mhill95149 wrote:

jimswside wrote:tonight, enjoyed 4 shots of patron and a few High Lifes @ Boondock's in Senneca on the Illinois river. Back home more High Life, and cracked a fresh bottle of Cazadores... life is damn good, especially since I am off tomorrow.

I think we need to change the name of this thread to "What are you pounding?"

4 shots and some beers? drive home and then more? really? Wow!!

I didnt drive home. Plus I was celebrating, got a raise @ work, and the start of a 3 day weekend.

jimswside wrote:

mhill95149 wrote:

jimswside wrote:tonight, enjoyed 4 shots of patron and a few High Lifes @ Boondock's in Senneca on the Illinois river. Back home more High Life, and cracked a fresh bottle of Cazadores... life is damn good, especially since I am off tomorrow.

I think we need to change the name of this thread to "What are you pounding?"

4 shots and some beers? drive home and then more? really? Wow!!

I didnt drive home. Plus I was celebrating, got a raise @ work, and the start of a 3 day weekend.

and you're up at 8:30 posting, so couldn't have overdone it too badly yesterday

and you're up at 8:30 posting, so couldn't have overdone it too badly yesterday

nope just a shot and a beer when I got home.

toddlers and sleeping in dont mix.

Jim - wanted you to know after reading in your posts how much you enjoy "The Champagne of Beers" I bought some this past week to try. I hadn't tried High Life before and now I wish I had done so long ago. It's flavorful, creamy, light in body and I dig the acidic aftertaste that goes well with grilled foods. I've declared High Life my new summer boating/BBQ-ing/lawnmowing/suntanning brew.

Thanks,
Davooda

Davooda wrote:Jim - wanted you to know after reading in your posts how much you enjoy "The Champagne of Beers" I bought some this past week to try. I hadn't tried High Life before and now I wish I had done so long ago. It's flavorful, creamy, light in body and I dig the acidic aftertaste that goes well with grilled foods. I've declared High Life my new summer boating/BBQ-ing/lawnmowing/suntanning brew.

Thanks,
Davooda

thanks, glad you enjoy it,

for the price I think it is a really good beer for the things you mentioned.

Sure I like to have some Abita, or Three Floyds, etc. but can only drink one or two at a sitting of those brands. Plus the points promotion High Life is running has gotten me a whole wardrobe.

jimswside wrote:Sure I like to have some Abita, or Three Floyds, etc. but can only drink one or two at a sitting of those brands. P

Speak for yourself!

SSDD

headcase wrote:
Speak for yourself!

I am... they are just too heavy of a beer for me to drink for 8 or 9 hours straight & still want to eat food.

jimswside wrote:

headcase wrote:
Speak for yourself!

I am... they are just too heavy of a beer for me to drink for 8 or 9 hours straight & still want to eat food.

I know .... I've never really had that problem with the majority of beers, the one possible exception being Bourbon County Stout in it's various forms, now that is a heavy beer.

SSDD

no kidding, how long did it take us to finish those big pours of Vanilla BCS at the rare beer night recently? I believe we discussed getting a second beer each just to cleanse our palates between chewing on sips of bourbon county

JimTheBeerGuy wrote:no kidding, how long did it take us to finish those big pours of Vanilla BCS at the rare beer night recently? I believe we discussed getting a second beer each just to cleanse our palates between chewing on sips of bourbon county

It definitely took a while, but I actually think it is worse when pouring from a bottle into a small glass .... it just seems like the bottle has no bottom! At least at rare beer night we could see how much was left.

SSDD

Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA

seemed like a really short weekend, barely got in the door before I had a small glass of Pappy 23 Y.O., followed by a Three Floyds Pride and Joy, now sipping Cazadores, and High Life.

Tracked down some Ramazzotti amaro at the Binny's Express and have taken to recreating Mike Ryan's Speaking in Tongues -- 1 oz mezcal, 1 oz amaro, 1 muddled-to-extinction strawberry, 3/4 oz lemon, 3/4 oz simple, 2 dashes each Ango and Peychaud's. Fruity strawberry + smoky mezcal = awesomeness in a glass.

The juice leftover from the fruit salad I brought to the Pig Roast (blueberries, strawberries, nectarines, grapes and raspberries with a sauce of rum (alcohol cooked off), mint, simple syrup and lemon) mixed with half of a ginger Izze soda...very refreshing. If it wasn't still work time (and a bit nicer day), this would be great with a shot or two of good rum!

A blatent riff on the Earl Grey MarTEAni,

a (large) chai tea infused gin silver sour

3oz chai-tea infused tanqueray (4 minute quick infusion)
1oz fresh lime juice
1oz 1:1 simple
1 egg white

Last night's lineup was almost as crazy as the goal scored by Patrick Kane that no one saw...

A ton of Schlitz, Landshark Lager and Goose Island IPA...

When the winning goal was scored, a bottle of (rī)1 was passed around (can't say I care for it...Rittenhouse or even Overholt has more character, but it was the best thing in the world at that moment).

Finally, our host tracked down a bottle of 'champagne' to toast with and start a shower...only afterward did we look at the label to find it was 'non-alcoholic sparkling wine'.

Ill be toasting the @White Sox shortly with some Three Floyds PRide and Joy, some Cazadores, and perhaps a sip of Pappy.

Khaopaat wrote:Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA - while I'm enjoying it fine, it has cemented the notion that I'm a bit tired of intense, punch-in-the-face hops...I think English IPAs are more up my alley. I'm glad I finally tried it after hearing so much about it, but I think I might take the remaining three bottles over to a BBQ at a friend's place on Sunday and see if someone else there might appreciate it more than me.

Well, I'm eating my words. I ended up not going to that BBQ, so I still had three Dogfish Head 90 minute IPAs in the fridge...and I just enjoyed the hell outta one of them.

Today was hot, sticky, unpleasant in Chicago.
That was the perfect atmospheric environment for a good rosé wine with my simple summer night dinner of French Ham, dry sausage, cheese, Boston lettuce in a tangy vinaigrette dressing, and Camembert cheese with a good baguette.
My choice of the day: Chateau Guyot 2009 rosé, a dry, but very fragrant and refreshing Costières de Nimes , selling today on sale at a very modest $7.99 at Binny's (normally $8.99).

jimswside wrote:Ill be toasting the @White Sox shortly with some Three Floyds PRide and Joy, some Cazadores, and perhaps a sip of Pappy.

Sounds like a nice, diverse line-up.

I'm having some Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, 2007 release (13-year). I initially tried the 2009 edition at WhiskeyFest back in April and really enjoyed it. I saw the 2007 in a liquor store today and decided to give it a whirl. Very nice, with a strong vanilla note but a not-overly-sweet finish. Not quite rye-like but definitely more spice than I'm used to with bourbon. A good sipper, especially at around $35.

=R=

jimswside wrote:Ill be toasting the @White Sox shortly with some Three Floyds PRide and Joy, some Cazadores, and perhaps a sip of Pappy.

and what exactly are you toasting? being 8.5 games out of 1st to a team that wins the division every year? or to ozzie or kenny beating the others ____ out of each other? c'mon maan theres nothing to toast the north or southside about. Except they'll both have new managers next year...meanwhile the Blackhawks get 2 million+ for their rally (maybe 300,000 in '05?!?!)

Ricketts and Rocky have alot in common...

Been drinking patron all night, Jameson season is over...

gotta toast what I can this year.... a win is a win.

today should be a good day as well while I am up on the north side, pineaplle vodka shots, cold beer, & tequila for the World Cup game, and then game 2.

jimswside wrote::lol:

gotta toast what I can this year.... a win is a win.

today should be a good day as well while I am up on the north side, pineaplle vodka shots, cold beer, & tequila for the World Cup game, and then game 2.

Fair enough, just dont ever get too excited over beating the Cubs...

What am I drinking? Well I'll tell you what I aint drinking today...Newcastle, John Smiths or anything from England.

I think I'll be living the High Life along with some American micro brews for todays festivities.

It's totally amazing...
I was curious to find out how many contributors to this specific thread since it started on May 10 2007 drank wine. So i read every contribution since that initial date.
Believe it or not only 14, including me, drank wine or, in one single case, Champagne.
Does that imply that a very large majority of LTH forum readers or contributors are beer, hard liquor, or cocktails drinkers?
I would be interested to find out if some kind of statistics (unofficial of course) have been compiled about wine drinking among the LTH brother and sisterhood...

alain40 wrote:It's totally amazing...
I was curious to find out how many contributors to this specific thread since it started on May 10 2007 drank wine. So i read every contribution since that initial date.
Believe it or not only 14, including me, drank wine or, in one single case, Champagne.
Does that imply that a very large majority of LTH forum readers or contributors are beer, hard liquor, or cocktails drinkers?
I would be interested to find out if some kind of statistics (unofficial of course) have been compiled about wine drinking among the LTH brother and sisterhood...

We drink mostly wine with dinner but I'm not going to post TN here....
(or anywhere for that matter) my notes would be like "tastes great!"

Personally, I rarely drink hard liquor, and I'm mostly a beer guy (just picked up a Great Lakes variety pack), but we do usually have a case of Cristalino cava for emergencies ...

Weingut Stadt Krems Riesling Steinterrassen, 2007. Excellent minerality, with less bracing acidity than other Austrians I've had, which makes this pleasant to drink even on its own without food.

Kennyz wrote:Weingut Stadt Krems Riesling Steinterrassen, 2007. Excellent minerality, with less bracing acidity than other Austrians I've had, which makes this pleasant to drink even on its own without food.

Stadt Krems is awesome. I have a few in my fridge right now. Hmmm....

Crios de Susana Balbo Rose of Malbec for tonight.

"The 2009 Rose of Malbec is dark pink in color with an enticing nose of strawberry and cherry. Ripe, dry, and full-flavored, this delicious Rose should be consumed over the next 12-18 months."
89 Points
The Wine Advocate

alain40 wrote:It's totally amazing...
I was curious to find out how many contributors to this specific thread since it started on May 10 2007 drank wine. So i read every contribution since that initial date.
Believe it or not only 14, including me, drank wine or, in one single case, Champagne.
Does that imply that a very large majority of LTH forum readers or contributors are beer, hard liquor, or cocktails drinkers?
I would be interested to find out if some kind of statistics (unofficial of course) have been compiled about wine drinking among the LTH brother and sisterhood...

I rarely drink beer. One or two a month unless I go to a Cubs game.

Wine, cocktails (mostly martini or Manhattan) and straight bourbon or scotch.