Damn right tp4 especially that last one
So, most simply..
Alcohol can only ever make mountain dew taste worse..
NEVER BETTER..
MOUNTAIN DEW is the best drink on the planet..
Also...
The easiest way to go about this, , is, cheap Glass-Bottle of Vodka,
A 2 liter of your favorite soda/softdrink..
Take a tall glass fill 3/4 way with soda, measure out 3shots for a light drink, 6 shots for heavy, and if you're a BIG guy like Hoff, 8-11 shots.
Also...
The easiest way to go about this, , is, cheap Glass-Bottle of Vodka,
A 2 liter of your favorite soda/softdrink..
Take a tall glass fill 3/4 way with soda, measure out 3shots for a light drink, 6 shots for heavy, and if you're a BIG guy like Hoff, 8-11 shots.
one problem with this is I don't like soda that much :confused:
Also...
The easiest way to go about this, , is, cheap Glass-Bottle of Vodka,
A 2 liter of your favorite soda/softdrink..
Take a tall glass fill 3/4 way with soda, measure out 3shots for a light drink, 6 shots for heavy, and if you're a BIG guy like Hoff, 8-11 shots.
one problem with this is I don't like soda that much :confused:
Check out Pineapple Soda..
If you can get the Fanta-version , all the better, but as long as it's COLD, should taste pretty good.
Also, You can go all hill-billy, hit up the 7-eleven, get a super large slurpee and Spike it with 8 shots of vodka..
I never really liked sweet stuff
I never really liked sweet stuff
So, most simply..
Alcohol can only ever make mountain dew taste worse..
NEVER BETTER..
MOUNTAIN DEW is the best drink on the planet..
ok mountain dew got it,
In california I had some good mountain dew product, forget the flavour but it was better than just regular mountain dew... sadly we only have regular and voltage mountain dew here.
Vodka tonics are my go to.
You can drink like 6-7 and won't feel them.
Until you stand up.
Vodka tonics are my go to.
You can drink like 6-7 and won't feel them.
Until you stand up.
hahahaha..
But demik has all them working-man muscles to absorb the alcohol.
So, most simply..
Alcohol can only ever make mountain dew taste worse..
NEVER BETTER..
MOUNTAIN DEW is the best drink on the planet..
ok mountain dew got it,
In california I had some good mountain dew product, forget the flavour but it was better than just regular mountain dew... sadly we only have regular and voltage mountain dew here.
Baja blast is the best Mountain Dew product. Actually it's the only one worth drinking.
I'm not even sure what drinking with class is. Is that something rich folks do with wine that their butler fetches from the cellar? At the end of the night, it's all about getting a buzz, unless you're one of those weirdos that likes only drinking one beer. Alcohol is a dumb buzz, nothing more. Don't let society hype it up to make it seem like there is anything "sophisticated" about it because there is not.
now I drink all sorts of beer. Except ale, which is used dishwater mixed with stale piss.
Dude drink beer or just take shots. Mixxed drinks are pretty hard for me to enjoy let alone drink. Beer is my go to. Beer is love, beer is life. Anything mass produced like budwiser is for drinking when u go out because its cheap but if ur home get better stuff.
Dude drink beer or just take shots. Mixxed drinks are pretty hard for me to enjoy let alone drink. Beer is my go to. Beer is love, beer is life. Anything mass produced like budwiser is for drinking when u go out because its cheap but if ur home get better stuff.
Don't drink beer..
Beer is pee...
Beer is pee...
If your pee looks like this, might I suggest a trip to your local medical facility?
Beer is pee...
If your pee looks like this, might I suggest a trip to your local medical facility?
He is referring to the pee of the yeast molecules that turns a wad of soggy grain into a delicious nutritious beverage.
I know what he was saying, but if he wants to make bad jokes so can I. =)
It's not pee, or urine, or whatever other dumb thing people want to call it. Is it a waste product of a tiny organism? Yes, it is.
So is oxygen. Feel free to stop breathing any time you'd like.
alcohol is not meant to taste -good-..A large part why I drink alcohol is that I like the taste, and I try to avoid the cheap stuff that does not taste good.
That's just silly. Half the beer in the world is ale. No yeast type has a monopoly on good or badBut while it is a way of making beer, within the recent decade the "Indian Pale Ale" and "American Pale Ale" have become popular. These contain a lot of aromatic hops, which makes the beer taste more like grapefruit than of malt. It has been a trend to also make other types of beers than ales hoppy.
Beer is pee...Many cheaper "lager" beer are not considered to be very good, no. Especially pale american "supermarket" lager has a bad reputation ... Me, I am not a fan of Heineken, Carlsberg or Stella Artois either.
MoreLearn and know your alcohol limit in "number of drinks". One shot of spirits, one glass of wine and one glass of beer contain (very) roughly the same amount of alcohol.
To avoid a hangover, a good trick is to drink water or other non-alcoholic drinks in-between alcoholic drinks -- but that will not reduce your buzz, however.
Long Island Ice Tea is a cocktail of different spirits mixed together in a large glass, with a taste that just happens to resemble tea a bit. That is a lot of alcohol in one drink and not something I would recommend that you have often.alcohol is not meant to taste -good-..A large part why I drink alcohol is that I like the taste, and I try to avoid the cheap stuff that does not taste good.
A little bit of alcohol is relaxing. Higher than that, I find the buzz to be unwelcome. (my buzz, that is. I enjoy seeing other people do or say things they would otherwise not have...)
Wine, spirits and liqueurs are made from juices (of some kind or another) -- which have been concentrated, with concentrated flavour. Alcohol is also a solvent for many flavours that would otherwise not be as strong.
Higher-quality spirits are often called "smooth". The smoother the spirit, the more you will taste its flavours before you will notice the alcohol. Some people like to add a little bit of water to whisky or brandy/cognac to better experience the taste and take the edge off the alcohol.
Of course there is a lot of snobbery and marketing that can be confusing.
The smell is also part of the experience, which is why wine, cognac and whisky are served in rounded glasses with smaller opening.
Whisky, brandy/cognac, liqueurs, wine and cocktails are supposed to be sipped. If you chug them, then you lose the point.
Wine and what wine goes with which type of food is a whole science, but one which I don't know much about.
In better liqueur stores, the staff should be able to help you match types of wine to what food you are planning to drink it with.That's just silly. Half the beer in the world is ale. No yeast type has a monopoly on good or badBut while it is a way of making beer, within the recent decade the "Indian Pale Ale" and "American Pale Ale" have become popular. These contain a lot of aromatic hops, which makes the beer taste more like grapefruit than of malt. It has been a trend to also make other types of beers than ales hoppy.
Personally, I don't like these types of beers at all and for me, the hoppiness of non-ales is a nuisance.Beer is pee...Many cheaper "lager" beer are not considered to be very good, no. Especially pale american "supermarket" lager has a bad reputation ... Me, I am not a fan of Heineken, Carlsberg or Stella Artois either.
But do try imported German or Czech lagers or pilsners.. "Lager" is a German word, "Pilsen" is a town in the Czech republic where the pilsner beer was invented.
You should also try Guinness -- which is very malty.
At the end of the day, what you will like or not is just like with keyboard switches: The only way to find out is to try them.
... when your goal of inebriation ...
What purpose did worsening those survival odds get you, just to look cool on the internet to some dude who doesn't really care if you died?
I wasn't going to reply because I didn't want to further derail this thread... but since tp seems intent on doing so, why not?... when your goal of inebriation ...
What purpose did worsening those survival odds get you, just to look cool on the internet to some dude who doesn't really care if you died?
I drink beer because I enjoy it. I will absolutely drink one beer because I thoroughly enjoy the taste, no inebriation required. I have said on many occasions that if someone were able to make non-alcoholic beer that tastes as good as some of the amazing beers the world has to offer, I would drink them nearly all day.
Maybe OP will enjoy it, too.
And at no point in my decision to choose a beer over a Vodka Gimlet do random people on the internet enter my mind. Sorry, you're just not that important bb. :-*
Tp ur a jackass if u think beer is poisioness and vodka isnt. Alchol is really bad for you. Get over it
I drink beer for the taste. The drunkness is actually secondary. Thats why i dont drink corona or stella
No one would drink beer, had there been no alcohol in it..Low-alcohol/non-alcoholic beers are very popular all over Europe, especially together with food or just as a thirst-quencher. The original purpose of beer throughout history before refridgeration was invented was not to use it to get drunk but to use the alcohol to preserve water from getting stale.
I'm referring to the British version of ale. The one that's served flat and warm, with little alcohol and a taste somewhere between malty and soapy.
now I drink all sorts of beer. Except ale, which is used dishwater mixed with stale piss.
That's just silly. Half the beer in the world is ale. No yeast type has a monopoly on good or bad.
http://allaboutbeer.com/article/lager-beer-vs-ale-beer%E2%80%94does-it-matter/ (http://allaboutbeer.com/article/lager-beer-vs-ale-beer%E2%80%94does-it-matter/)
If Cherry and Alps were the only 2 types of mechanical switches available, that would be like saying "all Cherry is ****"
Oh, wait a minute.
I'm referring to the British version of ale. The one that's served flat and warm, with little alcohol and a taste somewhere between malty and soapy.
As I understand it, the "special beers" that for example the Belgians make also fall under the definition of ale, but they couldn't be more different from the British version. I'm deeply in love with Belgian beer, though.
All fair points, if I have to drink ale, I prefer them darker too. I'm actually somewhat fond of Guinness.
I'm referring to the British version of ale. The one that's served flat and warm, with little alcohol and a taste somewhere between malty and soapy.
As I understand it, the "special beers" that for example the Belgians make also fall under the definition of ale, but they couldn't be more different from the British version. I'm deeply in love with Belgian beer, though.
I like beer bitter and hoppy (and also cold), everything else being equal. If I am not drinking a lot of it, I like heavy and dark, too.
I also believe that ales go better with food and that lagers are better alone.
Belgian beers are excellent but many of them are somewhat sweeter than I would prefer.
alcohol is not meant to taste -good-..
It will never taste -good-..
But eventually Anything with alcohol, will taste --ok--
Because you will , given time,, associate the psychological pleasures of drinking, and the partying environment WITH the taste..
It's a matter of conditioning..
As for the physical aspect, The lower the alcohol percentage, the higher everything else, the better it tastes..
Some good, interesting mixed drinks. Note that, depending on your tastes, some of these will likely be awful. There's no way to know what you're going to like until you try it. I'll also focus on things I think actually pair well with food, since you mentioned that. Stuff like Black Tooth Grins are great for getting ****ed up without tasting it, but pretty nasty when eating.
Mojito's are ****ing great when made properly. Don't order one at some **** bar, though. They'll **** it up. The lime and mint leaves need to be muddled or it's just a waste. If you make them at home, go lighter on the cane juice (or simple syrup, if you can't find it) to make them less sweet. I usually use very little cane juice, just enough to add the taste without adding a lot of sugar.
Gimlets. Basically just Gin (or if you prefer Vodka, order a Vodka Gimlet) and Rose's Lime Water with some fresh lime. Definitely not very sweet, but very good IMO.
As someone else mentioned, sometimes hard to beat a good Gin and Tonic. I'm partial to Bombay Sapphire for mine, but calling your label at a bar usually means paying a lot more. As with above, if you prefer Vodka then Vodka Tonic's are OK, too.
I like Dirty Martini's, again Gin or Vodka to your preference. If you like onion, a Gibson is basically a martini with cocktail onions instead of olive. They are kind of hard to find, though, depending on where you drink.
I also enjoy Bloody Mary's, but only when they're made with Tomato juice, not Clamato, and preferably with a healthy dose of spice. Good with breakfast/brunch =)
For Whiskey drinks, a Manhattan or Old Fashioned are both pretty solid. Just tell them light on the sugar on the Old Fashioned. If you find the Manhattan too sweet, you can order it "dry" which uses Dry Vermouth instead of Sweet Vermouth.
All of the various Long Island variations can be interesting. You said you don't like sweet things, though, so they may not be for you. The Grateful Dead is a Long Island made with Chambord instead of Coke, so it's basically like drinking a tart raspberry lemonade or something except it has 5-6 shots of booze in it. There's also the ever classy "Adios Mother****er," a Long Island with Curacao instead of Coke. Less sweet than the Dead, and even the regular Long Island IMO. Definitely a good way to get a buzz in a hurry. Tokyo Iced Tea uses Midori instead of Coke. I'm sure you see the trend here.
That's it for the basics of mixed drinks.
As for beer, that's a MUCH harder thing to recommend IMO. There are so many styles and flavors of beer, I guarantee you there is at least one out there you will love. Just stay away from the basic, bull**** beers like Bud, Coors, Miller, Molsen etc. Try local brews, the Canadian and US micro-brew scene is out of control. I also prefer Ales of all kinds, but Stouts, and Bitters, and Barleywines... There's so many things to try. If you have a local brewery or beer-centric restaurant, ask for suggestions. They will usually sell "flights" too, which gives you an opportunity to try a few ounces of a bunch of beers. That's always a good way to figure out your tastes. Once you find a something you do like, you can start asking for suggestions based on that and there will be a LOT of them.
And back to the cooking aspect, the right beer pairs better with food than wine ever will IMO. And I love wine.
Beer.I want to try more specialty beers, I've had actually two different specialty beers I quite liked, one being a winter ale and one being an espresso stout, both were interesting and didn't taste horrible... I should also look for ciders because I know near me there is a few breweries that do lots of ciders.. also from highschool partying days I'd drink
I'm jealous of the NA IPA scene to be honest, as much as I love my English/Norwegian ciders.
Canada has a normal drinking age, right? Because in that case, it's not too late to get into beer. Beer takes a while to get used to, but it very nice once you have acquired the taste. Because lager is a bit bitter when you start off, I started off with white beers instead, and now I drink all sorts of beer. Except ale, which is used dishwater mixed with stale piss. Beer is also good outside of social conferences though, while drinking cocktails on your own is kinda sad.
It took me a while longer to find wine more interesting. First red, now slowly also white. Although I still prefer red for most occasions. Don't bother with wine just yet, it comes with age.
For a nice, easy start to drinking, go vodka and coke or rum and coke, or maybe a screwdriver.
OK.... Drinking 101:
Learn and know your alcohol limit in "number of drinks". One shot of spirits, one glass of wine and one glass of beer contain (very) roughly the same amount of alcohol.
To avoid a hangover, a good trick is to drink water or other non-alcoholic drinks in-between alcoholic drinks -- but that will not reduce your buzz, however.
Long Island Ice Tea is a cocktail of different spirits mixed together in a large glass, with a taste that just happens to resemble tea a bit. That is a lot of alcohol in one drink and not something I would recommend that you have often.alcohol is not meant to taste -good-..A large part why I drink alcohol is that I like the taste, and I try to avoid the cheap stuff that does not taste good.
A little bit of alcohol is relaxing. Higher than that, I find the buzz to be unwelcome. (my buzz, that is. I enjoy seeing other people do or say things they would otherwise not have...)
Wine, spirits and liqueurs are made from juices (of some kind or another) -- which have been concentrated, with concentrated flavour. Alcohol is also a solvent for many flavours that would otherwise not be as strong.
Higher-quality spirits are often called "smooth". The smoother the spirit, the more you will taste its flavours before you will notice the alcohol. Some people like to add a little bit of water to whisky or brandy/cognac to better experience the taste and take the edge off the alcohol.
Of course there is a lot of snobbery and marketing that can be confusing.
Whisky, brandy/cognac, liqueurs, wine and cocktails are supposed to be sipped. If you chug them, then you lose the point.
The smell is also part of the experience, which is why they are served in rounded glasses with smaller openings.
Wine and what wine goes with which type of food is a whole science, but one which I don't know much about.
In better liqueur stores, the staff should be able to help you match types of wine to what food you are planning to drink it with.That's just silly. Half the beer in the world is ale. No yeast type has a monopoly on good or badBut while it is a way of making beer, within the recent decade the "Indian Pale Ale" and "American Pale Ale" have become popular. These contain a lot of aromatic hops, which makes the beer taste more like grapefruit than of malt. It has been a trend to also make other types of beers than ales hoppy.
Personally, I don't like these types of beers at all and for me, the hoppiness of non-ales is a nuisance.Beer is pee...Many cheaper "lager" beer are not considered to be very good, no. Especially pale american "supermarket" lager has a bad reputation ... Me, I am not a fan of Heineken, Carlsberg or Stella Artois either.
But do try imported German or Czech lagers or pilsners.. "Lager" is a German word, "Pilsen" is a town in the Czech republic where the pilsner beer was invented.
You should also try Guinness -- which is very malty.
At the end of the day, what you will like or not is just like with keyboard switches: The only way to find out is to try them.
If you don't make a fool of yourself at the end of the night, I'd say your drink choice was classy.
And you didn't drink enough.
the differentiation of "sophistication" I am looking for is just something not straight out of a can or a bottle.
the differentiation of "sophistication" I am looking for is just something not straight out of a can or a bottle.
The most "sophisticated" drinks you can get are just that.
A high end whiskey or beer is going to be consumed neat/straight. It's the drinker who needs be sophisticated enough to appreciate it for what it is. Whiskey connoisseurs routinely spend thousands of dollars on a bottle and beer knurds will easily drop hundreds on a single bottle.
Edit: and that "sophistication" only comes with experience.
I searched for 'whisky' and oh man my mind was blown. I drank Jameson for a time because everyone I hung out with liked it but I never acquired a taste for it tbhJameson is Irish whiskey, so it doesn't really taste of anything (they filter it too rigourously so it takes all the flavour out). This is why one should only drink Scotch whisky, and preferably a single malt.
(they filter it too rigourously so it takes all the flavour out)
I searched for 'whisky' and oh man my mind was blown. I drank Jameson for a time because everyone I hung out with liked it but I never acquired a taste for it tbhJameson is Irish whiskey, so it doesn't really taste of anything (they filter it too rigourously so it takes all the flavour out). This is why one should only drink Scotch whisky, and preferably a single malt.
Okay, back with an update I guess. For my birthday I went to a local brewery and pizza place and had a flight of some craft beers.
Firstly, every one I tried made me think completely different about my liking for beer, they were all so much better than any storebought beer I've tried, I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
Beers I tried: (apa not ape)Show Image(http://imgur.com/gxywz59.jpg)
The porter and the IPA were my two favourites.
One other thing - if you are drinking different stuff during the same evening:
Start light and dry, with more delicate tastes, then go heavier, sweeter, and/or stronger as the evening wears on.
thanks for the suggestions, my girlfriends family is belgian, maybe they can point me to some good ones.Okay, back with an update I guess. For my birthday I went to a local brewery and pizza place and had a flight of some craft beers.
Firstly, every one I tried made me think completely different about my liking for beer, they were all so much better than any storebought beer I've tried, I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
Beers I tried: (apa not ape)Show Image(http://imgur.com/gxywz59.jpg)
The porter and the IPA were my two favourites.
You've done good. There's such an incredible variety of beer out there, it's hard for me to care much about other drinks. Goes great with food, found all over the place.
If you're looking for some other beer types to try that are quite different from those, I'd suggest a wheat beer like a hefeweizen, or a farmhouse ale (Belgian) or saison. They're some of my favorites, but quite different.
However, Islay scotches are otherworldly. If you want to smell great and look good doing it, try an Ardberg or Laphroaig neat.
****, your in-laws are Belgian? You're in for a treat, soon you'll never look back at this ale rubbish xD .thanks for the suggestions, my girlfriends family is belgian, maybe they can point me to some good ones.Okay, back with an update I guess. For my birthday I went to a local brewery and pizza place and had a flight of some craft beers.
Firstly, every one I tried made me think completely different about my liking for beer, they were all so much better than any storebought beer I've tried, I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
Beers I tried: (apa not ape)Show Image(http://imgur.com/gxywz59.jpg)
The porter and the IPA were my two favourites.
You've done good. There's such an incredible variety of beer out there, it's hard for me to care much about other drinks. Goes great with food, found all over the place.
If you're looking for some other beer types to try that are quite different from those, I'd suggest a wheat beer like a hefeweizen, or a farmhouse ale (Belgian) or saison. They're some of my favorites, but quite different.
However, Islay scotches are otherworldly. If you want to smell great and look good doing it, try an Ardberg or Laphroaig neat.
****, your in-laws are Belgian? You're in for a treat, soon you'll never look back at this ale rubbish xD .Trappist ales are still ales. Just sayin :p
I suggest you drink myself. Just ask the bartender for a White Russian.=o! My favourite cocktail! Iz byootifull drink, wery good!
So, most simply..
Alcohol can only ever make mountain dew taste worse..
NEVER BETTER..
MOUNTAIN DEW is the best drink on the planet..
ok mountain dew got it,
In california I had some good mountain dew product, forget the flavour but it was better than just regular mountain dew... sadly we only have regular and voltage mountain dew here.
Baja blast is the best Mountain Dew product. Actually it's the only one worth drinking.
So, most simply..
Alcohol can only ever make mountain dew taste worse..
NEVER BETTER..
MOUNTAIN DEW is the best drink on the planet..
ok mountain dew got it,
In california I had some good mountain dew product, forget the flavour but it was better than just regular mountain dew... sadly we only have regular and voltage mountain dew here.
Baja blast is the best Mountain Dew product. Actually it's the only one worth drinking.
BAJA BLAST IS THE ****
Moscow Mule is one of my favorite mixed drinks by far
I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
the local breweries do a think called a growler (name may very) its a .95L glass bottle which you pay for the first time then just pay the price of the refill each time, I ended up trying this out and the beer was a lot less carbonated and more enjoyable, although they say you only have 3-4 days to drink it before it goes "bad"I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
If this is the case (and I generally agree with you) you might find it worthwhile to seek out some real ale. Real ales are stored in casks, not kegs, at cellar temp and drawn through a mechanical pump rather than gas pressure. Look for this at the bar:Show Image(http://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Bon-960x520.jpg)
The carbonation is less, and less aggressive (? Not sure how to say it right) because it's from the yeast, and not dissolved gas under pressure. They are unfiltered, and not pasteurized, so it often must come from a local producer, making it tougher to find on our half of the world.
the local breweries do a think called a growler (name may very) its a .95L glass bottle which you pay for the first time then just pay the price of the refill each time, I ended up trying this out and the beer was a lot less carbonated and more enjoyable, although they say you only have 3-4 days to drink it before it goes "bad"I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
If this is the case (and I generally agree with you) you might find it worthwhile to seek out some real ale. Real ales are stored in casks, not kegs, at cellar temp and drawn through a mechanical pump rather than gas pressure. Look for this at the bar:Show Image(http://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Bon-960x520.jpg)
The carbonation is less, and less aggressive (? Not sure how to say it right) because it's from the yeast, and not dissolved gas under pressure. They are unfiltered, and not pasteurized, so it often must come from a local producer, making it tougher to find on our half of the world.
a .95L glass bottle
you only have 3-4 days to drink it before it goes "bad"
****, your in-laws are Belgian? You're in for a treat, soon you'll never look back at this ale rubbish xD .thanks for the suggestions, my girlfriends family is belgian, maybe they can point me to some good ones.Okay, back with an update I guess. For my birthday I went to a local brewery and pizza place and had a flight of some craft beers.
Firstly, every one I tried made me think completely different about my liking for beer, they were all so much better than any storebought beer I've tried, I think the amount of carbonation in beer I'd had before was a big turnoff.
Beers I tried: (apa not ape)Show Image(http://imgur.com/gxywz59.jpg)
The porter and the IPA were my two favourites.
You've done good. There's such an incredible variety of beer out there, it's hard for me to care much about other drinks. Goes great with food, found all over the place.
If you're looking for some other beer types to try that are quite different from those, I'd suggest a wheat beer like a hefeweizen, or a farmhouse ale (Belgian) or saison. They're some of my favorites, but quite different.
However, Islay scotches are otherworldly. If you want to smell great and look good doing it, try an Ardberg or Laphroaig neat.
Strawberry daiquiris and Mudslides are goddamn delicious too, don't get man-shamed into drinking exclusively manly drinks and miss out on all those yummy sweet fancy drinks.