The Beer Sport

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Who's beer sporting this weekend besides me?

Bit of a daft question . It would be rude not to

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Fair enough. Which one's do you prefer? I'm not a big drinker of whiskey, although I do like American Bourbon a lot. The Scottish Whisky's that I did like had a nice peaty, smoky flavor, and I usually have to cut the whisky with a little room temperature water. It's just too much alcohol for me to do straight.

Talisker is made on the Isle of Skye. Very very peaty in taste, but worth seeking out.

 

[XPack]

I usually have to cut the whisky with a little room temperature water.

That depends on the whiskey. Doing that on a single malt will earn you dirty looks at most places.

A funny story when I was in China. We had a dinner invite from a local businessman who claimed to love wine. My boss is a connoisseur (borderline psychotic snob) when it comes to wine/whiskey and was showing off his knowledge on the topic. He also bought a nice bottle of red to the dinner. This Chinese guy was enthusiastic and when we actually started drinking the wine, he topped his glass with fecking orange juice. The look on my boss's face is priceless and still cracks me up!

 

[Bundesbiers]

That depends on the whiskey. Doing that on a single malt will earn you dirty looks at most places.

Yeah, I've seen a few of those faces when I did that. I was like hey, that's how I can appreciate the flavors without the hard hit of alcohol. I don't cut it with a lot of water, just a little to take the hard edge off.

A funny story when I was in China. We had a dinner invite from a local businessman who claimed to love wine. My boss is a connoisseur (borderline psychotic snob) when it comes to wine/whiskey and was showing off his knowledge on the topic. He also bought a nice bottle of red to the dinner. This Chinese guy was enthusiastic and when we actually started drinking the wine, he topped his glass with fecking orange juice. The look on my boss's face is priceless and still cracks me up!

Holy poop that's funny. Orange juice in wine??? Gross! But what do you expect from the Chinese when their best beer is Tsing Tao. Yuck!

 

[Bundesbiers]

Talisker is made on the Isle of Skye. Very very peaty in taste, but worth seeking out.

I'll search for it here in Vegas. Maybe it's possible to get it.

 

[Croak]

Yeah, I've seen a few of those faces when I did that. I was like hey, that's how I can appreciate the flavors without the hard hit of alcohol. I don't cut it with a lot of water, just a little to take the hard edge off.




Holy poop that's funny. Orange juice in wine??? Gross! But what do you expect from the Chinese when their best beer is Tsing Tao. Yuck!

I like my whiskey straight up, no ice, no pollutants. Of course I always like "salty, bitter, burning" tastes rather than that icky sweet citrusy stuff. Jameson is one of my favorites and I also like Bushmills. Johnny Walker red is okay in a pinch.

 

[XPack]

Holy poop that's funny. Orange juice in wine??? Gross! But what do you expect from the Chinese when their best beer is Tsing Tao. Yuck!

Tbh, I don't mind Tsingtao at all. We used to start on Guiness/Stella and once proper sauced switch to Tsingtao. It helps "maintain" the balance without you falling down drunk. Light beer has it's uses!

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

In the U.K. there was a time when it was common for older generations to mix beers. Brown ale and Bitter {known as brown bitter} obviously . Bitter and mild, not sure what that was, lager and cider {Snakebite} cloudy and potent, and the infamous Guinness and Cider {Black Velvet} interesting taste !!
Do you in America try this kind of thing, or Germany of course ?

 

[Bundesbiers]

In the U.K. there was a time when it was common for older generations to mix beers. Brown ale and Bitter {known as brown bitter} obviously . Bitter and mild, not sure what that was, lager and cider {Snakebite} cloudy and potent, and the infamous Guinness and Cider {Black Velvet} interesting taste !!
Do you in America try this kind of thing, or Germany of course ?

We do it in America, but it's really only done at Irish Pubs, with basically the same drinks as you mentioned.

Black And Tan
Half and Half
Snake Bite
Black Velvet
Irish Car Bomb

 

[Croak]

We do it in America, but it's really only done at Irish Pubs, with basically the same drinks as you mentioned.

Black And Tan
Half and Half
Snake Bite
Black Velvet
Irish Car Bomb

Is the Irish Car Bomb the same as what some call a "Depth Charge" or a "Boilermaker"? That is dropping a shot glass of whiskey into your beer? When I was young, I made a "steel factory" to show off to my friends. Half glass of whiskey, half of beer. I paid dearly for that one....

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Is the Irish Car Bomb the same as what some call a "Depth Charge" or a "Boilermaker"? That is dropping a shot glass of whiskey into your beer? When I was young, I made a "steel factory" to show off to my friends. Half glass of whiskey, half of beer. I paid dearly for that one....

And obviously it scrambled your brain for life . It explains the Bayern Munich thing.

 

[Bundesbiers]

Is the Irish Car Bomb the same as what some call a "Depth Charge" or a "Boilermaker"? That is dropping a shot glass of whiskey into your beer? When I was young, I made a "steel factory" to show off to my friends. Half glass of whiskey, half of beer. I paid dearly for that one....

Irish Car bomb is a half pint of Guinness, then drop a shot of Bailey's floated with Irish whiskey and down it.

 

[scotscheese]

Fair enough. Which one's do you prefer? I'm not a big drinker of whiskey, although I do like American Bourbon a lot. The Scottish Whisky's that I did like had a nice peaty, smoky flavor, and I usually have to cut the whisky with a little room temperature water. It's just too much alcohol for me to do straight.

I do prefer a Speyside whisky, favourite at the minute would be Tomintoul. peaty smoky whsky is generally an Islay whisky(from the western isles), no issue with adding some water to whisky, and some are even mde to have water added to them. btw you get some Kudos for using whisky/whiskey correctly

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[scotscheese]

Talisker is made on the Isle of Skye. Very very peaty in taste, but worth seeking out.

i do liek a Talisker now and again

That depends on the whiskey. Doing that on a single malt will earn you dirty looks at most places.

in all honesty a bit of water won't bother people if they really know whisky, only people that think they are whisky coinneseur(sp) think it should always be drank straight/neat

Yeah, I've seen a few of those faces when I did that. I was like hey, that's how I can appreciate the flavors without the hard hit of alcohol. I don't cut it with a lot of water, just a little to take the hard edge off.


Holy poop that's funny. Orange juice in wine??? Gross! But what do you expect from the Chinese when their best beer is Tsing Tao. Yuck!

it's all about your own taste lad, just don't drown it, or use a soft drink.

i'll try not to get on my high horse about whisky, including the spelling etc.... though i'm from a large town in NE Scotland, my family is from Glenlivet, and my Grandad used to work at that distillery, and my uncle currently works at Tomintoul, i'll try not to be too hard

 

[mhnessie]

We do it in America, but it's really only done at Irish Pubs, with basically the same drinks as you mentioned.

Black And Tan
Half and Half
Snake Bite
Black Velvet
Irish Car Bomb

It was popular to mix beers when I was a young man.
Altbier and Coke was called "Krefelder", thats a city close to Dusseldorf.
Pilsener beer and Coke was another possibility, its name was "Diesel"
Also very popular, wheat beer with banana juice.
Still quite common is Radler (southern part of Germany) or Alsterwasser (Northern part of Germany), its Pilsener with lemonade.

 

[Sandolf]

Radler / Alterwasser is the only one of those I have dared sample.

 

[XPack]

In Asia they call it black and gold. It simply is mix of any stout and lager, irrespective of the brand.

 

[Croak]

I do prefer a Speyside whisky, favourite at the minute would be Tomintoul. peaty smoky whsky is generally an Islay whisky(from the western isles), no issue with adding some water to whisky, and some are even mde to have water added to them. btw you get some Kudos for using whisky/whiskey correctly

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Wow! You've got a collection. How far is Scotland from PA? I'll be right over to help relieve you of some of the weight of those bottles on your beautiful cupboard.

 

[Bundesbiers]

I do prefer a Speyside whisky, favourite at the minute would be Tomintoul. peaty smoky whsky is generally an Islay whisky(from the western isles), no issue with adding some water to whisky, and some are even mde to have water added to them. btw you get some Kudos for using whisky/whiskey correctly

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Nice collection. I'll check to see what I can get from the Islay's here in Las Vegas, as that would be my style of whisky apparently.

 

[mhnessie]

I do prefer a Speyside whisky, favourite at the minute would be Tomintoul. peaty smoky whsky is generally an Islay whisky(from the western isles), no issue with adding some water to whisky, and some are even mde to have water added to them. btw you get some Kudos for using whisky/whiskey correctly

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Impressive, cant post a picture from where I am at the moment but to name a few:

Glenlivet 18
Highland Park 12
Jameson Gold
Aberfeldy 12
Macallan Amber
and Drambui.....

I'd like to try Talisker too but I wonder if its not too smoky for me ?

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Impressive, cant post a picture from where I am at the moment but to name a few:

Glenlivet 18
Highland Park 12
Jameson Gold
Aberfeldy 12
Macallan Amber
and Drambui.....

I'd like to try Talisker too but I wonder if its not too smoky for me ?

I did find the Talisker a bit too harsh for my taste.

 

[Croak]

It was popular to mix beers when I was a young man.
Altbier and Coke was called "Krefelder", thats a city close to Dusseldorf.
Pilsener beer and Coke was another possibility, its name was "Diesel"
Also very popular, wheat beer with banana juice.
Still quite common is Radler (southern part of Germany) or Alsterwasser (Northern part of Germany), its Pilsener with lemonade.

Wheat beer with banana juice??? That's sounds almost as bad as the God awful tuna fish pizza we had for the first time in Berlin.

 

[Sandolf]

Actually, I rather like tuna fish pizza. What surprised me was the first time I saw corn on a pizza.

 

[Croak]

Actually, I rather like tuna fish pizza. What surprised me was the first time I saw corn on a pizza.

 

[mhnessie]

Its not as bad as it sounds. I grew up with these things.
To be honest, I had a tuna fish pizza the day before I left for for my vacation trip.
Sandolf might know it, but anybody else here that knows "Toast Hawai"? Very popular at the end of the seventies and beginning of the 80's. Might have been a german, temporary "food fad"