Wine and beer

[MoreCoffee]

How can any upstanding Catholic forum not have a thread on this

For those who like either, what are you prefs? I'm all over the map.....

And while not a snob for either (ugh that pretentiousness makes me ill), I don't drink utter swill either.

Wine I like all kinds, but tend to go reds in winter, whites in summer.

Beer similar...darker, heavier stuff in winter, lighter in the summer.

You?

I like red wine most of the year even though I drink around one glass a week rather than one with every meal. White wines are rather good in summer if they've been chilled. I prefer dry wines but sweet wines are nice too.

My preferred tipple is whisky, but that too is usually one shot a week taken while playing broad games with friends on a Sunday night. It makes for a nice close of the day sort of drink.

I've never been fond of beer. Something about the smell bothers me I guess.

 

[bill5]

I've never been fond of beer.

gasp

Got a Sam Adams 12 pack of various types. Ales etc. Pretty good stuff.

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

gasp

Got a Sam Adams 12 pack of various types. Ales etc. Pretty good stuff.

One of many solid Boston brewers. *brag brag *

 

[bill5]

lol

They are many excellent breweries all over the country now.

 

[Tallguy88]

One of many solid Boston brewers. *brag brag *

Their Ocktoberfest is my favorite. But the plain old Boston Lager is one of my go-to beers year round.

 

[MikeK]

lol

They are many excellent breweries all over the country now.

True, but the East Coast really is hard to beat. I think Sam Adams is swill, but my 3 favorite breweries (Alchemist, Lawson's, and OEC) are all in VT or CT. Unfortunately, it takes a strategically-placed friend who doesn't mind doing favors to get them here.

 

[Fish and Bread]

I've never been fond of beer.

Ever tried a coffee stout? I was just looking at the screen name and thinking, if there is a beer out there for you, maybe it's one of those.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Ever tried a coffee stout? I was just looking at the screen name and thinking, if there is a beer out there for you, maybe it's one of those.

I've never heard of a coffee stout

 

[Fish and Bread]

I've never heard of a coffee stout

Here's a sort of informational page:

Different Types of Coffee Beer

Mostly, coffee beers are brewed by local micro breweries, so what's available to you probably depends on where you live.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Here's a sort of informational page:

Different Types of Coffee Beer

Mostly, coffee beers are brewed by local micro breweries, so what's available to you probably depends on where you live.

That would be Australia

 

[Fish and Bread]

That would be Australia

An Internet search yielded this:

Matilda Bay seasonal release: Longshot coffee beer | Australian Food News

Looks like a limited release from 2010, though, and very expensive. But it does at least show that coffee beers have been seen on your shores. Maybe someone else is brewing one there now, or someone else will brew one in the future.

 

[bill5]

True, but the East Coast really is hard to beat.

I disagree and I'm on the East Coast. They're everywhere, honest.

 

[MikeK]

I disagree and I'm on the East Coast. They're everywhere, honest.

First, consume these beers two..Alchemist Heady Topper and Lawson's Sip of Sunshine. I wish, oh how I wish! - that there was something else like them somewhere. Anywhere. Crazy good.

 

[bill5]

Doubt I can find them here but keep in mind.....

My point is simply that there is excellent beer everywhere now. Gone are the days where it's nothing but Bud/Miller type swill. Thank God!

 

[RuthD]

I like whiskey, Southern Comfort. It is smooth with ice and a little water.

 

[bill5]

I agree, that is smooth, though I rarely drink liquor and haven't had that in forever.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I like whiskey, Southern Comfort. It is smooth with ice and a little water.

Isn't southern comfort a liqueur?

 

[Rhamiel]

I think I will buy a bottle of Port tomorrow, I never had it before

 

[bill5]

Isn't southern comfort a liqueur?

nope

 

[MoreCoffee]

nope

I am sure that it's a liqueur as wikipedia says: Southern Comfort is an American liqueur made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey flavoring. The brand was originally created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874, and is now owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation.