My beer is darker than your beer.


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It looks more like your pushing religion than a beer coozy! ROFL

Big Props to the Yeti. Great Divide is an amazing brewery.

Me, on the the other hand, I've had 3 drinks at Whole Foods. 2 imperial stouts at home, 2 Tank 7's. 2 Crown Apple shots (because I was with women). And now I'm on my 3rd Heavy Lifting.

This is a light night for me. Usually, when I drink, I go all out. I'm one of those all or nothing drinkers. I have a hard time having 1 or 2 beers with dinner. If I have 1, I'm having 12. otherwise I'll have zero.

I mean, if you haven't had beer in weeks like you said, then Dos Equis probably taste pretty solid.

On one hand, I'd say that's a strange order, once you go stout, it kinda ruins anything lighter.... OTOH, after the first 5, it certainly doesn't matter as much.

Now that I think about it, it is kinda a strange order. But, the other day I had a Ridiculous from Walnut River which is some kind of IPA/Stout/Belgian strong ale concoction (5 yeast strains and 41 hop characters), then immediately had a Hang em High IPA from Torn Label and the hop character was stronger than ever. I figured it wouldn't be there too much, but it was awesome.

I'm a coozy slut. They are a must have in the heat!

Hmm, I could see that... it's interesting to experiment with that, something like Boulevard's Double Wide IPA might do well after a stout (haven't had one in years...).

After the Yeti, I had a Odell Jolly Russian, and the Yeti really brought out the sweetness/malt of the Jolly Russian.... Colorado beer night, apparently.

Thought about taking a drive down there today, but 85 degrees is a bit nicer than 108.

Too many excuses from you.

But you're right. The next 3 months are limited outdoor time unless it involves a pool here. We will be getting up north a bit to escape this heat.

I flew back from KC last weekend and holy ****ing ****, the entire city of Phoenix was heading north, and not a single person knew how to deal with the slow trucks heading up the mountains..... and the 3 day weekend was already half over, so I thought I had strategically avoided that shit.

And the humidity in KC has already started to bug me, and it wasn't even that warm there... LMAO

Pool side with some bourbon and cigar. Water is perfect tonight.

Tito's... A day on the lake/SeaDoo deserves a drink...



(No, I don't drink and SeaDoo)

Enjoying a Russels Reserve I scored today at 20 bucks. I found it in a liquor store near my house was a bargain cheapest id ever seen it 26 bucks. Its a nice little bourbon with a peppery cinnamon finish that ends a bit quicker than you wish.

What's the proof on your Russel's Reserve? When it first came out it was 100 proof, but they dropped it to 90 for a long time. I've always liked it, and $20 is a danged fine buy

I always have a bottle of Russell's Reserve on hand. It's fantastic, easy to find and a great price. It's 90 proof but fairly spicy with a great pepper/cinnamon finish like Srvy said.

Yep it 90 proof.

Coffee

Heading to San Francisco for the week for work. What are some iconic beers I need to try while out there that aren't available in the Midwest (I have access to stuff you can get in Missouri)? Russian River is one of my tops.

Go to Fieldworks Brewing.

This. I'll add Cellarmaker.

Early birthday present from my buddy. Damn fine drinking.


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100% Rye.

I bet she's got a hot finish! Looks good.

Yes it really does. Give it a try if you see it out and about.

Drinking on some Woodford Reserve rye that I got as a gift. I like it enough and not familiar enough with ryes to know...seems kinda harsh for a decent whiskey. Flavor is there though.

I wish I would've seen this earlier. One of the Fieldworks brewers was the head brewer at Crane here in KC. His name is Steve Hood and he's a hell of a nice guy.

I didn't get to go to Fieldworks, but I did get to drink some of their beers while in the area. Very good stuff.

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Wife gave me bottle of this last night, its been several years since I had it. Good stuff.

A local restaurant down the street got stuck with an extra large bottle by error and no one orders it so they put it on special for $5 a drink to get rid of it! A really healthy pour as well.

Happy birthday to me! :clap:

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**** yea! Happy Birthday!

7&7's hammered out 7 acres of mowing.


When I started I was looking for a way to make it go faster. After a while I was searching for more grass to mow.

Cheap vodka and diet tonic, fresh limes. It's only Thursday.

One of my favorite pours. And getting to watch my football team on TV. Good night.


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I had a nice little six pack of Sierra Nevada Tropical IPA. Following up with Busch Light. We will see if I make it to the whiskey.

jameson with a spkash of 7-up

heavy on the rocks

Nice. I just cracked a bottle of Jack. A little low brow next to your jug but we're old friends.

Ice water, lots and lots of ice water. Doing a flush

Did that once. Woke up with a nasty hydration problem.

Wet the bed? :hmmm:

Went dirty tonight boys.

Sideways. ****!!!

Got this for the pool today!

Made a mixed 6 pack at Whole Foods and this offered at $3.99. Very nice job Kansas City!

I didn’t like that much.

Then again I’m drinking Zima today.

So I heard. WTF is with that? :hmmm:

Popular in 90’s and early 2000’s. Re-released!

You don’t recall it?

Yes but only chicks drank it. Is there something about you that you would like to share with us? :eek:

That I like to have fun and don't need to drink something to make me manly. This is more a joke for our friends coming over. Wife will probably like it but has never had it.

I'll start with high proof bourbon with one hand on my testicles though, so I get my testosterone flowing before the Zima kills it.

Zima is one of the worst drinks I've ever had. Tried one last year when it came back. Drank a couple sips and couldn't finish it.

Pussy.

Had too many martinis last night. Mowing the yard was rough in the heat today

My bartender service-owning neighbor says you add a little grenadine to those and they're awesome.

Did some early morning drinking yesterday at a place here in Old Town Scottsdale called the "Coach House". They open at 6am but I got there around 9:30 am to watch some golf. Had a few Lagunitas IPA's and a few shots of Jameson. :eek:

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Started my day with a buzz ROFL

Then went to Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix for a great meal (posted in what you had for dinner thread)

Nice! But like, how do you continue the rest of the day after that? Do you go nap or do you just stop drinking for a while, or just continue lightly drinking throughout the rest of the day?

If I start, I don't really stop until it's bed time, so I definitely avoid morning drinking personally.

Oh yeah.. I forgot I had bought some ginger beer the other day.. sounds like Moscow Mules ...

You know what is good.. is adding some more ginger flavor into the moscow mule with the addition of some Domaine de Canton, a french ginger liqeuor.

I stopped after 3 beers and 2 shots, then went for lunch at Pizzeria Biano to put food in my stomach. Had one beer and two glasses of wine there but stayed for about 90 minutes to chill. Took a nap for a few hours and was golden. :D

Cheers you beautiful bastards.

Looks fancy Lew.

Oh Contre my good man. A real margarita is very simple.

Juice from 2 limes
2 oz tequila (I prefer Reposado)
1 oz triple sec

That’s it. No sugary shit like these fat Americans like. Boom!!!

Next time we have a get together, I'm ordering a round of those for all of us! They look real good for summertime. I used to drink frozen margaritas a LOT back in NJ after golf sitting on the patio. 4-5 in 2 hours :D

Taking a few of these to the beach today. It's Belvedere Ginger Zest vodka, fresh strawberries, lime zest, and lime juice.

For the girl drink drunk on the go.

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I’m not going anywhere with you where you drink 4-5 maragaritas you nasty man!

Recipe and Deets girl!!!!???

Looks Totes fab though.

Belvedere Ginger Zest vodka, fresh strawberries, pinch of sugar, lime zest, and lime juice into a blender. Pour into one of those mini ziplock bags and freeze overnight. Pop in a cruelty-free, biodegradable straw and enjoy.

My OCD self will guess on ratios.
Thanks.

Yeah, I just keep adding stuff until it tastes right and is a good consistency. You can also add a bit of water to help it freeze.

Thanks for the recipe Lew I am on my 4th one today and feeling pretty drunk.

So I got on a vip list somehow with one of the big liquor store owners here and get emails about select stuff.

He’s got some whistle pig boss hog black label. Anyone had it?

They hit quick!

Love them though. Easy, delicious and none of that sugary shit. Let’s the floral notes of the tequila shine.

Also I’ll throw some of the stuff up here and if anyone is interested I can ship it?

It’s good but the price tag doesn’t match the value.

If you’ve got some money to burn though, I’d snag a bottle.

I don’t really wanna spend 400 bucks on it though, feel like I can get better value for that.

Shit, I think that bottle goes for near $1k secondary.

For the record, I haven’t had it. But most whistle pig stuff is decent but over priced.

Find some 4 roses Al Young. Or George T Stagg if you wanna spend but get great stuff.

It’s nice to know people ;)

He’s got some Jefferson’s ocean aged stuff that I sampled that was fantastic and Elijah Craig small batch barrel proof that’s suppos fly legit

Some like Jefferson's. It's gimmicky to me but decent.

The small batch barrel proof of Elijah Craig is top notch. Buy that one.

I’m drinking a blackberry old fashioned:

Muddle 5-6 blackberries in a glass
Add 3-4 dashes bitters
.75 ounce sage simple syrup*
1.5 ounces high quality bourbon (Buffalo Trace or Knob Creek are my favorites)

Mix
Add ice to the brim

Sage simple syrup: 7-8 sage leaves; 1 Cup sugar (white is fine but sugar in the raw is better); 1 Cup water.
Combine all agreements in small sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Stir. Turn off stove and let sit for at least 30minutes. Strain into container

Found the recipe online some time ago and really enjoy it in the summer

Quite refreshing

Was diving with the younger son all weekend so not much drinking. We ended up at this place called Sparky's in Eureka Springs and they gave me the first Sailor Jerry's and diet Dr. Pepper I've had in quite a while and it was awesome. So we're the ribs. T'was a great weekend.

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I felt like I cut down on buying booze in the past 6 months but occasionally get a bottle of something here and there. We aren't boozing in the pool as much since our son has been born and I'm back up to 60 some-odd bottles in the bar. I like being able to make random drinks here and there so we have quite the assortment, although about 25 bottles are bourbon/whiskey.

Can't recall if I shared this but another very simple drink recipe, this one for Gin lovers.

Called a Dragon Fly
2 oz Gin
4 oz ginger ale
juice from 1 lime

Nice summer drink instead of always going with the traditional gin and tonic.

Enjoy!


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I see Four Roses. I'm on my way!

What's up Flop!

Other than the oppressive heat, lewdogs place is looking pretty nice. You're like one of those doomsday preppers but you've cornered the liquor market.

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