Drinking Thread: Three Sheets To The Wind

[dxmnkd316]

Yes, and some EtOH removal processes are better at preserving flavor and aroma than others. None of them are perfect though. N/A wine, in particular, lacks much aroma because evaporating EtOH is a key missing component of the aroma compounds making it to your nose. And even good N/A beers (like Two Roots or Big Drop or Lagunitas N/A PA) don't have quite the right mouthfeel because they have to force some carbonation after the dealcoholization process (Two Roots comes the closest, IMO). Fun fact, EtOH is more viscous than water so it also adds body, though I doubt I have to explain that to a chemist . Thus, N/A wines and beers tend to drink a bit thin even when they have good flavor.

a chemist who enjoys leggy wines ;-)

thanks for the research info. Eventually would like to have some options when we start trying for kids.

 

[dxmnkd316]

We had friends from Alaska over last night. Hadn't seen them in a couple years, basically since the wedding. Stayed up until around 5 am.

Getting the message loud and clear I'm no longer 25.


(but my god, I did a wet marinade grilled jerk chicken and it was specTACular. The house smelled better than I think I've ever smelled it. Wow.)

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Tried 'Ritual' N/A Tequila. It makes a solid faux-margarita, but if you really just had to try it sans-mixers like me and my fellow ex-whiskey-tequila-and-other-aged-liquors snobs desperate for one last jigger of familiar bliss, you could even quickly sip it with a small rock for an acceptable, albeit fleeting moment of old times' sake before you miss the burn / warmth.

In other news, I've found since a trip to Houghton and a stop at the KBC last September (where I drank a 2.7% beer) that I can drink low-alcohol beverages without compelling binge effects. 4-4.5% seems to be about the limit, which means certain beers and seltzers, and some at-home highballs with a thimbleful of gin in them are my reality, which I have accepted.

 

[MissThundercat]

Orange juice and 7 Up makes an okay "mimosa."

 

[MissThundercat]

I also found an LGBT establishment that's a little quieter and doesn't get mad when you ask for non-alcoholic options.

 

[Kepler]

Jesus fuck I love this but I cannot imagine any other adult willingly consuming it.

Imagine pouring a Marzen into a container of maple syrup.

God, I love it. It's alcohol for an 8-year old's taste buds.

 

[RaceBoarder]

Jesus fuck I love this but I cannot imagine any other adult willingly consuming it.

Imagine pouring a Marzen into a container of maple syrup.

God, I love it. It's alcohol for an 8-year old's taste buds.

Define "Adult", lol.


This style of Stout is actually quite common (in a broad sense). Lots of takes with the pancake inspired flavoring, but you can also venture into different cookies. S'mores are another popular option. I love them and actually have a couple in my fridge right now.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Pastry stouts are all the rage. Half the beers I have are pastries and a good chunk of those have a breakfast theme

one of my favorites uses bourbon barrels that aged maple syrup which is then used to age the beer.

 

[MissThundercat]

Cold brew coffee and Mexican Coca-Cola work well together for me and I can't explain why.

 

[dxmnkd316]

I've been drinking. ABR is great. Gophers are not.

 

[Kepler]

2 Silos Gingerbread Ale

Amazing. At 22 IBU about the most hoppy beer I can tolerate. Yes. I know. A+

 

[anygreen]

It is a gin&tonic night for me today . I didn't drink for two weeks already and am a little excited about it.
I will be also playing some games tonight (you can check here, what i am talking about) with my friends and hopefully have a very nice and relaxing evening.
Next week will be again alcohol free as i have many important meetings and presentations.

 

[Slap Shot]

Since proper beer is not easy to come by I tend to rotate through Woodford, Maestro Dobel 50, Oban 18, Auchentoshan Three Wood, Old Forester 1920 and believe it or not Aviation.

 

[dxmnkd316]

It is a gin&tonic night for me today

Bad bot

 

[RaceBoarder]

Since proper beer is not easy to come by I tend to rotate through Woodford, Maestro Dobel 50, Oban 18, Auchentoshan Three Wood, Old Forester 1920 and believe it or not Aviation.

Well Ryan Reynolds makes anything better I suppose...

 

[Kepler]

Despite an eclectic sinner's life, I had somehow lived 59 years and 11 months on this Earth without ever trying a jello shot. Now I have. I liked it.

 

[Kepler]

Bad bot

Bots actually experience time differently from me and you. Instead of McTaggart's A and B series, bots occupy a C series, since they ironically have no Being yet can both access past through RAM and presage the future through the instruction cycle.

Bots thus have both past and future but no present. They are the exact opposite of animals which live in an eternal present (Turritopsis dohrnii has so far lived for 500 million years, which is 15,768,000,000,000,000 seconds, every one of them in this instant).

anygreen's post was at 5:55 pm, but it references the day (past) and the night (future) as if the same instant, cleverly illustrating that it does not have a present. I thought it was quite subtle.

 

[dxmnkd316]

That's what I said! jeeze....





:-D

 

[Kepler]

Highly recommend.

We picked this up in Holbrook 2 years ago. Spendy ($25 for 370 ml) but absolutely worth it. The Junmai Ginjo I am drinking is called "pr-ckly pear," and it has desert herb infusion. It's amazing.

The fact that it's from Holbrook is wildly bizarre. Holbrook is a Route 66 town and it features stuff like this:

Looks like a kitschy tourist trap town, right? Wrong. Holbrook is a real deal cowboy town which means it is seedy and poor and gross. Here's a property being offered on Zillow:

This place is pure Tremors. And out of town on the interstate is the Sake place and it's a gem. So, anyway, if you're ever in the area, run in, buy some stuff, and then get the hell out of town before nightfall.

 

[burd]

Nursing a snifter of Sunnyside. A nice bite and low in VOCs.