What does your average RFF member drink?

[ChrisPlatt]

Look here: http://www.bumwine.com/

Chris

 

[filmfan]

Bourbon, Red Wine, and English or German Beer.

Favorite Bourbon = Maker's Mark
Favorite Beer = Samuel Smith India Ale
As for wine, I really just like it all and am not (yet) a wine snob.

Edit: Also been into Bushmills Irish Whiskey lately.

 

[filmfan]

Any beer by Stone.

Most over-rated brewery out there. I tend to agree with the beer snobs on this.
But I will play nice and say that I have enjoyed a few bottles of the "Arrogant *******" before.

Bottled water & black coffee mostly, along with iced tea!

Hate to say, but bottled water had a tendency to be less pure than tap water in most US cities. The bottled water that does test well is only as-good as tap water. An example of this is Poland Springs, which is taken out of the tap water supply in Maine.
I learned about bottled water in an Environmental Science course at University and what I learned disgusted me. Watch the documentary "TAPPED" if you care to know what's in your bottled water. Only 30% of water bottles that are collected in recycling are actually recycled and the rest go into the ocean. Plastic water bottles are one of the leading pollutants of the ocean. I suggest you re-calculate the pro and cons of bottled water. It's good to know about things that you ingest in large quantities, so I would really watch that documentary (available on google videos).

 

[paulfish4570]

not a single mention of sour mash whiskey.
i reckon lem motlow is rolling in his grave.

i gave up Jack Daniel black label, bourbon, rum, tequila, vodka and such many years ago. same for wine. i might have about four beers a year.

so, since my stomach can no longer tolerate coffee after 40 years (must be all of the anesthesia), it's sweet and unsweetened iced tea, lemonade, coke, hi-c and water.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Someone mentioned absinthe, that can make you blind, but still has that good ol' pre war look.

Highly disputable: almost certainly a myth put about by the Cognac distillers who were worried in the early 20th century about the inroads absinthe was making into their market. Likewise the hallucinogenic properties of the wormwood in la fée verte: you'd probably be dead of alcohol poisoning before you started getting visions, unless you were highly suggestible or a bit crazy to begin with. That's why it was legalized again, when science was pressed into service to replace political influence.

About 20 years ago I had some good Czech absinthe, and 40 years ago I used to drink Pernod (by origin, de-wormwooded absinthe), but I've yet to find any good Spanish or (modern) French absinthe. Or maybe it's just that my tastes have changed. Absinthe was the favoured drink of young, doomed artists and writers, so maybe if you aren't doomed enough and don't die of it, you just go off it.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Sparrow]

... my, we are a cultured bunch, what with no one drinking Bucky for breakfast

 

[gekopaca]

Does anyone drink matcha here?

 

[Rico]

Lately, my evening choice is Delord Armagnac XO. Single distillation and several years of wood make for complex flavors and an almost caramel sweetness. The cork is wax sealed, and needs pliers to open. Armagnac, like good tequila, is always served neat.

 

[ARCHIVIST]

What about us wine drinkers?
Red wine that is - wine is red not white.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Lately, my evening choice is Delord Armagnac XO. Single distillation and several years of wood make for complex flavors and an almost caramel sweetness. The cork is wax sealed, and needs pliers to open. Armagnac, like good tequila, is always served neat.

It's a puzzle. isn't it, that Cognac is so much more highly regarded than Armagnac? I'm currently drinking a '79 Bas-Armagnac from Martial Darabba, at cask strength (48%)but I think I'll go back to the '82 next time I'm down there (I buy two or three bottles every few years when I'm near Hontanx).

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

What about us wine drinkers?
Red wine that is - wine is red not white.

There used to be a Strine red in the UK called Kanga Rouge.

Besides, retsina's been white for thousands of years, and while a white vinho verde is very drinkable, you need to be born Portuguese to drink the red. I've never tried red ink mixed with battery acid, but it's probably preferable to (if hard to distinguish from) red vinho verde.

For those not familiar with the stuff, 'verde' means 'green' as in 'young' or 'fresh' and doesn't refer to the colour of the wine. The only common vinho verde in the USA is Mateus, usually rosé. This is not so much a forgettable wine as one you wish you could forget.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Rico]

It's a puzzle. isn't it, that Cognac is so much more highly regarded than Armagnac? I'm currently drinking a '79 Bas-Armagnac from Martial Darabba, at cask strength (48%)but I think I'll go back to the '82 next time I'm down there (I buy two or three bottles every few years when I'm near Hontanx).

I see you're a man of true discrimination, given the house in France and appreciation of sherry. It's truly a mystery about the 100:1 production advantage of Cognac (a substance that agrees with me not at all). For grape-based brandies, the two spirits could not be further apart in character. One day, the vintage Armagnac adventure will begin, but it'll be hard: that stuff isn't stocked on every street corner - even in Chicago.

 

[hansheiner]

@voe One more for Pilsner Urquell.
Also Guiness.

Whiskey: Laphroig

But fun to see all the different choices.

Cheers

 

[d__b]

No alcohol for me, but since my girlfriend is British/Indian I've developed a mild addiction to tea, especially the spiced kind she brews...

 

[pixelatedscraps]

No alcohol for me, but since my girlfriend is British/Indian I've developed a mild addiction to tea, especially the spiced kind she brews...

There's nothing better than a Masala Chai, that's true

 

[hipsterdufus]

Oh boy, I drink just about everything.

Mostly a craft beer nut (last night I was at Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven; if you're ever in the area, you must go!) I also drink cheap beer when I want to get a good buzz on for cheap (mostly PBR or Miller Light). Also, I love bourbon and Irish Whiskey. Lately, I've enjoyed the following Whiskeys:

Eagle Rare
Buffalo Trace
Tullamore Dew (the cheap one)
Macallan's Islay

When I may have overimbibed too many of the aforementioned beverages, there's nothing like a good cup of coffee to fight the aftereffects.

Edit: I was just reading everyone else's choices. Holy hell, I need to hang out with some of you folks! Great beer and whiskey choices!

 

[Frank Petronio]

I drink fizzy water, orange, and grapefruit juice most days, plus 4-5 cups of coffee.

For beer it's lighter Hefeweizens, Coronas, and Hard Ciders (Woodchuck in the USA). I actually will mix Hefeweizen with Coke or Lemonade, I like it. I think you guys who like your heavy beers are basically drinking a loaf of bread. Plus you're getting fat.

Jameson's has been marketed heavily to the young ladies I photograph. They drink it with Ginger Ale, plus Jack and Cokes, Vodka Tonics, etc. and I will participate too. I draw the line at Jager and Red Bull... that is so awful.

In drag bars and other exotic places I like to challenge the bartender with Lemon Drops, etc.

It's funny to see the correlation between marketing and how a beer or liquor becomes popular... most people are not very creative with their drink orders, especially by their second order....

 

[MC JC86]

Plus you're getting fat.

Thems fightin words.

 

[MC JC86]

It's funny to see the correlation between marketing and how a beer or liquor becomes popular... most people are not very creative with their drink orders, especially by their second order....

You mean like how Stella Artois is marketed in the U.S. as an expensive, "high-brow" beverage? (despite being called "wife-beater" by those in other countries).

I love their billboards that say "quality has it's price.". Stuff is gross.. right up their with Coors.

 

[gilpen123]

Sub-zero pilsen beer