Kevin's Watch

I'm actually amazed! I assumed beer had been around for many centuries. I wouldn't have been at all surprised if I'd learned it was a couple thousand years old.

Cag: This is the mead I drank in college.

Fist and Faith wrote:I'm actually amazed! I assumed beer had been around for many centuries. I wouldn't have been at all surprised if I'd learned it was a couple thousand years old.

To be clear, while Guiness as a brand is only 250 years old, beer has been around for quite a bit longer, with written records that are 4,000 years old and archeologic evidence that dates back to 7,000 BC.

The word Stout has been used since about 1671 to describe the style of beer that Guiness embodies.

CovenantJr wrote: A few years ago a colleague introduced me to orange juice as a mixer for gin. That's the way I usually drink it now.

I'll leave you to it. *shudder*

--A

Savor Dam wrote:The word Stout has been used since about 1671 to describe the style of beer that Guiness embodies.

Not to mention the bodies of those who drink it.

wayfriend wrote:

Savor Dam wrote:The word Stout has been used since about 1671 to describe the style of beer that Guiness embodies.

Not to mention the bodies of those who drink it.

I resemble that remark...

Aww, I missed this celebratory day.

Long live beer! Long live Guinness!

We were actually in a pub in Dublin a mile or so from St. James Gate. Tom Jones was singing across the street from us, and Ron Wood was playing in a shop window down the block. Really cool experience.

^nice, Cail!

I agree with Covjr, Strongbow is indeed the Coca-cola of ciders. But is Coke that bad? You know what you're getting, anyway!

Scrumpy Jack is nice though. Proper 'scrumpies' (traditional ciders) tend to be rather dangerous, and regular supply of particular brands can be hard to find. (By dangerous, I mean high alcohol content up to about 8.5% and can be very rough on the tummy. Also, some are incredibly ...innocuous?...as in, don't taste very alcoholic but ARE!)

I'm with Av on the gin and tonic - it's got to be one of the most refreshing drinks there is. Bombay Sapphire gin, served with lots of ice and a fresh (fizzy) tonic water, a slice of lime rubbed around the rim of glass and gently squeezed before added to the glass. I used to drink the occasional gin and bitter lemon. Gin+girl can be scary though!

Stonemaybe wrote:Scrumpy Jack is nice though. Proper 'scrumpies' (traditional ciders) tend to be rather dangerous, and regular supply of particular brands can be hard to find. (By dangerous, I mean high alcohol content up to about 8.5% and can be very rough on the tummy. Also, some are incredibly ...innocuous?...as in, don't taste very alcoholic but ARE!)

You make it sound like that's a bad thing, but it's not!

Stonemaybe wrote:Gin+girl can be scary though!

I may not entirely understand, but would respond that it depends both upon the Gin, and to a greater extent upon the Girl.

Stonemaybe wrote:I'm with Av on the gin and tonic - it's got to be one of the most refreshing drinks there is. Bombay Sapphire gin, served with lots of ice and a fresh (fizzy) tonic water, a slice of lime rubbed around the rim of glass and gently squeezed before added to the glass. I used to drink the occasional gin and bitter lemon. Gin+girl can be scary though!

Does she also need to be rubbed around the rim of the glass and squeezed gently?

Maybe I should qualify that! I know a few girls who ....how do I put this?????..... they can drink any other alcohol and experience normal effects, but for some reason, gin induces psychotic episodes!

Stonemaybe wrote:

Maybe I should qualify that! I know a few girls who ....how do I put this?????..... they can drink any other alcohol and experience normal effects, but for some reason, gin induces psychotic episodes!

hmm...
*thinking I may just give a gin and tonic a go sometime*

The problem for me is I like neither separately, though I love seltzer water. So though I know a gin and tonic is a classic cocktail, I have never tried one.

I assume the mixer must be tonic for the proper blend? Seltzer wouldn't do?

*still thinking this should be in The Galley*
forum pimp!

Has to be tonic water.

--A

Avatar wrote:Has to be tonic water.

--A

For serious. I am not a liquor drinker, but I can down some gin and tonics; not to mention some crown and diets. It's how I survive my family during the holidays.