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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: termis on June 01, 2007, 07:21:22 AM
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Any beer lovers here? So which ones do you like/hate? I'll get the ball rolling:
Favorites: Sam Adams Boston Ale, Bass Ale
It'll do: Big Rock Trad Ale, SA Boston Lager, Sleeman's Honey Brown, Newcastle
Can't stand: All that see-through yellow piss-water out of Anheuser-Busch/Coors/Molson/Labatt/Kokanee/Miller. Well, okay... Coors light on a BBQ out on a hot day maybe okay.
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Beer sucks. I only drink high-sugar/high-caffeine drinks. ^.^
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My favorite is 'cold' and 'free'. Otherwise, I'll take a Guinness or any other stout. I ain't picky when it comes to booze.
Beer sucks. I only drink high-sugar/high-caffeine drinks. ^.^
Man, you're starting to sound like a chick. :lol:
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Any beer lovers here? So which ones do you like/hate? I'll get the ball rolling:
Favorites: Sam Adams Boston Ale, Bass Ale
It'll do: Big Rock Trad Ale, SA Boston Lager, Sleeman's Honey Brown, Newcastle
Can't stand: All that see-through yellow piss-water out of Anheuser-Busch/Coors/Molson/Labatt/Kokanee/Miller. Well, okay... Coors light on a BBQ out on a hot day maybe okay.
What, No Steelback?!
Hmmm, beer. Anything from the Sierra Nevada breweries is like the Nectar of the Gods. Belle's ain't bad stuff either. I've never been a wheat beer guy though. Labatt Canadian Ale is a nice break from the norm. Hmmm, Red Hook IPA when I'm really lonely for taste. Goose Island Honkers Ale is a good light Ale that I recommend to all beer sissies. Mackeson triple stout is slightly better than guiness, er lots, and Leinie's Big Butt is a long time favorite, even if Miller owns the brewery now. The only Sam Adams that comes close to blowing my skirt up is Octoberfest, and it's really a novelty. Samuel Smith's is pretty good if you want a snooty brew.
However, if someone hands me a Bud free and clear of paying for it, I drink it. The only time I've ever said 'no' to free beer is when I misunderstood the question.
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My grandma likes beer
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I like root beer! Dogs & Suds is my favorite!
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Hell no man! Barqs is the best root beer!
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Barqs is great, but I prefer Dogs & Suds because it comes in a glass bottle and has a cooler logo, not to mention tastes a little better.
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Just like games, so many beers out there, so little time to try them all out.
Anyway, I'm helping to derail the thread I started myself, but this talk of sugar/caffeine reminds me.
Do they still sell Jolt Cola?
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I tend to prefer my beer top fermenting, not bottom (Ale over Lager), unfiltered is fun, darker can be better. Though I like to mix things up and not buy all the same drink everytime I restock.
Hoegarden is a current light fav, and Old Peculier is a darker fav at the moment
When I journey to the booze store, I like to try and always pick up something different.
Here is a pic of some of my drink stock as of 30min or so ago.
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w201/mrfulci/Drinks/800_Img_0029.jpg)
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w201/mrfulci/Drinks/800_Img_0035.jpg)
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Some of the best beers IN THE UNIVERSE, in my opinion:
-Orval
-Pilsner Urquell
-Löwenbräu
-Grolsch
-Belhaven
-Samuel Adams Summer Ale
Ah, beer!
There is a relatively small but pretty successful brewing company near where I'm from..it's called the "Hyland Sturbridge Brewery" in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Anyone ever try their stuff?
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Straight Everclear or nothing, bitches. :twisted:
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Do they still sell Jolt Cola?
Yes I believe so. I think there is a website that sells it.
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Straight Everclear or nothing, bitches. :twisted:
Hells Yeah! I think that I still have some straight grain alcohol that my pops made a few years back, but I don't know what grain was used (probably corn). There's nothing quite like having your own distillery, but I don't think that it's legal.
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I think it's okay as long as you don't sell it.
Having a bootlegger in the family would be pretty jawesome though!
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I am not just a beer lover, I am a motherf*ckin' walking keg.
Some favorites: Mac 'n Jacks, Black Butte, basically any dark beer. And Corona. Red Hook is good too. The Red Hook brewery is 20 minutes from my house. I have a friend who works there... Anytime anyone has a party, he shows up with the Red Hook keg.
What I will agree to drink if I have to: anything else. Even Keystone.
What I will refuse to drink: nothing. Except 'bitch drinks' (Mike's, Smirnoff, etc). That crap is syrupy and gives me heartburn after, like, 0.7564 bottles.
When I was a teenager and in high school I drank a lot of Steel Reserve 211 because it was the biggest bang for my broke-ass buck.
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...wow. I was kidding about the everclear; I don't drink at all, actually. I thought someone would say "ZOMGWTF" or the equivalent, but you guys are clearly hardcore alkies. :dance:
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...wow. I was kidding about the everclear; I don't drink at all, actually. I thought someone would say "ZOMGWTF" or the equivalent, but you guys are clearly hardcore alkies. :dance:
Like Johnny always says, you can only drink so much and screw so much...
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With a mention of snooty beers, here's one I'd love to try - Westvleteren 12 (http://www.sintsixtus.be/eng/brouwerij.html). Supposedly one of best tasting stuff out there, but since it's only made in some monastery in Belgium and they don't commercially distribute it (they only sell to visitors who go there), prices are ridiculous if you want it through something like ebay -- upwards of $100+ for a 6-pack after shipping. And who knows how much more you gotta pay if customs gets a hold of it.
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My favorite is probably corona. I also like steel reserve cuz its really good. I had sum budwieser from the keg last weekend, its alot better when it comes from the keg, haha, but that probably goes for anybeer.
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I'm not a real heavy drinker some times bud or a jim bean.
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...wow. I was kidding about the everclear; I don't drink at all, actually. I thought someone would say "ZOMGWTF" or the equivalent, but you guys are clearly hardcore alkies. :dance:
It's good for making shots. My favorite use for everclear is a sour shot (or whatever it's called) made with everclear, grapefruit juice, and..... lemon juice, or sour mix, or something else I can't remember. Another tasty drink I enjoy is a 'Hairy Armpit' made with grapefruit juice and ouzo. An odd mix to be sure, but quite delicious.
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Do they still sell Jolt Cola?
Yes. It is quite tasty.
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I only drink beer when it is free. This happened a lot at one of my old jobs where the boss would bring in beers for everyone while we worked. During that time is probably the most I have ever drunk in my life. Otherwise I don't feel that beer is worth paying for, or any alcoholic beverage for that matter. The benefits do not outweigh the $$$ I part with.
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some of my top favs:
- Rochefort 10
- Chimmay Blue
- La Trappe quadrupel
- Hoegaarden
- Asahi Super Dry
- Suntory Malt
- Franziskaner
:)
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For Relaxing Time: Make it, Suntory time.
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For Relaxing Time: Make it, Suntory time.
Say it slower!
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Hoegaarden. When you don't want people to know your drinking girl beer.
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I'm not a big fan of beer, but that's because it makes me bloated. I like the taste of beer, though (yes, this is quite frustrating at times).
I prefer stiff drinks -- they're much more invigorating and less bloat. Plus, it's fun to pretend I'm manly when the stench of whiskey is in my pores.
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Hell no man! Barqs is the best root beer!
Blah give me a break Braqs taste like diet soda.
I perfer IBC rootbeer over that crap.
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If it's root beer we're talkin', give me DAD's or nothing.
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Hell no man! Barqs is the best root beer!
Blah give me a break Braqs taste like diet soda.
I perfer IBC rootbeer over that crap.
Mug is the best 'sweet' root beer.
IBC Cream Soda is the best drink on earth. Period. It says so in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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I like Mug, but it just doesn't seem to taste any more special than the average root beer to me really.
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Barqs has bite, but I like Jones Soda's root beer even more (their berry lemonade kicks ass too). Though I haven't tried any of their soda since they switched to cane sugar, since corn syrup is too expensive now.
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Corn syrup is expensive now? I always imagined that stuff would be cheap. It's practically used in everything!
My favorite pop (yes I said pop because it's not called soda) brand is SUPER CHILL! All of their products tastes completely amazing, is dirt cheap, and comes in three liters! Super Chill pineapple flavor is the best, it's just so mind blowingly refreshing!
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I've never heard of Super Chill.
Maybe it's a Nebraska thing. :wink:
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No it's certainly not a Nebraskan thing (at least I doubt it). As far as I know, it's strictly a Chicago subburb thing! Though Faygo is the more popular generic pop among the South Chicago subburbs.
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The Mrs. Loves Faygo Red Pop. It's a Michigan thing...
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Faygo, Super Chill, Chicago suburbs, oh shit my head is spinning.
You midwestern a$$holes!
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When I was a teenager and in high school I drank a lot of Steel Reserve 211 because it was the biggest bang for my broke-ass buck.
Hell yeah! Me too! I remeber Steel Reserve! 8.1% alcohol! There used to be this habib at the liquor store that would sell it for 1.10 a can. Sometimes, certain batches of it I would swear tasted like bug spray, but oh well.
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I just within the last 2 years discovered steel reserve. If you can choke down the first one, it's great for getting hammered! I haven't seen any of Keranu's fancy pop around, but maybe if I look. I have to say that I actually like A&W root beer about the best. Also there is a local brewery here that makes awesome root beer as well as award winning real beer. I actually like Boulevard Wheat with a chunk of lemon or orange in it. Yes I know it's sissy.
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What's Steel Reserve? Is it like a 40 or something? I haven't properly lived in the US for since 2002 or so, so I have no idea what's what down there anymore.
I'd used to just kick back with buddies with a 40 of Olde English 800. What was that, like $1.75 at the corner liquor store during my days? For under $2, you can get rather hammered, and for less than $4, you can be totally inebriated.
(and it was mandatory that we all pull out our Glocks and talk about capping someone. That was L.A, after all. 8))
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When I was a teenager and in high school I drank a lot of Steel Reserve 211 because it was the biggest bang for my broke-ass buck.
Hell yeah! Me too! I remeber Steel Reserve! 8.1% alcohol! There used to be this habib at the liquor store that would sell it for 1.10 a can. Sometimes, certain batches of it I would swear tasted like bug spray, but oh well.
When I was drinking it, it was like .89/can or something. Cheapest stuff available, and the high alcohol content assured a quick buzz. After a couple cans we were annihilated.
What's Steel Reserve? Is it like a 40 or something? I haven't properly lived in the US for since 2002 or so, so I have no idea what's what down there anymore.
I'd used to just kick back with buddies with a 40 of Olde English 800. What was that, like $1.75 at the corner liquor store during my days? For under $2, you can get rather hammered, and for less than $4, you can be totally inebriated.
(and it was mandatory that we all pull out our Glocks and talk about capping someone. That was L.A, after all. 8))
Steel Reserve is a malt liquor, quite similar to Olde English actually. You might be able to get it in a 40, but it's most commonly sold in 22oz cans. That's what we always bought back in high school. Very high alcohol content.
And this was back in the 90's, like ten years ago, so it's not like it's brand new or anything.
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If I remember right, Old English was 7.6% Alcohol, while 211 was at 8.1% Giving you the superior value for your lunch money.
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Yeah... Nothing like a slice of pizza, and a can of 211 to start the afternoon off right...
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If I remember right, Old English was 7.6% Alcohol, while 211 was at 8.1% Giving you the superior value for your lunch money.
But Olde E was gangsta beeyotch! (Though I reckon anything with low-cost/high buzz content would cater to them just as well. :-k)
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If I remember right, Old English was 7.6% Alcohol, while 211 was at 8.1% Giving you the superior value for your lunch money.
But Olde E was gangsta beeyotch! (Though I reckon anything with low-cost/high buzz content would cater to them just as well. :-k)
Shhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-it. Colt 45. Works everytime...
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I haven't drank cheapy stuff in quite a while....
Though, a story about Steel Reserve!
It is THE ONLY alcohol I've seen someone "fall out" while drinking. Though, it probably wasn't only that booze causing what happened.
Long story short, many years ago (Steel Reserve has been around at least 10 years) this person who was visiting some folsk I knew, he took part in a night of getting smashed. Then, from what I gathered, had very little sleep, to wake up early and start filling their bodies with alcohol and such. I stoppe dby early in the mornnig to see what folks were up to.
Outside, this person was obviously smashed. I remeber commenting about how Steel Reserve looked green in colour.. hahaha, sometime later he puked up a bit, and I pointed out the green hue of the puke to the others, hahaha. I recall exclaiming, "LOOK! It's green!".
Well, the guy keeps drinking, Puke ain't gonna stop this marathon of inebriation, it's only morning! He is leaning on a waist-high chain link fence, when all of a sudden, his eyes kinda roll back into his head, his legs give out, and he fall down. Fell out, and passed out. Wild stuff, I have never seen someone just go, "plop" like that. He came to very fast, after he was stirred. He stopped drinking and such after that.
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Now now, there is no evidence of a connection between "Fall-Out" and our official beverage Steel Reserve 211.
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Oh, but there probably is a conenction between the sudden fall-down and his BAC, lack of sleep, etc.
I had nearly forgot about that incident. If it hadn't been for this thread, that memory may not have surfaced for quite a while longer.
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The Mrs. Loves Faygo Red Pop. It's a Michigan thing...
That's so awesome that you label flavors by color name too! When I have suckers or something, I don't call them "cherry", "grape", or "apple", instead I say "red", "purple", and "green". 8) Anyway, Faygo is ok but I've never really found it to taste any better than most pops. Do you pronounce it as "Fay-go" or "Fag-o"?
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My favorite pop (yes I said pop because it's not called soda) brand is SUPER CHILL! All of their products tastes completely amazing, is dirt cheap, and comes in three liters! Super Chill pineapple flavor is the best, it's just so mind blowingly refreshing!
Don't listen to this man, he is a liar
Super Chill was one of the worst pop brands I have ever tasted and this includes TAB
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Don't listen to Xiphas! He doesn't drink caffeine!!! Super Chill is seriously the greatest pop company in the world, and they even have good water and potato chips!
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Barqs is great, but I prefer Dogs & Suds because it comes in a glass bottle and has a cooler logo, not to mention tastes a little better.
Yeah those old fashioned style rootbeers are the best.
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The Mrs. Loves Faygo Red Pop. It's a Michigan thing...
That's so awesome that you label flavors by color name too! When I have suckers or something, I don't call them "cherry", "grape", or "apple", instead I say "red", "purple", and "green". 8) Anyway, Faygo is ok but I've never really found it to taste any better than most pops. Do you pronounce it as "Fay-go" or "Fag-o"?
Sounds just like it's spelled. Although calling my buddies "Faygs" for drinking Red Pop is pretty funny.
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Corn syrup is expensive now? I always imagined that stuff would be cheap. It's practically used in everything!
Well, more expensive than it used to be. The demand for ethanol has driven up the cost of corn, so anything made from corn has become more expensive.
I'm unfamiliar with this Super Chill soda, but have enjoyed Faygo before. Have you ever tried anything from Shasta? I believe that Faygo and Shasta are both owned by the same parent company and have pretty similar products / flavors.
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Well, more expensive than it used to be. The demand for ethanol has driven up the cost of corn, so anything made from corn has become more expensive.
We are well into the NASCAR season and I'm sure the demand for Sourmash Whiskey is at it's highest. That's why your corn stuffs are high.
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I'm unfamiliar with this Super Chill soda, but have enjoyed Faygo before. Have you ever tried anything from Shasta? I believe that Faygo and Shasta are both owned by the same parent company and have pretty similar products / flavors.
Like I said, I am pretty sure Super Chill is only limited within the Chicago area :) . I've had Shasta before, but I can't remember it's taste as well as I remember the label. I want to say that Shasta is owned by Coca Cola, but I think I am confusing that with Fresca.
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Besides PC Engine games, beer is another great passion of mine. I can enjoy just about any type of beer under the right circumstances... I'll drink a $10 bottle of quad IPA or an Old Milwaukee, it's all good to me. I'll drink a 40 of malt liquor even, the only one I can't handle though is Steel Reserve, man that stuff has the WORST aftertaste, bar none. As I get older I find that I gravitate more towards lagers and some ales, the heavier stuff just doesn't go down as easy as it used to. A few beers I really like:
Grolsch
Peroni
Old Speckled Hen
Boddington's
Newcastle
Red Stripe
Hoegaarten
Kilkinney (haven't had this one in years, I can't find it in the US)
Stella Artois
On the cheap, I like Stroh's and Budweiser. And I don't drink light beers.
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Like I said, I am pretty sure Super Chill is only limited within the Chicago area :) .
I don't know, I looked it up once and the company that makes it is from Minnesota. So the cheeseheads, Iowans, and Dakotans probably have Super Chill too. I don't remember seeing it in South Dakota when I lived there though.
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Ahhh, nothing like a little Edward 40-hands to start off a tail-gate or a camping trip.
For those of you who don't know, playing Edward 40-hands is easy. You simply duct tape an ice cold 40 to each hand and drink away. You are not allowed to remove the 40's until you have finished both.
You want to finish quickly because: You have to pee and cat piss tastes better than a warm malt liquor (or so they say). I usually do 40's of Bud for Edward 40-hands.
Although, for the 4-oh's and Hoes parties, I roll with nothing but King Cobra. Or Colt 45 if I can find it.
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That's offsidewing, he's off the chiz-ain, just gansta'ed up.
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Bitch, I'm gangsta. I'll f*ck you up!