OT: Whatcha Drinkin' II: Another Round!

[Unsustainable]

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Hiruzta Txakolina. Gotta be the best white wine I've ever had.

Aww hell yeah. The Basque shit is the best shit. There was an event here in Durham for a few years called Txakolifest, and we went every year and bought a shit ton of Basque wines and ciders. Good times.

 

[hockeynjune]

Bailey's and coffee on the porch watching the snow.

 

[Unsustainable]

Johnnie Walker

 

[Stubu]

I've HAD Dirt Wolf. Very crisp, yet light for a double IPA.

Why is Indian Pale Ale so popular? I just never got it. Pretty good, but so what?

 

[Stubu]

it is like drinking delicious rocket fuel

If you're into hard launches, Finnish Salmiakki booze is right up your alley. It's not a vodka but a viina, rather, mixed with the apotechary Salmiakki, and blows your mind. It's the next best thing to Absinthe.

 

[Stubu]

Bailey's and coffee on the porch watching the snow.

One more vote for Bailey's creamy stuff and enhanced coffees on the porch watching a snow storm. Good stuff.

 

[Unsustainable]

Picked up some Highland Park Twisted Tattoo 16 today. Haven’t tried it yet, but sounds promising.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Unsustainable]

Crystal Skull Vodka and RedBull type of evening. Started with a clear, have to stick with it.

This will be a marathon drinking night for me, I have some brains to kill

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

A holiday surprise. My favorite beer is New Belgium 1554, but they stopped selling it around here 4-5 years ago, so I haven't been able to find it. I was in Mebane and stopped at a Lowes food when, what to my wondering eyes should appear, 6 six-packs of New Belgium 1554 beer.

I don't drink much beer these days so a single six pack will probably last me a month, but I bought all they had so should be set for some time.

 

[LakeLivin]

A holiday surprise. My favorite beer is New Belgium 1554, but they stopped selling it around here 4-5 years ago, so I haven't been able to find it. I was in Mebane and stopped at a Lowes food when, what to my wondering eyes should appear, 6 six-packs of New Belgium 1554 beer.

I don't drink much beer these days so a single six pack will probably last me a month, but I bought all they had so should be set for some time.

Have you had one yet? Doesn't beer have a shelf life? Calling @DaveG

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Have you had one yet? Doesn't beer have a shelf life? Calling @DaveG

I just popped one open.

To be clear, the beer isn't "old", they still produce it. The bottle I opened has a May 2023 "best by" date. It's just the distribution in the Raleigh/Durham area stopped 4-5 years ago. (that's what Total Wine told me). Apparently, it's being distributed in the Mebane area though, which I just learned.

 

[DaveG]

seems odd since that was one of their staples for a while

 

[MinJaBen]

I just popped one open.

To be clear, the beer isn't "old", they still produce it. The bottle I opened has a May 2023 "best by" date. It's just the distribution in the Raleigh/Durham area stopped 4-5 years ago. (that's what Total Wine told me). Apparently, it's being distributed in the Mebane area though, which I just learned.

I go to Mebane just to get Smithfield’s Brunswick stew. Easy enough drive.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

seems odd since that was one of their staples for a while

I thought so to, but apparently there's a bigger market for Voodoo Ranger and other beers (according to the guy at Total Wine)

 

[DaveG]

I thought so to, but apparently there's a bigger market for Voodoo Ranger and other beers (according to the guy at Total Wine)

Yeah, I can definitely see that, though TBH the Voodoo Ranger line does nothing for me for the most part. There's better IPAs that I can easily get in the Triangle or here in Winston. I much preferred the Belgian-style offerings that they built around.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

1554 is excellent. I see it in a mix pack from time to time but can’t remember the last time I came across it by itself.

 

[skipnjump]

Saying good bye to the Christmas holiday by drinking Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Peppermint Porter. It's pretty minty and is definitely a dessert Porter.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

1554 is excellent. I see it in a mix pack from time to time but can’t remember the last time I came across it by itself.

The guy at Lowes in Mebane said they carry it there regularly. He said the distributor in that area carries it so other stores around Mebane should have it as well. It's never here in the Raleigh area, except as you said, in a mix pack from time to time.

 

[BrindAmours Army]

I'll be going to Feis Ile this year and cannot wait. We'll unfortunately have to miss Ardbeg day (we're leaving the island on the 31st) but really hoping Laphroaig and/or Lagavulin have a more limited release this year.

Going to try and snag any limited Bowmore release, as well as anything Dramfool has.

Whether I'm able to get any of the limited releases or not, it will be great to pick up some bottles that aren't stocked in NC. Just wish we could fly back with as many as we'd like!

 

[sheriff bart]

Was given this yesterday. Nice peach tinge to it. Smooth right out of the jar

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Peach water?

 

[Lempo]

Yesterday night the situation was emerging to become bad. My spouse asked me to repeat it twice when I told her that it's actually the last of our coffee that I was just in process of putting into our Moccamaster. It was very close that I hadn't to rush for the store to secure some for morning.

The salvation came in two parts:

1) our coffee house working daughter visited us during Christmas and half-jokingly brought us a slightly water-damaged pouch of coffee beans that they couldn't use for business, and

2) this bad boy which still grinds the bean just like the day it was brought to our house 19 years ago:

 

[sheriff bart]

Peach water?

Yeah