Also, you can keep that tomato and cheese soup in a breadbowl they're trying to pass off as pizza in Chicago.
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Happy to share a beer with you, but you can keep the pizza for yourself.
Hahahahahahah.... Yeah I get that a lot when it comes to Pineapple on pizza.
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Hahahahahahaha... What is funny, is I had for the first time in Georgia of all places!! I like it a lot! PizzaPort has a really good version of it along with some really good beers!
I have yet to try a Chicago Deep Dish style pizza though. It is on my bucket list though!
I recently moved to Liverpool, UK and I've been trying different beers trying to find the perfect one, if that even exists. We have Desperados beer back home but for some reason it just tastes so much better over here and it has quickly become my favorite. Guinness draught beer is another one I find myself drinking every couple of days but it's a bit on the heavy side.
As for wine, I rarely drink it although I do like a sangria sometimes.
Do you guys have any recommendations for beer and wine? I can't remember all the beer brands I've tried but these are some of them: Stella Artois, Guinness, Heineken, Desperados, and Corona (2nd favorite).
As for wine, I rarely drink it although I do like a sangria sometimes.
Do you guys have any recommendations for beer and wine? I can't remember all the beer brands I've tried but these are some of them: Stella Artois, Guinness, Heineken, Desperados, and Corona (2nd favorite).
@Tarek, this is the kind of post I like to read on a Saturday morning.
I shall give serious thought to what you have asked. Guinness (and porters and stouts) tend to be a lot agreeable in winter and there are some really good artisan beers in the UK; try to find some of the stuff sold by Innis & Gunn - they make some excellent beers.
Oh come on please say you at least tried Grimaldi's or Lombardi's pizza from NY? Those two pizza places alone make NY one of the pizza heavens for me! The original Ray's is also very good, but man I have also had some very bad pieces also. The description of cardboard is not far off!
Was anybody else able to pick up Founders CBS beer? I was able to get one bottle. This will be the first for me!!
Also, I don't know if i mentioned it here, but I was able to finally break open Stone's Neapolitan Dynamite. All I have to say is this is one super complex beer. As it warms up a little the flavors really come out. ALLLLLLL of the flavors!
Founder's CBS? No. However, tasting notes are more than welcome, as I am a huge fan of their splendid KBS.
Glad the Stone's Neapolitan Dynamite went down so well.
I did. I didn't dare try the other stuff. There's some YouTube channel on the art of pizza. It showcased some great places in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Unfortunately, when I was in New York City a few months back, I didn't get a chance to stray far from the financial district.
Or a good strong Stout or Belgium Quad....
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Yes, an excellent recommendation that meets with my full approval.
I forgot about this thread LOL what are some of your fav sour beers? I would like to try some out. Maybe ones that are at bevmo or total wine.
Sours are brilliant in summer or autumn (in countries where seasons are seasonal rather than notional).
Good fruit beers - ones with a high natural fruit content (and thus, a high cost) - Mikkeller has made some as have the splendid Founder's - are one example of an excellent sour beer.
Some specific hops can also influence the sourness of a beer.
LOL... well Sour's are my least favorite beers so I tend to not drink them. Sours are one of the only styles of beer that I don't like. Sorry.
Since going back to grad school (again ) I have become a big gin and tonic enthusiast, going through a terrifying number of bottles of gin annually. On the upside, it has allowed me to try a huge variety of different gin (Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are still go-to gins for me, but there a huge number of small regional distillers out there now, all making pretty good gin).
But I've also increased my wine intake (beer just fills me up after a couple pints anymore), and I continue to assert (backed up by reasonably convincing evidence) that there really isn't much difference between decent inexpensive wines and bank-breaking vintages. Most of the difference is hype and snobbery, though I will agree that you rarely find a drinkable Pinot Noir under $20.
I'm a fan of Beaujolais-Villages - easy to drink and bright without feeling too young or sweet, nearly always inexpensive, and versatile in terms of pairings. A local liquor store carries a $5 Cabernet I drink and cook with, and despite never telling houseguests how cheap it is I get nothing but compliments. Occasionally a bottle will be off but at $5 even a grad student can afford that now and again.
Whiskey: still a single malt fan despite the total hysteria over Bourbon happening these days. Lowland single malts are becoming a bit easier to find these days and their relative mildness them a great entrée into the single malt world, especially chilled with stones or with a splash of water.
And finally, beers: I've cut back but I still enjoy the stuff. Dortmunder Gold lager and Edmund Fitzgerald porter, both by Great Lakes Brewing Company, are two of my favorites. I have always liked sours, and they were faddish a couple years back - hopefully they stick around (but they must be imbibed cold). IPAs have become the micro-Bro beer of choice and I have always found them too bitter, especially in their macho Imperial/Double/Triple forms.
Just as good, in a different way, are the bagels in Montreal. I finally had one last month and they are exquisite.
) I have become a big gin and tonic enthusiast, going through a terrifying number of bottles of gin annually. On the upside, it has allowed me to try a huge variety of different gin (Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks are still go-to gins for me, but there a huge number of small regional distillers out there now, all making pretty good gin).But I've also increased my wine intake (beer just fills me up after a couple pints anymore), and I continue to assert (backed up by reasonably convincing evidence) that there really isn't much difference between decent inexpensive wines and bank-breaking vintages. Most of the difference is hype and snobbery, though I will agree that you rarely find a drinkable Pinot Noir under $20.
I'm a fan of Beaujolais-Villages - easy to drink and bright without feeling too young or sweet, nearly always inexpensive, and versatile in terms of pairings. A local liquor store carries a $5 Cabernet I drink and cook with, and despite never telling houseguests how cheap it is I get nothing but compliments. Occasionally a bottle will be off but at $5 even a grad student can afford that now and again.
Whiskey: still a single malt fan despite the total hysteria over Bourbon happening these days. Lowland single malts are becoming a bit easier to find these days and their relative mildness them a great entrée into the single malt world, especially chilled with stones or with a splash of water.
And finally, beers: I've cut back but I still enjoy the stuff. Dortmunder Gold lager and Edmund Fitzgerald porter, both by Great Lakes Brewing Company, are two of my favorites. I have always liked sours, and they were faddish a couple years back - hopefully they stick around (but they must be imbibed cold). IPAs have become the micro-Bro beer of choice and I have always found them too bitter, especially in their macho Imperial/Double/Triple forms.
Just as good, in a different way, are the bagels in Montreal. I finally had one last month and they are exquisite.
Wait.. what are those again?
Serious porters or stouts.........
Perfect for deepest, darkest winter in the northern hemisphere....
@Scepticalscribe I did some research and I am going to go to Tesco and see if I can find Westmalle Ale. I also wrote down a list of other choices in case that one isn't available. I don't think I've tried Belgian beer before, but I did try stouts like Guinness.
EDIT: Well, Duvel is the only Belgian ale I could find in stock.
EDIT: Well, Duvel is the only Belgian ale I could find in stock.
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These type of beers as well as soups and stews make winter bearable for me.
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I prefer gin and tonic in the summer, and there are indeed some excellent regional gins - I had the pleasure to taste in an upscale grocery here some Spanish gin flavoured with rosemary, thyme and olive. Terrific. Also a big fan of single malts, never really got into bourbon.Since going back to grad school (again
But I've also increased my wine intake (beer just fills me up after a couple pints anymore), and I continue to assert (backed up by reasonably convincing evidence) that there really isn't much difference between decent inexpensive wines and bank-breaking vintages. Most of the difference is hype and snobbery, though I will agree that you rarely find a drinkable Pinot Noir under $20.
I'm a fan of Beaujolais-Villages - easy to drink and bright without feeling too young or sweet, nearly always inexpensive, and versatile in terms of pairings. A local liquor store carries a $5 Cabernet I drink and cook with, and despite never telling houseguests how cheap it is I get nothing but compliments. Occasionally a bottle will be off but at $5 even a grad student can afford that now and again.
Whiskey: still a single malt fan despite the total hysteria over Bourbon happening these days. Lowland single malts are becoming a bit easier to find these days and their relative mildness them a great entrée into the single malt world, especially chilled with stones or with a splash of water.
And finally, beers: I've cut back but I still enjoy the stuff. Dortmunder Gold lager and Edmund Fitzgerald porter, both by Great Lakes Brewing Company, are two of my favorites. I have always liked sours, and they were faddish a couple years back - hopefully they stick around (but they must be imbibed cold). IPAs have become the micro-Bro beer of choice and I have always found them too bitter, especially in their macho Imperial/Double/Triple forms.
Just as good, in a different way, are the bagels in Montreal. I finally had one last month and they are exquisite.
I'm more into beer regularly but living between France and Italy exposes me to excellent wines - Switzerland has it's share of some great vintages. The vineyards at Lavaux actually date from Roman times for example.
Still can't get a comparable bagel here though.
Grab any the following, note the specific variant If indicated) is very important:
Four Roses Small Batch
Bulleit (Frontier/Kentucky straight)
Buffalo Trace
Old Forester (86 proof)
A few more I can't think of off the top of my head - anyway, these are solid, not expensive (750ml < $35-40), very drinkable, just a nice big ice cube, or with a little splash of chilled water.
If you want a good mixer, get some good ginger beer (not ale), Fever Tree, Qs, any boutique brand with simple, clean ingredients.
What is the price range for whiskey and how are you going to drink it. I would personally use the above list to mix with the exception of the old forester, although I prefer their 1920 (115 proof). With that being said,I recently bought a buffalo trace single barrel select which I thought was considerably better than the regular stuff. For $30, get 1792, for a little more - eagle rare, for $40 - Jefferson’s reserve hands down. If you have more budget, I can name many more. I have over 40 bottles now at home.
If you see any of the St Bernardus range (the porter is called St Bernardus 12), or the Trappistes Rochefort range (than, their seriously robust - and quite wonderful - porter is the highest number of their range - Trappistes Rochefort 10) I would recommend that you immediately purchase them. These are excellent Belgian beers.
The Westmalle is also extremely good, and I think that you will enjoy it.