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fretlessman71
02-28-2005, 12:31 PM
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002488.php

If it tastes the same, I gotta admit I like the idea...
wortchillergoal
02-28-2005, 02:45 PM
I thought that Guiness was low enough in carbs to be Atkins friendly.
Spicoli
03-02-2005, 10:40 PM
I don't think of a stout as a session brew. So, low carb wouldn't matter much. I drink whiske to watch carbs. After work: water, whiskey and then beer. Then repeat.
fretlessman71
03-02-2005, 11:01 PM
I will never understand the appeal to whisky. Had a bad experience when I was 16 involving a pint of JD and a trash can. Those days are over. :rolleyes:
xtalman
03-03-2005, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
I will never understand the appeal to whisky. Had a bad experience when I was 16 involving a pint of JD and a trash can. Those days are over.

I think we all had experiences like that with something. That said, there is a difference between single malt or blended whiskys from Scotland and the whiskey/bourbon distilled in the US. I have never been a big fan of bourbon's but really like the single malts and blends from Scotland. I guess it could be from previous experiences, as a young'en we went for the JD, Wild Turkey instead of the Chivas, Glenfidich. :D
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 12:34 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
I will never understand the appeal to whisky. Had a bad experience when I was 16 involving a pint of JD and a trash can. Those days are over. :rolleyes:

I'm not sure there is a college student in the world who didn't have a similiar experience with tequila.
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 12:34 PM
Originally posted by Spicoli
I don't think of a stout as a session brew. So, low carb wouldn't matter much. I drink whiske to watch carbs. After work: water, whiskey and then beer. Then repeat.

I can do sessions with Guinness. especially on nitro.
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 12:35 PM
Originally posted by xtalman
I think we all had experiences like that with something. That said, there is a difference between single malt or blended whiskys from Scotland and the whiskey/bourbon distilled in the US. I have never been a big fan of bourbon's but really like the single malts and blends from Scotland. I guess it could be from previous experiences, as a young'en we went for the JD, Wild Turkey instead of the Chivas, Glenfidich. :D

Ahhh those single malts!
Spicoli
03-03-2005, 12:39 PM
I dig the sour mash corn whiskey. On the rocks with a splash of water. A guy at my local watering hole is a third generation home distiller. He has mason jars from 20-25 years ago. Those are for very special days though. I don't think I will ever get to try those out. DAM!!!!!!
HogieWan
03-03-2005, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
I will never understand the appeal to whisky. Had a bad experience when I was 16 involving a pint of JD and a trash can. Those days are over. :rolleyes:

Fret, I have to call you on this one. Saying you had a bad experience with cheaper whiskey is like someone saying they don't drink beer because they had a bad experience with Swiller in high school. Get you a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey. It's the best whiseky I can afford and it's delicious. Costs about $20 a fifth.
Seymour
03-03-2005, 01:55 PM
Amen, Hogie! That Jameson is delicious. I also have a bottle of Tulleymore Dew I occasionally tipple. However, it's once in a blue moon, and only one or two glasses. I'm pretty sure Fret's not only talking cheap rotgut, but cheap rotgut in mass quantities:p !

I consider it a disgrace to my Scotch-Irish heritage that I cannot seem to make myself like single malts...
fretlessman71
03-03-2005, 02:32 PM
Originally posted by HogieWan
Fret, I have to call you on this one. Saying you had a bad experience with cheaper whiskey is like someone saying they don't drink beer because they had a bad experience with Swiller in high school. Get you a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey. It's the best whiseky I can afford and it's delicious. Costs about $20 a fifth. Whiskey of any form brings back such a horrible olfactory neurological response that it actually trips my gag reflex. Even beer aged in old whiskey barrels gets me headed in the same direction. It's not that I wouldn't like to appreciate good whiskey; it's that I can't even get near it anymore.
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 03:29 PM
You must slowly re expose yourself to them. It would be worth it. Does other alcoholic beverages like Vodka, Gin, Tequila, Rum and the like cause the same reflex?
xtalman
03-03-2005, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
Whiskey of any form brings back such a horrible olfactory neurological response that it actually trips my gag reflex. Even beer aged in old whiskey barrels gets me headed in the same direction. It's not that I wouldn't like to appreciate good whiskey; it's that I can't even get near it anymore.

That must have been one mean hangover if you still get that way. :eek:
HogieWan
03-03-2005, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
Whiskey of any form brings back such a horrible olfactory neurological response that it actually trips my gag reflex. Even beer aged in old whiskey barrels gets me headed in the same direction. It's not that I wouldn't like to appreciate good whiskey; it's that I can't even get near it anymore.

Tequila does the same thing to me.

Seymour, I'm irish, too and I really don't enjoy the single malts either.
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by HogieWan
Tequila does the same thing to me.


As I stated above:

I'm not sure there is a college student in the world who didn't have a similiar experience with tequila.
HogieWan
03-03-2005, 05:15 PM
Originally posted by chazwicke
As I stated above:

I'm not sure there is a college student in the world who didn't have a similiar experience with tequila.

I am still in college. First two weeks of the freshman year was the end of my tequila drinking career. I found whiskey soon after and began drinking a little more responsibly - a little.
chazwicke
03-03-2005, 05:30 PM
LOL! It happens. I saw your also a fan of Bluebird on the other thread. Is it readily available down there?
wortchillergoal
03-03-2005, 05:34 PM
Fret, your post reminded me of an event at college. We were shooting JD down our throats with liter sticks. One kid laughed or gaged on the JD and shot it back out through his nose. His nasal lining was on fire for a week.
BluesHarp
03-03-2005, 06:42 PM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
Even beer aged in old whiskey barrels gets me headed in the same direction.

Whew!! Good thing I didn't send you a bottle of Tyranena Rockie's Revenge...:)
fretlessman71
03-03-2005, 06:51 PM
Originally posted by chazwicke
You must slowly re expose yourself to them. It would be worth it. Does other alcoholic beverages like Vodka, Gin, Tequila, Rum and the like cause the same reflex? No, just whiskey. Used to like vodka okay, but I figured I liked beer better, and I could drink more of it. I have been known on occasion to buy a bottle of Appleton Estate rum, however. On RARE occasions. I just like beer better!
HogieWan
03-03-2005, 06:55 PM
Originally posted by chazwicke
LOL! It happens. I saw your also a fan of Bluebird on the other thread. Is it readily available down there?

Yeah, my paint sore/LHBS has a pretty good selection of imports, but not many domestic micros. I think I'm in the mood to start trading a bit.
chazwicke
03-04-2005, 08:52 AM
Originally posted by fretlessman71
No, just whiskey. Used to like vodka okay, but I figured I liked beer better, and I could drink more of it. I have been known on occasion to buy a bottle of Appleton Estate rum, however. On RARE occasions. I just like beer better!

I like beer best too. I drink it 90% of the time.
fretlessman71
03-04-2005, 09:39 AM
Water, Beer, Diet Rockstar. And the occasional soda. :)
chazwicke
03-04-2005, 10:15 AM
90% of the time when I am imbibing in alcohol. Wise Guy!

I probably drink more water than anything.

Lately cranberry juice to help flush my kidney stone.