NationStates Jolt Archive

Yeah. These threads pop up all the freakin' time. But hey, i'm inspired from having drunk too much over dinner. I realised i am one of the few people i know who enjoys beer, white spirits, dark spirits, liquers, red wines and white wines. And NSG being the diverse and opinionate place it is i wondered what you all thought. Also i figured that with my screen name it would be criminal NOT to start an alcohol thread. So what do you drink? What do you enjoy the most? Personally

On a hot summers day: Beer
On a night out with friends: Vodka
When eating: Wine, especially reds.

Poll Coming...

Imagine that. Children of Vodka making an alchohol poll.

Hmmm...
I tend to drink Rum or Vodka when I can...
However, on a college student's budget, it's usually beer.

Generally some veriety of beer; a lager if I'm doing things or it's hot, an ale or a bitter if it's cold/i'm not doing anything, just sitting in the pub drinking and talking.

Due to studentyness atm, it's generally "Firebrand - Czech Lager" at the mo' - £15 for 24 cans, which isn't bad. :D

We have a lot of cheap beer here. Unfortunately a lot of it tastes like chilled horse urine. However there are quite a few that i can get a carton/case of for about AUS$30. And a lot of good wines for around the $20 mark.

They have a Big Mac index. They need a Johnny Walker Index. How much items cost in relation to how much a bottle of JW red retails for in the local currency. Alcohol is far more important than stomach chruning fast food.

Various coctails, usually, often containing gin and some form of liquer (lately I've developed a fondness for apricot brandy). I also enjoy Jägermeister.

White rum. In cocktails, preferably rum and cola.

No alcohol for me, thanks.

Wine or sake. Both are good.

No alcohol for me, thanks.

And here i was expecting jello shots to make an entrance into procedings

I don't drink anymore. I'm just happy I still got a poll option. :)

Almost all of the above!

But seriously, beer. Beer good. Good beer is, at least.

Wine or sake. Both are good.

Ah Crap. How did i leave out Sake??? But do you have it Hot or Cold?

By an astonishing coincidence, my favorite mixed drink is the mudslide. :)

And where's cider on the poll?

And where's cider on the poll?

Sorry i forgot cider is still considered non-toxic in some parts of the world.:D

Ah Crap. How did i leave out Sake??? But do you have it Hot or Cold?
Chilled. Hot is only for bad sake or winter time when you need the warmth (like mulled wine).

Good sake should always be chilled.

either Real Scrumpy or Real Ale

By an astonishing coincidence, my favorite mixed drink is the mudslide. :)

Go coincidence!

I like beer and Vodka.

Sorry i forgot cider is still considered non-toxic in some parts of the world.:D
:rolleyes: If it's proper cider, not the fizzy shite or white cider, then of course it's non-toxic. It's not scumble...;)

:rolleyes: If it's proper cider, not the fizzy shite or white cider, then of course it's non-toxic. It's not scumble...;)

i really should have added it in. opps. I wish i could have put mead in there too. and the fermented blood of slaughtered virgins............... yeah.

i really should have added it in. opps. I wish i could have put mead in there too. and the fermented blood of slaughtered virgins............... yeah.

mmmm... virgins... *drool*

and the fermented blood of slaughtered virgins.
I've heard that can be quite nice...:p

It's not scumble...;)
Scrumble isn't cider. Yes, it's made from apples... well... mainly apples, but it ain't cider. ;)

I'll probably drink anything put in front of me, but I dig Irish whiskey.

By an astonishing coincidence, my favorite mixed drink is the mudslide. :)

Those are tasty. *nods*

I'll probably drink anything put in front of me, but I dig Irish whiskey.

Really? Anything?

*sets large pitcher filled with urine in front of Kanabia*

Really? Anything?

*sets large pitcher filled with urine in front of Kanabia*

Anything.....anything, likely to get me drunk, that is. :P

Anything.....anything, likely to get me drunk, that is. :P

Well they guy who...eh...donated it just died of alcohol poisoning.

Anything.....anything, likely to get me drunk, that is. :P

Oh, in that case...

*adds lots of alcohol to the pitcher, stirs it up*

Well they guy who...eh...donated it just died of alcohol poisoning.

Oh, in that case...

*adds lots of alcohol to the pitcher, stirs it up*


*swigs*

Mmmm...still warm...although quite bitter.

*swigs*

Mmmm...still warm...although quite bitter.

Hey i'm not quite dead yet.

Hey i'm not quite dead yet.

Any more where that came from?

I like stouts, red wine and dark spirits (esp. whisky and calvados). Lagers and such are more of a thing to drink when there's nothing else cheap-ish available at the bar and I want to get drunk. Ales are so rare where I live (except maybe Newcastle Brown Ale) that I hardly ever drink them.

Hey i'm not quite dead yet.

*beats with stick* Hey...it's true! He lives! :D

*beats with stick* Hey...it's true! He lives! :D

*groans*, *rolls over*, *urinates*, *passes out again*

*groans*, *rolls over*, *urinates*, *passes out again*

*gathers, pours in glass, gives to Kanabia*

*gathers, pours in glass, gives to Kanabia*

Waste not, want not....mmmhhh.

Anyone got some methylated spirits?

See, this is exactly the kind of behavior that makes parents squirm and keep their kids away from this board.

Good job. :)

See, this is exactly the kind of behavior that makes parents squirm and keep their kids away from this board.

Good job. :)

Yes, we all know how exemplary your own behavior is, Taco Man. ;)

See, this is exactly the kind of behavior that makes parents squirm and keep their kids away from this board.

Good job. :)

And we havent even gotten to the midgets, pirates, and donkeys yet.

Yes, we all know how exemplary your own behavior is, Taco Man. ;)

Perhaps, but I never drank pee cocktails. At least, not this early in the morning. :p

See, this is exactly the kind of behavior that makes parents squirm and keep their kids away from this board.

Good job. :)

LG, my good man - I am but a dull beacon of medocrity next to your gloriously well endowed lighthouse of chaos. *bows*

Perhaps, but I never drank pee cocktails. At least, not this early in the morning. :p

ROFLMGDFAO

*gives LG a 29-ft. long taco*

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Blooood! and OOOIIIILLLLLL!!!!

All of the above.

Beer and cider:
Czech beer (Velkopopovicky Kozel, Krusovice, Staropramen, Starobrno, Primator)
Italian lager (Menabrea, Forst)
Cider from Bretagne

Red wines
Barolo, Dolcetto and Barbera from Piemonte
Gutturnio from Lombardia
Lambrusco Reggiano Secco from Emilia Romagna
Valpolicella from Veneto

White wines
Asti Spumante from Piemonte
Muscadet from France
Cartizze and Prosecco from Veneto
Vin Santo from Toscana

Spirits
Grappa from Veneto (dry!) (Nardini)
Scotch whiskey (Glenfiddich, Laphroaig and Talisker)
Irish whiskey (Bushmills)
Herb-scented distilled spirits from the Alps
Russian vodka (Moskovskaja)
Czech slivovice
German kirschwasser
Maraschino and willams (pear grappa) from Croatia

Long Island iced teas, midori sours, and a good 'ol shot of Jameson.

Beer is gross. :p

Beer and cider:
Czech beer (Velkopopovicky Kozel, Krusovice, Staropramen, Starobrno, Primator)

I find Polish lager to be superior to Czech lager. Yeah, Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen and Budvar are good, but I really do like Polish lager, especially Tyskie and Zywiec. (And they have a great beer in Poland that I haven't been able to get my hands on here called Dog in the Fog - one of the finest beers I've ever tasted).

I find Polish lager to be superior to Czech lager.

I've never been to Poland, so I can't judge...:(
It is too bad that beers in Italy have to be pasteurised unless you drink them where they are produced. Damn Pasteur, he spoiled beers!;)

I've never been to Poland, so I can't judge...:(

You should. The beers are great, and the woman are even better. ;)

Beers/stouts: I tend to prefer the darker beers, Guinness and the like. My recent favourite is Abbey, from the New Belgium brewing company.

Wines: The wine I drink really depends on what I'm eating (or not) with it. These days I'm drinking a lot of Californian wines (shocking, I know). There are a lot of wineries close to where I live that aren't really that well known outside of the area, but that have some good wines; it's fun to take day trips out to their tasting rooms. What I'm really looking forward to, though, is the release party in February for Silver Oak's Napa Valley cab.

White and dark spirits: Unless I'm doing shots, I usually have these in cocktails of some sort. Actually, are we putting brandies in this category? I do enjoy those, especially armagnac. That never gets mixed with anything, and I always have it in a snifter after dinner.

Liqueurs: I almost never have liqueur. Amaretto di Saronno is about the only one I'll have on its own; I find everything else is too sweet.

Bier, bitte.

This beer is God's gift to man. How I love milk stouts.

http://www.bellsbeer.com/images/labels/BellsDCSsmall.jpg

However, I'm looking forward to the release of this later this month.

http://www.bellsbeer.com/images/labels/Hopslamfrontsmall.jpg

I really don't drink anything but beer and the occaisional wine these days. I've been exploring various Michigan wines lately, and have found several that are quite tasty. The best Michigan wines are "fruit wines", like apple wine and cherry wine.

Back when I did drink it was mainly rum and vodka for me.

By an astonishing coincidence, my favorite mixed drink is the mudslide. :)

would you like me to feign surprise?;)

Anyway, I'm a beer and Irish Whiskey kinda guy.

Jamesons and Johnnie for the whiskies, and, my new favorite beer, River Horse Belgian Frostbite
http://www.riverhorse.com/images/beer_belgian_image_right.jpg

Good beer, not mass produced domestic crap! I enjoy the microbrews!! Vodka is my favorite hard liquor; Kettle One & Grey Goose ONLY!!!

Good beer, not mass produced domestic crap! I enjoy the microbrews!! Vodka is my favorite hard liquor; Kettle One & Grey Goose ONLY!!!

picky much about your drinks?

I love all alcohol.

Dry cider

Canadian whisky

Armagnac