Welcome to the Drinkers Den
 

Now, I understand that we have a lot of recovering alcoholics here at the TFP and I wish you the best of luck in your travels of sobriety because God only knows that if I had the will-power I would be right there with you.

But. That is a thread for the rest of us that drink to our little, cold hearts desire. I know I have friends in this. RedRavin enjoys a good pint of Guinness every once and a while and I know you cats from Australia drink like fish. With a worldwide forum like this we are bound to find people to share our best drinking stories with and our best drinks with. I only write this after a shit day and four glasses of Dewers 18 Year. At this point I need to know that I’m not drinking alone.


Tell us your drink of choice… and your best pub. And just like in the Smokers Den please refrain from telling me why I shouldn’t drink… I know it’s gonna kill me faster than a bullet. I know it’s gonna make my liver into a small black rock. I wanna hear some great stories… Please share.

last night I got drunk on an empty stomach, smoked a little pot in the back room of the bar, stumbled out, found an alley, threw up all over myself, and eventually shit my pants. the only thing missing was a hot chick to do it all in front of. is that a great story?

note to self: remember to eat supper.

Crown City Brewery, Pasadena. A "Pasadena Brewing Company' just opened a few days ago - I'll have to investigate and file a report.

beer: McEwan's, Guinness, Gordon Biersch Marzen

wine: mostly reds; I have a weakness for Chilean wineries, particularly those of the Lontue and Maipo Valleys

vodka: Charodei, hands-down. Luksusowa and Tall Blonde are high on the list, too. More accessible: Belvedere and Chopin will do in a pinch.

rum - Ron Zacapa Centenario. Nothing finer. A sippin' rum, if you will - I wouldn't even dream of mixing this with anything. That's what the Captain is for.

tequila: Tres Generaciones, Cazadores and Cabo Wabo, in that order.

scotch: Glenmorangie 18 is my favorite, but there are a bunch I really like. I'm one of the weirdos who even likes the peet-i-ness of Laphroaig (aka lap-frog)

Drink of choice? Depends on what I'm doing. Always like a Jack & coke as a default. Even better if they have some Single Barrel around.

I like to kick back with a nic cold Low Down Brown, or a bottle of Lindemans (everything they make is good), or, if I am splurging, an exquisite gin and tonic made w/ Tangueray 10 Gin (best ever, nice and spicy).

BTW, a bottle of Lindemans usually only runs about seven dollars, and is better than many 20 dollar bottles of wine. I like their Merlot and Shiraz the best.

Oh yeah; stories.

Seattle, December '98. Laurie's brother Bob is there to visit a girl he met river rafting, we go along to hang out, have fun and see the Bruins @ Huskies game. So, the girl's friends get us tix to the game - turns out they're U-Dub alumni and they giev us their alumni seats because they're not going in anyway - they want to do the tailgate thing in the parking lot. Fine by us. (great game, btw - Cade McNown's last game as a Bruin and we kicked their ASS, which was awesome being the only Bruins in a sea of U-Dub purple)

So, we're shuttling back and forth from our seats to their RV a number of times during the game. They got us the tickets... may as well spend some time with them right? Besides, they have the bbq going out there... and we're drinking the whole time. Beer inside at the game, beer out at the RV... all afternoon. Game's over, we go hang out with them indefinitely... cheap vodka starts flowing and they start making sloppy joe's.

The next 4-5 hours of my life is missing. I heard some stories, though.

I think the most colorful was the group trying to enter a club that evening. Apparently, right after we walked in, the bouncer approached and asked us to leave. Laurie began to argue with the guy and he said (pointing to me), "he's already had too much to drink." I guess she was half-holding me up at that point. She said, "no really, don't worry... he's drinking nothing but water the rest of the night; we're just dragging him around with us." I guess the bouncer paused a couple beats, gave a heavy sigh and said, "do you know he just threw up on your back?"

See, it was December. In Seattle. Cold. Everyone had heavy jackets on and me being kinda slumped over her... well, that's just where I was aimed at the time, I guess.

Mind you, I only know this in story from the other people there. I cannot vouch for the events personally.

I woke up about 9:30 that night, face down on one of our hotel beds, my head hanging off and a trash can directly under my head. I sit up and say, "I'm hungry - let's go get some pizza." She doesn't want to drive, so I do. I was completely fine. Too funny.

At the time, I remember thinking, "note to self: you threw up on her directly and she's still speaking to you. No, she's laughing about it with you. Marry this one."

When I go to my local its Guinness.
If I go to clubs its cider and then onto the vodlka.
At home its the odd glass of whiskey straight, either Paddys or a Jemmie

not all that many really down in the l.a. county

hmm any good places out there to recommend Donkeypuncher around LA and stuff? I see you're from pasadena and thats fairly close

I hear you WK.

My drink of choice is a little tipple known as Bundaberg Rum. Now 'Bundy' wouldn't be known anywhere else, but over here it's huge. It's made in Bundaberg, Queensland, from sugar (as there is shitloads of it up there). It's bloody strong, and an aquired taste, but fuck it's good...

If I'm having a beer with the boys i'll go for some 'Cascade Premium'. Made in the small island state of Tasmania, where family trees are shaped like circles, it's a fucken great drop.

If i'm kicking back in a pub somewhere, i'll go for a Carlton. It's the stock standard pub beer here and not too bad (ie. It wont rip your taste buds off).

I think i might just grab a Cascade now, you put me in the mood for one World's King...

Politics of Beer - My Platform
 

Preference
Malt Liquor: Steele Reserve 211
Classic 40: Olde English 800
Beer: Heineken, Becks, Yuengling.
Beer Size: 22/24oz
Pitcher of: Long Island Iced Tea
Beer and Fruit: Corona and Lemon/Lime

Stance on Key Issues
40oz Beer: Wrong and misleading.
Beer with Dinner: It's a head start.
Kegs of Cheap Beer: "This party is even more awsome cause it's free!"
Fruity Malt Beverages (Mike's *whatever*): If you give me one, i will drink it.
Any Alcoholic Beverage: See above.

Personal Bests
1 - Beer: ~5 seconds
3/4 - 40oz: ~2 minutes
Shots (in 1 Night): Don't Remember

Preference
Beer: Mostly cheap lager, but that's because most of my drinking these days involves a quick one after work. If it's a long session it has to be bitter - usually Tetleys.
Wine: Red, generally shiraz. No particular label, but I do like the spicy Australians (Banrock, Lindeman's etc)
Whisky: Teaching myself about single malts.

Personal bests
Actually the feat I'm most proud of was staying sober one New Year's Eve.
Drinking stories are only good before the hangover.

I find myself drinking less and less nowadays. But when I do partake, I prefer Corona beer, or any good cider. Woodpecker is my favorite, overseas I drink Strongbow. I don't like much hard liquor, but if we're doing shots gimme a Goldschlager. I did so many shots of that back in college that I could probably shit a gold nugget.

-Mikey

Cap'n and Coke for me. Wherever, and basically whenever (If driving isn't involved).

A friend and myself would kill a bottle of Silver Spiced Captain Morgan a night when I was forced to stop smoking pot because of the law. One night in a drunken stupor I took off my pants and this girl drew a big penis on my ass. I took my belt off and pretended that I was whipping her with it and then quickly put the belt on (after pulling my pants back up of course). Somehow I made it home and took off my shoes, socks, pants, and shirt and jumped into bed. I woke up the next morning and walked by my mirror in the bathroom and had nothing on but boxers and...my belt. At the time I didn't know how it happened and then when I was about to jump in the shower I noticed a big penis drawn on my ass..again..I didn't know what happened. Later that night, about halfway through another bottle, my friend popped in a videotape of my antics from the night before and I saw how it all happened. Good Times Good Times.

i wrote out my best drinking story as an essay once, ill try and find it then edit this post to it

I wouldn't say I'm much of an alcoholic, and haven't really defined any tastes for myself when it comes to alcohol yet, but the occasional abuse of alcohol sure can be a fun thing.

First we'll start with preferences:

Beer:
New Belgium Brewing Company (Ft. Collins, CO) (makers of Fat Tire, Blue Paddle, Abbey Ale, and so on, haven't had a New Belgium beer that I haven't liked).
Bristol Brewing Company (Colorado Springs, CO) (Mass Transit ale, Laughing Lab and so on).

Canned Beer (for outdoor adventures, and not having to pack glass back with me)
Pabst Blue Ribbon. Being from Colorado everyone here thinks I should drink Keystone, or Coors, or one of those awful tasting beers, but I can't stand them, I can drink Pabst like a fish for some reason though? So, Pabst is my beer of choice in such situations (ie. rafting/camping, rally racing events). Otherwise I'll stick with bottled brew.

Mixed Drink of choice
Long Island Iced Tea, or Margharita (Margs are more during dinner drink for me).

As for specific hard liquor variety, haven't really picked and choosed the kinds I really like, still just in the if it's around I'll drink it stage.

Wines
Generally like reds, so far Pastiche is one of my favorites, although my wine tasting hasn't really taken me very far.

Interesting alcoholic story, let's talk about my 21st birthday.

I had gotten four hours of sleep, and got up at lunch time to go to a local restaraunt/brewery (Il Vicino) where one of my friends is the brewmaster. Ordered some food, and he ordered me a round. I go to this place often, and tip rather well, so when the servers found out it was my 21st birthday, they each bought me a round, plus the rounds my friends bought me, by the time I was done I had probably tasted every brew they made at that place, 6-7 glasses within an hour or so.

I felt fine, definitely tipsy, and as I was leaving, and thanking everyone in the restaraunt (being the drunk jackass on a workday afternoon in the middle of downtown during lunch hour). Shortly after leaving the restaraunt I vomitted in the middle of the street, yet kept walking, sure that was a pretty sight for people at the end of their lunch.

So, wandered around a little bit more, stocked up on alcohol for the night, and went and got a few hours of sleep to get ready for really getting loaded that evening.

That night, went bar hopping with 3 or 4 good friends, got free beers/shots at every bar I went to yelling it was my 21st birthday, finally made it from the south end of downtown to the north end at a bar called Tony's, not sure how many shots I had at that bar, but they gave me two free ones, and each of my friends say they orderd me shots, and the finisher was the hardest shot on the house (not sure what was in it, but there were three nasty beasties of alcohol). Slammed that down, and shortly after found myself puking in the urinal of the bar. Everything beyond this point is through the stories of my friends.

After that we headed to a strip bar, I claimed to be doing great, although I kept walking in circles, and as we got to the parking lot of the titty bar I opened my door and puked some more, and well the bouncer said I was too drunk to get in, so we went to my friends house, where apparently I puked again, and passed-out in the fetal position on the floor of my friend's bathroom.

Then, I remember the sun coming up, sitting in the tub (at my house) wondering why there was no warm water. I sat there for a long time with my hand under the faucet, and well, got out of the tub wanting to scream and yell at someone for wasting all the warm water, but everyone was asleep. So, I puked once more, passed-out on the bathroom floor a little longer, and eventually crawled my ass to bed. Woke up the next morning, and went to eat lunch with my family hungover as all hell.

I tend to get rather loaded when I drink. We used to have huge parties where a person falling off the roof into the bushes along the edge of the house wasn't a foreign event, or where we'd get women walking/driving by to flash us as they went by and we'd cheer at the top of our lungs. A lot of my drunken stories are painted through the eyes of friends, because I can't really remember but bits and peices of what happened.

It's not abuse if you're using it for the purpose for which it's designed.

I'm a big fan of the Capt. and Coke.

Good refresher after a hard days work.

I find that alchohol can make a good time great, and while I may do things that aren't exactly smart they are just so much fun.

Take for example saturday night, a friend and I are at his parents house, and we have a look around the yard and see a bunch of extremely old trees simply covered in ivy. Of course we just couldn't let this be, so we just waged war and cleaned off a few trees. Granted getting up on a ladder, grabbing onto a vine and jumping off isn't the brightest thing I've ever done, we had a great time that just wouldn't have happened without it being illegal to drive.

Prefered drinks are: White russians, dirty mothers, b52's, molson ice (go go alchohol!), and of course famous Jack Daniels and coke.

Right now I'm on cans of Budweiser...Yuck! Still, my charming wife can buy me anything she likes and I'll be grateful.
Absolute fave drinks;

Champagne: Krug or Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque (with the lovely flowers).

Beer: Sapporo

Jack Daniel's silver select (a rare treat)

White Russian

That amazing bottle of Tequila from our honeymoon in Mexico that we finished ages ago.

Boilermakers!

Alcohol is a drug you can enjoy with your Granny. Great stuff - I'm a real fan.

Straight Fosters lager for me, can't touch spirits since the time I drank a litre of bacardi in around 30 minutes and woke in hospital 30 hours later after a stomach pump. Started to panic as I couldn't find my clothes, and being only 16 wanted to get home before my parents found out. That's when <b>I</b> found out where I was, why I was there, how long I had been there, and that my parents had in fact already been to the hospital to see me getting my clothes cut off by the paramedics.
An ex-boss of mine (now a good friend) told me that he had seen the ambulance pick me up on a busy main road where we both lived at the time, and that the traffic jam caused by the ambulance blocking the road on a Saturday afternoon caused him to be late for a football match.
I still laugh my nuts off when I think about it...

Couldn't have put it better myself. My Granny's dead, but my Great-Uncle (also now dead) used to shoot the shit real good :D

I've drank a bottle of Absolut and about 12 beers in one night. I only remember seeing tits, falling over some stairs, and puking out my friends window.

last semester in college i ended up going drinking with some of my friends and the end result was me blanking out a few times and finding myself making out with my friend who lived downt he hall. needless to say she was an eye opener for me. . . thanx aspen. . .

Most of the time the drinks of choise are vodka-Cola and beer. White Russians are pretty nice too, gets you drunk as fuck. I used to love Tequila, Black Death was the favorite, but I overdrunk it and now I can't even smell it. It gave me alot of fun memories though..

I used to be the one who passed out way early. I once drank alot of vodka in a half hour, and passed out. Stone cold. My friends ripped on me hard for that, but I finally got over that. Its hard to beat some good ol Bud Light.

I thought we were here to talk about drinking.....?

Michelobe Ultra. I have lost 25 pounds and still drink just as much

Well, well, well...

Generally, if I'm drinking beer, I'll stick to the Belgian brews. They're alot fruitier than any other types, although it's hard to beat a nice lager while sitting around doing sweet, sweet fuck all. Of course, light beers are great for the mornings or any time that you can fry eggs on the sidewalk.

In terms of favorite drinks, it's hard to beat a good Cabernet (red wine) or a dark rum (such as Meyer's).



[Edit: Forgot to mention my favorite bar/pub/club. That would be, right now, the 48th Street Chicago Blues Bar... in Hong Kong.]

Hehe.. You wanna see some of my concoctions on Favorite Shots thread.

Fav bars - Only a few at the moment. The Lab. Soho; The Pharmacy, Notting Hill; and an unnamed gentlemens club somewhere in the east end :). Says all anyone needs to know.

Also this article Says It All!


Beer - American and Cold (ICED OVER) and in LARGE quantities.
Vodka - Stoli
Rum - Dark (Cap'n or Navy)
Gin - Tanquary (sp?)
Scotch - Glenfiddich or Laphraig (sp?)
Wine -
White - Sancerre, or Cloudy Bay
Red - St Emillion
Absinthe - Not Fussy, but more than two
Polish Spirit - Same as above
Patchoul (sp) - Same as above
Everclear - Same as above
Grappa - Same as above

Any national drink when I am in a foreign country. "Do as the Romans do"

Shots - Hehe, I make 'em as I go. Sometimes it goes on the menu (happened to me twice so far :))


Stories: Nope, please ask my friends, as I was not there, or more correctly my body was, but my memory wasn't.


PS: An Alcoholic is someone you don't like who can drink more than you.

Ice 101 for me. liquid altoids in a bottle. :)

...as opposed to, say, putting the liquid in a box. That's just messy.

Well, my standard bar drink is pitchers of Alexander Keith's, failing that, I'll take Canadian. I'm a big fan of Leffe and Stella Artois as well.

I drink wine with almost any meal I spend more than 45 mins. cooking, which is 2-3 times a week. I prefer reds, especially higher-end Pinot Noir, but if a white is more fitting, I'll get that, I've recently somewhat gotten over my prejudice of Chardonnay.

I'll also crack open a bottle or two of Champagne with friends once in a while and we'll all pretend we're billionaires.

I've just started drinking scotch and whisky... well, y'know for the taste, it's also a great way to get tight without having an uppity bladder.

Warm Hakutsuru sake is also a good thing, kampai!

I've only had Absinthe twice, but I've been doing a little research into ordering some online. Has anyone ever ordered any off the 'net? Did it do what it's supposed to or was it just 140 proof sambuca and green food coloring?

Grappa... that shit's fucked up. My Dad's neighbour made some and gave him some, which we tried, I spat most of mine out (I was only 19, and had just gotten the hang of regular hard liquor), and I shit you not, it killed the grass, I caught a decent buzz just from having it in my mouth, I'd like to go another round with it just to see if I can stomach it yet.

Saw some stuff in the liquor store today from Lebanon called Arak Liquor. Anyone know what it is? It's 100 proof, so it can't be bad, right?

Since alcohol is my business I have a lot of choices - My avatar says all that needs to be said.

PS :Michelobe Ultra. I have lost 25 pounds and still drink just as much - Mupwah

Got you beat dude! I'm down 32 and three pant sizes in 32 days!!! Ultra even tastes good!!! Suprise, Suprise, Suprise!!!

Not that fussed, like beer (generally lagers and pale ales) and Wild Turkey (can't get much of the really good stuff in OZ tho)

If there's nothing else on offer then wine, or white spirits or . . . .

Don't drink much any more but, I did pretty good in my day. I sort of remember one night we snuck two bottles of 151 Rum in to the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". I remember feeling pretty good until I got up to leave then suddenly someone stole my legs. I only remember bits and pieces after that. I remember we kept singing out our address every 10 seconds, even though it was my sister taking us home and she was well aware of where we lived. I also remember begging to go to Taco Bell. I remember sleeping curled around an electric heater in the bathroom all night. Next morning or more accurately the next afternoon we found empty boxes of frozen clams and other such delicacies, but no one remembers cooking or eating anything.

Its about 3:30 a.m. in maine and just got out of work sothe best bar is my car ..... Keep a cold 6 pack there. for the ride home and if any friends want a beer... after work. got One left and now its time for a shower and the last beer... and maybe check some more of TFP..... =}

Good Golly.


Miss Molly.

-edit-i don't remember posting this 9/1

Not much of a response from the Aussies yet (besides Meridae'n)?

Favourite beer for just being out at the pub is Carlton Draught (Coldies aren't bad either). Can't stand Toohey's New. VB's alright. Crownies is the upper-class stuff for me (I'm a poor uni student).

Can't drink vodka or tequila anymore, spewed myself off both of them. Not a huge fan of the Bundy, but I didn't grow up in this country.. and it seems to be one of those things that you only like if you have the "Australian Taste" (like Vegemite).

Not fond of wine either... except for the cheap boxed fruity lexia. Mix that with pineapple/orange juice and I can stomach it.

Mainly a beer guy here :).

drink of choice? quite young so not much experiance, but

beer - tooheys extra dry (australian), james boags strongarm (australian), carlton cold (australian)
spirits - jim beam black label, bundaberg rum (australian)

best story - being quite drunk, getting on my mates cars roof, my other drunk mate driving, and doing donuts around on the gravel at our local train station/wharf. the roof has never looked better!

records -
16 shots in a row
6 beers skulled in a row (without throwing up)
beer skulled in 7 seconds fastest

i can also drink quite a lot, as i am quite tall and my background is ukraine so my grandparents drank vodka like water o_O

My current drink of choice is Grey Goose on the rocks in a tumbler w/ one olive. Four or five of these get me well on my way.

As for my favorite bar -- McCormick and Schmicks in downtown DC. For some the atmosphere may seem a bit stuffy but I've been going there for about 8 years now and know everyone in the joint. It's a great place to bring friends from out-of town because of the reception and service they will receive.

I used to drink A LOT. In college I weighed 130lbs and I'd put away 750ml of cheap vodka in an evening.

Twelve years later, if I drink more than two beers, I've got a50% chance of an ugly hangover. More than 4 beers and I'll be wrecked until the next night. Clearly, I need a new filter somewhere.

Since I can drink so little, I drink good stuff. Guiness, fine single malt, etc.

Stories? Hmmm....I got caught by my track coach pissing all over his neighbors lawn. When he confronted me, I slurred at the top of my lungs, "I'm not drunk, I'm just pretending." (note: Don't try that ploy. It doesn't work). The next day I went to apologize to my coach, and I ended up throwing up in front of him, all over the flowers he was watering. Not good. Nope. Not good at all.

I don't want to sound like I'm down on drinking. some of the best times I've ever had have been whilst drunk. Convinced some friends to do a threesome while we were loaded. Damn that was a blast!

Many nights I rocked out on my bari sax while loaded to the gills. It was like perpetal motion. I'd get drunk and play sax. People would listen, dance, and give me beer, I'd play more sax...etc.

Sigh. Those were good times.

haha im kinda drunk still but its all good im chillin

(GodDAMN I hate goin' out. I really do. But once I'm out there I generally have a good time- Only because of ONE THING and ONE THING ONLY do I enjoy myself. The big A. I generally hate people that have been drinking if I have not been able to. I think it's an envy thing so when I go out I must drink. I must I must I must.
Am I an alchoholic for having that mindset?
probably.
I'm coming off vacation and going on 3rd shift for a few weeks so that should help with my problem. Actually I'm probably not as bad as I make myself out to be here but it's nice to be able to talk about it. Not having a woman right now makes it easy to be a lush AND for the same reason do I need to clear that problem up. It grows old and I've learned to love the "Beautiful Day.")

!
~for elitism~
My poison of choice used to be the Rum
Bacardi.
and I would make my "Roman Cokes" until the cows came home.
Then. One time... The cows never came home. So I switched poisons when my gizzard said it was time.
Vodka.
clean.
smooth.
triple-filtered.


Absolut.



~For practicality~
Beer. Rolling Rock in the summer. Yuengling Lager in the winter.
ha ha. Ha HA. yeah right. so I like to say.

I was out tonight at the ABaG. (American bar and grill) The type of bar where, if I wanted I could have "everyone know my name"
it's one of those bars. good food. good friends. a black and and white glossy of all the regulars plastered on the walls. I met my mother there with her boyfriend. My mom. drinking...
sees me. latches on. won't let go. No amount of alchohol will allow me to be set free of the self-consciescness that ensues.
alas I leave and set forth to meet some friends at the historic
"Blue Star" in town, to take in some absolutely Smokin' Jams from the evervolving "Hexbelt" The eve turned out AOK as I ended up here in front of my computer to tell you about it.

Take it Easy

I'm studying to become a beer connoisseur. I say that seriously, not as an excuse for drinking. I used to be a fiend for White Russians, but I don't really drink liquor anymore. Just beer.

Anyway, I prefer dark beers. I certainly enjoy IPAs, lagers, pilsners, et cetera, but when my staples are both dark beers. You can usually find either Guinness (cheap and tasty) or Mackeson Triple Stout in my beer fridge.

Ahhhh, I loves me some beer.

Gin and tonic with lime in a low ball while smoking a fat Macanudo, doesn't get any better than that.

carlsberg special brew
for those times when you have very little money. Which, as I'm unemployed, is most of the time

I was just in Italy for five weeks, and it was a drinker's paradise. Picture this: 120 college musicians with room and board covered, handed 180 euro every monday. Finish performing, begin boozing, everynight.

There is this bar in Spoleto called Tutta Biera that has over 400 kinds of beer - we never ordered anything, just told the owner to surprise us. Also, beer there is often 10% alcohol (except for the aptly named demon ale, clocking in at 12%)!

Long story short, I was given nearly 1800 euro, and I came back to America with like 6 bucks in my pocket, having gone to bed before 4 AM about twice in over a month. And no hangovers!

Long live Italia!!

Holy crap guys...I just got put on Klonopin for anxiety and I can't have ANY alcohol!!!!!;ladjf;lashjf;laskjdfail suefpo8uq23 plrjka;lsdfja;sldjf908uwar pijdf;lasjd;flkjdl;asjfa;lsfjas;lfk

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drink a nice tall one for me plz

I like to drink. In fact i like to drink a lot.... I've slowed down some but I still take a nip here and there.

Things I like:
Beer: Rolling Rock, Killians, Pete's wicked
Shots: Red-headed slut, oatmeal raisin cookies, purple sweet tarts
Mixed Drinks: long Island Ice Tea, Margaritas
Liquor: Tequila (preferably Cabo Wabo)

i also like to drink Oatmeal cookies as drinks rather than shots but 2 or 3 glasses of that will put you on your ass.

My wildest drinking story? My friend and i split a bottle of tequila and a case of beer one night. She and I ended up playing strip poker and making out in front of her boyfriend......

Bump to the bump!
Word!

Rum: Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum cut with coke is my drink of choice when I go out.

Beer: New Castle, Sierra Nevada, Micholob Ultra Light, Guiness, Bass (in that order)

Wine: I only like Merlot

Whiskey: I only drink whiskey when I am in a bad mood, and I stick with Jack Daniels.

Vodka: Greygoose, Stoli, Absolut, or Belvedere are the only vodkas I will touch.

Tequillas: Petrone, Cabo Wabo, or Chinaco.

Random Liquor: Jägermeister... HUGE fan :p

I bought cans of cheap beer tonight...and they snake around my countertop like some kind of race track

friday night i didnt party, saturday night i got tooo trashed and sunday was great, it coulda been better after the party was over ;) but no complaints!

When in the US, I tend to drink whatever beer (or preferably liquor, though not as often) that I can get my hands on (I, uh, lack ID :) ).

When I'm somewhere legal, I tend to go towards a good scotch, wine (as long as it fits with what I'm eating, and it's good quality, it works for me), or something of that nature. I'd really like to get my mitts on some Guinness. Oh well, only 13 months (minus 3 hours) to go till I'm legal!

Gotaa post this because i see alot of different alcohols and a whole lot of liquor but absolutely no tekillya!!
So obviously we can tell my favoreite is JOse cuervo with lemon straight!! anyone who drinks mixed drinks are pussies(jking)!!
I am a female and I know it is reare for a women to love tequilla but i absolutley love it!!
AS far as being an alcoholic (oh well) !! I believe if i go to a bar I am walking out one of two things drunk or laid!! so i prefer to walk out drunk!! Yes, the hangover is a bitch!! but all worth it because i can do dumb ass thing and pretend i dont remebr them the next day adn if i truly did forget what i did I dont wanna know!!
My fave story was new years eve celebration my best friend and i went out and betwen the two of us drank 1 gallon and a half of tokillya and 27 shots of kamikazee each!! we puked in the middle of the night and began again!! by the time the cab dropped us off home we had a few "friends"" who followed us home !! needleass to say we ran for the door and forgot to pay the cab fdriver but would you go back outsid ewith 5 guys yelling how they wanted a piece of this or that !!

Jack Daniels. It tastes good, it gets me drunk and no complaints from it. I tend to have less bad nights of throwing up if I drink only JD.

Good stuff.

Wine - Big fan of the Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz. The folks have a membership with the wine society so we get a whole range of different wines dielivered each month. We just knock them down with damn fine food. A good friend of mine has a family friend who runs his own tiny little vinyard out near Mudgee, NSW. We've had occasion to go up to the little cabin there and eat and drink heavily. Got some family in the Hunter Valley wine industry so I do feel I have a bit of an attachment to wine in this country.

I do love champagne, Pol Roger when I can afford it but domestics are okay.

Beer - Well, this is the country of the famous domestic beers. I'm not fussy, I drink what's there and I don't have brand loyalty. There are some that aren't that great but I couldn't be bothered talking about them.
Meridae'n made a good call with the Cascade Premium. Another good one is Coopers.

There are good European beers too and the Germans are geniuses. Look for Schofferhoffer wheat beer. The Dutch and Japanese have a few nice ones too.

Mixed - Enjoy a Gin & Tonic on a hot summer afternoon with Bombay Sapphire or Gordons, a small dash of bitters and a fresh lime wedge. Don't often touch anything with Coke in it. Don't like pretending my hard drinks are soft drinks. Used to work in a pub where I would work in the cellar during the day on Friday and start my staff drinks early that night.

The hot bar girls still on duty would conspire to pour me free G & Ts that were gin heavy, in some cases a 1:1 ratio. They knew that sooner or later I would get stupid drunk and amuse them. Dance monkey, dance!!

Spirits - Scotch on the rocks when I'm cooking up a big meal for the family, followed by a beer chaser in the final stages of cooking. Enjoy the single malts, especially Talisker from the Isle of Skye. Bundaberg is Australian for Rum.

Cocktails - bombay sapphire gin maritini, stirred not shaken with extra dry vermouth. Manhattan with Wild Turkey Bourbon, Rosso Vermouth and bitters coating the glass.

Wine - well, i´m a big fan of Margaret River (WA) whites, esp the more specialised vineyards such as Cullens. i also love Sauv Blancs from Martinborough/Marlborough (NZ) - which i believe is consistantly the best region for the colder climate grapes. as for reds, well, Merlots are my favs...but i can find occasion for enjoying every other red drop. once again i´ll support all Australian reds especially those coming out the Barossa and Claire regions. that Penfolds 389 that Mac mentioned is affectionately known as ´baby grange´ (Grange Hermitage is Australia´s best red, with some vintages fetching thousands per bottle) since its affordable and still delicious.


Champagne - well, this is my topic of choice. as for domestic champagne (or sparkling white as we´re supposed to call it) i can´t go passed Croser (which is made by the Petaluma vineyard - which makes some of Australias most awarded whites - esp the Chardonnay). but given the choice, and for a similar price, i prefer a vintage Pelarus (which is a NZ bubbly - beautiful!!). this is a relatively unknown delight in Australia, but its gaining in popularity... lets hope that doesn´t make them rise their prices.

as for French champagne, this is where i enter heaven. most recently i´ve been enjoying Billiecart-Salmon. imo, this is a fine champagne. Perrier-Jouet is another fav, but thats harder to come by in Sydney.

another fav is the good old Italian Prosecco. which i find is the best way to wind down after a long party night. its a bit of a ritual i have with a friend that after a night on the town we head to a good jazz bar (wine banc for those in Sydney) and catch some jazz and prosecco while we relax.


Beer - well, like Mac said, Australia is awash with fine domestic beer. as for draught i´m going through a Carton Draught phase. its a great beer on tap. While Cascade is a great beer, i´d have to choose the Crown lager. another good favourite is the James Squire Ale... which is a perfect bbq beer. oh, and i should also plug Matilda Bay, which is another quality, but lesser known beverage.
as for imports, well, with summer coming on fast, its about time to start on the Coronas again people.


Mixed - well, i can´t ever go past a good G+T. Macheath put me onto these way back when we were about 15, and i haven´t lost my love for them since. and while i´ve been finding that i´m enjoying certain spirits more and more without soft-drink top-ups, the G+T has remained my drink of choice.


Spirits - well, i quite like bourbon on the rocks. but in this category i really can´t go passed my namesake. BUNDY RUM is what i am named for... just as i was when i worked bar... (thats right folks, i´m not named after Ted or Al)... good old Bundy Rum is the principal sponsor of the Wallabies, so during this Rugby World Cup, there aren´t too many supporters not drinking Bundy.


Cocktails - well, the classic Margarita is my favourite here. in an age where most cocktails are now being made with ´infused´ vodkas, too much lime, or exotic fruits like Quongdong or Lychee, its good to see the old Margarita still available in all bars.

HAHA!!
i´d totally forgotten about that...
wonder if those photos are still floating around...

Drink of choice: Woodchuck pear cider

Bar of choice: The Lionheart, Albany, NY

I've been down with Spaten lately. I just killed a half case of Schwiller Low Life...which was nice. I am drunk at the moment and it feels good, stories will come later. You can find me at Valentines in Albany on any given Wednesday too. I oughta walk over to the Lionhart sometime. It's not even 2 blocks away!

My favorite beer would have to be "the beast"

a lesson for us all
 

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and the weakest ones at the back that are killed first.
This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole because the average speed and health of the group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.
In this way, regular consumption of wine eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine
.:crazy:

the best pub in the world is in west yellowstone its call the gusher best drink is gunniess no quesition

mm. best bar - Dunlaevy's, in SE Michigan. best drinks (any variety of those applicable): whiskey, guinness, chardonnay, champagne, jack daniels, and mint juleps. mmm. and let's not forget the best eggnog recipe ever: bourbon and ice cubes.

hmmm that story sounds familiar......

I love brown ales. Newcastle when I can't find anything more interesting, but microbrews if I can get them. Any suggestions? I've tried dogfishhead, rogue, sam smith, newcastle, red hook, brooklyn brown. Any other good brown ales out there?

I'm a scotch man, and unfortunately Johnny Walker Red Label got me in trouble a few years back.

As far as beer goes, we only drink Rolling Rock down at the garage.

Holy Shit.


I forgot I started this thread.


That's what drinkin' does to ya.

Preference
Classic 40: If I'm drinking a 40oz then it better be High Gravity and 8.0%
Beer:Yuengling (can't get it here), Molson, or Mich Golden Light
Wine: a little of everything. You dont' have to spend a lot to get good wine. I like a good zin or chard. Cigarzin is my fav zin, and Kendell Jackson makes good whites. Thirsty lizard (I know it sounds weird) is a good white shiraz too.
Pitcher of: Beer or Something strong and tasteless
Beer and Fruit: Corona and Lime or Honey weisse with a Lemon

Stance on Key Issues
40oz Beer: Only when the goal is to drink hard and fast
Beer with Dinner: not bad depending on the meal, but wine is better
Kegs of Cheap Beer: I'll get a headache but its better than paying for it
Fruity Malt Beverages: Maaaybe one, they make my stomach hurt
Alcoholic Beverage: Vodka Tonic preferably but I like to switch it up a lot
Preferences: Vodka: Vox, Shakers, Ketel One, or Stoli. Wasn't impressed with GG. I really want to try Effen and Ciroc (snap frost grapes, MMM) Vodka usually goes with tonic, but sometimes with redbull (mmm redbull)
Rum: no real preference, though captain or bacardi are always nice. Haven't had as much. Usually with coke.
Tequila: Correlajo (anything top shelf, but as a rule I stay away)
Honestly I stay away from Cheap alchol because it fucks up my world.
Shots: Jag and Red Bull, hands down. Lemon Drop second but mostly the liquid Viagra/Jag Bomb (mmmm redbull)

Personal Bests
Bonging a beer: Doesn't matter, I'll win (even with the 40oz)
Shots (in 1 Night): Don't Remember, but it ended with a triple shot of rail gin (gag)

As for stories, I will post up later. I have two or three big ones. One is tequila night where I end up naked in a bathtub, the other is my 22nd b-day and the gin.

My tastes shift often, but currently...

Beer: Stella Artois (recent shift from the heavy beers McEwens, Guiness, etc.)
Wine: On hot summer afternoons a light Pinot Grigio or a Sovy Blanc, preferably Australian.
Alcohol: Gin, T&T or a Tangurey 10 Martini up.

My current local is just next door to my office, the Slow Club . Fantastic little neighborhood restaurant/bar. About once every 6 months I have to walk home from there because the bartenders love to dish out the 4 ounce shots of Don Julio or some Tequilla of similar quality. Once that train starts rolling there's no stopping it. Thank god they serve food!

beer. ceveza. birra. pivo. lakes of it. quantity and quality. just so theres always one at hand. and cold. has to be at least a few degees below room temp.
gave up all that other evil stuff long ago. bad for the liver.

inspired by another thread and to revitalize this one, here are my favorite drinks of the moment:

mixed -
some kind of mango concoction i accidentally discovered which simply involves adding mango rum to mango juicy juice to taste. juicy juice is so sweet and the mango one tastes pretty good. mango captain morgan's is pretty nice and smooth, so it tastes really good and you really don't notice how much you're drinking until it hits you because you're (i'm) practically chugging the stuff hand over fist.

some other random creation (don't know if it has a name) is a screwdriver but with mountain dew added in (exact measurements are a mystery to me). this is the thing that i started drinking on, it also is pretty tasty when made correctly.

i also like white russians a lot at the moment.


straight shot of choice would be vodka

I can't believe I missed this thread! Damn right we Aussies drink like fish!

My favorite beer of all time is Cooper's Sparkling Ale, it comes from South Australia, family-made, all that stuff. It's fantastic, I love it. Cascade's great, so is Carlsberg and James Squire, I love that too.

I haven't had much experience with vodka and rum and gin, just a few cocktails but beer definitely does it for me. Half a small glass of Johnny Walker with a few ice cubes, let it sit for a few minutes and sip that, godamn that is absolutely heavenly.

And I'm a sucker for red wine, anything Merlot in my favorite wine glass can be the perfect ending to a shitty day sometimes.

I know a liqour store that sells wine and brandy for cheap, so I just go on down there every week or two to stock up. I dont care about the taste, really, as long as it gets me fuckin drunk.

Thread bump!

I'm not really sure what this thread is exactly about, but i'm proud of myself for remembering to search. Althoughj to bew fair, i doubt a search for "drunken adventures" was bound tpo bring much up.

at any rate. I'm drunk. and I just sumbled across campus, and I managed to piss on the history building, and I tried to climb the admin. building, but i fell off after 9 feet. That sort of hurt.

Hoorah for drunken adventures.

That's all i've got to say about that.

O, and add Guiness to me. After having the sweet nectar from the tap its brewed in, you can't go back.