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Seth Pecksniff: May 27, 2004; can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.

looking at that video again it's amazing they don't even have fully green leaves, they have leaves with a definite fall vibe

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# ? May 30, 2024 10:18

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Atopian posted:

If you mix it 1:1 with lovely beer, it makes both drinkable. Or at least you very quickly stop noticing the taste.

Chad move is skip 'em both and drink makgeolli, the Korean booze that is actually good.

# ? Apr 29, 2022 18:12

vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

i don't think it's fair to compare baijiu to soju. baijiu at its worst is a lot worse than soju, and at its best, it's comparable to a bottle of chumchurum, but way more expensive

the best baijiu i've had was one distilled near emeishan. the worst i've had was just a bottle of red star erguotou, which coincidentally i had on the way down from emeishan

edit: makgeolli is the best, especially cheongju (similarly, xiaomijiu is the superior taiwanese beverage)

# ? Apr 29, 2022 18:18

peanut: Sep 9, 2007

Our maple tree is deep red year-round. It's heckin fluffy rn.
I want to believe

# ? Apr 30, 2022 00:13

BrainDance: May 8, 2007; Disco all night long!

Grand Fromage posted:

Chad move is skip 'em both and drink makgeolli, the Korean booze that is actually good.

I was out at a Korean place with some friends and I kept talking up makgeolli, because it's loving great and I would drink it even if it had no alcohol. Makgeolli is the best.

But then everyone thought it was poo poo besides me

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:19

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

BrainDance posted:

I was out at a Korean place with some friends and I kept talking up makgeolli, because it's loving great and I would drink it even if it had no alcohol. Makgeolli is the best.

But then everyone thought it was poo poo besides me

Time for new friends.

(though the makgeolli available outside Korea isn't all that great to be fair. still way better than fuckin soju or hite tho)

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:21

bob dobbs is dead: Oct 8, 2017; I love peeps; Nap Ghost

cheongju is also up there. i guess sake takes up all the foreign demand for rice wines tho

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:27

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

I know I must have tried cheongju at some point but all I can think of is the cooking stuff. Makgeolli has gotten hard enough to find in Korea, I can't remember ever seeing cheongju.

Was so sad the time I went back to Korea and every single makgeolli jip I remembered was gone. I couldn't find any new ones either.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:34

Empty Sandwich: Apr 22, 2008; goatse mugs

I bought soju once because I didn't know what it was and the liquor store had deeply discounted it.

I don't think I've ever poured out any other bottle of booze before or since.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:35

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

It's vile. The only reason to drink it in Korea is that it's literally cheaper than water. The people paying $15+ for a bottle of Jinro at restaurants in the US are hilarious.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 01:38

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

Soju is the hot new thing here in the decadent west for some reason.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:02

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Yet another horrific consequence of kpop.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:05

thetoughestbean: Apr 27, 2013; Keep On Shroomin

Grand Fromage posted:

Yet another horrific consequence of kpop.

My eyes crossed a bit when I read this and I thought you said consequences of kupo

Koreans confirmed moogles

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:09

Zarin: Nov 11, 2008; I SEE YOU

McGavin posted:

Soju is the hot new thing here in the decadent west for some reason.

The reciprocal to Spam chat from a couple weeks back, I guess!

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:29

Atopian: Sep 23, 2014; I need a security perimeter with Venetian blinds.

Grand Fromage posted:

Chad move is skip 'em both and drink makgeolli, the Korean booze that is actually good.

Finding and drinking the traditional local booze that is actually good is cheating.

That said, I do it here in China with this plum-pomelo mijiu that I found. Great stuff.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:33

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

My brother worked with some Chinese people years back, and they all went completely bonkers for Koskenkorva and Leijona, and bought shitloads of them to take home.

I went to China later and tried their booze and realized why.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 02:46

BrainDance: May 8, 2007; Disco all night long!

I keep buying the FIL really nice booze cuz that's his thing, he likes booze.

But every loving time he's like "oh it's too weak" just cuz it's not loving 60% paint thinner baijiu

I got some bottles of 192 proof I use for not drinking because it's garbage lying around, but apparently I'm not allowed to gift him any of that because "that's a bad idea" and "he doesn't need to be more drunk"

# ? Apr 30, 2022 04:07

Nice Van My Man: Jan 1, 2008

I remember I was in QingDao and reading a little tourist pamphlet. The English part was something like "we are very proud of our beer tradition. We know the beer is bad but we are trying to improve, so please be kind and don't say anything mean to the tour guide." I really wish I had kept it, it was hilarious. For the record I don't mind QingDao beer but I also have terrible taste.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 04:24

Seth Pecksniff: May 27, 2004; can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.

Sojus good y'all just have the pallette of a person with poo poo taste buds :colbert:

# ? Apr 30, 2022 04:39

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Seth Pecksniff posted:

the pallette of a person with poo poo taste buds

turn on you're monitor

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# ? Apr 30, 2022 04:40

Atopian: Sep 23, 2014; I need a security perimeter with Venetian blinds.

Nice Van My Man posted:

I remember I was in QingDao and reading a little tourist pamphlet. The English part was something like "we are very proud of our beer tradition. We know the beer is bad but we are trying to improve, so please be kind and don't say anything mean to the tour guide." I really wish I had kept it, it was hilarious. For the record I don't mind QingDao beer but I also have terrible taste.

Qingdao does actually have decent beer.
Not "destination beer", but it's still nice.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:07

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Nice Van My Man posted:

I remember I was in QingDao and reading a little tourist pamphlet. The English part was something like "we are very proud of our beer tradition. We know the beer is bad but we are trying to improve, so please be kind and don't say anything mean to the tour guide." I really wish I had kept it, it was hilarious. For the record I don't mind QingDao beer but I also have terrible taste.

Tsingtao is perfectly decent cheap beer to eat with takeout.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:15

Gaius Marius: Oct 9, 2012

Eating beer. Is frozen

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:17

Marshal Prolapse: Jun 23, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

Tsingtao is perfectly decent cheap beer to eat with takeout.

Yeah and also good on a muggy/warm day, similar to Tiger.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:21

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

I dunno what baiji or soji taste like but if they're like sake I'd probably like them.

I love sake with an order of nigiri covered in those slices of ginger.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:25

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

They are more akin to gasoline than sake.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:25

Marshal Prolapse: Jun 23, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

McGavin posted:

They are more akin to gasoline than sake.

Leaded gasoline then unleaded.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:27

peanut: Sep 9, 2007

Grand Fromage posted:

turn on you're monitor

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lol

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:30

Pham Nuwen: Oct 30, 2010

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

an order of nigiri covered in those slices of ginger.

wtf

# ? Apr 30, 2022 05:57

Kharnifex: Sep 11, 2001; The Banter is better in AusGBS

I prefer my korean wine to be made from poop!

# ? Apr 30, 2022 06:48

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Pham Nuwen posted:

wtf

Do they not serve pickled ginger with sushi where you are?

# ? Apr 30, 2022 07:16

Booty Pageant: Apr 20, 2012

soju is just the next stage of huffing aerosols, it's just drinking watered down acetone, occasionally with cheap artificial flavorings

# ? Apr 30, 2022 07:23

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

I prefer my sake to be made from shrine maiden spit.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 07:44

Devils Affricate: Jan 22, 2010

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

I dunno what baiji or soji taste like but if they're like sake I'd probably like them.

I love sake with an order of nigiri covered in those slices of ginger.

They're not like sake. Sake is good. The worst sake is better than the best soju or baijiu.

I'm pretty convinced the mass consumption of soju is a symptom of mental illness in Korea. When you have a 70 hour work week and are under the constant scrutiny/control of your elders, you end up with self-harming tendencies. Sure you could drink something that tastes good and makes you feel good, but you don't deserve nice things. You deserve to be punished. After all, your family thinks so. Society thinks so. Are you so arrogant that think you know better than them?

Not sure what's up with baijiu though, poo poo tastes like paint remover infused with rotten wood. Pretty sure the Chinese are just trolling us with this one.

# ? Apr 30, 2022 08:07