Drinking Thread: Beer, Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Wine - Raise a Glass, All Are Welcome!

[MissThundercat]

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Founders' Mosaic Promise. It's a special beer that they brewed for the ArtPrize event in downtown Grand Rapids, MI this year. It's made exclusively from Golden Promise malt and Mosaic hops, hence the name.

Still trying to figure out what the beer tastes like, though. I'll finish the 6er I have in my fridge, but am unsure if I'll buy it next year.

[Gurtholfin]

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Killed off my bottle of El Dorado 15 tonight.

Won't be restocking it as while it's good, I much prefer the El Dorado 12 (which will be a permanent fixture) and need the shelf space for some others that I have my eye on.

[The Rube]

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Killed off my bottle of El Dorado 15 tonight.

Won't be restocking it as while it's good, I much prefer the El Dorado 12 (which will be a permanent fixture) and need the shelf space for some others that I have my eye on.

I have found that the oldest of (insert booze) isn't necessarily the best. I much prefer the Pappy 20 vs the 23, and the Balvenie 12 or 17 over the 21.

[Gurtholfin]

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I have found that the oldest of (insert booze) isn't necessarily the best. I much prefer the Pappy 20 vs the 23, and the Balvenie 12 or 17 over the 21.

Without question.

I prefer the Flor de Cana 7 to the 12 also.

[The Rube]

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Without question.

I prefer the Flor de Cana 7 to the 12 also.

Before the purists/etc come in....I don't mean to say that the oldest tastes nasty.....but sometimes, less is more.

[Gurtholfin]

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Before the purists/etc come in....I don't mean to say that the oldest tastes nasty.....but sometimes, less is more.

Of course, the ones I cited are quite nice - just prefer their younger siblings and don't need both from the same family.

[bigblue_dl]

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Before the purists/etc come in....I don't mean to say that the oldest tastes nasty.....but sometimes, less is more.

It depends on alot of things. What kind of flavor you like, what kind of barrels are used, what kind of liquor is going into the barrels, etc. Sometimes younger is better, but rarely is a scotch in the 7 year range better than a 12, and 50 years sure does some good.

[Gurtholfin]

Angostura 7yo and RC on a beautiful sun splashed day at Camp Randall. This just in... Maryland sucks.

And yes, they serve RC here.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Wells Banana Bread.

Better than it should be.

[jmh]

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Tried a Bear Republic Grand Am american pale ale tonight. Not bad. Not as good as their Racer #5 but still worth drinking.

Just about everything I've had from Bear Republic is good. They get the most attention for Racer 5 (I guess maybe by default because it has the widest distribution), but the less hoppy stuff (I really like Red Rocket Ale) is solid too.

Angostura 7yo and RC on a beautiful sun splashed day at Camp Randall. This just in... Maryland sucks.

And yes, they serve RC here.

Wait... do you mean RC Cola? That stuff still exists?

[bigblue_dl]

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Got 2 bottles Darkness so far.

Drinking my first bottle of Itasca Loonadragon and it is simply excellent. As good as any barrel aged imperial Stout I've had.

[Gurtholfin]

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Wait... do you mean RC Cola? That stuff still exists?

Yep. I didn't know it existed either until our jack_ss AD signed a deal with a concession company that carries it as their cola.

To be honest though, I'd rather have RC than Pepsi... so there's that.


Oh yeah and the store that does the liquor lotteries just sent out the annual Pappy signup. About 6 or 7 varieties including the 20 and 23.

Gonna signup just for S & G's. probably have a better shot at PowerBall.

[The Rube]

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Yep. I didn't know it existed either until our jack_ss AD signed a deal with a concession company that carries it as their cola.

To be honest though, I'd rather have RC than Pepsi... so there's that.


Oh yeah and the store that does the liquor lotteries just sent out the annual Pappy signup. About 6 or 7 varieties including the 20 and 23.

Gonna signup just for S & G's. probably have a better shot at PowerBall.

If you ever want to make a deal....especially for the 20. That one was my fave.

[dxmnkd316]

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I just want some Stagg

[The Rube]

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I just want some Stagg

That is my lone unicorn, since my WI trip this past summer.