BEER (and apparently, WINE)

[CYMRO]

Beer, good for so many things.  What are your favorites?

At the moment, I am partial to Magic Hat #9.  A nice bitter brew.

Gulden Draak gives Guiness a run for its money as the beer that you can eat with a spoon, and pricey enough to keep one from swilling it like so much Coors.

Old Thumper is middle of the road good, but what a great name.

Bud. Bad.

[SDragon]

in my opinion, beer tastes like week-old donkey urine. of course, that's an assumption on what week-old donkey urine tastes like, but i imagine that if one were to actually taste it, they would think "a little heavy on the hops, but overall not too bad". then they would get locked up.

edit- gimme something with some rum in it. failing on that, white russians are good....

[snakefing]

I like to get whatever is the current seasonal beer from New Belgium.

And Fat Tire when I want something a little more ordinary.

But mostly I tend to prefer wine and Sapphire martinis these days.

[Captain Obvious]

in my opinion, beer tastes like week-old donkey urine. of course, that's an assumption on what week-old donkey urine tastes like, but i imagine that if one were to actually taste it, they would think "a little heavy on the hops, but overall not too bad". then they would get locked up.

edit- gimme something with some rum in it. failing on that, white russians are good....

I agree with this, but not just cause i don't like the taste. I believe that i am also allergic to hops, so i steer clear of beer. As for other stuff though, i mostly drink vodka - specifically Finlandia (i love the Finnish), Schnapps - specifically peach and Goldschlager (that stuff is awesome), and tequila (Cuervo is good).
Not a big fan of rum, but i am all about the white russians (vodka+kahlua+milk=amazing beyond belief).

as far as beer goes, though, my friends tell me that London Porter is one of the best that you can get.

[SDragon]

vodka+kahlua+milk=amazing beyond belief

i agree. i'm told it isn't a "manly" drink, but i'm not convinced. besides, either way, it just tastes too good to wave off.

[Captain Obvious]

vodka+kahlua+milk=amazing beyond belief

i agree. i'm told it isn't a "manly" drink, but i'm not convinced. besides, either way, it just tastes too good to wave off.

If i'm not allowed to drink white russians and be a man at the same time, then sign me up to be a lesbian.  :D

besides, what about the dude from big lebowski?

[CYMRO]

Goldschlager (that stuff is awesome)

Truly.

and tequila (Cuervo is good).

 :ill:

[snakefing]

I'd tend to agree that white russian isn't really a manly drink. But then, who wants to be that kind of man?

I also like to drink a sort of modified Manhattan of my own devising. 3 parts rye whiskey, 1 part Italian vermouth, 1 part licor 43 (or grand marnier), a few drops orange bitters. Stir well with copious ice. Optionally top with a cherry.

Not exactly manly either.

[Hibou]

Moosehead, you are my one true love...

I've always loved most kinds of beer. The main exception is Alexander Keith's, who I've had many bad nights with. My absolute favorite beers are Moosehead, Corona, and Schooner.

I don't like most hard stuff, probably because I've either been extremely sick off it (bacardi rum, fireball, wiser's) or I just couldn't stand the taste regardless of mix or not (vodka). Wine and wine coolers = also gross.

[SDragon]

vodka+kahlua+milk=amazing beyond belief

i agree. i'm told it isn't a "manly" drink, but i'm not convinced. besides, either way, it just tastes too good to wave off.

If i'm not allowed to drink white russians and be a man at the same time, then sign me up to be a lesbian.  :D

besides, what about the dude from big lebowski?

before you mentioned liking them, the dude would've been my biggest argument of them being a man's drink. unfortunately, "well this fictional character that you've never heard of drinks it" doesn't really stand that well. i just can't wait until the day i discover a bartender named jackie, so i can tell him he "mixes a mean caucasian"....

that said, i'm willing to try becoming a lesbian.....

[Kindling]

There's this ale called Golden Glory, I think its brewed with honey or something.

The first taste, just like a pretty decent ale.

The aftertaste... peaches.

It rocks.

Mostly though I'm a weakling and go for the old commercial lagers :P
They are cheap, and not too bad (well, the ones I go for aren't too bad... Fosters, Carlsberg, occasionaly something else if someone offers, but I steer WELL clear of Carling, that stuff is horrible)

There's also a German beer called DAB which is pretty good and stupidly cheap relative to its quality.

As for other alcohols... well, spirits are good, in a self-destructive kind of way. Cider is not. Nor is wine. Both make me want to vomit.

[Captain Obvious]

before you mentioned liking them, the dude would've been my biggest argument of them being a man's drink. unfortunately, "well this fictional character that you've never heard of drinks it" doesn't really stand that well. i just can't wait until the day i discover a bartender named jackie, so i can tell him he "mixes a mean caucasian"....

Wasn't the bartender's name "Gary"? i could be wrong. it' has been like a few years since i last watched it.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

You need to try some microbrews sometime... my town has plenty of awesome bars that make their own beer; in particular, Natty Greene's, which makes about 10 different flavors, all of which make domestic beers (such as Budweiser and Coors, etc) taste exactly like the week-old donkey urine you describe them to be.

[SDragon]

vodka
kahlua
milk
qualuudes

(this lead to the bowling valkyrie scene)[/spoiler]

it'll knock you off your feet, it will.

[Túrin]

Gulden Draak? Is that what I think it is? A Dutch beer with a fantasy (-ish) name that I have never heard of? It's an outrage!

Hm, apparently it's Belgian, but still. It's now on top of my must-try-this-once list (at least as far as drinks are concerned).

Other than that, I mostly keep to Dutch and Belgian beers. And when I say Dutch beer, I do NOT, I repeat, I do NOT mean Heineken. Seriously, there's so many better kinds of beer to be had even in our little country. Belgians are often slightly better though, especially when you're into the darker kinds of beer (ooh, triples!).

I'm not opposed to drinking something stronger, though I'm pretty new to that area, and I haven't tried too many of those yet.

Túrin