What is your most favorite spirit to imbibe?
- Thread starter Ruthanne
- Start date
C'est Moi
Dishin' it out.
- Location
- Houston Y'all
Beer. Shiner Bock or Corona.
Robert59
Well-known Member
When I do drink I drink Michelob Light because it doesn't make my BG go up real bad like many other beer's do.
Cool. I watch my blood glucose as well.
terry123
Well-known Member
- Location
- Houston, Tx.
I like Crown Royal with coke. Don't drink much but have it on hand if I decide to. I like a margarita with Mexican food if I eat out.
A happening I happened to write about a few years ago;
BEER
With fruit
Up until a couple decades ago I never really cared what kinda beer.
Cold beer was....better.
But one time, while team driving with a happening dude, we stopped for the night.
Found a bar.
Shot the breeze about the usual; politics, sports, economics, sports, ingrown toenails, sports, carburation vs fuel injection, sports, and....beer.
He seemed to know his way around several types and flavors; pilsners, stouts, lagers, ales, porters and on and on.
My main selection was 'wet'.
I noticed he had a piece of fruit in his beer.
'Corona with lime, good beer.'
I try one.
Actually, it was rather refreshing.
But just that one time.
Dark beer
While golfing, my club wielding hippy buddy offered one of his porters.
Black Butte porter
Man, that was gooooood beer.
Was
For awhile it became my beer of choice.
Then, like an old girlfriend...a flame that went out as fast as it flared up, my taste for it just disappeared.
IPA
After months of just getting whatever was on sale, my lady and I dropped by the Edgefield poor farm, one of McMenamins beer gardens just outta Portland OR.
Cool place.
One of our sometimes favorite haunts.
A quaint place on the grounds is called the 'little red shed'.
Cozy
Stone fireplace
Bowls of peanuts, of which you were encouraged to toss the shells on the dirt floor.
Short bar, rather up close and personal.
I asked the barkeep what his favorite beer was.
'IPA'
'I Pee what?'
'India pale ale'
He then went on with the IPA story about the Brits needing beer in India.
He drew one for me.
Not a lager
Not a pilsner
Definitely not a dark beer
Not any ale I'd ever had.
It was very good.
Distinctly good.
It became the beginning of a fascinating quest for me to find the best one. The best of the best in my opinion.
Up until last night, I'd actually hoped I'd never find it....traveling around, tasting, sampling.
But,
the hunt is over.
This beer, this medium dark beer....not dark, not amber, but a rich bodied color of....maybe mahogany, was capped with a glorious head.
A head that was not scraped off, but about two inches higher than the brim.
A head of tight little bubbles, bubbles so small they didn't really look like bubbles at all, but more like combed fleece.
This beer, this beer looked the epitome of the word 'quench'.
I knew I'd found it.
I hoped I'd found it.
I hoped it tasted half as good as it looked.
It tasted....better.
There is none other for me.
I cannot go back.
I refuse to go forward.
Why would I?
I have arrived at my destination.
Cheers
BEER
With fruit
Up until a couple decades ago I never really cared what kinda beer.
Cold beer was....better.
But one time, while team driving with a happening dude, we stopped for the night.
Found a bar.
Shot the breeze about the usual; politics, sports, economics, sports, ingrown toenails, sports, carburation vs fuel injection, sports, and....beer.
He seemed to know his way around several types and flavors; pilsners, stouts, lagers, ales, porters and on and on.
My main selection was 'wet'.
I noticed he had a piece of fruit in his beer.
'Corona with lime, good beer.'
I try one.
Actually, it was rather refreshing.
But just that one time.
Dark beer
While golfing, my club wielding hippy buddy offered one of his porters.
Black Butte porter
Man, that was gooooood beer.
Was
For awhile it became my beer of choice.
Then, like an old girlfriend...a flame that went out as fast as it flared up, my taste for it just disappeared.
IPA
After months of just getting whatever was on sale, my lady and I dropped by the Edgefield poor farm, one of McMenamins beer gardens just outta Portland OR.
Cool place.
One of our sometimes favorite haunts.
A quaint place on the grounds is called the 'little red shed'.
Cozy
Stone fireplace
Bowls of peanuts, of which you were encouraged to toss the shells on the dirt floor.
Short bar, rather up close and personal.
I asked the barkeep what his favorite beer was.
'IPA'
'I Pee what?'
'India pale ale'
He then went on with the IPA story about the Brits needing beer in India.
He drew one for me.
Not a lager
Not a pilsner
Definitely not a dark beer
Not any ale I'd ever had.
It was very good.
Distinctly good.
It became the beginning of a fascinating quest for me to find the best one. The best of the best in my opinion.
Up until last night, I'd actually hoped I'd never find it....traveling around, tasting, sampling.
But,
the hunt is over.
This beer, this medium dark beer....not dark, not amber, but a rich bodied color of....maybe mahogany, was capped with a glorious head.
A head that was not scraped off, but about two inches higher than the brim.
A head of tight little bubbles, bubbles so small they didn't really look like bubbles at all, but more like combed fleece.
This beer, this beer looked the epitome of the word 'quench'.
I knew I'd found it.
I hoped I'd found it.
I hoped it tasted half as good as it looked.
It tasted....better.
There is none other for me.
I cannot go back.
I refuse to go forward.
Why would I?
I have arrived at my destination.
Cheers
Lee
Senior Member
- Location
- Chatham, Ontario
Wine....make it at the wine shop so they can customize. Reds....Chilean Merlot, California Enigma, Three Moons and for the Whites....Italian Pinot Grigio, Gerweistmeiner.
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
I don't drink much anymore but I still enjoy a Manhattan when I go to a nice restaurant and before developing diabetes I enjoyed a glass of Amaretto on ice with coffee for dessert.
A gin and tonic on a nice breezy summer day while relaxing by the water.
Eggnog with on Christmas morning.
I also like a glass of hoppy tasting ice-cold beer on a hot summer day.
About the only thing that I don't enjoy is wine.
If I could only choose one it would be a Manhattan.
A gin and tonic on a nice breezy summer day while relaxing by the water.
Eggnog with on Christmas morning.
I also like a glass of hoppy tasting ice-cold beer on a hot summer day.
About the only thing that I don't enjoy is wine.
If I could only choose one it would be a Manhattan.
Homeschoolie
Member
- Location
- West Coast, USA
I am not a drinker but I do enjoy occasionally sipping a small amount (two ounces) of Rum and Ginger!
It also works very well to settle down mild stomach issues.
And then there is the once a year Rum in REAL eggnog!
It also works very well to settle down mild stomach issues.
And then there is the once a year Rum in REAL eggnog!
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Marie5656
SF VIP
- Location
- Batavia, NY
I put that I do not drink. Which is a half truth I guess. I may put a splash of vodka into a glass of lemonade once in a blue moon. I never drink when out.
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
I like dry wines, red and white.
Last year I began to like beer, a little.
For a spirit, gin and tonic is nice, but it's been several years since I've had one.
Last year I began to like beer, a little.
For a spirit, gin and tonic is nice, but it's been several years since I've had one.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I don't drink often (perhaps one or two a week) but my preferences are:
Beer - Corona, Stella Artois, Widmer Bros. Hefeweizen
Wine - I like most including champagne but have to be careful not to have any after about 7:00 pm or I awaken with a racing heart in the middle of the night.
Alcohol - Mostly vodka mixes. Dirty martinis and Moscow mules are current faves. (Meaning I might have a couple per year.)
I don't like gin at all. Never have.
Beer - Corona, Stella Artois, Widmer Bros. Hefeweizen
Wine - I like most including champagne but have to be careful not to have any after about 7:00 pm or I awaken with a racing heart in the middle of the night.
Alcohol - Mostly vodka mixes. Dirty martinis and Moscow mules are current faves. (Meaning I might have a couple per year.)
I don't like gin at all. Never have.
Camper6
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northwestern Ontario Canada
I drink one can of beer a day with my lunch.
It does seem to help me stay hydrated. I can't stand water. And it does help avoid constipation.
Beer from Holland is my favorite now.
The odd time I will have a shot of Tequila but I don't stock it.
It does seem to help me stay hydrated. I can't stand water. And it does help avoid constipation.
Beer from Holland is my favorite now.
The odd time I will have a shot of Tequila but I don't stock it.
treeguy64
Hari Om, y'all!
- Location
- Austin, TX.
Guinness Extra Stout, one bottle, every two months, or so.
Different wines, from my rack, about a half-glass, every two months, or so. Most medium-dry reds are good, some Chianti Classicos are good.
Hornitos Tequilla Reposado, a Margarita, maybe twice a year, if that.
Balvenie Doublewood 12 yr. single malt scotch, a shot, or two, once/twice a year.
My alcohol tolerance is zip. I get buzzed on the tiny samples of wine and beer they hand out at the grocery store, on weekends. Most of my bottles of various liquors go bad, sitting around after being opened. Some have been up in my cabinet for over ten years. I do use the vacuum pump system on my wines. It seems to help them stay in shape.
Different wines, from my rack, about a half-glass, every two months, or so. Most medium-dry reds are good, some Chianti Classicos are good.
Hornitos Tequilla Reposado, a Margarita, maybe twice a year, if that.
Balvenie Doublewood 12 yr. single malt scotch, a shot, or two, once/twice a year.
My alcohol tolerance is zip. I get buzzed on the tiny samples of wine and beer they hand out at the grocery store, on weekends. Most of my bottles of various liquors go bad, sitting around after being opened. Some have been up in my cabinet for over ten years. I do use the vacuum pump system on my wines. It seems to help them stay in shape.
I've never been much of a drinker .. allergic to beer, I found out in my early 20's. If I have a few sips of wine, I'll probably tap dance on a table. Rarely have alcohol - maybe on my birthday, and then it's 1/2 glass of wine or Dubonnet on the Rocks (I let all the ice melt before drinking it).
Since I'm on a few meds, I avoid alcohol completely, and due to the Type II diabetes now, I drink S. Pellegrino Essenza (sparkling water with natural fruit flavours).
Since I'm on a few meds, I avoid alcohol completely, and due to the Type II diabetes now, I drink S. Pellegrino Essenza (sparkling water with natural fruit flavours).
Lakeland living
Life is good
- Location
- Ontario Canada
Hot summers, ice cold beer, which one depends on my mood.
The other seasons, a good dingle malt scotch works for me....good sippin stuff
The other seasons, a good dingle malt scotch works for me....good sippin stuff
