Author Topic: What's the bar serving tonight? (Read 363705 times)

fourstring · « **Reply #150 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:10:52 AM »

Went out with friends for the first time in a while to our favorite bar (Lunar, for those in the Chicago scene).

Bartender would give us as many free shots as we wanted, as long as we were drinking Malort. I stopped at one.

st2sam · « **Reply #151 on:** March 09, 2014, 11:24:12 AM »

Quote from: fourstring on March 09, 2014, 10:10:52 AM

we were drinking Malort. I stopped at one.

Enlighten me, Malort is a ?
(never mind)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%B6rt Nasty stuff!

fourstring · « **Reply #152 on:** March 10, 2014, 05:50:51 PM »

Quote from: st2sam on March 09, 2014, 11:24:12 AM

Quote from: fourstring on March 09, 2014, 10:10:52 AM
we were drinking Malort. I stopped at one.

Enlighten me, Malort is a ?
(never mind)

Here's the official company commercial:

R Doug · « **Reply #153 on:** March 10, 2014, 05:54:42 PM »

Quote from: fourstring on March 10, 2014, 05:50:51 PM

Here's the official company commercial:

Quote from: mxvet57 on March 08, 2014, 07:33:05 PM

Quote from: st2sam on March 08, 2014, 07:03:23 PM

Wait a minute, hold the damn phone!
Beer with a cork in it?

Another pussafacation of America.

You guys do realize that whisky bottles are corked, right?

Don't ask to try any of the bourbon I bring with me to the Spring Meet in May. You two are off the list.

R Doug · « **Reply #154 on:** March 13, 2014, 05:18:21 PM »

Wow, liquior is cheap in South Carolina. (Four Roses Small Batch)

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mxvet57 · « **Reply #155 on:** March 13, 2014, 08:50:52 PM »

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fourstring · « **Reply #156 on:** March 14, 2014, 12:50:53 PM »

Can't drink all weekend, and I'll be at the bar...

CLAY · « **Reply #157 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:27:14 PM »

Busy-ass week, but a good day today. Now I'm fooling around with the Maxim, and I'm balls deep into my own whiskey. This batch should have aged longer, but it's what I have.

kneescrubber · « **Reply #158 on:** March 14, 2014, 06:54:20 PM »

Quote from: CLAY on March 14, 2014, 05:27:14 PM

...and I'm balls deep into my own whiskey....

Okay, whisky is out this June.

CLAY · « **Reply #159 on:** March 14, 2014, 06:55:58 PM »

Almost spit beer on my monitor...

mxvet57 · « **Reply #160 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:02:35 PM »

Had some Blue Moon's with friends while watching the Black Hawks get there butts kicked. That was one poor game.

mr.awesome · « **Reply #161 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:25:04 PM »

Friday night and all is good right? Came home from a nice dinner with the wife to find the basement drain is backing up with the sudden thaw we are having. After the clean up, a couple bell's smitten, a couple Frankenmuth batch 69 ipa and a sierra Nevada ruthless rye p.a. All is good in the world again.

jadziadax8 · « **Reply #162 on:** March 18, 2014, 07:10:44 PM »

A G&T. It's been one of those days.

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CLAY · « **Reply #163 on:** March 21, 2014, 05:46:46 PM »

That feeling when a good, strong distilled spirit hits your mouth, and swallow and your whole mouth still tingles a little.

fourstring · « **Reply #164 on:** March 21, 2014, 09:05:57 PM »

I'm in Kentucky, so bourbon was on the menu. Picked up the dudes tab next to me just because.

Black Hills · « **Reply #165 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:03:23 PM »

Meeting a friend for a few beers later, probably a Sam Adams rebel IPA or a mirror pond (or three)

R Doug · « **Reply #166 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:53:20 PM »

Willett Pot Still Reserve with one cube.

So smooth and it comes in the most beautiful decanter.

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It's designed after their actual pot still

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Stripes · « **Reply #167 on:** March 26, 2014, 02:44:51 PM »

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fourstring · « **Reply #169 on:** March 26, 2014, 06:33:55 PM »

Quote from: R Doug on March 22, 2014, 08:53:20 PM

Willett Pot Still Reserve with one cube.

So smooth and it comes in the most beautiful decanter.

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It's designed after their actual pot still

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Willette is, hands down, my favorite bourbon of all time.

R Doug · « **Reply #170 on:** March 26, 2014, 06:45:58 PM »

Quote from: fourstring on March 26, 2014, 06:33:55 PM

Willette is, hands down, my favorite bourbon of all time.

For the money, you can't beat it. Of everything in my cabinet now, Willette is is the only thing which I have a 1/2 gal size.

Another bourbon which reminds me Willette is Four Roses Small Batch.

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fourstring · « **Reply #171 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:08:42 PM »

Quote from: R Doug on March 26, 2014, 06:45:58 PM

Quote from: fourstring on March 26, 2014, 06:33:55 PM

Willette is, hands down, my favorite bourbon of all time.

For the money, you can't beat it. Of everything in my cabinet now, Willette is is the only thing which I have a 1/2 gal size.

Another bourbon which reminds me Willette is Four Roses Small Batch.

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Dammit, just gave some of that away without tasting it. Guess it just means I need to visit them.

mr.awesome · « **Reply #172 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:16:13 PM »

Quote from: R Doug on March 26, 2014, 06:45:58 PM

Quote from: fourstring on March 26, 2014, 06:33:55 PM

Willette is, hands down, my favorite bourbon of all time.

For the money, you can't beat it. Of everything in my cabinet now, Willette is is the only thing which I have a 1/2 gal size.

I don't believe you guy's. Doug, I think you will need to bring some in the hack to the nationals to prove this.

For me tonight a couple MI local brews. Dragon Mead Final Absolution Belgium triple, Arcadia Ales Loch Down scotch ale. MMMMmmmm

R Doug · « **Reply #173 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:40:11 PM »

Willette is hard to find for me. I pick it up in South Carolina when I travel to Atlanta for work. Plus, my current 1/2 gallon won't travel well.

I'll tell you what I will do. I'll try to bring two different whiskies with me. One of which will be Defiant (in the picture above). This is distilled in NC in the mountains near Maggey Valley. I find it to be quite tasty.

In exchange, I'll happily accept some samples of what you bring.

CLAY · « **Reply #174 on:** March 26, 2014, 08:04:38 PM »

I will have to find this Willette.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #175 on:** March 26, 2014, 09:37:28 PM »

Here's one expensive bottle of Scotch.

http://www.binnys.com/spirits/Bowmore_White_160620.html

http://www.binnys.com/spirits/Ardbeg__Double_Barrel_2_Bottle_Gun_Case_160050.html?similar=160620

fourstring · « **Reply #176 on:** March 27, 2014, 09:47:12 PM »

Just took our secondary guy out for a few rounds of old Rasputin.

coho · « **Reply #177 on:** March 28, 2014, 01:15:22 AM »

Yakima Craft Brewing's Good Monkey belgian.
Mmm...monkeys.

CLAY · « **Reply #178 on:** March 28, 2014, 04:35:01 PM »

PBR, then my own shine with cranberries, then Crown Royal whiskey, now my whiskey and Coke. No way I can kep this pace up. Tomorrow is Science Olympiad, so I need to be n my game.

R Doug · « **Reply #179 on:** March 28, 2014, 05:48:19 PM »

Quote from: mxvet57 on March 26, 2014, 09:37:28 PM

Here's one expensive bottle of Scotch.

http://www.binnys.com/spirits/Bowmore_White_160620.html

http://www.binnys.com/spirits/Ardbeg__Double_Barrel_2_Bottle_Gun_Case_160050.html?similar=160620

Yikes! I can think of a lot of other items I'd rather have for the $$$

That said, my wife surprised the heck out of me on my Birthday today. This is what I opened.

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bluepoof · « **Reply #180 on:** March 28, 2014, 09:11:55 PM »

Chainbreaker white IPA after the kids go to bed. Only an hour to go!

Stripes · « **Reply #181 on:** March 28, 2014, 10:24:52 PM »

Hot tub party!!! Inexpensive beer & cinnamon toast crunch shots(Rum Chata & Fireball)!!! Cheers

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misanthropist · « **Reply #182 on:** March 29, 2014, 12:55:34 AM »

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Alberta Premium, straight. It ain't no sissy drink. If you're looking for a smooth whisky...go ask your boyfriend for one. This stuff is strong and a bit acidic and 100% rye grain.

Once we're out of winter, this is 95% of what I drink.

http://www.artofdrink.com/ingredients/spirits/whisky/canadian-whisky/alberta-premium-rye-whisky/

They keep saying it's smooth...I associate smoothness with a much softer mouthfeel than AP, which is strong and peppery and rich but a bit harsh. IMO it is the perfect whiskey.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #183 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:51:41 AM »

Iced tea last night.

I might go crazy and have a birch beer tonight.

R Doug · « **Reply #184 on:** March 29, 2014, 05:56:15 PM »

Sheri and I went out for dinner and ended up at a local Irish pub. They have an excellent whiskey menu and offer flights.

This is pages 1 and 2 of 4 of their whiskey menu.

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I went with the following three (left to right in the image below):

Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey - Wow! Due to the way the Irish triple distill, this was very smooth with a nice note of honey and nuts. This is a damn fine whiskey. But, at $200 a bottle, it won't make it to my cabinet anytime soon.

Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old Scotch - I may have found my favorite reasonably priced Scotch here. This has all the characteristics of my type of Scotch, which includes a bit of peat, a taste of Sherry, and a warm overall feeling going down. The follow isn't all that strong nor bitter.

Ardbeg 10 Scotch - This is distilled in the same region as Laphroaig and Lagavulin, the Islay region (EYE-le). For some reason, Scotches distilled in this region are commonly referred to as "Scotch drinker's Scotch." If you're into the earthiness of Scotch, this is your region. The peat from this area used to roast the grains is VERY earthy and that is passed off into the taste. Personally, it's too earthy for me. I don't mind earthy drinks. But, I prefer more of a woodsy, soil, leathery taste. These Scotches have a heavy grass smell and taste and come across as very medicinal to me.

I knew I needed to save the Islay region Scotch for last as the others I have had in the past have a very strong and long follow that's hard to shake and seem to dominate anything else you consume. After finishing this flight, I had a burger with a pint of Guinness.

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CLAY · « **Reply #185 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:10:12 PM »

I LOVE Ardbeg.

R Doug · « **Reply #186 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:18:14 PM »

Quote from: CLAY on March 29, 2014, 09:10:12 PM

I LOVE Ardbeg.

I'll save my bottle of Laphroaig for you when you're in the area.

MrsCablebandit · « **Reply #187 on:** March 29, 2014, 11:29:25 PM »

Patron XO Cafe Dark

CLAY · « **Reply #188 on:** March 30, 2014, 01:33:25 PM »

Quote from: R Doug on March 29, 2014, 09:18:14 PM

Quote from: CLAY on March 29, 2014, 09:10:12 PM
I LOVE Ardbeg.

I'll save my bottle of Laphroaig for you when you're in the area.

CLAY · « **Reply #189 on:** April 03, 2014, 04:15:46 PM »

Tonight? Spring Break started a couple hours ago:
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Bell's Oberon.

giaka · « **Reply #190 on:** April 03, 2014, 04:21:33 PM »

Quote from: CLAY on March 29, 2014, 09:10:12 PM

I LOVE Ardbeg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jura_distillery

kneescrubber · « **Reply #191 on:** April 03, 2014, 06:37:04 PM »

Quote from: CLAY on April 03, 2014, 04:15:46 PM

Tonight? Spring Break started a couple hours ago:
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Bell's Oberon.

So how did the hung over science teacher do at the science fair last week?

cultureslayer · « **Reply #192 on:** April 03, 2014, 06:42:23 PM »

Quote from: kneescrubber on April 03, 2014, 06:37:04 PM

So how did the hung over science teacher do at the science fair last week?

I will make sure all my students avoid things that make loud noises when designing science fair projects.

kneescrubber · « **Reply #193 on:** April 03, 2014, 07:21:40 PM »

Quote from: cultureslayer on April 03, 2014, 06:42:23 PM

Quote from: kneescrubber on April 03, 2014, 06:37:04 PM
So how did the hung over science teacher do at the science fair last week?
I will make sure all my students avoid things that make loud noises when designing science fair projects.

No volcanos? Dang.

Stripes · « **Reply #194 on:** April 03, 2014, 07:30:14 PM »

Quote from: CLAY on April 03, 2014, 04:15:46 PM

Bell's Oberon.

I used to like it... but as of late it's terrible. Maybe I had a skunky batch. I'm glad that you like it though!

CLAY · « **Reply #195 on:** April 03, 2014, 07:50:20 PM »

Quote from: kneescrubber on April 03, 2014, 06:37:04 PM

So how did the hung over science teacher do at the science fair last week?

We did better than I thought. The interesting thing- about 1/3 of the schools have Science Olympiad class that starts when school does. About 1/3 starts meeting extra-curricularly in the fall. We start with a few dedicated kids in December, we have one trial run in February and the competition in March. Usually we place between 12-15, this year we were 19th out of 43. I'm good with that, as were my kids. Top 10 in a couple events.

So, the hangover seemed to work!

Stormcrow · « **Reply #196 on:** April 04, 2014, 07:44:49 PM »

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Tonight, a west coast brew from a new-to-me-brewer - Firestone Walker Brewing Company's Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA.
I've lately been enjoying rye-based brews, and this one is outstanding. Very smooth.

R Doug · « **Reply #197 on:** April 05, 2014, 04:57:07 PM »

Blanton's in one of my new Glencairn glasses.

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R Doug · « **Reply #198 on:** April 12, 2014, 08:17:35 PM »

It's been an entire week and nobody's bar has served up anything!?

For tonight, I'm going to flip a coin to chose between my newest acquisitions. Since I've never had pure agave tequila before, I believe I'll be trying the Paton.

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chornbe · « **Reply #199 on:** April 12, 2014, 09:41:43 PM »

I enjoyed sipping on some Grand Marnier this evening.