Favourite Beer/Wine or Spirit

[Linus]

I'm always looking for new recommendations, particularly on spirits and beers but I think recommendations on all sorts of libations.

For me, some of my favourites:

Beer: Mill St. Organic (http://www.thebeerstore.ca/Beers/branddetails.asp?id=1313)

Spirits:

Glen Breton Ice Whiskey (Nova Scotia)
Glenora Glen Breton Rare 10 Yr. Whiskey (Nova Scotia)
Forty Creek Barrel Whiskey (Canada)

Wine: I have no preferences.


So anyone else have recommendations/favourites?

[Gemme]

I'm not much of a drinker, but I enjoy a good blackberry Merlot from time to time. I don't drink beer or champagne at all and whiskey very, very, very rarely. Usually I partake of the fruity, frothy mixed drinks like Rum Runners, Fuzzy Navels or maybe a good Long Island Iced Tea.

[Diva]

Great thread, Linus!

I love Rieslings....there's one called "Diva"...of course, I love it! ;)
If I could afford it, I'd drink Perrier Jouette all the time....a stunning champagne.
Love Ports and Harvey's Bristol Cream over ice with lime. YUM.
On occasion, I've been known to sip on a good brandy. Key word: "GOOD".
I have come to appreciate a good Cab, as well as Merlots.

Not a fan of the Chardonnay any more.

[Jet]

Bernkastler Spatlese

[Deborah]

Wedding Cake Martini's....yummmmm, but Dude says the Vodka makes Jaqueline turn into 'Bernice':toast:

[Linus]

Bernkastler Spatlese

Uh.. what? Whazzat?

[UofMfan]

Buchanan's whiskey on the rocks or red wine.

As for the red wine, I will return with my list later.

[Jet]

Uh.. what? Whazzat?

he he...its a white German wine. A Spatlese (pronounced spot-layz)
can fall in the middle of/or be sweet or dry.

German Rieslings are categorized based on their style (levels of dryness) and the grape's ripeness level at harvest (i.e. Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, etc). When looking for a dry style of Riesling, the label's buzz words will be Trocken ("dry" in German) or Halbtrocken ("half-dry" in German).

Bernkastler was my favorite and its very hard to find now. Only one spirits store in Atlanta spirits shop carries it that I know of.

I like German wines best.

[Bohemian Rhapsody]

I like it simple....Bombay Blue Sapphire on ice with tonic water and lemon. yummo:hangloose:

[foxyshaman]

For the longest time I drank heavy red wines... South African and Chilean were two I really liked.

Then one day I musta got hit by a heavy object and forgot cause I am drinking white zinfandel (sp?)... hangs head in wine shame... its not even wine...its just..well fun.

I really enjoy a nice port - Mogen David is one
I love Blueberry wine from Nova Scotia (I believe or it could be NB?)
I love Saskatoon Liquer...yyuumm.... it is made in Alberta

I have never acquired a taste for beer...no matter how much I tried in my university days

I like fru fru drinks with sugar...but they don't like me

Ohhh but a very nice ice wine... expensive but what a lovely treat. 2007 saw a day time frost in central BC and they harvested and made some of the best ice wine I had tried to that date..

okay :cowboihorse: leaving now

[apretty]

vodka and i like the expensive stuff (polish, please) but i'll drink the crap stuff in a pinch--nothing a little citrus won't perk up.

[Blade]

http://shop.oldstonewines.com/

[WolfyOne]

A night of doing shots of Jose' in a pool with friends
has cured me of ever drinking hard liquor unless it's in a mixed drink

I do partake in wine from time to time
I prefer reds over whites, but like a rose' every now and then
My favorite inexpensive red is Kendall Jackson Zinfandel
Rosemount makes a good Shiraz
When I want White Zinfandel, it has to be Berringer

I even found an ice wine I liked, it's made in Canada
By Jackson-Triggs called Vidal Icewine (2007)

I recently had a Riesling I actually liked,
2007 Johannisberg V - Rheingau Riesling Kabinett
Made by Weingut Johannishof


The beer in Oklahoma sucks, so when going out of town
always have to remember to check our MGD supply
Nothing better than a good cold beer on a hot summer day

When in the mood, I've been known to drink a cooler or 3

[Kenna]

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with some
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Or I like sweet wines, a fruit smoothie with vodka, wine with mulling spices, or a mudslide. But on very rare occasions.

[Passionaria]

Well, first of all I was shocked to find this thread was not started by a Texan. Now that I got that off my chest I can move on.....

I am learning to love wine and look forward to some guidance in developing my palate. I do love some Spanish Tempranillo's and Merlot.

100% Agave Tequila = no nasty tummy upsetting side effects, just smooth insanity. The rest of Tequilla's are part Vodka, can you say avoid Jose Cuervo???? The brand does not matter as much a the 100% Agave!

Absinthe
Should you care to try Absinthe, Obsello is the best from my research. Many Absinthe's are Vodka, or grain alcohol with essential oils, not the way you want it. This is distilled in Spain with the alcohol from cognac before it is cured, then distilled with fresh herbs. Like the original brew.

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:cat: Pashi

[Andrea]

Mostly I 'borrow' Rene's Tecate but I really am not a beer drinker.

My preference at home is Barefoot Pinot Grigio. If partaking on the town, I go for a Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.

I heart tequila. Good, bad, cheap, expensive. And don't ruin it with salt or lime.

Andrea

[Sachita]

pinot noir, nice Cabernet, sometimes a nice New Zealand white
Grey Goose dirty martini's
Basil Hayden Bourbon

[suebee]

Spirits:

Glen Breton Ice Whiskey (Nova Scotia) Ahhhh - HEM! That would be CAPE BRETON, not Nova Scotia.....since the independence uprising of 1985! (you can take the girl out of Cape Breton, but.....) :)
Glenora Glen Breton Rare 10 Yr. Whiskey (Nova Scotia)
Forty Creek Barrel Whiskey (Canada)

QUOTE]

All kidding aside, I've been curious about Glen Breton. How do you compare it to other whiskeys Linus?

I hardly drink at all, except for some beer on really hot days in the summer, and maybe a glass of wine during the holidays. So as strange as it may seem, one thing I usually have around the house is a bottle of Glenlivet Scotch. It will generally last me for years, because I just sip, but it's one of those must-have luxuries.

[QUOTE=foxyshaman;114937]
I love Blueberry wine from Nova Scotia (I believe or it could be NB?)
okay :cowboihorse: leaving now

They make blueberry wine in both provinces. Unfortunately I had a "disappointing" experience in my freshman year in university, so don't partake in the ole blue stuff anymore. :|

There is a really nice blueberry beer made in Moncton, New Brunswick by Pump House Brewery. The first time I tasted it all I could taste was blueberry, but after that I made a conscious effort not to dwell on that, and it was fabulous!

Other than that, for my summer beer I usual have one of the local standards: Moosehead Light.

:mountie:

[hpychick]

Beer. I love beer. I not a fan of the real *hoppy* type of beers. But every now and then, an ice cold extra stout Guinness is lovely. I love micro-breweries. There's a place here, "The Church BrewWorks" that makes a wonderful beer called Dunkel. OMG. To. Die. For.

I guess you could say I'm a beer connoisseur. (You can laugh because it rhymes - I know I did.)

I love to get an ice cold beer and smell it first. Let its scent travel down into my nasal passages and fill me with its aroma. Then take a half mouthful and let it sit there for a few seconds. Then swallowing, feeling the coolness stream down my throat. Then...and this is my favorite part, I pick apart how the taste landed in my mouth. Where does it sit strongest on my tongue? Is there a tang to it or is it smooth? How does it feel on the insides of my cheeks, does its boldest features stay on my lips? I search out the distinct flavors, woods, berries, wheat, hops - whatever it's showcasing - I make note of it.

*phew* now that I have so enticed myself, I believe it's time for a cold one.

[Linus]

Glen Breton Ice Whiskey (Nova Scotia) Ahhhh - HEM! That would be CAPE BRETON, not Nova Scotia.....since the independence uprising of 1985! (you can take the girl out of Cape Breton, but.....) :)
Glenora Glen Breton Rare 10 Yr. Whiskey (Nova Scotia)
Forty Creek Barrel Whiskey (Canada)


Uh huh. LOL.. last time I checked it was still part of Nova Scotia. ;)

As for the whiskey, it's really good and I highly recommend it.

[Waldo]

Seconding Basil Hayden on the Bourbon front.

Vodka: Belvedere or Vodka 14 (a local Colorado all organic delish in a bottle)
New favorite cocktail: Strawberry Balsamic Martini. nom nom nom.

Gin: Hendrick's

Wines: I prefer Malbecs to just about anything else. Currently my favorite, if I can find it is Zapata's 2004. So good. If you're on a budge the Gascon which is available from places like Cost Plus / World Market is very drinkable.

Beer. Oh how I love a good beer. When I travel I make a point of drinking a local brew.

Some of my favorite Domestics:
- Harpoon IPA out of New England. A pint of this and some chowdah? Lovely.
- Fireman's #4 out of Texas. When it's the freakin' hot I like a nice pale ale.
- Honker's Ale or 312 out of Chicago. The Goose Island Brewery is what I 'grew up on' as it were, from a beer perspective. Honker's is their flagship offering and 312 is also very nice.
- 2 Below from here in Colorado is one of my favorites. It's a winter seasonal though. For year round enjoyment I've recently gravitated to Titan IPA.

Imports I enjoy:
- Sol from Mexico - another great beer for a nice hot day.
- James Squire Amber, XXXX and Carlton Draught from Australian. Despite what some might like you to believe, Foster's is most certainly NOT Australian for beer. I have yet to find a store here in Denver that stocks any of these. The best I can get is Tooheys. Which is a poor substitute, sadly.
- Bavaria from the Netherlands. I'm also a fan of Amstel (NOT light) but you cannot get that in the states. It's not made for export.
- Fuller's London Pride out of the UK. One of my best days ever was spent sitting in a pub in London writing for hours over a couple of pints of LP.
- Asahi from Japan. Lots of people prefer Sapporo but Asahi just has a nice clean flavor for me. If you get to Japan do try a Suntory. I wish it was available in the states.
- Harp from Ireland is my go to beer which is available in most places that stock any sort of imported beer.

Edited to add - Can't believe I forgot my all time favorite - Chimay. A Trappist Belgian beer. I prefer their red and blue label over their white.

After all that I think I may enjoy a drink tonight.

[Cowboi]

OMG ! There are so many!!!

A good single barrel scotch..Macallens is a fav.
Bombay saphire gin
Grey Goose or Level vodka
Ol stand by Crown Royal
Maybe a litte Don Julio tequila
Guinness, Murphys, Smithwicks, Chimmay with the blue label oh hell I never met a beer I dint like!!!!

Love Merlots and Pinot Noirs..

[Rockinonahigh]

When I was a kid my gramps made wine from the old family resipe from italy where his family had a winery called Lombard Winery...I have the only bottle left cause as far as I know its not in production anymore.I checked with the loiquor distribitors hear and they use to cary it a long time ago,but its been 25 or more years since they had it last,the bottle I have is over 50 years old by now.Its a fruity somewhat sweet tasteing but a tad dry as best I can remember...this bottle will prolly never be opend...prolly vinigar by now.
I dont drink much anymore but like a good bloodymary now and then(minus the hot stuff) the only beer I drink is O'Doules,I know baby beer but im usely the DD in the group.

[WolfyOne]

Beer. I love beer. I not a fan of the real *hoppy* type of beers. But every now and then, an ice cold extra stout Guinness is lovely. I love micro-breweries. There's a place here, "The Church BrewWorks" that makes a wonderful beer called Dunkel. OMG. To. Die. For.

I guess you could say I'm a beer connoisseur. (You can laugh because it rhymes - I know I did.)

I love to get an ice cold beer and smell it first. Let its scent travel down into my nasal passages and fill me with its aroma. Then take a half mouthful and let it sit there for a few seconds. Then swallowing, feeling the coolness stream down my throat. Then...and this is my favorite part, I pick apart how the taste landed in my mouth. Where does it sit strongest on my tongue? Is there a tang to it or is it smooth? How does it feel on the insides of my cheeks, does its boldest features stay on my lips? I search out the distinct flavors, woods, berries, wheat, hops - whatever it's showcasing - I make note of it.

*phew* now that I have so enticed myself, I believe it's time for a cold one.




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[TxsCharmr]

Long Island Iced Tea is the best!!:cheesy:

[GoofyLuvr]

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[Corkey]

Beer- Sam Adams, any of the summer ails or their winterfest beers, coors light.

Apéritif-Goldshlagar (sp), Amaretto D' Sarino up.

Wine- Inniskillin Pino Gris, Ice wine, and Pino Noir
Chateau D' Champes Riesling, 1st harvest.

[Diavolo]

Oh goodness! Where to start?

Cocktail definitely a Marguerita. I also have a fondness for Manhattans, single barrels and single malts.

Wine: Tough call, I'm a wineaux of renowned. I love the DeLille D2, that's for sure. Molly Dooker The Boxer always makes me happy. Henry Drive's line makes me happy, and of course I'm a huge Freemark Abbey fan. Although somebody said that 1999 Jordan was like a street fight. I like that.

Beer: I'm a Heineken drinker but I've recently gone back to craft brew. Loves me a saison. I'm working my way through the craft brews again and that's a good thing.

[betenoire]

Guinness

Rye and Gingerale

Tequila Rose in Hot Chocolate

That will be all.

[cane]

Don't drink very much these days, but I still know what I like...

Wine: African foot (yeah, I know it's a weird name, but it doesn't taste like the name), a really nice dry white wine with an interresting tone of grapefruit to it. When it comes to red wines my all time favorit is Marques di Arienzo (grand reserva), simply adore it...
Beer: Not much of a beerdrinker, but when I do drink beer I go for the deeper flavors, a trappist (Belgian beer) is always nice.
Spirits: I am swedish so I have to mention vodka, Absolut, but I also enjoy a really smokey single malt whisky from time to time, my favorite would be Highland park and Laphroaig, both scottish.

I could probably go on forever but these a my absolute favorites. Don't try them all at once...

[SassyLeo]

I have LOTS of favorites...

I will 2nd Waldo's Chimay.

I'm not much of a beer drinker... I like it, but it makes me feel bloated, so I don't much.

Wine...

David Bruce Pinot Noir, 2004 was very good. The winery was near where I grew up, so tasting was easy :)
Cakebread Chardonnay, Reserve 2005 was nice.
One year in Napa (maybe 2001?), friends and I randomly stopped at Chimney Rock and the owners were pouring. We talked for a long time and I fell in love with them. I ended up signing up for their wine of the month club. Love the Cabernets.
Pride Winery - almost any of their wines are delicious. Cabernet Franc - wonderful.
ZD makes a nice Chardonnay as well.

I love Wild Horse wines...they are reasonably priced and friends of my family are some of the grape growers.

I'm on much more of a budget these days, so I don't get to partake in most of those often ;)

[Kätzchen]

I always like to have a bottle of Vodka (7x distilled - Russian, preferably) around - great for tending to a cold (add a bit to tea) or straight up or use it in a mixer.

Once in a blue moon, I enjoy:

a Maitai cocktail

a German made wine (champagne)

I'm not too fond of beers - But I do tend to prefer German beers over others.

[femmedyke]

I'm currently a lush for Trader Joe's, Joseph Handler Sweet Red.

[Kätzchen]

I'm currently a lush for Trader Joe's, Joseph Handler Sweet Red.

I tasted this beer once - I call it "buzzy beer" because one sip of it, seemingly a drab of it, left me buzzy for hours! *lol* I liked the taste of it!

[Andrew, Jr.]

As I have gotten older I have really cut back on my drinking. I am not one to drink except socially, and even then it's really moderate.

This is my list of some of my favorites:

Rum: Gosling's from Bermuda
Vodka: Grey Goose, Absolut, and Tangueray Sterling is my most favorite
Gin: Bombay Blue
Liquor: Liquor 43, Kahlua, Tia Maria
Beer: Coors Light
Non-Alcoholic Beer: Sharps
Wine: Anything by Robert Mondavi, Woodbridge

*I have to think on the bourbons, whiskeys, and so on.

[Andrew, Jr.]

I had to think for a while on this. I like Glenlivet - a single malt whiskey.

I also enjoy Jameson Irish Whiskey, Johnnie Walker Pure Malt Whiskey (all colors red, blue, black, green, gold).

Jack Daniels - Gentlemen Jack most of all.

[Oiler41]

I keep it simple; I don't drink much anymore, but in the rare instances that I do, the following applies:

Beer - Miller Lite
Mixed - Tanqueray and 7 or Red Bull
Other - Champagne - Dry varieties, but of course, my favorite is Veuve Clicquot, but a good Korbel Extra Dry is never bad!

Glynn

[AtLast]

Not much of a drinker, but do like a very cold Corona during summer months. If I have a mixed drink, it is Bombay & Tonic. I like Charles Krug and Sutter Home wines, but really don't know much about wines, per se. Best for me to take the advise of others with wine. Jeez.... I'm from CA and Italian!

:wine:

[Duchess]

My favorite champagne...Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé Champagne :toast:

My favorite beer .....Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout:drunk:

Love red wines. I like Kendall Jackson's Merlot. It's smooth, doesn't have a nasty after taste and very reasonably priced. Can't forget Santa Margherita's Pinot Grigio.:wine:

The only thing I don't drink is gin. It makes me sick just to smell it.:seeingstars:

Duchess

[blush]

beer-Fireman's #4
bourbon-Maker's
riesling-Relax

[miss entycing]

Lowenbrau
Heineken
New Belgium Old Cherry
Chambord Liqueor

and the best of the best.....
a good ol' shot of Jack
:sunglass:

[Daryn]

I am a wine fanatic so I will just drop by here on occasion with whatever I've had recently or just love....

Altesino Vendemmia Brunello Di Montalcino 2003 - was served here this afternoon - very nice and light... good red for summer but stood up to soppressata and bold cheeses

I have a thing for bubbles... some of my favs either Champagnes (real) or in that style...

cheap - Chateau Ste. Michelle blanc des blancs

mid to semi spendy - Pierre Peters, A. Margaine, Pierre Gimonnet (1er Cru), Schramsberg

spendy - vintage Krug

Prosecco is a lovely, lighter, less harsh bubble and fruity sparkler.. nice for summer.

I love Oregon pinot noirs.... but have a thing for French Burgundy when it comes to Domaine Aleth Girardin (and she is a woman making wine in Pommard - big deal)

Where are the wineaux?

[Deborah*]

I'm not much of a drinker, but I do occasionally like rum and coke.

Deborah

[Bèsame*]

My new favorite..

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[homoe]

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