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So, I figure it's been awhile since we've had light hearted banter about the things which we imbibe ourselves of...This is for the discussion of preferred brands, drinks, types of alcohol, etc..... Basically, all things of the drink

For me, I predominately drink beer, with Single Malt scotch whisky being my "go to" for hard stuff.

I've amassed a decent (by my reckoning) scotch collection. A few 18s, a 21, 2 of the Highland Park "Valhalla Collection" (Loki and Thor). I prefer drinking them straight in a Riedel "single malt" crystal glass.

For beer, my preferred is Newcastle Brown (yeah, I'm American, but I definitely prefer stuff from outside the US). I've found it best here in the states if you can find it on tap, or that 5L "Fridge keg"

Fallbacks from that are:

Fosters (the blue can, not the green)
Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
Third Shift
Angry Orchard/Woodchuck/Strongbow/Hornsby's Hard Ciders.


when it comes to proper cocktails, I do prefer the classics: Old Fashioned or Manhattan, or Jack/Coke.. or Rum/coke.

I am interested in other cocktails (like the James Bond, if I can find a proper place to make one for me, it may be better than my attempts) and drinks.

You are required to make some sort of "releasing the Kraken" reference while pouring or drinking.

My drinks of choice are;
Jameson
Guinness
Smithwicks
Dragon's Milk
Blue Moon Rounder Ale

 d-usa wrote:


You are required to make some sort of "releasing the Kraken" reference while pouring or drinking.

Brother, that is my wife's de facto favorite drink right there... we ALWAYS have at least a gallon jug in the house of the Kraken



And for those wondering how I can drink Fosters??? the answer is, quickly

Guinness, 1800 tequila, gin and tonics. Hard cider will do in a pinch, and my dad is an awesome brewer, so I get awesome homemade stuff.

I bought myself a pack of small batch bourbon miniatures as an early Xmas present yesterday. I'm liking the Baker's so far, but no store near me stocks it.

I am a bourbon man myself, and actually picked up a new bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 12 Year today. Pretty excited to find it.

My normal everyday drinker is Elmer T Lee.

My wife is getting me a bottle of Angels Envy Rye Rum Cask for Christmas, which I sampled tonight, and and pretty giddy at the opportunity to have a bottle.

I'm also a pretty big beer drinker, favoring stouts and porters.

Favorite beer is probably Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout.

I'm also a fan of Great Lakes Christmas Ale, of which we've already consumed about a case and a half of over these holidays.

Gordon's London Dry. As delicious as it is cheap, and at 9 bucks a fifth, it's really cheap.

I'm a Jameson's man, m'self.

Or Tullamore Dew in a pinch.

I've also got cognac in the hooch hutch for those special occasions (Courvoisier).

As for beers, I prefer the lighter lagers or pilseners. I don't like weissbiers at all, and heavier ales or porters I drink sparingly in the colder months of the year (if I happen to be in sub-Antarctic conditions).

I enjoy a nice Radler (1:1 Pils and Lemon Soda) on a hot day. Tasty, light, refreshing.

I tend to prefer ales over lager my favorite being Brains brewerys The rev James, im lucky to have a fairly high number of micro brewerys near to where i live, Tiny rebel brewery make a few lovely ales FUBAR is one of my favorites by them.
For the harder stuff it's got to be Jonny Walker black label.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

For beer, my preferred is Newcastle Brown

I approve of this. One of my favourites as well.

I like ale or bitter generally; some of my favourites are Spitfire (Best adverts ever ) Bombardier; Lancaster Bomber; Landlord, Hobgoblin; amongst many others! Occasionally I'll drink whiskey. My Dad likes Irish whiskeys but I prefer scotch personally.

I'll anything once though; so there's plenty I like that I simply can't remember the name of!

Got my Christmas bonus through the other day and as is traditional, some was allocated for my Christmas booze.

1. The aforementioned Kraken (although only one supermarket near me stocks it and it is a wee bit more expensive than other rums - 'tis delicious however!)
2. Hendricks Gin - again, slightly more expensive but makes up for it with an awesome flavour and character. Head and shoulders above other gins IMO.
3. Captain Morgan's Spiced Gold - for when the Kraken runs out.
4. Some sort of hideous Bailey's chocolate liqueur thing for the wife.

The last thing on the list to get is a vodka - I have traditionally been a Smirnoff man but I might try Russian Standard and see if it is better - or some Absolut, thinking about it.

I only really drink Vodka. I don't mind beer much, but I really don't have any preferences, and usually just drink whatever packaging looks nice.

Grey Goose, Absolut and Belvedere, but anything that isn't fruity is fine, aside from Skyy and Bacardi. I'm a bit limited by what they sell at the PX though.

I concur with the Kraken rum spirit of this thread. (Pun?)

Consume several shots before beginning conversion and/or painting work. Because Chaos.

 filbert wrote:
Got my Christmas bonus through the other day and as is traditional, some was allocated for my Christmas booze.

1. The aforementioned Kraken (although only one supermarket near me stocks it and it is a wee bit more expensive than other rums - 'tis delicious however!)
2. Hendricks Gin - again, slightly more expensive but makes up for it with an awesome flavour and character. Head and shoulders above other gins IMO.
3. Captain Morgan's Spiced Gold - for when the Kraken runs out.
4. Some sort of hideous Bailey's chocolate liqueur thing for the wife.

The last thing on the list to get is a vodka - I have traditionally been a Smirnoff man but I might try Russian Standard and see if it is better - or some Absolut, thinking about it.

Wow, it's like you are raiding my liquor cabinet! In addition to the Hendricks, I keep some Beefeater and Bombay Sapphire on hand, as those are the preferred gins of my folks/in-laws. The Wife has some Godiva chocolate liquor instead of Baiey's, It's OK splashed in your coffee. There are some dust covered bootless in back, but the ones listed are the ones that get drunk.

I also keep a bottle of bourbon, to honor the time I spent living in Kentucky. Woodford Reserve. When I'm down visiting my brother next week, I suspect I'll be subjected to a bourbon tasting. He's on a big kick and has been hitting the liquor stores to snag limited release bottles of the good stuff.

The Vodka in the freezer is Svedka. It's a decent middle of the road vodka, not rotgut, but not top shelf.

Oh god, my head. Part one of the company Xmas party last night....ugh

Homemade beer, mead, Guinness and tequila. Pain!!

 TheEyeOfNight wrote:
I concur with the Kraken rum spirit of this thread. (Pun?)

Consume several shots before beginning conversion and/or painting work. Because Chaos.

I'd like to point out that we're not just being suckered in by the cool label and bottle. When I put the question to my two favorite rum monkeys "If you were to have one bottle of rum on the shelf, what would it be?" The consensus was either Kraken, or a bottle of Captain Morgan's Private Stock.

Kraken is the perfect combination of being an affordable rum, being a damn tasty and delicious rum for both sipping and mixing, and absolutely winning at marketing.

Right now I have a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon (not much left though), Gordon's London Dry Gin and Hennessy cognac, as well as a few bottles of TT in the fridge (Three Towns, Swedish beer)

Edit: Gotta try that Kraken Looks brilliant.

Good Cider, home brew Mead and vodka-fruit juice optional.

I also keep a hipflask charged with either Brandy or Whiskey for college. It helps with the stress, and in the winter keeps the class spirits up

 d-usa wrote:


You are required to make some sort of "releasing the Kraken" reference while pouring or drinking.

This. I think my blood has turned inky black from it at this point.

Jaegermeister is my first love and I treat it as a herbal remedy for a bad day

Beer is Guinness, Yuengling, or Killians Irish Red, or whatever decent local microbrew is available.

Not a big whiskey fan, but I like Stranahans Colorado Whiskey, its pricey but its unique.

Currently I've got 2 bottles of Scotch, Auchentoshan Classic (their basic scotch) and Laphroaig 10 year. I've also got some brandy, which I've found I'm not a fan of (may just be the particular type that I bought years ago), a bottle of Bailey's, that I like to drink from a shoe, and a Ommegang Brewery's Game of Thrones Taking the Black Stout.

But I'll drink pretty much anything but everclear, and most light beers.

Take the Black is quite good, as is pretty much anything coming out of Ommegang.

The amount of folks on here swearing by the Kraken is impressive. Y'all should try some longer aged Rums sometime!

 cincydooley wrote:
Take the Black is quite good, as is pretty much anything coming out of Ommegang.

The amount of folks on here swearing by the Kraken is impressive. Y'all should try some longer aged Rums sometime!

I have had Kraken before, and I didn't like it, but I'm not a huge fan of rums to begin with, and Take the Black is good, this is my second bottle of it

 cincydooley wrote:
Take the Black is quite good, as is pretty much anything coming out of Ommegang.

The amount of folks on here swearing by the Kraken is impressive. Y'all should try some longer aged Rums sometime!

I have, I'm Dominican, I know what the "good stuff" is I honestly like Kraken better, very smooth.

I'll drink anything. And I mean anything. One night, a friend and I decided to drink a 24 pack of PBR and some homemade moonshine. Next thing I know, I'm outside and it's 7 a.m. It's like I time-traveled or something.

Normally, I stick to rum & coke or a nice beer. I've been on a huge IPA kick the past year or so, so I'll try any I can get my hands on. My favorite at the moment being Lagunitas IPA. I also love scotch, but I keep that to nice/special occasions. I currently have a bottle of JW Green Label with about one more glass worth. My favorite scotch was Dalwhinnie.

I'm not a huge fan of the Kraken either. It's a bit sweet for me and there's not enough other spice to appropriately balance it out.

I just got a bottle of Kirk and Sweeny and like it quite a bit.

I am mostly a brandy drinker. Whether it's straight with some ginger ale or whatever it is my first choice.

And to be honest I prefer Ron Diaz rum over Kraken. I think its smoother (and I make my own spiced rum so I prefer to control the concentration)

Also of note are hard ciders, blue moon, rum&coke, and stouts. All are my top choices for a good drink.

You know, I like hard ciders, but I can only stomach two, maybe three. I don't know what it is, but those tear up my stomach.

And I also like Kraken, but my favorite rum has got to be Sailor Jerry - especially when mixed with Cherry Coke. So delicious.