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Cakefool posted:re: crème brulée I had a bottle while rolling through Illinois. It smelled like the best crème brulée ever made. It tasted like burnt sugary gutter sludge and I couldn't take more than 5 sips. What a waste of potential. That night I also had a beer that used basil. Smelled and tasted like basil. It was infinitely more palatable.
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Pleads posted:I had a bottle while rolling through Illinois. It smelled like the best crème brulée ever made. Blue Moon makes a beer called Tongue Thai'd that has basil in it. It smells kinda like pizza sauce and tastes surprisingly good. Speaking of weird tasting beers, Trader Joe's carries a Hefeweizen that smells and tastes very vaguely of ham, but it's not bad. I've got a bomber of high gravity stout getting cold for tonight. I may have to get a growler from one of the microbreweries in town for this weekend since it's probably my last weekend before I have to move back home and out of this magical place with legal pot and good beer I've called home this summer.
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Jul 25, 2014 02:36
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Captain Trips posted:My friends and I have determined that there isn't a single good beer that comes in a green bottle. I quite enjoy Carlsberg and Pilsner Urquel (or as I like to call it: Urkel Beer).
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Jul 25, 2014 02:47
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Bourbon life.
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Captain Trips posted:My friends and I have determined that there isn't a single good beer that comes in a green bottle. Green glass lets through UV rays, which causes a fun little chemical reaction that leads to skunky flavors. Fun experiment: grab a bottle (green) of Heineken and a can of Heineken. It'll really show what green bottles do.
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Jul 25, 2014 03:09
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Yah it looks like a lot of us have started reading this, http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3470054 If you haven't, go there, read, and have fun.
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Jul 25, 2014 03:11
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VendaGoat posted:Yah it looks like a lot of us have started reading this, http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3470054 That thread kinda sucks. It's very snobby, probably even moreso than Beer Advocate. I wish there was a thrifty beer thread where people wouldn't make you feel inferior for not spending $100 on four bombers or spending your entire morning literally stalking a distributor truck as it delivers to a bunch of beer stores just so you can get a bunch of limited beers (Yes, I'm thinking of actual posts from that thread).
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Meatwave posted:That thread kinda sucks. It's very snobby, probably even moreso than Beer Advocate. I wish there was a thrifty beer thread where people wouldn't make you feel inferior for not spending $100 on four bombers or spending your entire morning literally stalking a distributor truck as it delivers to a bunch of beer stores just so you can get a bunch of limited beers (Yes, I'm thinking of actual posts from that thread). The bachelor thread is pretty much the lowbrow beer thread. We don't judge you too harshly for your horrible drinking habits as long as you aren't a disgusting goon lord. If you have a Trader Joe's that sells beer/wine and if you're lucky, liquor, it's one of the best/cheapest places to buy decent beer,or not that good but really cheap beer. $2.99 a six pack of their house brand cans, which apparently is pretty awful but hey, it's alcohol. There's a Costco being built an hour away from me, finally. Gonna split a membership with my dad and buy so much poo poo. 
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Jul 25, 2014 03:57
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Meatwave posted:That thread kinda sucks. It's very snobby, probably even moreso than Beer Advocate. I wish there was a thrifty beer thread where people wouldn't make you feel inferior for not spending $100 on four bombers or spending your entire morning literally stalking a distributor truck as it delivers to a bunch of beer stores just so you can get a bunch of limited beers (Yes, I'm thinking of actual posts from that thread). You can at least use it to get leads on good brews.
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Jul 25, 2014 03:59
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Meatwave posted:That thread kinda sucks. It's very snobby, probably even moreso than Beer Advocate. I wish there was a thrifty beer thread where people wouldn't make you feel inferior for not spending $100 on four bombers or spending your entire morning literally stalking a distributor truck as it delivers to a bunch of beer stores just so you can get a bunch of limited beers (Yes, I'm thinking of actual posts from that thread). I figured that's what this thread is for. I've gotten the goods on several lovely beers from fellow bachelor goons.
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Jul 25, 2014 04:00
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To be fair, there are one or two posters who will drop into this thread all upset that you dare to drink the wrong kind of mixed drinks or cook your steaks without a science apparatus or whatever. By and large though, thread's pretty chill.
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Jul 25, 2014 04:12
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Eh, forget the spergs, drink more. Bachelor motto
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Pharmaskittle posted:To be fair, there are one or two posters who will drop into this thread all upset that you dare to drink the wrong kind of mixed drinks or cook your steaks without a science apparatus or whatever. By and large though, thread's pretty chill. Internet contains spergs, news at 11.
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Jul 25, 2014 04:22
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I'm cooking a whole bunch of rice in chicken stock, balsamic vinegar and cheap beer that came in a green bottle. My house smells amazing besides all the perfume, yurgh!
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Pharmaskittle posted:To be fair, there are one or two posters who will drop into this thread all upset that you dare to drink the wrong kind of mixed drinks or cook your steaks without a science apparatus or whatever. By and large though, thread's pretty chill. anyway, finally got released yesterday. already had 3 classes of drugs, half a case of Tecate, homemade chicken soup, tons of fresh fruit and some polish sausages, relaxing with two gallons of arnold palmers and a handle of vodka now  also won tickets to lynyrd skynyrd and bad company yesterday, that was a little amusing, today I won tickets to panic at the disco for tomorrow. my girlfriend's kid loves them so she gets to go endure their pitiful whining 
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Jul 25, 2014 05:24
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Straker posted:sorry but sous vide is bachelor as gently caress and there's no excuse for never using it in tyool 2014 unless you eat like Ulillillia, the ultimate bachelor. That and having opinions about drinks is cool and all, but gently caress getting mad and judgemental about it. Also hell yeah Tecate 
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Jul 25, 2014 05:52
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I'm having PBR and Yuengling. gently caress anyone who says I'm wrong, because the drunk feels so right. It's been a good bachelor night.
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Pleads posted:It tasted like burnt sugary gutter sludge and I couldn't take more than 5 sips. What a waste of potential. This pretty much sums up all of Southern Tier's offerings. Their Pumpking was so goddamn sweet, it tasted like someone melted a bag of candy corn and poured into the bottle. Grape Soda posted:The bachelor thread is pretty much the lowbrow beer thread. We don't judge you too harshly for your horrible drinking habits as long as you aren't a disgusting goon lord. If you have a Trader Joe's that sells beer/wine and if you're lucky, liquor, it's one of the best/cheapest places to buy decent beer,or not that good but really cheap beer. $2.99 a six pack of their house brand cans, which apparently is pretty awful but hey, it's alcohol. This. Despite what I feel is good-natured ribbing about alcohol choices between a lot of us, I don't think many of us actually CARE what you drink. We're happy to offer suggestions, and of course everyone has their favorites, but yeah, unless you're a disgusting alcoholic slob, or you're a douche, none of us is going to judge. As much as I love good microbrew beers, I enjoy PBR and Rolling Rock as well. Who cares? Drink and Fight posted:Bourbon life. Also, this! 10 Beers has a new favorite as of 07:33 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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10 Beers posted:Dear god, I'm sorry. Heineken is loving foul. It's not that bad. It's far from good, though, and I really miss good beer. Might cheat over the weekend as a birthday present to myself. Speaking of beer, booked tickets to Oktoberfest (the real one in Munich) the other day. I was there last year and it's pretty loving great so if you like beer you should go there some time.
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Jul 25, 2014 08:16
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DrBouvenstein posted:Price Chopper (at least the ones near me,) do a 6 for $9. Went to my local in Australia today.. 12 pack mixed beers was going to cost more then a case! The only concession they give you is 10 percent off... Yay. ( Australian beer tax laws suck, the total would've been $65 for 12 btw)
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Jul 25, 2014 08:38
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Captain Trips posted:My friends and I have determined that there isn't a single good beer that comes in a green bottle. Tsingtao beer is always a nice accompaniment when eating at an all you can eat Chinese place
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Jul 25, 2014 09:07
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Babygravy posted:Went to my local in Australia today.. 12 pack mixed beers was going to cost more then a case! The only concession they give you is 10 percent off... Yay. ( Australian beer tax laws suck, the total would've been $65 for 12 btw) Sigh, binge drinking is our national sport but they make it so hard engage in without the shame of buying a cask of Fruity Lexia on a Saturday night.
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Pharmaskittle posted:Also hell yeah Tecate  I'm in Chicago so can get any of like 400 different beers at the drop of a hat, but for whatever reason lately Tecate is like, my go-to cheap but tastes good not-super-heavy beer. Like 15 bucks for a 24 pack at Jewel.
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monolithburger posted:Sigh, binge drinking is our national sport but they make it so hard engage in without the shame of buying a cask of Fruity Lexia on a Saturday night. The local bottle shop has a 30-beer case of some cheap crap for $30! It's vaguely drinkable!
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Jul 25, 2014 11:04
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I don't see the problem with Heineken. If I want to get suitably drunk I'll buy a sixpack. Only bad thing is they changed the can recently and now it's not so good to hold.
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Jul 25, 2014 11:58
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monolithburger posted:Sigh, binge drinking is our national sport but they make it so hard engage in without the shame of buying a cask of Fruity Lexia on a Saturday night. Fruity Lexia makes you sexier!!
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Australian beer prices are so brutal. I went a couple weeks without drinking and at the end of it bought a ukelele. That's how expensive it is here. It's ukelele money.
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redweird posted:Australian beer prices are so brutal. I went a couple weeks without drinking and at the end of it bought a ukelele. That's how expensive it is here. It's ukelele money. That's rough. I'll usually get a 12 of PBR for like $8, and that's not looking for a sale. I'm not a Heineken fan, it always makes me feel like I'm drinking skunk spray.
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Pharmaskittle posted:That's rough. I'll usually get a 12 of PBR for like $8, and that's not looking for a sale. A sixpack of PBR quality beer would be around 13-15 dollars here.
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Captain Trips posted:My friends and I have determined that there isn't a single good beer that comes in a green bottle. I see you and raise you: 
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My sister's boyfriend's beer of choice is Heineken. I always bring my own when visiting them, usually either Belgian beer or Grolsch, or, if I'm short on cash, something cheap like Bavaria, which isn't great but at least it's better than Heineken. I mean, I'm not a snob and I'll happily drink Heineken if there's no other beer, but if I've got the choice, give me something that has a bit more taste to it.
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Drink and Fight posted:Bourbon life. I don't think I'll ever get off the grain. I love beer, Whiskey/Burbon and Saki but gin = christmas trees, vodka = gross potatoes and rum is literally sugar. Maker's Mark might need to happen, tonight. Tuesday was a beer night, so I really outta save calories tonight and get drunk off Burbon. It's the healthy thing to do.
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Jul 25, 2014 15:47
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redweird posted:A sixpack of PBR quality beer would be around 13-15 dollars here. Yikes. That's how much a 30 rack of Busch costs at WalMart here.
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cname posted:I don't think I'll ever get off the grain. I love beer, Whiskey/Burbon and Saki but gin = christmas trees, vodka = gross potatoes and rum is literally sugar. Watch it, there's 207 calories in a 3 oz. pour. I know this from when I was trying to track my calories while getting drunk. I eventually had to stop one of those two behaviors.
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Big Grunty Secret posted:Watch it, there's 207 calories in a 3 oz. pour. I know this from when I was trying to track my calories while getting drunk. I eventually had to stop one of those two behaviors. Isn't the solution to this to eat very lightly that day, thus saving calories in multiple ways?
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Featured Creature posted:Isn't the solution to this to eat very lightly that day, thus saving calories in multiple ways? No, the secret is to donate blood, you lose ~650 calories per donation and you don't need to drink as much to get drunk!
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Hector Beerlioz posted:I quite enjoy Carlsberg and Pilsner Urquel (or as I like to call it: Urkel Beer). Jever is an outstanding beer as well. To avoid the light-struck issue, I used to regularly split a case of it with a buddy. Seconding the Carlsberg and PU as well. Beck's is also pretty solid. One thing that is exciting for me is that since the EU did away with the Purity Law, German brewers have started experimenting with isomerized hops. Bitburger is one of my favorite beers and since they've started using the stabilized hops it tastes so much better in the US. I love the old-timey romanticism of unmodified ingredients but I care more about the end results.
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Man with Hat posted:Speaking of beer, booked tickets to Oktoberfest (the real one in Munich) the other day. You son of a bitch. Take lots of pictures for us.
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Shbobdb posted:Jever is an outstanding beer as well. To avoid the light-struck issue, I used to regularly split a case of it with a buddy. Seconding the Carlsberg and PU as well. Beck's is also pretty solid. I used to rock the Beck's Sapphire until they started selling Miller Fortune.
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