http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNzc7AqfmzE

DERP. No embed lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBjUNR94-sI&NR=1

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH GOD.

I almost pissed myself laughing.

Also...a fan club?
http://www.kalashnikovvodka.com/usa/usa/jointheclub.php

556 GET

what men drink.

pic related.

another real man's drink.

this concludes the three bastards.

this shit will put hair on your chest.

for when downloading illegal music isn't enough to make you feel like a pirate.

Favorite bourbon right here.

Then again, my uncle works for the Buffalo Trace Distillery, and I get lots of free stuff.

>>259
that, crown and american honey if I'm feeling light.

Crown is some classy shit.

when I'm getting hammered, a handle of Windsor and Sundrop will do just fine, though.

hai guise

y helo thar

>>261
Pshhhhh, Red Label is ok, but Black Label is where its at.

Also, here's the bottle of the Glenlivet that I'm drinking tonight.

Found it at the local Meijer for $20 - couldn't pass that deal up.

>>300
>Black Label is where its at.

Agreed, and for its price - better than Blue Label.

>>308

I prefer Red Label.

also take 1 part jagermeister, and 1 part amaretto, add to 1/2 glass of club soda and you then have DR PEPPER.

when I'm not >>259 or having some delicious Bud Light, it's this:

>>262
Yum Yum

What I was drinking last night.

How I'd like to be drinking it tonight.

>>517
BOOOBIES

>>517

I'd drink straight from those twins myself. White Russians anyone?

>>615
as opposed to black russians?

>>622
exactly

>>263
Replace with Sailor Jerry and we'll be all set

in b4 gay drink

Did someone call for a Gay Drink?

Seriously, Mount Gay is really good rum. Once you let it in past your lips and it's all deep and warm inside you, you'll really enjoy what it does to your insides. :)

>>713

The best rum in the world comes from Barbados. I'm a fan of Mt.Gay myself, however for some reason none of my local booze shops stock it anymore.

>>721

Mount Gay is awesome, but if it was my company, I'd change the name. Don't care what the Mountain is named. Mount Cleavage or Mount Rum would sell better.

>>734

I think that if you've been making the same rum for 300 years changing the name is pretty stupid when you considered that language changes constantly.

If I owned the company and someone even suggested that I should change the name because of the homosexual connotation to the word I'd have him tied down on a sunny Barbados beach and have him trampled by the company brontosaurus.

tl;dr = homophobia is one thing, you're just an idiot.

>>739

You might consider rebranding your product if your sales were down due to a negative connotation associated with and old family name. Unless of course you aren't bottling rum for profit.

Either way, it's not my homophobia that is causing the problem, since I buy their rum and strongly encourage bi-sexuality in the women around me. Its the bulk of their other customers homophobia thats the problem. Sales aren't down because their rum is bad or even priced badly, thats for sure.

Alright was going to start a new thread, but I guess this is pretty related

So I'm putting together a bug out kit and I'm thinking when the SHTF what booze do you pack for a lil comfort? (or bartering possibly)
(pic related, was my first idea)

suggestions?

>>788

For a bug out bag, I'd go with a small bottle of something you really like. Lets face it, if you're seriously into the bag then bad shit has happened and you deserve something nice.

I reward myself with Don Julio 1942 tequila, Bush Mills special reserve scotch, and other high end spirits. Unfortunately, they don't come in small bottles, so you might want to pick up a nice metal and transplant.

Personally, I'm not putting anything for barter really into my bug out bag. It only has to get me from point A to point B, alive and preferably healthy.

That's 95% by volume, by the way.

>>822

Holy shit, is that really only $12.99?

>>232>>233
WHERE DO I OBTAIN THIS

also, pic related to my addiction. This and Stolichnaya. Russian vodka FTW.

>>829

That really looks nice. I'm going to have to get a bottle of that.

>>830
About $35 for that bottle. EXTREMELY smooth.

I'm all about vodka, especially Russian vodka.
Fuckyeah.

>>831

Yep, checked the prices and the $35 range seems about right for the 1.75 liter bottle. Specs stocks it, today is payday, and I'm off to pick one up. Thanks SFU2236.

Not my hand in the pic.
Awesome vodka, very smooth.

Everclear!

>>763

My roommates used to drink the stuff a lot, they called it monkey.

It's pretty good rum, but I've since moved to Appleton V/X for my rum needs.

>>262
Fuck year! Wild Turkey!

This is the standard, but I enjoy a good scotch or vodka every now and then. Just picked up some Glenrothes Select reserve Single Malt that I'm looking forward to trying. Iceberg vodka is impossibly fantastic, and at $20 a bottle, completely worth every cent. Just tried Kettel One, and can't say I'm a big fan, but after trying Chopin no "premium" vodka will ever stack up.

Time to see the contents of a real mans liquor cabinet.

>>3358
...and his fridge.

>>3359

>>3358

oi "I drink absinthe, look a painting of the guy who went crazy and cut of his own ear from drinking the shit, i'm a REAL MAN". Grow up.

At least you have decent taste in beer, even if you drink it out of cans. Harp and Guinness are NOT at there best out of aluminum, dude.

>>3359
Cans? Really? Not a bad selection, a little narrow. But cans?

>>3378
>>3381
Eh, the Absinthe was a gift, it's not exactly a favoured drink (Frankly, it tastes exactly like the sambuca).
As for the canned Irish beers, it was a St. Patrick's day special, 8 cans and a pint glass for $10, so I'd say it was worth the investment.

>>3378

Way to fall prey to misconceptions and propaganda older than your great-great-grandparents. inBTW, he was fucking crazy from the word go.

WHERE DO I BUY KALASHKINOV VODKA AND HOW MUCH IS IT

ol english

So that's OE. I hear it's lethal with Guinness.

Whats that fucked up shit the germans make? Jagermaister?

Well some fag had the balls to put the herbs from the Jagermeister into pure potato Vodka

Died of alcohol poisoning poor soul

a fourty of OE will knock you on your ass and kick you in the nuts just for the fun of it.
Pic related. MD 2020 $2 and you've got a wonderful time in your hand

>>5066
Personally, I'll stick with the kiwi flavor.

This shit it is the best tasteing 40oz I can find n my small redneck town. Still better then most beer however so I have grown fond of it.

>>5066
>Mogen David 20/20

JEW WINE??? NO THANKS!!!

fourty five is a good year

>>5108
LEMME GET DAT MAD DOG NIGGA

i had olde english tonight because god damnit im the mother fuckin man

mmm SoCo

bump

This WILL put hair on your chest. A nice warming ~120 proof single barrel bourbon. Great with a nice cigar if I do say.

That's 100% Agave right there.

Macallan Scotch Whisky.
A Jack Daniels is fine too.

>>7807

thank god you didnt post the coffee

I won't attach pictures but I basically stick to vodka and vodka cocktails.

Mainly, Russki Standart, Stolichnaya and Absolute.

dis thred old

corona and grouse whisky

on our way...

I really am not much of a drinker, but I keep a bottle of Everclear around for utility purposes.

If you must consume it, just dilute with your non alcoholic potable of choice.

>>3358
I hate to say it but that's not proper Absinthe, it's an anise liqueur with some wormwood extract. I was most dissapointed when I found out ;_; But it's still a nice drink for a quiet evening.

>>5040
Jägermeister is awesome :3 Gotta drink it straight out the freezer though. Avoid those douchebag Jaeger bombs though, they'll fuck you up.

>>7816
A good G&T is always a good thing.

Best beer ever!

>>8101
Fixd.

>>8111 Fixd

Beer: La Fin Du Monde

Rum: Cruzan 2yr. dark rum please I don't like light rums.

Vodka: what ever is cheapest. Usually ends up being US-made "Czar Crown" for $9 for a 2ltr bottle.

>>3378
>"I drink absinthe, look a painting of the guy who went crazy and cut of his own ear from drinking the shit, i'm a REAL MAN"

Oh please, do shut up. Absinthe only caused problems because of the toxic chemicals added to cheap absinthe to enhance the green colour. Wormwood isn't psychoactive, it just causes muscle spasms in large doses.
Also, van Goch only cut off his earlobe, not his entire ear.

That said, I prefer Duplais Verte.

>>8214
studies also tend to show that the only time it will cause mental problems is at amounts when the drinker would be long dead from alcohol poisoning.

>>8214
>>8215

Studies have certainly shown that alpha-thujone (active ingredient in absinthe/wormwood) can cause convulsions in high doses, leading to death once an extremely high point is reached (~60mg/kg).

The main sticking point is that frequent and habitual use of the chemical can cause imbalances in certain chemicals; leading to insomnia, paranoia, anxiety, and even schizophrenia.

It is not responsible for any sort of hallucinations or anything similar. The desired and common effect of alpha-thujone on the brain is a sense and feeling of euphoria.

The fact that absinthe is 90% alcohol traditionally probably doesn't hurt that effect.

>>8111
Zecke :p

Multiple purposes being a great benefit to OPERATIONS and all, but alcohol... If you drink too much, you have no fuel; you use too much as fuel, you have not enough to drink.

So Halloween is coming up. Looks like I'll be getting drunk with a few (girl) friends. Any recommendations on what kind of alcohol to bring? I just got 750ml of "Maloney's Irish Cream," so I might be bringing that, but it seems more like something I'd drink at home alone after a long day. I was thinking I might get some wild turkey. Or if I go the beer route something with fliptop bottles, like Grolsh, so that I can re-use the bottles again in homebrewing endevors. As for homebrewed stuff... I just bottled a grape mead so i could take some of that... but it really hasn't aged more than about 6 months.

I am lost.

Alcohol and smokes are the only real currency. Keep two cartons of Marlboros and six plastic mickies of vodka in my bag.

Either way it is going to work out. SHTF and I have in demand trade goods or am drunk off my ass.

>>8231
Some ~$75/bottle scotch. If your (girl) friends don't like it you are probably with hanging with the wrong crowd.

>>8231
Bring something with alot of sugar in it. Most girls cant stand alcohol that tastes like alcohol. At least German ones...
But it depends on how old they are and what they are used to.

>>8231

Bring yourself a fine bottle of whisky and some coolers for the 'gina.

>>8231

When serving women, I tend to recommend fruity mixed drinks. I have to agree with the poster who said they don't like the taste of alcohol but do like sweet. I tend to stick with mixed vodka and tequila drinks. In all cases, use good alcohol; the cheap stuff just makes the chick sick and then no one has a good time.

Cosmopolitan - an awesome chick drink. I tend to go with a 1/2/4 mix of Cointreau, Vodka (citron variety for extra points), and Cranberry/Cranapple juice. Add a squeeze of lime and shake with ice. Serve in a martini glass. Increase the amount of cran juice if the girls think they're too strong.

>>8157
Fix'd

>>236
Thanks!

Glenlivet single malt 18 year Scotch whisky.

The Scotch snobs deride this as pedestrian, but they can all go to hell.

More Kalashnikov Vodka stuff at http://www.operatorchan.org/t/res/71032.html

>>713
>>>Gay Drink
>>>Once you let it in past your lips and it's all deep and warm inside you,

Stolychnia Vodka
Mccormick Irish Cream
Kamora Coffe Liqueur

Best White Russian ever.

>>232
No pic cause that would require getting up.

I have a decent selection.

1) Vodka (stoli I think).
2) Gin (Bombay)
3) Hennessy
4) Hypnotiq
5) JC Gold (Tequilla)
6) Kahlua
7) Baileys
8) Some Bacardi Rum
9) Jack Daniels.

Etc. I just like having choices. :). Much more to come in the coming months when I have more money.

Which is funny. I hardly drink.

>>8674
Belvedere is better than Stoli.

<==Why no one should ever buy absolut vodka again.

>>8705
I'll drink to that!

>>8674

That's not a white Russian.

Also, more collections!

>>8705
wait wut? why is a Swedish vodka company advocating the reconquista? is this a joke?

>>8851
Because they enjoy selling their product? Look at the text at the bottom, it's a Mexican ad. V&S Group Sweden probably had little to do with the ad, and it was created by a Mexican marketing team.

>>8705
>>8706
>>8851
>>8889
:O

"War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength."

Whiskeys I enjoy...Black Bushmills Whiskey, Powers Gold Label Whiskey(for a more everyday whiskey), SoCo every now and then, and of course Scottish whiskey can't be ignored(no particular brand I can think of)

Hennessy's cognac is a great drink, I really enjoy that from time to time

Ciders...Blackthorn cider(only drink I ever blacked out drinking, heavy stuff), Linden Village Cider(delicious), Bulmers Irish Cider, Druids Celtic Cider, and a couple more

beer...Heniken, budwiser, carlsburg, not a huge fan of beer, but I can really enjoy a cold one.

Vodka...not a fan, I only drink it when I'm drunk as shit already(which can be fun actually)

various other drinks I'm too tired to talk about, but short list, gordons gin, Jägermeister(when mixed right, don't like it striaght), a nice wine can be good, Wild Turkey and a few more I can't think of.

also cheap white wine in those 3-5 litre boxes are great for chugging if you can stomach it

Bourbon: Maker's Mark and Knob Creek

Scotch: Glenfidditch, or Laphroaige (weird name; some of the smokiest scotch I've ever had.)

Vodka: y'know, the one clear one (relax, obviousjoke is obvious)

Beer: Icehouse ('cause I like beer I can taste), PBR, Guinness

Jade Edouard for absinthe. Anyone know of any good places to order from (that ship to the US?)? The last one that I was using used private couriers or some shit; they stopped that after getting butthurt about something, I guess.

>>9773

Andrew, is that you?

That's a whole lot of empty Bulleit.

lol dis thred old

Wait holy shit is it over a year?

Best beer I've ever had in my life. Makes me miss Germany like a motherfucker (cuz they dont import to the states). Its like a sweeter corona with some tequila and it kicks like a mule.

Yeah I know its a French beer but come on, a broke ass clock is right twice a day.

>>9989
There is not a drop of Tequila in there buddy, only aroma.
Sorry for destroying your dreams. But your right, it tastes like Corona only a bit sweeter and more citrus like. Was my favourite beer for some time but you spend 2,50€ (Roughly 3,60$) for a bootle of 750ml (25 .Oz). In comparison an average beer is about 1€ (1,43$) for 1L (33,8 .Oz).

>>9989
>5.9% ABV
>kicks like a muel
wut

>>10271
I know some drinks have leaf, root or mushroom extracts which can get you whacked even with a 12% alcohol content, so it is possible

you asked for alcohol

What's this? No Navy Rum? And this being Operatorchan!

>>10477
>>3358

Also, Lambs is dicks. Woods is King, Pusser's is God-Tier.

Tried Jameson recently. Good shit.

This is my medicine.

Just got a 1985 bottle of Seagram's Canadian Whiskey from my grandparents as they are clearing out their house. I don't know much about alcohol, but would it still be good? Is it a good find? Or should I toss it out?

>>11092

DRINK IT NOW

Best straight bourbon in the low-medium price range hands down.

>>11092

Most important question: Is the bottle sealed?

>>232

>>11218
There's a lot of condensation on that bottle there, I hope you don't keep that in the fridge.....

Oldest thread on OPchan?

>>11252

I keep it in the freezer, that is some frost that developed on the outside of the bottle, after having it out for a few minutes.

Here's my choice of alcohol. The hendricks gin tastes great in gin tonic with cucumbert slices instead of lemon.

>>232

My beer of choice...

>>11268
CUCUMBER!? I must try this.
Here's my hooch of choice.

>>11265
>I keep it in the freezer.
You're missing the the point, you don't store scotch in the fridge or freezer.

Anywho, my favorite scotch that I never get to drink cuz I'm unemployed. pic related.

>>11484
Glenfiddich 12 year? Prole.

>>11511
Dude, I can't even afford 12 year half the time.

Fuck Yeah!

>>11512

Expensive tastes and limited means... can there be any greater tragedy? I think not.

>>829

Please let me know where you got a bottle that looked that nice? I have a small wet-bar set up in my house and am always looking for new additions.

>>3358


Protip: Absente isn't actual absinthe but some cheap shit they sold in America before legal absinthe began to be imported. >>3378 would have pointed that out if he wasn't busy raging for no reason. Anyway, I went through a few month when I was ordering a lot of absinthe from Germany until I realized it tasted like shit and that I had a pretty heavy drinking problem. I bought a bottle of Kubler from a liquor store a few months ago and wound up giving most of it away.

>>11744
LOL, I'm shocked that this still keeps coming up after a year. >>3358 was me before I started trip coding (and clearly needed to lurk moar). I bought that bottle of Absente when I was 18 (Canadian liquor laws FTW), and still had it three year later when I took that picture. Incidentally I've moved since then, started drinking gin and I still have that same bottle of Absente. It tastes like shitty sambuca, and I can't seem to get rid of it. So okay, to put this to rest, "absinthe is pretentious, and most of what you can buy here isn't the real deal anyhow. The real deal for that matter isn't some magical psychotropic wunderbooze, but the hype around it has cultivated this image in North American society".

>>8705
I am actually OK with that.
Also, this is what i am chugging on as we speak. The NinjaStain hearts Belgian beer.

This unfiltered wheat beer is actually pretty good stuff!

Pic related, it's pretty good stuff.

>>11827

unfiltered is good stuff.... I miss the Longtrail brewery in Vermont. If I hadn't vowed never to set foot in that commie seperatist state again I'd go and get some.

Oldest thread on the board win.

>>12168

/k/orgi apocalypse thread is older.

Woodford Reserve Bourbon Unveils World’s Most Exclusive Mint Julep Cup Honoring Jockeys

Proceeds from 99 Collectible Gold Cups to Benefit Jockey-Related Charities



Apr 15, 2009 10:00 AM CDT-Professional jockey Robby Albarado poses with the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup. (Photo: Business Wire) LOUISVILLE, Ky.– (BUSINESS WIRE) — On the first Saturday in May at the Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve bourbon will offer a one-of-a-kind tribute to jockeys with the ultimate collectible: the world’s most exclusive mint julep cup. A collection of 99 sterling silver cups plated in 24-karat gold – a select few adorned with diamonds and signed by Triple Crown®-winning jockeys Ron Turcotte, Jean Cruguet and Steve Cauthen – the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup is available for purchase online from April 13-29. Proceeds from the cups will benefit The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and The Robby Albarado Foundation.

Owners of the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup will enjoy a mint julep featuring a unique set of ingredients from around the globe: sugar cane cut and crushed by hand from Sainte Marie in the Reunion Island of France; Turkish mint grown near the Euphrates River; ice made of water from an aquifer in the wilderness of Central Norway; and a small batch of the Master Distiller’s personal selection of Woodford Reserve super-premium bourbon. The 99 gold cups will be presented on Kentucky Derby Day at one location only.



“Woodford Reserve is proud to honor jockeys as the athletes who lead the way to the finish line at the Kentucky Derby and on racetracks across the country,” said Wayne Rose, Woodford Reserve brand director. “Through the sale of these julep cups, we look forward to assisting The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and The Robby Albarado Foundation.”



New England Sterling, the official trophy maker of the Kentucky Derby, created 99 of the sterling cups plated in 24-karat gold. Each cup comes with an oak box crafted from the same wood as Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels and is lined with black satin fabric. The cups will be available for purchase and auction at www.woodfordreservemintjulep.com.

I found this website about vodka infusions last night.
http://www.infusionsofgrandeur.net/
it hasn't been updated in a while, but it's pretty funny. I really want to make cinnamon vodka now. And ginger, and jalapeno.

vodka screwdriver

martini for two

sake

I never liked this stuff.

gin and tonic

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey.

Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon.

Canadian Club 30 Year Aged Whiskey.

[Down Under] by Crane Lake.

Dalmore 15 year, Gran Reserve, King Alexander III Scotch whisky.

Sailor Jerry

This rum has, not only more flavor and alcoholic content than Captain Morgan, but also a lower price. In addition to such, the brand was named after a grizzled Naval sailor who traveled the United States practicing his skills as a tattoo-artist.

Every label has a photograph of him smoking his pipe, along with a tattoo of a sexy Hawaiian lady.

>>9000
feels good man.

>>12583

This gentleman knows what he is talking about.

My liquor collection includes...
Pernod pastis
Ricard pastis
Forty Creek rye
Canadian Club Premium rye
Royal Reserve rye
Jim Beam bourbon
Phillips Union rye/bourbon blend
Phillips Union Cherry rye/bourbon blend
Phillips Union Vanilla rye/bourbon blend
Ballantines blended scotch
Lagavulin 16 scotch
Glenfiddich 15 scotch
Tanqueray gin

Can you tell I loves me some whiskey? Unfortunately, I'm one of few Canadians that truly loves and appreciates pastis, a French herbal anise liqueur; when water is added it hyper-emulsifies, turns cloudy and makes a delicious hot weather beverage.

Load up on more booze.

Jameson Irish Whiskey line-up.

Mata Hari absinthe ritual.

vodka & caviar

Absolut Bling-bling.

Yeni Raki Arak.
This licorice-tasting aniseed booze (sort of like that punishing Greek ouzo stuff) is... an acquired taste.
Is clear, but turns cloudy and milky in water.

Spaten Munich Oktoberfest

>>12852
Where can I procure some of those badass mugs?

I'm just emptying a bottle of this great whisky.

>>12884
Wow, I just emptied a bottle of Laphroaig...
Down the sink! Feh! Terrible, harsh garbage!

Kidding, of course! Marvelous stuff, but can be quite pricey:

Laphroaig® 25 Year Old 2008 – Laphroaig 25 Year Old makes its U.S. debut revealing the remarkable result 25 years of aging in the finest Oloroso Sherry and American Oak casks has on the world’s most distinctive malt. The whisky is a rare combination of bold peat flavor spiced with sweet sherry notes and rich oaky undertones. Creamy, smooth, full of character and complexity, the marriage of woods intertwines to form a perfectly balanced unity. Bottled in 2008 at cask strength (51.2% ABV), Laphroaig 25 Year Old brilliantly fuses two different styles into a single, remarkable experience. Suggested retail price: $499.99. http://intoxicologist.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/rare-limited-edition-whiskies-offer-alternative-investment-opportunities-for-those-looking-to-revitaliz
e-their-spirits-portfolio/

Pic: Laphroaig Isle of Islay single malt 25 year old Scotch whisky. http://www.operatorchan.org/s/res/7834.html#i8521

Pic: Laphroaig Isle of Islay single malt 10 year old Scotch whisky.

Laphroaig stills.

Barrels at Laphroaig.

Laphroaig tasting line-up.

Laphroaig 10 year.

Zounds! I want some!

Whisky Tasting Wheel taken from Whisky Magazine.

Something to have with steak or fish & chips.

Britain's first fish and chip shop opened in London in 1860.
A year later, the American Civil War broke out.
Coincidence?
I think not!

I like Scotch whiskey with oysters.

Try it!

OK, gonna dump some oyster stuff.

Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) from the Marennes-Oléron basin in France.

pearls being removed from oysters

Oysters, opened, ready for consumption, raw.

Oysters served on ice and with a piece of lemon on the side.

Fried oyster with egg and flour in Singapore.

Yet more oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on a market in Lyon.

Belon oysters at Belon river, France.

Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) from Marennes-Oléron.

Green oyster (huître verte) harvested in France.

Oyster at Etta's in Seattle.

Oyster at Merle in Lyon, Les Halles de Lyon (now called Les Halles Bocuse), France.

Hank's Oyster Bar happy hour.

Now back to booze.

Irish Whiskeys.

Canadian whiskies.

Various Scotch Whiskies. From left: Whisky Galore Single Malt (Speyside), Mortlach Single Malt (Speyside), Glen Moray Single Malt (Speyside), Laphroaig Single Malt (Islay), Talisker Single Malt (Skye), Glenfiddich Single Malt (Highland), Chivas Regal Blend (Highland), J&B Blend.

Whisky Sour.

Ingredients: 4cl Bourbon Whisky 2cl lemon juice 1cl sugar

Irish Coffee.

Making of Irish coffee on Coffee Right in Brno, Czech Republic.

>>8674

Correction.

Vanilla Absolute
Cream
French Vanilla Kahlua

Best White Russian

I tried barleywine for the first time today and it was... different. Heavy barley flavor but sweet and a serious kick (11% ABV). The appearance of barleywine can range from light, cloudy to black opaque.

Barleywine is a beer style of strong ale originating in England. A barley wine typically reaches an alcohol strength of 8 to 12% by volume and is brewed from specific gravities as high as 1.120. It is called a barley wine because it can be as strong as wine; but since it is made from grain rather than fruit, it is, in fact, a beer.

Most barley wines range in colour from amber to deep reddish-browns, though until the introduction of Whitbread Gold Label in the 1950s, British barley wines were always dark in colour. All are rich and full-flavored.

Writer Michael Jackson referred to a barley wine by Smithwick's thus: "This is very distinctive, with an earthy hoppiness, a wineyness, lots of fruit and toffee flavours." He also noted that its original gravity is 1.062. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine

Anyone tried bourbon barrel aged beer?
It's good, but seasonal and hard to come by, and when you do find it, it will probably be expensive (at least a lot more than Mickey's Big Mouth).

- Allagash Curieux ale aged in oak bourbon barrels.

Stone Vertical Epic.
When you're nearly unconscious and your head is slumped on its side on the bar, you can still read the bottle!

Hooker’s Old Marley Barley Wine

http://www.brainardbrewing.com/blog/?p=126

Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine

Stone Brewing Co. media art page:
http://www.stonebrew.com/mediaart/

- Stone Levitation Ale Sixpack.

Stone Smoked Porter Bottle.

Stone Ruination IPA Bottle and Pint.

Arrogant Bastard Ale Pint.

Arrogant Bastard Ale Specialty Glass.

Stone Imperial Russian Stout.

Soft and Stinky Cheese Plate with Beer.

More food with your beer!

Spicy Almond Crusted Tilapia.

BBQ Duck Tacos and Beer Samples.

BBQ Duck Tacos.

More BBQ Duck Tacos!

Orange Peel Beef Stir-Fry.

Beer Float.

Not root beer float, but beer with ice cream.

>>13453
I had a Framboise Lambic float with vanilla bean ice cream once. shit was so delicious

>>13458
Framboise (from the French for raspberry) or Frambozenbier (Dutch) is a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries.

Framboise Lambic – Malt Beverage with Raspberries added , Brouwerij Lindemans’ (Vlezenbeek, Belgium), 750mL, 2.5% ABV

Bottle Description:

Lindemans Framboise is a lambic made from local barley, unmalted wheat, and wild yeast. After spontaneous fermentation raspberries are added creating a secondary fermentation and yielding a beer of exceptional flavor and complexity. http://roaring20somethings.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/the-more-you-know-about-beer-lindemans-framboise-lambic/

The fruity taste and low alcohol have relegated these Framboise beers as "chick beers."

Here's Lindeman's Apple Lambic:

Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and herbs were used to season beers. The clean, bright aroma and flavor of apples melds beautifully with the complex tartness of lambic. Smooth, light body with the fresh flavor of real apples and a light green-apple tartness.

Color: Glowing Gold.

Taste: Perfect with rich cream sauces, hearty soups, aromatic cheeses and spicy cuisine - supremely refreshing. Serve in flute-shaped Lambic glasses at 38-41 degrees F.

Serve cold at 2-3 degrees Celsius. http://www.hidemyipaddress.org/browse.php/Oi8vd3d3/LmxpbmRl/bWFucy5i/ZS9zdGFy/dC9hcHBs/ZS9lbj9Q/SFBTRVNT/SUQ9NjA4/Njg5NWU4/ODhlNjFm/Y2E2NGEx/MDA5OTkw/
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Oud Beersel.

>>13458
That sounds awesome. I just tried New Glarus' framboise, it was great. They also have a cherry one which might be even better.

>>13461
>The fruity taste and low alcohol have relegated these Framboise beers as "chick beers."

No shit. It's beer for people who don't like beer.
Like Hoegaarden, which isn't regarded as beer either.

You need to focus on trappisten and triples, Bat!

>>13488

MMMMMM.... Chimay....

I can't drink beer anymore because it's murder on my arthritis, but when I'm willing to risk it, that's what I crave.

>>13535
The Chimay Brewery ("Bières de Chimay") is a Belgian brewery founded inside Scourmont Abbey, in the Belgian municipality of Chimay in 1862. The brewery produces three widely distributed ales and a patersbier exclusively for the monks; they are known as Trappist beers because they are made in a Trappist monastery. The brewing plant was updated in 1988, and as of 2005 produced 120,000 hectolitres annually.

Since 1876 the monastery has also made cheese, and currently offers four cheeses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimay_Brewery

Pic: The four varieties of Chimay Trappist beer. In the customary Chimay glass is the Chimay blue. The rightmost (Dorée) is only normally available at the monastery or its associated inn.

>>13535

medical ignorance here... wouldn't booze make arthritis feel better?

Chimay is a revered Belgium brewery that dates to 1862, when Cistercian Trappist monks began producing beer and cheese to sustain the order, employ locals and generate money for their charitable foundations.

Chimay Castle, the château of the princes of Chimay.

Scourmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont) is a Trappist monastery on the Scourmont plateau, in the village of Forges which is part of Chimay in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey is famous for its spiritual life, and the Chimay Brewery which it runs, one of the few Trappist breweries.

Life in the abbey is characterised by prayer, reading and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life.

There are currently seven monasteries of the Trappist order in the Netherlands and Belgium that brew beer. No one else is allowed to label their beers Trappist – you’ll see a lot of “Trappist-style” beers around, which is all well and good, but no monk touched those and the profits probably aren’t supporting monks or charities.

The Trappists are an offshoot of the Cistercians, a Catholic order that emphasizes self-sufficiency and manual labor. Also known as Cistercians of the Strict Observance, the order originated at the abbey of Le Trappe in France in 1664, when the abbot there decided that Cistercians in general were becoming too liberal.

There used to be Trappist breweries all over France and Belgium, but the French Revolution and the two World Wars pretty much took care of all the French breweries. Trappists aren’t the only monks who brew beer, but they’ve definitely been the most active brewers throughout their history.

There are currently seven active Trappist breweries: Chimay, Orval, Westvleteren, Rochefort, Westmalle, Achel and Koningshoeven. They generally produce ales in three different strengths – single, dubbel, and tripel – but the ABV of the different beers isn’t all that precise. While Chimay is probably the most well-known of the Trappist beers in the United States, this author urges you to try pretty much any of the ales from Westmalle if you haven’t already. http://edukatorz.com/tag/alcohol/

Chimay beer & cheese at Auberge Poteaupre.

Chimay is very good, but expensive.

Belgium Classic Ale Chimay

Alcohol content 7%,8%, & 9% respectively.

Enjoy it in the custom glass, available with the 3 Ales as a gift pack I got from my uncle.

>>13548
>Chimay is very good, but expensive.

Really?

Buying it in a pub here will be about 3 to 3.5 euros. Buying it at a supermarket is obviously much cheaper though.

The same price range for Duvel & Karmeliet which were also in my picture.

As for your mention of Westmalle, it'll do but as a trappist it's not all that good. The best is Westvleteren (triple), but that's hard to find, even in Belgium.

Here is a pic of my liquor cabinet. The wife made me move my booze so I decided to snap a pic. At the time of picture, I am out of Brandy, Whiskey, and Gin. There are some other bottles I need to round out the bar such as Vermouth and Triple Sec but I have been to lazy to buy.

I'm not an alcohol snob like some people here are pretending to be. My goal was to have a full bar that wasn't completely shit tier. Its getting close.

>>13750
Most of that shit is for the wife or friends that come over. My baby, is pic related. Or, sadness related.

Fuck it. Might as well take a pic of my beer fridge while I'm at it. This is open for ridicule. You can argue lack of taste, but I am going to counter with drinkablility.

>>13754

I used to piss all over Bud Light, finding it sorely wanting in flavor and finish; but I've actually gotten to like it over the last few years. Thank my ex-bo'sun mate broski.

>>13757
Budweiser has actually improved this past decade.

It used to be really vile. "headache beer".

>>13767
You think its because the Belgians took hold of it?

An old photo with a little of something for everyone. In this fridge:

Smirnoff, Saranac IPA, Yuengling, Guiness Extra Stout, Long Trail Blackberry Wheat, Rock Art Magnumus ete Tomahawkus EXTREME, Sammichlaus, Stella Artois, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Heineken

This is a fridge at a camp on a lake... there was also a diverse liquor cabinet.

>>13768
Dont know, dont really care.

My default beers tend to come from Canada anyhow.

The Blue Floyd:
Blue Curacao, clear Stolichnaya Vodka (or a clear rum), add ice (optional), and garnish with a comb.

I went in a bar and the bartender was asking for interesting cocktails. If he liked them, he would make one for half price. I remembered a gag from Mystery Science Theater 3000 where they made a Blue Floyd cocktail, inspired from the tall jars of Barbicide that disinfected combs in barber shops and Floyd the barber on the old Andy Griffith Show.

Barbicide is a translucent blue disinfectant solution manufactured by King Research. It was invented in 1947 by Maurice King. It is used in barber shops and hair salons to disinfect items such as combs and scissors.

Anyone know of any good blue drinks?

Howard McNear as barber Floyd Lawson on the Andy Griffith Show.

>>15621
ADIOS MOTHER FUCKER
Adios Mother Fucker (A.M.F.) Ingredients 1/2 oz Vodka 1/2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Light Rum 1/2 oz Triple Sec Sweet and Sour Mix Float of Blue Curacao

Pour the vodka, gin, rum, and triple sec into a glass with ice. Fill with sweet and sour and add the float of Blue Curacao. Garnish Lemon Wedge and Cherry

You could add 1/2 oz of tequila if you like

>>15621
Jellyfish cocktail

>>15626
1.5 oz vodka
i.5 oz blue curacao
1.5 oz white sambuca
.5 oz cream
1. fill highball with ice. add the vodka
2. carefully add the curacao avoiding mixing it too much with the vodka
3. add the sambuca the same as the curacao
4. float the cream over the top so it dosent mix with the drink, only swirls, might have to use a spoon like with a black and tan.
5. PROFIT

http://www.kalashnikovplc.co.uk/media_downloads.asp
THE KALASHNIKOV JOINT STOCK VODKA COMPANY (1947) PLC corporate website. For information about the vodka product itself, please visit www.kalashnikovvodka.com

Pic: Kalashnikov Vodka, military strength (82 proof).

Lieutenant General Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, Hero of the Soviet Union, with his own Kalashnikov Vodka.

He never made any real money on the guns.

That's the lot for the designers for State Industries.

Kalashnikov Vodka board of directors.

Vodka Museum, Mandrogi, Russia.

Absolut vodka family.

Starka Vodka, Lithuania.

But what to serve with the drinks?
Appetizers and hors d'oeuvres!

Antipasto Platter - of smoked salmon, smoked chicken buried somewhere, roast beef, pate, cabana sausage, brie-style cheese cheddar-style goats milk cheese, Jensen's Red washed rind cheese, olives, tapenade, rocket pesto around the back, and tomato chutney peeking out.

Hors d'oeuvres at a Romanian banquet.

A plate of Mezes (Metzes) in Petra, Jordan; Arab hors d'oeuvres.

Pu-pu platter American-Chinese-Polynesian style hors d'oeuvres.

A favorite appetizer is tortilla chips, salsa, and guacamole.

Bacon lollipops - bacon and pecan covered cheese-balls-on-a-stick.

Typical Carinthian "Brettljause", composed of different kinds of cold meat, horseradish, hard-boiled egg, meat paste, vegetables, butter and curd cheese.

Canapés.

Canapé Sertanejo

Cocktail Spits: A fast and delicious way to feed sudden guests. This recipe became popular for cocktail parties during the 1960s.

coldcuts

More appetizers, aka hors d'oeuvres or finger food.

Ants on a Log - celery, peanut butter, tahini, cashew butter, almonds, and raisins.

Peanut butter on celery is a good snack to give to kids.

A platter of Kirkland Signature turkey & swiss rollers from Costco.

Mixed platter of celery, carrot, cucumber, cheddar cheese, kabana and Chris' spicy capsicum dip.

Greek aperitif, Ouzo and grilled octopus.

Picada cordobesa - Argentina

Pikilia, an assortment of Greek appetizers.

Tri-colored polenta topped with beef.

Teeny tiny sandwiches.

Antipasti are cocktail snacks or appetizers originating in Italy. Generally, they are served before that the main dish.

Antipasti - salumi e formaggio.
Salami, prosciutto and cheese. From restaurant Casa Nova, Bethlehem, Palestine.

Antipasto Misto Con Bruschette

Antipasto al Italiana

Modern Charcuterie display

various pâtés and terrines

Carpaccio cipriani

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Egg_Roll

Turkish Meze Plate

Pinchos morunos - Madrid, Spain.

Pinchos of Bermeo´s old port

Pimientos de piquillo rellenos de guacamole y bonito.

Well, I seemed to have strayed a bit into appetizers and small food to have with drinks.

Here's more Kalashnikov Vodka, military strength (82 proof).