Other Than Beer...

[Bearcat Brewmeister]

...what else do you drink?

Right now I am low in homebrew and the fridge isn't very full either. When the weather cools down, I like to drink Brandy Manhattans. It takes me back to cold Wisconsin winters. I'm tipping back a few right now.

 

[Professor Frink]

Scotch. Single malt.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

Not much of a liquor drinker butttttt... white russian, yes sir! Dewar's or Bulleit on the rocks? Sure

 

[talleymonster]

I Dig Irish Whiskey. A White Russian every now and then is good. SWMBO likes Gin & Tonic and I'll don one of those every now and then.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

I'll drink most anything you set in front of me. A few favorites include:

Cider - a batch of apfelwein is often brewing here
Scotch - preferably single malt. Macallan 12 Yr is usually available at my house.
Bourbon - Maker's Mark, Knob Creek, Booker's
Other Whisk(e)y - Crown Royal, Jack Daniel's
Gin - Tanqueray, often with tonic and a splash of lime
Wine - Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Port

Oh, and I can't forget Jeremiah Weed Bourbon Liqueur - it's like "Lysol, alcohol, and a touch of gasoline" - it's a love/hate relationship

 

[rabidgerbil]

Porfidio Single-Barrel Añejo Tequila

 

[Ryanh1801]

Im a big fan of all types of whiskey. Anything from American to Scotch. Got to be Single malt scotch though. Glenlivet and Macallan's are my fav.

 

[Short Drive]

Knob Creek

 

[elkdog]

Bourbon- Knob Creek, Elmer T. Lee, Elijah Craig, something more expensive if someone else is buying

Irish Whiskey- Redbreast is my favorite, Power's is good at half the price

Rum- Any good sipping rum. I have some 18 yo Flor de Cana that does the trick right now.

Cocktails- Sazeracs, Manhattans, Gin and Tonics, White Russians on occasion, and a Blood and Sand when I can get the ingredients together.

 

[dibby33]

Good red wine. Gin and Tonic. Beer mainly.

Used to be Whiskey. Not allowed that anymore. Self banned.

 

[Flyin' Lion]

Tangueray and Tonic or Whiskey Sour.

 

[PearlJamNoCode]

Non-alcoholic - I love yoohoo and peach iced tea (not together of course)

alcoholic - just white russians, i'm self-sworn off vodka after a bad night at college a few years back

 

[Brewtopia]

Single Malt Scotch - The Macallan 18, Lagavulin 16, Talisker 10, Laphroaig 10
Small Batch Bourbon - Knob Creek, Basil Hayden's, Woodford Reserve

 

[Ize]

Winter... more Absolut Screwdrivers than normal to pump in the vitamin c, and burn out the germs...

I also drink a helluva lot more Irish Cream. Coffee and Hot Chocolate go down a lot better with something else to warm me up on a cold winter morning or after an afternoon outside.

Ize

 

[shafferpilot]

Hey Ize is your avatar a Refer Madness shot?

I enjoy drinking everything that's been listed so far.

One of my favs that hasn't been mentioned is spicy dirty martinis hold the gin:

absolute peppar
a good dose of olive juice
several blue cheese stuffed olives (that red stuff is gross!)
and of course it must be shaken, not stirred

 

[DeathBrewer]

cabernet, port, white russians, lismore single malt scotch (only scotch i can drink)

but, yeah, i prefer beer

 

[Brewtopia]

Originally posted by shafferpilot
Hey Ize is your avatar a Refer Madness shot?

That's Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life".

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

I could use some weed right now...

Anyway, what was the question?

 

[shafferpilot]

That's Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life".

HA!!! I knew I recognised it. Really its even funnier now that I can compare JIMMY Stewart as George Bailey to Christian Campbell as JIMMY Harper:

[YOUTUBE]C7Llxo6ykB8[/YOUTUBE]

I'll stop straying off topic now.

 

[Kevin Dean]

If I don't have beer and I want to get drunk, Long Island Iced Tea. I hate the taste of alcohol and that masks it well enough.

I also have a continuous IV drip of coffee. (Looking to get into roasting, actually.)

 

[rpucci]

Woodford Reserve Bourbon
Glen Morangie single malt
Gin and tonic
Vodka and lemonade
Goslings rum neat and punch


Hmmmmm, I'll drink most anything EXCEPT tequila. Tequila is NOT my friend1

 

[rabidgerbil]

Hmmmmm, I'll drink most anything EXCEPT tequila. Tequila is NOT my friend1

It is beginning to appear that I am the ONLY one here who prefers that particular poison. Fine by me, more for me

 

[JustDave]

I'm with Yuri, I'll pretty much drink anything.

Scotch, bourbon, not a huge fan of tequila (too many bad college experiences I suppose)

And I enjoy a vodka martini from time to time. While it's not a true "martini", throw some good chilled vodka and olives in a glass and I'm a happy man.

Wine - usually red, but in the summer I'll drink white. But none of that super sickening-sweet Riesling that SWMBO likes ... ugh.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

I'm a fan of red zins if I'm drinking wine.

 

[EvilTOJ]

A bottle of gin with a half dozen olives jammed down the neck of it. Swig as needed.

 

[Evan!]

There's nary an alcoholic beverage I'll run from...

I'm a big ol' wine geek. I'm especially a freak for Cab Franc and Chenin Blanc from the Loire, and Riesling/Pinot Blanc/Gewurtztraminer from Alsace, and certain Burgundy producers too.

As for booze...

Bourbon first. Evan Williams (my namesake) Reserve...Woodford Reserve...Knob Creek...Maker's Mark. Single Malt Scotch second---the peatier the better. Dalwhinnie is one of my favorites. It goes even better with yard bocce (AKA Scocce Ball). I love a good Vespers Martini, too: 1 part vodka, 5 parts gin (Citadelle!), 1/2 part lillet blanc aperitif, mist with Noelly Prat and add a twist of lime. Holy hell, that's good stuff. And then I recently find out that it's Bond's drink? Nice. As for tequila, I really only drink one straight, and that's Patron. The rest I use in "real" margaritas---made with fresh-squeezed lime juice. For rum, I like lime daiquiri's, the real kind, lime, club soda, rum. I also make a mean mojito---it's a variation on Hemingway's original, in that it has bitters added.

 

[CatchinZs]

A bottle of gin with a half dozen olives jammed down the neck of it. Swig as needed.

I'm with you...Gin or Beer. I like to keep it simple.

 

[TexLaw]

I'll drink about anything, as long as it's not too sweet. A simple gin martini or gin and tonic are among my favorites when the weather is warm (or not). Jack Daniels and I go waaaay back and have never been cross with each other. I'm gathering a good appreciation for dark rum. Bourbons are good, but they usually make me think of Jack, so I go back that direction.

Tequila had a falling out back in high school, but we made up a long time ago and have enjoyed each other's company quite a bit. A good Mescal finds its way to me now and then, as well.

Red wine has a special place in my heart, too.


TL

 

[david_42]

I drank mixed drinks in the '70s (lots of rum&coke and Wallbangers), wines in the '80s, but switched to beer when the craft movement got started. In the last year, I've had one bottle of port, a pint or two of mead and maybe ten glasses of wine. Hard ciders occasionally. Bought some brandy the previous year. I can't remember the last time I had a mixed drink.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

It is beginning to appear that I am the ONLY one here who prefers that particular poison. Fine by me, more for me

I don't prefer tequila, but a really good one on the rocks with a twist of lime has been known to grace the bar in front of me.

I make a mean margarita as well - Hornitos Sauza with fresh lime and Gran Marnier. For a novelty variation in color, substitute Tarantula tequila and Curacao. When making frozen margaritas, I use similar ingredients, a can of frozen lime-ade, and a splash of Coor's Light. Don't ask me why, but the Coor's Light just seems to make it smoother. It's the best use for BMC I've found.