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eschaton posted:cocktails are always cool if the cocktail is an old fashioned cary grant had a gibson in north by northwest, which makes it even more awesome than it already was
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maskenfreiheit posted:japanese beer in general was poo poo hitachino nest is good hitachino nest white ale is also the basis for Kiuchi no Shizuku which is really drat tasty also Japanese whisky is good, like Nikka Coffey Grain
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prefect posted:cary grant had a gibson in north by northwest, which makes it even more awesome than it already was quote:I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself "slightly" killed.
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https://twitter.com/WhoresofYore/status/921851124398817281
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Lyon posted:it feels like breweries and beer nerds are heading towards craft lagers as the next trend. it went ipa, stout, and we are currently in the age of the sour, but i think you'll see a big return of lagers (lagers, kolsches, pilsners, marzens, etc). the local brewery here does a dark lager (mack håkon) and it's become my go to cos it's available everywhere and is basically the best thing they do outside of the seasonal winter beers
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prefect posted:manhattans are good he always got old fashioneds which aren't *bad* but people order them to sound like they know something then glaze over when presented with simple qs like "up or on the rocks" or "bourbon or rye" because they just want to get the sad man who drinks drink minivanmegafun posted:the craft cocktail scene is alive in Chicago, there are four high-end cocktail-only bars I can name tiki bars attract parrotheads. hard pass. Sagebrush posted:Manhattans are fun to drink when you're out with people because it turns into that Casino Royale scene where everyone at the poker game is like "actually, hang on, give me one of those too" i thought rye was the default? [mind blown gif]
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when i was a bartender the only people who ordered old fashioneds got driven there from the nursing home, but then mad men happened
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maskenfreiheit posted:tiki bars attract parrotheads. hard pass. ours attract hipsters and yuppies, they’re too “in the city” to attract suburban parrotheads
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maskenfreiheit posted:i wish cocktails would become cool again lol can you tweet this so i can retweet it
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singapore sling
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this thread has inspired me to make an old fashioned or 4 for myself tonight
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did someone say Gibson ![]()
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maskenfreiheit posted:i thought rye was the default? it's supposed to be, but some places will make it with bourbon by default because bourbon is what murricans drink
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Dislike button posted:when i was a bartender the only people who ordered old fashioneds got driven there from the nursing home, but then mad men happened ??? an old fashioned is like a martini, that poo poo has never really gone away
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gun to my head I will get an old fashioned if "out and about" but never cottoned to manhattans. usually I just repress my insatiable list for spirits while "out and about" by ordering beer or wine at restaurants and knowing I keep a stock of whiskey at home
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basically while alcohol in general is a scourge, ordering cocktails is basically this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4TGGtPzBU
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you are a strange, joyless man, stymie
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he also sucks
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When I worked in a bar, long before Mad Men, the old fashioned was the drink some rear end in a top hat would order when the bar was 5 deep Worst was when their buddies or half the rest of the bar see it, ask what it is and then start a loving chain reaction of old fashioned orders. Its a good drink but gat drat if you wanna see me stir a sugar cube for five minutes ask for it when the bar is quiet.
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9am: hot toddy w/ ginger
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i'm sick its medicinal
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minivanmegafun posted:did someone say Gibson noice
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Ragtime All The Time posted:i'm sick its medicinal the ginger is good for a sore throat the whiskey is good at making me care less about the sore throat the ginger is meant to treat ![]()
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once in amsterdam i got carded which was weird but ok whatever it was this bar near my hostel apparently it was 21+ to keep out backpackers like ok i can relate. but the guy was fascinated with my american DL and america in general, so i told him how the subway sucks worse than bratislavas and he liked that the place was kind of deserted so I asked if he could make a manhattan, he's like "oh yeah sure i just have to get my book!!!" in this really thick eastern european accent. (i didn't want to be a dick and ask where, all I could figure out was he was from not poland) i don't know what he looked up, i think he gave me an old fashioned maybe but anyways he mashed up a sugar cube and is like super excited and then put in what tasted like orange bitters? or maybe it was normal bitters and the fact he literally stuck the top third of an orange (peel and all) into a wine glass did i mention he poured all the whiskey and stuff into one of those big rear end wine glasses? yeah but he looks at me all excited and is like "very good drink yes? like fancy american bar!" so i just kind of smilled and said yes, it is a very good fancy american drink, paid him ten euros and left tbh it had a poo poo load of liquor in it and 10EUR was pretty cheap for the city center so i wasn't made but it was just very surreal. maskenfreiheit fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Dec 30, 2017 |
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maskenfreiheit posted:once in amsterdam i got carded which was weird but ok whatever yeah, orange and sugar is old-fashioned territory. manhattans are just rye, vermouth, and a cherry (i think. i could always be wrong)
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prefect posted:yeah, orange and sugar is old-fashioned territory. manhattans are just rye, vermouth, and a cherry (i think. i could always be wrong) and bitters
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I had one (1) beer today
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i had three sour wheats and i still dont really get why people make these but theyre cold and theyre beer so whatever
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eschaton posted:hitachino nest white ale is also the basis for Kiuchi no Shizuku which is really drat tasty this poo poo is delicious, i’m in Tokyo and leaving tomorrow and I was looking at a bottle of this to fill my duty free allowance but I got a bottle of this https://bobbysdrygin.com instead. you can get kiuchi in Australia but not Bobby’s.
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I'm continuing to not drink alcohol for medical reasons
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old fashioneds are extremely good but tbh i think anyone who muddles fruit in one should be fired. i also had a real good sazerac at a place just outside of detroit, dude did half rye half cognac and it was cool. thanks for reading my story. ![]()
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sleepwalkers posted:i also had a real good sazerac at a place just outside of detroit, dude did half rye half cognac and it was cool. thanks for reading my story. where at
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im fine with lagers being the next hot poo poo. i used to be big on super strong stuff like scotch ales and old/strong ales but they've become almost undrinkable lately. i had some blue moon seasonal last week and it was ultra good so who knows maybe im dying
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Cat Face Joe posted:where at the oakland art novelty company in ferndale. neat little place.
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sleepwalkers posted:the oakland art novelty company in ferndale. neat little place. i figured this was the place. i live in ferndale. they used to be super strict, no phones, dress code, no loud talking, and wouldn't seat you until all of your party was there and absolutely no joiners
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Cat Face Joe posted:wouldn't seat you until all of your party was there and absolutely no joiners
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Cat Face Joe posted:i figured this was the place. i live in ferndale. they used to be super strict, no phones, dress code, no loud talking, and wouldn't seat you until all of your party was there and absolutely no joiners interesting. i went like, midday on a sunday after a tigers game and it was just the three of us in my group so it was less atmospheric and more just a couple bartenders shootin the poo poo about being in metal bands and stuff.
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I'll be glad when the ipa fad fucks off. The single nicest beer I've ever had is one of the cheapest in Scotland, cask pulled deuchars ipa: it's a fantastic summer beer but as soon as the american hop heavy trash started showing up it became harder to find in place of six bajillion ibu HOPLOCAUST TRIPLE IPA WITH BACON
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Also shout out to Brooklyn. That's a respectable American beer right there.
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i've always liked Alexander Keith's IPA, which is a mass-market beer that's been around in canada forever ("gimme a keets") and doesn't taste anything like a modern hop nuclear ipa. it's old enough that the cans still have a little explanation on the back of what an india pale ale is it's probably nothing fancy but it's a good summer drinkin' beer for me. they also make a decent amber one
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