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.45chel
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Sorry, Torgo. I may like to drink, but I don't know enough to talk about it. I leave that to the beer snobs *cough*Coppy*cough*
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Coppy
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Anyone want to talk about beer?  |
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.45chel
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I like wine and scotch. Usually single malt, but Johnny Walker Blue Label is an occasional indulgence--blended or not, it so so smooth!
Oh And Black Seal Rum and Patron tequila!
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Coppy
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I have a bottle of Black Seal Rum in the cabinet... I save it for the unusual occasion on a cold day when I feel like a hot toddy.
I avoid tequila because, well, tequila and I don't get along so well.
Beer is my ultimate indulgence (I'm enjoying a Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout right now) but wine is a necessity to have on hand for me if only to go with a nice steak or fish dinner.
I also made my own wine a year ago and I still have quite a few bottles scattered around. |
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paul_milander
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| Coppy wrote: | I have a bottle of Black Seal Rum in the cabinet... I save it for the unusual occasion on a cold day when I feel like a hot toddy.
I avoid tequila because, well, tequila and I don't get along so well.
Beer is my ultimate indulgence (I'm enjoying a Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout right now) but wine is a necessity to have on hand for me if only to go with a nice steak or fish dinner.
I also made my own wine a year ago and I still have quite a few bottles scattered around. |
I like Dogfish Head : IPA Indian Pale Ale |
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Coppy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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DFH makes three different varieties of IPA: 60 Minute (their most popular and one of the best of the style) and two more extreme versions, 90 Minute (an outstanding beer at 9% ABV) and 120 Minute (a whopping 21% version that comes in at over $8 for a single, 12 oz. bottle-- in Maryland only).
The India Pale Ale style originates from the 18th century when traditional British beer didn't keep during long voyages to India in the early 1700's, due to the hot climate. Before refrigeration and pasteurization, the best defense was alcohol and hops... and lots of it. IPA's were brewed longer, achieving a higher ABV and with much more hops giving them their characteristically "bitter" hop flavor.
Today, they're considered some of the most sophisticated and accessible beers from American craft brewers. There are two version; an American and English. The American version is more flavorful and robust than the bitter and dry English style.
Some of the best varieties available in the area are HopDevil (from Victory brewing out of Downingtown, PA), Two Hearted Ale, Stone IPA, Harpoon IPA (Baltimore), Loose Cannon from Clipper City (also Baltimore) and Hops Infusion from Weyerbacher (out of Easton, PA).
Two Hearted may be the best version I've tasted; they sell cases of it at In & Out Beverage, or as a variety case. |
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.45chel
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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How many beer threads are we going to have going now? 
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sassy moose
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Coppy wrote: | | I avoid tequila because, well, tequila and I don't get along so well. |
Come on now...nothing like some warm shots of straight tequila before a night of drinking pitchers of crappy beer!  
(Tequila and I are no longer friends, either.) |
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Coppy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| .45chel wrote: | | How many beer threads are we going to have going now? |
Can there ever be enough?!
I know Torgo's a beer fan... where's that original beer thread I had where I was bitching about PA laws... |
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.45chel
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| sassy moose wrote: |
Come on now...nothing like some warm shots of straight tequila before a night of drinking pitchers of crappy beer! |
You made my tummy hurt and I've had nothing but sweet tea and water for weeks! 
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paul_milander
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| Coppy wrote: | DFH makes three different varieties of IPA: 60 Minute (their most popular and one of the best of the style) and two more extreme versions, 90 Minute (an outstanding beer at 9% ABV) and 120 Minute (a whopping 21% version that comes in at over $8 for a single, 12 oz. bottle-- in Maryland only).
The India Pale Ale style originates from the 18th century when traditional British beer didn't keep during long voyages to India in the early 1700's, due to the hot climate. Before refrigeration and pasteurization, the best defense was alcohol and hops... and lots of it. IPA's were brewed longer, achieving a higher ABV and with much more hops giving them their characteristically "bitter" hop flavor.
Today, they're considered some of the most sophisticated and accessible beers from American craft brewers. There are two version; an American and English. The American version is more flavorful and robust than the bitter and dry English style.
Some of the best varieties available in the area are HopDevil (from Victory brewing out of Downingtown, PA), Two Hearted Ale, Stone IPA, Harpoon IPA (Baltimore), Loose Cannon from Clipper City (also Baltimore) and Hops Infusion from Weyerbacher (out of Easton, PA).
Two Hearted may be the best version I've tasted; they sell cases of it at In & Out Beverage, or as a variety case. |
I lived 20 minutes form their brewery, I tried the IPA 120 but you need a sniffer to drink it like brandy, I dont know why I thought the Indian Ale was IPA |
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sassy moose
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| .45chel wrote: | | sassy moose wrote: |
Come on now...nothing like some warm shots of straight tequila before a night of drinking pitchers of crappy beer! |
You made my tummy hurt and I've had nothing but sweet tea and water for weeks! |
Sorry.  
For the record, that happened only once, years ago...I learned my lesson  |
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paul_milander
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| .45chel wrote: | | sassy moose wrote: |
Come on now...nothing like some warm shots of straight tequila before a night of drinking pitchers of crappy beer! |
You made my tummy hurt and I've had nothing but sweet tea and water for weeks! |
Homemade Sweet Tea or that bland crap from McDonald's? |
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.45chel
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Oh NO I don't do McDonald's!
Right now it is actually Cracker Barrel Sweet Tea because DH bought a jug for me when we ran out---I was too sick to mope into the kitchen and he was too scared he'd mess it up.
Normally though, it's homemade.
Sassy, I was just giving you a hard time. That definitely sounds like an inexperienced drinker's mistake tho'
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sassy moose
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| .45chel wrote: | | Sassy, I was just giving you a hard time. That definitely sounds like an inexperienced drinker's mistake tho' |
I know...and it was |
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