Beer and other beverages

[Sinister Intents]

I bought a 6 pack of Killian's and I quite like it, but my girlfriend hates it. Any one got any recommendations? What're your favorite brands n shit?

[Creative Destruction]

when i was drinking, my favorite of the big brands was Shiner -- specifically, Shiner Black.

i don't know if you can get that where you are, though. i tried finding it outside of Texas, and only one place -- a shitty bbq joint -- in Portland has it. in fact, before then, the last time i saw it was somewhere in southern california... barstow, i think.

eta. i think i bought all the available shiner in barstow because i needed it. barstow is an unbelievable shithole.

[Sinister Intents]

I've only ever see that once in WNY! A dude I know from Texas brought it and I always wanted to try it again. I prefer Yuengling and Busch, but also I love 40s of Colt .45

[Anglo-Saxon Philistine]

Chimay Blue and Gulden Draak you plebs.

[RedAnarchist]

I usually drink cider or Guinness myself. At the moment my drink is Henry Westons 8.2% cider. One of the best things about my recent weight loss is that I can't drink too much and a few drinks will give me the buzz I crave.

[Rafiq]

Gulden Draak you plebs.

I think you mean Duvel.

[Sinister Intents]

I think you mean Duvel.

You have made 7000 posts in the last 5 years

What's Duvel like?

[consuming negativity]

dogfish head 90 minute ipa
sierra nevada torpedo (pale ale tastes better but torpedo is like 2-3% more alcohol and is basically the same thing with more hops in it)

if you like liquor i've been getting really into brandy lately but if you can find sobieski vodka it's like 15 bucks for 1.75L (or however much a handle is) and it's better than smirnoff which is like twice the price

tried to pick things they sell around the states but really you should check out whatever local craft breweries are making if you're looking for taste because it's nearly guaranteed to be better than anything sold country-wide or internationally

as far as wine goes i have no fucking idea, wine tastes like sour grass to me

[G4b3n]

Naty Light is the one and only workers' beer. All others are petty-bourgeois or labor aristocracy at best.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

My drink has always been Bacardi and Coca-Cola. I'm a real wimp when it comes to alcohol....not because I'm afraid of drunkenness, but because I hate the idea that alcoholic beverages have to taste bad.

I mean, I HAVE drank moonshine before, so I'm not exactly afraid of hard liquor. It's the taste that's the biggest barrier for me. It's why my fav wines are stuff like Yellow Bird and Manischewitz....they're both cheap, taste sweet, and can get you loaded really quickly without you realizing it.

[RedAnarchist]

Has anyone here ever tried mead? Delicious stuff.

[Creative Destruction]

Naty Light is the one and only workers' beer. All others are petty-bourgeois or labor aristocracy at best.

No, that's awful bro beer. The worker's beer is Mickey's.

[Creative Destruction]

I've only ever see that once in WNY! A dude I know from Texas brought it and I always wanted to try it again. I prefer Yuengling and Busch, but also I love 40s of Colt .45

for malts, i always went with Mickey's. there was no contest. if i needed to get wasted though and didn't have any money to buy even that, then i got Steel Reserve.

when i had a little bit of cash to spare, though, the standard was always Shiner.

[Sewer Socialist]

Diet Coke

[Os Cangaceiros]

One of my friends liked a drink combination that he referred to as the "cock and balls". Which was a pint of PBR and two shots of vodka, usually Stoli, set up in a triangle formation (hence the cock and balls, get it, hurr hurr) He'd take both shots in order and then chug the pint. I was skeptical at first but it's actually pretty fun and a good way to initiate the night. I haven't had an alcoholic drink in several weeks, though...alcohol has kind of lost it's luster for me.

On the very rare occasion when I do get beer, it's usually something cheap like Olympia or PBR.

[Rafiq]

Has anyone here ever tried mead? Delicious stuff.

I've been able to come across it once, only. It's excellent.

[Creative Destruction]

Can't you make mead pretty easily? I seem to remember it's a lot less involved than homebrewing beer.

[Sewer Socialist]

It's less labor - no mashing, or hopping, less clean-up, but has much longer secondary fermentation (aging) - a year versus the month that most beer takes, which requires more patience and longer-term storage space.

[#FF0000]

PBR isn't bad at all.

You should try a cider tho. Angry Orchard or whatever. Also I like Yuengling cuz NY-NJ-PA tristate area.

[o well this is ok I guess]

Has anyone here ever tried mead? Delicious stuff. Love the stuff. Stumbled across a bottle of fallentimber hopped mead, expected something bitter and warm on the palette, ended up with hop flavoured soda pop.
that is, of course, not a complaint. It was a super neat concept.


PBR isn't bad at all.

You should try a cider tho. Angry Orchard or whatever. Also I like Yuengling cuz NY-NJ-PA tristate area. I hate people who hate pbr cuz they're all american or anything else not canadian and have cheaper things on tap at the bar
4 bucks is the best i can do and that's pbr

[Cliff Paul]

sailor jerrys

[Futility Personified]

Ciders: Scrumpy (goes without saying) Black Dragon, Thatchers Gold/Heritage, Trufflers or Snufflers or whatever the hell it is called, the red bulmers one which is basically WKD, Black Rat. Old Rosie as well, though my masochistic tendencies have lightened since I last was in her clutches. A good rule is it if comes in a square box with a little nozzle and it is 6.5% + it'll be delectable.

Lagers: Budwiser, Becks, Stella, Kronenbourg, Carling, Fosters, as long as it goes around the 4% mark and up it'll be ok. Polish beer is normally quite nice, there is also Baltika which I believe is russian that can knock for six.

Whiskey: Juro, Penderyn, Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, Bells (for price considerations)... there should be more, being a whiskey phillistine (and yeah I have it with coke and wot m8) isn't fun.

Vodka: Diesel, Petrol, Unleaded.

[Quail]

Has anyone here ever tried mead? Delicious stuff.

Going to try and brew some vegan mead with my partner for summer solstice. We're getting handfasted so we want something fancy to drink :)

As far as recommendations go, a good still cider is my favourite drink. Got a pint of Black Dragon right now to go with the work I'm doing. (I know, it's not even lunchtime yet, but it's sunny and it's not like I do this every day...)

Also, if you can find any, chocolate stout is amazing.

[Ele'ill]

for beer I like Dogfish Head but dont' like their IPA's. I really like Allagash and their white ale, I drank a lot of that in Maine. Now its milwaukie's best 16oz six packs and when I have one or two left I may swing by the store to buy a 24oz steel reserve or camo black for an extra amazing evening or morning. I am fine with Old Crow bourbon. I should really just stop all of this.

[BIXX]

Has anyone here ever tried mead? Delicious stuff.
A friend of mine made mead and idk If he was just bad at it or what but it was awful.

[Art Vandelay]

I generally drink guinness, which I guess is technically stout not beer. Occasionally I'll pick up rickards red or sleemans honey brown. As far as liquor goes I like scotch. The best scotch, in my opinion, comes from the island of islay, laphroaig 10 year old is a personal favorite.

[Sinister Intents]

Hey, 9mm, What's Labbats Blue like? That Canadian beer brand, is it any good?

[Art Vandelay]

Not really a fan. If you feel like something canadian, pick up a case of old style pilsner and drink it while watching the movie fubar.

[Sinister Intents]

Sounds good! Pilsner is a bit more expensive but I'll give it a go when I get paid!

[Bala Perdida]

I like Stella and Cerveza Sol. Corona is pretty good. Other than that, I'm not really picky.

[Sinister Intents]

I like Stella and Cerveza Sol. Corona is pretty good. Other than that, I'm not really picky.

I love Corona and Dos Equis, do you like Dos Equis?

I want beer that is also cannabis based something other

[Bala Perdida]

It's okay, I haven't had it in a while. My familys mostly on Corona and Budweiser

Also Buchanans is good.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

i brew my own beer sometimes which is p cool. The best way of serving beer is live and from the cask at cellar temperature and if you disagree i will fight you with my army of old fat bearded dudes from the campaign for real ale

[John Nada]

Two words, Everclear. Strips paint(and the lining of your mouth), runs your car and is the closes thing to a legal hard drug in the US.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

i can personally vouch for the fact that ive tried hundreds of different beers since i was 17. I even keep notes sometimes lol

[The Intransigent Faction]

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Stella's pretty good, too.

As for Canadian stuff, Molson is okay, I guess. Mill Street is popular around here, but I doubt it would be easy to find in the U.S.

[Sinister Intents]

I like Redd's Apple Ale

[The Intransigent Faction]

Have you tried Blue Moon? How is it? It actually looks good.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

punk ipa.

i'm so edgy.

I'm not fussy with beer. Give me any German/Belgian Wheat beer and i'm happy.

[Sinister Intents]

Have you tried Blue Moon? How is it? It actually looks good.

I haven't tried it :) I'm going to tonight!

[mushroompizza]

Favs
Brand: Summit
Drink: Raddler (lemonade and beer)

[The Intransigent Faction]

I just tried Glenlivet scotch whiskey after a couple of beers last night. That's good stuff!

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

I got some (legal) moonshine today.

It burns like hellfire going down, but this shit will show you the face of GOD!

[John Nada]

I got some (legal) moonshine today.

It burns like hellfire going down, but this shit will show you the face of GOD!I guess the legal shit still not as good as the "real deal". Heard from others that the moonshine they had was some of the smoothest cleanest liquor around, yet still stronger than any legal shit. Mass producers go by what's cheapest to make. There's things that can't be replicated on an industrial level.

Best liquor I've had was some vodka from Ukraine. It was 40%, but was so smooth it tasted like water, and still fucked me up!:ohmy: Iswear it must've just been water diluted with tasteless sedatives, it was that good. Haven't been able to find it again, and don't have much hope with all that bullshit going on there right now.

[BIXX]

Have you tried Blue Moon? How is it? It actually looks good.
It was my drink when I drank beer. It was not as good as pbr or rainier but better than guiness.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

i'm not a fan of Blue Moon to be honest. It's a corporate 'craft' beer that's an ersatz version of an old belgian beer style that I really like. I tried it a few years ago and was pretty underwhelmed. Not much depth of flavour which is what you really need in a style that's usually low ABV and quite high in sugars

[The Intransigent Faction]

Someone shared this and it makes me angry for some reason:

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-your-favorite-drink-says-about-your-politics-2014-1


Champagne? That appears to be a drink for individuals on the left.

[BIXX]

Someone shared this and it makes me angry for some reason:

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-your-favorite-drink-says-about-your-politics-2014-1
Dude fuck that if you don't drink vodka you ain't a true comrade.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Good shine doesn't burn much at all going down. I had some local stuff that was over 160 proof and it was very smooth.

[Proukunin]

I like anything that is ultra hoppy. IPA, Double IPA and Triple IPA.

BrewDog, Mikkeller, Terrapin, Sweetwater and Dangerously Close to Stupid are some of my favorites.

[Sinister Intents]

Saranac is pretty good, especially their schwartzbier

Killians is Great

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Someone mentioned Chimay Blue which is a fantastic shout, amazing drink that. On a regular basis I drink Doombar, Jail Ale, Topsail, Avocet, Pheasant Plucker which are local beers to the South West of England.

[mushroompizza]

Microbrews! If not summit is pretty good.

[Zoop]

Hmm I only really drink lagers now, and I'm fond of Fosters and Budweiser. Some dayum tasty shit.

Used to have a lot of Southern Comfort back in the day (2 years ago), and I want to get back into it.

Honestly though, if it contains alcohol, it's okay in my book.

[Sinister Intents]

Southern tier and magic hat is too hoppy

[lutraphile]

Joaquin's Rum is an excellent choice for those who value price over the functionality of their organs

[Counterculturalist]

I love beer and will literally drink any kind, but I prefer it to be really bitter and hoppy. I used to love getting my paycheck and heading to the liquor store to buy 20 random king cans and a bottle of jim beam. Throw in a ball and that's what I call a perfect evening.

That's all in the past, though. Can't afford that kind of fun anymore.:(

[The Disillusionist]

I live in the western US, and we've got all kinds of great breweries over here... Sockeye, Deschutes, Outlaw, Ninkasi, Lagunitas, etc.... it's all great. I'm really lucky, I've tried a lot of great beers, and I still have a lot to try. And of course, I like craft beers from everywhere else too.

I'm a big fan of stouts/porters (a type of beer, for the guy who thought they were seperate categories) though, which is kind of inconvenient sometime, because western breweries tend to specialize in IPA's (northwestern hops have a unique taste that they like to emphasize). Deschutes Brewery makes a great porter though, as does Ninkasi. There are other western stouts out there, I just have yet to try them, because they primarily come in six packs, and I prefer the cheaper bomber bottles (I don't drink to get drunk). I also like Guiness, on occasion. I recently had a barleywine by Lagunitas that was delicious (it was called "Gnarleywine".) Oh, and I also recently tried a Baltic porter beer called "Black Boss" which was really good. That one, along with the others I've mentioned, will probably become a regular.

In terms of hard alcohol, I like absinthe, though I am searching for a brand that is affordable yet doesn't overdo the licorice overtones. I think I may like gin too, but I think I need to try more, when sober, to know for sure. I know that developing an appreciation for whiskey is what manly men are supposed to do, but I don't like the stuff... it all tastes like stale ("finely aged") cough medicine to me. Oh, and I don't drink vodka... Alcohol needs to have a taste.

Oh, and I'm surprised at how many people like PBR.... I know it's gotten to become the "hipster beer" lately, because it's so cheap... but have you guys ever been sober enough to taste the stuff? It's watery trash... just like Coors, and Budweiser, and all those other mass-produced beers... I have a theory that mass produced beers are targeted toward people who don't actually like the taste of beer...

Finally... Quail... I thought that vegans don't eat honey, which is what mead is made from? Mead without honey is not mead, though I don't doubt that you could make a decent mead-like substitute without honey.

[Sewer Socialist]

Most vegans I know eat honey; the anti-honey stance is mostly for people who have just become vegan.

Watery beer is great for a hot day. As for being trash, it absolutely is, but I eat what I am. I can drink about half of a IPA before losing interest.

Speaking of which, I started drinking again, and I seem to have it under control. I think my problem was that I was feeling too self-destructive before, or no motivation to practice self-control.

[Quail]

Most vegans I know eat honey; the anti-honey stance is mostly for people who have just become vegan.


Among vegans I know it's the opposite... I don't know of any vegans who eat honey.

Anyway...

I'm brewing some elderflower wine and elderflower and rose champagne, and I'm going to turn the beautiful roses in my garden into rose vodka. :)

[Sinister Intents]

Among vegans I know it's the opposite... I don't know of any vegans who eat honey.

Anyway...

I'm brewing some elderflower wine and elderflower and rose champagne, and I'm going to turn the beautiful roses in my garden into rose vodka. :)

Why can't I be in the UK to share :crying:

[Quail]

Don't you get elderflowers in the US? They're everywhere here (although the season is drawing to a close), and every time I see a tree full of flowers I feel sad that people aren't picking them and turning them into lovely tasty booze.

[RedAnarchist]

I love drinks with elderflower in, although I've never tried an alcoholic drink with it in.

[Sewer Socialist]

Elderberry consumption definitely seems to be a Euro / Brit thing.

On the plus side, blackberries are basically a weed in Oregon. They're everywhere, on the sides of roads, in backyards, etc. despite people's best attempts to dig them out. I've been meaning to make some blackberry brandy :)

[Anglo-Saxon Philistine]

After drinking enough alcohol to kill a bull this week, Jaegermeister is pretty much the only thing I can stomach right now. And. It. Refuses. To. Get. Me. Drunk. I mean, I want to run around spooking people with obscure references about going to the bear pits tomorrow, but that's just my normal self. And I've drank half the bottle.

[Quail]

I love drinks with elderflower in, although I've never tried an alcoholic drink with it in.
You're missing out. If we ever find ourselves in the same city I'll have to bring you some.


Elderberry consumption definitely seems to be a Euro / Brit thing.

On the plus side, blackberries are basically a weed in Oregon. They're everywhere, on the sides of roads, in backyards, etc. despite people's best attempts to dig them out. I've been meaning to make some blackberry brandy :)
They do here too. I'm looking forward to making blackberry wine this autumn :)


After drinking enough alcohol to kill a bull this week, Jaegermeister is pretty much the only thing I can stomach right now. And. It. Refuses. To. Get. Me. Drunk. I mean, I want to run around spooking people with obscure references about going to the bear pits tomorrow, but that's just my normal self. And I've drank half the bottle.

You're strange. That's all I can say to this.

[Anglo-Saxon Philistine]

I imagine I've either gained weight from all the delicious alcohol calories or I've become immune.

[Sinister Intents]

Don't you get elderflowers in the US? They're everywhere here (although the season is drawing to a close), and every time I see a tree full of flowers I feel sad that people aren't picking them and turning them into lovely tasty booze.

I've had elderflower angry orchard ciders! It was so good :3 they're seasonal and I've heard of people growing them buti don't know about their growth or what the plant looks like.

My mom will grow them ^-^

[Quail]

I've had elderflower angry orchard ciders! It was so good :3 they're seasonal and I've heard of people growing them buti don't know about their growth or what the plant looks like.

My mom will grow them ^-^

What elderflowers look like for anyone who doesn't know:
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP_Bnpvygy1MYwocGN47E0CB9mUF1qS aVPVztSvDky8yL7KVjc

Go forth and make elderflower booze!

[Sewer Socialist]

So, looking at elderflower / elderberry recipes, they all seem to add sugar. Is that the norm? I was imagining more of a wine, like fermented from juice. Is it a thing to mix it with juice instead of sugar for more of a "wine"-iness?,

I'm not sure how it's supposed to taste, since I've never had it, but I'm interested in trying to make a sort of elderberry or elderflower champagne. I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for an Angry Orchard elderflower champagne, maybe even with brettanomyces yeast.

I could also steep it in some kind of alcohol. It would probably make a good addition to a International-style gin (like Hendrick's).

[Quail]

It's normal to add sugar to wine and cider... The yeast eats it and it becomes alcohol :)

[Sinister Intents]

What elderflowers look like for anyone who doesn't know:
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP_Bnpvygy1MYwocGN47E0CB9mUF1qS aVPVztSvDky8yL7KVjc

Go forth and make elderflower booze!

My mom is so on board!

Most of you could out drink me :) I'm drunk on half a can of Mike's hard lemonade

[Quail]

I'm pissed on half a bottle of wine. I'm usually able to hold my drink surprisingly well given my size (although people who know me are welcome to disagree).

[Sewer Socialist]

It's normal to add sugar to wine and cider... The yeast eats it and it becomes alcohol :)

Oh, I never knew that was the norm. I always assumed that added sugar was minimal, for natural carbonation or just to sweeten up a dry cider. I'm used to brewing beer and making whiskey, and I'm also kind of a rookie. :o

I've been doing a pretty good job of holding back my drinking, which was troublesome in the past for me.

[John Nada]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.

[Quail]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.

Just because I'm brewing fancy stuff doesn't mean I'm not drinking £4 wine which is 14.5%... When choosing wine when I'm poor I go for alcohol to cost ratio every time.

[Sewer Socialist]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.

I get it for free or make it; so in a sense, I'm also getting the cheapest shit.

[Antiochus]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.

40s are too foamy for me.

Whenever I go to a bar I just mix monster with jaegarmeister beforehand and get drunk off that. If I am going to some other occasion, I drink straight Bacardi.

[o well this is ok I guess]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect. i was at some shitty burger bar and i shit you not they were selling old english for $15 a bottle

[Antiochus]

I recently discovered 4 Loco (Fruit punch) its a girly 12% drink, but its cheat (3#) and in a tall can, so if u buy 2 you can get really fucked up. Plus it tasttes really good.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.
There's a pub near where I live that sells real ales and if you're a member of CAMRA (campaign for real ale) you get like 20% off or something. I've not joined CAMRA but the pub have never asked for my card so I get the discount anyway...

[John Nada]

I've always wanted to try real absinth and coca fortified wine(legal in some countries). Unfortunately the former isn't made the real pre-ban way(it either shitty vodka soaked in way too much wormwood with too much thujone and bitterers, or striped of thujone to meet ATF/EU standards). Too much thujone ruins the taste,too little takes away the unique clearheaded drunkenness if not overdone. Much of the old trade secrets may have been lost forever, so it's usually not the real deal. Also it's not drunk neat but mixed with cold water poured onto a perforated spoon holding sugar(not burned like the movies). Can also replace gin for martinis.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

Am I the only one who just gets the cheapest shit with the most alcohol? Milwaukee's Best, Old English, King Cobra, Night Train, ect.

don't tell my local CAMRA branch chairwoman but when i want to get leathered i buy Karpackie, which is a quid a can at my local polish grocery shop and 9% abv, both of which more than compensate for the taste of bin juice and fortified rat piss.

[human strike]

"Nazis don't drink cider - lager drinking bastards."


Ciders: Scrumpy (goes without saying) Black Dragon, Thatchers Gold/Heritage, Trufflers or Snufflers or whatever the hell it is called, the red bulmers one which is basically WKD, Black Rat. Old Rosie as well, though my masochistic tendencies have lightened since I last was in her clutches. A good rule is it if comes in a square box with a little nozzle and it is 6.5% + it'll be delectable.

Propa job. I drink in pubs very little these days, but when I do it's Cheddar Valley or Black Dragon. Gert lush.

When Maggie died we had a street party outside a pub in Easton and for that night only we renamed it Thatcher's Cold. That's how I always think of it now.