favourite kind of alcohol

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Hey just since it's on topic and junk... Has anyone heard of a movie called Sideways?

My problem with the movie is that those very people exist in real life and use to come into my liquor store.

So to say I hate the movie would be a criminal understatement.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by LeHah

My problem with the movie is that those very people exist in real life and use to come into my liquor store.

So they talk to you and you don't understand shit's worth of what they're really saying while there's some relaxing jazz in the background?

Also, KWV Cabernet Sauvignon is good. Real good.

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I actually don't like beer. I love drinking coolers, though. That, and cocktails or mixed drinks. I prefer rum to vodka, though. Not exactly sure why.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Ok so far beer is in the lead. Why!? Because its the cheapest kind of alcohol there is? Sorry but any kind of beer, from natural ice to Guinness, it tastes the same and nasty to me. Is beer an acquired taste or something?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I had a long island ice tea one day and ever since i have been hooked on the shit. Its just so much booze and its just a fun drink to get screwed up on.. in fact im about 90% sure that as im typing this im drunk on it right now...good times.

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Originally Posted by unknown_user

Ok so far beer is in the lead. Why!? Because its the cheapest kind of alcohol there is? Sorry but any kind of beer, from natural ice to Guinness, it tastes the same and nasty to me. Is beer an acquired taste or something?

I'm sorry, did you just say guinness tastes like natty ice?

Do you have NO palate? What the fuck is wrong with you?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yep I sure did. Guinness tastes similar to all other beers Ive tasted. Probably because its ALL BEER in the end. Best just to get a good cocktail for me.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

My favourite kind of alcohol is wine (see below for those who are interested in what exactly), mostly because I grew up with culture and made it my part-time job. I also enjoy other beverages though, I'll rarely drink wine when I go out unless we all order a bottle, but otherwise I'll just stick to beer (Karmeliet, Leffe Blond, Jupiler, not really a Stella fan), which is something I got from my dad's side of the family I guess xD. Tequila is also nice, but when it comes to liquors I'm a huge fan of Limoncello, or a nice Calvados. I've had some bad experiences with wiskey and Jagermeister, so I tend to stay away from those, just the smell gives me unpleasant flashbacks.

As for what my wine preferences are, most of them are french (big surprise). I'm not really a fan of Bordeaux wines, although I would never say no to a bottle of Pomerol. The problem with Bordeaux is also that the prices are way too high. If you have a miracle year like 2005 was, you can still try to justify it, but last year was horrible, and the prices haven't really changed. If I had the money, I would drink nothing but Cotes-du-Rhone, even though they are expensive, you get excellent quality for the price you pay. Especially a Saint-Joseph or Hermitage (and the earlier and most recent Chateau-Neuf-du-Pape, not the 90s or 80s) is a joy to drink, and I don't mind splurging on special occasions. Bourgogne wines are also nice, but if you want the good stuff, you'll have to be willing to pay a lot of money, and not all prices are fair, so you'd be better off with a Cotes-du-Rhone.

As for white wine, I can't stand sweet wines like a Rivesaltes or Sauternes, not even with a dessert, since they tend to ruin the flavor and searching for a good combination is not worth the time imo. If I do go for a dessert wine, banyuls rarely disappoints (we recently had an excellent Mas Blanc at work). Also not a big fan of chardonnay, since I like my white wine dry instead of fruity (although a grape like chasan, the combination of chardonnay and listan can be really nice), so I tend to go for sauvignon blanc.

I find that the best place in France to get nice wine for little money is the Languedoc. The pricing is fair, the quality is good enough for everyday drinking, and there is a lot of variety to be found, so I usually go for Corbieres. They also use a large variety of grapes, a lot of them similar to grenache or cinsault (Cotes du Rhone grapes), so there is something for everyone to be found. For white wine, Montravel near Bergerac is a personal favourite, although it's a bit hard to get my hands on here.

I don't have a lot of experience with New World wines, mostly since we don't get the supposedly good stuff, but I am a fan of Chile, especially red wines that use Carmenere, an old grape that isn't cultivated in France anymore, since it gives power to a wine, but stays soft enough to combine with a large variety of dishes.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by unknown_user

Yep I sure did. Guinness tastes similar to all other beers Ive tasted. Probably because its ALL BEER in the end. Best just to get a good cocktail for me.

Yes but um, Natural Ice tastes more like urine than beer. Have you actually tried either of these?

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Originally Posted by Peter

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Originally Posted by Capo

Yes but um, Natural Ice tastes more like urine than beer. Have you actually tried either of these?

Yep, they dont taste the exact same, but they still both taste terrible to me.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I do not like Guinness. I do not like 211 Steel Reserve. They are both shit and taste terrible.

But they are two different worlds of terrible. One is like filling my stomach with expanding foam until my intestines pour out of my body and I bleed to death, and the other is like driving my car 140 mph (like THAT will ever happen) and smashing into a brick wall.

You, sir, deserve a diss.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Pangalin

"Guys, why do people keep thinking I'm gay?"

Fuck off Pang, you're really starting to sound more and more like some fucking hick, when you think that having preferences for wine that go further than red or white make you gay, while long discussions about the various types of beer (with a lot more silliness than my preferences) are somehow more manly, just because someone like you knows shit about wine culture.

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Obviously, it is more manly.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I tried beer before and hated the taste but wine coolers are pretty good.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Peter

someone like you knows shit about wine culture.

See, this is my point. How many people in this thread are talking about "beer culture"?

THE ANSWER: IT IS ZERO

If this observation means that I must be forever doomed to be un-fabulous that's a cross I will gladly bear

There's nowhere I can't reach.

31.91% people voted on it, I did say I like wine coolers though I hate beer.

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Originally Posted by Peter

My favourite kind of alcohol is wine (see below for those who are interested in what exactly), mostly because I grew up with culture and made it my part-time job. I also enjoy other beverages though, I'll rarely drink wine when I go out unless we all order a bottle, but otherwise I'll just stick to beer (Karmeliet, Leffe Blond, Jupiler, not really a Stella fan), which is something I got from my dad's side of the family I guess xD. Tequila is also nice, but when it comes to liquors I'm a huge fan of Limoncello, or a nice Calvados. I've had some bad experiences with wiskey and Jagermeister, so I tend to stay away from those, just the smell gives me unpleasant flashbacks.

You had an extensive stay in Japan and you didn't try out Shochu or Sake? or I guess if you did you didn't think much of it?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

It's gotta be the spirits or the hard stuff, because I prefer having to drink less to get more if you know what I mean. Mainly because I have a bladder at the size of a pea with a combined high alcohol resistance.

I mostly resort to drinking beer anyway though because it's cheaper (don't like to waste too much money on drinking). I love dark beers like Guinness or Falcon Bayersk (Swedish beer).

A question, there is a cocktail I drank once which I can't remember the name of. If I recall it right it was a vanilla tasting spirit (I think, I'm not sure since I forgot most of the evening, but it was clear and had a creamy yellowish colour) layered with blueberry soup and whipped cream. It was amazingly good.

I was speaking idiomatically.