Liqour/Wine/Beer thread

[Anonymous No.16402366]

Whats on the menu for the weekend?

[Anonymous No.16402995]

>>16402366
pilsner that is all

[Anonymous No.16403004]

trappist ale

[Anonymous No.16403026]

>>16402366
Lots and lots and lots of alcohol, of whatever type is handiest

[Anonymous No.16403055]

>Beer
Pilsners, maybe a couple lambic sours
>Wine
Grenache all day every day
>Spirits
Scotch or Bourbon

[Anonymous No.16403067]

>>16402366
Likely 30+ white claws overall and contemplation of suicide

[Anonymous No.16403071]

>>16402366
whatevers in the pantry

[Anonymous No.16403191]

>Beer
IPA. Fuck the nigga haters
>Wine
Argie Malbec. Fuck the old world.

[Anonymous No.16403519]

>>16403191
Try some Argentine Cab Sauv or Cab Franc. Uco Valley examples are phenomenal value.

[Anonymous No.16404164]

>>16403055
A good grenache is a pretty awesome thing. What regions do you like?

>>16403519
Argentine Cab Franc is pretty top tier. Cab Franc overall is a really underappreciated grape, I feel like.

>>16402366
It's my mom's birthday this weekend actually. Got a bottle of champagne (Gaston Chiquet 'Or' premier cru 2009) and a '95 Huet vouvray.

[Anonymous No.16404192]

>>16403004
I've got two that I'm putting off drinking because I can't find more :(

[Anonymous No.16404564]

Can I just fucking talk about Hamm's? I have been checking out budget beers for the last couple of months and most of them are absolute dogshit. Like when you get to the bottom of the can it is just this nasty tasting, snotty textured swill that you force down your throat just so you don't waste a drop. Coors Light is especially bad with the dregs and makes me gag ever time I try it. Tonight for shits and giggles I picked up a case of Hamm's. It is cheaper than most of the budget beers, costing just a little more than Natty Ice and PBR. But the taste? Fucking amazing for an American Lager. It is kinda rich and nutty with an almost almond after taste. The best part it from the first sip to the last it retains it's flavor. It doesn't get scummy or thick as the can warms. The best of all the budget beers available in my local beer cave. At $11.39 (plus taxes) it is the perfect compromise between cost and flavor. 4.6% ABV so it isn't going to knock your socks off, but if you want something to bring to a BBQ or the beach and not have people look at you like you have a methlab in your bathroom, then this is the shit.

Absolutely refreshing after spending a day working outside. Probably going to become by go to beer from this point on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njwKklop_w

[Anonymous No.16404593]

>>16402366
Abstinence, you degenerate.

[Anonymous No.16404631]

>>16404192
its god damn impossible to find unless youre tracking it down like a bounty hunter

[Anonymous No.16405220]

>>16402366
went to my first concert in over a year and a half, got fucked up, and now that i'm back home, i'm sipping on pic related for the first time in 9 years, since college. it wasn't worth buying it. but got doordash on the way, so i don't care.

[Anonymous No.16405300]

How do y'all decide on a wine to try? I'm only really drink rum, but I've been trying to get into wine. I always end up disappointing myself when I go to the liquor store, because I can't make heads or tails of what I might or might not like. I've only come to the conclusion that I'm not huge on dry wines and that I have a preference for reds.
What do?

[Anonymous No.16405308]

>>16404564
Buddy, Hamms was my go to in college. Its a solid beer

$12 for a 30 rack and I was good to go for a friday night. Glad to see some Hamms appreciation

[Anonymous No.16405321]

>>16405300
literally start with the cheapest wine and go up from there. wine tasting has been shown to be bullshit over and over again, so start with the cheapest shit.

[Anonymous No.16405335]

>>16404631
i might be a retard, but there's chimay in my local whole foods, along with a couple other trappist beers. is this something different?

[Anonymous No.16405352]

>>16402366
Going to pick up a 6 pack of this, been wanting to try it

[Anonymous No.16405366]

>>16405321
sounds good bro
do you have any personal recommendations?

[Anonymous No.16405918]

Just got some porters, surprised they're not as popular

[Anonymous No.16405928]

courvoisier vs

[Anonymous No.16406034]

>>16402366
Natty light. 15 pack.

[Anonymous No.16406054]

I will go and pick up a handle of vodka and 6 Coors Banquets at 9.
I work nights and it is my first night off.

[Anonymous No.16406124]

>>16402366
I don't drink beer often, I usually prefer wine, but decided to try craft beer for once to see what the years of memeing was all about.
Ordered a 'tasting package' of Bavadian Craft Beer - allegedly some of the best beer in the world, seeveral bottles have a 'winner world beer awards' sticker anyways. Let's see:
>Obergärig Hell
This is just regular beer you can get at any store, it tastes like the idear of 'beer flavor' if that makes sense. Of course it costs 5x though. Not a great start.
>German Pale Ale
It's okay, another beery beer but with some nice subtle flavors. Would buy this at the store if it was a regular brand with a reasonable price.
>India Pale Ale
Awful. I actually laughed out loud after the first sip since they decided to slap the 'world's best beer' sticker on this one in particular. Regular beer but with a bad aftertaste.
>Imperial Stout
First one that actually tastes good. Similar to Guiness but minus the unpleasant flavors, it also has a noticeable level of viscosity which gives it a very rich mouthfeel. Would definitely drink again and worth the pricetag for being a different experience.

[Anonymous No.16406139]

And then there's this abomination.
It comes at you in waves. First it tastes like stale regular beer that someone accidentaly dropped half a shot of vodka into (looked at the bottle after, it has like 9% alc). Then comes some very intense bitterness. Finally a disgusting aftertaste, like gurgling seltzer water right after taking a huge puff from a cheap cigarette.

Anyways, I'm think I'm done with craft beer but will look out for any "stout" type beers in the future in the store.

[Anonymous No.16406500]

>>16405335
nope that is a good trappist brew!
i live in the states and i basically have to either ask for special ordering or go to a liquor store with a large international section.

[Anonymous No.16407200]

>>16406500
I live in a podunk town with corn fields around my property, and even the local non-chain has Chimay. Of course, this is Wisconsin.

[Anonymous No.16407223]

>>16407200
i live in the dakotas and i have not found chimay here. i guess i need look harder

[Anonymous No.16407476]

>>16404564
I'm scared for the day art students discover Hamm's. It's the last one of its kind.

[Anonymous No.16407939]

>>16405300
The biggest thing is to formulate a sort of baseline to see what you like, so you can branch out from there. Try cheapish examples of different grapes, think about what you like or dislike about them. Is it too acidic or tannic? Do you like the flavours, and which ones?

Then, try to find a good wine store- that is, a store that specializes in wine, where the people care about it and are knowledgeable. You can usually tell pretty quickly, if you go in and ask an employee about what interesting things they have or if there's been any new arrivals they really liked. Tell these people what you have liked and not liked, and get some recommendations. Branch out. Try nicer examples of wines you like, or the same grape from different regions.

A key thing to know is that in most new-world wines, the primary grape in the wine is used to identify it, but in the old world, regional names are used that encapsulate both the grapes used and the style the wine has. This method requires a lot more background knowledge, or research, to parse, but also gives you a more detailed picture of what the wine will be like.

[Anonymous No.16407994]

>>16404564
A six pack of Hamm's is under $5 around here. It was even cheaper a couple of years ago.

[Anonymous No.16408010]

>>16402366
Bought the last Busch Light Apple I could get my hands on just to fuck with other people who I know want it.

[Anonymous No.16408046]

I noticed last time I was heavily drinking daily, I had withdrawal symptoms when I came off the stuff. I decided to take a month break, completely sober (no alc or drugs).
Do you think that’s a long enough recovery period to where I could have a few beers (no more hard liquor) this evening and be okay by Monday? Or am I going to kindle or whatever happens

[Anonymous No.16408633]

>>16408046
it depends on if you can keep it to a few beers

[Anonymous No.16408671]

Bought some mount gay rum
not a fan

[Anonymous No.16408694]

[Anonymous No.16408891]

Can we talk about sake, since it's basically wine? Got this bottle, first truly Japanese sake I drank. I found it really good, epecially the aftertaste, but I know little of sake. Which one do you guys recommend?

[Anonymous No.16408984]

is 3 pints of beer and 2 glasses of wine considered binge?

[Anonymous No.16409212]

Bought some whiskey and Fritos for tonight and mountain dew and hot pockets for the morning, however for now it's time to fuck shiit up!

[Anonymous No.16409282]

I don't care what you think about IPAs, this is a damned good beer, especially for the price. Tastes more like a heavy lager but with a good pine flavor. Refreshing for how high abv it is.

[Anonymous No.16409452]

>>16409282
I've outgrown IPAs in recent years, but just had a pint of this at a bar last night. I was reminded just how good it was. Used to be my go to. Nowadays I tend to stick to boomer-tier, low-ABV beers and sours.

On a side note, I bought some of those Ole Smokey moonshine pickles, and they are absolutely horrendous. Smells like a pickle, but has the most vile boozey aftertaste, and it's only in 40 proof """""moonshine."""""

Never again.

[Anonymous No.16409470]

>>16405321
>wine tasting has been shown to be bullshit
Tastelets and poorfags trot out this tired old meme every time wine is mentioned in defense of their inability to tell Chateauneuf-du-Pape from Sutter Home blended red. The meme of egalitarianism has poisoned their minds with the idea that if they personally can't do something, others must be lying about their ability to do it.

[Anonymous No.16409479]

>>16409452
Made this same mistake with their moonshine cherries. Fucked up a couple of Manhattans before I realized that the cherries were behind it.

[Anonymous No.16409517]

imagine drinking and not popping pills too

[Anonymous No.16409529]

>4 percent abv stout
>anon, this is like jet fuel!
Why do women do this?

[Anonymous No.16409550]

Decided to make palomas. Got a bag of grapefruits and a bag of limes. Got home and realized the "grapefruits" are fucking navel oranges. Fuck. Too lazy to go back to store. Shot tequila with lime and salt. Still good.

[Anonymous No.16409552]

>>16402366
40 of miller high life and 2 cans of murphy's