So I heard you like alcohol? - Page 4

On May 11 2012 08:55 Elitios wrote:
I don't know how it's called in english, but my favorite drink is Muscat sec. This one in particular stole my heart:



as for beers, my favorites are Blue Chimay , Fruit défendu

On May 11 2012 08:59 Therg wrote:
I normally drink beer and bourbon/cola at bars or parties, and scotch when I am at home.

Of all the international and "commercial" beers I prefer Stella Artois. Here in sweden we have a beer called Nils Oscar's "God Lager" though, which is truly epic!

On May 11 2012 09:04 CyDe wrote:
I don't know exactly what kind of alcohol it was, but last Friday I got really twisted with this stuff that tasted like liquid chocolate. Oh it so great, I didn't mind (nor notice) the alcohol burn at all. It was decently high percentage, at least like 12%, anyone have any ideas what it was?

On May 11 2012 08:37 Hoban wrote:


I honestly feel otherwise. You just need to live in the right places to experience the best beers. Come to one of Oregons many brew fests and your mind will be expanded by the wonder and delight that is the microbrew. All of Americas national beers really suck. Really really suck. Stuff like blue moon...that is meh at best. Windemer is getting nationally recognized and it has some good things going for it but still. Euro beer vs American beer is really like comparing 2 different styles and approaches to making beer. American beer is very experimental vs the mostly traditional European beer. I admit I have not had the joy of experiencing the slew of top-tier European beers but from what I have tasted and what coworkers have shared, I don't think there will be any beer in Europe that will absolutely blow me away. Sure, there will be fucking amazing beer but nothing warranting 5 'greater than' signs.

On May 11 2012 09:05 abominare wrote:



Why would you do that to good bourbon? =( If you're gonna mix with cola any whiskey swill will do. However, if you're going to pay extra for bourbon, get a good bourbon and learn how to appropriate taste/drink it and enjoy a whole new world of alcohol. Then again I suspect in Sweden its significantly harder to get a hold of good bourbon.

On May 11 2012 09:15 Liquid`Drone wrote:
the notion that european beer is superior to american beer used to be true, but with the "explosion" of microbrews in the past decade-ish, it's no longer an accurate assertion. In fact, "european beer" and "american" beer are largely worthless terms, as they both encompass super rich varieties. belgian trappist beer is vastly different from british ale, or german weissbeer, or czech pilsner - and those are just some examples. And as americans have really taken microbrews to their liking, american beer nowadays is largely "whatever european beer they feel like making".

I also have never tried making my own beer, but frankly it seems very easy to achieve great results. I have two friends who have been making beer that pretty much matches whatever beer I can buy anywhere, and they've both described their brewing as very effort-less.

On May 11 2012 09:15 Liquid`Drone wrote:
the notion that european beer is superior to american beer used to be true, but with the "explosion" of microbrews in the past decade-ish, it's no longer an accurate assertion. In fact, "european beer" and "american" beer are largely worthless terms, as they both encompass super rich varieties. belgian trappist beer is vastly different from british ale, or german weissbeer, or czech pilsner - and those are just some examples. And as americans have really taken microbrews to their liking, american beer nowadays is largely "whatever european beer they feel like making".

I also have never tried making my own beer, but frankly it seems very easy to achieve great results. I have two friends who have been making beer that pretty much matches whatever beer I can buy anywhere, and they've both described their brewing as very effort-less.

On May 11 2012 08:46 Testuser wrote:
Beer. In Denmark we can drink from the age of 15, so we get used to drinking quite early.

I myself prefer Carlsberg. Tuborg is alright too, but not as good as Carlsberg imo. The local Albani Odense is really good too, so yea ... hmm beer ...

On May 11 2012 09:20 Hoban wrote:


It is relatively effortless. You get a book and a kit from a brewery supply store (pretty common in NW United States) for about $80-90. You make 5-6 gallons at a time of whatever the hell you want. Reuse the equipment and spend about $30+ per new batch. All it takes is a few weeks. I've made hard cider, mead, chocolate stout, oatmeal stout, IPA, and a brown ale. The only one that was a little disappointing was the IPA. Everything else was utterly fucking delicious. There is a special magic to enjoying your own crafted beer.

On May 11 2012 09:04 CyDe wrote:
I don't know exactly what kind of alcohol it was, but last Friday I got really twisted with this stuff that tasted like liquid chocolate. Oh it so great, I didn't mind (nor notice) the alcohol burn at all. It was decently high percentage, at least like 12%, anyone have any ideas what it was?

On May 11 2012 09:15 Liquid`Drone wrote:
the notion that european beer is superior to american beer used to be true, but with the "explosion" of microbrews in the past decade-ish, it's no longer an accurate assertion. In fact, "european beer" and "american" beer are largely worthless terms, as they both encompass super rich varieties. belgian trappist beer is vastly different from british ale, or german weissbeer, or czech pilsner - and those are just some examples. And as americans have really taken microbrews to their liking, american beer nowadays is largely "whatever european beer they feel like making".

I also have never tried making my own beer, but frankly it seems very easy to achieve great results. I have two friends who have been making beer that pretty much matches whatever beer I can buy anywhere, and they've both described their brewing as very effort-less.