What alchohol do you drink and why? [Archive]

Bob in Iowa

Dec 24, 2004, 13:00

In my younger days, I drank all sorts of alcoholic beverages, and I did so frequently and with great gusto, but now I seldom drink any alcohol at all. I do occaisionally imbibe, however, and when I do, it is with either beer, wine, sake, or cognac.

Beer is my alcholic beverage of choice -- why? because I like the taste of beer, and I like to get a bit of a buzz now and then. A beer buzz goes well with listening to music, especially live performances, sporting events, fishing, hanging out on the beach, sitting around a bonfire, having a few laughs with a group of friends, or just when -- dammit, I feel like tossing back a few brews.

I sometimes drink wine with a meal, but I do this to enhance the flavor of the food, and seldom to the point of feeling any hint of an altered state.

I love to drink hot sake in the company of others who like sake, and I find it to be a wonderful conveyance to transport oneself to a point of pleasant inebriation. Not blind-assed, knee crawling , commode hugging drunk, mind you, but just achieving that pleasant sensation of being slightly goofy high while still lucid enough to make sense in a conversation. You know what I mean, that state of mind when one is able take comfort in the chaos and see the humorous aspect of almost any situation -- now I try to do that when I am sober too, but sometimes alcohol enables that vision to come about a little easier.

The other category that I selected is brandy, specifically cognac. Although I only have a snifter or two of the delicate spirits a few times a year, I find it to be a most pleasant way to warm up on a cold winter night.

I prefer to leave all the other stuff alone, as in been there, done that, and survived the trip.

mad pierrot

Dec 24, 2004, 13:28

My alcoholic drink of choice? Beer! Mind you, I mean good beer. Not the watered down, weak-tasting urine that most people favor. Nosiree, only the good stuff for me. I LOVE a ice cold brew after hot bath. Or better yet, while I'm in the bath!
Secondly, I like to drink wine with dinner. I'm not sure why, but a few glasses is alway pleasent with a big meal.
After that, I don't mind the occasional wiskey or vodka.

That being said, I really don't drink that much.

:relief:

acquiredtarget

Dec 24, 2004, 14:32

My drinks of choice are beer (okay, Guiness is the only beer that I allow myself to drink, guess I'm a beer snob, :D), sake, aquavit, and wine.

TwistedMac

Dec 24, 2004, 15:11

aquavit
They carry that in america? O_o or do you have ties in Sweden?

DoctorP

Dec 24, 2004, 15:14

A good ice cold draft is the way to go!

With that said, I was like Bob, I used to drink most anything. Now it is strictly beer though, and sometimes Awamori.

In my younger days though vodka and rum were my drinks of choice! I still say that an Ice cold draft in a frosty mug can not be beat!

Meshane

Dec 24, 2004, 15:29

Whisky or scotch is my preference. :cool:

Duo

Dec 24, 2004, 22:18

i liked alcohol a lot more in my younger days, like 16-18.5 but now i don't really like it anymore, i'll just drink sometimes with friends like a beer maybe, which i only like a couple of belgian ones, kriek and leffe, and maybe hoegaarden, then wine of course, maybe sm nice strong drink, but not like vodka, better tequila i'd say. That's about it, not much of a drinker actually.

acquiredtarget

Dec 25, 2004, 01:56

They carry that in america? O_o or do you have ties in Sweden?Yeah, its fairly easy to get in the more larger cities. I've got ties to Norway and have visited Denmark and Sweden often :-)

Ardeo

Dec 25, 2004, 02:03

LOL, I like this thread.
I am the manager of a wine and spirits shop. I have drank so many things that I keep going back to beer and cognac. A good Remy Martin on a cold night will do you some good. Or, if im in a beer mood, a Guinness or Samuel Smith Oarmeal Stout. Bourbon whiskey is big here so most people drink it...too sweet for me....

Brooker

Dec 25, 2004, 11:20

Why? I drink because I'm an alcoholic and I'll take it any way I can get it. But I prefer, beer (I love the cheap stuff but will sometimes go for a Guinness), red wine (Merlot), Martinis (with plenty of olives), and good ol' Red Bull and Vodka (so I can keep drinking all night). Man, I need a drink. :gulp:

Kamisama

Dec 25, 2004, 11:58

The sweet stuff. I like it better. Beer taste like water after a while. I don't like water. Wine is ok zingy but bland and annoying after a while.

<--- notice age.

Lina Inverse

Dec 25, 2004, 13:16

I prefer sweet liquors like Bailey's, Verpoorten (egg cream liquor) or Limoncello (Italian lemon liquor).
With wine, I absolutely can't stand the dry stuff and only like the really sweet one like the Greek Samos.

Duo

Dec 25, 2004, 13:53

I prefer sweet liquors like Bailey's, Verpoorten (egg cream liquor) or Limoncello (Italian lemon liquor).

Yeah, i forgot to mention that i also like it; limoncello is really quite good

mad pierrot

Dec 25, 2004, 14:02

What is everyone's favorite beer?

I am partial to 3 micro-breweries in Wisconsin; New Glarus, Berghoff (in Monroe), and South Shore in Ashland. I've been to all three breweries. Great stuff! I like to visit breweries, as I plan to brew my own when I finally settle down. The worst brewery I've been to? Miller, in Milwaukee.

:131:

My hopes weren't very high, but boy, did that suck.

Flashjeff

Dec 25, 2004, 20:56

Maciamo

Dec 25, 2004, 23:03

Faustianideals

Dec 26, 2004, 03:57

No, I've never heard of Pisang but it sounds good.

Lina Inverse

Dec 26, 2004, 13:23

Does anyone know Pisang ? That's a sweet alcohol made of banana and it's deep green. It's usually mixed with orange juice. It's originally from old Indonesian recipe, but a Dutch company manufactures it (Indonesia was a Dutch colony).
Banana liquor with orange juice? Sounds weird :relief:
Never heard of that stuff, even though the Netherlands aren't all that far here...

miu

Dec 27, 2004, 05:41

I usually drink dry cider because my body doesn't deal with alcohol very well ^^; Girls usually drink cider here (and I Hate beer :blush: ) I could never imagine drinking vodka or something... Even if it's mixed with soemthing else, I start feeling sick pretty or get a headache quickly after drinking it - it's weird :souka: I don't like really sweet stuff either because it makes me sick.

Maybe the next best thing would be to drink dry champagne at all times? And eat strawberries. :emblaugh:

I don't drink a lot, though. I hate hangovers and I get them easily >_<

Uncle Frank

Dec 27, 2004, 06:36

I guess I'm the exception of the lot, but I don't drink any sort of alcohol, nor have I ever understood the passion people have for it either. I tried beer once, and only once, back in 1977 and hated the taste, never touched a drop of it since, nor have I ever indulged in wine or spirits. The strongest thing I've drank since that curiosity laced experiment in '77 was Jolt Cola. All things considered, I can live without the stuff.

In the Navy, I tried to find something I liked; tried about everything. I never did find anything that tasted great to me. Since my parents drank themselves to death, I'm a little afraid of booze anyway. I'll stick to Pepsi!

Frank

:blush:

misa.j

Dec 31, 2004, 02:12

I had a long list of various drinks I got into before I finally lost interest in drinking anymore just recently. It used to take at least five drinks for me to get drunk, and I just drank away very often. :p

My husband and I brewed several beers, and most of them came out as good as or better than many imported expesive beer; we tried to copy a few Bilgian style which we liked the best. Home brew is a lot of fun with your last batch in your hand, but you need to be patient enough to let your beer grow mature, and sometimes it's hard when you have it right in your kitchen.

I have found seltzer to be very refreshing and a perfect substitute for a beer, and that is all I drink besides tea and coffee.

jovial_jon

Dec 31, 2004, 02:58

I don't drink any alkyhol. No particular reason...just not my bag, baby.

Twisted

Dec 31, 2004, 04:31

Am i the only one missing rum in this vote? Thor mentions Bacardi in his first post, but he relates it to vodka... :?

Anyway, my favorite is the Austrian Stroh Rum. It comes in three variants: 36%, 60% and 80% alcohol. I never drink it pure. Always with coke and that why i always get the 80% version. Simply because you don't need that much for it to kick in and so the bottle lasts longer. Yeah, I'm Dutch. :p

I only drink in company to get in good spirits. Don't see any point in drinking solo.

PaulTB

Jan 1, 2005, 00:07

I don't drink any alkyhol. No particular reason...just not my bag, baby.
I literally can't drink alcohol - or eat food prepared with alcohol. I've got one of the 'alchohol intolerance' conditions (although I've been too lazy to track down which one) and tiny tiny traces of alcohol are enough to get me flushed and faint. :relief:

jet_dee

Jan 10, 2005, 10:33

Hmm, here in Japan?
Beer, Sake, Wine, Shochu, Vodka, Whisky, Gin, Remy Martin

Yeah, truckloads of different types, and I drink more than my fair share of each.
Haven't been a drinker very long either, wasn't able to consume alcohol without feeling ill for a year before I arrived here in Japan.

kirei_na_me

Jan 10, 2005, 10:56

I used to drink alcohol, but it tastes like poison to me now...

okaeri_man

Jan 10, 2005, 11:14

shouldn't spirits get their own category...? i'll go sake when i can get it, jim beam and coke is nice, and beer every other time. as far as beer goes, you get questionable looks in south australia if you drink anything other than cooper's pale ale.

cacawate

Jan 11, 2005, 12:24

I literally can't drink alcohol - or eat food prepared with alcohol. I've got one of the 'alchohol intolerance' conditions (although I've been too lazy to track down which one) and tiny tiny traces of alcohol are enough to get me flushed and faint. :relief:

Lucky... I drink a lot. I mean a whole lot, so it takes a truck load to get me drunk. My favorite beer would probably be Hefenweizen, but it has to be at a particular bar called Alex's. For some reason it is amazing there.

As for Liquor, I'd go with tequila. Cazadores is amazing if you get it directly from Mexico. I only drink reposado (rested; aged). It goes down so smooth you can barely feel it; just taste it. And I really love JD Green Label; best. whiskey. ever.

ObscureAngel

Jan 14, 2005, 05:58

um, i usually drink when i'm depressed or at a party, i like sweet drinks^_^ they taste sooooo good ^___^
i really love what we call around here Alabams Slammers, 5 alochols, a bit of orange juice, and some fruit punch...... i got really trashed after drinking 6 of those things!

EscaFlowne

Jan 15, 2005, 02:21

Well just like my friend Tasha i'm more a dark liquor man. I can drink vodka but after awhile i can see it makes me gag and stuff. I love brandy or a whiskey. And of course Tequila, it just gets my blood rushing! :blush: ME and the Great CACA are going to have to get togeather one night and hit the town! Tequila yea! :yeahh:

necrozombie

Jan 15, 2005, 03:50

...i'm a good little girl that doesn't drink alcohol.. :x

BUT, since that is total bs, vodka and peach daquiri are my faves. XD

Japanimaniac

Jan 24, 2005, 12:23

Eh, I'm only three years young, so I'll give my opinion. Not much on any type of alcohol, but I do enjoy hard lemonade.

JustJosh

Jan 25, 2005, 23:57

Beer (Kronenberg mainly) and Whiskey (Well, Jack Daniels) are my drinks of choice. Why? For medicinal purposes, obviously. ;)

ObscureAngel

Jan 28, 2005, 09:39

hard liquor!!!!!!!!! * licks lips* yummy

mizerable_d

Jan 29, 2005, 08:11

the best i've tried is coconut bacardi(have no clue on spelling), its nice...^^;;;lol i get sips of alchohol once in a while ^^;;;;

HomicidalMouse

Feb 5, 2005, 13:16

I don't drink. Don't like the stuff.
But i could be persuaded if a swedish drinking game was involved... And some swedish people :p

ragedaddy

Feb 6, 2005, 14:43

I'm a fan of various beers ranging from Asahi Supa Dry all the way to Guiness. I am also a fan of Atsukan Nihonshu, Shochu, Vodka, Jagermeister, Rum, etc.....and
and for what reasons you ask......P A R T why because I gotta..... :p

Mycernius

Feb 16, 2005, 01:40

I am a guinness drinker, or, as I heard one Irishman describe it as 'Black Irish swamp water'. Used to drink cider back in my Teen years. I will drink ales of various makes, but not a great lager drinker. Of the spirits I am a fan of good scot malt whiskey, and of a good vodka. Got my taste for vodka after a visit to Poland. And of the grape family it has to be a red wine. Went off whites wine years ago and can't stand champagne, overpriced pop.
Worst beer I've ever had was Budweiser (American). It's like 'hello! Where's the taste?' If you want good Budweiser try the Czech original Budvar

BlackenedEyes

Feb 22, 2005, 12:26

Lets see... I like something strong, that way I dont have to taste it. just gulp it down.
I remember the first time I had a drink was when I was 18. I was at a party with my friends and they all thought I should try some of the vodka, so I took a sip of some vodka and coke... droped the glass and broke it. I ran over, grabed a glass poured it and downed it all before they could tell me that I was supposed to use a shot glass. I looked at em and laughed, told em it didnt even phaze me then walked over and fell down the stairs.

Jo Rose

Feb 23, 2005, 09:44

Let's see, i drink beer, larger or cider when i'm out and wine when i'm at home. However, if I drink beer or larger, I have to have shots as well (aftershock, ect)

:beer:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, Beer

Pachipro

Apr 1, 2005, 00:06

I hated the taste of beer or whisky until I went to Japan where I learned the fine "hobby of drinking" (as the Japanese call it).

I used to drink only beer until my metabolism slowed down in my forties and I started to develop a "beer belly" so I cut it down to one beer a day here in the US. However, when I'm in Japan I drink quite alot of Asahi Super Dry.

These days I drink Icehouse beer (5.5% alcohol) as it's fairly close to Asahi Super Dry. I used to like Miller Lite Ice, but they stopped making it. I also enjoy Wild Turkey Kentucky Bourbon 101 proof.

I also enjoy hot sake once in a while in the winter.

Before going to bed I usually have one beer and two bourbon and waters. Makes for some might fine sleeping. -_-

BrennaCeDria

Apr 1, 2005, 00:54

Bacardi and coke for me. I used to drink daquiris, etc, but they make me sick anymore, since I'll drink too much when they're around. It's much easier to control myself when I'm mixing it with cola, for some reason, although I haven't had so much as a glass of wine since last time I made myself sick on alcohol.

Shas

Apr 1, 2005, 01:43

im german

heh, thats self-explanatory :D germany=beer :>

my favorite is Beck's which is also sold in the US. german beer is not that US low-carb-poop :) real beer

but i'm not really into binge drinking i think alcohol is either ment for social drinking or for it's special taste (when you drink a little to food)

they should make something that tastes and feels like alcohol but does not have the other effects like making you drunk or damaging your body so you can drink alcohol for the pleasure of the taste (for example a good whiskey) and feeling in your mouth

Dutch Baka

Apr 3, 2005, 01:00

Beer, and soft alochol drinks... why because i want to enjoy, and dont want to lay down on my bed and think.... ..... welll no thinking,, sleeping with to heavy alochol... Ne

... i think i drink to much beer now... WELL Wht The F**k its weekend :blush:

EnzoHonda

Apr 4, 2005, 11:57

I don't drink. I find the taste unpleasant, and I don't like the problems it can cause (I'm related to a few social workers). Also, when it comes to things I like, I have zero self-control. So if I started to like it, I be an alchoholic in two days.

Zauriel

Jun 17, 2005, 00:51

I'm always fond of beer. I also like champagne.

Dutch Baka

Jun 17, 2005, 01:10

I CHOOSE BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of my fav is Heineken... love the brand, they have a great history, but also i like other beers i think kirin is pretty nice too!!!

http://www.stawy.com/mn/download/heineken.jpg

DAMM I WANT THIS MACHINE :blush:

RockLee

Jun 17, 2005, 01:17

I like cocktails the most ! And after that Beer :-)

Dutch Baka

Jun 17, 2005, 01:18

I like cocktails the most ! And after that Beer :-)

cocktails? thats are female drinks :blush:

RockLee

Jun 17, 2005, 03:05

cocktails? thats are female drinks :blush:
I don't know wich ***** ever said that, cause I like sweet drinks better than beer the whole night :souka: But now I understand wich country started with saying that...it's something that flew over from our neighbours, I should've known! :evil:

Damicci

Jun 17, 2005, 03:08

I like sweet drinks too. Taste better coming back up. But I find myself drinking beers more than anything.

Faustianideals

Jun 17, 2005, 03:09

I'm always fond of beer. I also like champagne.
This thread has already been done.
http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13766&highlight=alchohol
*sighs*
Searching does the forum good, so no repeat threads are created.
Vodka is good though, I love Dimitri.

RockLee

Jun 17, 2005, 03:15

Cocktails and beer !!
@Maciamo : I always have a bottle o pising in the liquorbar :D Like banana's a lot , so Pisang tastes good ! :wave:

andorin

Jun 17, 2005, 13:52

you dont have my alchohol of choice up there... whiskey or scotch. either or, they are an old man's drink... one that you have to sit back and sip at.
after that im a big fan of red beers, killians and the sort.

p.s. sweet drinks are terrible, cause they have the most sugar, meaning the worst hang overs in the morning.
p.p.s. damicci, im sure you love hypno and that sort of drink...

Keiichi

Jun 17, 2005, 13:59

I've tried hards and beer and still haven't found the taste for it to like it. Guess it takes a while. Which one of you guys drink often and don't have a gut yet? :D

Keiichi

:souka:

Iron Chef

Jun 17, 2005, 16:45

I don' t drink anymore although I used to be quite the heavyweight...

p.s. I took the liberty of merging the other thread into this one btw.

Dutch Baka

Jun 18, 2005, 03:03

coctails i drink them like water!!! there like water... BREEZERS!!!

andorin

Jun 20, 2005, 01:45

whiskey all the way, i was drinking a canadian whiskey last night... good stuff

kalau

Jun 21, 2005, 18:19

chivas regal.. one shot you will drunk... :shock:

Kinsao

Jun 21, 2005, 20:28

My fave is g&t, which isn't up there... after that, whisky, but only single malt :lol:

Never got a taste for beer, and I hate those alcopop things... It's easy to tempt me with cocktails, though, just because I like the names :okashii:

ralian

Jun 22, 2005, 23:05

I don't drink, I mean I can't drink.
Just one glass of wine will make me feel like this :mad:
But I like eating. :gohan:

kirei_na_me

Jun 23, 2005, 20:56

Don't drink anymore.

But when I did drink, I liked mixed drinks. My favorite was the Midori Sour...

raul20s

Jun 25, 2005, 03:34

Well, everyhting goes for me!! :D i like beer, tequila, whisky, rum...everything :bluush: as long as i drink with friends having a good time!!...im curious about the sake...cause i've never tried it... :( i wonder how it taste..
さんしょう,さんしょう...さんしょう!!! :cool:

Kara_Nari

Jun 27, 2005, 13:54

Where is Soju? I guess it would come under the rice spirits? Anyway... Im not sure that its my favourite, its just the most hmm convenient (?!) alcohol to drink here. Not bad mixed with iced green tea or Chilsung cider. So much cheaper than in any other country I have wished to drink it in.
Beer is ok, a little bloating but nothing beats it on a hot summers day! Its a pity because when I was in Cambodia they have a strong tendency to put LOTS of ice in your beer, I dont know if this was to encourage more drinking (because it waters down way too quickly) or just that it would get warm in minutes. Anyway my Cambodia experience also gave me a very weak stomach and possibly giardia, having drunken beer with ice that was not so hygenic.
Mekong or Thai buckets are good! Has anyone else had the joys of a night of drinking them? Do you even remember the experience? Has to be done however whilst travelling south east asia! There is something in the 'whiskey' and the red bull over there just isnt the same (think 10x stronger and uncarbonated with a little something else). Oh how I miss those crazy nights! All makes for a stronger Soju drinker though!
Ooh yeah, I like hot sake too, especially in the rain.

Kirakira1232

May 10, 2008, 17:12

I dont really like to drink because my asian genes mean I become tipsy off like one or two drinks but I do like the occasional scotch and coke :P

Revenant

May 10, 2008, 22:47

Wow! You revived a very old thread! Anyways, I prefer beer cause it's light and easy to pace myself on. I also enjoy whiskey and dry nihonshu every once in a while.

Kirakira1232

May 11, 2008, 13:23

ごめなさい　:bluush:

I didnt look at the date of the thread :\ I was just perusing through and happened to land on it ^^;;;;

Hezam

May 12, 2008, 02:52

In the Navy, I tried to find something I liked; tried about everything. I never did find anything that tasted great to me. Since my parents drank themselves to death, I'm a little afraid of booze anyway. I'll stick to Pepsi!
Frank
:blush:

i like this post ^^
i dont drink alcohol ..and i like 7up or Deu..
Regards
Hezam

justin

May 12, 2008, 13:29

Beer, Beer, Beer! The keg is my friend! Nothing I like better than a nice cold Sam Adams while I'm out with my friends.

Tsuyoiko

May 12, 2008, 21:15

I guess I drink a little too much.

I usually have a beer with dinner, something light like Carlsberg.

At the weekend I drink a bottle of wine, my favourite is 35 South Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, but I like red wine too.

I'll occasionally have a nightcap of whisky, but that's pretty rare, maybe once or twice a month.

On special occasions I enjoy cocktails; my favourites are Cuba Libre and Scarlett O'Hara.

Oh, and as for why - it tastes nice!