What are you drinking right now?

[Zedder]

I'm having a Plantation brand aged rum. Very nice.

[Berries]

Monteiths White IPA. Decent stocking filler while waiting for TT highlights and MotoGP qualifying.

[Akzle]

mac's sweet disposition (chocolate stout)

not great. not worth four buck a bottle for damn sure.
why the fuck is liqour in taupo so fucken expensive??

6.2% though. so after the first couple you stop caring

[WNJ]

Got some macs choc stout this arvo, not bad , won't buy it again, yet to try NGAHERE GOLD 7.2 lager got a couple big bottles that and PANHEAD

[ellipsis]

NGAHERE GOLD 7.2

...serious headache shit...

[T.W.R]

...serious headache shit...

:lol: friggin migraine in a bottle :yes:

[pete376403]

Keruru Midnight Spirit - barrel aged imperial stout. Aged 10 months in American oak bourbon barrels that had previously held NZ Whisky Co. single malt for more than 20 years. Lawdy it was nice, pure black, nice kick (12%) a bit pricey at $30 / 500ml but it was a one-off (#835 or a total bottling of 1344)

Should go and see if they have any more, put it away for a while.

[Honest Andy]

Should go and see if they have any more, put it away for a while.

sounds a nice drop, but don't store it too long otherwise some of the flavours will mellow right out of existence...

[ellipsis]

...warm fucking tea...

[Oakie]

Fighting off the chilly weather with a brandy and ginger ale.

[pete376403]

sounds a nice drop, but don't store it too long otherwise some of the flavours will mellow right out of existence...
Got a couple more (one for a work mate) - 14 or so remaining.

[scumdog]

Baltika, 9 strong.

cos the Desperados has run out.:confused:

[ellipsis]

...ginger and raspberry tea...fuckit...

[WNJ]

...ginger and raspberry tea...fuckit...

more fckn tea.....

[WNJ]

London Black Cab Stout, not bad drop

[Akzle]

hapsburg absinth. 90%.
with bundaberg passionfruit shit which tastes a lot like fanta.

happy days

[BuzzardNZ]

http://www.craftbeeronline.co.nz/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/207x296/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/a/ranga_alcoholic_ginger_beer_1.5l.jpg

[pritch]

Nearly wine o clock - today it'll be a Prosecco. Not the obvious choice to partner bangers and mash - near enough. :whistle:

[HEsch]

Gin & tonic - mmmmmm

[Akzle]

Nearly wine o clock - today it'll be a Prosecco. Not the obvious choice to partner bangers and mash - near enough. :whistle:

would sir care for a medium dry chatéau de la cardeboard?

[neil.]

A whisky mac (stones green ginger wine + whatever whisky is lying around).

[Brian d marge]

A fkin cup of tea .....

doctors order ... the fkin nuffie

[ellipsis]

A fkin cup of tea .....

doctors order ... the fkin nuffie


...i'll join you with an instant coffee...

[caspernz]

Bit of Devil's Cut is doing quite nicely tonight.

[Brian d marge]

...i'll join you with an instant coffee...

because of the same clueless doctor?

[Akzle]

fucken everything.
hurrah alcoholism.

[slofox]

Teachers Whisky + Mountain Dew...erk...

[ellipsis]

because of the same clueless doctor?

...kind of...I will say that I have consumed a couple of large rivers of piss in my time and it has been kind of fun (life), but it has now caught up...puddings and piss and bread are the enemy of my pancreas and insulin production so it's all history now...I miss bread more than the piss now, pudding following a close second...my array of teas is growing...I'm having yet another right fkn now, fuck it...

[Brian d marge]

...kind of...I will say that I have consumed a couple of large rivers of piss in my time and it has been kind of fun (life), but it has now caught up...puddings and piss and bread are the enemy of my pancreas and insulin production so it's all history now...I miss bread more than the piss now, pudding following a close second...my array of teas is growing...I'm having yet another right fkn now, fuck it...Amen brother , amen

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[SPman]

I'm a DB man.........

[Honest Andy]

I'm a DB man.........

That looks interesting, the sort of drink you can make last all afternoon, if you've a mind to...

Try a Citra DIPA for pudding ;)

[Akzle]

I'm a DB man.........
looks good, where did you get it?

[Akzle]

I'm a DB man.........

from their webiste:


Warning: Double Bastard Ale is not to be wasted on the
tentative or weak. Only the Worthy are invited, and then only at
your own risk. If you have even a modicum of hesitation, DO
NOT buy this bottle. Instead, leave it for a Worthy soul who has
already matriculated to the sublime ecstasy of what those in
the know refer to as "Liquid Arrogance."
This is one lacerative muther of an ale. It is unequivocally
certain that your feeble palate is grossly inadequate and thus
undeserving of this liquid glory...and those around you would
have little desire to listen to your resultant whimpering. Instead,
you slack-jawed gaping gobemouche, slink away to that
pedestrian product that lures agog the great unwashed with the
shiny happy imagery of its silly broadcast propaganda. You
know, the one that offers no challenge, yet works very, very
hard to imbue the foolhardy with the absurd notion that they
are exercising "independent" thought, or attempts to convey the
perception it is in some way "authentic" or "original." It’s that
one that makes you feel safe and delectates you into basking in
the warm, fuzzy, and befuddled glow of your own nescience.
Why so many allow themselves to be led by the nose lacks
plausible explanation. Perhaps you have been so lulled by the
siren song of ignorance that you don’t even notice your white-
knuckle grip on it. You feel bold and unique, but alas are
nothing but sheep, willingly being herded to and fro. If you think
you are being piqued in this text, it is nothing when compared
to the insults we are all asked to swallow streaming forth from
our televisions and computers. Truth be told, you are being
coddled into believing you are special or unique by ethically
challenged “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”
marketers who layer (upon layer) imagined attributes
specifically engineered to lead you by the nose. Should you
decide to abdicate your ability to make decisions for yourself,
then you are perhaps deserving of the pabulum they serve.
Double Bastard Ale calls out the garrulous caitiffs who
perpetrate the aforementioned atrocities and demands
retribution for their outrageously conniving, intentionally
misleading, blatantly masturbatory and fallacious ad
campaigns. We demand the unmitigated, transparent truth. We
demand forthright honesty. We want justice! Call ‘em out and
line ‘em up against the wall...NOW.

i love cynical marketeers.

[Honest Andy]

from their webiste:



i love cynical marketeers.

Yeah I saw that. I hate them writing all that wank. Give me the recipe or say nothing. No wonder people think craft beer is pretentious

[Akzle]

Yeah I saw that. I hate them writing all that wank. Give me the recipe or say nothing. No wonder people think craft beer is pretentious

better than the "mature boquay of golden wheats wih a lingering palate of heavy summer fruit and big mouthfeel with lots of IBU from nelson hops..."

but i buy what's in the bottle, not on it. shit beer is shit beer and shit craft beer is expensiver shit.

[HEsch]

Coffee.

Has been a long day.

[WNJ]

Nips of BEAM washed down with ELEPHANT beer :2thumbsup

[pritch]

from their webiste:

i love cynical marketeers.

Fuck! There were three new words in that blurb. I have to consult the dictionary now. That's a first for a beer ad - or any othar ad really.

[Akzle]

Fuck! There were three new words in that blurb. I have to consult the dictionary now. That's a first for a beer ad - or any othar ad really.

matriculated... gobemouche and.....pabalum... or caitiffs
:beer:

[Honest Andy]

Those are just made-up words that don't really mean anything :yes:

I took some flash beers to mates house once. After reading some of the labels he went to his fridge and pulled out a VB and showed me its label:
"Contents: Beer"
Opinions of quality aside, I couldn't fault the description :laugh:

[slofox]

A cheap South African Cabernet Merlot. Quite pleasant after a diet of steamhammer Australian reds...

[granstar]

An inoffensive very drinkable draught beer, sweet caramel aroma, medium body with sweetish malt :drinknsin


https://untappd.akamaized.net/photo/2016_10_07/01f062e37ed939518c1f7e34175ff264_640x640.jpeg

[oldrider]

Those are just made-up words that don't really mean anything :yes:

I took some flash beers to mates house once. After reading some of the labels he went to his fridge and pulled out a VB and showed me its label:
"Contents: Beer"
Opinions of quality aside, I couldn't fault the description :laugh:

Made up words? - aren't all words just made up? :scratch: VB (Victoria Bitter) has to be super chilled so that you can't taste it - yuk! :rolleyes:

[pritch]

matriculated... gobemouche and.....pabalum... or caitiffs
:beer:

I knew matriculated, it was the other three. As for the words being made up, the latter two are in the dictionary that came in the laptop. Gobemouche is not, nor is it in my Collins Dictionary, but Google came to the rescue.

[russd7]

An inoffensive very drinkable draught beer, sweet caramel aroma, medium body with sweetish malt :drinknsin

funnily enough someone was not well, probably shoulda gone to bed before 4.30am :sick:

[granstar]

funnily enough someone was not well, probably shoulda gone to bed before 4.30am :sick:

Oh deary me, can't have been the beer, did Dr Inks serve you something else that may have been off ( :facepalm::headbang: )

[Laava]

American Honey to wash away the taste of cheap beer...

[Akzle]

stolichnaya - up to it's usual good.

barrel 51 (premix bourbon and dry cola) - not bad. 5.3%s. bit oversweet for my liking

ivanvov (yeah right) "expertly crafted" vodka. pruduct of nuw zullund, made from local ingredients. 37% and the right price (cheap) so thumbs up all round on the making of it. bit turpsy on the nose. clear and inoffensive but nothing great. effo a mixer, wich brings me nicely to:

limoncello: i mean relaly, what the fuck else is a cunt going to do with 80 litres of lemons??

[jim.cox]

a wee dram o' Talisker Dark Storm

(but I think the usual 10yr old is better)

[Scuba_Steve]

2600 Vodka

[pritch]

ivanvov (yeah right) "expertly crafted" vodka. pruduct of nuw zullund, made from local ingredients.

limoncello: i mean relaly, what the fuck else is a cunt going to do with 80 litres of lemons??

For some reason the idea of vodka made from milk offends my idea of the natural order. I understand the alcohol in all of our RTDs is made from milk so...

Limoncello can be great but the local one you can buy is crap. My own home made was better, but the genuine Italian one I had in the Italian restaurant in Turangi was magic.

[george formby]

stolichnaya - up to it's usual good.

barrel 51 (premix bourbon and dry cola) - not bad. 5.3%s. bit oversweet for my liking

ivanvov (yeah right) "expertly crafted" vodka. pruduct of nuw zullund, made from local ingredients. 37% and the right price (cheap) so thumbs up all round on the making of it. bit turpsy on the nose. clear and inoffensive but nothing great. effo a mixer, wich brings me nicely to:

limoncello: i mean relaly, what the fuck else is a cunt going to do with 80 litres of lemons??

Ah, Stoly Bolly darling? Back in the day I always had a bottle of Stolly in the freezer. Nestled in a thick jacket of ice. Gimlets were my favourite way of pre-loading and the vodka poured like oil and kicked like a mule.

[Akzle]

Limoncello can be great but the local one you can buy is crap. My own home made was better, but the genuine Italian one I had in the Italian restaurant in Turangi was magic.

don't know that i've ever seen it at a liqour store... this is basically the aforesaid vodka, with syrup and twist.

and i still have a shitload of lemons.

[Akzle]

Ah, Stoly Bolly darling? Back in the day I always had a bottle of Stolly in the freezer. Nestled in a thick jacket of ice. Gimlets were my favourite way of pre-loading and the vodka poured like oil and kicked like a mule.

nomnomnom.

i only freeze poor vodka. and i'd say this qualifies. i do like that leggy mouthfeel of it...

[Akzle]

For some reason the idea of vodka made from milk offends my idea of the natural order. I understand the alcohol in all of our RTDs is made from milk so...


i was given to understand that lactose was a long-chain sugar and wouldn't get eated by thar yeast...

[slofox]

i was given to understand that lactose was a long-chain sugar and wouldn't get eated by thar yeast...

This is quite true. Lactose does not ferment easily. But evidently, there is one yeast that will do the trick (kluyveromyces marxianus)...(Whatever that is).

Here's a link about it all, if you can be asrsed to put down your drink (from whey alcohol?) for a second and try to remember how to read stuff. Gives all the deal.

I bet all the pigs in the world hate this process...

[Akzle]

been going through all the low abvs. all of them lack body, usually accompanied with a dry finish. honourable mentions go to te heinekevin, steiny and brb, which are less shit, but still afflicted.

Export citrus with lime and ginger, 2.5%, doesn't get any points as beer but it's a fokken refreshing beverage.

monteiths XPA, succambe to the billboard and gave it a go. 4.8%, i can't taste the eXtra, deffo hops on the nose but a pretty maverage, sligthly carmel-malty PA otherwise.

wakachangi, again. very carmel-malty. 5%. hilarious box n bottles. on special at pak n save.

[AllanB]

Three Boys pilsner.

A Christchurch brew.

Bloody good.

[eldog]

For some reason the idea of vodka made from milk offends my idea of the natural order. I understand the alcohol in all of our RTDs is made from milk.


Nothing wrong with vodka and milk, when there's only 1 bottle of vodka and 8 hours to kill, and a bottle or 2 of milk. No hangovers, no worries. Even if yourve been up since 6 or earlier the day before. Them were the days and nights. Wainuiomata.

current drink is ice cold Guiness. It was in the fridge. Then the freezer for a chill.

[WNJ]

Nothing wrong with vodka and milk, when there's only 1 bottle of vodka and 8 hours to kill, and a bottle or 2 of milk. No hangovers, no worries. Even if yourve been up since 6 or earlier the day before. Them were the days and nights. Wainuiomata.

current drink is ice cold Guiness. It was in the fridge. Then the freezer for a chill.

Funny you should say vodka and milk, whilst Lucy in the sky with diamonds was chilling a mate and I one day mixed a bottle of milk and bottle of vodka in a bowl over ice and it was surprisingly nice :2thumbsup then we added a bottle of opal nera and the rest of the night was just fantastic :killingme:killingme

[Brian d marge]

Don't talk to me about alcohol free beer , it's ..( insert all expletives to strong to use on kB)

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[Akzle]

Don't talk to me about alcohol free beer , it's ..( insert all expletives to strong to use on kB)

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i did try a 0.0%, which i don't get how cos yeast.

but most of them are 2-2.5 which is brewable.

[Honest Andy]

i did try a 0.0%, which i don't get how cos yeast.

but most of them are 2-2.5 which is brewable.

I was enjoying myself too much at the Crouchers bar in Rotorua once and thought I should try their lower % one. It was very good, although a bit thin tasting after all the others...

Yeah yeast and 0.0%... is it really yeast or just a slightly malty soft drink?

[Brian d marge]

i did try a 0.0%, which i don't get how cos yeast.

but most of them are 2-2.5 which is brewable.Yes I've been thinking of that , did ya just use wort and no sugar?

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[Akzle]

Yes I've been thinking of that , did ya just use wort and no sugar?

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shit's not homebrew.

would think even the supermarket cans wouldn't kick off without a bit of teh sucrose.

done a few ginga beers at low abv for the chillen. still brew and carbonate naturally. and tasty.

[Brian d marge]

shit's not homebrew.

would think even the supermarket cans wouldn't kick off without a bit of teh sucrose.

done a few ginga beers at low abv for the chillen. still brew and carbonate naturally. and tasty.Fk I'll be on half a shandy next ..... But right now I am bird watching and beering https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170919/343561ce5f23fca297235db57cc18faf.jpg

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[Brian d marge]

With GAY faggotry fingernails

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[Honest Andy]

Yes I've been thinking of that , did ya just use wort and no sugar?

Wort is sugar, it's the sweet extract of malt. Some people add other sugar too, to save buying or extracting more malt.
So whatever it still makes alcohol.

That doesn't help very much...

[Ghost Lemur]

Drinking a home brewed Irish Red Ale.

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[Akzle]

Fk I'll be on half a shandy next ..... But right now I am bird watching and beering ]

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i was gunna say. for someone with an RE your hands are pretty fucken oil-less.

also no birds in photo.

[Akzle]

Drinking a home brewed Irish Red Ale.

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well dont keep us in fucking suspense. whodunnit and is it any fucken good?

[Ghost Lemur]

well dont keep us in fucking suspense. whodunnit and is it any fucken good?I did it (mangrove jacks kit) and I'm bias so it's fucking delicious. It's about 6 months old now and still tasting youthful. It'll be interesting to see it at the 1 year mark but I'm not sure I have the self control to have any bottles left by then.

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[Brian d marge]

I use hand creams , keeps one slilky and soft like a baby's arse ...sorry about the birds I might have used too much and creme

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[Honest Andy]

I did it (mangrove jacks kit) and I'm bias so it's fucking delicious. It's about 6 months old now and still tasting youthful. It'll be interesting to see it at the 1 year mark but I'm not sure I have the self control to have any bottles left by then.

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Mmmm. Get it down ya! Always best drunk fresh... :beer:

Then get on to brewing the next one... :niceone:

[Ghost Lemur]

Mmmm. Get it down ya! Always best drunk fresh... [emoji481]

Then get on to brewing the next one... :niceone:Not needing to be anything for a while. Got 8 crates worth of different brews waiting to be drunk. [emoji12]

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[Akzle]

Not needing to be anything for a while. Got 8 crates worth of different brews waiting to be drunk. [emoji12]

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sweet. tomoro night at yours then

[Honest Andy]

Not needing to be anything for a while. Got 8 crates worth of different brews waiting to be drunk. [emoji12]

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Always good to have some spares!

[Brian d marge]

Always good to have some spares!

spare empty bottles are a good sign ....

[caspernz]

A single finger of Dimple to round off a hard day at work...

[Berries]

This 8 Wired Super Conductor is pretty good stuff now it is on special. Not sure I will get through all four bottles and a bottle of red wine without abusing someone on here tonight.


But I'll give it a lash.

[Brian d marge]

This 8 Wired Super Conductor is pretty good stuff now it is on special. Not sure I will get through all four bottles and a bottle of red wine without abusing someone on here tonight.


But I'll give it a lash.That's what the medium is for....

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[Akzle]

two kinds of rum (8 and 12 years old), homebrew, and aussie red cab merlot.
woo!

[eldog]

i did try a 0.0%, which i don't get how cos yeast.

but most of them are 2-2.5 which is brewable.

at the Xmas breakup several guys noticed very low sugar.
Whats the story?

[Akzle]

at the Xmas breakup several guys noticed very low sugar.
Whats the story?

abv, not sugar.

i dont know who kicked that off, but everything from lion brown to export dry are now advertisIng "99% sugar free"
wankers.

[eldog]

abv, not sugar.

i dont know who kicked that off, but everything from lion brown to export dry are now advertisIng "99% sugar free"
wankers.

The sugar thing they all noticed, they didn’t comment if there was a change in taste.
lion red, tui, speights
told them all produced from DB after the Donkey or Ass conversion process.....
its probably because it sounds nice.
The PC feel good brigade at work again.
as the sugar would have been converted into another substance......

[pritch]

as the sugar would have been converted into another substance......

Yep. :drinkup:

[Akzle]

The sugar thing they all noticed, they didn’t comment if there was a change in taste.
lion red, tui, speights
told them all produced from DB after the Donkey or Ass conversion process.....
its probably because it sounds nice.
The PC feel good brigade at work again.
as the sugar would have been converted into another substance......

yeha.... it's advertising wank. for advertising it to wankers.

[eldog]

yeha.... it's advertising wank. for advertising it to wankers.

I wasn’t drinking, had a ride planned:yes:

[ellipsis]

...there's only two beers I can imbibe and not fuck with the diabetes too much...it goes against my whole drinking history, being a 'don't drink anything in a green bottle' type...Stella 'Legere', low carb stuff is what I'm stuck with, green bottled, euro lager that in another life I would have declined if I knew there was a real beer sometime in the near future...I've just had a few and they do what they have to do...alcoholic beverage is pretty basic shit at the end of the day...I'd love a Theakstons 'Old Peculiar'...

[Scuba_Steve]

42Below started on the "health fad" ages ago... Only they did it right!

http://newzealandmafia.com/files/42/Diet.jpg

[Akzle]

42Below started on the "health fad" ages ago... Only they did it right!

[IMG]http://newzealandmafia.com/files/42/Diet.jpg]

and not a bad drink.
hardly vodka in the traditional sense though... flavourless alcomahol

[Honest Andy]

milk

(firey thai. Thought I had progressed to "jungle curry", nope, not quite, need more practice...

[F5 Dave]

Wigram pale ale. Not a bad drop. Followed by Wither Hill Sav. Outrageous value for $12 at the super.

And then some Tohu. Very nice.

[Akzle]

milk

(firey thai. Thought I had progressed to "jungle curry", nope, not quite, need more practice...

need you some motherfucken bhut jolokia.

amateur

[Brian d marge]

need you some motherfucken bhut jolokia.

amateurBeen there done that ...

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[Oakie]

A nice cup of chai latte at present. Quite probably an Oakheart Rum and ginger ale later on.

[Honest Andy]

need you some motherfucken bhut jolokia.

amateur

Wok??
Ok I'll ask for one of those next time, now that ive recovered the power of speech...

And possibly after a couple of beers. For courage.

In particular I'd like to recommend you all to Macs Interstate. I was given a 6pack and was a bit dubious but it's actually very good. They've really spent serious money on hops and it's well presented at the front, although with only medium bitterness and light malt to back it up, making it a good session APA.
I bought more as an experiment and am now testing it alongside Epic Pale Ale, my usual 'control'
Stay tuned...
Or not
Your choice

mmmm hops...

[Akzle]

Wok??
Ok I'll ask for one of those next time, now that ive recovered the power of speech...

And possibly after a couple of beers. For courage.

In particular I'd like to recommend you all to Macs Interstate. I was given a 6pack and was a bit dubious but it's actually very good. They've really spent serious money on hops and it's well presented at the front, although with only medium bitterness and light malt to back it up, making it a good session APA.
I bought more as an experiment and am now testing it alongside Epic Pale Ale, my usual 'control'
Stay tuned...
Or not
Your choice

mmmm hops...


hops have much oestrogen and give you boobs.

never been a fan of the PAs anyway, but macs usually put up a good show.

[Akzle]

and still, with the rum and coke

WOO!

[Oakie]

Monteiths 'Summer Ale'.
A short time ago, the first nip of a bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label, courtesy of a house guest showing excessive gratitude for a night's accommodation.

[Honest Andy]

hops have much oestrogen and give you boobs.

never been a fan of the PAs anyway, but macs usually put up a good show.

haha don't be silly bro, and you call me an ammachure..?

Anyways it its alwizz a um thing

y'no..?

nevr minn sorrite


boobies


(.)(.)

[Akzle]

haha don't be silly bro, and you call me an ammachure..?

Anyways it its alwizz a um thing

y'no..?

nevr minn sorrite


boobies


(.)(.)

you should buy me a box. for science.

[YellowDog]

The Missus has got the Baileys out of the fridge, so I'd better put my beer down. I guess that means I'm on a promise :banana:

[Oakie]

Xmas mimosas. (Triple sec, bubbles and orange juice). On my second and it feels like a 'four mimosa' day.

Ha ha. Mrs Oakie just waved her glass at me for her third mimosa. I need to catch up.

[R650R]

La affare Primo coffee. Plunger and filter version....

Damn that's good coffee according to most recent Tinder Sheila http://www.laffare.co.nz/product/primo/

Brava and Gusto blends are ok too

[Moi]

La affare Primo coffee. Plunger and filter version....

Damn that's good coffee according to most recent Tinder Sheila http://www.laffare.co.nz/product/primo/

Brava and Gusto blends are ok too


If you drink your coffee black, try a glass of soda water with it*...


* soda water in another glass, not in the coffee... before someone asks :facepalm:

[slofox]

If you drink your coffee black, try a glass of soda water with it*...


* soda water in another glass, not in the coffee... before someone asks :facepalm:

I might just have to test that out...

But at present I am drinking a glass of Domain Road Dry Riesling, 2015 vintage. It's still as hard as nails and tastes like rusty steel. Guess it needs another couple of years in the bottle...or maybe the drain

[Moi]

I might just have to test that out...

But at present I am drinking a glass of Domain Road Dry Riesling, 2015 vintage. It's still as hard as nails and tastes like rusty steel. Guess it needs another couple of years in the bottle...or maybe the drain

Try these:

Brown Brothers Cienna (https://www.brownbrothers.com.au/products/17520-cienna/)

Brown Brothers Moscato and Sauvignon (https://www.brownbrothers.com.au/products/14312-moscato-sauvignon-blanc/)

[R650R]

If you drink your coffee black, try a glass of soda water with it*...


* soda water in another glass, not in the coffee... before someone asks :facepalm:

Jesus no milk! that's one step away from eating with your hands at a restaurant.

The only things I drink straight are Green tea with lemon and ginger (that's some seriously good shit there) or Royal Dragon vodka spilling of the breasts of a Russian stripper in Sao Paulo....

[slofox]

Not drinking this just yet but will be soon...

334401


First litre at 92% alcomohol. I find it best to dilute this a bit...:drinknsin

[Moi]

Not drinking this just yet but will be soon...

334401


First litre at 92% alcomohol. I find it best to dilute this a bit...:drinknsin

I hope you're not teaching that kitten bad habits... :eek5:

[Akzle]

Not drinking this just yet but will be soon...

First litre at 92% alcomohol. I find it best to dilute this a bit...:drinknsin

yeah depending on what comes through...
if it's neutral spirit then bottle at 30-40%. if it's flavourful then leave it undiluted until you drink it and shoot for 15-20% in the glass.

don't forget to discard heads (everything below 78°C). tails too, though they won't kill you, just taste like shit.

also when i'm decanting i do several smaller cuts (catch approx 10-15% of the volume each), then blend them to taste... also gives you a chance to learn what distillates/flavours come off at what part of the brew...


i also have a genius edition of Trivial pursuit, about 4 boxes worth, if you wantem.

[Akzle]

oh. and run a recirc pump and chiller, or use it to fill your bath or something... running water down the drain is a freakn waste.

[slofox]

I keep the first 125ml for cleaning purposes and never persist into the tail end. It's pretty cheap to produce so I figure no advantage in screwing the very last dregs out of the pot.

I've been running this still for 20 years and am not dead yet. Must be missing something...

I'd really like one of the copper stills but given that I am not supposed to drink ANY alcohol, I figure I oughtn't push it.

The recirc and chiller is a very good idea Akzle. Today the incoming water temp is 24C. I get better results in the winter when incoming water is much colder.

[Akzle]

:rofl:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_grandmother_to_suck_eggs

[slofox]

:rofl:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_grandmother_to_suck_eggs

Yes it is a reflux still. I fill the column right up, usually with rashid rings (I think that's what they are). Originally it only had part packing. Filling it up shoves the strength way higher.

I once left a batch at 60%. Just to test it out y'know - purely in the interests of science :whistle:. Trouble was every time I had a second shot I fell over and went to sleep. 40 - 45% seems to be plenty.

[slofox]

i also have a genius edition of Trivial pursuit, about 4 boxes worth, if you wantem.


Holding up to collection bottle is the only use I have for that game these days...

[BMWST?]

little creatures pale ale.Had a glass in Melbourne recently .Was a nice drop .Wasnt the same as i had in Melbourne though,have to try the pilsner,damn it

[slofox]

Little creatures Pale Ale is most delicious. :drinknsin

[slofox]

Still run finished at 11.00am. Total yield was 4 litres at 89%.

Should last me the week if I go easy...:crazy:

[BuzzardNZ]

https://specsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/008854401894.jpg

[pete376403]

Not too bad at all

[Akzle]

Not too bad at all

i've had rather mixed results. some very nice, usually quite carmelly, but smoov and tasty.
last one was a wash out. dry and lacking body, with maverage flavour. suppose depends on whether it was friday arvo brewed or not...

[Akzle]

...

I'd really like one of the copper stills but given that I am not supposed to drink ANY alcohol, I figure I oughtn't push it.
.

had my eye on these for a while.. just need to convince the bank manager. i dont do clear spirit (except grappa etc) so prefer pot still.

http://www.alembics.co.nz/

[Akzle]

Yes it is a reflux still. I fill the column right up, usually with rashid rings (I think that's what they are). Originally it only had part packing. Filling it up shoves the strength way higher.
.

egg suck again. stainless pot scouring wool. large surface area. cheap.

[Akzle]

Still run finished at 11.00am. Total yield was 4 litres at 89%.

Should last me the week if I go easy...:crazy:

corr. yer more of an alky than me!!

[pritch]

I came across the Little Creatures brand in Wellington a few weeks back. Tried all three variants they had, but more research is needed.

On checking, the small print on my 'recent' supermarket beer purchases indicate some surprising origins. The previous dozen of Peroni was made in South Australia which was a minor disappointment, but on checking the latest dozen I see that it was indeed made in Italy. The Asahi Dry was made in Beijing, not Japan. The last Estralla Damm I bought was made in Malta instead of Spain. The Mexican Sol was made in the Netherlands.

I was recenty assured somewhat vehemently that Tiger is still made in Singapore but the box I looked at had originated in Auckland.

Long as it tastes OK I guess?

[slofox]

MMmmmmM. Just tried the first sip out of the polishing filter. One of the better attempts I'd say. :yes:

[Oakie]

Canadian Club and dry.

[Voltaire]

Saturday: Giesen Pinot Greis, a nice Marlborough drop

Yesterday: Knife Party IPA and a Hop Zombi.

Today: Lime juice, water on ice :eek:

[GazzaH]

Bloody Mary.

With a good dash of Kaitaia Fire and a floater of fresh ground black pepper.

Nice thing about it is that it tastes virtually the same with or without the wodka - handy for liver tox and detox.

[Brian d marge]

I00 yen vino collapso...... Fk u , fk ur daughter and ur mother ...and my liver ..or kidney what ever deals with this shyt.
Hello sailor....
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[Akzle]

Bloody Mary.

With a good dash of Kaitaia Fire and a floater of fresh ground black pepper.

Nice thing about it is that it tastes virtually the same with or without the wodka - handy for liver tox and detox.

i just can not get enthusiastic about tomato juice as a beverage...

[Akzle]

the glenlivet founders reserve.
(that would be single malt scotch for the unenlightened)

this is what they've replaced their 12y/o with. it's been slammed in online reviews as a poor substitute. but since i don't normally drink their 12y/o I can't rightly say.



...I CAN rightly say that it doesn't hold a candle to their 18y/o.

it is however a reasonably priced drinker. which is fairly high praise since i don't normally drink scotch, and am neither hoity nor toity enough to rank single malts above blends.

[slofox]

the glenlivet founders reserve.
(that would be single malt scotch for the unenlightened)

this is what they've replaced their 12y/o with. it's been slammed in online reviews as a poor substitute. but since i don't normally drink their 12y/o I can't rightly say.



...I CAN rightly say that it doesn't hold a candle to their 18y/o.

it is however a reasonably priced drinker. which is fairly high praise since i don't normally drink scotch, and am neither hoity nor toity enough to rank single malts above blends.

I used to like Glenlivet. Until I tried Springbank...at 50% more expensive :facepalm:. Why do I always like expensive stuff?

[russd7]

just saw the latest export hoppy lager add, think I'll stick to me woolly black singlet and Lion Red

[granstar]

the glenlivet founders reserve.
(that would be single malt scotch for the unenlightened)

this is what they've replaced their 12y/o with. it's been slammed in online reviews as a poor substitute. but since i don't normally drink their 12y/o I can't rightly say.



...I CAN rightly say that it doesn't hold a candle to their 18y/o.

it is however a reasonably priced drinker. which is fairly high praise since i don't normally drink scotch, and am neither hoity nor toity enough to rank single malts above blends. Lot of blends are nicer than SM, and a hell of a lot are not (Banknote or JW Black my preferred poison of blends).

The Glenlivet 12 is much better than the replacement Founders but only my opinion (matches the critics), still got 1 and 1/2 bottles left original guess once its gone, its gone so sparingly filtering its oaky smoothness through my veins.

My opt for something similarly nice to Glenlivet 12 is The Antiquary 12- Black, or 12YO Isla Mist, both being blends. For a single malt on par try Glen Elgin 12YO.

[Brian d marge]

Mac thick shake .... chocolate.

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[slofox]

Cottage Delights "Old Farts". Brewed by Staffordshire brewery. "A Premium Dark Ruby Beer."

After a coupla months of high hopped craft beers it was a little bland. But it was way better once it warmed up. Most of them Pom beers are best not too cold I reckon. But even by English beer I thought it a little lacking.

[Berries]

My opt for something similarly nice to Glenlivet 12 is The Antiquary 12- Black, or 12YO Isla Mist, both being blends. For a single malt on par try Glen Elgin 12YO.
I do like the Antiquary. On a side note, I took the family around my old stomping grounds last year and ended up at the Dufftown Highland Games. They had a special blend for the games from 12 local distilleries. Very nice, and a real shame I had to drive later.

Anyway, got given a bottle of 15yo Linkwood last week. Got to say I had not heard of it before. And fuck it all, on Sunday I had to start six months of no alcohol due to kicking a cat or something. Roll on Bonfire night and cracking it open.