I've lost the beer thread again...(CURRENT BEER THREAD, until a better one comes along)

[Jonathan]

The Yuengling beers get pretty good distribution here, but they tend to be pretty pricey. The porter is nice in cold weather.

[Sarah]

janine wrote: "So you can have your own dog and pony show?"

Like me!

[Sarah]

Jonathan wrote: "The Yuengling beers get pretty good distribution here, but they tend to be pretty pricey. The porter is nice in cold weather."

The porter is the best of them in my opinion. Also, for some reason I switched your comment and Janine's. I was baffled at how Ohio could just be getting Yeungling when the Netherlands had it already.

[Jonathan]

The Netherlands is pretty much in the thick of things, generally speaking, but their getting Yuengling distribution before Ohio would be a little surprising.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I discovered two bottles of beer in my fridge. A nice surprise.

[janine]

This is in my fridge:

[Félix]

Very cool.

[Phil]

janine wrote: "This is in my fridge"

How do you keep that glass from tipping over when you open/close the refrigerator door?

[Jim]

Phil wrote: "janine wrote: "This is in my fridge"

How do you keep that glass from tipping over when you open/close the refrigerator door?"

I wondered the same thing Phil. Now I am going to lie down because I must be ill if I'm thinking like Phil :-)

[Sarah]

We have a fabulous new hard cider on tap. I'm not a hard cider fan (bad experience my last week of college) but this is delicious. Plus, it has another awesome tap handle:
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[~Geektastic~]

^That is an epic tap handle. I know that word is overused, but I think it is appropriate here.

[Jim]

Great tap handle Sarah.

I had a very tasty Pumpkin Ale last Friday night. No picture to post.

[Sarah]

Was that your first Pumpkin Ale? Glad you liked it, if I'm remembering that right.

[Jim]

Yup, I am no longer a pumpkin ale virgin.

[janine]

Sarah Pi wrote: "We have a fabulous new hard cider on tap. I'm not a hard cider fan (bad experience my last week of college) but this is delicious. Plus, it has another awesome tap handle:
"

Nice!

[Sarah]

Don't start with Magners.

[~Geektastic~]

I like Woodchuck. It's the Budweiser of hard ciders, I know, but I still like it. Conveniently, my favorite variety is the "amber" brew.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I've never had hard cider either. I'm kind of afraid of it.

[Jim]

What's to be afraid of?

[Sarah]

Good question. The only thing to be afraid of is getting wicked sick if you drink it in large quantities -- which also happens if you drink large quantities of non-hard cider, or eat too many apples.

[Jim]

Precisely Sarah, precisely.

[~Geektastic~]

Some hard ciders taste so much like regular cider that it's really easy to drink too much and then have the alcohol catch up and kick your ass.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I think I'm afraid of not liking it, and my not liking of it spreading contagiously to real apple cider, which I like a lot.

What does it taste like?

[Phil]

Lobstergirl wrote: "What does it taste like?"

TWSS

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

We need some type of prophylactic.

[Paula]

i love Miller Lite so much i started a Redneck Roadtrip blog and put ML in the caption.
http://redneckroadtrip.tumblr.com/

i cant help it... i grew up on it

[Félix]

Yikes, Paula. Yikes.

[~Geektastic~]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I think I'm afraid of not liking it, and my not liking of it spreading contagiously to real apple cider, which I like a lot.

What does it taste like?"

The good ones taste like regular apple cider, only mildly carbonated and slightly less sweet (at least the ones I've had).

[Jim]

Lobstergirl wrote: "We need some type of prophylactic."

How about a Philphylactic?

[Jim]

Here is the Grand Cru I had with lunch. They will not sell it by the growler, or I would be taking some home with me.

[Félix]

I am leaning toward a decision to get beer drunk this weekend.

[RandomAnthony]

Félix wrote: "I am leaning toward a decision to get beer drunk this weekend."

Make sure you post!

I usually only get "beer" drunk. I just call it drunk. I don't drink hard liquor much.

[Félix]

It's either beer or wine pour moi. I will definitely post. It promises to be legendary. Well, maybe not.

[~Geektastic~]

Never been "beer" drunk. Been liquor drunk, and hard cider drunk. Is there a difference? I know that pink lemonade drunk was the worst ever and I'll never do it again.

[Jim]

Félix wrote: "I am leaning toward a decision to get beer drunk this weekend."

I'll get beer drunk with you only separate, but I can't tonight as I'm going to the UW hockey game. Tomorrow would work out pretty well. I am picking up a growler of Pumpkin Ale on my way home tonight that I could drink tomorrow night.

[Sarah]

Amber ~Geektastic~ wrote: "Never been "beer" drunk. Been liquor drunk, and hard cider drunk. Is there a difference? I know that pink lemonade drunk was the worst ever and I'll never do it again."

Beer drunk is generally kinder, in my opinion. Wine drunk can be fun but leads to headaches. We're playing at a place that serves Vititus (http://www.food.com/recipe/lithuanian...)
tonight, but I shall have to refrain. That stuff is dangerous, and if I drink anything other than whiskey tonight I will have the flu tomorrow.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Beer drunk is the least bad. I've never had a hangover from beer. Sweet alcohol drinks (appletinis etc.) are the worst. They go down so easy, and the hangover feels like death. I don't do wine anymore, or liquor really. Only moderate amounts of beer.

[janine]

I've always avoided the sweet drinks, alcohol shouldn't be sweet.

[Félix]

I really want to drink some beer with everyone participating in this thread.

[Jonathan]

Getting an early start, Larry?

[Félix]

No, just anticipating.