Bourbon or Beer - which is best?

[ManDownUnder]

LMAO... no - Bourbon is one drink that'll never pass my lips (without inducing a gag reflex anyway).

Ever since that night, at the tender age of 14 or 15, I drank it - at the exclusion of anything else.... and chundered.... and chundered.... and chundered...

For some reason I just don't like it anymore



Beer it is!

[scumdog]

Single malts.........some one mentioned Islay.............nice drop..............have you tried Laphroaig??
Skyryder

Frequently.

Well as frequently as the pocket/supply will allow me.

To stuff

[The_Dover]

I'm not at all keen on the Islay or West Coast malts. Too peaty.

Much prefer a good Speyside or Highland.

Glenmorangie or Aberlour.

[Hitcher]

I'm not at all keen on the Islay or West Coast malts. Too peaty.

Another malt drinker! Good lad. I have yet to meet a malt I didn't like. Yes, I have my preferences, but these are largely driven by things like my mood, time of day, the weather outside, months with an R in, days with a Y in, that sort of thing. It is unfair to compare malts from different regions, as those with the strongest "personality" often "win" such encounters. There are some bloody awesome Speyside and Lowland malts that have to be judged and appreciated on their merits, not in comparison with some hairy-chested islander.

[Str8 Jacket]

Beer! Or vodka, but I always start with beer. Mac's Gold is the best "session drinking" beer IMO...

[PaddyFZ1]

Bourbon of choice is Wild Turkey(aged 8 years), but if it contains alcohol ill give it a go.
And if im forced to drink beer it has to be a dark if possible, Prefer Hoegarden (sp) Forbidden Fruit, gotta love 8.7% beer

[sAsLEX]

but if it contains alcohol ill give it a go.

meths or a little IPA??

[Skyryder]

I'm not at all keen on the Islay or West Coast malts. Too peaty.

Much prefer a good Speyside or Highland.

Glenmorangie or Aberlour.

This might be of interest to single malters

http://www.whiskyweb.com/whiskyweb/w...=Content.show&

It's a long link so hope it works.


Skyryder

[Hitcher]

Mac's Gold is the best "session drinking" beer IMO...

You clearly need to have your eyes opened to the Dark Art that is beer "session drinking"...

[the yoshie]

Most of the time woodstock and cola. unless it's a bloody hot day and you're been working bloody hard, nothing beats an ice cold export.

[sAsLEX]

nothing beats an ice cold export.

Would have to say everything beats an export at any time, the only beer they had to super chill to get people to buy it at pubs!

[SlashWylde]

Ooohh...I'd rather drink export than Lion Pink, but yeah, otherwise anything beats Export.

[SlashWylde]

As for the Bourbon, I prefer a Tennesey Sippin Whiskey (such as Jack Daniels) WITH my beer, preferably Monteiths or Lefe Brun. Hold the coke.

[Hitcher]

Over 95% of beer drinkers can't distinguish one beer from another, despite their often vociferous preference for a particular brand.

I do a work social club beer tasting event on a semi-regular basis, usually involving blind-drinking about 10-12 different beers: Heineken, Stella, Waikato (or Lion Red), Speights, Export, Macs Gold, Black Mac, Speights Old Dark, Copperhop and Radler, and maybe a couple of others to cater for regional preferences.

I know, you'll all be going "I could pick nearly all of those, no worries!"

Have I got news for you. Based on repeatable empirical evidence, the best of you will struggle to get half right. Less than half of you will struggle to identify Radler or even pick the dark beers from the others. The best score I have ever seen was a 90% success rate -- from a pommie temp secretary who had been in New Zealand for less than two weeks, and I think that's what's known as Dumb Luck.

[sAsLEX]

I do a work social club beer tasting event on a semi-regular basis, usually involving blind-drinking about 10-12 different beers: Heineken, Stella, Waikato (or Lion Red), Speights, Export, Macs Gold, Black Mac, Speights Old Dark, Copperhop and Radler, and maybe a couple of others to cater for regional preferences.

I could pick the heingrenade easily but your right about not being able to eaisly pick beers normally, but who drinks beer blind? After 8 or so the taste no longer matters.

Personally the dubbo 20 for 20 is about the best deal around!