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Official Drinking Thread Pt 5: Four Horsemen + Jerry: It's called The Voltron!

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If you ever get the chance, I recommend trying Mt. Gay Extra Old Rum. Just ignore the name and try it (though I know someone will try and make a joke). I believe it's made in Barbados.

Though I'm not much of a rum drinker and probably would not spend $30 for a fifth of it, I just might have to go back to the liquor store and get a few more mini bottles for the summer months while they are on special. It's smooth and oaked like a good bourbon, but still has that molasses/brown sugar/vanilla thing that rum should have. One could probably drink it neat, though a splash of Coke is good too (it only needs an ounce, maybe two).

And BPH, that's a good deal as long as your buddies know what they are doing. One mishandled batch and you'll get a fizzy, sour, infected mess.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
If you ever get the chance, I recommend trying Mt. Gay Extra Old Rum. Just ignore the name and try it (though I know someone will try and make a joke). I believe it's made in Barbados.

Though I'm not much of a rum drinker and probably would not spend $30 for a fifth of it, I just might have to go back to the liquor store and get a few more mini bottles for the summer months while they are on special. It's smooth and oaked like a good bourbon, but still has that molasses/brown sugar/vanilla thing that rum should have. One could probably drink it neat, though a splash of Coke is good too (it only needs an ounce, maybe two).

And BPH, that's a good deal as long as your buddies know what they are doing. One mishandled batch and you'll get a fizzy, sour, infected mess.
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That is a good rum.

And just remembered: Ommengang (sp?) Three Philosophers is awesome. (thanks, GLM!)
 
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Ommegang is awesome, period. So many American brewers try to merely imitate Belgian beers for the masses, but Ommegang actually makes Belgian beer.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
If you ever get the chance, I recommend trying Mt. Gay Extra Old Rum. Just ignore the name and try it (though I know someone will try and make a joke). I believe it's made in Barbados.

Though I'm not much of a rum drinker and probably would not spend $30 for a fifth of it, I just might have to go back to the liquor store and get a few more mini bottles for the summer months while they are on special. It's smooth and oaked like a good bourbon, but still has that molasses/brown sugar/vanilla thing that rum should have. One could probably drink it neat, though a splash of Coke is good too (it only needs an ounce, maybe two).

And BPH, that's a good deal as long as your buddies know what they are doing. One mishandled batch and you'll get a fizzy, sour, infected mess.
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I've heard good things in general about Mount Gay, but don't think I've ever bought a bottle. Maybe that'll have to happen this summer.

Asked about that - my friend assured me he'd washed every bottle by hand. ;) It doesn't sound too difficult to make sure every surface is clean, he said it only took 3 hours or so to get everything ready to put into the fermenter. It's tempting to skip a couple sanitizing steps, but that's a sure way to waste $30 and a batch.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Ommegang is awesome, period. So many American brewers try to merely imitate Belgian beers for the masses, but Ommegang actually makes Belgian beer.
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It's classy, too. It has a cork. ;)

I only had a taste of the Three Philosophers, but now it's on my "experimental" list when I go to the store. They sell it at a place near me, where we found the TP.
 
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2/3 of my handle of Beam is down. Beam takes a while to go through. :p
 
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Brenthoven said:
What's the deal on Sat? I bet if you and I were around, we could kill it.
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I have a family thing starting at like 2, after that, I don't know, I'll probably be back home and up for killing a bottle Jim Beam.
 
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Beer Pong Horn said:
It's tempting to skip a couple sanitizing steps, but that's a sure way to waste $30 and a batch.
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Too bad some micros don't understand that concept. When I first started to seriously get into beer, I nearly gave up on Founders after two straight infected six packs. They seem to have solved the problem though, which is great because I have never had anything less than 'good' beer from them (other than the infected ones).
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I have a family thing starting at like 2, after that, I don't know, I'll probably be back home and up for killing a bottle Jim Beam.
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Well, it should be interesting. Maybe we can find some fodder for another youtube video. :D
 
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Brenthoven said:
Well, it should be interesting. Maybe we can find some fodder for another youtube video. :D
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We could just get some lawn chairs, sit across the street from block E and video tape the senanicans that go on there. It would probably be a youtube classic. We might also get shot.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
We could just get some lawn chairs, sit across the street from block E and video tape the senanicans that go on there. It would probably be a youtube classic. We might also get shot.
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"I don't fight muthaf*a, I BLAST!!!!!"

In hindsight, what a great quote to hear firsthand. :o

I do have some Scotch left.....although some of that will be killed on Fri.
 
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Brenthoven said:
I'm still disappointed that the GPL tailgate didn't have the Bourbon Imperial Ale homebrew this year. It's made with Maker's Mark. Yes, it tastes like an angel's halo.
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Well, Uncle Matt is unemployed... can't always have the good stuff.
 
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, drinking. :(
 
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I'm with FTB&G.

I was at the liquor store today, came across the rum that was mentioned earlier, Mt. Gay, bought a bottle even though I'm not a big rum fan. It isn't half bad. I still prefer the bourbon, but I could drink this rum.

I also got American Honey because it is amazing and now I'm drinking Beam and cokes again.

I shouldn't drink too much tonight, I have to be up tomorrow morning.
 
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Hehehe, "mount gay".

It's pretty good rum, in addition to having a very funny name.
 
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