Sir Nikolas Vendigroth
Captain Spice
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Beer! The amber elixir of life! Oh, where would we be without a fine glass of ale on an autumn evening, or a cold lager in the heat of the day?
I submit that without beer, watches would sieze and jam, steam engines refure to turn and zeppelins fall from the sky!*
Anyone with me?
* I do not advocate the use of beer as a watch lubricant, engine fuel or zeppelin-lifting agent.
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« Last Edit: December 13, 2008, 01:54:24 pm by Sir Nikolas Vendigroth »
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HE WRESTLES BEARS, HE DRINKS HIS ALE, HE LOVES HIS AUTUNITE! ON WEDNESDAYS HE GOES SHOPPING, THIS SONG IS UTTER SHI-
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Ella Kremper
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2008, 08:11:24 pm » |
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When I do drink (rarely) I'm partial to Guinness.
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elShoggotho
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2008, 08:15:37 pm » |
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Czech lager and stout.
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Hieronimous Stonebender
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2008, 08:18:43 pm » |
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Monteith Black Ale, if I can get it, otherwise Kilkenny.
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2008, 09:02:42 pm » |
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Stella Artois  |
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The music is reversable, but time...is not.
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Sir Nikolas Vendigroth
Captain Spice
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2008, 09:04:49 pm » |
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Stella Artois Euch. Though i can't claim to be all saintly, i drink grolsch. Go on, hate me... |
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2008, 09:06:15 pm » |
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Only on really hot days. I prefer rum and coke (dark rum)
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Angel
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« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2008, 09:23:45 pm » |
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Stella Artois Euch. Though i can't claim to be all saintly, i drink grolsch. Go on, hate me... Horrible, both of them. Party drink - Fosters Otherwise it's assorted real ales. |
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"With a rifle, you can kill one man; but with a machine gun, you can make a whole army keep its head down." - Jeremy Clarkson Buns are obviously not designed for their aerodynamic properties. |
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Flynn MacCallister
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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2008, 10:30:34 pm » |
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Fosters? You know, we only export the stuff because it's so bad no-one here will drink it...
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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2008, 10:33:22 pm » |
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Fosters is for nannies! Have you ever been to Australia? No one drinks Fosters there because it's terrible! Compared to the real local brews anyway. I do miss me some XXXX. EDIT: Ah, the good Sir Flynn MacCallister beat me to it. Well said lad! Grolsch isn't very good either, I do have to admit that. I can't actually remember Stella Artois, so nevermind about that. Tell me Angel, who drinks fake ales?  Roght. Always drink local, and luckily for me Portland is considered local enough (it's all in the Northwest you see)--they have all the fine breweries, most notably New Belgium with their delectable 1554 black ale or, as it is the season, their Springboard Ale. Another notable includes their Mothership Wit wheat beer, if you're feelin' a bit frisky. Fat Tire is always nice as well. Full Sail is another fantastic brewery with their Wassail being quite delicious, but only from tap--the bottles are dribble in comparison. Pete's Wicked Ale is always a fine choice. Widmer Brothers has a great winter seasonal, the Snow Plow (doesn't the name of it just make your mouth water?). Pyramid has a good selection here, but nothing extraordinary. Maritime Pacific's Jolly Roger deserves unique honor as a wonderfully potent (something like 9%) and singular drink of winter, brewed right here in Seattle. Further from me is the Sam Adams crew (yes, much further), whom I recently discovered to have a fine selection of their own. Their black lager is my current favorite, followed by their brown ale, and their Irish Red deserves a mention. I think that about does it for now. Berate me if you wish, but I stand by my choices! |
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Sir Nikolas Vendigroth
Captain Spice
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2008, 10:36:39 pm » |
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Fosters? You know, we only export the stuff because it's so bad no-one here will drink it...
You don't even export the stuff! The stuff WE get is made somewhere in newcastle, or something! |
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vonWolfehaus
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2008, 10:38:44 pm » |
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Fosters? You know, we only export the stuff because it's so bad no-one here will drink it...
You don't even export the stuff! The stuff WE get is made somewhere in newcastle, or something! Ah, but they do. The company has set up breweries here in the States to cut shipment costs, but it was originally exported, and still is in certain areas, from Australia. It's where the recipe is from that counts. |
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Glass
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2008, 10:45:48 pm » |
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Rogue Brewery's Dead Guy Ale.
I'm a fan a most microbrews but Dead Guy is my all time favorite.
Patrick
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Futhermore...
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2008, 10:49:10 pm » |
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That's all I got to say...
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The cake is a lie. Especially the cheesecake.
Oh, and there is a spoon, but it is too big.
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« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2008, 11:23:13 pm » |
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I will occasionally sip an ale, but as most beers disagree with me, I tend to drink various hard ciders.
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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2008, 11:38:35 pm » |
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Murphy's Irish Stout.
in a pinch, I'll drink a Guinness, or Beamish or something else.
I've been enjoying some of the nuttier Ales out there recently too. Never been much of an IPA drinker though - too hoppy for me.
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
(Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. But deserve a nice glass of absinthe. I have some Montemarte in the cabinet, if you wish.)
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Dr cornelius quack
Rogue Ætherlord
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Arrant Carney. Phmebian Cultural Attache.
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« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2008, 11:39:02 pm » |
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Beer! The amber elixir of life! Oh, where would we be without a fine glass of ale on an autumn evening, or a cold lager in the heat of the day?
I submit that without beer, watches would sieze and jam, steam engines refure to turn and zeppelins fall from the sky!*
Anyone with me?
* I don not advocate the use of beer as a watch lubricant, engine fuel of zeppelin-lifting agent.
Sir Nikolas, I hope you realise that you've started a topic in which I will post more often than I do in the song titles thread. Linwood "Muddy Boot Mild" Taylors "Landlord" "Golden Best" "Ram Tam" Jennings "Cockerhoop" Greenfield "Black Five" Phoenix "Wobbly Bob" That'll do for now. Dr.Q. |
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Such are the feeble bases on which many a public character rests.
Construction of illegal outdoor Privvys on common land a speciality. Our customers always come back.
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Gwendolyn
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« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2008, 11:40:47 pm » |
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I have not yet met a beer I didn't like (Foster's included) although I have developed a particular fondness for Eight Shilling.
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OldProfessorBear
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« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2008, 11:41:13 pm » |
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Local microbrewery amber ale (e.g., Cambridge Amber Ale here).
Otherwise Sam Adams.
Though most often, cider (just finished a 6 pack of Newton's Folly Granny Smith Cider).
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Another Entirely Reasonable Opinion from Bill P_______, Nul.D. (Unseen U.), F.R.S.*, Restorer of Old Photographs, Sexagenarian Boy Genius and SUPREME NERD GOD!!! (score=98) Down in the Bear Cave under Cantabrigia Castle, Geekhaven, MA, US* http://forum.retrofuturist.org |
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Vienna Fahrmann
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« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2008, 11:44:00 pm » |
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My husband likes to go to any local brewpub and try out whatever is their seasonal brew. We've travelled a lot, so he's a worldwide beer drinker.
Vienna
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Flynn MacCallister
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« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2008, 11:48:36 pm » |
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Fosters? You know, we only export the stuff because it's so bad no-one here will drink it...
You don't even export the stuff! The stuff WE get is made somewhere in newcastle, or something! See? We had to export the breweries too, it's that bad! Fosters is for nannies! Have you ever been to Australia? No one drinks Fosters there because it's terrible! Compared to the real local brews anyway. I do miss me some XXXX. EDIT: Ah, the good Sir Flynn MacCallister beat me to it. Well said lad!
...And only Queenslanders drink XXXX (fourecks, if you don't know it and were wondering. It's cause Queenslanders can't read, y'see? >_o). Most of the rest of us have VB, Hahn, Crown and Cascade as our local "typical" beers. VB is pretty poor, but it doesn't taste like you are imbibing a chemicals and detergents plant like Fosters does. Hahn's pretty damn good on tap. Crown is a Foster's brand, but infinitely better than plain old Fosters. Cascade is a Tassie beer, and pretty good, but I personally don't like it at all. I think Hahn is easily the best, but I am a Sydneysider. Normally my beer of choice, however, is James Squire's Amber Ale. Generally speaking, though, I'm not a fan of boutique/micro-breweries: most of the worst beers I have tasted were popular microbrewery beers. (Bluetongue, Little Creatures, Beez Neez, etc.) |
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« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2008, 11:49:04 pm » |
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I'm very partial to most of the beers made by the Wye Valley Brewery, primarily Hereford Pale Ale (HPA) and Butty Bach.
Another favourite brewery is the Otley Brewing Company whose OG is particularly good.
In terms of beers with a wider distribution I would probably go for Old Speckled Hen or Spitfire, which I regularly confuse with Bombardier and end up disappointed after my first sip.
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None so knowing as he
At brewing a jorum of tea
Haha Haha
A pretty stiff jorum of tea
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Vienna Fahrmann
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« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2008, 11:52:48 pm » |
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This may be blasphemy, but does anyone drink the no-alcohol beers?
Vienna
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Flynn MacCallister
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« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2008, 11:54:17 pm » |
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I can say completely honestly that I didn't even know they existed.
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« Reply #24 on: May 13, 2008, 11:56:59 pm » |
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Rogue Brewery's Dead Guy Ale.
I'm a fan a most microbrews but Dead Guy is my all time favorite.
Patrick
A favorite around All Hallow's Eve for me. I voted Stout, but I also like IPA |
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