Now Drinking thread

  On 5/1/2011 at 2:56 PM, Al Hounos said:

 

is that Craig Anderson on the label?

this just showed up at the local grocery store. active ingredients: valerian root, chamomile lower, melatonin, hops, etc. tastes absolutely delicious.

Milk...

Sooo much better than bogstandard watery Guinness.

Watery Guinness is still generally an above average choice

  On 5/1/2011 at 12:43 PM, Dropp said:

 

Drank one these fuckers yesterday.. Favorite Beer btw.

had this last friday, absolutely delicious.

Just brewed a batch of an amber ale with my roommate.

We also shared a six pack of New Belgium's Mighty Arrow Pale Ale.

lol is that on a frisbee?

  On 5/11/2011 at 7:11 AM, baph said:

 

Sooo much better than bogstandard watery Guinness.

i didn't like this as much as draught guinness when i tried it a couple of years ago, but my taste for stouts, ales and porters has developed loads since so maybe i should give it another go. do you mean draught guinness is watery? i thought it was more silky smooth and creamy.

i had 'hot cross ale' at the weekend which was totally rank unfinishable sweet piss but saved the day with a beautiful dark chocolate porter and a few of those dark erdingers.

morrisons has an excellent selection of interesting brews btw.

  On 5/11/2011 at 12:55 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

coopers pale ale

 

which was preceded by a coopers dark ale and another pale ale

 

coopers yo

i love coopers. do you tip it to mix all the sediment or leave it at the bottom? i always tip.

Ballantines because it is essay writing fuel for me.

Also ten thumbs up on the Coopers, Sparkling Ale quarts are my fav. readily available beer. (and instead of tipping, I recommend gently rolling the bottle along a flat surface)

A hangover is your body letting you know that you didn't drink quite enough to wake up drunk

amateur

  On 5/11/2011 at 2:22 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

tip, yo.

 

not sure how much of a difference it makes but i went through a phase where i'd swear it tastes better.

 

do you get coopers in scotland or you've just been to ausland before?

i've seen it here for maybe the last couple of years in decent offies, but i spent a few months in oz about 6 years ago and drank tons of it.

i think it definately does taste better with 'the tip'.

  On 5/11/2011 at 2:49 PM, kineaesth said:

(and instead of tipping, I recommend gently rolling the bottle along a flat surface)

that's funny. my aussie mate who introduced me to it had his own ritualistic tipping technique. very slow, careful and always the same rotating motion.

  On 5/1/2011 at 3:28 PM, encey said:

  On 4/30/2011 at 6:06 AM, jules said:

it's midnight here and I finished all the wine in my house, including the wife's pinot grigio (her sleeping self does not know this yet) because I'm leaving for the airport for a flight to Chicago in 4 hours and I hate flying with a passion.

 

I will be partaking in a very fast double hendricks cucumber martini right before my car arrives.

(Maybe too late at this point, but) enjoy your trip mate! Holla if you need food or drink rec's!

 

 

Ps: Last night, drinkin Kraken rum -- sweet start, spicy finish, quality!

 

ha, next time i will take you up on that!

i have been meaning to try that kraken by the label/identity alone. good to hear its tasty. did you mix it?

  On 5/11/2011 at 9:35 AM, Braintree said:

Just brewed a batch of an amber ale with my roommate.

 

We also shared a six pack of New Belgium's Mighty Arrow Pale Ale.

 

Have you tried their Ranger IPA? It's a really great example of the style -- heavy on the flowery hops, less of that copper crap used on the west coast. Very drinkable, creamy mouthfeel, beercum.

  On 5/11/2011 at 4:20 PM, jules said:

  On 5/1/2011 at 3:28 PM, encey said:

  On 4/30/2011 at 6:06 AM, jules said:

it's midnight here and I finished all the wine in my house, including the wife's pinot grigio (her sleeping self does not know this yet) because I'm leaving for the airport for a flight to Chicago in 4 hours and I hate flying with a passion.

 

I will be partaking in a very fast double hendricks cucumber martini right before my car arrives.

(Maybe too late at this point, but) enjoy your trip mate! Holla if you need food or drink rec's!

 

 

Ps: Last night, drinkin Kraken rum -- sweet start, spicy finish, quality!

 

 

 

ha, next time i will take you up on that!

 

i have been meaning to try that kraken by the label/identity alone. good to hear its tasty. did you mix it?

No I just drank it straight.

  On 5/11/2011 at 11:35 AM, keltoi said:

  On 5/11/2011 at 7:11 AM, baph said:

 

Sooo much better than bogstandard watery Guinness.

 

i didn't like this as much as draught guinness when i tried it a couple of years ago, but my taste for stouts, ales and porters has developed loads since so maybe i should give it another go. do you mean draught guinness is watery? i thought it was more silky smooth and creamy.

 

i had 'hot cross ale' at the weekend which was totally rank unfinishable sweet piss but saved the day with a beautiful dark chocolate porter and a few of those dark erdingers.

 

morrisons has an excellent selection of interesting brews btw.

I have a hunch the standard Guinness exported to the states is a bit different from the standard Guinness available on draught in the Isles.

I still like Guinness on tap (not the nitro cap bottle/can "draught", which makes everything taste like the nitro) but after a few years of imperial stouts etc, it's a little too thin in the mouthfeel/flavor department for me to love. It's still my go to, along with something like Sam Adams Boston Lager, if at a restaurant that doesn't really do the full-on beer snob thing.

But yeah, all the Irish folks I know around here swear Guinness is a lot more flavorful back home. I don't know if there's some psychological wish-fulfillment at play or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a slightly different, weaker brew coming to the US, given how piss-weak beers in the States were expected to be until the microbrew scene kicked off.

nice lookin tea there

  On 5/11/2011 at 9:37 PM, baph said:

  On 5/11/2011 at 11:35 AM, keltoi said:

  On 5/11/2011 at 7:11 AM, baph said:

 

Sooo much better than bogstandard watery Guinness.

 

i didn't like this as much as draught guinness when i tried it a couple of years ago, but my taste for stouts, ales and porters has developed loads since so maybe i should give it another go. do you mean draught guinness is watery? i thought it was more silky smooth and creamy.

 

i had 'hot cross ale' at the weekend which was totally rank unfinishable sweet piss but saved the day with a beautiful dark chocolate porter and a few of those dark erdingers.

 

morrisons has an excellent selection of interesting brews btw.

 

I have a hunch the standard Guinness exported to the states is a bit different from the standard Guinness available on draught in the Isles.

 

I still like Guinness on tap (not the nitro cap bottle/can "draught", which makes everything taste like the nitro) but after a few years of imperial stouts etc, it's a little too thin in the mouthfeel/flavor department for me to love. It's still my go to, along with something like Sam Adams Boston Lager, if at a restaurant that doesn't really do the full-on beer snob thing.

 

But yeah, all the Irish folks I know around here swear Guinness is a lot more flavorful back home. I don't know if there's some psychological wish-fulfillment at play or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a slightly different, weaker brew coming to the US, given how piss-weak beers in the States were expected to be until the microbrew scene kicked off.

Guinness thats traveled several hundred miles

  On 5/11/2011 at 4:35 PM, encey said:

  On 5/11/2011 at 9:35 AM, Braintree said:

Just brewed a batch of an amber ale with my roommate.

 

We also shared a six pack of New Belgium's Mighty Arrow Pale Ale.

 

Have you tried their Ranger IPA? It's a really great example of the style -- heavy on the flowery hops, less of that copper crap used on the west coast. Very drinkable, creamy mouthfeel, beercum.

I'm not really an IPA fan, but I am a big fan of Fat Tire. I generally love the darker beers.

I'm a big fan of Schlafly. I automatically discounted St. Louis beer when I 1st moved here, St. Louis being home to Budwiser and all, but Schlafly is the mutts nuts.

Having trying to get myself into US/Canadian beers I was quite excited to see one of the local supermarkets now stocking Brooklyn. Its nice and clean cut, went down well.

Tempted to get a train down to this shop about an hour away and get involved a little more, been desperate to try Sierra Nevadas celebration ale since I heard of it back in November but have only had it come in not long ago. Bit too expensive at £2.49 a bottle though, hmm

I thought their celebration ale tasted like burnt turkey. Hardly something to celebrate, imo.

You should try Anchor Steam if you haven't already. I'm not sure if they ship it overseas.