I’ll start. Copy, paste, amend and add categories as appropriot:
Beer: Schneiderweisse Tap 5 Mein Hopfenweisse or Shlenkerla Marzen Smokebeer Cider: Henry Weston’s Vintage Cider (yep, the 8.2% rocket fuel) Red Wine: Fuck knows. If it’s red and rich and fruity, it’s my favourite White Wine: that gorgeous green wine you get in Portugal Port: Don’t care, GIVE ME ALL THE PORT Whisky: any independent bottling of the Bunnahabhain heavily peated stuff Gin: St Ives Liquor Co. Gin Rum: meh Liqueur: either Kahlua or creme de menthe, both for putting in hot chocolate
I like a hoppy cask ale - Track Sonoma, Squawk Pavo or Marble Lagonda, then for a nightcap a spiced or dark rum - Diplomatico, English Harbour, Brugal, etc, with coke, ice and lime or ginger beer and ice. Occasionally i’ll have a Cusqueña or Estrella Galiçia, preferably after half an hour in the freezer. Quite like amaretto as well, find the supermarket own ones slightly superior to Disaronno. Enjoy the odd glass of Malbec. Beyond that i don’t really drink.
Beer Carlsberg Export, Estrella, Guinness Cider: Anything really, lovely the fancy one’s like Aspall or the one’s you get on draught called “Orchard _____” etc. Go to’s though are Stowford, Thatcher’s Haze and Rekorderlig Red Wine: Don’t drink much but maybe an Malbec White Wine: Don’t drink much but maybe a Sauvignon Blanc Port: Not convined I’ve ever had Port except in cocktails Whisky: Jamesons, only cause of me gramps Gin: Plymouth Rum: Tried loads of obscure ones with quirky names that I can’t remember, but were all really nice. I guess Kraken out of all the commerical ones Liquer: Never drink them. Southern Comfort and lemonade on a night out sometimes
Been trying to force myself to like IPA’s and craft beer’s in general but struggling so far. Anyone know any good ones that are relatively easy to get hold of?
I won’t suggest B * * * * * g because B * * * * * g, but as far as easy to get hold of introductory IPAs, even in my Scottish island rural supermarket you can get Goose Island IPA, Stone IPA, Vocation Pride & Joy and the like. All are good (come in wee cans but don’t let that put you off), easy to find and a cheapish way of trying out the genre, so to speak…
Edit: stupid DiS formatting won’t let me curse in asterisk form properly
Wicked cheers man, will go and buy myself a selection of them tomorrow I reckon. Been going to Tiny Rebel now and again and giving some of their beers a go. Think the one’s I liked the most, I couldn’t have more than a few of if you get me; but trying to train myself as I feel like I’m missing out
Beer - any sort of fizzy ipa somewhere around 5-7%. Jaipur on keg, maybe cider - barely knew 'er. Don’t like it generally but sometimes will have one of the really minging sweet ones over ice on a hot day on a hangover red - dunno much about it but like it. Maybe a beaujoulais white - not a massive fan, pinot gris is good rum - dark, not spiced whiskey - not a big peaty fan, I’ll have a bulleitt or a nikka from the barrel gin - nordes galician gin atm liqueur - cafe patron, forever and always
Beer - cask, Darkstar Hophead, bottle, Trappist Rochefort 10 (but different beer, different needs) Cider - not really something I drink but the Seacider Blood Orange cider I was drinking at a SE London meet was great Red Wine - NZ pinot noir White Wine - NZ sav blanc Rum - dark or spiced Whisky - got some Tamnavulin on the go atm, so that Gin - Carorunn Liqueur - N/A
Beer: Jaipur is a solid go to, a sour to palette cleanse, finish on an imperial stout cide Not for me, Clive. Red Wine a Georgian saparavi. White Wine anything dry Port: No strong feelings Whisky 25 year old talisker Gin: The coop spesh is pretty good or Three rivers. Rum anything dark Liqueur: Baileys…
Shout out to polish vodka. That stuff is lovely. Cheery, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, almond… all good
Beer - Dark, fruity, strong porters. Guinness (never Extra Cold) Cider - Loads. Currently Sandford Orchards’ St Louis brewery Dry Hopped collaboration. Red Wine - Pinotage or Malbec White Wine - White Rioja Gin - Dartmouth Rum - Morvenna Cornish Spiced Whiskey - Teelings Single Malt Port - Krohn 2012 Liqueur - Kalkar Coffee Rum or Devoncello
Too many to list, just wanted to come here and give a shout for adnams copper house gin. I know it wouldn’t be too everyone’s taste but i fucking love it
Beer - Not applicable Cider - currently its Rekorderlig’s Rhubarb and Mint cider but I also loved the now sadly discontinued Bulmer’s Blood Orange Red Wine - Malbec or Rioja will do White Wine - Normally go for a standard NZ sauv blanc (oyster bay) Gin - not really a gin fan, like a rhubarb flavoured one Rum - Malibu? Whiskey - Not applicable Port - Don’t mind it but not enough to have a fave Liqueur - Can’t beat a baileys or a lemoncello. I like to make my own (spiced arancello, rhubarb gin, strawberry vodka, Turkish delight gin) Cocktail - passion fruit mojito or espresso martini
Malbec
Sauvignon Blanc
