The responsible drinkers thread

@malted fruit-drinks discussion: We call those things "bitch-fizzies" where I'm from, and they're employed as a form of punishment for party fouls. Or for Pear Bombs (a shot of pear vodka dropped in a pint of Mike's Hard Lemonade), if you're into that kinda thing.

@brewing: homemade mead is the shizzit. Mead in general seems to be bottled libido for most people, I've yet to figure why but I've seen it too many times to doubt the power.

Myself, I've decided to be a responsible drinker this week (as in, be sober) but it's St. Patrick's day, so I'm having a beer.

If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~

I've only had mead a couple of times, and it was a lot like white wine.

Crappier when Morven? The night before or the morning after?

Going back to Whisky, well, going through the pages-

If your friend from England thinks Californian wines have a bad rep, then they probably also wear a lot of brown, shoulder pads, think Joan Collins is a sex bomb and the Audi Quattro is futuristic.

I have an "introductory" whisky. Singleton of Dufftown. I include the "of dufftown" because I think that is the entire actual name. Tis confounding.

On St. Patrick's Day I went around wearing orange socks drinking rum so what do I know... Oh yeah, thatt he best Whisky with a Glen in it it Glenmorangie.

Technically not StPD anymore but on Whiskey- only one for me: Red Breast (well, there's this one called Green Spot that I tried once and liked but it's harder to get a hold of).

Blackcurrant and Guiness is an awesome drink King Friday introduced me to.

I highly recommend it some time.

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All the Goths used to drink snakebite & black because ... I guess it looked dark but was fruity-flavored enough for the recently-no-longer-kids.

(Note: in the UK, 'snakebite' means half cider, half lager; I recall it's something different here).

A brighter future for a darker age.

@Morven: in the US, a "snakebite" is a shot involving Yukon Jack and lime juice. They're delicious, but dangerous in large quantities.

If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~

Aw, they should have drunk black beer instead.

I had one shot of triple-distilled Irish whiskey yesterday at the St. Patty's Day parade.

My dad tells me this little shot glass was the equivalent of two red wines or four beers, so I think one shot glass was plenty enough.

I do not normally drink but I just couldn't pass up the festivities in a town that enjoys the holiday as much as this one.

I'm hosting a cocktail party tonight. A proper one mind you, black tie and everything. It will be (relatively) responsible, I'm sure, and it will certainly be classy. Considering I'm a university student, this is pretty much going to be the antithesis to the average bingetastic student house party.

So, who loves cocktails and what are your favourites? Can't go wrong with an Old Fashioned if you ask me.

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I like Molotovs!

I wonder what a drunk Charlatan would do...

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.

When my real-life friends ponder this question they speculate in the sort of tone of voice one would use for describing a vision of the Apocalypse.

It's hilarious.

You'll just stand in a table screaming random shit.

Now, when posting in TV Tropes...

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.

Cocktail Party be over . On the plus side, I have discovered that Brandy Alexanders are delicious.

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Re: Fruity beer

Hey, Framboise is awesome and delicious.

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Second.

And it doesn't have that off putting malt taste.

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It's worth trying a bunch of the different lambic flavors. Framboise is one of the most consistently liked, but the others are good too.

A brighter future for a darker age.

I tired a bunch, they are worth trying. Though I found that raspberry and cherry (the easiest ones to find) taste the best. Well, to me anyhow.

In an unrelated note, bars everywhere should get nitro for their dark beer. Somehow it really works and makes the beer super-smooth.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout is something every dark beer/chocolate lover MUST try from a nitro tap if they can get their hands on some.

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Judging from the bottle, that's one I'm ordering online.

Oh yes and favourite cocktails: The Vespa Martini. A Martini, as designed by a man who drunk a bottle of gin a day and used vodka instead of vermouth.

edited 20th Mar '11 1:05:27 PM by SomeSortOfTroper

Because True Art Is Ancient and, in the U.S., True Art Is Foreign. When people actually do blind tests they hold their own.

And because once upon a time California wines did suck, because grapes from young vines were being pressed by neophyte vintners. Time fixed that problem.

The by-the-glass price is generally (around here, at least) what the restaurant paid for the bottle. A bottle is about 4x that.

I'm intending to make mead, and to try to brew something with maple syrup.

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The store near my apartment sells Georgian wine. Not the state. Anyone know anything about it?

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YES, Young's Double Chocolate Stout is fantastic stuff. My local pub used to sell it in bottles, but I think I steadily drank them out of it and they never re-stocked. Haven't seen it in any pub or shop since. Sad times.

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This weekend had me in a fit of rage when somebody suggested we pour Jameson into a bowl of fruit punch; I'm still not talking to said individual.

That's what mouth burning everclear is for! Provided one lives in a state where it can be purchased.

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^Oh everclear, how I miss making jungle juice.

That stuff should be illegal. I'm pretty sure it burns your insides.

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