What is your preferred drink (and brand)?

Luke wrote:

Salanis wrote: And I just finished a bottle of my homebrewed Cedar Rain beer. It is meant to evoke the sense of a northern Cali forrest right after a heavy rain, and succeeds.

I don't mean to doubt your beer craftsmanship skills, but how the hell do you manage that?.

I brewed it with cedar tips (freshest grown needles), rosemary, and basil (all fresh). Some rye gives a little earthy flavor. Super-heavy carbonation gives a nice post-storm ozone-like hint. The body is a bit light, but the aroma is right on.

The skunkiness from light is why if I am buying those nicer (to me at least) beers in green, I try to get a 12 pack and not a six.

^ Thats true but only if it is done more then once. I used to work at a place that sold just beer and wine and asked the same question. I was told that all beer is shipped warm/room temp and after that stored that way. Beer that is put in the cooler needs to stay in the cooler, because if let to warm up after being refrigerated then re cooled it would spoil.

Yager bombs are delicious but keep in mind they are not your friends especially if you have to be at work in 3hrs. Beer it depends I bouce between Land Shark, Yuengling and Bud Light Lime or what ever is free.

Smithwick's.

When I was a little kid living in Kilkenny, I used to walk past the brewrey (the "castle" in the logo is part of the old building). We're pretty sure the Smithwick's are related to us.

I'd like a Guinness please

There is no substitute for a good single malt. The funny thing is I really like the 12, 15 and the 21 and on a REALLY special occasion the 30 has this velvet quality that is simply outstanding. The 18 for some reason I don't particularly like.

Per Schroeder wrote: Depending on the time of day or current activity: Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

On a hot summer day that stuff is perfect!!

Beer is by far my favorite but on how summer days I like the beer above and Corona and Dixie. Otherwise naming my favorite beer is like naming my favorite car it isn't happening.

Liquors I drink straight and favorite brands

Tequila- Hijos de Villa

Scotch- Balvenie 15 year

Bourbon- Four Roses

Vodka- Tito's

Luke wrote: It's hard to find Stella Artois on tap around here. Or maybe I need to start frequenting some classier establishments.

Makes me happy to know I can go to McNellies and choose between about 50-60 beers on tap (stella being one) and 350+ including bottled.

AngryCorvair wrote: i can just barely tolerate whiskey after a horrendously bad Jack and Dr Pepper experience 27 years ago. the smell makes me gag.

Did it involve a girl? My bad memory is lemon gin and Mountain Dew.

Jack and Pepsi for me. Draft Rickards white with a slice of orange on those hot summer days.

Streetwiseguy wrote:

AngryCorvair wrote: i can just barely tolerate whiskey after a horrendously bad Jack and Dr Pepper experience 27 years ago. the smell makes me gag.

Did it involve a girl? My bad memory is lemon gin and Mountain Dew. Jack and Pepsi for me. Draft Rickards white with a slice of orange on those hot summer days.

If I could get Rickard's down here I would be so happy.

bravenrace wrote: Water! I like it so much I think I would die without it!

Do you have any idea what fish are doing in your water right now?

Osmoregulating?

jrw1621 wrote:

bravenrace wrote: Would be Yuengling if they sold it in Ohio.

Hold onto hope. In October, Yuengling bought an old Coors Brewery in Memphis, TN. The plan is to expand offerings across the Midwest. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303496104575560670493092344.html?KEYWORDS=yuengling A guy I know in the beer business tells me the reason it is not sold in Ohio is because Yuengling can not currently produce enough to meet the expected demand in Ohio. Since beer sales are controled by the State of Ohio, Yuengling is not allowed to sell into Ohio until they can satisfy the whole state. That is, it can not be approved for just portions of the state. It is either then whole state or none. My friend also goes on to say that Ohio has like the 5th highest beer consumption in the nation so satisfying the whole state is quite a large number of bottles. What makes Ohio unique is that it has 3 major metro areas in one state (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincicinnati). That is quite rare. Neighboring states have typically just one or maybe two (Indiana - Indianapolis, Kentucky - Louisville, Illinois - Chicago)

After 181 years, Yuengling Lager will enter Ohio by the end of 2011.
http://www.ohio.com/news/yuengling-finally-hops-across-line-into-ohio-1.215629

''The reason we haven't been in the state is because we haven't had the beer to service the state,'' Noone said. ''Ohio is one of the largest states in the country in terms of beer consumption, and we needed to make sure that when we did come, we were able to service the state properly.

Well, I was just about to pull this thread back up... Why? Yuengling! I just had my first the weekend before last, and then finished off four more last weekend (different events, different states, neither my home state). The taste of a high quality beer at the price of college water. What's not to like?!?!

Now if only they would bring it to Illinois.

built a pot still in the 80's, reflux will be the next project

http://www.moonshine-still.com/page6.htm