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Re: Now Drinking

#26 Post by Hype » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:01 pm

SR wrote:After all is said and done, it's just rotten grapes. :rockon:
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#27 Post by Artemis » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:18 pm

Up to about age 6, my parents and I lived in a predominantly Portuguese and Italian neighbourhood where all the families made their own wine. So, every year around this time, or a little later, they would buy crates of grapes to make the wine. I have a smell memory of the entire hood smelling of grapes. I can smell it now as I'm typing this... :mediate:

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#28 Post by sinep » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:48 pm

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http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/

insanely good. i was lucky enough to get my hand on 4 bottles without having to drive all the way out to a stone store.

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#29 Post by Artemis » Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:08 am

For lunch,I'm enjoying a glass of this excellent wine with a duck and wild mushroom quiche I just bought from the gourmet food shop in my neighbourhood.
CAPEZZANA BARCO REALE DI CARMIGNANO 2010
VINTAGES 508531 | 750 mL bottle

Price $ 16.95

Made in: Tuscany, Italy
By: Conte Contini Bonacossi

Release Date: Sep 28, 2013

Wine, Red Wine
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.

Style: Medium-bodied & Fruity

Varietal: Sangiovese Blend

Sugar Content: 5 g/L

Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry

Description
The 2013 Gambero Rosso guide awarded this wine 2 Glasses (out of 3), denoting a rating of Very Good to Excellent. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Canaiolo. In the 18th century, Canaiolo played a larger role in the blend for Chianti than did Sangiovese.

Tasting Note
Bright cherry fruit on the nose with earth, spice, cassis, leather and licorice. A freshness and purity to the fruit flavours in the mouth that is beautifully offset by the leather and earth notes. Great interplay of elements right through to the lengthy finish. A great value, this wine will impress with grilled steaks or beef kebabs. (VINTAGES panel, March 2013)
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Re: Now Drinking

#30 Post by Artemis » Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:33 pm

Radeberger Pilsner.

Not bad. My first time trying it.


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#31 Post by Hype » Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:15 pm

How is it? I'm not a big fan of pilsner (I tend to call is "piss-water"), but it can be refreshing. How does it compare to, say, Czechvar?

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#32 Post by Artemis » Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:51 pm

Adurentibus Spina wrote:How is it? I'm not a big fan of pilsner (I tend to call is "piss-water"), but it can be refreshing. How does it compare to, say, Czechvar?
I think the Czechvar has a more robust flavour. I found the Radeberger too be a little too thin bodied for my liking. The colour is light straw straw(i think that's the beer lingo). It did have a grassy taste on the finish, but too excessive. Overall, it seemed to be pretty well balanced in aroma and taste. It was a decent beer, but I don't think I would buy it again.

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#33 Post by Essence_Smith » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:55 am

You guys know way too much about this...this is why I always liked pot heads more than wine people...yeah you might meet some weed smokers who know a little too much about various strains and whatnot, but at least they're too burnt out to sound pretentious when they're talking about it... :wink: :hehe:

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#34 Post by Jasper » Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:22 am

Aaaaaaand ES gives his stamp of DISAPPROVAL :essence: to yet another topic of discussion.

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#35 Post by Essence_Smith » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:46 am

Jasper wrote:Aaaaaaand ES gives his stamp of DISAPPROVAL :essence: to yet another topic of discussion.
It was a joke, ya dork...pretty sure I've actually had a glass of wine or two with Artemis in my time...don't you have some almond milk to drink or something?

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#36 Post by Jasper » Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:51 pm

Essence_Smith wrote:
Jasper wrote:Aaaaaaand ES gives his stamp of DISAPPROVAL :essence: to yet another topic of discussion.
It was a joke, ya dork...pretty sure I've actually had a glass of wine or two with Artemis in my time...don't you have some almond milk to drink or something?
What I wrote was a joke too, you dope. You'd know that if you were paying attention, but that might be tricky for you between sipping Yahoo and perusing the latest issue of Spider-man with pro wrestling blaring in the background. :lol:

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#37 Post by Essence_Smith » Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:55 pm

Your sense of humour needs some help dude...and I think you meant Yoo Hoo... :wavesad:

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#38 Post by Jasper » Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:58 pm

Essence_Smith wrote:Your sense of humour needs some help dude...and I think you meant Yoo Hoo... :wavesad:
Only a pretentious douche like you would know the proper nomenclature for sugar water.

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#39 Post by Hype » Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:30 pm

Hey at least we're not talking about Port yet. And I just had an excellent Portuguese Muscat... :hide: :tiphat:

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#40 Post by Essence_Smith » Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:43 pm

Jasper wrote:
Essence_Smith wrote:Your sense of humour needs some help dude...and I think you meant Yoo Hoo... :wavesad:
Only a pretentious douche like you would know the proper nomenclature for sugar water.
I love you too man... :wave:
Adurentibus Spina wrote:Hey at least we're not talking about Port yet. And I just had an excellent Portuguese Muscat... :hide: :tiphat:
I ain't mad at ya...just amazed that you guys know so much about wines...In my drinking days I was more of a vodka guy...

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#41 Post by Artemis » Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:19 pm

This 750ml bottle of beer from Quebec for $12.95(CAD) is REALLY worth it.
I was going to save it but after receiving my Secret Santa gift, I felt that the appropriate thing to do is to drink a beer! :cheers:


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#42 Post by Pure Method » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:03 pm

Unibroue is one of my favorite breweries. Love La Fin du Monde

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#43 Post by Bandit72 » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:10 pm

GUINESS. Tonight anyway.

I have four bottles of decent red for myself over Christmas. A Carménère, Garnacha, Rioja and Malbec. I tend not to drink white wine. I do like some whites but they aren't as punchy as good reds. I will never buy one put it that way. I like spice, meat, chilli, deep colour. I will post as I have them.

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#44 Post by Jasper » Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:02 pm

I got my dad some limited edition French single malt whiskey. Yeah, French. Scotch in everything buy name. It got a 93 from Wine Spectator. Haven't had any yet due to the plethora of holiday beverages. Should be interesting...

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#45 Post by krakle » Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:03 am

I'm drinking now.

It's another shit christmas and I'm drinking so I guess I should particpate in this thread. (Recently I had my first wildlife mattress spotting, but failed to capture it on photograph... I feel like this action thread is easier for me to participate in.)

For now it's coffee, but it will be Grolsch or a St. Bernardus Prior 8 or Abt 12 later.
I plan on recording a little tune, perhaps. If I finish it before I call it a day, I might enjoy the recorded result with a glass of Knockando. Got myself this bottle of 21y single malt Scotch to get through christmas as good as possible. I might be really pleased with it. Never spend so much on a bottle of booze, but I had an unexpected bonus from work so I decided to buy some presents for a few people, including myself.

Be happy people. :wave:

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#46 Post by Artemis » Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:08 am

Trying this HIbernus beer with lunch. It's another Quebec beer..delicious.

Dominus Vobiscum Hibernus - Microbrasserie Charlevoix

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2807/40305

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It pairs well with this tourtière I'm having. I just hope I don't get food poisoning. I didn't have power for 2 days in my place. I think it should be okay as it was in the freezer. The meat smells and tastes good. :noclue:

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#47 Post by kv » Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:23 am

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#48 Post by Artemis » Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:58 pm

Saw this beer at the liquor store and thought I'd give it a try. Not bad for $2.65 a bottle.

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Affligem Blond

Winner of numerous awards and international tasting sessions, Affligem is Belgium’s Abbey beer.

Brewed in the Flemish village, of Opwijk, this top-fermenting Belgian Blond beer is still brewed according to the original recipe.

Well balanced, with a sweetish, refreshing fruity flavour and a hoppy, dry finish, it’s a robust 6.8% by volume – yet still remarkably easy to drink!

Matches perfectly with hard cheeses or white meats and fish.

Deep yellow with brilliant clarity and a thick head that laces the glass, Affligem Blond is unmistakably Belgian. Belgian yeast aromas waft up from the glass, pulling coriander, black pepper, and clove in the nose; sweet, bready malts and slightly grassy, perfumy hops thicken the bouquet. Smooth, bready malts cascade onto the front of the tongue and zip from taste bud to taste bud, riding the beer’s perky carbonation. Complex, spicy yeast characters swell alongside moderate hop bitterness mid-sip; then, the drink segues into a dry finish with lingering spicy flavours.

Succinct from front to back, Affligem Blond’s playful character and neat finish allow the smooth alcohol to go unnoticed until it gently glows in the depths of the chest.

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#49 Post by Juana » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:23 pm

http://www.deepellumbrewing.com/beer/

I'm currently drinking the Dallas Blonde. It's pretty light but I love it. It's kind of like a light Pale Ale. Since they're friends it also doesn't hurt that I got a couple free cases of it. Love me some free beer.

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#50 Post by tvrec » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:24 pm

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Nice. Their Fall Hornin' Pumpkin was excellent this past year. My fav of the style for 2013 for sure.

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