ALL OUT OF HOMEBREW...drinking gin instead

[Xaphoeous]

Welp, it's official. I'm out of homebrew. I am now drinking gin & tonic until my beers in primary and secondary are ready.

That is going to be a lot of gin...I'm at least 4 weeks until I can crack my first English Pale, even longer before the Porter.

Thank god I like gin!

 

[Hokie_Brewer]

Gin is a good substitute. Try the Tanquaray Rankpour sometime. Lime flavored...its great!

 

[Xaphoeous]

Lime flavored? Interesting.

I typically drink Beefeater or Bombay Sapphire. I mix my Gin & Tonic quite strong, or just go for a very, very dry martini. Not a big fan of the "chewing on the pine tree in my back yard" flavor of Tanqueray. Tanquaray. Tank Array. Not sure how to spell it.

 

[devilishprune]

Bombay sapphire makes a good martini, but I have to go to Gordon's for an in-your-face (and cheap) gin and tonic.

Dogfish Head gin is unique too, if you ever get a chance to try it.

 

[Xaphoeous]

Say what now? Dogfish Head makes gin?

I'mma hafta try it...

 

[Xaphoeous]

Wait just a tick...now that I think of it, Michigan Brewing makes a gin too. I'mma hafta try that too!

 

[bruin_ale]

Not a big fan of gin.. I usually reach for bourbon when I'm out of beer.

 

[Xaphoeous]

What's your bourbon of choice?

 

[bruin_ale]

I've been switching it up and trying different things lately. I'm drinking Bulleit right now, I also like Woodford Reserve. I splurged one time for Bakers and that stuff was awsome, but at $50 a bottle I can get 2 bottles of the other stuff.

 

[Xaphoeous]

Woodford is pretty nice. I'm not even a bourbon drinker, but I can sit and have a glass of Woodford with my dad any day. Good stuff!

 

[theonetrueruss]

good gin is good.. bad gin.. is like bad tequila.. not worth it at all... better to drink BMC... oh wait no... I didn't say that... buy a decent beer and relax

 

[Airborneguy]

Away from my homebrew, sipping tequila, my favorite spirit.

 

[Xaphoeous]

Good god, I haven't been able to drink tequila since Spring Break of my freshman year of college. Had a completely EPIC day and night that week, but still can't handle tequila 11 years later!

 

[lumpher]

you have to pump up the beer pipeline. 1 should never run out of the nectar of the gods (or homebrew, at least)

 

[Xaphoeous]

awesome, i was just referring to beer as "nectar of the gods" to someone else a few minutes ago.

I have a couple of beers in the pipeline, but just bought another carboy today to get more going. I have only brewed with my dad until about 2 weeks ago when I bought my own equipment. So, I'm basically waiting for my "first 2 batches" to be ready.

 

[rustbucket]

hmm gin and tonic sounds really good right now... i might have to go get some and finish eating my left over buffalo wild wings...

 

[Xaphoeous]

mmm, BW3...very nice.

I think i'm about to head to the kitchen for one last gin & tonic before bed.

 

[lumpher]

i had an incident (personal, not legal) with gin many years ago when i lived in hawaii. haven't touched it since

 

[Kittyfeet]

New Amsterdam gin is awesome. Makes a good gin and tonic, and it's good with just a few ice cubes as well.

 

[jiggs_casey]

I'm a little low myself, down to about 11 gallons. hehehehe

Actually, I could burn through it pretty quick. Spring is coming and I need to get off my ass and get some IPA's going...

 

[Airborneguy]

Good god, I haven't been able to drink tequila since Spring Break of my freshman year of college. Had a completely EPIC day and night that week, but still can't handle tequila 11 years later!

Tequila is by far my favorite alcoholic drink after beer. To me, tequila is a sipper, although I love a good margarita also. Most people drink Cuervo and Patron and never really try the good stuff. There is so much variety and flavor out there.

 

[bruin_ale]

Had some decent tequila the other day.. I think it was Don Julio. Kind of reminded me of Scotch, had a peaty flavor - not bad.

 

[Airborneguy]

Don Julio Resposado is one of my favorites of the more affordable ones. Tequilas can get out of reach really fast.