y and the beer selections have become predictable and not interesting. They do get Mad Elf every year though so that's worth it.

The beer I've been trying to find is Bavarian Barbarian Headbangerz Brown Ale...they used to have it at FW (replaced it with the IPA which isn't as good) and according to the site the closest place to me I'll find it is some distributor in Philly somewhere....everywhere else is out near Williamsport.
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Post by: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 08:46:39 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on January 18, 2012, 08:11:40 PM
Quote from: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 06:56:06 PM
Anyone ever have Patron XO cafe?

shtein is too good. Highly recommend it.

Might as well drink Kahlua

no way. it mght have a somehwhat similar taste as kahlua but the shtein is just friggin so smooth for a tequila....add the 70 proof and coffee taste to it and its butter to me.
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 08:52:18 PM
except for chicks (and romey) sipping captain who drinks 70 proof liquor?
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Post by: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 09:05:01 PM
oh my bad... its 160 proof or bust.

ride or die brah
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Post by: ice grillin you on January 18, 2012, 09:14:10 PM
you are the whitest girl ever
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Post by: reese125 on January 18, 2012, 09:17:43 PM
stop being scared your whole whole life
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 18, 2012, 09:49:03 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:13:31 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 18, 2012, 08:03:22 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 18, 2012, 08:01:05 PM
the newest addition to my liquor cabinet came from a friend who went to the Galapagos Islands a couple weeks ago and brought this from Ecuador:

(http://netzhumir.galeon.com/reposado1.jpg)

I don't know what it is but I'm going to start drinking it tonight.

Looks like a nice tequila to me. I'm interested in seeing how it works for you.

Tastes like some kind of rum.

That would make sense from from Ecuador. Looks pretty dark for a reposado. Hope you dont end up with a patch over an eye.

Good quality sippin rum is the most under rated liquor in the world. Absolutely delicious. Great on the rocks (scotch not so much, better with a splash of cold water - up to 10 splashes if you're a wuss).

I'd encourage anyone to try El Dorado 15 year old rum, great quality stuff from Guyana . Blows away most of the other 10 - 12 rums (rhums) I got in my bar. Zaya 12 yr gran reserva  from Trinidad is also sumptuous  and reasonable at $29/bottle though it is slightly sweet. Morgan is for kids and bacardi is for mixing.

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Post by: Tomahawk on January 18, 2012, 09:56:34 PM
Nothing beats a couple captain and oj's in the morning to get you ready for a tough day of work
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Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 11:15:47 PM
or lines of candy
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Post by: Tomahawk on January 19, 2012, 12:12:34 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 18, 2012, 11:15:47 PM
or and lines of candy

Fixed
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Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 20, 2012, 05:37:37 PM
Local watering hole in Harrisburg is opening back up after being closed for months (they had a fire back in October). My kid just sent a cell phone pic from one of the bar areas:

(http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-T5BwrVv/0/M/i-T5BwrVv-M.jpg)
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Post by: Eagaholic on January 21, 2012, 02:28:31 AM
absinthe is a good drink to have after you've brushed your teeth before bed but then decide you still want to drink some more.
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Post by: Munson on January 22, 2012, 11:18:06 AM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 20, 2012, 05:37:37 PM
Local watering hole in Harrisburg is opening back up after being closed for months (they had a fire back in October). My kid just sent a cell phone pic from one of the bar areas:

(http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-T5BwrVv/0/M/i-T5BwrVv-M.jpg)

Holy shtein. There is not one bar outside of the brewpub that is stacked like that. I've asked them on twitter a few times to open up a 2nd bar up north...fargers
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Post by: Don Ho on January 23, 2012, 02:38:58 AM
(http://4925.voxcdn.com/files/yapb_cache/fixed_hendricks_bottle.adgvutsi9lsg0o0ksw4co0cww.a2pl3axzpr4g888k804occ0k8.th.jpeg)

I've never tried it.  Any thoughts?  The "unexpected" infusion of cucumber and rose petals?  Yikes.

QuoteHendrick's Gin is a handcrafted gin distilled from a proprietary recipe which includes traditional botanicals such as juniper, coriander, and citrus peel. The "unexpected" infusion of cucumber and rose petals result in a most iconoclastic gin."
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Post by: Diomedes on January 23, 2012, 06:53:30 AM
Some people love it, but not me.  I don't mix iconoclasm with gin.  As I've said, Tanqueray Malacca was my favorite.  These days, I'm drinking plain old Seagrams, because of The Poverty.  The cucumber is unmistakable in Hendricks, but it's not overpowering..it's still a gin and tastes like one...with a waft of rosy cucumber.

It's a great bottle.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 23, 2012, 08:54:46 AM
yeah dont pay attention to the hendricks description...its just trying to be different....it tastes like gin
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 24, 2012, 01:16:52 PM
A buddy picked up a bottle of Black Eagle bourbon at Total Wine a few weeks ago. It's pretty nice. Not a lot of distinguishing character other than its smoothness. Still, for $10 a bottle, it's seems like a great everyday sipper.
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Post by: Zanshin on January 24, 2012, 03:08:33 PM
Figured I'd turn to the drinkers.

In a few weeks, we're going to be hosting a different sort of party than we usually do. I'm going to move the furniture and bring in some bar tables, have someone walk around with hor'dourves, have a live music, etc. I'll set up some sort of bar and do the usual been/wine/soda thing, but I was thinking of offering some cocktails with harder booze. I'm not set up to do a fully stocked bar, so what would you lushes recommend for that sort of thing?
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Post by: Diomedes on January 24, 2012, 03:17:53 PM
The idea is to serve beer and wine, plus a selection of a couple particular cocktails (not a full bar)?  Is there a theme of any kind to this party?
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Post by: hbionic on January 24, 2012, 03:20:58 PM
Know your audience. Who's going? Family, friends, clients? Get a feel for what people are into.
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Post by: phattymatty on January 24, 2012, 03:23:39 PM
yeah or just print out a menu list of exotic named drinks that in reality aren't that exotic.

couple brown liquors, couple clear liquors and a bunch of mixers.

also do mojitos for the ladies.
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Post by: hbionic on January 24, 2012, 03:26:57 PM
Like the:

'Ragin Cajun Spicy Jumbalaya-tini (regular red martini)
or

Urine of God (Vodka and orange juice)

or

Middle-Earth Artic River Blue (Ice+Vodka)

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 08:18:36 AM
Thanks for the tips. Not really a theme, unless you consider making people keep their kids at home a theme. Maybe a bar theme, since that's the sort of vibe we'll go for, but I think the bar tables and music will help get to that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 25, 2012, 08:42:36 AM
the important factor is are you trying to make real cocktails such as manhattans dackerys martinis brandy alexanders old fashioneds ect....or are you just trying to do rum n cokes gin and tonics

if you are just keeping it simple then get bottles of rum gin bourbon vodka and mixers coke...diet coke....ginger ale...tonic....soda...juices (orange cranberry and pineapple is what id do)...soda

if you are trying to get more intricate then in addition youll need brandy kahluah baileys sweet and dry vermouth...cointreau...bitters....sugar cubes...half and half...

probably will want some quality bar materials as well...a good muddler...a shaker...one of those hand held juicer johnsons...long spoon

dont forget plenty of lemons and limes....also need marachino cherries....ive seen people get cocktail onions but thats awful

most important of all the biggest mistake you can make is not getting enough ice...nothing more annoying than being at a party and running out of ice...when you think you have enough ice at the store get two more bags
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 25, 2012, 09:06:17 AM
oh another nice touch is get some good quality plastic stirrers...and get the ones with one sharp end...that way people can use them to pick up the fruit and at the same time stir their drinks...cocktail napkins as well
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on January 25, 2012, 09:12:10 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2012, 08:42:36 AM
the important factor is are you trying to make real cocktails such as manhattans dackerys martinis brandy alexanders old fashioneds ect....or are you just trying to do rum n cokes gin and tonics

Not sure why I find that so funny since I'm all for phonetic spelling
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 25, 2012, 09:29:03 AM
i couldnt properly spell that word without looking it up if my live depended on it...just one of those words ive never been able to get and gave up trying long ago
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 12:02:33 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on January 24, 2012, 03:08:33 PM
Figured I'd turn to the drinkers.

In a few weeks, we're going to be hosting a different sort of party than we usually do. I'm going to move the furniture and bring in some bar tables, have someone walk around with hor'dourves, have a live music, etc. I'll set up some sort of bar and do the usual been/wine/soda thing, but I was thinking of offering some cocktails with harder booze. I'm not set up to do a fully stocked bar, so what would you lushes recommend for that sort of thing?

If you keep all of the ingredients for a Long Island Iced Tea available, then you'll have your rum, tequilla, gin and vodka drinkers covered.  Oh, and your LIT drinkers will be happy as well.  All that's left is some whisky or bourbon and a variety of mixers and you've got everything you need.  Might want to grab some peach and/or peppermint schnapps for the ladies.

Oh, don't forget the mini umbrellas and the tiny plastic swords. 

Also, who is bartending this thing?  Or are you just setting the booze out and letting people make whatever they want?  If you've got someone covering the bar, then you might also want to print out some sort of "drink menu" since you're going to have a limited variety of alcohol. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 02:22:07 PM
Cool. I'll most likely hire someone to do the bar, provided I can find someone who will work cheap ;-).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 02:55:43 PM
Find a local bartending school and ask one of the kids if he wants a little extra practice.  I'd offer no more than $50 for the evening and he can put out a tip jar.  You know your friends better than I do, so if you think they'd tip him handsomely, then I'd go lower than $50.  Also, be sure to put the word out in advance that a bartender will be present and even though it's open bar, the bartender is working for tips.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 03:01:42 PM
I'd pay the kid $75, set aside another $25 for a tip if he's good, give him (and stick to) set hours (from say 6 to 10) and I'd tell my guests to keep their money in their pockets, the party is on me.

But see, I'm classy like that.  When I host a party, you don't have to bring money.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on January 25, 2012, 03:16:44 PM
I'm with Dio. Seriously, we're dating.

But seriously, I like Dio's method of payment, otherwise, you're one step above a BYOB. I do like the idea of plucking a student from a school for practice.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:21:52 PM
Haha, I'd never let anyone pay money at a party at my house.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:25:23 PM
Though it's also entirely possible that I'd do beer, wine, sangria, margaritas, shots, simple mixes, and call it a day, depending on who I dig up who wants to work the bar.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 03:32:49 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 03:01:42 PM
I'd pay the kid $75, set aside another $25 for a tip if he's good, give him (and stick to) set hours (from say 6 to 10) and I'd tell my guests to keep their money in their pockets, the party is on me.

But see, I'm classy like that.  When I host a party, you don't have to bring money.

This isnt a bad idea either but I don't think it matters if it's a private party or not.  If a bartender pours me a drink, I'm going to tip him whether I paid for the drink or not. I'm looking as gthistles party as being no different than say a wedding reception. As a guest, I didn't pay for dinner or my drinks but I'm still tipping the help.  I don't look at that as an "expense" on my part, just complimenting the person on their service. If gthistle wants to tip the guy as well, that's fine but drinkers should always tip their bartender.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 25, 2012, 03:33:54 PM
how about just set a up a wet bar and let the adults make their own cocktails like every other grown up house party ever held...this isnt a wedding at a country club spalding
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 03:41:20 PM
Probably because it's a more "formal" party. Doesn't sound like coat and tie formal, but definitely not your typical house party.

I, for one, am anxiously awaiting an invite via Facebook.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:42:23 PM
Also possible. But I'm trying to get away from the "every other grown up house party ever held" spalding.

The music will be the cool thing, I think...drinks of any kind will go well.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:43:50 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 03:41:20 PM
Probably because it's a more "formal" party. Doesn't sound like coat and tie formal, but definitely not your typical house party.

I, for one, am anxiously awaiting an invite via Facebook.

Right. Hey, if you weren't in CA, it would be a possibility. You could bring my wife an envelope of money and shave pubes for her birthday. That's what I'm getting her.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 03:44:39 PM
IN!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:46:49 PM
Shhh...most people on here probably think my wife is a troll. Don't ruin it for them.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 03:50:47 PM
thanks to the magic of facebook, we know she's hot as balls, and I for one can't wait to attend your classy swinger party
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:53:00 PM
That's the first thing my buddy said-- "where's the bowl where we put the keys?"

I thought about the people who would be invited and realized that it would bad bet for me. No bowl.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 25, 2012, 03:54:05 PM
OUT!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 03:55:07 PM
Given the amount of booze you'll be pouring out for your guests, you might want to collect keys for other reasons entirely.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 03:57:48 PM
Thought about that...we'll see how it goes. I might be thinking drinking night, and they might be thinking half a glass of wine. Hard to tell until the night gets rolling.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on January 25, 2012, 03:59:46 PM
What kind of music will be playing? I picture some lounge music (electronica), latin jazz, or some Michael Buble. Am I close?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 04:02:00 PM
I've got some friends who perform professionally, and they'll be playing. Still working out the set list, but it'll be a range of stuff, but there will be some jazzy, bluesy stuff, for sure.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 04:02:04 PM
I'm thinking more like buena vista social club/gypsy kings/rodrigo y gabriela
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 04:02:54 PM
It'll run the gamut. If things get slow, I even have a really talented guitar guy on hand who can flat-out shred ;-).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 04:05:57 PM
If things get slow you should break out the cocaine and the baby oil.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 04:08:37 PM
I wouldn't even know where to get baby oil. Do they mash up babies to make that?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on January 25, 2012, 05:06:25 PM
Yes, but you should buy a baby press to get the good oil.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 25, 2012, 05:08:36 PM
True.  Not all the extra virgin baby oil in the U.S. market is actually extra, and some of it isn't even virgin.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 25, 2012, 05:18:40 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on January 25, 2012, 04:02:54 PM
It'll run the gamut. If things get slow, I even have a really talented guitar guy on hand who can flat-out shred ;-).

I'm sure there's only so far you can go with a hurdy gurdy and a monkey.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on January 25, 2012, 05:24:37 PM
Taht diablo rojo song is sick
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 28, 2012, 04:49:29 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 12, 2012, 09:17:56 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 12, 2012, 08:31:30 PM
does anyone know if ouzo is an acceptable replacement for pernod as a cocktail ingrediant

Yeah, you should be good.   

last couple weekends ive made a few sazeracs and at least in that drink ouzo doesnt quite cut it...perhaps because a sazerac is known for its stubborness
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 29, 2012, 03:02:28 AM
my old fashioneds tonight...

the players

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/405600_3179069036093_1246659021_33326794_1893293650_n.jpg)

sugar - bitters - h2o

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431714_3179073116195_1246659021_33326795_95965287_n.jpg)

muddle that jonhson

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/431281_3179073836213_1246659021_33326796_742015635_n.jpg)

mmmmm rye

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/424320_3179074156221_1246659021_33326797_659977411_n.jpg)

get fruity

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430688_3179074436228_1246659021_33326798_2027966290_n.jpg)

chill out and stir

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/404905_3179094116720_1246659021_33326802_501247754_n.jpg)

one love

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/407287_3179095076744_1246659021_33326803_1119557716_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 29, 2012, 06:45:45 AM
The farg is wrong with you?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 08:48:57 AM
do this for fifty other drinks, replete with wannabe street slang, and you've got yourself a cocktail blog the likes of which the ghetto never seen

you'll be rich, bitch!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on January 29, 2012, 09:42:53 AM
^^^ Best advice anyone on this board has ever given.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on January 29, 2012, 09:45:52 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 08:48:57 AM
do this for fifty other drinks, replete with wannabe street slang, and you've got yourself a cocktail blog the likes of which the ghetto never seen

you'll be rich, bitch!

lol

That actually looks decent igs. I'm trying to transition from beer to hard alcohol and mixed drinks again. Beer is great and all but I need the variety.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 29, 2012, 10:05:27 AM
That pestle isn't fooling anyone either.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 10:36:59 AM
Pestle is a giggle word...he's afraid to say it lest he sound educated.  Which is to say, homo.  On the street, it's called a "masher."

In his bedside drawer, it's called "Todd's Bumstick"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on January 29, 2012, 10:40:24 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 10:36:59 AM

In his bedside drawer, it's called "Todd's Bumstick"

haha
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 29, 2012, 01:49:05 PM
That shtein looks delicious.  I need to get cubed sugar, rather than ghetto'ing it up with granulated
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 29, 2012, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: SD on January 29, 2012, 10:40:24 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 10:36:59 AM

In his bedside drawer, it's called "Todd's Bumstick"

haha

Good thing its not made from a white wood, that would be humiliating
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on January 29, 2012, 03:53:33 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 29, 2012, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: SD on January 29, 2012, 10:40:24 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 29, 2012, 10:36:59 AM

In his bedside drawer, it's called "Todd's Bumstick"

haha

Good thing its not made from a white wood, that would be humiliating
(http://mlkshk.com/r/93QY)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 16, 2012, 06:56:45 PM
i've started using a new tonic recently called fever tree and it's delicious. i was always under the assumption that tonic is tonic and was usually fine with schweppes etc., but it makes a surprisingly huge difference. not as bitter as the normal brand name stuff and has a different bubble factor. it's smaller bubbles than normal soda consistency if that makes sense. good stuff. also bubble factor is the scientific term.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 16, 2012, 06:57:27 PM
nm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 17, 2012, 12:20:00 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 16, 2012, 04:40:21 PM
The bourbon that really gave me a rager is Blanton's single barrel. It was a birthday gift and the shtein is farging delicious.

That really is a nice bottle, finally picked one up. A little stronger than most others but the flavor is more concentrated as well. Poured a taste of Bulleit and Jack to try along side, and the Blanton's is a definite cut above. I thought it also edged out Bookers, which is about the same price. Good recommendation  :yay
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 17, 2012, 12:23:43 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on February 16, 2012, 06:56:45 PM
i've started using a new tonic recently called fever tree and it's delicious. i was always under the assumption that tonic is tonic and was usually fine with schweppes etc., but it makes a surprisingly huge difference. not as bitter as the normal brand name stuff and has a different bubble factor. it's smaller bubbles than normal soda consistency if that makes sense. good stuff. also bubble factor is the scientific term.

I have a lady friend who likes gin and tonic, so I'd just got about 5 brands of tonic to do a taste test. She graduated from culinary school and likes this sort of thing. Good timing to hear about fever tree, I'll see if I can find some to add in.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 17, 2012, 01:37:33 AM
I still haven't found a tonic I like yet, which sucks because I enjoy gin and never know what else is good to mix it with
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 17, 2012, 02:40:46 AM
How do you enjoy gin if you haven't found something else to mix it with? It is the one liquor I can't drink straight. I haven't found anything else I like mixing it with other than tonic, but sometimes I like adding a splash of a liquor called St Germain, which makes a good refreshing summer drink.

There's some difference in brands of tonic but not a lot (though I haven't tried these high end ones like the one I just found out about from phatty's post - got curious and saw a few more as well http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Tonic-Water-Sample-Pack/dp/B002GDC9ZI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1329456740&sr=8-6 )

The secret to a good gin and tonic is plenty of ice. If you haven't had one that's well made they can be pretty meh, so maybe you just don't like them or perhaps you haven't had a good one.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 17, 2012, 03:11:11 AM
When I say I haven't found anything to mix it with, I didn't mean to imply that I haven't tried doing so :-D

I've had some gross and some "meh" gin drinks. Gin and ginger ale wasn't that bad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 17, 2012, 06:00:43 AM
2 parts gin to 1 part tonic

then add a splash of gin.

that's the perfect gin and tonic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 17, 2012, 08:58:54 AM
Sippin' on gin n juice
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 19, 2012, 03:25:37 PM
i be sippin gin straight out a plastic cup....on a park bench on 12th st where my whole crew famous
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 19, 2012, 04:35:36 PM
Gin...and wave a bottle of vermouth in the vicinity. Toss in a couple of olives, and that's all the mixer I need.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 23, 2012, 09:02:16 AM
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/a-new-site-for-the-old-fashioned/

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 23, 2012, 06:41:53 PM
Troegs Nugget Nectar just got released.  My local liquor store doesnt have them yet, but i'm down for 3 cases once the distributor gets them in.  farg everyone else.  I wait all year for this beer
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 23, 2012, 08:18:55 PM
is it as delicious as the Mad Elf?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 23, 2012, 09:39:31 PM
It's less sweet, and a bit hoppier. I'm not a huge fan, but lots of folks are. My kids went to the brewery on release day, and they said that guys were rolling out of there with hand trucks full of the stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 24, 2012, 01:59:19 AM
I was surprised at how sweet the Mad Elf was honestly, for such a high ABV beer. With a name like "Nugget Nectar", it sounds like would be pretty sweet.

So I noticed that Sam Adams spring beer this year is Alpine Spring, replacing the Noble Pils? I heard the Noble Pils was pretty good but I've never been a big Sam Adams guy so I didn't try it. The only Sam I've really enjoyed have been the Winter Lagar and the Oktoberfest
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on February 24, 2012, 05:44:20 AM
I had sushi the other night and had three Kirin Ichibans to wash it down.

Damn good beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 06, 2012, 06:32:33 PM
Heading to a new place tomorrow for lunch.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/aroogas_draft_house_sports_bar_1.html

FWIW...check the last pic in the story. LOL
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 07, 2012, 12:52:09 PM
Lunch: Victory Uncle Teddy's Bitter on cask, followed by a snifter of Bell's Hopslam. Oh, and a few wings. Ahhh...wake me up when it's time to go home, okay?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on March 08, 2012, 03:22:34 PM
i'm starting to mess around with some flavored vodkas. for no reason at all. made these strawberry and pear jars last night, and like 12 hours later the fruit is already almost completely white and the vodka is bright red and pear color (tan?). i'm also making some habenero bacon vodka later which i assume is going to be amazing in bloodys.

(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1958/42248310151376224925290.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 08, 2012, 03:38:21 PM
Last week my squaw filled up jar with gummy bears and dumped in a bunch of vodka.  Stuck it in the fridge for 2 days and the gummy bears tripled in size.  Was like doing a jello shot but gayer. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 08, 2012, 03:51:15 PM
i tried the vodka thing last year and it did nothing for me...in theory its sounds like a cool idea and the jars look awesome...but i didnt get a very strong flavor from it and it def wasnt worth the time it takes...id much rather just buy regular vodka and add nectar to it....or even just buy flavored vodka

Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 08, 2012, 03:38:21 PM
Last week my squaw filled up jar with gummy bears and dumped in a bunch of vodka.  Stuck it in the fridge for 2 days and the gummy bears tripled in size.  Was like doing a jello shot but gayer. 

that sounds dope....im gonna try that with swedish fish

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 08, 2012, 04:29:08 PM
Hmm.....I do love me some swedish fish.  Might have to try that one out.  I laughed at how big the gummy bears got.  Fat little fargers did give me a solid buzz although I don't recommend eating them by the handful.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on March 08, 2012, 05:15:08 PM
What about gummy worms and tequila?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 08, 2012, 08:39:24 PM
I've heard that the swedish fish thing works great...and skittles (separated by color).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on March 08, 2012, 08:40:42 PM
racist.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 08, 2012, 08:44:33 PM
Just giving them the full experience of their fruity heritage.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 08, 2012, 09:55:05 PM
The Swedish fish thing is a goddamn genius idea.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 08, 2012, 10:09:18 PM
Settle down homos.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 08, 2012, 10:56:38 PM
hey, why do you think they call them gummy bears?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 09, 2012, 04:00:50 PM
QuoteDecember 21, 2008, 10:00 pm

By DAVID KRAMER

One thing I miss about drinking is hanging out in bars.

For years my wife and I resisted owning a television, so I would use my local bar like the family room, and go there to watch sports on TV. My wife used to tell me with pride that during the summer months, when the windows were open at my local, the bartenders would see her walking by on her way home and shout greetings to her outside, whether I was at the bar or not.

My local bar was Peter McManus over on 7th Avenue and 19th Street in Manhattan. It's an Irish place with worn banquettes and stools and an old, beat-up bar complete with a fish tank and photographs of family and patrons going back for generations.

I used to joke that I was surprised to be treated like a regular over there because I always considered myself to be firmly irregular. And as much as I did frequent the place, there was a group of guys and women who were always there. From my vantage point, they were the real regulars. Still, I was treated really well at the bar no matter how often I showed up.

McManus is one of those rare New York bars that still understands and holds dear the concept of the buyback — a drink on the house for every few you buy. And depending on the bartender and the length of my drinking session, the buybacks could be plentiful. Every now and then, the cadence of the buybacks would increase and I would find myself going one-for-one with the bartender, which made it difficult to slip out in a moment of polite one-upmanship.

I thought this was just great. I knew that buybacks didn't go to just anybody. They were a perk of the inner circle, the handful of patrons who were genuinely liked and trusted by the staff. So a buyback didn't just mean free beer — a great concept on its own. It meant acceptance. It meant I was on one of the rings of the inner circle.

Of course, there was a trade-off for all those buybacks; you had to tip nicely. Most nights I drank too much, left big piles of cash on the bar and staggered home. Being a big tipper was not something you could accuse me of in most circumstances. I still remember going out for dinner with my grandmother in Florida, where after an obscenely large early-bird special, she packed up all the extra food and the basket of rolls to take home and told me to tip one dollar per person. This was etched firmly into my tipping ethos.

When my wife and I got married in the early 90's and we started looking for a place to live in Manhattan, my only condition was that our apartment be near a bar I liked. We lived briefly on Second Avenue in the West 30's, but I didn't like the local bar very much so we soon moved to Chelsea, where I settled on McManus.

This was about 1993 and I was becoming more and more obsessive about the Knicks at the time. I was a loud and vocal fan, and soon became friendly with the bartenders during the prime Patrick Ewing-Charles Oakley years. I hoped to drink them to a championship. I often laughed to myself about the fact that I lived within walking distance of Madison Square Garden, but could not think of a more magical place to watch those games than from a stool in My Bar.

After a few years on 21st Street, we decided to move. I remember walking into McManus and telling Bruce, one of the bartenders there, that I was about to move out of the neighborhood. I remember his glum expression as he told me to wait a minute, then left and came back with a beer.

"This one's on me," he said. "Where are you moving to?"

"Twenty-fifth Street!" I said, holding my free beer. In those days, any place above 23rd Street was decidedly not Chelsea, and we both laughed hysterically. I don't think I paid for a drink the rest of the night. Despite the long commute I now had, I managed to maintain my regular status.

                                                             *    *    *

Last winter when I was still drinking — long after the demise of the Knicks — I was in McManus. I was sitting next to Bruce at the end of the bar where the off-duty cops and bartenders typically hung out. On this particular night there were no cops in the house; it was relatively slow. Suddenly, at the middle of the bar, a customer began yelling at one of the bartenders. The guy had been cut off. And he didn't like it. Everyone at our end of the bar looked over with concern, and the guy opened up his jacket like he had a gun in his waistband. All around me everyone jumped into action.

Someone grabbed a bat and jumped over the bar. Bruce got up and he and a bunch of others ran and began pushing this guy out the front door. For a split-second I just sat there. All alone now, sitting at the bar, I considered that after all these years, I had never been in a bar fight. I had no idea what to do — and that guy had a gun for all I knew.

Something drove me just then to jump up. I started across the bar and made it in time to join in on pushing the angry customer out the door. We all got outside and almost on cue a police cruiser stopped on the corner to see what was going on. They guy took off and the cops never got out of their car. They didn't chase him; nobody had really seen a gun anyway. We all went back inside and drank some more.

When I got home I woke up my wife. I told her about how I had been in my first bar fight — if that was what that was. Then I told her the details of what had happened.

I told her about that split-second, how I was frozen on my bar stool and didn't know what to do. But then every free drink that I had ever had, and the potential of that ending — forever — flashed before my eyes. No more special treatment. No more buybacks ... The thought was staggering. I just had to do something.

She couldn't believe I had been so stupid: "You have a son!" She couldn't believe I would run right into the scuffle when there may well have been guns involved. What would she have done if I had been shot or killed?

I promised her I would never do anything like that again, and now that I am not spending time in bars, it's an easy promise to keep. But to tell the truth, even now, I know there is just no way I could have lived with myself if I had been still sitting on that stool when all the guys from the bar came back inside.

Bad judgment? Sure. But I wouldn't blame the alcohol. I never did have very good judgment, and still don't, even though I am sober.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 09, 2012, 04:12:18 PM
Yes, bad judgement:  It was bad, awful judgement to let your drinking get so f'n bad you had to stop, dickbag.  Now you can't drink anymore and those of us who still can don't give a shtein about your goddamn bar stories. 

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2012, 07:06:58 PM
i love how he acts like buybacks in nyc are only for regulars...you drink steadily in a nyc bar for more than an hour and you are guaranteed of getting a buyback
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 09, 2012, 09:19:43 PM
First, that story was too damned long.

Second, buy backs are cool. I never stayed in one bar long enough to get any buybacks, but I was in one with my late BIL, and it was pretty magical to behold. Befriend the bartender and you will never go dry.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 09, 2012, 10:45:55 PM
I spent a large portion of liberated whore moneiez in downtown bars.

farg all of you who did not.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2012, 11:12:36 PM
WTF is this story about and why did it take 18 paragraphs to tell it?  It could have been much shorter and gotten the same point across. 

I went to this bar frequently but didn't feel like I was a regular eventhough the bartender gave me buy backs, which are reserved only for the most loyal and dedicated customers.  So I was included in this bar stool fraternity even though I just said I never felt like it.  By the way, the bar I went to is one of the last remaining bars in America that gives buy backs.  Did you know that?  Aren't I awesome for finding one of the best kept secrets ever?  This could only happen in NY. 

Then one day I said I was moving and the bartender was like "oh noez!" and I was like "it's only 4 blocks up the street, lolololoz."  He gave me a drink on the house because of my superior wit.  Then this one guy was drunk and angry and made a gesture that indicated he had a weapon.  Everyone else in the bar sprang into action while I came to the realization that I had never been involved in a bar fight before and began to wonder what the proper protocol was.  Once I noticed that the bar patrons had the situation well in hand, I sprung in to action with the same verocity as the guy who doesn't want to do any heavy lifting so he just uses his finger to push a little bit while everyone else does all the work.  Then I had a few drinks to help calm my nerves and bring me down from my adrenaline high. 

I went home and told my wife hoping that she would be sexualy aroused at my machismo but she reminded me who is really in charge in our house and now I'm not allowed to drink anymore.  I miss my balls.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 09, 2012, 11:18:07 PM
It was just a story about an ex drunk and his buy backs.

Settle down already.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2012, 11:33:25 PM
yeah i dont get the big deal...its actually a decent write up...i just wish he knew more about nyc bars...especially since he acts like hes the expert
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 09, 2012, 11:36:55 PM
He sounds like someone my age who's been * asked * to cut out boozing.

I'd farg his wife while he's out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2012, 11:38:49 PM
i have no qualms saying i will 100% die young of liver disease due to drinking...and my girl knows this...but id rather live my life to the fullest for its first 50-60 years than live a middling existence but stay born till 85
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on March 10, 2012, 09:04:29 PM
cracked open those vodkas today and the pear is incredibly good...sweet enough to drink on the rocks, and i can't stand vodka on the rocks. maybe the best tasting vodka i've ever had. the strawberry was definitely milder...tastes really fresh like you're cramming a strawbeery in your mouth with each sip....100x better than the artificially sweet ones...but not strong enough to drink straight. at least for me. i imagine it will be very good with a mixer though.
the habanero / bacon is obviously vomit inducing by itself but i will rate again after making bloodies with it for sixers tomorrow...i have a feeling it will be bangin.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 05:21:19 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/427495_10151388311070175_108854825174_23730666_1967864054_n.jpg)

supposedly coronoa 40's just hit the US...i despise coronoa but the bottle is pretty hott....has anyone ever seen these in their local market :hbionicbatsignal
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 11, 2012, 05:44:09 PM
Looks interesting, I won't go out of my way to drink Corona but it's okay every once in a while.

Bud Light is my every day beer, so last night I tried a Bud Platinum. Taste like shtein but it has more alcohol in it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 05:49:48 PM
never heard of bud platinum....how much more alcohol does it have

bud btw i think has the most alcohol of any big brewery domestic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on March 11, 2012, 05:55:15 PM
Corona is a nice beer-like beverage on a hot day, when the drink is nice and cold. When it gets warm, though, Corona gets pretty nasty. I don't think I could down a 40 fast enough.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 11, 2012, 06:00:06 PM
I tried Shock Top Raspberry Wheat yesterday. I've tried a few fruit flavored beers before but thought they were awful. This one had a nice taste to it. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 06:05:44 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 11, 2012, 06:00:06 PM
I tried Shock Top Raspberry Wheat yesterday. I've tried a few fruit flavored beers before but thought they were awful. This one had a nice taste to it.

im the same way with flavored beers...they generally repulse me....but this cat that tailgates with us and brews his own beer makes a strawberry i think?...and its pretty refreshing
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 11, 2012, 08:53:47 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 11, 2012, 06:00:06 PM
I tried Shock Top Raspberry Wheat yesterday. I've tried a few fruit flavored beers before but thought they were awful. This one had a nice taste to it.

I farging love Shock Top. My room mate got a mixed case for xmas which included Belgium White, Raspberry Wheat, and Pumpkin spice, all 3 were farging delicious.

Quote from: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 05:49:48 PM
never heard of bud platinum....how much more alcohol does it have

bud btw i think has the most alcohol of any big brewery domestic

I think it has double the alcohol that regular Bud has. I like to pace myself so getting something that has double the alcohol content isn't up my alley.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 09:08:11 PM
holy farg double would mean 10%...which is stronger than any malt liquor.....i def wanna see this stuff now...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 11, 2012, 09:19:29 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 09:08:11 PM
holy farg double would mean 10%...which is stronger than any malt liquor.....i def wanna see this stuff now...

Apparently a regular Bud has %4.5 and Platinum has %6

(http://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2011/11/10/12/enhanced-buzz-1771-1320944979-9.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on March 11, 2012, 09:28:46 PM
I drank 4 beers as a "pregame" for the loop last night and ended up not needing a drink at the bar. 3 very strong, aged 3-6 months Dogfishes. I knew my tolerance has gone down over the last few months but goddamn.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 11, 2012, 09:38:45 PM
thats not accurate sd....bud has 5.0 i think maybe even a little higher

if this platinum is only a % higher nd gross then it can go to hell....if im drinking really gross (all beer is nasty) then it better be minimum 8%
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: mussa on March 12, 2012, 10:49:11 AM
Drink good beer, it tastes good and has high alcohol.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on March 12, 2012, 10:50:13 AM
Oh my god, do not engage IGY in conversations about beer. Have you people learned nothing over the past decade?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 12, 2012, 11:07:03 AM
We're still here while the smart ones have left. So no, we haven't learned shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on March 12, 2012, 11:13:08 AM
The board is The Walking Dead of messageboards

there are only a few main characters and none of them are likeable.

you know it sucks, but you keep watching out of some misplaced loyalty/force of habit
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 12, 2012, 11:23:05 AM
Lol....perfect analogy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on March 12, 2012, 01:14:26 PM
Not really because unlike here, walking dead has been pretty good for the last month
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 12, 2012, 02:50:50 PM
Bud platinum literally tastes like piss.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 12, 2012, 03:01:22 PM
Did you do a blind taste test to compare?  I hope you didn't drink both sample straight from the bottle. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 12, 2012, 05:20:08 PM
No but I did drink piss before....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 12, 2012, 08:50:43 PM
It was MURP's piss wasn't it?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 12, 2012, 09:58:49 PM
Haha NO!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on March 13, 2012, 04:35:39 AM
Quote from: SunMo on March 12, 2012, 11:13:08 AM
The board is The Walking Dead of messageboards

there are only a few main characters and none of them are likeable.

you know it sucks, but you keep watching out of some misplaced loyalty/force of habit

:-D   :CF Mission Statement
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 15, 2012, 06:44:00 PM
I am in Bloomsburg this week for work across from my hotel is the Turkey Hill Brewery. I have had 3 of their beers and all have been outstanding. The food is good too and relatively cheap.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 15, 2012, 07:15:29 PM
This is not the same Turkey Hill as that which makes excellent Sugar Water "Iced Tea," is it?  That ish is fantastic if you are diabetic, or a laborer.

(http://www.phoodie.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/0002073509275_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on March 15, 2012, 07:24:17 PM
Turkey Hill Iced Tea is pretty much all I drink at home haha

shtein is farging delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 15, 2012, 07:30:26 PM
No affiliation I am aware of.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 15, 2012, 09:17:16 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on March 15, 2012, 06:44:00 PM
I am in Bloomsburg this week for work across from my hotel is the Turkey Hill Brewery. I have had 3 of their beers and all have been outstanding. The food is good too and relatively cheap.

Are you shacking up with my mom?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on March 15, 2012, 09:48:11 PM
No but I am sure we could arrange something.  :-*
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 17, 2012, 06:53:06 PM
for xmas a got a jar of ole smokey apple moonshine....its not really moonshine its only 40 proof but it seems semi interesting....gonna crack it tonight after it wraps up chillin in the freezer

(http://williamlockyear.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/moonshine.jpg)
http://www.olesmokymoonshine.com/varieties/

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 18, 2012, 10:37:29 AM
No idea how I pulled it off, but I took $80 out last night, got annihilated, and woke up with $67 in my pocket.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 18, 2012, 10:39:29 AM
Check your bunghole for soreness, minor bleeding.  You probably turned a trick or two.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 18, 2012, 10:40:59 AM
Quote from: SD on March 18, 2012, 10:37:29 AM
No idea how I pulled it off, but I took $80 out last night, got annihilated, and woke up with $67 in my pocket.

Maybe you whored yourself out to the hottie who was groping you?

If so, well done.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 18, 2012, 10:50:31 AM
(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5273/cdec38efc2ac32070a0f6a7.jpg)

How cool is this motherfarger?

I wish I could vote for him twice.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 18, 2012, 12:27:37 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 18, 2012, 10:40:59 AM
Quote from: SD on March 18, 2012, 10:37:29 AM
No idea how I pulled it off, but I took $80 out last night, got annihilated, and woke up with $67 in my pocket.

Maybe you whored yourself out to the hottie who was groping you?

If so, well done.

Girlfriend and I broke up Monday so I moved on to someone younger and hotter. And thank you sir.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on March 18, 2012, 02:10:55 PM
Her mom didn't seem to approve, though.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 18, 2012, 03:28:33 PM
Quote from: SD on March 18, 2012, 12:27:37 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 18, 2012, 10:40:59 AM
Quote from: SD on March 18, 2012, 10:37:29 AM
No idea how I pulled it off, but I took $80 out last night, got annihilated, and woke up with $67 in my pocket.

Maybe you whored yourself out to the hottie who was groping you?

If so, well done.

Girlfriend and I broke up Monday so I moved on to someone younger and hotter. And thank you sir.

And she pays you for sex. That's a keeper.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 18, 2012, 04:36:28 PM
They call that a return customer in the industry.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 18, 2012, 10:19:52 PM
holy farg this baby borbon corn whiskey is strong as farg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 03:47:19 AM
baileys and skim milk: the perfect 4am night capper

word
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: paco on March 25, 2012, 03:39:24 PM
Picked up bottle of Crystal Head Vodka this past saturday.  Pretty damn smooth.  If I didn't have an ealry flight the next day I could have drank it all night long
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on March 26, 2012, 08:47:44 AM
that's the Dan Akroyd stuff right?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: paco on March 26, 2012, 11:46:41 AM
Yeah, thats the one.

While the bottle is pretty cool looking, it was kind of awkward breaking it out at my buddy's house.  He just had a kid last tuesday and flew in his wife's mother and sister.  Nothing says "welcome to this world, child" like drinking booze out of a skull.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2012, 02:03:35 AM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 07, 2012, 02:30:58 AM
Quote from: paco on March 26, 2012, 11:46:41 AM

While the bottle is pretty cool looking, it was kind of awkward breaking it out at my buddy's house.  He just had a kid last tuesday and flew in his wife's mother and sister.  Nothing says "welcome to this world, child" like drinking booze out of a skull.

i've tried that before simply because of the bottle and its totally meh.

also, those bottles have been popping up in several of my local bars in the last few months, i asked the bartender to crack one open for me the other day, and he said he had orders that he couldn't until dan ackroyd comes around. i guess it's some kind of marketing thing where he actually comes to each bar for some kind of opening ceremony or something. seems pretty douchy but i guess it's a good marketing ploy for anyone over 40 who still remembers who dan ackroyd is.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 07, 2012, 02:32:24 AM
what are those weird circular square candies...they seem like a skittles/jelly bean hybrid and i would like to try them.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 07, 2012, 02:45:00 AM
i think they are gobstoppers....who knows...the lady fills the jar
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on April 07, 2012, 03:21:05 AM
Flyers candy jar, sweet.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 25, 2012, 07:22:53 PM
Ended up trying Matty's vodka experiment.  We always freeze our pineapple cores for cooking, ended up throwing them in a mason jar along with some strawberries.  Curious to see what it turns out like. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 25, 2012, 07:53:56 PM
i tried them after like two weeks and they were good, then i made two more batches and kept them sealed for an entire month...they were pretty amazing. had a little party one night and everyone loved it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 25, 2012, 08:08:50 PM
what vodka experiment?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 25, 2012, 08:11:38 PM
Nice, its been 2 weeks and its pretty decent.  I'll keep it sealed for a month and see if the pineapple permeates thru.  I figured the strawberry would just give a hint of the flavor. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2012, 09:56:59 PM
I still need to do the swedish fish vodka thing...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on April 25, 2012, 10:17:39 PM
I tried it with gummi bears, and it didn't work out so well. Apparently I didn't get the right kind of bears, and I ended up with a snotty soup of nonsense that was neither good as a gummi nor as a drink additive.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2012, 10:21:43 PM
How long did you leave them soak?

I wonder if I should poke little holes in the fish to help absorb the liquor?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on April 25, 2012, 10:24:46 PM
No, dummy. You put them on fish hooks and leave them hang in the jar.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 26, 2012, 07:40:52 AM
wait we are talking about infusing alcohol again?

lol....i didnt know that a 4000 year old practice was now called "mattys experiment"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 26, 2012, 08:03:47 AM
The man invented it! 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 26, 2012, 08:05:02 AM
he didnt but i bet whoever did is somehow related to him
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on April 26, 2012, 08:12:58 AM
Thats pretty much a given
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on April 26, 2012, 11:29:31 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2012, 10:21:43 PM
How long did you leave them soak?

I gave up after maybe a week. The dissolving started almost immediately, and I wanted to see just how it would progress. I eventually tried making a drink with the juice, and when it hit the ice, it congealed into little tiny floating gummi globs, which made the drink kind of nasty. What was left of the whole bears was pretty gelatinous, and I didn't feel desperate enough to spoon the shtein into my mouth, so I just dumped it all out (it was a small batch, so no big deal).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 29, 2012, 03:09:55 AM
ive been a maniac tonight

fifth of peach vodka
pint of vsop
half a fifth of kahluah
just cracked my first 24 oz labatts ice
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 29, 2012, 06:12:10 AM
a handful of labatts and a sunrise later im destroyed....but still awake...barely...

someone please make sure im awake for the flyer game
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on April 29, 2012, 06:57:10 AM
Holy shtein!  Judas Priest young man, easy there.  Last time I mixed Kahluah wiith other libations I was a mess. 

I had three Margaritas made with some real zesty cheap ass Tequila earlier tonight.  Durango?  On sale at the local drug store.  Good lord was it bad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 30, 2012, 10:25:23 AM
i met a ladyfriend for brunch at 10:30 am yesterday...was planning to have a nice little relaxing sunday afternoon.

5-6 bars later, i came home at 2am last night, fuzzy memories of being at a german beer hall, taking my shirt off after briere kicked the puck into net, and attempting to play trivia at some bar. not going to look at my bank account this morning. also not going to work.

yay adulthood.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 07, 2012, 07:22:51 PM
match made in heaven


(https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/580949_4317908706373_1146159833_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 08, 2012, 10:59:31 AM
(http://s3.tinypic.com/2vd38kg.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2012, 11:16:32 AM
That's a MA match made in heaven. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 08, 2012, 02:13:59 PM
Lol. My Poppop used to drink Gene Cream Ale.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2012, 04:13:12 PM
Genny is a mainstay at the Moose and VFW

My pops used to call them Genny Screamers, because the next morning your'd blow out an O ring on the toilet.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 08, 2012, 05:48:02 PM
First time I ever threw up because of drinking was because of Genny Creams.

Good times.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 08, 2012, 09:11:11 PM
Never had one.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 12, 2012, 06:29:31 PM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8oj8RjlIBdg/T_7mJH-8W4I/AAAAAAACFqw/SlUEt54zp-I/s1600/712%2Bch.jpg)

Pulls down zipper...

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 13, 2012, 02:26:34 AM
That. Is farging awesome. I about creamed myself too.
And the bitch is also pretty hot.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on July 13, 2012, 04:21:29 AM
That girl you guys are referring to is really Dave Benett...it says so right there.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 13, 2012, 04:47:46 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 13, 2012, 02:26:34 AM
That. Is farging awesome. I about creamed myself too.
And the bitch is also pretty hot.

HA! 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 14, 2012, 01:15:17 AM
Quote from: hbionic on July 13, 2012, 04:21:29 AM
That girl you guys are referring to is really Dave Benett...it says so right there.

I'd say Dave's push up bra is really working for him
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 14, 2012, 01:36:56 AM
i've never seen mad men but i saw her on top chef once. that chick is married to the schnozzberries guy from super troopers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 14, 2012, 02:02:52 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on July 14, 2012, 01:36:56 AM
i've never seen mad men but i saw her on top chef once. that chick is married to the schnozzberries guy from super troopers.

I didn't even know she was a celeb, so I just googled her.

"I just googled her" has a nice sound, come to think if it.

Btw, was it you that recommended the high end tonic waters a while back? I tried a couple including Fever Tree that was probably over $3 for a 16 oz bottle. I wasn't that impressed then, maybe because I already had a few. But I found a left over bottle a couple of nights ago and made gin and tonics again. I liked it a lot. The difference wasn't huge but it still made the drink much more enjoyable. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on July 14, 2012, 07:22:02 AM
My local pub currently has 90-minute on tap. God bless America.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 14, 2012, 11:05:30 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on July 14, 2012, 02:02:52 AM


Btw, was it you that recommended the high end tonic waters a while back? I tried a couple including Fever Tree that was probably over $3 for a 16 oz bottle. I wasn't that impressed then, maybe because I already had a few. But I found a left over bottle a couple of nights ago and made gin and tonics again. I liked it a lot. The difference wasn't huge but it still made the drink much more enjoyable.

Yes, I have a constant supply of fever tree in my fridge these days. There is a fine line between delicious and zesty G&Ts but that tonic makes a huge difference for me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 14, 2012, 11:26:09 AM
It's all about the tonic not being flat.  I never buy any of the large size bottles.  Only the small glass ones.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 15, 2012, 11:24:32 AM
its obvious and boring but theres no substitute for canada dry tonic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 15, 2012, 11:39:22 AM
I slightly prefer Schweppes but probably couldn't tell them apart in a blind taste test.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 15, 2012, 11:40:40 AM
the taste is close...but canada dry is noticeably fizzier and stays fizzy longer
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on July 15, 2012, 09:28:22 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 15, 2012, 11:40:40 AM
the taste is close...but canada dry is noticeably fizzier and stays fizzy longer

everytime you told me this i thought it was bullshtein until i had schwepps last weekend and you are right. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 23, 2012, 07:15:03 PM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 23, 2012, 07:51:53 PM
His flipper probably smells like pig hoyda.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 23, 2012, 09:09:31 PM
I think you mean bacon.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 23, 2012, 09:33:30 PM
Bacon is belly. I mean hoyda.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 23, 2012, 09:37:52 PM
You must not be aware that Kermit likes to go elbow deep. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 23, 2012, 10:08:39 PM
All muppets go elbow deep.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 29, 2012, 08:39:45 PM
some fruity beer friends left in my refirgerator this weekend....cant hate on 8% tho...much background love to my CF peoples

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 29, 2012, 09:06:37 PM
My bro's girl is all over that stuff.  Its got a nice hit for 8%, and honestly takes like soda. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 29, 2012, 09:10:52 PM
its crazy sweet which isnt my thing so i could never drink even a six pack of it but its tolerable...and yes 8% is the key....were it 4.5 or some shtein i wouldnt even come close to considering it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 29, 2012, 09:17:47 PM
Preemptive Strike: 

Not setting your beer on your laptop would probably be a good step in the right direction to prevent you from mucking up the Computer thread with questions like "how do I get beer out of my computer?"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 29, 2012, 09:20:22 PM
noted
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 29, 2012, 09:21:17 PM
People actually leave the header expanded when they come here? Huh.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 29, 2012, 09:23:24 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on July 29, 2012, 09:21:17 PM
People actually leave the header expanded when they come here? Huh.

people who dont know anything about computers or the internet....#dumbasses
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 30, 2012, 03:37:58 PM
I leave it open because I click on the "view unread" link about a thousand times a day and if you collapse the header, it's gone
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on July 30, 2012, 06:31:42 PM
I never even realized you could collapse it until now.  But yeah....look at that little (http://www.concretefield.info/forum/Themes/core/images/upshrink.gif) hanging out up there next to the time and date. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 31, 2012, 07:56:21 AM
same here
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 04, 2012, 03:51:45 PM
sus would probably appreciate this more than anyone but today at the bar i had a handful of victory golden monkeys....pretty nasty stuff but 9% will get the job done
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 05, 2012, 10:05:35 AM
They're not my fave, but I find them far from nasty. But yeah, the 9% is A Good Thing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 05, 2012, 10:07:13 AM
Yeah they're a bit bitter-hoppy for my taste but still not "nasty"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 06, 2012, 09:28:09 PM
Sailor Jerry commercial with "Where Eagles Dare" by the Misfits uncut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02KuZvlRZY

Great commercial
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 10, 2012, 07:07:55 PM
vernors and old overholt what!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 16, 2012, 10:47:09 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188292/Alcohol-limits-Drunk-driver-Justin-A-Clark-0-627-blood-alcohol-content-TWICE-lethal-dose.html

standing ovation
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 16, 2012, 11:05:05 AM
The showroom picture of a Yaris was a nice touch.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 16, 2012, 11:10:37 AM
1 of 2 things will happen to this guy. He'll either realize that he's one lucky sumbitch to still be alive and will make smarter decisions, or, he'll think he's invincible and try it again. I just hope that when he dies, he doesn't take anyone with him.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 16, 2012, 11:14:43 AM
QuoteWhen police arrived, Clark was sitting in his car revving the engine and upon being asked if he knew what day it was he stated, 'three but now it is four.'
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 16, 2012, 02:59:20 PM
Hank the Angry dwarf just sits there and claps. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 18, 2012, 09:33:54 PM
went to a bar tonight that had 1.25 natty bohs and 25 cent natty bohs when the orioles hit a homer....i got a half chub when chris davis went yard and then ordered four drafts....which they suprisingly allowed
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 18, 2012, 11:53:21 PM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 10:31:02 AM
2012 top 20 party schools.....

1) West Virginia University
2) University of Iowa
3) Ohio University
4) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5) University of Georgia
6) University of Florida in Gainesville
7) University of California-Santa Barbara
8. Florida State University
9) Miami University of Ohio
10) Syracuse University
11) Penn State University
12) DePauw University
13) University of Wisconsin-Madison
14) University of Mississippi
15) University of Texas-Austin
16) University of Maryland
17) University of South Carolina
18) James Madison University
19) University of Maine
20) University of Tennessee

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on August 21, 2012, 10:33:04 AM
Big Ten represent
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 21, 2012, 11:37:08 AM
Ive always wondered how they come up with that list. Most DUI's? Most alcohol-based deaths? Most STD's?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 12:00:28 PM
there is an 80 question questionairre they had out to the students
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 12:14:13 PM
And the school that had the highest % of incoherent answers wins
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 12:52:18 PM
Legal Question for the board.  Anyone dealt with a DUI in Delaware? 

My buddy got popped with a DUI sunday morning at 8am.   Basically he drank all day Saturday, went to bed around 12:30, felt fine when he woke up and headed home from the beach.  Officer smelled booze on him still, did a test and he was shocked when he blew double the legal limit.  Best part about it was he had paid for a limo/taxi Saturday night to get him to Dewey and back. 

Would a judge give a crap if 8 hours after drinking he still blew double the limit?  He's a first time offender, never been arrested.  I don't know the ins and outs, and he's just shook that he could lose his license, and he has a commute to philly every day.  I just told him to go ahead an get the best lawyer he can and take any classes or whatnot they offer him.  He cant argue that he wasn't drunk, thats obvious.  Just tough to comprehend when he slept it off, and never thought that he was still feeling it. 

Moral of the story, eat more bacon. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 21, 2012, 12:55:39 PM
Damn. The only people I know to get a DUI were that same night of drinking, but I feel like that story could help him out a little bit if the judge believes it.

The only close friend I know who got a DUI got it while he was in Arizona and they royally farged him. Took away is license for two years, fined him a butt ton.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 01:02:51 PM
Yeah, I've known people who've gotten them the night of, but never the next day.  Something can be said for getting that shower in the morning and getting the stank off. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:17:39 PM
ive known a few people who got dui's the next day...all it takes is to wake up drunk and be stopped for anything....you actually smell more like alcohol the next day cause your body is getting rid of it and often if you are driving the next morning its because you are going home and probably havent showered or anything

anyway this isnt going to be the judges first dui like this and he/she probably wont care...sometimes its even worse because it shows how much you drank the night before and the judge will deem you have a serious drinking problem....duis arent just about drinking and driving but drinking ingeneral...thats why you go to alcohol counseling for them and not drinking and driving counseling

thats said the judge probably isnt going to have much to do with the case...dooks lawyer and the prosecutor will most likely cut a deal beforehand and 99.9% chance the court/judge acepts it....most first time dui's get pleaded out to a pbj...im sure it differs by state as far as losing your liscence but as long as he didnt refuse the breathlyzer i think he should be ok...make sure he enrolls in a class asap...the prosecutor and court will like seeing him be proactive and its a fig leaf of sorts to show hes taking the issue seriously
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 01:22:43 PM
Nah, he did the breathalyzer, and coudlnt believe that it was .14.  He acutally asked if they would draw blood, because he just couldn't fathom how that was right.  Now he's bugging because if its more than .15 he's considered out of the first time offender program.  He's already setup the classes and meets with his lawyer tomorrow.  He was completely complicit, the officer told him he knew he wasnt some POS, but once he set the wheels in motion it couldn't stop. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:23:14 PM
also if i got my liscence suspended id still drive to work...just dont be a douche and dont drive anywhere else...but if he does get it suspended in a lot of states theres the option of having an alcohol restricted liscence thats allows you to drive only to and from work....you can also i think get an interlock on your car in lieu of losing a liscence

btw liscence is easily the hardest word in the english language to spell and i still dont know how to do it...if i ever get it right its only because of a wild and lucky guess
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:24:40 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 01:22:43 PM
Nah, he did the breathalyzer, and coudlnt believe that it was .14.  He acutally asked if they would draw blood, because he just couldn't fathom how that was right.  Now he's bugging because if its more than .15 he's considered out of the first time offender program.  He's already setup the classes and meets with his lawyer tomorrow.  He was completely complicit, the officer told him he knew he wasnt some POS, but once he set the wheels in motion it couldn't stop.

if he was shcoked because he didnt think he drank that much the night before thats one thing....but if hes shocked cause it was the next day then he shouldnt be

.14 is not that high for the morning after a binge fest
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 01:25:36 PM
Between the butchering of 'fig leaf' 'complicit' and 'liscence' I think you should both probably just jump off of a bridge.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:28:05 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 01:25:36 PM
Between the butchering of 'fig leaf' 'complicit' and 'liscence' I think you should both probably just jump off of a bridge.

it is a fig leaf because no way dook is taking those bogus classes for real nor does he think he needs them and he will absolutely drink and drive again someday

i have no defense for liscence
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 01:31:38 PM
That's called offering/extending an olive branch. Not a fig leaf.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:32:31 PM
i believe an olive branch is a legitimate peace offering...whereas a fig leaf is an offering disguised in a ruse
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 01:45:51 PM
Fig leaf refers to ineffectively covering up something distasteful with something tasteful.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:54:26 PM
right....so hed be hiding the fact that he doesnt give a shtein about his situation by going to these classes on his own for no other reason than appeasing/fooling the court

his distateful attitude is being covered up by the tastefulness of his going out of his way on his own to take these classes
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 01:59:09 PM
No. But I'm disgusted with myself for even having this conversation so, sure.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 21, 2012, 02:16:53 PM
This is fascinating - please continue.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 02:19:53 PM
Well you see, extending an olive branch refers to offering a good faith compromise to a difficult situation, which is exactly what IGY is suggesting. The elaborate rationalization that IGY presents in an effort to cling desperately to his false believe that a fig leaf is somehow in play here just doesn't hold water.

Also, SB's boy wasn't complicit, he was compliant.

And license is spelled thusly.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 02:24:14 PM
fig leaf absolutely is in play....and in no way was i suggesting hed be making a good faith gesture...what you do is take the stupid class on your own so it appears to the court that you actually care when in reality you dont

you are upset with yourself because you had never heard of the metaphorical fig leaf before....so you and your smarty pant friends thought you could trip up the street smart but book dope moron...but you know what

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 02:26:23 PM
False on all counts. I use the fig leaf metaphor and the olive branch metaphor from time to time. Olive branch works better here, but my self loathing has now truly reached new depths so if you're insisting that this is a fig leaf situation you can just go right ahead and do that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 02:32:00 PM
My friends really are smart though. Woo-wee.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 02:38:14 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 21, 2012, 02:19:53 PM
Well you see, extending an olive branch refers to offering a good faith compromise to a difficult situation, which is exactly what IGY is suggesting. The elaborate rationalization that IGY presents in an effort to cling desperately to his false believe that a fig leaf is somehow in play here just doesn't hold water.

Also, SB's boy wasn't complicit, he was compliant.

And license is spelled thusly.
SO SUE ME NERD!

Honestly we should all go on a bender and drive off a bridge holding hands, Thelma and Louise style. 

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 02:39:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 01:24:40 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 21, 2012, 01:22:43 PM
Nah, he did the breathalyzer, and coudlnt believe that it was .14.  He acutally asked if they would draw blood, because he just couldn't fathom how that was right.  Now he's bugging because if its more than .15 he's considered out of the first time offender program.  He's already setup the classes and meets with his lawyer tomorrow.  He was completely complicit, the officer told him he knew he wasnt some POS, but once he set the wheels in motion it couldn't stop.

if he was shcoked because he didnt think he drank that much the night before thats one thing....but if hes shocked cause it was the next day then he shouldnt be

.14 is not that high for the morning after a binge fest
Matty must be technically drunk all the time
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 21, 2012, 05:02:23 PM
Pretty sure regardless of the state, a DUI means a loss of license. That word wasnt hard to spell at all.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 21, 2012, 06:19:05 PM
Quote from: DH on August 21, 2012, 05:02:23 PM
Pretty sure regardless of the state, a DUI means a loss of license. That word wasnt hard to spell at all.

It's actually pretty rare, at least for 1st time offenders.  Obviously I can't speak on behalf of every state, but I know that Missouri, Kansas, NC and Cali won't take your license for a 1st timer....assuming that you weren't a fleshpop who refused a field sobriety and/or breathalyzer. 

Worst I've seen done to 1st timers is they get a restricted license which only allows them to drive to and from work (and during work, if driving is part of their job) and court appointments.  Typically, the restriction is in place until court ordered fines, alcohol treatment and/or community service are completed which can be upwards of 6 months.

Also, there's nothing that SB's friend can do short of getting a lawyer who is savvy enough to find an error in the arresting officer's procedure.  DUI laws are only based on the amount of booze in your system when the cops pull you over.  It doesn't matter how much or how little you had to drink and it doesn't matter how long ago you drank.  He could have not drank for a week but if it's in his system, he's intoxicated.  You could just as easily stop off at a bar, have 1 beer, get in your car, be pulled over and still blow over the legal limit.  1 beer consumed will put damn near everyone over .08 immediately.  So unless you wait about an hour to give your body time to process the alcohol, you could get popped for DUI. 

Finally, who gives a shtein how easy or hard it is to spell license (or any other word for that matter)?  The board has a farging spell check feature for christ's sake. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on August 21, 2012, 06:31:18 PM
In ILL, the license (sp?) is suspended for 3 months if you complicity comply to the field sobriety tests; if you don't it's 6 months. If you follow the Implied Consent law, doing the stupid drunk tricks, you can get a work permit after the first month. I'm pretty sure anymore first time offenders have to get a breath-a-starter installed, where they gotta blow start the car to make sure they're still not hammered.

According to ILL lawyers, the best thing a first time offender can do is refuse all tests, not necessarily being a fleshpophead about it, but requesting legal representation. Apparently that way the lawdogs can actually fight the charges and win since there's no evidence.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 21, 2012, 07:32:44 PM
NJ is 7 months mandatory
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 21, 2012, 07:45:34 PM
We're gonna drink, we're gonna get drunk, we're gonna drive, and we're gonna pull it off every... single... fargING... TIME!

- Sam Kinison
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 22, 2012, 08:01:57 AM
in md you definitely do not lose your lisence for a first time offense unless you refuse the breathlizer

but md is a bleeding heart liberal hippie state
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 22, 2012, 08:54:01 AM
Quote from: Rome on August 21, 2012, 07:45:34 PM
We're gonna drink, we're gonna get drunk, we're gonna drive, and we're gonna pull it off every... single... fargING... TIME!

- Sam Kinison

which makes his cause of death all the more funny
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 22, 2012, 09:43:27 AM
It though Illinois was a hippie MA state, guess it just sucks ass.  I remember when i turned 16 and they just started doing the Zero Tolerance laws.  There was some oddity if you decided to move out of the state you got the ticket in, that you could get a license in an adjoining state no problem.  I have no clue if that was even an option then, or is now.  But if it is, He's gonna be moving to Good Ol Maryland
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 22, 2012, 10:07:56 AM
OK, here goes - I got popped back in early 08 in Jersey. Long story short, I blew just over the limit, and ended up losing my license for 7 months. In that time, I moved to Philly, and tried to get myself a PA license, which I was told I could not get because of reciprocity laws.

Bottom line, of all the stupid shtein I've done, getting a DUI was the worst. It ended up costing me upwards of 7K between legal fees and penalties, I lost my license for 7 months, and worst part is that it's embarrassing as shtein whenever it comes up..."Hey Mike, you wanna drive?....'umm, I cant'"

I look it as a good thing though because as cliche as it sounds, I probably would have killed myself if I kept living like that, and even if its just to selfishly protect myself from losing it again, I never drive even buzzed anymore. Weirdest part though was that I signed up for the classes right after it happened, and was never called to attend.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 22, 2012, 10:25:34 AM
I can say, the embarrassment is there.  He pretty much is depressed, spent two days loathing in bed, hasn't told any of his other buddies.  He retained a top rate local lawyer from Sussex County, De.  The southern judges don't appreciate bringing northern judges from Wilmington down.   It's just a zesty way to get popped. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: DH on August 22, 2012, 11:45:48 AM
I dont remember who said it, and Im not going back to look, but the most important thing is not to get the "best" lawyer, but one who knows the prosecutor. My lawyer knew the prosecutor well, and I got off with the penalties, fines, etc. Still ended up costing a ridiculous amount of money, time and embarrasment.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 22, 2012, 12:37:36 PM
99.9% of the time in a dui case it is more or less locked in stone what you are gonna get...especially for a first timer...no need to spend more than necessary on a lawyer

if you were challenging the validity of the breathylizer....trying to get off on some technicality...claiming police misconduct or some shtein like that then you want a good lawyer...otherwise you can basically represent yourself and not a whole lot is going to change

guidlines
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 22, 2012, 12:43:36 PM
Get a good DWI lawyer and your chances of beating it or having it knocked down to Careless or Reckless Driving increase exponentially. 

PS: Representing yourself in any court of law is a colossally stupid idea.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 22, 2012, 12:58:12 PM
Quote from: DH on August 22, 2012, 10:07:56 AM
I look it as a good thing though because as cliche as it sounds, I probably would have killed myself if I kept living like that, and even if its just to selfishly protect myself from losing it again, I never drive even buzzed anymore. Weirdest part though was that I signed up for the classes right after it happened, and was never called to attend.

THIS. I got mine a long time ago, like 2001. Believe it or not, I blew a .32, couple hours later when I got blood drawn I still had a .19. Anyway, luckily no one got hurt, and I was in school so didn't really care about the 3 month license suspension since I didn't drive up there anyway. At the time driving wasted was just a normal thing we all did. If it wasn't for this DUI I'm sure something much worse would have happened.

Even though it really hasn't affected my drinking much, I am probably the most responsible person that I know when it comes to driving. Maybe a handful of times in the last ten years have I driven with 2-3 beers in me, and never have I driven after any more than that.

Funny story about my classes though, wss taking them up in State College and saw an older girl from my HS there. Started shooting the shtein like "you have to take this bullshtein class too? yadda yadda". she was the instructor.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on August 22, 2012, 01:29:14 PM
i can't believe no one wants to take legal advice from a man who has guidlines
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 22, 2012, 01:32:17 PM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 09:21:12 AM
my girls mother is up from florida and she brought me this vodka i saw on drinking made easy a few months ago....its actually made from oranges....flavored vodkas are regular vodka and then flavored with fruit....but this one is made from oranges....its pretty damn good and im trying to find freshly squeezed oj somewhere around me e to have screwdrivers this morning...

you ever seen/heard of this romey?


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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on September 02, 2012, 11:33:16 AM
There's a television show called Drinking Made Easy?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 02, 2012, 11:37:57 AM
This surprises you?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on September 02, 2012, 11:40:45 AM
Kind of...never realized drinking was hard. I guess I'm a natural
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 11:42:57 AM
i cant tell if you are serious about never having heard of it or are making a joke....either way its a great show

http://drinkingmadeeasy.com/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 02, 2012, 01:24:48 PM
In the years I lived in NYC, I became accustomed to "buy-backs" from my regular pubs.  Every third or fourth or fifth drink, depending on the bar/bartender/crowd at the time, I'd get a round on the house.  There were no strict rules for this, and I only got them in bars I patronized regularly, but the courtesy could be counted on.

Is this practice unique to NYC?  I haven't had a single bartender give me a drink on the house in Baltimore.  What gives?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 01:28:53 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 02, 2012, 01:24:48 PM
In the years I lived in NYC, I became accustomed to "buy-backs" from my regular pubs.  Every third or fourth or fifth drink, depending on the bar/bartender/crowd at the time, I'd get a round on the house.  There were no strict rules for this, and I only got them in bars I patronized regularly, but the courtesy could be counted on.

Is this practice unique to NYC?  I haven't had a single bartender give me a drink on the house in Baltimore.  What gives?

i bring this same subject up all the time....yeah its a new york thing for the most part....on the rare occasion ive gotten them in some other big cities but its a practice in ny...and its not just for regulars....everytime i go to nyc i get buy backs almost anywhere i go
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 02, 2012, 01:33:49 PM
I have determined, through thorough experimentation, that AM all-you-can-drink bloody marys is not the fantastic idea that it initially appears to be.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on September 02, 2012, 01:44:19 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 02, 2012, 01:33:49 PM
I have determined, through thorough experimentation, that AM all-you-can-drink bloody marys is not the fantastic idea that it initially appears to be.

You might want to let matty know that was bloody mary and that he didn't get ass raped
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 02, 2012, 01:46:59 PM
I came to a similar conclusion, though I have to say it's still a pretty good idea.  In my testing however, I found that the bottomless Bloody Maria (con tequila en lugar de vodka) is every bit as fantastic as I thought it would be.

Just a tip, one functioning drunk to another.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 02, 2012, 01:52:45 PM
Quote from: SD on September 02, 2012, 01:44:19 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 02, 2012, 01:33:49 PM
I have determined, through thorough experimentation, that AM all-you-can-drink bloody marys is not the fantastic idea that it initially appears to be.

You might want to let matty know that was bloody mary and that he didn't get ass raped

Can't it be both?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 02, 2012, 01:57:11 PM
I don't frequent bars enough to give you a definitive viewpoint, but I have seen it in action with my late brother-in-law. I sat with him in a club in Bethlehem, and the buybacks were pretty frequent.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 01:57:21 PM
in the last two hours on this board matty has been accused of being a huge fan of child rape and getting his scphincter violated

what the hell is going on with that guy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 02, 2012, 02:00:57 PM
Child rape? Guess I missed that one.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 11:21:28 PM
is anyone crushing their liver tonight....everybody has to be off tomorrow no?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 02, 2012, 11:39:21 PM
yes...i am. beer and vodka/ginger ales
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 02, 2012, 11:56:56 PM
vodka ginger ales?

wtf?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2012, 12:28:20 AM
It was an accidental mix one time and it tasted pretty good....so there ya have it. I like to mix them up once in awhile
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:29:23 AM
try vodka and milk...i heard its wonderful
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on September 03, 2012, 12:36:46 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:29:23 AM
try vodka and milk...i heard its wonderful
Have you never heard of a moscow mule?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2012, 12:38:45 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:29:23 AM
try vodka and milk...i heard its wonderful

No thanks I'll stick with my goose and vernors
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:40:34 AM
Quote from: methdeez on September 03, 2012, 12:36:46 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:29:23 AM
try vodka and milk...i heard its wonderful
Have you never heard of a moscow mule?

no but if its vodka and milk ill pass
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:42:32 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2012, 12:38:45 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 12:29:23 AM
try vodka and milk...i heard its wonderful

No thanks I'll stick with my goose and vernors

lol at vernors...im suprised they sell that in houston....i thought that was a michigan thang...either way that and vodka is gross and is something id drink at four in the morning when i was out of pretty much every other possible combination
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 03, 2012, 03:03:39 AM
I cant imagine drinking vodka and milk without throwing up. I know white russians are a drink but  straight vodka and milk sounds disgusting. Better to just have vodka and vodka. Or vodka and water. Or water and water.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 03:06:56 AM
when i said that i was literally trying to think of the worst combination of anything...and vodka milk is what came to mind...i thought this was a good call until deez came in and acted like i was crazy for talkin shtein about vodka milk
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 03, 2012, 03:16:30 AM
it was a good call, although maybe vodka and soy milk might be worse
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 03:20:24 AM
i mean if you are gonna go soy milk you might as well just drink semen and vodka...but i was trying to avoid something like that
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 03:25:29 AM
oh and its been 15 hours and 23 minutes since ive had the screwdriver that kicked this shtein fest off
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on September 03, 2012, 04:20:48 AM
So the bums debacle was part of this binge?  I hope it helped.  I waited 4 hours until I cracked open the fire water.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 05:42:45 AM
this binge is ending now....my entire being is about to shut down and its getting light here....ill be back up around noon to do it again
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2012, 10:42:47 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 02, 2012, 01:24:48 PM
In the years I lived in NYC, I became accustomed to "buy-backs" from my regular pubs.  Every third or fourth or fifth drink, depending on the bar/bartender/crowd at the time, I'd get a round on the house.  There were no strict rules for this, and I only got them in bars I patronized regularly, but the courtesy could be counted on.

Is this practice unique to NYC?  I haven't had a single bartender give me a drink on the house in Baltimore.  What gives?

Wasn't there a long winded, douchey article or blog posted on this very subject?  Probably in the last year or 2.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on September 03, 2012, 11:43:30 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 03, 2012, 03:06:56 AM
when i said that i was literally trying to think of the worst combination of anything...and vodka milk is what came to mind...i thought this was a good call until deez came in and acted like i was crazy for talkin shtein about vodka milk
No I was calling you crazy for talking shtein about Vodka and Ginger, so you pulled out Method Man's recipe for worst drink ever.
But vodka and ginger beer is very good, it's called a Moscow Mule, and may have popularized Vodka in the US in the first place.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2012, 01:07:25 PM
If there was one, Sassy, I'd be much obliged if you would dig it up and post the link.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2012, 03:29:41 PM
I actually did a little skimming through this thread when I posted about it, but I have no clue when it was actually posted, or if it was even posted in this thread. Very well could have been posted in the random musings thread and I'm not about to try finding it in there.

Just take my word on it when I say that the author of the article in question was worse than atv, stalker, and none dumber combined.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2012, 03:57:19 PM
I had forgotten ATV, thanks for the reminder.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 04, 2012, 01:22:05 PM
Turns out it wasn't posted that long ago at all.....it only feels that way.  It's also important to note that Dio was the first person to comment on the story.  I don't know why it's important to note that.  It just is.   

Quote from: Rome on March 09, 2012, 04:00:50 PM
QuoteDecember 21, 2008, 10:00 pm

By DAVID KRAMER

One thing I miss about drinking is hanging out in bars.

For years my wife and I resisted owning a television, so I would use my local bar like the family room, and go there to watch sports on TV. My wife used to tell me with pride that during the summer months, when the windows were open at my local, the bartenders would see her walking by on her way home and shout greetings to her outside, whether I was at the bar or not.

My local bar was Peter McManus over on 7th Avenue and 19th Street in Manhattan. It's an Irish place with worn banquettes and stools and an old, beat-up bar complete with a fish tank and photographs of family and patrons going back for generations.

I used to joke that I was surprised to be treated like a regular over there because I always considered myself to be firmly irregular. And as much as I did frequent the place, there was a group of guys and women who were always there. From my vantage point, they were the real regulars. Still, I was treated really well at the bar no matter how often I showed up.

McManus is one of those rare New York bars that still understands and holds dear the concept of the buyback — a drink on the house for every few you buy. And depending on the bartender and the length of my drinking session, the buybacks could be plentiful. Every now and then, the cadence of the buybacks would increase and I would find myself going one-for-one with the bartender, which made it difficult to slip out in a moment of polite one-upmanship.

I thought this was just great. I knew that buybacks didn't go to just anybody. They were a perk of the inner circle, the handful of patrons who were genuinely liked and trusted by the staff. So a buyback didn't just mean free beer — a great concept on its own. It meant acceptance. It meant I was on one of the rings of the inner circle.

Of course, there was a trade-off for all those buybacks; you had to tip nicely. Most nights I drank too much, left big piles of cash on the bar and staggered home. Being a big tipper was not something you could accuse me of in most circumstances. I still remember going out for dinner with my grandmother in Florida, where after an obscenely large early-bird special, she packed up all the extra food and the basket of rolls to take home and told me to tip one dollar per person. This was etched firmly into my tipping ethos.

When my wife and I got married in the early 90's and we started looking for a place to live in Manhattan, my only condition was that our apartment be near a bar I liked. We lived briefly on Second Avenue in the West 30's, but I didn't like the local bar very much so we soon moved to Chelsea, where I settled on McManus.

This was about 1993 and I was becoming more and more obsessive about the Knicks at the time. I was a loud and vocal fan, and soon became friendly with the bartenders during the prime Patrick Ewing-Charles Oakley years. I hoped to drink them to a championship. I often laughed to myself about the fact that I lived within walking distance of Madison Square Garden, but could not think of a more magical place to watch those games than from a stool in My Bar.

After a few years on 21st Street, we decided to move. I remember walking into McManus and telling Bruce, one of the bartenders there, that I was about to move out of the neighborhood. I remember his glum expression as he told me to wait a minute, then left and came back with a beer.

"This one's on me," he said. "Where are you moving to?"

"Twenty-fifth Street!" I said, holding my free beer. In those days, any place above 23rd Street was decidedly not Chelsea, and we both laughed hysterically. I don't think I paid for a drink the rest of the night. Despite the long commute I now had, I managed to maintain my regular status.

                                                             *    *    *

Last winter when I was still drinking — long after the demise of the Knicks — I was in McManus. I was sitting next to Bruce at the end of the bar where the off-duty cops and bartenders typically hung out. On this particular night there were no cops in the house; it was relatively slow. Suddenly, at the middle of the bar, a customer began yelling at one of the bartenders. The guy had been cut off. And he didn't like it. Everyone at our end of the bar looked over with concern, and the guy opened up his jacket like he had a gun in his waistband. All around me everyone jumped into action.

Someone grabbed a bat and jumped over the bar. Bruce got up and he and a bunch of others ran and began pushing this guy out the front door. For a split-second I just sat there. All alone now, sitting at the bar, I considered that after all these years, I had never been in a bar fight. I had no idea what to do — and that guy had a gun for all I knew.

Something drove me just then to jump up. I started across the bar and made it in time to join in on pushing the angry customer out the door. We all got outside and almost on cue a police cruiser stopped on the corner to see what was going on. They guy took off and the cops never got out of their car. They didn't chase him; nobody had really seen a gun anyway. We all went back inside and drank some more.

When I got home I woke up my wife. I told her about how I had been in my first bar fight — if that was what that was. Then I told her the details of what had happened.

I told her about that split-second, how I was frozen on my bar stool and didn't know what to do. But then every free drink that I had ever had, and the potential of that ending — forever — flashed before my eyes. No more special treatment. No more buybacks ... The thought was staggering. I just had to do something.

She couldn't believe I had been so stupid: "You have a son!" She couldn't believe I would run right into the scuffle when there may well have been guns involved. What would she have done if I had been shot or killed?

I promised her I would never do anything like that again, and now that I am not spending time in bars, it's an easy promise to keep. But to tell the truth, even now, I know there is just no way I could have lived with myself if I had been still sitting on that stool when all the guys from the bar came back inside.

Bad judgment? Sure. But I wouldn't blame the alcohol. I never did have very good judgment, and still don't, even though I am sober.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 04, 2012, 02:07:29 PM
His doctor was right about his drinking!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 04, 2012, 09:11:08 PM
That is garbage rambling from an AA meeting.

F
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on September 04, 2012, 09:54:45 PM
Reading it again, that story is douchier than I remembered.
So if I got it straight, he just about lived in NYC bars for many years of his life until one night there was a "bar fight" where a whole bunch of guys shoved another one out the door who possibly may or may not have had a gun, and the guy ran away. So he doesn't go to bars anymore and now his wife isn't afraid.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on September 05, 2012, 11:36:02 AM
Don't forget about him also complaining about not getting enough free liquor.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 11:47:56 AM
Most people who have ever had a drink think that their personal version of drinking is the most interesting thing the world has ever seen. I know this first hand because my drinking has always and will always rule and you're all a bunch of lightweights with terrible drinking stories compared to me.

That story, though, was scraping bottom. It was pathetic on a level that is difficult to achieve. Most former drinkers lament the life they led and the decisions they made and therefor actually had a reason to quit. This guy liked drinking and the worst decision he ever made while drinking was to push someone out of a door as part of a mob of out-the-door-pushers. Sounds to me like he quit drinking because his wife is an uptight funholehair and still pines for the life because he never had a good reason to stop in the first place. What a douche.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 05, 2012, 12:16:38 PM
Yuengling released an Oktoberfest beer....I bought a 6 pack but haven't tried it yet. I've not been a big fan of their beers outside of the lager, but i have hope they'll do seasonals well.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 12:20:25 PM
Oktoberfests, and all pumpkin flavored beers, can go farg themselves. Just awful.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 05, 2012, 12:23:15 PM
I don't like pumpkin at all but I've been able to find a few autumn beers that I like. Dogfish's is alright, and I love the Sam Adams fall brew, though I don't think that's specifically pumpkin.

I'm not sure if Yuengling's is supposed to be pumpkin flavor either but if it is I'll send you a case.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on September 05, 2012, 12:31:09 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 12:20:25 PM
Oktoberfests, and all pumpkin flavored beers, can go farg themselves. Just awful.

Sam Adam's Octoberfest is the jesus.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 12:34:11 PM
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__mokxbTmuJM/SlT4uhOVgDI/AAAAAAAAECI/e6971-WBcOw/s400/john-turturro-as-jesus-quintana1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 05, 2012, 12:37:25 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 12:20:25 PM
Oktoberfests, and all pumpkin flavored beers, can go farg themselves. Just awful.

This couldn't be more true.

Also, while I occasionally like a decent IPA, it seems like the craze has gotten to the point where people will order pretty much anything on the menu with "IPA" in the title. I just don't get it. It's a good change of pace, but why would I want to go all hoppy all the time?

Still, I'd order an IPA before a garbage fall seasonal.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 05, 2012, 12:44:39 PM
IPA's are unbelievably gross
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on September 05, 2012, 12:51:13 PM
IPA's are like sleeping with a tranny. It's just weird at first, but eventually, it gets palpable. IPAs ladies and gentlemen.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on September 05, 2012, 01:08:16 PM
i have tall boys of shlitz in my fridge right now so i'm no beer snob but shock top makes a good, cheap pumpkin beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 05, 2012, 01:18:22 PM
In a blind taste test, almost no one could tell the difference between Blue Moon and Shock Top.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 01:19:45 PM
I can tell the difference and I think Shock Top is better. Cheaper too.

Edit: The Belgian style is what I'm referring to, of course. farg Oktoberfest horseshtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on September 05, 2012, 01:53:35 PM
I don't like flavored beer, in general. I like my beer to taste like, well, beer. I do like darker beers, though, and some of the fall stuff falls under that category. Sam is a good staple, in general. I do like Dogfish Head quite a bit, including their IPA...but not all the time. Their Raison d'etra is pretty badass, though.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phillycrew on September 05, 2012, 01:57:18 PM
Sam Adam's Octoberfest is the best.  I can't stand hbionic's tranny IPA's or some hipster PBR crap.  I'm interested if Yuengling's Octoberfest is decent since it would save some $ over Sam Adam's.  I'm already a fan of their black and tan in addition to their porter.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on September 05, 2012, 02:02:15 PM
For being cheap, Yuengling is very drinkable, pretty much across their varieties. I picked up a case a couple of weeks ago for $10, which was silly.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on September 05, 2012, 02:04:07 PM
Full disclosure, though-- I'm a big beer fan, but I don't drink much of it these days. I had a bunch the other day, but it was the first I've had one in weeks. My tastebuds love the stuff, but my body does better without it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 05, 2012, 02:06:58 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 05, 2012, 01:18:22 PM
In a blind taste test, almost no one could tell the difference between Blue Moon and Shock Top.
They both suck, so its tough to distinguish. 

I lurve IPA's.  But it depends on the brewer.  Stone always has winners.  Just had Black Diamond Brewing's Jagged Edge this weekend.  Nothing special, but worth the try.  Nothing beats a Stone Ruination. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on September 05, 2012, 02:08:26 PM
I'm not sure if I mentioned it in the beer or app threads, but there's a RateBeer app on android that's a nice resource to use when shopping for a good beer. Probably on iOS, too.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 05, 2012, 02:18:31 PM
im a beer Hoyda who only drinks light beer, but i started drinking Heineken Light a few months ago and it's farging delicious.  little pricey, but worth it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on September 05, 2012, 02:22:38 PM
Get it in the mini-keg, Sunny.  Awesome for tailgates.  An added benefit is if anyone tries to take any from it you can smash 'em in the face with it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 05, 2012, 02:24:13 PM
they make the light in the mini keg?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 05, 2012, 03:01:26 PM
Quote from: SunMo on September 05, 2012, 02:18:31 PM
im a beer Hoyda who only drinks light beer, but i started drinking Heineken Light a few months ago and it's farging delicious.  little pricey, but worth it.
Sunny, have you tried Moosehead Light Lime?  A buddy of mine swears they are the best lime drinks around.  I have to remind him that he's a hoyda who loves lime drinks. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on September 05, 2012, 03:05:25 PM
i don't drink lime beers much anymore.  i'm all growds up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 05, 2012, 03:13:06 PM
I'm like a proud father right now. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 05, 2012, 07:42:41 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 05, 2012, 12:34:11 PM
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__mokxbTmuJM/SlT4uhOVgDI/AAAAAAAAECI/e6971-WBcOw/s400/john-turturro-as-jesus-quintana1.jpg)

lol this cracked me up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 05, 2012, 10:19:37 PM
Had the Yuengling Oktoberfest on tap tonight....pretty much tasted like Yuengling, just a little darker. Pretty good.

Then again maybe the bartender just thought I was ordering Yuengling
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on September 06, 2012, 08:04:19 PM
Had the Dogfish pumpkin yesterday, and it wasn't as good as I remembered. Maybe this year's batch was made differently, but the pumpkin taste was just too much. I had a few Smuttynose pumpkin brews a couple of weeks ago, and the subtle flavoring was perfect.

Anybody else had Duclaw beers? I've come to really like their products. Excellent balance of favors.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 06, 2012, 08:07:04 PM
their beers are awful but i can walk to duclaw from the cribbo
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 06, 2012, 08:26:36 PM
XXSerum is some great IPA. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 06, 2012, 08:56:00 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on September 06, 2012, 08:04:19 PM
Had the Dogfish pumpkin yesterday, and it wasn't as good as I remembered. Maybe this year's batch was made differently, but the pumpkin taste was just too much. I had a few Smuttynose pumpkin brews a couple of weeks ago, and the subtle flavoring was perfect.

Anybody else had Duclaw beers? I've come to really like their products. Excellent balance of favors.

I've found I enjoy the Punkin Ale when it's on tap, not so much out of the bottle.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 12, 2012, 03:10:18 PM
Quote from: DH on August 21, 2012, 05:02:23 PM
Pretty sure regardless of the state, a DUI means a loss of license. That word wasn't hard to spell at all.
Quick update.  The arresting officer apparently never filed his paperwork, and he was given a Dismissal without prejudice.  That means everything he was charged with the speeding and DUI are out.  They can be brought up at any time, especially if he gets in any more trouble.  But he lucked out.  Still out $2500 just in legal fee's.  I really wonder if the officer just felt bad after it all and figured it was a lesson to be learned. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 12, 2012, 03:32:13 PM
sounds like a pbj which is pretty much the verdict in almost every first time dui offense in maryland
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 12, 2012, 04:03:40 PM
I cant get beyond that letter combo and keep thinking of a sandwich
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Tomahawk on September 12, 2012, 04:08:39 PM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 22, 2012, 03:30:35 PM
dio you ever had pikesville rye?

picked up a bottle today in crackamore....looks like quite the rot gut
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 22, 2012, 05:49:25 PM
Nope, let us know how it goes.

Generally speaking, Rye is too harsh for drinking neat and I'm not much for bothering to mix drinks, so I don't go for in for Rye.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 25, 2012, 08:56:39 PM
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/sep/24/ut-fraternity-suspended-over-graphic-alcohol/?print=1

lol....what?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 28, 2012, 06:37:03 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 22, 2012, 05:49:25 PM
Nope, let us know how it goes.

not well

even for rot gut its brutal

not that you were thinking about but DO NOT buy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on September 28, 2012, 07:00:09 PM
Duly noted.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: paco on October 01, 2012, 12:33:14 PM
my new beer koozie (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006SNUVPC/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3C_SC_dp_1)

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 03, 2012, 02:04:46 PM
I'm still hungover from a bachelor party Saturday.  I keep randomly feeling like I'm about to pass out.  Impressive display of destroying myself. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 03, 2012, 02:39:58 PM
dc just opened up its first legal distillery today...stopping by after work to get a bottle of their first batch of gin.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on October 03, 2012, 05:54:10 PM
for consumption tonight, AMIRITE!?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 03, 2012, 08:12:52 PM
Went to the brew fest in Kennett Square this weekend, and it was excellent. We had tickets for the "connoisseur event," which let us try from about 38 different brews for the first hour and a half. The full event included something like 70 to 80 breweries, and it was packed with people.

One of my faves was the Allagash Curieux, which is a Belgian tripel aged in bourbon barrels.

(http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/assets_c/2012/01/allagash%20curieux%20002-thumb-400x300-60325.jpg)

We went to Total Wine and picked up a few bottles to bring home for a special occasion.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 05, 2012, 04:32:25 PM
just bought a bottle of this today...saffron infused gin. clerk told me it was great but i'm skeptical. but hey, orange gin.

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 05, 2012, 04:33:32 PM
A Two Stones Pub opened up here and I went last week. They had just had a Dogfish Tap takevoer the day before so it was nearly all Dogfish. They had a keg of 2009 Old School that tasted delicious. 100% better than a brand new bottle of the stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 05, 2012, 07:49:11 PM
Was it just a straight keg, or was it a firkin?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 05, 2012, 07:57:46 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 05, 2012, 07:49:11 PM
Was it just a straight keg, or was it a firkin?

hmm..I guess I have no idea. I assume a keg because they always have one beer there on cask that they advertise, so I would assume they'd advertise if they had any others not in the standard keg?

I'm not entirely sure what a firkin is though...they're similar to casks, no? usually wooden and smaller?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 05, 2012, 11:58:06 PM
A firkin and a cask is very similar, in that they are both lightly refrigerated and naturally carbonated. But usually with a firkin they put additional flavoring items into the barrel and age it to give it a different flavor.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 20, 2012, 07:02:05 PM
that saffron gin i posted earlier was actually really good...finished most of the bottle just drinking it on the rocks, pretty delicious.

today i got a bottle of Bluecoat gin, pretty much because it's in a cool bottle. Mixed one up with Fever Tree tonic and cucumbers, one of the better G&Ts I've had.


also i have never seen or heard the word firkin. sounds like a retarded person trying to curse.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 21, 2012, 10:14:37 AM
The kids' place had a pumpkin beer event on Friday. 11 different pumpkin beers on tap, one of them (Weyerbacher) in a firkin. I'm not a huge pumpkin beer fan, but it was nice doing a tasting flight.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on October 21, 2012, 10:28:39 AM
I had Saranac pumpkin ale last night. They come in this 32 oz. jug handle type for 5 so I gave it a try. Really wanted the Dogfish pumpkin ale but it was $10 for a 4 pack.
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on October 22, 2012, 03:23:56 PM
i hate those "i was so drunk...." guys but i was so drunk at my sister in law's wedding.

started with a flask of jameson pre and post ceremony, and vodka tonics from 6pm to 330am.

i don't remember much from the hotel bar afterwards, except when the bartender called last call i ordered 5 v&t's to keep me going. 

story sucks, sorry.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on October 22, 2012, 03:48:18 PM
Delete.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 28, 2012, 10:16:24 PM
i just shtein and the entire bathroom smelled like liquor
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 29, 2012, 04:02:51 PM
Got a bottle of Rouge Double Chocolate Stout I may crack open tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on October 29, 2012, 10:02:21 PM
Quote from: SunMo on October 22, 2012, 03:23:56 PM
i hate those "i was so drunk...." guys but i was so drunk at my sister in law's wedding.

started with a flask of jameson pre and post ceremony, and vodka tonics from 6pm to 330am.

i don't remember much from the hotel bar afterwards, except when the bartender called last call i ordered 5 v&t's to keep me going. 

story sucks, sorry.

I just want to know if you hurled.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 29, 2012, 10:03:26 PM
lol @ "hurled"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 30, 2012, 12:10:34 AM
gin and juice since this morning....now onto wine
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagles_Legendz on October 30, 2012, 12:20:49 AM
sierra nevada torpedo extra IPA
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 30, 2012, 12:26:36 AM
is that english?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagles_Legendz on October 30, 2012, 12:47:17 AM
not if i have much more
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 30, 2012, 12:53:58 AM
i dont know what it is but keep at it.....its the only way to achieve epic liver status one day
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on October 30, 2012, 01:04:27 AM
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on October 30, 2012, 12:20:49 AM
sierra nevada torpedo extra IPA

Never had it, but it sounds delicious. I'll look for it next time I go to the le beer shoppe.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 30, 2012, 01:23:38 AM
lol
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 24, 2012, 05:33:49 PM
This was last night. Had Bitches Brew, Palo Santo Marron, and Chicory Stout.

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 24, 2012, 07:29:58 PM
They did a tap takeover at a Two stones here about a month back. They brought aged Olde School and 120, I think the Old School was like 3 years old....sooooo good.

Also love having Theobroma on tap
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 26, 2012, 06:49:17 PM
Got a bottle of Trader Joe's 2012 vintage dark ale because it came in a large bottle for $5.49. Most aged vintage beers/ales I've had are overpriced gimicky fru fru products that might be ok for one third the price but still odd. This was wasn't bad at all though, probably because it was fresh rather than aged in some kind of oak barrel 4years ago, even though it was "on lees" which is a wine fermentation term. Packed a surprising punch. When I looked at the bottle I saw it was a full 750ml and it carried its 9% abv well. Good buzz/$ value.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 02, 2012, 01:17:42 PM
went bar hopping in nyc yesterday...one of the spots we went to....one of my very favorite bars in the world
(http://images.nymag.com/listings/bar/1subwayinn.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on December 02, 2012, 05:08:00 PM
What's cool about it? Serious question. Never been to NY so when I make it one day, it would be cool to put it on the list.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 02, 2012, 05:16:56 PM
its just a classic old school ny dive bar...something that has been dying off since the 90's

its also on the upper east side in an extremely affluent area....in fact its just up the street from bloomingdales

any bar with a neon sign storefront = awesome
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 14, 2012, 11:40:16 PM
got a jug of something called meadowbrook farms egg nog made in philadelphia.....it comes with bourbon brandy and whiskey already incorporated but not super strong....i think its 18%...but add philadelphia rye to it and its a philly christmas treat
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 20, 2012, 07:48:21 PM
Hey Sus, I know you're around the area somewhat...have you had anything from Twin Lakes Brewery yet? I had their winter warmer Jubilicious the other day and it was excellent. Unfortunately they're so small they don't bottle any of their shtein, so you can only get it at whatever bars they send it to. I think they do sell their IPA in cans at some liquor stores though.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 23, 2012, 01:44:59 PM
Had a Xmas party last night. Drank from noon yesterday till 5 am. I'm in zombie mode on the couch in pajamas watching the bums. What's cool is pretty much every group of people that showed up brought a bottle of something. Woke up and there's a bottle of Makers Mark, Sailor Jerry, Jack Daniels, Patron, Ciroq, Captain Morgan and a few bottles of wine.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 23, 2012, 04:18:23 PM
Same here - I ended up going to a Christmas party with my cousins. We were supposed to have a bonfire at their place but it was too dangerous with the winds yesterday. I was supposed go down the city with Sunny & igy but obviously never made it. I was blacked out by 3am and somehow woke up in time to make it down to Delaware Park to get NFL bets in.

I started with beer and ended with shots of vodka and bourbon. I am in bed watching redzone hungry as farg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 23, 2012, 04:34:33 PM
Phreak you don't have to go all the way down to Del Park anymore to place your bets (unless you just want the experience of being in the casino of course). Delaware passed a law that allowed 20 or so businesses within the state to offer sports betting, and a large majority of them are much closer to the PA border than the casino. Stanley's Tavern (the one Bergey used to part own) is one of them, and that's literally 2-3 minutes from the border, less if you don't hit red lights.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 23, 2012, 04:55:30 PM
No shtein? Good info - thanks!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 23, 2012, 04:59:21 PM
Yup, here's a list of the businesses you can find the betting cards at by county...

http://www.delottery.com/games/sports/sportsretailers.asp

Stanley's, Fairfax News, Famous Jack's and Famous Joe's are all pretty much right over the border. If you wanted to stick around to drink and watch games, Stanley's is the best by far out of those choices in terms of food and drink selection and atmosphere.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 24, 2012, 08:22:25 AM
Quote from: Munson on December 20, 2012, 07:48:21 PM
Hey Sus, I know you're around the area somewhat...have you had anything from Twin Lakes Brewery yet? I had their winter warmer Jubilicious the other day and it was excellent. Unfortunately they're so small they don't bottle any of their shtein, so you can only get it at whatever bars they send it to. I think they do sell their IPA in cans at some liquor stores though.

Sorry for the delay...

Yeah, I've had some of their stuff before, mostly at beer festivals (and I think at McKensie's in Glen Mills). Pretty good overall. I tried to visit them on a random Friday a while back (after the Bengals game), only to discover that they are only open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It's pretty much just a little estate in Greenville, and it was a pretty strange experience. I ended up going to Boxcar in West Chester (another strange, but much better, experience).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 30, 2012, 04:35:40 PM
had a pretty damn good quart of beer last nite from el salvador called regia
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:23:42 PM
What do you folks think about hard ciders?  I've been padding the revenue stream for Angry Orchard lately.  I prefer their "traditional dry" to their other marques.  I've also tried the woodchuck amber, their original, and it's comparable (though a tad weaker at 5% vs. 5.5%).  I also had the woodchuck pear cider...at 4% it's like drinking soda, and it's way too sweet for me.

Does anyone know of a cider that breaks the 5.5% ABV?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on January 03, 2013, 03:28:54 PM
I've tried Ace Pear Cider at the Ale House in Fredericksburg (there is one in Richmond and I think on the MD side). It's only 5%, but not as sweet as you'd expect. Pretty dry too. I like it on occasion.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 03, 2013, 03:30:00 PM
ive only had a few...one of them being woodchuck but i dont know the variety....i think it was their "regular"

i dont know the makers of the others ive had but they all have been pretty good however like you mentioned about the pear woodchuck they all have also been to sweet...i wasnt able to drink more than two or three before i needed to switch to something else
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:30:46 PM
I suspect it's difficult to get a higher ABV into cider for some reason.  I'm not a chemistry guy though, so I'd have to have someone explain it to me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on January 03, 2013, 03:32:39 PM
I am fairly sure it is because they use a different type of yeast in ciders than in traditional beer brewing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 03, 2013, 03:35:31 PM
theres def gotta be ciders stronger than the 5% range.....theoretically you can make it as strong as you want....i suspect they dont go real high because then it becomes a wine or at least starts to resemble a wine like taste and then its like whats the point of making a cider if you are going to go there
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on January 03, 2013, 04:11:25 PM
Over the holidays I had....

Twin Lakes Jubilicious
Anchor Christmas Ale
Goose Island Christmas Ale
Harpoon Winter Warmer
Breckenridge Christmas Ale

All goddamn delicious. I think the Harpoon might have been my favorite.....but the Breckenridge was really good as well.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on January 03, 2013, 07:08:59 PM
I had about two gallons of Young's Double Chocolate over Christmas.

Nummy
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 07:16:40 PM
I've seen a can of that and though bleehch!

I'm mistaken?  Chocolate beer?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on January 03, 2013, 07:29:43 PM
I've had a type of chocolate beer, pretty sure not that one, but it was delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on January 03, 2013, 07:29:46 PM
Pretzels go with beer. Chocolate goes with pretzels. It should work.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on January 03, 2013, 07:53:33 PM
Not really a chocolate beer, but you can definitely detect notes of it, along with coffee and occasionally toffee.

It's the farging business.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/664/73

It comes in bottles generally. Never seen the cans in person.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on January 03, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
I've had Rouge's double chocolate stout before...it was just a little too much for me. I'm not a fan of coffee flavored shtein so stouts aren't my thing
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on January 03, 2013, 07:59:56 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:23:42 PM
What do you folks think about hard ciders?  I've been padding the revenue stream for Angry Orchard lately.  I prefer their "traditional dry" to their other marques.  I've also tried the woodchuck amber, their original, and it's comparable (though a tad weaker at 5% vs. 5.5%).  I also had the woodchuck pear cider...at 4% it's like drinking soda, and it's way too sweet for me.

Does anyone know of a cider that breaks the 5.5% ABV?

Strongbow is 5%. Pretty sure the kind I was drinking in Australia in 98' was 8%. Not really into sweet tasting alcoholic beverages but Strongbow isn't half bad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 03, 2013, 08:19:26 PM
Young's Double Chocolate is farging delicious.  And it doesn't taste like a Hershey bar either.   Just a hint of it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 03, 2013, 08:42:59 PM
i bet chocolate stout tastes extra good at the soccer bar
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on January 03, 2013, 09:15:33 PM
I tried that Strongbow stuff once...nasty.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhanInDC on January 04, 2013, 08:20:54 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 03, 2013, 08:42:59 PM
i bet chocolate stout tastes extra good at the soccer bar

I'd bet you have no idea what you are talking about. I'd also bet that everyone here already knows that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 04, 2013, 08:23:34 AM
I've had the Strongbow as well.  It's alright, nothing special.  I certainly preferred it over the Pear Woodchuck.

so far:

Angry Orchard "Traditional Dry"
Woodchuck "Amber"
Angry Orchard "Crisp Apple"
Strongbow
Woodchuck Pear

Next time I buy cider I'll get the big Euro brand Magner's and see how that is.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 04, 2013, 11:19:18 PM
Check out:

http://jackshardcider.com/

...and...

http://docshardcider.com/

Jack's is made near Gettysburg, and they offer a nice, refreshing cider variety. I had the Doc's at a brew fest this summer, and I liked it a lot.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:43:10 AM
Youngs double chocolate has bee a favorite of mine for a long time. I like their line. I haven't seen their Old Nick barley wine style ale (I think it's called) in at least a couple of years but good for a change of pace. Have to be in the mood the the >7 % alcohol.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:30:46 PM
I suspect it's difficult to get a higher ABV into cider for some reason.  I'm not a chemistry guy though, so I'd have to have someone explain it to me.

Alcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 05, 2013, 07:34:31 AM
Thanks Sus.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 05, 2013, 07:36:01 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AMAlcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).

I'd imagine apples are loaded with sugar.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 05, 2013, 07:44:17 AM
Dio... if you like Guinness try a Black Velvet (Magner's & Guinness).

It's ridiculous.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 05, 2013, 07:47:36 AM
Hmm...never done that.  I've had a Black & Tan of course.  Sounds...interesting.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 05, 2013, 07:54:08 AM
Yep.  That's a good word for it.  I can't drink ten of them but mixing one in here and there is refreshing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 05, 2013, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:30:46 PM
I suspect it's difficult to get a higher ABV into cider for some reason.  I'm not a chemistry guy though, so I'd have to have someone explain it to me.

Alcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).
I think the max they can get on Cider drinks is like 14% to 17% based on a conversation I had with a home brewer at an Iron Hill Brew contest a few years back.  Guy had some ridiculous homemade cider, said its a pain to get cider even to 10%, and it involves freezing, then scraping off the water that freezes. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 06:15:47 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 05, 2013, 07:36:01 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AMAlcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).

I'd imagine apples are loaded with sugar.

They have a good bit of sugar but not nearly as much as grapes can get, especially if they are effected by a mold called botrytis which draws out the water content of the grapes and leaves the sugars very concentrated, which is why wine can naturally reach alcohol concentrations of > 18%. I have a bottle of wine that is about 30% residual sugar which means the grapes were probably 5 or 6 times as sweet as apples.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 06:17:50 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 05, 2013, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:30:46 PM
I suspect it's difficult to get a higher ABV into cider for some reason.  I'm not a chemistry guy though, so I'd have to have someone explain it to me.

Alcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).
I think the max they can get on Cider drinks is like 14% to 17% based on a conversation I had with a home brewer at an Iron Hill Brew contest a few years back.  Guy had some ridiculous homemade cider, said its a pain to get cider even to 10%, and it involves freezing, then scraping off the water that freezes. 

That makes sense since freezing it and removing the ice is essenatialy removing  water and leaving the alcohol more concentrated, but the alcohol wouldn't get that high just from fermentation.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on January 10, 2013, 09:36:24 AM
bar down the street from me is owned by the mcfaddens group...they've always brought a fairly decent philly crowd for games but are currently turning into a full fledged philly bar. all philly sports, a whole separate room, etc. i'm going to be bartending that room for a bunch of flyers games this year if anyone happens to be in dc.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 10, 2013, 11:13:06 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 05, 2013, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2013, 01:48:06 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 03, 2013, 03:30:46 PM
I suspect it's difficult to get a higher ABV into cider for some reason.  I'm not a chemistry guy though, so I'd have to have someone explain it to me.

Alcohol comes from the fermentation of sugar so the more sugar fermented the greater the alcohol. I'm guessing there just isn't enough sugar in apples or pears to convert into over 5 or 6 %, or what ever they max out at (though sometimes sugar is added to give a boost. In wine making it is called chaptalization if the grapes are too lame on their own).
I think the max they can get on Cider drinks is like 14% to 17% based on a conversation I had with a home brewer at an Iron Hill Brew contest a few years back.  Guy had some ridiculous homemade cider, said its a pain to get cider even to 10%, and it involves freezing, then scraping off the water that freezes. 

He drinks a cider drink, he drinks a vodka drink. He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a lager drink...he sings the songs that remind him of the good times, he sings a song that reminds him of the better times.....

Yeah, thanks for that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 10, 2013, 11:57:33 AM
You twisted the 1st line a bit. I'd like to knock you down for doing that but you'll probably just get up again.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on January 10, 2013, 12:10:41 PM
I decided that it wasn't worth the trouble of looking it up. I didn't know you were a Chumbawumba purist.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on January 10, 2013, 12:14:22 PM
I thought everyone was.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on January 10, 2013, 12:37:51 PM
http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/zjgzi1/upright-citizens-brigade-lady-of-the-lake
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 10, 2013, 05:44:19 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on January 10, 2013, 09:36:24 AMi'm going to be bartending that room for a bunch of flyers games this year if anyone happens to be in dc.

Bright guys aren't they, these McFaddens.  Hire a fox to guard the chicken coop.  Profit.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 13, 2013, 01:28:14 AM
im even impressing myself how hard im oblitering beer tonight...like i dont even have to try and a deuce deuce of this is down or a quart of this is down
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 20, 2013, 04:18:59 PM
colt 45 ftl
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 31, 2013, 12:46:57 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/us/justice-beer/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 02, 2013, 08:46:31 PM
I'm not sure if this is best put in the booze thread, medical advice, random musings, or if I should create a narcotics thread, but I can say this - I have a tooth blowing up on me. Tolerable yesterday, earlier today needed Aleve, and out of control by dinner. But a combo of 4 Vicodin and 4 scotches plus a good coffee is the magic bullet. We'll see what happens when I get up for work tomorrow, but for now raw carrots with crunchy peanut butter and guacomole is no problem.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 02, 2013, 10:02:28 PM
If you're doing 4 Vics and booze and it's just taking the edge off I'd go to the dentist. There's something wrong. farg toothaches they're the worst.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 02, 2013, 11:22:48 PM
Yeah, agreed. I'm just hoping to hold out til Monday. It's on a tooth with a crown already so could be looking at root canal, yay.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 02, 2013, 11:25:03 PM
I was listening to one of the shows on MadDog Radio and that dope Tom Byrne was fill in hosting (he used to be at 97.5 and assaulted a cabbie and tried to say he was a celeb). The topic was Rory McElroy not finishing his round. I think Rory is full of shtein with his toothache excuse but if he is telling the truth - I can understand.

When my wisdom teeth were busted and needing to come out I was farging miserable. I was eating tubes of orajel until they came out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 02, 2013, 11:28:18 PM
shouldnt have played then....when you walk off after going +8 on the first seven holes it looks like you quit....fair or not
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 02, 2013, 11:33:00 PM
Agreed. Or you dope up and grit it out.

But when those fargers hurt - they can be miserable
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 02, 2013, 11:41:49 PM
grit it out on the farging golf course, lol
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 02, 2013, 11:49:41 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 02, 2013, 11:41:49 PM
grit it out on the farging golf course, lol

ha

the end
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 08, 2013, 03:49:28 PM
G-Spirits.....booze that gets poured over hot chicks' boobs before being bottled (http://www.therock.net.nz/G-Spirits-trailer-NSFW/tabid/871/articleID/22376/Default.aspx)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VDN0JxhqKvo#!

Since they're eurotrash chicks, I imagine the booze is poured on them to help wash off the residue from their latest bukkake scene. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on March 08, 2013, 04:12:02 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 29, 2010, 01:59:56 AM
so my brother got me a bottle of this for xmas

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mt9dxX_pEK0/TNwFI4SAERI/AAAAAAAAA8E/GKYufBKDqfc/s1600/templeton%2Brye.jpg)



im drowning my eagle sorrows in it right now and damn is it some smoooov shtein

I was in one of my buyers office the other day.  He is also the liquor buyer at this particular customer.  Sitting on his shelf glaring at me is a bottle of this.  He left the room for a few minutes and I was tempted as hell to throw the bottle in my bag.  I need to do some negotiating with this guy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 08, 2013, 07:51:52 PM
its pricey as hell but damn its good
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 07:56:49 PM
got a bottle of this for tonight....pretty eh...but at least unlike most flavored vodkas absolutes are 80 proof

(http://www.absolutads.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/absolut_cherrykran.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 06, 2013, 08:39:22 PM
that sounds delicious.

I am going to go to the store by my crib to see if they have it....will report back
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 09:41:23 PM
its got plum in it too...good for smoother liquor poopies in the morning
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 06, 2013, 10:49:59 PM
They didn't have it so I got a couple mickeys sixers.

Mmmm...been awhile since I drank this
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 10:53:51 PM
along with coqui 900 my all time favorite malt liquor

mickey's pull tops was the first thing i ever threw up on
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 06, 2013, 10:57:15 PM
lol my first drunk puke was courtesy of red dog

I miss those old pull tops. My pops used to slam old Milwaukee when I was a kid and he'd let me crack em open and sneak a sip here and there
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 11:02:54 PM
ive never even heard of red dog what is that?

you probably dont remember but mickey pull tops were not like old milwaukee or schlitz pull tops...they were similar to pulling the pin on a grenade....had this huge pin and it pulled a massive metal shard off the wide mouth...it was nothing like a beer can....the reason they banned them was because they were so dangerous...they were slicin people up on the regular
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 06, 2013, 11:07:04 PM
Red dog was made by miller I think during my high school years. We always drank that and icehouse.

Nah I sure don't....they sound awesome. Gonna see if I can find a pic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 11:13:32 PM
i just googled red dog and i def remember it now.....never had it but i remember that bulldog packaging...lol blast from the past
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 06, 2013, 11:25:23 PM
Yeah the chick I was fooling around with at my first job was over 21 and was me and my boys alcohol hook up.

On prom night we ended up taking over the top floor of a hotel. Our suite was the beer room...we emptied out the ice machine into the hot tub and bath tub and stocked it with red dog. Must have been four hundred beers in there.

That night was the first and last time I've drank gin too. Hated the taste and never touched it since.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 06, 2013, 11:34:42 PM
i would take a gin IV if offered
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 04, 2013, 06:31:48 PM
KY Derby and mint julep with Blantons bourbon becoming a tradition now. Don't know shtein about horse racing and I know purists wouldn't mix a fine bourbon, especially with something sweet, but it's awesome.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 04, 2013, 06:57:40 PM
mint juleps are indeed very good and also too sweet to have more than one or two

old fashioneds are goat
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 04, 2013, 07:05:20 PM
Yeah, not making it too sweet is important. But I think the key is to take a sprig of mint and smack it a couple of times in the palm and put it at the rim of the glass. The fragrant smell when taking a sip actually makes more a difference than the taste from the muddled leaf extract.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 04, 2013, 07:12:54 PM
even better than that is make mint simple syrup....shtein is so good and it cuts some of the sweetness of the syrup
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 04, 2013, 07:18:45 PM
Yes, I'm undecided which I like better. It is also very good making a concentrated infusion like a tea. Like many herbs, mint gets bitter if steeped more than a couple of minutes, but 1-2 minutes in near boiling water is another good way to go.

Btw, couldn't help thinking of Buddy after the derby (KY horse farm connection and all), and the trainer of the winning horse bears some resemblance to him. Only when interviewed the trainer didn't say the other horses sucked.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 04, 2013, 07:25:03 PM
i made pineapple mint mojitos last weekend for me and matty with mint simple syrup and a fresh pineapple from wifeys mother in florida....so good

if the race was 2.34 then i watched 2.36 of the coverage...in fact i dvr'ed it...so i didnt see any trainers/owners or shtein like that
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 04, 2013, 07:40:54 PM
There's absolutely no comparison between making drinks from scratch vs some manufactured bottled shtein, especially when you hit it just right.

I'm now out of Blanton's which is as good a bourbon as I've ever had (shout out to RJS recommendation) so I'm off the store for more.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 05, 2013, 10:02:40 AM
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2606/screenshot20130505at100.png)

Got this ice bucket for $5 yesterday at a garage sale.

Tropical!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: methdeez on May 05, 2013, 01:14:30 PM
Quote from: Rome on May 05, 2013, 10:02:40 AM
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2606/screenshot20130505at100.png)

Got this ice bucket for $5 yesterday at a garage sale.

Tropical!
I think you paid about $4.75 too much.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 05, 2013, 01:20:43 PM
Haha....seriously.  Who the hell spends $5 on 1 item at a yard sale?  If I'm giving up a Lincoln for something at a yard sale, it better plug in and do something. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 06:08:09 PM
Quote from: methdeez on May 05, 2013, 01:14:30 PM
Quote from: Rome on May 05, 2013, 10:02:40 AM
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2606/screenshot20130505at100.png)

Got this ice bucket for $5 yesterday at a garage sale.

Tropical!
I think you paid about $4.75 too much.


lolol
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 06:18:29 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/308661_10201172903385133_709340667_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on May 05, 2013, 08:20:13 PM
Do you get all your glassware from gas stations in the 1980s?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 08:20:57 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 05, 2013, 08:20:13 PM
Do you get all your glassware from gas stations in the 1980s?

my pops did
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on May 06, 2013, 10:04:04 AM
I eat right and try not to drink that much, but I do like to have decent beer in the house for when someone comes over who likes good beer. The problem is, that someone is usually me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 18, 2013, 03:10:14 PM
cilantro lime infused gin going in the jar for next weekends memorial day johnson

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/970514_10201239470089259_1776723878_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/944465_10201239469849253_233194171_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 18, 2013, 06:38:40 PM
That Big 5 glass is legit. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 19, 2013, 09:00:11 AM
I love Carlsberg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 19, 2013, 09:08:58 AM
elephant is slammin....8.5%

six pack is 12 bucks around the way tho...but it will get you going nicely
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 19, 2013, 11:26:02 AM
I like elephant and tradiotanal. I only know of one bar in Philly that serves it on tap but its in center city. The place round the corner from me sells a case for $30.

My boy likes Sam summer ale...it's decent but I'm getting sick of it...so yesterday I bought their summer variety pack. Not bad...not great but there's a good variety to chose from.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 19, 2013, 12:32:17 PM
Sam Adams is a notch above Bud Light.  In other words, it's swill.   And it's from Boston, and farg Boston.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 19, 2013, 12:38:54 PM
all micro brews are for the most part disgusting (not that sam is a micro brew)

and yes on the boston thing
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on May 19, 2013, 01:22:48 PM
Their Octoberfest and Winter lager beers are pretty good, but I never found much outside of those from them that I've enjoyed
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 19, 2013, 01:40:09 PM
Quote from: Rome on May 19, 2013, 12:32:17 PM
Sam Adams is a notch above Bud Light.  In other words, it's swill.   And it's from Boston, and farg Boston.

I farging love Bud Light as an everyday beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 19, 2013, 01:42:36 PM
Quote from: Munson on May 19, 2013, 01:22:48 PM
Their Octoberfest and Winter lager beers are pretty good, but I never found much outside of those from them that I've enjoyed

I'm not a Sam Adams fan...I was pre gaming before the mmrbq and grabbed a variety pack so nobody would bitch. I wish their beer was hoppier because their standard flavor is pretty meh.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on May 19, 2013, 02:06:08 PM
Why bother drinking if Bud Light is an option?  It tastes like piss water.    I'm not a beer snob either.   By that I mean I'll drink it if I'm at a tailgate or a party or whatever, but if I'm going to the liquor store for beer I'm not coming home with that shtein.

I drink this now...

(http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/client/images/beers/SessionBlack-Case-2012.jpg)

The local ABC liquor stores carry it and it's delicious. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on May 19, 2013, 02:11:22 PM
I can easily distinguish BL from other light beers. I did a taste test between BL Coors lite and Miller Lite and passed with flying colors (somebody called me on it so I had to prove I could tell the difference). To me it has a bite from the beechwood aging process that makes it stand out over other lite beers. A 30 pack of cans will run ya $20. Is it a great beer and would it be my first option hell no but for a cheap everyday beer it fits what I like.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on May 24, 2013, 04:01:27 PM
they opened up a new costco in dc recently that has a liquor aisle. it's amazing.

anyway i've seen rumors on the internet for years that the costco brand (kirkland) vodka comes from the same distillery as grey goose. bought the biggest bottle i've ever seen (1.75 liters) and it cost $13.

have not tried it yet but plan to today. will report back.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 24, 2013, 05:12:30 PM
you told me that the other week and i refuse to believe the hype...i feel like its to good to be true

i made philadelphia fish house punch for tomorrow....the punch that the founding fathers and ben frank and the boys used to make all the time at the philly fish house
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 24, 2013, 07:12:58 PM
What's in that punch?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on May 24, 2013, 07:35:14 PM
Fishheads, whiskey, and since he mentioned Ben Franklin, Royal French panty squeezins.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on May 24, 2013, 07:46:24 PM
Delaware legalized growler sales in liquor stores, got my first one tonight. 32 ounces of 16 Mile's Inlet IPA. 6.1% but can't taste the bitterness of the hops at all. Pretty good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 24, 2013, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 24, 2013, 07:12:58 PM
What's in that punch?

cognac - rum - peach jawn - simple syrup - lemon juice
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 24, 2013, 11:04:21 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 24, 2013, 04:01:27 PM
they opened up a new costco in dc recently that has a liquor aisle. it's amazing.

anyway i've seen rumors on the internet for years that the costco brand (kirkland) vodka comes from the same distillery as grey goose. bought the biggest bottle i've ever seen (1.75 liters) and it cost $13.

have not tried it yet but plan to today. will report back.


Have you checked out their steaks yet? Great prime grade delmonico, strip, and filet for the same price or less you usually find choice cuts for. They generally have pretty good prices at the liquor store but some things aren't a particularly good buy. I've had good luck with the Kirkland brand, usually a good buy but not as good as some would have you believe when being sourced from premium producers, even when branded (for example the Kirkland Macallan 15 year old scotch isn't nearly as Macallan's own, but it is maybe half the price so it's still  a good deal).

Btw, have you tried Fentimans tonic? I like it more than Fever Tree, which I think is very good. Q on the other hand is way overpriced crap imo (too bitter and dry).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on June 14, 2013, 03:24:31 PM
http://www.bigskybrew.com/Our%20Beer

Just had the 'Moose Drool' Brown Ale the other day at happy hour. If you're in the mood for something dark like a porter, but want the 'lite version', this is it. Good tasting beer. I think it may have been my first Brown Ale as well. Pretty darn good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 14, 2013, 08:40:00 PM
my new take to a party/cookout birthday present bottle...bought a case of it a few weeks ago

(http://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blue-State-Bourbon-470x1000.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on June 14, 2013, 11:53:50 PM
That shtein looks like it will put unwanted hair on my chest.

Still not a bourbon/whiskey kinda 'guy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 15, 2013, 05:26:48 PM
anyone on here on Untapped?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 28, 2013, 08:59:49 PM
im leaving for upstate ny at 130 or 2 (7.5 hr drive) when my girl gets home from a concert....plan A was to go to bed at like 6 or 7 and have her wake me up when she gets home...plan b took over which was to drink bourbon from 4-8 and let it put me to sleepies...plan c is now in effect....still drinking bourbon and want to not go to sleep
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on June 28, 2013, 09:45:56 PM
I'm about to embark on a similar trip, only I'm going the wrong direction.  North Carolina.  If I don't come back, you'll know they got me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 28, 2013, 09:49:46 PM
outer banks??....actually you seem more like a asheville mountain man
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on June 30, 2013, 01:20:20 AM
Greensboro

DRUNK

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on June 30, 2013, 07:04:19 AM
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4350/5zb.png)

This shtein is righteous.  Drank a few at the ball game last night.  Tasty.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 02, 2013, 11:17:46 PM
so kids are smoking (vaporizing) booze now.

i've done more dumb shtein than anyone i know but these kids are crazy. it's like a night of boozing in an instant. i'm impressed, proud, disgusted and sad for them at the same time.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 03, 2013, 01:15:30 AM
At least they know that liquor enemas are fatal and stay away from those?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 03, 2013, 07:43:45 AM
how effin lazy is society today....farg hanging out all night and getting drunk with friends....instead blast a speedball of flavored vodka up my nose so I can jump back on facebook real quick
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on July 03, 2013, 07:02:05 PM
lol true.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 03, 2013, 07:50:13 PM
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2013, 07:04:19 AM
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4350/5zb.png)

This shtein is righteous.  Drank a few at the ball game last night.  Tasty.

The true Hawaiian in you is coming out!  Kona Brewing also makes Longboard Lager which I really enjoyed until Hawaii 5-0 shoved it down our throats with all the product placement.  The McGarret to Dan-o "How bout a Longboard" lines make me quite ill.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 03, 2013, 07:53:54 PM
My local place had $3.00 pints of all the Kona brewing selections last weekend and I got peppered trying all of them.  That was the best of the bunch.  They have it at Jackie Robinson Ballpark for the Daytona Cubs too and they have 32 ounce drafts for $3.25 on Thirsty Thursdays.  I might drink 10 of them next time I go.   Seriously good shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 03, 2013, 08:01:33 PM
That's great, $3 pints.  Did you try the Wailua Ale?  Not bad. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 05, 2013, 10:53:23 AM
sa
Quote from: Don Ho on July 03, 2013, 07:50:13 PM
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2013, 07:04:19 AM
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4350/5zb.png)

This shtein is righteous.  Drank a few at the ball game last night.  Tasty.

The true Hawaiian in you is coming out!  Kona Brewing also makes Longboard Lager which I really enjoyed until Hawaii 5-0 shoved it down our throats with all the product placement.  The McGarret to Dan-o "How bout a Longboard" lines make me quite ill.
Same here Don.  Plus the stuff we get out east is brewed by inbev or something, and to me doesn't have the same flavors as the stuff we had at Koko Marina
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 05, 2013, 06:25:52 PM
I just stumbled into a bar a mile from my house I had no idea was here.

They have $4 Dogfish 90 Min IPA on tap during happy hour for $4.  How the farg is this possible?   More later...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on July 05, 2013, 06:51:39 PM
How much are they?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 05, 2013, 06:53:06 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 05, 2013, 06:51:39 PM
How much are they?

Quote from: Rome on July 05, 2013, 06:25:52 PM
More later...

maybe well find out eventually...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 05, 2013, 08:57:35 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 05, 2013, 06:51:39 PM
How much are they?

Yeah, how much do the $4 ones on tap during happy hour for $4 cost?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on July 05, 2013, 10:58:50 PM
$4 aint bad for a $4 Dogfish 90 minute. It'll get ya drunk.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on July 06, 2013, 07:02:58 AM
they're $8 usually.  and i wasn't drunk when i posted that.  later... a little bit.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 08, 2013, 02:34:56 AM
For the few scotch drinks here, Costco has a really nice 16 year old Speyside in for about $32, drinks more like a $65 bottle imo. It is Alexander Murray  16 yr old oak aged (1995 vintage). I'm not a single malt snob, I often prefer Johnnie Walker at a given price point, but this gets the nod imo at $32 over JW gold at $75/bottle. Did several rounds of head to head competition to confirm. For the Murray - Salut!! (which I think is Italian or something for toasting  $32sluts).   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 08, 2013, 06:14:20 AM
How much does the $32 Speyside single malt at Costco for $32 cost?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 08, 2013, 10:12:51 AM
$4 a bottle.
I actually like it more than the $75 JW gold label which you can sometimes find for under $80.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 12, 2013, 09:33:22 PM
How much is the scotch at any Costco in PA?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on July 13, 2013, 04:51:37 AM
How has nobody ever won a legal challenge to that absurd state store system? Still blows my mind every time I go there. It's one hell of a racket they've got going on and usually corporate business wins those in the end. I'm surprised they will give drivers licenses to people under 40 in PA. They should allow abortions on law makers up to the 160th trimester.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on July 13, 2013, 06:40:13 AM
It's a farged up system in both the control state and non control state models, but I think the he state distribution model is actually more efficient than the private model.

By law in non-controls states, the distillery/winery/importer can sell only to the distributor, who can in turn sell only to the retailer (be it for on-premise consumption i.e. bar or restaurant, or for off-premise consumption, i.e. package store), who can in turn sell only to the consumer.  Skip this chain and you get immediate attention from the law, and the fines are serious.  No one messes with it.  And why should they anyway?  Once you're in the game, everyone gets their cut and the government gets a cut each time they do.

In the control states, the distributor is cut out of the loop.  The manufacturer sells to the state, the state sells to the consumer.

It's a system put in place at the end of prohibition for reasons I don't remember well enough to lay out here.  Something about keeping the manufacturers from undue influence on the market, etc.  I think it's just a tax grab and the private companies don't mind because they get caked off just fine in a nice, stable system.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 13, 2013, 11:59:26 AM
There is a sincere effort to break the state system, but it faces a formidable challenge from the liquor store workers union (who is lying to protect their position) and the distributors (who are two entrenched and short sighted to see the opportunity this presents).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 19, 2013, 06:45:35 PM
pre gaming at the cribbo before the big show tonight....gin n juice to start....colt 45 40 dogs to finish

its ON
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on July 19, 2013, 09:12:13 PM
Stone Farking Wheaton W00t Stout (http://t.today.com/food/stone-farking-wheaton-w00t-stout-geekiest-beer-world-6C10674018) in the house. Damn, it's one big beer!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 03, 2013, 10:59:12 AM
Any of you lushes brew your own beer? They sell kits online for relatively cheap. I bought John Palmer's How to Brew and am waiting for the kit. Wondering how yours turned out. When I was in the Navy a buddy of mine made his own beer and it was sublime.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 03, 2013, 11:54:55 AM
a friend of mine who used to have season tickets with us brews his own all the time....he still comes to a game or two a year and brings some....im not a big fruit beer guy but he makes a raspberry lager that is excellent...i personally dont know the first thing about it tho
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 03, 2013, 11:58:05 AM
The place where I bought the kit is a 35 minute drive from me and offers a intro course for $40. It's sunday at 1, I can't wait.

My Navy buddy made his with a hint of cherry and hazelnut.

I started brushing up on the process, if I brew any decent ones I bring them to a tailgate this year.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 03, 2013, 12:10:56 PM
nice....mos def do....learn how to make malt liquor too

I think the coolest thing about it is being able to put the beer in so many different kinds of bottles jugs whatever you want.....as long as it has the right top
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 03, 2013, 12:16:46 PM
I've got a real cheap mr beer kit but haven't used it. I've been told that I won't get anything decent out of it really.

We have a supply store down near Newark that I'd like to go to sometime soon and see what kind of brew kits they have there. I'd also just like to buy some hops and malts to put into my Randall Jr tube.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 03, 2013, 12:17:46 PM
My buddy used to use Grolsch bottles because they had the cap attached and were easy to plug. The place I'm going to sells all that stuff.

Here's the Yelp review of the place. The angry women sexist review of the place half way down is gold:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/keystone-homebrew-supply-montgomeryville
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 03, 2013, 12:20:14 PM
Quote from: Munson on August 03, 2013, 12:16:46 PM
I've got a real cheap mr beer kit but haven't used it. I've been told that I won't get anything decent out of it really.

We have a supply store down near Newark that I'd like to go to sometime soon and see what kind of brew kits they have there. I'd also just like to buy some hops and malts to put into my Randall Jr tube.

How cheap? From what I understand as long as you have the basic supplies you can brew a decent batch. The kit I bought was $65
http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/657/s/tb-maestro-beer-equip-kit/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on August 03, 2013, 02:37:23 PM
I made beer once. The fine people at Dogfish Head do a superior job, so now I let them do it for me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 03, 2013, 02:46:10 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on August 03, 2013, 02:37:23 PM
I made beer once. The fine people at Dogfish Head do a superior job, so now I let them do it for me.

The owner and founder of Dogfish was serving beer at the Dogfish tent at Firefly. Cool guy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on August 03, 2013, 03:22:01 PM
Good to know, because I've been giving him a lot of money.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 08, 2013, 06:29:40 PM
Quote from: Munson on August 03, 2013, 12:16:46 PM
I've got a real cheap mr beer kit but haven't used it. I've been told that I won't get anything decent out of it really.

We have a supply store down near Newark that I'd like to go to sometime soon and see what kind of brew kits they have there. I'd also just like to buy some hops and malts to put into my Randall Jr tube.
Mr Beer kits aren't bad if you want to do a basic beer.  Hell, my parents just dropped off two yesterday that I have no interest in using so if anyone wants em, let me know. 

I've brewed a few times, and have some buddies who are pretty hardcore into brewing.  I entered a homebrew contest at Iron Hill a few years back and managed to win second place in my category where it was being judged by the Iron Hill brewers and brewer from Dogfish.  Guy from dogfish wanted my hops and grain usage recipe so they do do something down the road.   It's all about the hops. 

So anyone have Jura Distillery scotches?  Buddy was in Scotland, his family there lives close where Jura is made.  Just across some of north sea or whatever it is.  Anyway.  The 10year Origin is delicious.  Doesnt need any ice.  Has an almost sweet taste, and its not very peaty. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 09, 2013, 07:28:15 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 08, 2013, 06:29:40 PM
So anyone have Jura Distillery scotches?  Buddy was in Scotland, his family there lives close where Jura is made.  Just across some of north sea or whatever it is.  Anyway.  The 10year Origin is delicious.  Doesnt need any ice.  Has an almost sweet taste, and its not very peaty.

Never had it, but it sounds nice. I'll have to keep an eye open for it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on August 09, 2013, 07:52:40 AM
i recently turned two half gallons of grape juice into wine using yeast, etc.

it actually tasted really good, regular grape juice was better than white. don't know what the alcohol content was but it's definitely higher than normal store wine...got 3 of us super drunk.

was more just a science experiment than anything as bottles of grape juice are probably more expensive than a cheap bottle of wine but it was fun to try.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on August 09, 2013, 08:08:44 AM
so you'll be bringing some down to the tailgates ?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 09, 2013, 10:52:09 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on August 09, 2013, 07:52:40 AM
i recently turned two half gallons of grape juice into wine using yeast, etc.

it actually tasted really good, regular grape juice was better than white. don't know what the alcohol content was but it's definitely higher than normal store wine...got 3 of us super drunk.

was more just a science experiment than anything as bottles of grape juice are probably more expensive than a cheap bottle of wine but it was fun to try.
You're like jesus


Oh and Munson, the Homebrew store in the Shoppes of Loviers is awesome.  They really help you thru what flavors you're looking to get, and how to emulate some more famous recipes by other larger microbreweries.  They also have a wine brewing section that looks interesting, but I think Matty has that market cornered with Welch Drank. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on August 09, 2013, 12:38:52 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 09, 2013, 10:52:09 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on August 09, 2013, 07:52:40 AM
i recently turned two half gallons of grape juice into wine using yeast, etc.

it actually tasted really good, regular grape juice was better than white. don't know what the alcohol content was but it's definitely higher than normal store wine...got 3 of us super drunk.

was more just a science experiment than anything as bottles of grape juice are probably more expensive than a cheap bottle of wine but it was fun to try.
You're like jesus


Oh and Munson, the Homebrew store in the Shoppes of Loviers is awesome.  They really help you thru what flavors you're looking to get, and how to emulate some more famous recipes by other larger microbreweries.  They also have a wine brewing section that looks interesting, but I think Matty has that market cornered with Welch Drank.

Yeah I believe that's the store I googled and found. Like I said all I have is the Mr. Beer kit, when I move out of here eventually I'd like to get a full sized brew kit and try it out. But for now I have that Randall jr. that dogfish sells, and they said I should try out some hops and malts in it. I tried it fruiting some Goose Island Summer beers last week with my girl using strawberries and blackberries, and it turned out okay.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on August 09, 2013, 10:05:33 PM
Basically go into that store, they'll get you out under 150, and you'll be able to brew for years down the road.  Its the up front costs that discourage people from trying. My buddies keg theirs so it keeps the costs down. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 11, 2013, 09:47:10 PM
Stopped in the home DFH brewpub tonight. Had the current DNA offering, a cherry saison. Very nice. Also checked the "secret stash" board, and picked up two bottles of '06 Raison d'Extra for a tailgate treat this fall.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 11, 2013, 09:52:15 PM
Cherry saison sounds delicious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 11, 2013, 09:57:01 PM
I'm not a saison guy normally, but the cherry (and honey and fennel) made it crisp and refreshing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 11, 2013, 10:13:08 PM
Did a 2 hour walk through on brewing at the Keystone Brewing Company today. Here's the kit I bought:

http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/shop/tb-maestro-beer-equip-kit.html

Bought ingredients to make a pumpkin ale. Gonna do my first brew this weekend.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on August 11, 2013, 10:25:49 PM
Looks good. Make sure you're working totally clean, and watch for any source of possible contamination. Do that, and you'll be fine.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 18, 2013, 02:28:56 PM
me and matty almost did a bottles worth of jameson shots last night....after and during a 20 beer day

ugly
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 18, 2013, 02:46:44 PM
I got zesty playing horse shoes last night. $100 pot winner takes all. Was 19-18 us and the other team gets a ringer. Game over. Now that I think about it I should have cut short last night because my throws weren't as good as when the tourney started.

Bout to brew my first batch.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 18, 2013, 06:10:43 PM
Finishing up my first batch
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1208723_10201875394992948_485795407_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on August 18, 2013, 08:18:26 PM
Is the PAM part of the recipe?

My old neighbor use to brew his own beer.  It was some good shtein.

Pumpkin Ale actually sounds pretty darn good.  Let us know how it turns out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on August 18, 2013, 09:55:13 PM
I might have pitched the yeast at too high of a temp. The thermometer on the side of the bucket isn't working so it was hard to tell the temp. I added cold water to the wort and let it sit in my sink in ice water for 40 minutes. Recommendation on the recipe was 20 minutes but you can never be sure. I have it formenting in my basement in a bucket of water because temps are going to be in the 80's and 90's the next few days.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on September 07, 2013, 10:35:05 AM
Bottled up my first batch yesterday. Tried one but it's hard to gauge the taste because it's flat without the carbonation. Gonna give it a month before I try another one. It had an odd odor but I guess that's normal. Had a Sam Fall sampler pack and cracked open a Pumpkin ale last night. Smelled and taste almost exactly like what I brewed. If it's decent I'll bring some to either the Giants or Dallas game in late October.

My next batch I'm thinking Nut Brown Ale.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on September 10, 2013, 11:54:37 AM
Quote from: SD on September 07, 2013, 10:35:05 AM
Bottled up my first batch yesterday. Tried one but it's hard to gauge the taste because it's flat without the carbonation. Gonna give it a month before I try another one. It had an odd odor but I guess that's normal. Had a Sam Fall sampler pack and cracked open a Pumpkin ale last night. Smelled and taste almost exactly like what I brewed. If it's decent I'll bring some to either the Giants or Dallas game in late October.

My next batch I'm thinking Nut Brown Ale.
Chuggie wants the whole case
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on September 10, 2013, 01:54:48 PM
In longneck bottles. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on September 25, 2013, 10:44:15 PM
(https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/553648_715173326831_1477095775_n.jpg)

Looks like I'm taking the black this weekend
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on October 06, 2013, 09:28:58 AM
Beer didn't carbonate during secondary fermenting. I'm bringing a bottle into work tomorrow for my buddy to test. He's been brewing for 25 years. I think I let it sit in fermentation too long before I bottled it.


Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on October 06, 2013, 12:07:03 PM
I had the same problem when I made mine years ago. Tasted awful.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 16, 2013, 12:23:14 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8xsEIXN1o
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 16, 2013, 12:27:59 AM
ol buddy took that mug to the face pretty good...and then didn't properly stomp the other guy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 16, 2013, 12:30:16 AM
too drunk to feel the cup and too drunk to properly throw a right
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on October 16, 2013, 12:43:55 AM
Too fratboy to know how to fight anyway, but I've got to think you have to be pretty drunk to take a mug to the face and not feel it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 16, 2013, 12:45:07 AM
youd be surprised at what one can accomplish while drunk
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on October 16, 2013, 12:46:12 AM
What have you been up to the last couple weeks, anyway?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 16, 2013, 12:49:48 AM
shriveling up what was left of my liver

i also got kicked out of bar the other night for calling out a racist...it was for my protection not cause i called him out....but if the transplant waiting list thing doesn't work out I can always be proud of one of the last things I did in my life
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 16, 2013, 02:34:23 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/map-americas-favorite-beers-by-state-2013-10

Seriously... Blue Moon?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 16, 2013, 02:52:36 PM
Yuengling winning here isn't much of a surprise, but I wonder if Dogfish was included on the list...probably would have won here if it was.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:07:07 PM
Quote from: SD on September 07, 2013, 10:35:05 AM
Bottled up my first batch yesterday. Tried one but it's hard to gauge the taste because it's flat without the carbonation. Gonna give it a month before I try another one. It had an odd odor but I guess that's normal. Had a Sam Fall sampler pack and cracked open a Pumpkin ale last night. Smelled and taste almost exactly like what I brewed. If it's decent I'll bring some to either the Giants or Dallas game in late October.

My next batch I'm thinking Nut Brown Ale.

so we gonna see some of this sunday ?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:09:54 PM
it said you could put in your own selection people couldve choose dogfish.

i know dogfish is popular (i dont like it one bit) but i doubt its even remotely close to lager.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 16, 2013, 03:10:39 PM
or anywhere close to volume
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 16, 2013, 03:16:24 PM
Quote from: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:09:54 PM
it said you could put in your own selection people couldve choose dogfish.

i know dogfish is popular (i dont like it one bit) but i doubt its even remotely close to lager.

Write ins are never going to win though. I'm saying in Delaware it definitely could have won. Probably the only state that it would. Home town team loves their beer here.

But yeah SB, Yuengling blows it out of the water volume wise.

I used to love Yuengling a lot but now I have trouble enjoying it as much as I used to if it's not through a nitro tap. farging delicious when it is though. I have yet to taste a wing sauce that doesn't go well with Yeungling.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:22:31 PM
gotcha - forgot yyou're in bidenville.

i used to love lager as well but i steered away from beer in general for a while but now have gotten into the craft beer scene. been digging sea dog blueberry and to show my contradictive tastes dogfish's pumpkin ale which i had for the first time at the kc tailgate.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 16, 2013, 03:22:38 PM
yuenling is delicious, i just dont go out of my way to get it. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on October 16, 2013, 03:45:26 PM
Quote from: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:09:54 PM

i know dogfish is popular (i dont like it one bit).

You, sir, need to re-evaluate your entire belief system. Dogfish Head varieties are basically everything that's right about beer. On a CF scale, Dogfish Head is essentially The Wire of beers.

On a related note, I'll buy Yuengling every once in awhile, because it's cheap and reminds me of some good college parties. Much like Rolling Rock, it's a solid ice cold choice in the summer for a lighter palate. But, come on, it's not a GREAT beer. Sam Adams is definitely a higher quality on the beer scale for people who actually like the taste of beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:58:43 PM
i have tried several and the pumpkin ale is the only one i liked.

again i'm not big on beer anymore so my opinion on it should hold no water as i'd much rather drink vodka or smoke a pipe of denver tobacco.  :paranoid

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on October 16, 2013, 07:35:01 PM
Quote from: smeags on October 16, 2013, 03:07:07 PM
Quote from: SD on September 07, 2013, 10:35:05 AM
Bottled up my first batch yesterday. Tried one but it's hard to gauge the taste because it's flat without the carbonation. Gonna give it a month before I try another one. It had an odd odor but I guess that's normal. Had a Sam Fall sampler pack and cracked open a Pumpkin ale last night. Smelled and taste almost exactly like what I brewed. If it's decent I'll bring some to either the Giants or Dallas game in late October.

My next batch I'm thinking Nut Brown Ale.

so we gonna see some of this sunday ?

No for two reasons, my tickets fell through, and the batch is bad.

I didn't know Blue Moon was so popular. I bought their pumpkin version a few weeks ago and it wasn't half bad.

Agreed on Dogfish, love it and Victory.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 16, 2013, 07:44:39 PM
Blue moon is owned by MillerCoors.  The best part about Blue Moon's advertising has been ignoring that fact.  And thats coming from a guy who has a genetic predisposition to Miller  Lite.  I think a road trip to Wisconsin is coming now, to the motherland. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 17, 2013, 02:57:24 PM
They're not ignoring it. They're almost hiding it. Damned big boys are threatened by the micros and they try to do some smoke and mirror acts to infiltrate the demographic.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 17, 2013, 03:00:35 PM
as long as they don't interfere  too much with the recipe or operations of these places, I don't mind too much. Goose Island has remained decent even though they're owned by one of the big boys now.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 17, 2013, 03:08:04 PM
Agreed.

FWIW, the place my son works for is having a pumpkin ale event tomorrow night. At least 20 different brews on tap. Should be interesting.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 17, 2013, 03:10:08 PM
Thats sounds like i good time.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 17, 2013, 03:51:06 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 17, 2013, 03:08:04 PM
Agreed.

FWIW, the place my son works for is having a pumpkin ale event tomorrow night. At least 20 different brews on tap. Should be interesting.
NICE.  One of my neighbors grew up with Joe Sixpack from the daily news, and we had a beer tasting last october with him Joe hosting it.  Had 12 different types of pumpkins to try, it was awesome. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 17, 2013, 03:54:51 PM
Quote from: smeags on October 17, 2013, 03:10:08 PM
Thats sounds like a good time.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on October 20, 2013, 10:02:29 AM
Interesting night last night

Go to Isaac Newtowns for a pumpkin beer fest. Leave the bar, miss a step, twist my ankle and roll down three steps. See police lights. Turn the corner, some drunk bitch with a great rack took out 7 cars in the lot, missing mine by about 30 feet. Go to a different bar, room mate brings home some strange, she pisses his bed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 20, 2013, 12:29:27 PM
Hahaha...yeah that qualifies as interesting for sure.

She pissed his bed? The farg?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on October 20, 2013, 12:33:50 PM
Reminds me of a story about a buddy of mine. He very drunkenly hooked up with a girl who went to Princeton...so drunk that he couldn't get off, so he "faked" it....by peeing on her.

One of the best stories I've ever heard. Pissed on a Princeton grad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 20, 2013, 07:12:31 PM
when i was in upstate ny i went over to vermont to try this pizza place that I had read about in gourmet magazine...it opened about a year and a half ago in an old barn...they made half the barn the pizza spot and the other half a new microwbrewery...they split the rent ut are totally seperate companies....the pizza jawn is byob but you just walk next door to the brewery and they sell you a growler or a quart to take over the drink with your pizza....it was a really cool set up and the beer even tasted good for a microbrew...probably because of the scene and the pizza more than the beer

brewery - http://www.fiddleheadbrewing.com/?month=11&day-num=15&year-num=1970

pizza - http://folinopizza.com/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 03, 2013, 05:36:19 AM
i know this is shocking but ole igy is on another all nighter
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on December 10, 2013, 02:08:58 PM
(https://scontent-b-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1458615_10152043684882381_669129826_n.jpg) Yes Please
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 10, 2013, 02:22:48 PM
those are like the penn state uniforms of beer cans
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 14, 2013, 05:38:49 PM
been drinking since noon and matty isnt getting here until 7.....other world ugliness potential tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on December 14, 2013, 05:50:02 PM
Matty puts out.  Just sayin
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 14, 2013, 05:55:21 PM
fire bush
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 15, 2013, 10:41:47 PM
i made a little pit stop at the costco liquor aisle tonight...got a 2.75 liter bottle of vodka, handles of chivas and knob creek, a box of black box wine, and 4 more bottles of wine...damage was a little over 80 bucks. best place on earth.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 15, 2013, 10:43:17 PM
did you get my handle?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 15, 2013, 10:43:46 PM
there may be a christmas present in there for you.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 15, 2013, 10:44:58 PM
FAP
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on December 20, 2013, 01:44:39 PM
my holiday work party started at 6PM yesterday and i walked into my crib at 430AM. i have never felt worse.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 20, 2013, 07:54:44 PM
Me and some buddies from work decided to have a liquid lunch today at the Henry James Saloon. We come back to work and the building is on fire.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on December 20, 2013, 08:56:38 PM
So I guess that means in have to submit another claim.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on December 20, 2013, 09:14:19 PM
Doubtful...everything is scanned now...system is called vbms...it absolutely blows.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 29, 2013, 09:18:52 AM
havent slept since friday night.....question is can i carry on till tonight or do i need a nap during the early game?...a critical factor is that im off thru new years day
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on January 04, 2014, 11:50:53 AM
Room mate did some beer exchange thing at work where they each paid $30 and some guy got a deal for a shtein load of craft beer cases. He got two cases out of it with 12 different types of beers in all. We drank a shtein ton of them at the Bears tailgate. Magic Hat #9 was my favorite of the bunch, and accordingly, I've been drinking it non stop since.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 05, 2014, 02:52:41 PM
Maryland Senate votes to ban Jungle Juice, Crack Juice under Fire (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-md-senate-votes-to-outlaw-grain-alcohol-20140205,0,5675609.story) 
QuoteReilly, who brought an unopened bottle of Everclear into the Senate chambers for debate, pointed out that college students could still get other strong liquors, including Barcadi 151, a rum named for its 151-proof alcohol content.  Reilly, of Anne Arundel, suggested that instead of restricting sales of booze, the state should work on alcohol education. "We need to get to the heart of the matter."

"Lots of luck on that one," responded Sen. Karen Montgomery, a Democrat. She argued the potent booze, often poured into lemonade, fruit punch or watermelons, contributes to sexual assault of women.

"This is a date-rape drug," she said. "This a dangerous alcohol."

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-md-senate-votes-to-outlaw-grain-alcohol-20140205,0,5675609.story#ixzz2sTmLnh3N
Quote

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 05, 2014, 11:16:20 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 05, 2014, 02:52:41 PM
Maryland Senate votes to ban Jungle Juice, Crack Juice under Fire (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-md-senate-votes-to-outlaw-grain-alcohol-20140205,0,5675609.story) 
QuoteReilly, who brought an unopened bottle of Everclear into the Senate chambers for debate, pointed out that college students could still get other strong liquors, including Barcadi 151, a rum named for its 151-proof alcohol content.  Reilly, of Anne Arundel, suggested that instead of restricting sales of booze, the state should work on alcohol education. "We need to get to the heart of the matter."

"Lots of luck on that one," responded Sen. Karen Montgomery, a Democrat. She argued the potent booze, often poured into lemonade, fruit punch or watermelons, contributes to sexual assault of women.

"This is a date-rape drug," she said. "This a dangerous alcohol."

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-md-senate-votes-to-outlaw-grain-alcohol-20140205,0,5675609.story#ixzz2sTmLnh3N

Wow, that's one of the worst collections of pseudo logic and irrationality I think I've ever come across. And much of it from academia no less. Its almost bizarre. Forget the kids with grain, I'd worry more about whatever those adults are on.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 06, 2014, 07:05:55 AM
grain alcohol actually curbs sexual assaults because the dood who wants to smash is usually passed out or too drunk to perform...this is a fact

btw does anyone know what a handle of grain sells for?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on February 07, 2014, 11:18:07 AM
Bluepoint Brewing just got bought out by AB.  Time did a breakdown of who owns what craft beers since the microbrew industry is getting bought up left and right. 
http://business.time.com/2014/02/06/who-really-owns-your-craft-beer/?hpt=hp_t3
QuoteWho Really Owns Your Craft Beer?
By Brad Tuttle @bradrtuttleFeb. 06, 20147 Comments   
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Based on their labels, and even by the long histories detailed on their websites, you'd never know some seemingly independent, seemingly craft beers are owned by gigantic corporations.

Thanks to rounds of industry buyouts, combined with marketing that's been declared by beer enthusiasts as misleading—or "crafty"—it's sometimes difficult to tell which beer brands are truly the indie craft operations they present themselves to be. Here are a few examples:

Blue Point. The company's story began in Long Island more than ten years ago, when a pair of home-brewing enthusiasts decided to open a microbrewery—reportedly Long Island's first. The timing coincided with the rapid expansion of craft brewing around the country, and eventually the Blue Point Brewing Company worked its way to be among the top 50 American craft brewers by sales volume. Blue Point's official status as a craft beer ended this week, however, when it was purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer company.

Blue Moon. The largest of the so-called "crafty beers," which are marketed as their own indie labels yet are produced by industry giants, Blue Moon is owned by MillerCoors. While the MillerCoors site acknowledges this is the case, Blue Moon's "Our Story" page skips over the corporate parentage issue.

(MORE: That Craft Beer You're Drinking Isn't Craft Beer. Do You Care?)

Boulevard. Based in Kansas City, Boulevard ranked as the nation's 12th largest craft brewer before it was bought by the Belgian brewer Duvel last fall.

Goose Island. "Goose Island is a craft beer, period," Goose Islander founder John Hall told me last summer. According to the Brewers Association's definition, however, Goose Island's qualification as a craft product ended in 2011, when the popular Chicago-based brewer was purchased by Anheuser-Busch. One of the association's requirements to be in the craft category, you see, is independent ownership.

Leinenkugel. The brew with the name often mistaken as an import is another MillerCoors offering listed under the company's "Craft" section. The others are Blue Moon (see above), Batch 19, Crispin Original Cider, Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve, and Killian's Irish Red.

Redhook. Despite its prominent spot in the Craft Brew Alliance, which also includes the Widmer Brothers, Kona Brewing, and Omission brands, Redhook is not considered a craft brewer by the Brewers Association because one-third of the company is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

(MORE: In the Craft Beer World, a Pecking Order Emerges)

Shock Top. The fact that it's brewed in St. Louis is the only hint that Shock Top is owned by another brewer that was born in the city and has since fallen into the hands of foreign owners: Anheuser Busch. So like Blue Moon, Shock Top is considered in the beer community as a faux-craft "crafty" beer, rather than the genuine article.

Read more: Who Really Owns Your Craft Beer? | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2014/02/06/who-really-owns-your-craft-beer/#ixzz2sebMcBXf
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 07, 2014, 04:09:34 PM
The power of big (beer) business. If you can't compete with the small guy on quality, just buy the company. Then leverage your deep pockets on that product. Even if you take a loss on the segment in the short term, you can still put the other small guys out of business, and emerge victorious.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 07, 2014, 11:34:51 PM
That's a good article. I knew a number of them were craft frauds. Though I usually don't drink flavored beers I like Blue Point's blueberry, it's a surprisingly good summer beer and has a good pure taste. Too bad they sold out, maybe I'll give it a try next year to see how much its changed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 07, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i dont know whats worse pretentious beer drinkers who drink awful tasting beer because they dont think anyone else knows about it or pretentious beer drinkers who stop drinking awful tasting beer because it was bought out
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Dillen on February 08, 2014, 12:19:46 AM
I was supposed to interview for a job this week with AB. They handled it about as unprofessionally as they could. Nice to see their employees suck just as much as their product.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 08, 2014, 12:40:17 AM
Sometimes IGY's ignorance is charming...other times it's just stupid.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on February 08, 2014, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i dont know whats worse pretentious beer drinkers who drink awful tasting beer because they dont think anyone else knows about it or pretentious beer drinkers who stop drinking awful tasting beer because it was bought out

It's nothing compared to the people who drink the flavorless crap that Big Corporate Beer pushes with multi million dollar ad campaigns designed to make you feel better for drinking their diluted horse piss. And people who complain about others discussing the value based judgements on what they consume and enjoy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 08, 2014, 03:01:20 PM
Quote from: Dillen on February 08, 2014, 12:19:46 AMThey handled it about as unprofessionally as they could. Nice to see their employees suck just as much as their product.

Yeah, it's not a good sign when your prospective employer can't do something as central to the success of their business as run a professional new hire process.  If this part of the operation is so badly farged up, how's the rest of it and do you really want to be subject to that kind of outfit?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on February 08, 2014, 03:03:03 PM
Hey Dillen, Dogfish Head always has jobs listed on their website.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Dillen on February 08, 2014, 06:26:19 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 08, 2014, 03:01:20 PM
Quote from: Dillen on February 08, 2014, 12:19:46 AMThey handled it about as unprofessionally as they could. Nice to see their employees suck just as much as their product.

Yeah, it's not a good sign when your prospective employer can't do something as central to the success of their business as run a professional new hire process.  If this part of the operation is so badly farged up, how's the rest of it and do you really want to be subject to that kind of outfit?
Bingo. I didn't really want the job anyways but I'm probably looking for a new place instead of taking a promotion, so figured the interview practice was whatever. Now I just want them to contact me back so I can tell them that they suck balls.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 08, 2014, 06:37:08 PM
If you get that chance, report back.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on February 08, 2014, 10:55:37 PM
Quote from: Munson on February 08, 2014, 12:40:17 AM
Sometimes IGY's ignorance is charming...other times it's just stupid.

link?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on February 23, 2014, 02:20:19 PM
Went to the Ashton Cigar Bar last night in the city. Pretty cool concept, they have a humidor, you buy cigars and can order drinks. Great place to just relax.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 23, 2014, 07:20:18 PM
Except for all the cigar douchebags, and disgusting smoke, it sounds great.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on February 23, 2014, 07:47:12 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on February 23, 2014, 07:20:18 PM
Except for all the cigar douchebags, and disgusting smoke, it sounds great.

What is a cigar douchebag exactly? Someone who smokes cigars?
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on February 23, 2014, 08:42:38 PM
you are a cigar douchebag

I don't have to post any pictures to support my argument

you and Rome should go golfing and cigar smoking, drink some port and blow each other
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on February 23, 2014, 10:10:21 PM
We already have a date set for all that, March 16th.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 24, 2014, 10:43:56 AM
i agree that cigars are stupid if they dont have weed in them
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 02, 2014, 11:08:27 PM
I've been on a bourbon tear for the last several months and have collected maybe a dozen bottles. If anyone is interested in a write up on a few of them - how they compare, best buys etc I'll do it. If not, won't bother.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on March 03, 2014, 04:13:18 AM
Neighbor of mine had some friends visiting from Australia.  They rented a house on the North Shore and left a bunch of liqour behind.  My buddy doesn't drink so he gave me a bottle of Don Julio Tequila Anejo they never opened.  Holy shtein!  Some of the best tequila I've ever had.  Polished it off in two weeks. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 03, 2014, 07:24:26 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 02, 2014, 11:08:27 PM
I've been on a bourbon tear for the last several months and have collected maybe a dozen bottles. If anyone is interested in a write up on a few of them - how they compare, best buys etc I'll do it. If not, won't bother.

If you go to the trouble to write something, I'll read it.  I'll probably mock you; it would be poor form not to.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on March 05, 2014, 11:23:34 AM
OK, I'll write something up in the next few days, going to wait until I can drink the samples while writing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 07, 2014, 09:11:05 AM
http://greatist.com/health/best-foods-hangover (http://greatist.com/health/best-foods-hangover)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 13, 2014, 08:53:50 AM
so shady but great that they got exposed....

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/idaho-hockey-boise-beers-lawsuit/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 21, 2014, 08:48:37 PM
im drinking vodka's out of an unfamiliar vessel tonight...its an ocean spray cranberry container so I dont really know how much vee to put in it and i just accidently made a straight firewater hellacious awful rot gut vee and simply lemon

its on
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2014, 09:14:24 PM
Sounds interesting.

I'm half deep into a twelve pack of Amstel and have some jack Daniels honey and coke for later
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 21, 2014, 09:22:49 PM
do you have a condom for the penis that will be in your butt later
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2014, 09:28:48 PM
Hahahah none of that funny biz going on. Just me and the teevee tonight.

Chick is over her friends doing god know what (or who)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on April 01, 2014, 07:31:10 AM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 16, 2014, 05:47:31 PM
http://www.vox.com/2014/4/16/5620170/one-in-five-beers-sold-in-america-is-a-bud-light
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on April 16, 2014, 05:56:01 PM
I don't even drink, but I wish that was an Onion article.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 16, 2014, 06:11:48 PM
the gap btwn 1 and 2 is crazy
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on April 17, 2014, 02:30:58 PM
The triumph of marketing over craft.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on April 19, 2014, 09:36:06 AM
I love Bud Light. Sure it's watered down shtein but for an everyday cheap beer it's the farging king. I took a tour of the brewery when I was in St. Louis, the big difference is the beachwood aging process. They let us taste a sample that wasn't beachwood aged, it tasted like a Coors/Miller Lite.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 19, 2014, 11:06:33 AM
its obviously just personal choice but i think bud light tastes like butthole. i'll take miller or coors any day of the week over that ish.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2014, 04:34:03 PM
Quote from: SD on April 19, 2014, 09:36:06 AM
I love Bud Light. Sure it's watered down shtein but for an everyday cheap beer it's the farging king. I took a tour of the brewery when I was in St. Louis, the big difference is the beachwood aging process. They let us taste a sample that wasn't beachwood aged, it tasted like a Coors/Miller Lite.

bud light is my conglomerate beer of choice...in my mind its the best....in reality I probably couldnt tell the difference btwn bud miller or coors light

oh and farg the coors family.....pos bigots all of them
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on April 19, 2014, 07:28:58 PM
How can you be a bigot with a name like Adolph?

Agreed on Bud Light.  When I go to the grocery/drug stores (yes EVERY store from the littlest Korean Mom and Pop to the corner gas station to WalMart sells alcohol in the state) and nothing is on sale or just can't decide, I go with Bud Light.  Coors Light outsells Bud Light here.  Number one selling grocery item in the state?  Heineken 12 pack. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 07:57:40 PM
My big name go to is Miller Lite. I prefer that to Bud Lite

I also prefer Miller high life to both of them

Picked up a six pack of high life pounders today
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on April 19, 2014, 08:09:38 PM
Bud Light makes me feel like shtein after I drink it. If I absolutely have to go cheap shtein, I'll take Millers or Coors, or Yuengling...though I've started to be able to taste the difference in Yuengling at the bars...sometimes it's delicious, other times it's bleh.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
my favorite beer callin me right now

one of these things is not like the other....one of these things just doesnt belong...


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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on April 19, 2014, 08:12:56 PM
Simply Apple >>>>>> all the other Simply's
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 08:14:41 PM
Eagles Tupperware!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on April 19, 2014, 08:19:35 PM
I had several Yuenglings today.  And more than a few Jameson's back.   Yummy.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on April 19, 2014, 09:05:10 PM
Bought a case of Carlsberg, usually it's great, right now it tastes like ass and is making me tired.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2014, 09:14:40 PM
Quote from: SD on April 19, 2014, 09:05:10 PM
Bought a case of Carlsberg, usually it's great, right now it tastes like ass and is making me tired.

i love their elephant beer because its strong as shtein
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 09:17:33 PM
I've got a Genessee Cream Ale craving
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2014, 09:19:16 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 09:17:33 PM
I've got a Genessee Cream Ale craving

do they have that down there?

thats my cousins favorite beer....i bet dillon crushes it too
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 09:23:27 PM
I saw it once at a hole in the wall store and bought it. Went back and they stopped selling it

I'm gonna check HEB tomorrow. That's the local grocery store chain here. They have a store that has a shtein load of different beers. They stock Peruvian beer and Canadian too for when I've got a Molson craving
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 30, 2014, 10:34:52 PM
e&j and bitters tonight
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 30, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
Molson Canadian

Eh?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on June 05, 2014, 08:22:06 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC7uW1rkdB8

Cold.. COLD Beerrrr
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on June 26, 2014, 08:46:43 AM
zagat came out with a top 10 beer halls in the us

frankford hall (awesome) was number one and morgans pier (never been) number nine

philly rep


http://www.zagat.com/b/the-10-hottest-beer-gardens-across-the-u.s#1
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 11, 2014, 08:09:34 AM
Had to clear out my grandparents house a few weeks back and grabbed a lot of stuff from my grandfathers bar.   Ended up taking his "Beer Meister" which despite being built in 73, is still running like a champ.  Took the time to refinish the inside with new paint, polish everything up, then realized it only fits pony 1/4 kegs which none of the craftbrews are available in.  Kinda sucked, but whatever, it'll be specifically for Miller Lite. 

Also found a refrigerator Kegerator conversion kit which is really just a tap that you insert on the fridge.  Got around last night to getting it installed which was just taking a hole saw, and cutting thru the outside of the fridge to the inside plastic.  Hooked up a sixtel of Stone Go To IPA, got it regulated pretty quickly, and we're now up and running.  I would say if anyone has a spare fridge that you use as a beer fridge, def look at getting a kit off micromatic or amazon.  Simple install, and you can't go wrong if you have a good beer supplier. 

Also picked up a really old Jockey Box which i still need to get cleaned up, but it's pretty awesome.  A jockey box is a box where it has coiled copper and you put ice over top of it, so it instantly cools beer.  They were big before manual pump kegs at parties apparently.  Still has an old "Reading Brewing" tap on it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 02:28:04 PM
when i was young and couldn't afford it a kegerator was my dream purchase....now that i am old and can afford it i really don't drink beer anymore....dagger

still i  am jealous of anyone that has one....my boy has an outdoor dual one....its so sweet
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on July 11, 2014, 04:09:34 PM
use some of those cheddar stacks to pay someone to make a gin keg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 04:37:46 PM
Quote from: SunMo on July 11, 2014, 04:09:34 PM
use some of those cheddar stacks to pay someone to make a gin keg

is there a specific reason that you want me dead?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 11, 2014, 05:57:19 PM
I know, I really should have done it years ago.  My grandfather had one at his house and vacation home.  Going thru all of his stuff, I came across the paperwork when he first bought the old BeerMeister.  It was a breakdown of cost of a 24 case of beer, compared to costs of going out to the bar, vs having your own keg.  Kinda cool in its own oldschool hand written way. 

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 11, 2014, 05:58:07 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 04:37:46 PM
Quote from: SunMo on July 11, 2014, 04:09:34 PM
use some of those cheddar stacks to pay someone to make a gin keg

is there a specific reason that you want me dead?
He wants your Eagles memorabilia. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on July 11, 2014, 06:17:58 PM
And Flyers tapes.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 24, 2014, 08:45:10 AM
http://www.vice.com/al-kee-hol

I'm pretty sure VICE made this just for IGY
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 24, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
that was dope

the half gallon idea was super....im pretty sure hemmingway is rolling over in his grave at the thought of frozen daqs but i love them...whenever i go to new orleans the grain alcohol one is almost always my first drink of the day....those things are the ultimate kickstarter and no matter how zesty you might feel its always drinkable and gets you right back on track

savannah riverfront (which if you havent been there is basically a mini bourbon street) has a bunch of those places as well.....i wish more cities did
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on July 24, 2014, 09:02:18 AM
my sister used to live in the garden district...those drinks at the saint are no joke. get crunked.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 24, 2014, 09:34:29 AM
It's legal crack juice.  I need to make a trip soon.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on July 25, 2014, 09:53:51 PM
 :-D  Yes they are!  That was one of the great things about going to New Orleans.  I've been three times and it's always been in December.  They were damn good but I couldn't think of anything better on a hot, humid day than one of those.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on July 27, 2014, 05:08:11 PM
Had my sons first bday party yesterday.  Ended up getting a 1/2 Keg of Miller Lite.  I was worried that we'd end up with it not getting kicked, but i was dead wrong.  Tapped it at 330, Dry as a dead dingos donger by 9pm
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on July 27, 2014, 11:10:48 PM
theres no such thing as a full keg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 14, 2014, 09:39:24 PM
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/how-rye-came-back/375061/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on August 15, 2014, 12:42:42 PM
i used to have a beer meister but gave it to my nephew last year. i just wasnt using anymore. nowafays aboput the only things i drink, if i drink, is vodka or this brandy we get fron virginia. i still like beer on a hot day at times but not enough to keep a meister.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 24, 2014, 04:35:13 PM
farged around and got obliterated today at one of the very best dive bars in america....holla dio

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mount-royal-tavern-baltimore
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on August 24, 2014, 08:55:15 PM
yep, great bar. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 31, 2014, 12:25:55 AM
my wife just said "um yeah thats what you need right now....another drink" she was factually correct so im getting another one but i think she was being sarcastic
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 31, 2014, 12:51:34 AM
lolololol awesome

make it a double...
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on August 31, 2014, 10:26:49 AM
I don't feel so swell.

Off to the golf course for bloodies and charred flesh.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on September 14, 2014, 12:06:30 PM
so ive been on a binge since about noon on Friday....and yesterday morning i cracked a 2 liter of ginger ale to drink with beam all weekend....this morning i went to take my daily vitamin and wash it down with the ginger....but apparently at some point this weekend i came up with the awesome idea to mix the bourbon with the ginger in the 2 liter....end result this morning was me spraying a vitamin drink all over my kitchen
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 28, 2014, 02:31:23 PM
first sweden now finland decides to ban fireball

http://yle.fi/uutiset/alko_recalls_fireball_liqueur_over_propylene_glycol_concerns/7553390
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on October 28, 2014, 03:26:44 PM
ive personally banned it after this past weekened
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Yeti on October 28, 2014, 09:37:23 PM
I drink Jack Daniels.  Neat.

It only contains Jack with a trace amount of Daniels.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on October 28, 2014, 10:07:58 PM
Fireball = fad. 

I tried it, disgusting. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 29, 2014, 07:57:21 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on October 28, 2014, 10:07:58 PM
Fireball = fad. 

I tried it, disgusting.

yeah fireball was popular for a couple minutes in like 2008....I didnt think people even drank it anymore
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 29, 2014, 09:04:41 AM
fireball didn't really get super trendy with the youngins until the last two years or so.

i don't get it either, there has been gross cinnamon liquor for years under different names.  and yeah it's nasty.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 29, 2014, 09:27:14 AM
yup, Cinnamon toast crunch shots brought it out to the masses.  It's trash whiskey.  And Phatty is right, whether its Goldschlager, Aftershock, they're only there to keep you warm at tailgates. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 29, 2014, 10:48:12 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on October 29, 2014, 09:04:41 AM
fireball didn't really get super trendy with the youngins until the last two years or so.

i don't get it either, there has been gross cinnamon liquor for years under different names.  and yeah it's nasty.

i remember this bar used to serve a shot called a stumbling fireman - it was rumple mintz topped with firewater (the nasty cinnamon drink fad of the 90's)

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on October 29, 2014, 10:49:52 AM
i tried the cinnamon toast crunch shot this weekend and didn't like it.

i don't particularly care for fireball itself but my buddy kept buying them so i kept drinking them
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 29, 2014, 11:52:01 AM
the cinnamon flavor for candy/gum and drinks should be banned. disgusting and nothing like the real thing.

make a drink that taste like cinnabon ? now you're talking.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 29, 2014, 02:16:16 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on October 29, 2014, 09:04:41 AM
fireball didn't really get super trendy with the youngins until the last two years or so.

baltimore must be cutting edge.....shtein was huge there for much of the mid aughts
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on October 29, 2014, 06:15:32 PM
Baltimore is more important than anyone admits, even its boosters.  Great American city.

Can't wait to get the farg out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 29, 2014, 08:09:00 PM
Rumpleminz is what Beermonkey would always bring to the tailgates

That stuff is rather stout
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 30, 2014, 08:15:21 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 29, 2014, 08:09:00 PM
Rumpleminz is what Beermonkey would always bring to the tailgates

That stuff is rather stout

hundred proof
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 30, 2014, 08:42:56 AM
Rumplemintz and Sprite... So good
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on October 30, 2014, 09:34:50 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 29, 2014, 08:09:00 PM
Rumpleminz is what Beermonkey would always bring to the tailgates

That stuff is rather stout

Remember the game in 2002 vs. the Rams when he made the gallon of Alabama Slammer, I took a fall down the 700 level stairs.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 30, 2014, 10:50:20 AM
Hahaha damn that's right - I remember that. The recovery at the bottom was impressive...fall down and pop up and lead an Eagles cheer.

Those Alabama Slammers were excellent
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 01, 2014, 12:25:21 AM
Just scored a couple bottles of George T Stagg bourbon. Pretty impressive intensity. It regularly wins best bourbon competitions and at 138.1 proof packs a wallop.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 01, 2014, 01:49:25 AM
dry overholt manhattans on the rocks tonight at the bar
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 16, 2014, 12:59:00 AM
At Walts in Baltimore.  Holy shtein some awful renditions
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 16, 2014, 09:55:04 AM
Of course I would have begged off on account of poverty, errands, or painful mangina, but you couldn't have at least called me out?  Feelings hurted.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 16, 2014, 08:58:29 PM
im drinking a 40 of mickeys right now and the bottle is plastic.......america is dead
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 17, 2014, 02:45:26 AM
That's insane. A plastic 40?!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 17, 2014, 07:38:41 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 16, 2014, 09:55:04 AM
Of course I would have begged off on account of poverty, errands, or painful mangina, but you couldn't have at least called me out?  Feelings hurted.
Next time around i'll give you a heads up so you can get that errands list done.  My buddys college roommate lives on Decker, sweet remodel with a heck of a rooftop deck. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 17, 2014, 03:30:24 PM
I've got people on S. Decker, couple blocks below the park.  Old ladies, sisters, born in the house they still call home today.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 18, 2014, 08:51:01 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 17, 2014, 02:45:26 AM
That's insane. A plastic 40?!

travesty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 19, 2014, 01:07:29 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 17, 2014, 03:30:24 PM
I've got people on S. Decker, couple blocks below the park.  Old ladies, sisters, born in the house they still call home today.
Seems to be the norm around there.  Guy grew up in the Highlands, moved a few blocks over to Canton. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:08:09 PM
canton and federal hill are probably 50/50 transients
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on November 19, 2014, 02:36:52 PM
I kept waiting to run into Stan Valchek at the Grumwald
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 20, 2014, 09:56:53 AM
dog fish is debuting a scrapple beer next month
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on November 20, 2014, 12:14:23 PM
That sounds disgusting yet I can't wait to try it
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 20, 2014, 12:27:45 PM
its just gonna be a tester beer at first...i think youll only be able to get it at their brewery in rehobeth
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on November 20, 2014, 12:31:58 PM
Is that a place or the sound you make when you realize what a horrible decision you've made?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 20, 2014, 12:33:34 PM
whats the bad decision....going to delaware or trying a scrapple beer
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on November 20, 2014, 12:38:26 PM
Going to Delaware. Going to Delaware for beer. Trying a scrapple beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on December 22, 2014, 01:08:30 AM
Run, don't walk to your nearest liquor store that may still have some Willett 2 year old rye. Or better yet, drive. It will probably go fast.

I've collected 25+ bottles of bourbon and rye this year and this gets the nod as the best buy. At $39 a bottle it edges out the cheaper Weller Special Reserve which is > $15 less. With a 111.4 proof it may need a little water for those not used to higher proof bottlings but I think it is silky smooth as is. Remarkable for being aged just 2 years. Honorable mention goes out to Four Roses small batch and single barrel as well as the Col. E H Taylor small batch (though it isn't a style everyone will like as much, it is a favorite here).
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 22, 2014, 01:35:18 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on November 20, 2014, 12:31:58 PM
Is that a place or the sound you make when you realize what a horrible decision you've made?

Rehobeth is a beach town in Delaware that is really family friendly but is best known for 3 things...1. The Dogfish Head brewpub, 2. Being a very gay friendly town, and 3. Dave Grohl vacation's there every year.

Take a 2 minute bike ride south and you're in Dewey, which is basically just a bunch of drunk people at all times in the summer. Which is why I love it. Also has really nice, usually not so crowded beaches.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on January 01, 2015, 09:44:12 PM
I wish I could bring everyone ive ever met to the bar around the corner from my house just so they could experience the pours....its beyond explanation
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on April 09, 2015, 02:45:40 PM
Legitimately funny.

http://randommization.com/2013/09/12/if-you-add-drunk-people-to-fitness-quotes-things-get-hilarious/
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on April 09, 2015, 03:13:35 PM
I liked the obsessed one and the 'think why you started' one.  :-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 11:25:48 AM
just got busy at Costco...


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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on April 17, 2015, 12:05:53 PM
That's your member number, huh? Time to get busy making fake Costco IDs.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 12:11:36 PM
have at it

shtein you can have my actual membership card if i can find it....i always use the costco credit card to get in the store
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 17, 2015, 12:22:54 PM
looks like you're mixing up some jesus juice.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on April 17, 2015, 12:24:16 PM
I've been brewing my own beer. Best hobby ever.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 12:24:36 PM
one of the bottles i got was carolans irish cream....half the price of baileys....

never heard of it....but the reviews ive been reading put it right there with baileys and some people are saying its better....not sure I believe that but I feel better about going cheap now
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 17, 2015, 12:26:18 PM
lol that's an impressive trip...probably bought more liquor than the average corner bar.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 17, 2015, 12:34:21 PM
solid run.

friend told me the kirkland scotch is back in stock.

still makes me laugh when they check your cart. like they would have noticed if you had another dozen bottles of booze in there before they write on your receipt.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 12:38:12 PM
yeah they had it....I don't drink scotch so I didn't look that close but I think they had the big bottle and then  a small bottle that was single batch or some shtein...the small bottle was "expensive"
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 17, 2015, 12:38:46 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on April 17, 2015, 12:24:16 PM
I've been brewing my own beer. Best hobby ever.

just made some hard cider. def want to look into making my own brew. also got a recipie for limonchello. gonna make that during the eagles season.

how much am i looking at to get started on the beer ?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on April 17, 2015, 12:45:09 PM
Few hundred bucks for the equipment and fifty or so for the kits. The process is super easy. Getting it right is not. But when you do get it right it's pretty awesome to have two cases of delicious beer that you made yourself.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
limoncello I made last week...key to limoncello imo if you've never made it before and are gonna follow a recipe is to cut back on the amount of simple syrup the recipe calls for....or at least add it to taste otherwise I find it to be crazy sweet

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on April 17, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
i have 5 or 6 big mason jars of vodka in my fridge steeped with fruit. strawberry, pear, orange, kiwi and some other shtein. just straight fruit and vodka, nothing else.

the pear johnson is amazing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 17, 2015, 01:11:33 PM
man that limonchello looks good. the recipie i got is from my kid's boss. had some of the stuff a few weeks ago. was really good and not too sweet.

have to look into the brewing kit. gonna have room to do things like this when i finish the shed im putting in the yard.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on April 17, 2015, 04:34:15 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 11:25:48 AM
just got busy at Costco...


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Is that Woodford Reserve their double oak? If so it's a nice bottle. I went to a big whiskey tasting recently and you got a $50 voucher to use toward whatever you wanted that they served. Out of the 40-50 whiskies I tried I took this bottle. It wasn't the best one there but I liked it more than anything else near that price.

I was visiting my dad a couple of weeks ago and he broke open some home made limoncello and it was too syrupy. I'm not big on it anyway but what helped a lot was to just add a little fresh lemon juice to it.

Costco's branded scotch from the big producers are a good buy, but some people go nuts thinking they will be getting the exact same juice as the brand. For example, Costco's 18yr from Macallan is well worth the $40 or whatever but it isn't nearly as good as The Macallan's 18yr that goes for $170. They sell off the stock that doesn't meet their quality standard or the necessary flavor profile, and Kirkland rebrands it. I don't know that's always the case though. Apparently their 7yr small batch bourbon for around $25/liter is the same as Baker's Bourbon which goe for around $55/750ml. Their mash bill and batch numbers filed with the TTB (govt. agency) look like the same lot.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 17, 2015, 05:57:59 PM
no it isn't the double oak....its their select...like where they put the batch and bottle number on the bottle

the limoncello was too syrupy cause im sure he followed the classic limoncello recipe....and just like I was saying to smeags it comes out way too sweet ie "syrupy" if you put in the amount of simple syrup it calls for

Costco is just ridiculous with their prices on most stuff...this weekend i was out of liquor so i had to slum it at my local place....i got a fifth of jose cuervo for 20 bucks....at Costco i get a liter of their tequila which imo is better for 13 bucks
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2015, 10:33:53 PM
Yo bartender...err, Havas...hook me up with a good recipe for a rum punch type drink for this weekend. I am craving a good one that is a bit more in depth than rum and fruit punch.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 10:43:44 PM
Google Philadelphia  fish house punch
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2015, 10:48:07 PM
How have I never heard of this before?! That is exactly what I am looking for...thank you.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 10:51:13 PM
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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2015, 11:00:15 PM
What is the best Jamaican rum to buy?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 11:03:34 PM
I'm def no rum expert...if there is even such a thing...but I really like mt gay for dark

I basically stick with Bacardi for light
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 20, 2015, 09:21:43 AM
had a bottle of kraken dark rum not too long ago. good stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on April 20, 2015, 07:48:22 PM
Yeah I enjoyed Kraken when I tried it.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 21, 2015, 10:19:25 AM
i'll def be grabbing some again in the future.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 26, 2015, 04:29:13 PM
made some ginger syrup today....threw some in a glass of ice with busch beer, bourbon and mint....pretty damn tasty
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on May 02, 2015, 05:28:48 PM
bloodys at noon to kick the draft and caps/rangers off

vodka sodas afternoon

now pregame racing it with the mint julep johnson
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on May 03, 2015, 10:57:13 PM
one of my good buddies just went back to japan and reminded me of this:

http://deadspin.com/5840693/lets-go-balls-deep-inside-the-spine-of-peyton-manning

The Last Pooperai story is me from a few years ago. i just laughed for an hour remembering it



Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on June 13, 2015, 12:24:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaLwD05fKRQ
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 13, 2015, 01:45:00 PM
i dont even like craft beers and i probably would have never bought another one of these congolmerate beers again anway but i definitely wont now

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ab-inbev-sabmiller-ok-in-principle-to-set-up-beer-merger/2015/10/13/c1dc1130-7177-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on October 13, 2015, 02:43:02 PM
I will stick with liquor and tree.   
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 13, 2015, 03:35:35 PM
QuoteBelgium-based AB InBev, already the world's largest brewer, makes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's. SABMiller, based in London, has Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni and Milwaukee's Best among its 200 or so brands.

i mean i would drink any one of these if someone had it sitting in a cooler but as long as Miller Lite is not affected I am cool.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 13, 2015, 06:23:12 PM
hmm so I guess I am wrong but I always thought Miller Lite was part of MillerCoors which is different than SABMiller or whatever. I'm going to lose it if Miller Lite changes.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 13, 2015, 06:34:00 PM
did it say that some beers were going to be made differently?

i only saw that the two corporations were merging
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on October 13, 2015, 07:04:34 PM
i don't want bud people near my miller lite at all.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 13, 2015, 07:16:33 PM
reds - 5.0
miller lite - 4.1
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on October 13, 2015, 07:58:59 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on October 13, 2015, 07:04:34 PM
i don't want bud people near my miller lite at all.

This this 1000 times this.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on October 13, 2015, 08:34:45 PM
The only people who are going to suffer are the workers who get fired when these mega-mergers happen. 

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 14, 2015, 08:04:52 AM
sickening

QuoteIn order to get the merger past the the U.S. Department of Justice, the firms could be forced to sell some of their assets in the country, including SABMiller's stake in the MillerCoors joint venture.

Regulators similarly compelled AB InBev to shed some of its ventures following its bid for Grupo Modelo in 2013. Before that deal could be approved, Modelo's U.S. assets -- including Corona -- were sold to a smaller rival.

As younger drinkers turn in ever greater numbers to independent breweries, the global market leaders have been trying to defend their market share.

AB InBev has swallowed Seattle's Elysian Brewing, Oregon's 10 Barrel Brewing and Chicago-based Goose Island in the last year or two.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 14, 2015, 08:15:21 AM
it's 6 years old now, but the documentary "Beerwars" was fascinating detailing the same merger craze happened back in the 50's 60's and how it ultimately nearly destroyed the palates of beer drinkers across the country. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 14, 2015, 08:18:21 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 14, 2015, 08:15:21 AM
how it ultimately nearly destroyed the palates of beer drinkers across the country. 

i dont even like beer it all tastes like garbage so im not worried about that....but these farging monster corporations packaging all our beers companies together and then scooping up as many indy breweries as they can get so they can take over the beer world is annoying as farg
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 04, 2015, 01:15:05 PM
Hurry and stock up while you still can.
Quote2016, changes recipe for first time in 256 years

My goodness, my Guinness! The famed Irish brewmaker announced a change to the ol' recipe that will please vegetarian and vegan drinkers: It's eliminating the fish bladders. Yikes, well maybe you didn't know it, but isinglass, a gelatin made from fish bladders, has been used to filter yeast particles from the deep-brown brew for the last 256 years. Most Anheuser-Busch, Heineken and Miller products have been deemed vegetarian-friendly by Barnivore.com, which tracks animal ingredients in alcohol, reports CNN.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 04, 2015, 01:21:29 PM
farging vegans
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 04, 2015, 02:03:50 PM
guinness has less alcohol in it than pbr and the same as coors light.....farg that shtein
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 04, 2015, 02:58:58 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 04, 2015, 02:03:50 PM
guinness has less alcohol in it than pbr and the same as coors light.....farg that shtein

This. Plus it tastes like shtein.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 04, 2015, 03:31:05 PM
Never understood the love for guinness
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 04, 2015, 04:20:39 PM
I like a pint of Guinness every now and again with certain dinners. Not as a daily thing. But as a change of pace, good stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on November 04, 2015, 05:46:36 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on November 04, 2015, 04:20:39 PM
I like a pint of Guinness every now and again with certain dinners. Not as a daily thing. But as a change of pace, good stuff.

Exactly
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 04, 2015, 06:33:06 PM
Quote from: smeags on November 04, 2015, 03:31:05 PM
Never understood the love for guinness

notre dame fans
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on November 04, 2015, 07:48:06 PM
Aside from the taste of it, is there anything worse than some college age douchebag who thinks that drinking Guinness makes him some sort of cultured beer snob? 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: General_Failure on November 04, 2015, 08:13:41 PM
Any kind of beer snob.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 05, 2015, 12:45:52 AM
all the beer dopes now drink craft beer...I cant remember the last time I saw someone drink a guiness...and again why would you at its alcohol level...especially when so many craft beers got big abv muscles
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 05, 2015, 12:50:02 AM
farg a craft beer and Guinness

I'm pounding the last of my six pack of high life
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 05, 2015, 12:57:15 AM
people on the coasts I don't think drink the big beer factories anymore...I rarely ever see it ordered...beer snobbery is strong outside of middle america

guiness tastes more like piss than miller lite....people think its craft beer like or heavy because its brown and has to settle...but its basically brown water
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 05, 2015, 12:59:24 AM
Yeah I don't like it

I don't like dark beer at all really
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 05, 2015, 01:01:17 AM
you just proved my point

its not "dark" at all....just in color
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: hbionic on November 05, 2015, 03:25:01 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 05, 2015, 01:01:17 AM
you just proved my point

its not "dark" at all....just in color

lol, beer snob!  :-D
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 05, 2015, 07:04:26 AM
im equal opportunity....i despise all beer....i do drink a good amount of craft beers but not cause they taste good beacuse they get you farged up...i always ask for whichever one has the most alcohol within reason...i honestly dont understand the concept of drinking a beer that has under 5% alcohol
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 06, 2015, 08:02:50 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/cfD8Jt2.png)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 07, 2015, 09:20:50 AM
Haaa, true.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 07, 2015, 11:06:53 AM
I want to try Not Your Fathers Root Beer or whatever it is called

Anyone tried it?

I love root beer
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 07, 2015, 11:37:22 AM
i always want to try it to but i don't want a whole one....i always want someone im with to get it so i can taste...no one is ever interested tho
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on November 07, 2015, 11:58:12 AM
Everyone I know who's tried it says it's great. I'm not a root beer guy but my girl loves it, as do a lot of my friends. Apparently tastes just like root beer.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 07, 2015, 12:37:14 PM
1 is good, the first sip is like, holy shtein this is amazing.  at the end of the bottle you are like, holy shtein i have diabetes
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on November 07, 2015, 01:49:10 PM
Quote from: SunMo on November 07, 2015, 12:37:14 PM
1 is good, the first sip is like, holy shtein this is amazing.  at the end of the bottle you are like, holy shtein i have diabetes

Ha...pretty much. It tastes just like root beer but I wouldn't drink more than 1. Definitely not a beer to drink to get buzzed.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:02:21 PM
I like Not Your Father's Root Beer way better than Coney Island root beer. Not Your Father's is making a 20% abv variety, I read.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 07, 2015, 06:27:29 PM
seems like its supposed to be a wine cooler for doods
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:36:55 PM
Actually, I don't think it's even marketed to guys. Same sort of thing as the ciders. But I'd be curious about 20% abv.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 07, 2015, 06:43:01 PM
Speaking of wine coolers...me and my buddy used to steal his moms Bartyles and James wine coolers and slam them. We were 12.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:52:55 PM
I don't think that's a particularly unique story.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 07, 2015, 06:54:02 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:36:55 PM
But I'd be curious about 20% abv.

??....no way that root beer is 20%.....that almost liquor
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 07, 2015, 06:57:42 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:52:55 PM
I don't think that's a particularly unique story.

It's not but seeing wine coolers reminded me of that.

Same summer I stole a six pack of beer from our fridge and got busted. Told my parents that older kids made me do it or else they would've beaten me up. That was a lie. We drank them in our fort in the woods.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 06:58:23 PM
It's 8.5% now. They're developing 12% and 20% varieties.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 07, 2015, 07:08:55 PM
actually just went to their website it says its 10%.....even that is farging huge....if it truly tastes like root beer holy shtein will that get people farged up
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 07, 2015, 07:29:51 PM
It does. It's good. Coney Island is too syrupy for me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 10:54:18 AM
i went to a really cool microbrewery in North Wales on Saturday.  It's called Prism http://prismbeer.com/

The beers themselves were decent but the location of the bar/brewery was great.  i thought the gps took me to the wrong spot because it took me to this small industrial park and you have to drive behind the main businesses and there is this zesty loading dock area that they made into the entrance.  it's small and dark but its a really cool spot.  I was disappointed to learn that they are going to be moving to a shopping center next year.  but if you can get there anytime soon do it because it's a cool spot.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on November 09, 2015, 11:21:48 AM
So was it a cool spot?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 09, 2015, 11:22:41 AM
Really cool.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 11:26:50 AM
i lost my thesaurus
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 09, 2015, 12:16:01 PM
homer

QuoteThe creativity nurtured from that experience shows in the beers we brew today as does the anti-establishment nature of his favorite band, Pink Floyd.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 12:29:57 PM
yeah that definitely played a part.  every friday at 5pm they play an entire floyd album start to finish. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 09, 2015, 12:33:52 PM
so its last call before side A is even over?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on November 09, 2015, 12:48:11 PM
Quote from: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 10:54:18 AM
i went to a really cool microbrewery in North Wales on Saturday.  It's called Prism http://prismbeer.com/

The beers themselves were decent but the location of the bar/brewery was great.  i thought the gps took me to the wrong spot because it took me to this small industrial park and you have to drive behind the main businesses and there is this zesty loading dock area that they made into the entrance.  it's small and dark but its a really cool spot.  I was disappointed to learn that they are going to be moving to a shopping center next year.  but if you can get there anytime soon do it because it's a cool spot.

My nephew basically lives at that spot. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 12:50:46 PM
cool spot, you mean
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 09, 2015, 01:00:17 PM
I'll have to keep an eye out for them. I have had some good stuff from Round Guys, which is just up the road from there.

It's pretty cool to see all the brewers popping up. It makes the beer festivals all the more interesting.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 01:02:18 PM
Perkasie has one called Free Will.  i took igy and mrs igy there and we had a pretty good time

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 09, 2015, 01:18:26 PM
that will always be known as the place with the 8 dollar hot dog truck out front
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on November 09, 2015, 01:29:21 PM
Yeah, they are decent, too. Also Forest & Main in Ambler.

On one of the recent tailgates, we had a variety pack from Voodoo Brewery, which is out in the Erie part of the state. Nothing in that case was less than 7.2%. We almost finished it. And it was a 1:00 game.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 09, 2015, 04:10:52 PM
I picked up a Dogfish 20 anniversary the other day. No idea if it will be any good, but it is 17% so it can't be a total loss.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 09, 2015, 04:19:33 PM
Tried neshaminy creek brewing's churchville lager. Wasn't bad but I wonder if that croydon water was the reason I got the shteins afterwards.

They do have one called concrete pillow ... 12.7% abv
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Zanshin on November 09, 2015, 04:20:00 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on November 09, 2015, 04:10:52 PM
I picked up a Dogfish 20 anniversary the other day. No idea if it will be any good, but it is 17% so it can't be a total loss.

Dogfish Head is a solid bet any day of the week.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on November 09, 2015, 04:50:56 PM
I like their 90. I got some of their 120 min this year but supposedly it's best to let it sit for a year or two before drinking so I'll probably I'll do that.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on November 09, 2015, 04:55:18 PM
Quote from: smeags on November 09, 2015, 04:19:33 PM
Tried neshaminy creek brewing's churchville lager. Wasn't bad but I wonder if that croydon water was the reason I got the shteins afterwards.

They do have one called concrete pillow ... 12.7% abv

Their owner/operator is a friend of mine from PSU. Shape of Hops to Come (double IPA) is supposed to be fantastic. I've never traveled up there to try and they don't distribute down here so I can't vouch for it but I totally know the dude.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on November 09, 2015, 06:46:14 PM
Quote from: SunMo on November 09, 2015, 12:50:46 PM
cool spot, you mean

I really don't know personally.  He seems to enjoy it, which is nice.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 09, 2015, 09:47:54 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 09, 2015, 04:55:18 PM
Quote from: smeags on November 09, 2015, 04:19:33 PM
Tried neshaminy creek brewing's churchville lager. Wasn't bad but I wonder if that croydon water was the reason I got the shteins afterwards.

They do have one called concrete pillow ... 12.7% abv

Their owner/operator is a friend of mine from PSU. Shape of Hops to Come (double IPA) is supposed to be fantastic. I've never traveled up there to try and they don't distribute down here so I can't vouch for it but I totally know the dude.

Nice. Damn they have a big selection. Right down,the road from my dad's. Be over there thruday. Maybe I'll stop in and check,it,out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 17, 2015, 09:43:02 AM
Well went to NCB... Got a six pack of the JAWN selection for Sunday's game. Pretty good. Not a high ABV though. Still the highlight of the day. Thanks chip.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 25, 2015, 10:39:43 PM
Still haven't tried Not Your Fathers Root beer yet

But just saw they're now making Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale

I gotta get both now

On another note - crushing some rum punch tonight like a champ. Forgot I was gonna drink tonight and took my pain meds when I got home. Oops
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 25, 2015, 10:45:21 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 25, 2015, 10:39:43 PM
Still haven't tried Not Your Fathers Root beer yet

I had it a couple weeks ago...forgot to post it...its unbelievably sweet...I had two and almost couldn't finish the second one cause it was pure sugar....really does taste exactly like root beer...so much so that you might not think there is any alcohol in it...but it also is way weaker than what someone on this board said....its only 5.8....still decent for what it tastes like and it would farg up a amateur or someone who doesn't drink much...but it was kinda disappointing finding out it was only that much after talking in the thread a couple weeks ago that is was something ridiculous like 15%
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 25, 2015, 10:50:23 PM
So it's like a soda in the sense that one can hit the spot (like a real Coke on a hot day) but any ones after that first and it's too sweet and syrupy?

I was at dinner and out for drinks with a beer snob a couple weeks ago at my work conference. Halfway through dinner I began to wonder if I could get away with murdering him with my steak knife. Had a comment for the beer that everyone ordered especially the dude who was drinking coors light. He ended up drinking some double ipa 3476min chocolate pubic hair ale and drank it with his pinkie sticking out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on November 25, 2015, 11:00:29 PM
its like a soda in that it literally tastes like a root beer....you cant even taste a hint of alcohol...the only difference was that it wasnt as carbonated as a root beer...which yes made it too syrupy for me
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 25, 2015, 11:06:53 PM
Ok gotcha - yeah it sounds like I'd enjoy one or two and that's it

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on November 26, 2015, 08:01:30 AM
I couldn't stomach more than a taste.  Far too sweet.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 07:31:30 AM
Quite the bargain:

(http://photos.gray-imagery.com/img/s9/v95/p1845692703-3.jpg)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on December 23, 2015, 08:04:44 AM
Is that for drinking or starter.fluid ?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 08:44:05 AM
Probably better as the latter, because it doesn't taste even remotely good in most situations.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 23, 2015, 09:59:18 AM
is that a fifth a 1L or a 1.75?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 10:05:26 AM
1.75
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Munson on December 23, 2015, 10:09:40 AM
Now I just wanna play Risk
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on December 23, 2015, 10:28:42 AM
I played the other night.  What a goddamn pain in the ass changing all the pieces and rolling forever.  Won't pull that out again for another ten years.

Warfish however, I might revisit.

As for the unbelievably cheap vodka...now I know what the guy three doors down from me used to drink himself to death.  Poor bastich.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on December 23, 2015, 10:41:46 AM
Stratego owns.

Speaking of booze, I have a bottle of kraken rum waiting in the freezer for new years eve.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 10:43:54 AM
We were describing it to IGY at the last tailgate. My boy bought it because it was cheap, but he refused to drink it because it was so terrible. Mixed in an LIT it's barely tolerable, but nothing other than a bunch of other cheap booze seems to mask the nastiness.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 12:28:05 PM
i could have sworn lil sus told me it was under ten bucks like 8.49 for the handle...11.50 isnt crazy cheap for rot gut even in that size

still cant wait to try it....any vodka someone who is a drinker literally cant get down i have to try.....he said hes brining me a bottle saturday....shots for everyone!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 23, 2015, 12:37:16 PM
I dry heaved even thinking of trying it

We had some rotgut shtein a couple years ago and it was brutal. Made a screwdriver and ended up having to pour it out. Even adding like 32oz of orange juice couldn't mask the awfulness
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 12:47:38 PM
Maybe he got it on sale before the state put it "on sale" for the holidays. I'll remind him that he needs to bring some.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 12:48:49 PM
how can vodka be undrinkable....i dont get it...thats why i was floored and asked him to get me some when lil sus told me he couldnt do it

gotta get in this shtein
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on December 23, 2015, 01:07:52 PM
lets all define, "drinkable" here.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 01:10:32 PM
jay poured a drink of it out and lil sus had one and said he never would again

this is apparently literally undrinkable stuff
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 23, 2015, 01:23:00 PM
To me it was like drinking peroxide or some shtein...when I drink goose or titos or even absolut it has a smooth taste. The el cheapo stuff is a chore to get down.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on December 23, 2015, 01:27:27 PM
Ketel one and titos are bangin
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 23, 2015, 01:33:02 PM
yeah i get that a 40 dollar fifth of vodka is better than a handle for ten bucks.....breaking news

but i have never had a vodka that when mixed with cranberry or whatever i couldnt drink and drink without even a small problem...thats unfathomable to me and became even more so when the person who told me about it is a mans man when it comes to drinking

to me a shot is where the struggle starts to get a little real
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on December 23, 2015, 01:51:06 PM
Sounds like you have a real dilemma on your hands.

Personally I haven't had vodka I couldn't drink when mixed. May have been nasty but I could still drink it.

To your point, shots are the real test.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on December 23, 2015, 02:24:38 PM
Yeah, I would certainly drink it if I didn't have any better alternatives in the house. It's the boy who was most offended by the stuff.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on January 01, 2016, 11:27:33 PM
This has been a very boozy holiday season for me. I polished off my bottle of rum last night that was leftover from my spiked egg nogs on Christmas. Also drank as many Molson's as I could get my hands on.

But I finally tried the Not Your Father's Root Beer and Ginger Ale tonight at my cousins house

His girl said it was $48 for a case of the root beer and you guys were right. It was good but very sweet. I had one and that was about it. It's definitely a novelty drink and she said its best over ice or with vanilla vodka and ice cream to make a float.

The Ginger Ale i didn't care for. It was very gingery - like almost spicy but yet sweet. I love regular ginger ale but I wasn't digging this one at all.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on January 02, 2016, 03:19:28 AM
To funny!  I almost bought a 6 pack of the Root Beer tonight.  It was on sale for $8.29 and actually called my nephew to get his advice but the little prick never picked up.  Ended up drinking a nice bottle of Kendal Jackson Chardonnay.  Way to much Jack Daniels Double Barrell the previous two nights.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on January 02, 2016, 04:45:41 AM
Yeah I've had my hard liquor fill for awhile. It's rare I drink it but this week and a half I've hit it. Time to go home a detox.

I've never been a wine guy - I've tried a few but just couldn't enjoy the taste

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 02, 2016, 06:27:45 AM
We had a party and BBQ'd up a coupe of briskets over about 8-9 hours. I made a sauce from scratch using some of that not your fathers root beer. Hit it out of the park with the brisket and the sauce. Tender, juicy, not quite fall-apart slices, with perfectly crisped blackened bark over a thin layer fat, then made burnt ends from the point. The sauce made a perfect match if you wanted to use it. Needed to break out the Pappy Van Winkle bourbon for a meal from heaven. But that root beer became a great secret ingredient for the sauce. Damn good holiday eatin.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 02, 2016, 10:49:28 AM
I had this yesterday:

(http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server1700/e6b77/products/1943/images/2015/jameson-18-year-old__18365.1325887147.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)

Deliciousness.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on January 04, 2016, 08:53:18 AM
Someday I'll get to try that. I had the Black Barrel this weekend (a present to the wife from her brother). Not bad.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 22, 2016, 06:12:32 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 22, 2016, 03:51:45 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 22, 2016, 02:23:13 PM
I have about 4 cases of Bourbon County variants I picked up this season. If that isn't enough I have 200+ bottles of bourbon/rye in the bar to fall back on.

What??  My liquor shelf has one bottle, which I am currently drinking, and when it's gone I replace it.  What's the point in buying 200 bottles of whisky all at once? 

I'll put it another way...I'm not wasting money spent on alcohol.  I buy it I drink it.  I buy it.  I drink it.  When I die, the kids aren't getting a cabinet full of booze, because I farging drank it all.

I mean, apart from the flagrant display of wealth, I don't get it. 

You must jest.
A few points. When I buy a bottle I often drink maybe 1/4 of it before I get another. That way I eventually build up a large bar, which has a lot of advantages.

I don't just slug down alcohol to get drunk. I genuinely enjoy the spirit in the same way many people savor a fine meal. I love learning about it - the art of crafting a whiskey, the traditions and storied history (at Mt Vernon Geo Washington was the country's largest producer), even the chemistry behind it. Much of our trade law today for example has it's roots in the early bourbon industry. It was awesome for me going to a distillery and learning how the pot still vs column stills work and are engineered.

Some of these bottles are investments. I've bought numerous bottles just in the last year or so for $69 to $229 that went for $550 to $2000+ this past holiday season. Just a handful of them will more than pay for all my other bottles, including the ultra-premium ones that I will be basically be drinking for free. Yet others I will try to trade up for different bottles that I speculate will go up even more in value. So it's playing a commodity secondary market, and I thoroughly enjoy it. Ultimately I want to trade up enough the get some of the most prized and rare bottles that I regard as works of art. I collect them the same way others collect stamps, baseball cards, cars or football jerseys. Except these you can actually consume and therefore enjoy in a far more unique way than other genres of collectibles. Last year I bought 3 bottles called Pappy Van Winkle 23 year old for under $250. Now the empty bottle routinely sells for $300 - $350 on Ebay. Call it ludicrous, call people idiots all you want - a market is a market. And when I create a strategy and out maneuver other buyers to score one of the nearly impossible to find prizes, the victory feeling is every bit as good as, for example, an important division win for the Eagles.

Having friends over for a blind tasting is a blast. Different bourbons have different "mash bills" or recipes. Learning to taste which ones are high rye or to differentiate wheat from barley in the recipe to me is fascinating, the same way a craft beer enthusiast will blend in citra hops for example to add a tropical citrus aroma to try and create a particular flavor profile in making their home brew. This is of course lost on lead-palate booze guzzles and it brings hipsters to the point of jizz but whatever.

I'm not real big on cocktails in general but in the winter I sometimes get on a Sazerac kick. I've tinkered and experimented with about 30 versions. Sometimes the smallest change can make a big difference, and when you get it just right it goes to an entirely different level, hit it out of the park and stadium good. If I didn't have a number of ryes and several bitters to experiment with I couldn't play like this. The Sazerac also has a great history to it btw (arguably the first cocktail) but that's another story.

Even if you don't get into learning all there is to know about bourbon, there's a simple friendly deliciousness to it as well as uniqueness to the different producers. IGY gets this and I think Sarge is a fan of wheated recipe bourbon, but I don't think it's for everyone. To me, having a selection that I can choose from is as basic as having different foods I can decide to have for dinner each night.

I could easily write another 10 paragraphs but I'll spare you and everyone else. We just live in different worlds.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on January 22, 2016, 06:37:55 PM
Damn I had no idea that there was a market for empties!

Interesting stuff
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 22, 2016, 06:55:32 PM
Unfortunately it's not just collectors who want a cool bottle. That was about $250 ago. Now it is likely bought for creating a forgery. Bourbon nerds are unlike any other, and can be kind of militant. There's already been multiple suits filed against huge producers like Templeton and Diageo which, remarkably, the companies lost.

There's probably over 100 active bourbon blogs out there and one activist type guy went to a high end bar where they served this stuff, probably at $75 a shot. He noted the fill level and laser code on the bottle. Next time in, the level was lower. Next time the level was higher that it originally. He asked to see the bottle and it had that same unique laser code, so obviously the bar was scamming partons with a probably nice $50/bottle bourbon poured into an empty super premium bottle.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on January 22, 2016, 08:21:21 PM
And I learned on Bar Rescue that's illegal!

Militant bourbon dudes...I've heard it all now. That's crazy!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: rjs246 on January 23, 2016, 07:33:44 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 22, 2016, 06:12:32 PM
I don't just slug down alcohol to get drunk.

This is where you lost me.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Rome on January 23, 2016, 08:28:52 AM
i'm sitting here dreaming of snow days gone by where i'd already be bellied up to the bar in margate getting my first drunk of the day on.

god i miss home on days like today.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on January 23, 2016, 02:57:22 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 23, 2016, 07:33:44 AM
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 22, 2016, 06:12:32 PM
I don't just slug down alcohol to get drunk.

This is where you lost me.
I went on to say bourbon is damn good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on January 23, 2016, 04:32:41 PM
I had some rip van winkle once.  It was good but I must be a brute.  I buy Bulleit or if I'm rich Woodford Reserve and it's yummy to me.  Right now, I've got a Christmas bottle of Woodford on top of the fridge (my liquor cabinet).  Next purchase will probably be a bottle of Tullamore Dew if my joint has it on shelf again, or Jameson if not. 

Fascinating aren't I.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 10, 2016, 02:13:42 PM
ive been in this game for years....it made me an animal...theres rules to this shtein...i wrote me a manual...a step by step book-let for you to get...

your game on track and your ego pushed back


http://www.foodrepublic.com/2016/02/10/6-rules-for-drinking-like-a-man/

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 23, 2016, 03:48:21 PM
came into my office today only because the mail room told me there was a bottle of johnny walker blue with my name on it.

still not sure who sent it.

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on October 02, 2016, 10:25:55 PM
me matty and our lady friends went to a bar yesterday and the bill was 405.00
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on March 05, 2017, 01:29:44 PM
My sister went on a tour of the Sam Adams brewery when she was in Boston. She bought me 3 of their limited edition Barrel Room Collection. Kosmic mother funk grand cru, American Kriek, and Stoney Brook Red. Disgusting. Highly recommend passing.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Diomedes on March 05, 2017, 04:07:19 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 02, 2016, 10:25:55 PM
me matty and our lady friends went to a bar yesterday and the bill was 405.00

tip was another benjamin on top of that I hope .  $125 each for a good time, not bad
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 05, 2017, 04:13:26 PM
no one tips more than me

btw this is all so random

I had to date check this cause I coincidentally went out with Matty last night but his lady friend wasn't there and the check wasn't that much so for s second I thought I lied

I legit think I had 14 bourbon and diets last night tho
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on March 05, 2017, 04:24:04 PM
also I connected with mr fennimore yesterday
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 25, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
:nerdbatsignal

happening at my go to craft brewery around the corner....LETS DO THIS!

(http://dm8cyuj6t42zr.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/05105445/aNewHop-240x300.jpg)

The Force is strong at Jailbreak! Come into the taproom in your favorite Star Wars attire! We'll be offering some fun prizes to the staff favorite of the night  😉

Rogue One will be playing on the projection screen at 7pm!

Custom pint glasses will be availble for sale. Designs coming soon!
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 26, 2017, 09:56:38 AM
 :-D

Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on April 26, 2017, 10:21:49 AM
Craft brew and cosplay?  Sounds like hipster heaven and my own personal hell. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on April 26, 2017, 10:44:14 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
:nerdbatsignal

happening at my go to craft brewery around the corner....LETS DO THIS!

The Force is strong at Jailbreak! Come into the taproom in your favorite Star Wars attire! We'll be offering some fun prizes to the staff favorite of the night  😉

Rogue One will be playing on the projection screen at 7pm!

Custom pint glasses will be availble for sale. Designs coming soon!


I have a costume if you need one
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 26, 2017, 10:56:41 AM
igy's coming to the darkside.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 11:09:57 AM
Quote from: SD on April 26, 2017, 10:44:14 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2017, 02:24:22 PM
:nerdbatsignal

happening at my go to craft brewery around the corner....LETS DO THIS!

The Force is strong at Jailbreak! Come into the taproom in your favorite Star Wars attire! We'll be offering some fun prizes to the staff favorite of the night  😉

Rogue One will be playing on the projection screen at 7pm!

Custom pint glasses will be availble for sale. Designs coming soon!


I have a costume if you need one

just one?
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Sgt PSN on April 26, 2017, 01:12:36 PM
Just 1 for you.  It's his Jaba jawn.  Usually requires 2 people, but also perfectly functional for a single fatty. 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on April 26, 2017, 01:20:35 PM
plus every nerd knows that jaba was the greatest liberal in the outter rim.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: SD on April 26, 2017, 01:26:40 PM
Quote from: smeags on April 26, 2017, 10:56:41 AM
igy's coming to the darkside.

Darth Havas

His Sith power is arguing people to death over sports and civil rights issues.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 02:18:27 PM
i want the outfit the sax player was wearing at the bar and ill go
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on April 27, 2017, 01:25:18 PM
made my bi annual costco run today....lets rock n roll

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Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on May 01, 2017, 02:10:35 AM
And????????

What did you get? 
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagaholic on May 01, 2017, 12:19:24 PM
Probably alcohol and a bunch of pink sugary mixers.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 13, 2017, 12:54:14 AM
Drunktown USA in effect
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 13, 2017, 12:54:54 AM
trying to drown my sadness
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on August 13, 2017, 10:10:35 PM
tanqueray and hennessy till i earl....
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 16, 2017, 04:24:29 AM
im never not drunk but im in the early stages of a bender right now
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Eagles_Legendz on November 19, 2018, 11:39:33 AM
Although it's not what I do primarily as an attorney, I got these guys opened as a distillery in Bensalem.  <shameless plug>

For anyone who likes vodka and whiskey, they do a good job and are good people and would recommend checking them out.

https://www.1675spirits.com
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: smeags on November 19, 2018, 12:37:22 PM
I drive by there weekly and didn't notice this place. def gonna check it out.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Geowhizzer on February 25, 2019, 08:39:23 PM
Any of you booze hounds want to try a beer that claims to taste like Lucky CharmsTM? (https://www.wfsb.com/new-lucky-charms-flavored-beer-is-magically-ridiculous/article_cf7620a4-7584-5373-ba01-61624d7c4996.html?fbclid=IwAR3dJqa1uj9OiBbALvk-VS5_WghU1xzJmMopn6Ep1_ujquYuUcFwSAXWxKw)
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: Don Ho on February 28, 2019, 02:20:38 AM
After I try the one that claims to taste like Froot Loops.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on February 28, 2019, 07:47:45 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on February 28, 2019, 02:20:38 AM
After I try the one that claims to taste like Froot Loops.

their website actually says that it "wont taste like a bowl of cereal"

its 6.6 which isnt terrible....the can is pretty dope too

id try

someone tell russell to pick up some....its down in his neck
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: phattymatty on February 28, 2019, 09:32:49 AM
i just had a few over the weekend that had a cinnamon toast crunch aftertaste and they were pretty good.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 29, 2020, 12:53:43 PM
this is more about the fountain drink than it is booze but..

something about fountain drinks and i dont really know what it is 
however there arent too many more pleasurable things in the world
than getting an extra large diet coke with extra ice at wawa (or any place that has fountain)
dumping/drinking half of it
filling it back up with your favorite blended whiskey and going to town

do the same thing with non fountain soda and it isnt close

def one of my lifes biggest pleasures
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2020, 01:44:03 PM
Yep.

I do it all the time.

McDonald's diet and regular coke taste good. But I always get a huge 44oz and then top it off. shtein I may do that tonight. I have a bottle of rum at the crib I need to get into.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 29, 2020, 01:47:52 PM
its so good..it somehow gets colder than any drink you can make at home no matter what you do....

its also the only time i ever use a straw...even when i was a kid i didnt like straws so it has nothing to do with the whole straw in the sea turtle nose...i didnt use them before all that but in this case you gotta have it...its a must
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2020, 01:52:42 PM
For sure. Normally I will scrap the lid and straw so I can crunch the ice. Not with the booze on board tho.

Same thing applies on coldness to beer when I put it in a cooler of ice vs the fridge. I go get a case and leave it in the cooler bc its so much better.
Title: Re: The Booze Thread
Post by: ice grillin you on December 29, 2020, 01:55:14 PM
yeah exactly you can put a beer in the freezer to the point of starting to crystalize and it still wont beat the coldness of a fully packed cooler