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Try a little known Norwegian Ale (Ale/wine) called Gulden Draak.

But surely the only thing to have with Whisky is, erm....more Whisky?

Chasers are for sissies!

I'm lucky to live in the uks best place for local ale. The county I live in has the most microbreweries per head than any other, and it's almost as if each pub has it's own personal beer around here.

Guinness to me is the mass produced rubbish you buy in one of those places where it's the only beer they stock besides lager. And green king may as well be lager as far as I'm concerned. If you're out on the piss fair enough, anything goes. For a relaxing drink sitting in the beer garden on a summers day, I'd rather have a glass of coke than that.

This thread is making me crave a cold beer. I haven't had a drop in three months because of my extremely low-carb diet.

I tend to drink mostly a local microbrew, Great Lakes Ales and lagers. They have a pretty deep range, with the Dortmunder Gold Lager and Christmas ale being my favorites.

Now that's it's summer, normally I'd be drinking either Belgian Whites or maybe an IPA now and then. Summer drinking allows for sessions beers, so I'll kick back with a Rolling Rock (best cheap beer in america) or a Labbatt, or if I'm feeling spendy a Kronenberg (I know it's french, but it is refreshing).

I'm now wondering what we're all gonna end up drinking at WW in August. Last time i was there they had a crappy ale called Juggernaut on tap along with the usual selection of crap (Guinness, Strongbow, Carling, etc....). Meh.

I did pass a couple of ok looking pubs on the walk from the hotel though; we might be forced to de-camp to one of those. I'll bring Tequila for the walk

I woke up once in the middle of a soccer field in the back of a pickup truck, with the $150 bucks in my pocket that I made at work the night before, a still unopened pack of cigarettes, and no shoes. There was a guy in a cowboy hat poking me saying "you want to get out of my truck, son?"

I never knew what happened to my shoes, or why the truck was parked in the middle of a soccer field, the cowboy just drove off and left me confused and wandering home barefoot. Fortunately I didn't live far. My what a confusing day that was. I heard later that the after-party I was at I successfully hooked up a speaker system, danced with the homies, and re-routed his stereo for the house's owner. I remember none of these events.

mattyrm wrote:

filbert wrote:When on the few occasions I do have a tipple, it's always real ale; however I am more or less tee total these days.

It's a shame CAMRA can't shed itself of the beard / personality deficient buffs stereotype that it gets labelled with. Real ale is a good thing.

Mate, you dont read Viz?

Here is a treat for you.. look at the name of the pub they go to!

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I didn't think anyone in Viz drank anything except Newcastle Brown or Eight Ace.

Good drinking story:

Downtown Portland, my friend Phil and I had gone over to our house-punk friends apartment and watched 'aqua-teen-hunger-force' while drinking a box of wine with him. Later that night I am doing the scout rounds on the block and there's Phil pooping in a garbage can, laughing his ass off, and throwing cans at the side of the police station.

"Phil? I thought you wouldnt get so smashed this time!"
"So?"

cop comes out:
"Phil... You said last time that this wouldn't happen again..." (cuffs him)

Phil, still laughing his ass off, as he's getting hauled off to the drunk tank, quotes Aqua Teen Hunger Force random line...

"BUT ITS NOT DIFFERENT AT ALL!! IS IT STEVE??"

We found him the next day wandering by the river. I asked him how the soup was. Phil said "meh... minnestroni... again..."

Now that guy is a pro.

Dude, pro's don't get caught.

Like that time in the Carpark, featuring Adam, his head, a shopping trolley and the window.

I like Boulevard wheat and Stella Artois. Boulevard is a clean beer that doesn't have the crud floating in it that some other brewed in bottle beers have. Stella is just a smooth lager without the nasty after taste associated with lagers.

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:Dude, pro's don't get caught.

Like that time in the Carpark, featuring Adam, his head, a shopping trolley and the window.

pros get caught with style. That's why he was doing it in front of the police station. FREE SOUP! ech... minnestroni again.

That is a pro in my eyes.

I concur that the Brits and Irish are very lucky in the availability of good beverages. If I lived there, I might have to give up pistol shooting ( though I bet you have rifle clubs), but I could make up for it with a lot of seriously tasty beer. I think you have the Germans beat on that.

I like to try any Brit import ale ( Some of which can't be sold in my state as beer, you have to buy them at the liquor store because of alcohol content). The commonly available imports/domestics I like are Sam Adams, Yuengling, Blue Moon ( though I'd like to try an actual Belgian import wheat beer, open to suggestions). My favorite American is Coors Original and Coors lite. Yes, I know you Euros ( with the possible exception of the Germans, who may be slightly less disgusted) are going to make comments about pissy American lagers, but I think Coors is incredibly refreshing and has a great taste, though it is a somewhat mild taste without a lot of hoppiness or bitterness.

As far as liquor my favorite is probably Laphroaig, with JW black if I want a blend. I like Tennessee whiskey like Jack or Dickel but it tends to burn me a bit. I like any sort of Bourbon, but especially Wild Turkey 101. One of my memorable experiences was gobbling with the Turkey with a friend in Aspen Colorado until I got the spins. I don't know if it was the altitude or the drink, but there was zero hangover. I like unfiltered Sake and I like red wine, but other than varietals I don't know much about wine.

I'd like to try some Australian beer other than Fosters, which I understand is actually Australian, but not really very popular there at all.

I'm a real lightweight these days, usually I need to limit it to one drink. For some reason alcohol has gotten where it causes me extreme anxiety, I mean break out in a sweat and start pacing the room anxiety, which is strange for something that relaxes most people. I don't know if it is age or if it is a side effect of one of my new medications.

I like Blue Moon, hoegaarden is a good belgian white beer you can get in the USA. And as for the drunken stories, i suggest a new thread, cos ive got too many good ones. :-)

Grignard wrote:If I lived there, I might have to give up pistol shooting ( though I bet you have rifle clubs), but I could make up for it with a lot of seriously tasty beer.

Boy, do we have rifle clubs.

I have a thing for my lighter stuff, such as Corona, if it's only a casual one or two. Sol too. If I'm going to be worse for wear anyway, probably get some of my brother's home-distilled Cider which is disgustingly good/bad. Haven't got to the stage where I can really appreciate proper ale, though, but I long for the day.

sA

I drank from some keg that had a jester on it and "Real Ale"... was nice and flat, anyone know what I'm talking about?

Grignard wrote: Laphroaig, with JW black if I want a blend.

Go and sit in the corner.

focusedfire wrote:Try a little known Norwegian Ale (Ale/wine) called Gulden Draak.

I believe that's a Belgian beer, not a norwegian one . Quite a kick though, wherever it's from.

Normally, when I'm at home, I drink either Brand pilsener (or the brewery's special beer if I can find it, called Imperator), or Hertog Jan (translates to Duke John), a brewery less than 10 miles from where I grew up - very good beer though.
Currently I'm stuck in wine country though. Fortunately, the French, being the professional alcoholics that they are, als have plenty of beers for sale in their supermarkets. I've had Kronenbourg brew here - it says 5% on the bottles, but it's impossible to get drunk on, so I've moved to Leffe (another belgian brew). Good stuff.
It is my firmly held belief that Belgium has the best beer in the world.

@Bran Dawri- Yeah, I like a beer/ale that approaches 14% by volume.

Someone mentioned Blue Moon earlier. Definitley a great lighter beer for hot days.

Now for weaker american stuff.....There is a tasty sweet beer called J.W. Dundee's Honey Brown(Not to be confused with Dundee's honey brown). It is close in flavor to the German Winter Holiday Wietzen Beers.

yeah but we have Colt45, King Cobra, Big Bear, 211, St.Ides, Old E, CAMO, and other such puke for our version of 'ale'... soo many choices in the hood, and they're all cheap! We are a lucky bunch indeed.

There is a Beer I used to get in Portland that is called 'CAMO' and it comes in a camoflauged pattered can. (um.. so you can drink it in public I guess?) In Wyoming I actually saw beer in a can-colored can that just said 'BEER' on it and that was it. Now THATS COOL!

Proper beer comes in Keg or Bottle

Still stuggling to get hold of Keg Hobgoblin lads. Seems Wychwood have been bought out by Thatcher's.

Im not a regular drinker, but i do tend to drink at parties or when i have mates round.... Good times

It always seems more fun when your younger, 'cos its 'taboo' or somesuch. My parents are cool though, so as long as i dont make a racket, or throw up, they pretend not to notice.

There was this one time, when i had a mate over, and we went down to the park to drink (felt like we wanted fresh air) And we ended up having a really involved conversation about pasties, before a policeman spotted us and tried to arrest us or something. We ended up hiding in a tree with him at the bottom. He couldnt get to us and we couldnt get down, so it ended up as a bit of a stalemate. So of course i had the genius idea of climbing over to the next tree. We managed to climb until he lost us. Was best night of my life

I think its funny that almost every beer-elitist poster on here is a brit. Over here we just drink it. Maybe that's because, with only a few exceptions, ours suck. Still, it's like pizza though innit? If it's not good pizza, it's still pretty good. If it's good pizza, it's really good!

When I was in Washington I lived down the street from 'Fishtail Ale' and 'Fat Tire' brewery/tavern/restaurant. It's a big sell on the pacific northwest. Their Oatmeal Stout and Nut Brown Ale were so yummy I could (and did) drink them quite a lot. (My friend was the manager of the restaurant... he heh eheh... hic.). So we can actually make good beers over here, we just usually don't bother. We are a macro-country we need our macro-brews to feed all of our macro-population with something cheap to make up for our macro-economy.

Its all about Yuengling, it is America's oldest brewery.

Canadian Whisky (Rye) and gingerale.

If i have to drink something at 5ish % its usually cider, Blackthorn or Magners.

Guitardian wrote:I think its funny that almost every beer-elitist poster on here is a brit. Over here we just drink it. Maybe that's because, with only a few exceptions, ours suck. Still, it's like pizza though innit? If it's not good pizza, it's still pretty good. If it's good pizza, it's really good!

If Pizza isn't good though, you don't buy the same type of pizza again. The beauty of most pubs in England is that the beers are on a yearly cycle, and there is usually something really good available all year round. If you try something you don't like, try one of the other five or so available, or wait a week for them all to change, or grab a nice bottle of weissbier from the fridge.... We're not 'beer elitists', we just have more choice

Damn this thread...I want to be on the next flight home to Blighty for a pint Spitfire.

Follow that with a Snow Shoe.

1 shot of Wild Turkey mixed with 1 Shot of Rumpleminze, Chill by shaking over Ice and served in a shooter with a glass of Ice water as a chaser.

You drink it by slaming the shooter first and then chuging the Ice water.

You try to stay standing during the Brain freeze and then repeat.

I think we can all drink to this!

To the Farriers Arms! May it serve Ale and good example for years to come! CHEERS!

I like Molsen XXX, (cause 3 is better than 2). When visiting my folks in NY, I go for Genesee Cream Ale. Nice, smooth, and just creamy enough without being cloying.

My early experiences with beers were Balantine, Schaefer, PBR, and Schlitz. I heard they retro'd the Schlitz formula to pre 70s (When they changed it to compete with Bud, and killed the flavor.)