The Booze Thread, 2/14-2/20

BoriquaSNK · Feb 20, 2004

I went primarily Canadian this week:

Molson
Labalt
Guinness Extra Stout

tsukaesugi · Feb 20, 2004

Ugh.

I had way too much beer yesterday and last night... now I'm really hungover.

I was also drinking Okinawan Awamori (kinda like whiskey), and sake, so I've got a huge headache.

@Boriqua: I just read a biography of John Molson, the guy who started Molson's Breweries back in the 1700's. It was a really good read.

gmw · Feb 20, 2004

Not feeling so good the last few days, probably coming down with a cold, so I haven't been at the bar as much.

Just drinking Yuengling Lager this week. Stuff of the gods, and $1/pint. One of the many fine reasons to live in Philly. And I had a whole shitload of Asahi Super Dry a few nights ago. God, I hate that shit. Why is it that only the worst Japanese beers get exported?

Other than that, it's nothing but soju for me lately. A nice winter night with kimchi jjigae and soju = bliss.

Mike Shagohod · Feb 21, 2004

Dave Chappell's SAMUEL L. JACKSON BEER!

:lol:

MERCENARY X99

BoriquaSNK · Feb 21, 2004

Mercenary X99 said:
Dave Chappell's SAMUEL L. JACKSON BEER!

MERCENARY X99

Mmmm MMMM bitch!

tsukaesugi · Feb 21, 2004

gmw said:
And I had a whole shitload of Asahi Super Dry a few nights ago. God, I hate that shit.

Tell me about it. There's a small izakaya down the street from me, family run, nice people, great atmosphere, cheap and delicious food, but all they serve is Asahi.

Blech.

ttooddddyy · Feb 21, 2004

Soth Pacific Lager, draught and bottles
South Pacific Export Lager cans
South Pacific Ice Beer bottles

There is only one brewery here and imported beer is a bit exy.
OK for special occassions but its not drunk every day.
Thank goodness SP is a good drop

http://www.riverviewendo.com.au/beer/png.htm

BlackSpy · Feb 21, 2004

Guiness
Caledonian IPA
Miller (ugh, but happy hour prices you can't argue with)

Also, as my drinking this week was mainly in the areas of wine, whisky and champagne, could I suggest 'The Beer Thread' becomes 'The Booze Thread'?

In sad beer related news the brewery behind my flat is closing. Very disapointing.

BoriquaSNK · Feb 21, 2004

BlackSpy said:
In sad beer related news the brewery behind my flat is closing. Very disapointing.

I'm sorry to hear that...a travesty indeed.

And for the record the Beer Thread and Booze thread are interchangeable...if yer into the 'licker go ahead and share!

gmw · Feb 21, 2004

BlackSpy said:
Also, as my drinking this week was mainly in the areas of wine, whisky and champagne, could I suggest 'The Beer Thread' becomes 'The Booze Thread'?

I second this motion heartily.

Originally posted by tsukaesugi
Tell me about it. There's a small izakaya down the street from me, family run, nice people, great atmosphere, cheap and delicious food, but all they serve is Asahi.

Blech.

It seems like 90% of decent, but not fancy Japanese restaurants in the States carry nothing but Asahi Super Dry, my least favorite J-Beer by a long shot. Usually I stick with the shitty sake in these cases, but the sake was just too shitty this particular time.

chainsawyak · Feb 21, 2004

Natty Boh

BoriquaSNK · Feb 21, 2004

changes made accordingly. Lets here it guys

BlackSpy · Feb 21, 2004

Bollinger Champagne, no idea of year, but it was pretty nice. Fucking wine bar suit that I am sometimes.
Scapa single malt whisky, my new favourite
Australian Shiraz, 2000 - four bottles of.

BoriquaSNK · Feb 21, 2004

I had a few shots of Stoli a minute ago...they haven't quite hit yet but they will.........

gmw · Feb 21, 2004

1 bottle, Highland Park 12y.o.

Lots of this:

combined with this:

BlackSpy · Feb 21, 2004

gmw said:
1 bottle, Highland Park 12y.o.

Lots of this:

Cool, Highland Park is nice stuff, the Scapa is very similar.

gmw · Feb 21, 2004

Scapa is also an Orkney distillery, no?

Usually I like slightly less peat-y whiskys - Speyside distilleries, mostly.

I love the Edradour, although I've had a hell of a hard time finding it in the States.

BlackSpy · Feb 21, 2004

gmw said:
Scapa is also an Orkney distillery, no?

Usually I like slightly less peat-y whiskys - Speyside distilleries, mostly.

I love the Edradour, although I've had a hell of a hard time finding it in the States.

Yeah, there are two, Scapa is the other. It's much smaller than Highland Park though, it's quite hard to find outside Orkney even, which is a little unblelieveable...

Speysides are nice. Some very nice stuff comes out of there. I like the Islay stuff most though, so much variety within such a small area. All distinct. Also, it's where I had my first whisky, Bowmore.

Omegagouki · Feb 21, 2004

Miller Light + Several Shots of Goldslauger(Spelling) = drunk phone calls. I left my keys at the bar last nite and they actually had them the next morning. I hate being the drunk obnoxious guy, I have to go back to cool n' collected.

gmw · Feb 21, 2004

BlackSpy said:
I like the Islay stuff most though, so much variety within such a small area. All distinct. Also, it's where I had my first whisky, Bowmore.

Islay stuff is really good. There are times when I love that extremely peaty taste that you get with say, Lagavulin. Bowmore is terrific - I've always loved their series of treated cask whiskies, especially the port and madeira cask ones.

Dallas_Five · Feb 21, 2004

BlackSpy said:
Yeah, there are two, Scapa is the other. It's much smaller than Highland Park though, it's quite hard to find outside Orkney even, which is a little unblelieveable...

Speysides are nice. Some very nice stuff comes out of there. I like the Islay stuff most though, so much variety within such a small area. All distinct. Also, it's where I had my first whisky, Bowmore.

Any more whiskey/scotch recommendations? I have been in a rut lately, and though i love my Johnny Walker Black, something new would be nice...if it's not $100 a bottle, that is!

My preferences also run towards something that doesn't taste like a Seamus Heaney poem (full of peat, that is!).

RBjakeSpecial · Feb 21, 2004

I had Chinese sake two nights ago. The stuff makes Japanese sake taste like water. It starts at 56% and goes up from there. I could only drink a couple shots (then I went back to my beer) The stuff made my whole body shake! like drinking vodlka straight.

Ive been drinking sapporo beer lately. Before it was all about kirin. Asahi really isnt so bad, I'll drink it if its the last option.

BlackSpy · Feb 22, 2004

Dallas_Five said:
Any more whiskey/scotch recommendations? I have been in a rut lately, and though i love my Johnny Walker Black, something new would be nice...if it's not $100 a bottle, that is!

My preferences also run towards something that doesn't taste like a Seamus Heaney poem (full of peat, that is!).

Always lots ot recommend, I suppose it depends a lot on what is locally available though. Generally, I'd always take a single malt over a blend, but there are exceptions.

ttooddddyy · Feb 22, 2004

BoriquaSNK said:
changes made accordingly. Lets here it guys

OK. Does Toddys hootch count

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