EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!

[bostonewe]

Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!

Guinness was the beer I drank in college when my friends were drinking **** (Bud Light) at the bar. It was the first beer I was allowed to drink (Irish grandpa used to let me sip the foam/head when I was a kid).

From my experience, it isn't a bad beer, but it's nowhere near as good as its reputation or price point would lead you to expect. There are just far too many better choices out there for the same price or even less.
The brand has likely earned its reputation due to overseas sales, which I'm told get better batches than we do here. As the story was told to me, Guinness sends a different recipe to the USA than it does to Europe and Africa.

I think that this is the best description. As someone who does not prefer IPAs or lighter beers, it's often the best option at places like baseball games, etc. Like bbdl, stouts are my favorite and I've had many that are better, but am not always able to get them in public.

[The Sicatoka]

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Whenever I see this thread title (quickly scanning down the list) I get the urge to watch weekday MeTV at about 4 pm Eastern.

[melmac]

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whenever i see this thread title (quickly scanning down the list) i get the urge to watch weekday metv at about 4 pm eastern.

kmg-365.

[RaceBoarder]

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I'm not much of a Scotch guy but a local place has Johnny Walker Gold Reserve Limited for $34.99... MSRP lists at $85.99... Worth picking up just to have a bottle of Scotch around? Can I do better in the <$40 range?

[bigblue_dl]

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I'm not much of a Scotch guy but a local place has Johnny Walker Gold Reserve Limited for $34.99... MSRP lists at $85.99... Worth picking up just to have a bottle of Scotch around? Can I do better in the <$40 range?

Don't buy blended. Just, don't. Regardless of price point.

[Gurtholfin]

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Had to have Crown & Coke at the bar tonight coz... bar.


Now having a Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask & Coke. Yummy.


This is how one trolls the drinking thread.

[The Rube]

Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!

Don't buy blended. Just, don't. Regardless of price point.

We may disagree on Guinness, but this we do agree on.

[The Sicatoka]

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First, background: I drink whiskey-diets in the winter (a warm drink). I drink vodka-tonics in the summer (a clear, lighter drink).

What are the proper dates to transition back and forth?

[melmac]

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First, background: I drink whiskey-diets in the winter (a warm drink). I drink vodka-tonics in the summer (a clear, lighter drink).

What are the proper dates to transition back and forth?

Whenever you feel like it. And that's not a smart *** answer. If you feel like it's warm enough to break out the vodka, go for it. Feel a bit of a nip in the air, Ahhh... Whiskey.

Otherwise, you could follow the unofficial dates of summer - Memorial Day to Labor Day and adjust as needed.

[bigblue_dl]

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First, background: I drink whiskey-diets in the winter (a warm drink). I drink vodka-tonics in the summer (a clear, lighter drink).

What are the proper dates to transition back and forth?

Stop drinking whiskey on about June 29th, go back to whiskey on about July 5th.

[The Rube]

Re: EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!

First, background: I drink whiskey-diets in the winter (a warm drink). I drink vodka-tonics in the summer (a clear, lighter drink).

What are the proper dates to transition back and forth?

It's similar to dark/light beers. Go with the temps/seasons. However, I drink whatever the hell I want whenever the hell I want. I do TEND to drink the lighter drinks, slow transition, as it gets warmer. as for whiskey, I am a "beast of bourbon." Even have the shirt to prove it.

[dxmnkd316]

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Stop drinking whiskey on about June 29th, go back to whiskey on about July 5th.

Sounds about right.

[busterman62]

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Stop drinking whiskey on about June 29th, go back to whiskey on about July 5th.

You have far more willpower than I do

[goldy_331]

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You have far more willpower than I do

He stuck to beer and rum during the hiatus.

[bigblue_dl]

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He stuck to beer and rum during the hiatus.

Well, that was the premise of the question, right? We're not stopping drinking here, we're just switching to vodka in the summer. (not something I'd recommend, but to each their own)

Personally, I drink mostly beer now. Still like whiskey, specifically single malts, but keep that to special occasions, mostly. On vacation I'll spread my wings a bit, drank plenty of rum in the Keys, as it seemed appropriate. Rum is great on a warm day, IMO. I'd prefer it over the proposed vodka.