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Ive never been able to acquire the knack for drinking beer. I actually think its about the nastiest stuff Ive ever drank. Back when I was a musician, I did my fair share of drinking, but only for the buzz. Not the taste. Must be my buds or something.
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Hey Jon, sounds like the Aussie take on American Beer is the same as us Canuckle heads.
Our phrase is slightly different:
It's like have sex in a canoe, F%^&@#g close to water
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I'm still laughing at Jon. Our beer is MUCH weaker, but happy hour would only last an hour if I drank Aussie or Canadian beer
Steve brought some Canadian beer down to a meet for me to try and it was soooo good and smooth. But, it will knock your socks off if you're not tough enough for it. Sheesh, I'm getting thirsty. Tonight is Ladie's night at the Harbor and I will all the Miller Light I want for free!
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Beer....ahhh.... really good beer is one of the joys of life. My absolute all-time favorite is to sit down in a nice cool tavern in Prague and drink big steins of draught Pilsner Urquell or Czech Budweiser (the real thing, not the tasteless swill produced by Anheuser-Busch...yechh!) My local packie also has a Czech beer called Rebel, another very tasty pilsner.
Other favorites: Draught Guinness, or Murphys or Beamish (all dark, rich Irish stouts). Lately a few local pubs have had another Irish import called Smithwicks (pronounced "Smiddicks"), and then there are some very good (and some decidedly mediocre) microbrews. Beer preference for me is very situational - at home I like bottled Czech Pilseners or a good German brew like Becks or Spaten, but away from home I drink what's right for the occasion or the environment I'm in at the moment. What I avoid at all costs is anything at all from Anheuser-Busch, Miller or Coors.
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I tried Alexander keith's the other day and I guess "those who like it like it alot" It was OK, but I darded not touch the label... Some old potlicker would likely come and give me s**t, cause you know old Alexander keith draws every label by hand with no tracin"
-------------------- Glenn Thompson Tell-Tale Signs Williams Lake, BC sign@telus.net (250)398-7446 Posts: 201 | From: Williams Lake, BC | Registered: Dec 2000
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Ya, Glenn, that whole Alexander Keiths racket is such a joke. It's the worst factory junk ...all their money spent in "promotional ranting"It was, I believe, a good beer back in the day in NS, but let a factory get ahold of it, not so hot! Witness OK springs after being bought out by Sleemans... also Shaftsbury here, Sleemans bought them, not the same beer anymore...Nelson Brewery Paddywack IPA, now there's a good one for today!
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It takes the subject of beer to unite us, isn't that the way it should be. There is a new store here called Euromart that sells many obscure beers (to me), a lot that are Czech beers. After Cams post he has piqued my interest in them. Sounds like a good trip Cam, taking in the culture and their beer. Just what I will do on my future Ireland trip.
-------------------- Wright Signs Wyandotte, Michigan Posts: 2789 | From: Wyandotte, MI USA | Registered: Jan 1999
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didn't think I had anything to add to this post... but right now that Red Hook ESB I just drank has me appreciating it as a fine ending to a 4 hour rush job that hit me at 5pm on a Friday
and based on the beer you guys drink, I won't be buying any rounds . . sign painters must make more money than they used to! Us stripers can't afford those High brow brands . . heh, heh . .
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I haven't had a beer since I was 16 - can't even stand the smell of the stuff. My husband on the other hand loves nothing better than a tall ice-cold Guiness.
Lately, I've been partial to a Cosmopolitan on the rocks made with Bacardi Limon (instead of the vodka) and extra lime juice. The medication I'm taking for my heart intensifies the effects of alcohol so one cocktail is usually plenty for me these days.
The rest of the time I'm a pepsi girl (Hey Kissy, can I buy you a pepsi? ).
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I don't drink often at all but if I drink anything it's gotta be either a magarita made with Jose Cuervo Gold and Triple Sec, a Mudslide or even a White Russian.
Red Stripe? Dang Grundy - if you ever go to Jamaica don't make the mistake of telling anyone about that. You'll never get rid of the pushers following you down the sidewalk.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Rene, I almost missed this post, but I usually drink Bud, but then there'a also another way we drink Bud, or even Coronas, with slice of lemon slipped into the bottle and a steamed shimp sticking out of the bottle, with a little hot sauce, you pull out the shrimp, take a bite, chew and have a good sip. But I only drink one beer..."one at a time"
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I just quit working for a Budweiser Distributor after 23 years. I ran a route for about 12.
For me, it was a 30 mile drive to work, and with the law crackin' down.....my drinking with the boys before going home pretty much came to a halt.
When I first started there, we had "entertainment" money so we could buy rounds for the house..and we would usually have one too. Eventually they had to put an end to that because of the liability.
Had a couple days a week where my route was pretty much all bars, so you can imagine the shape the beer drivers were in by the time they went home.
I'll stay loyal to Bud.......unless it's a yummy bourbon and coke!
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wow i never think a lot of people answer an not a lot drink the same kind i know usa an canadian beer is differant i like coors original in usa no original in canada juste bad coors light maybe when us citizen go in canada can try somme new kind c-ya
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Part of the joys of travel is to "go native" as much as possible. I've never been able to comprehend the Americans that spend good money to go to Europe, then eat at McDonald's and drink Coke or Budweiser.
I've had some of the best times of my life going into restaurants or pubs in odd corners of obscure foreign cities, where the menus aren't printed in English and the locals don't see many Yanks. For one thing, you quickly find out how people feel about America. I remember a long and beery evening in a sidewalk cafe in a city in Siberia, in Russia, three time zones east of Moscow, where local beer cost ten cents a pint. I bought round after round for a group a dozen local twenty-somethings, only one of whom spoke a few words of English and translated all our conversation, and I was happy to be a "rich American" while the entire evening - including beer, dinner, snacks and vodka - cost about ten bucks. Or sitting in with a boron (an Irish drum) in a trad music session in a backroad pub in the west of Ireland, while the Guinness flows with the music and the laughter and the "craik". Or a bar in the Old Town of Prague last year, where I got into a conversation with a Czech journalist who bribed the barmaid (with drinks) to stay open til 4am (they are "officially" supposed to close at midnight, but the beat cop will ignore the violation for a pint of Urquell.) Its not about drinking, per se, but all about daring to be a part of the scene, rather than just be a tourist.
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Cam Bortz Finest Kind Signs Pondside Iron works 256 S. Broad St. Pawcatuck, Ct. 06379 "Award winning Signs since 1988" Posts: 3051 | From: Pawcatuck,Connecticut USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Depends on the event, I enjoy icy cold Becks with a hot pastrami served up wet, the kinda sammich ya gotta eat over the sink. For general all purpose beer guzzlin I like the pale ales, guess that makes me a hop-head. I like stouts but locally the bar people seem to keep them in the cooler, I prefer them more room temp and especially like them in the winter months. And as we used to say in Cleveland; "Rolling Rock n Rock n Roll!", Except now I'm in Denver and they're skunked right from the store. Weinhards Ale is another good one, finely suited for porch sitting and driveway activities.
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Right Cam, the way to vacation and travel,at least be a fly on the wall and observe and absorb. Even in my native travels I always like to go off the beaten path, find the local favorite, and enjoy. The only time franchise establishments are any good is when I need something cheap and reliable after a couple of bad picks for dining. Doesn't hurt to know a few local guides to help out.
(BTW, just came in from buying a case of imported German Dark).
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I was told some sad news today...hoping it's not true...
Sleemans has bought Unibroue of Quebec. If so, there goes the brew...Unibroue is to good to Die!!
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Teh Irish taught me how to drink Guiness and when I can get it I love it "tho it doesn't travel well" they have gotten it to where it is an acceptable rememberance.
My second fave is Carta Blanca with a salted glass and lime.
Both are hard to get and there is just enough red neck in me to drink Coors and Coors lite.
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....ahh.....thirsty....is it beer-thirty yet? None in the shop fridge, damn... this sounds like a quick trip to the packy down the road.
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Jeez, Mark, after seeing your mug on here I need a beer! hahahaa I like Canadian beer, Labatt or Kokanee(SP?) and I also drink Coors Light and Rolling Rock and just tried Straub outta St. Mary's PA. I do not like Butt-Wiper, in fact, I tell the kid to buy it so that I don't drink his beer. For awhile he was on a Labatt roll and used to come home to an empty fridge. I also detest our local brew, Iron City. I do like Guinness, but only overseas....here it has yucky stuff floating in the bottom. Tried Tennant's once in Scotland and about fell over after 1. And draft beer gives me a headache and the Bombay trots. TMI....right? Love....Jill
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now i know a lot of kind of beer i can try somme one when im going in usa.......now i know no one try molson dry cold shots????? i juste drink this this time.....i need know do you have this in usa??
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hey duncan this beer is great i like all unibroue product its juste bad maybe can be the end of this kind of beer now unibroue is sold to usa..........
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