vernors gingerale imported from michigan, big red imported from texas, and sioux city sarsaparilla from...you guessed it. |
BLACK LABLE SCOTCH AND ANY BEER THAT'S CLOSE
PLEASE REMEMBER TO DRINK RESPONSIBILY WHILE LISTENING |
Am moving to Hawaii in two weeks...big change for a Scotsman and one that will force me to rethink my drink and music matches! What goes with Hawaiian steel guitar? Or with Don Ho (definitely not my kind of music, but may he RIP). |
Coors original with an egg and some calamato. Then and only then do I crank AC/DC |
Interesting combo, Mariasplunge! Might have to try that sometime...when no one else is home :-) |
Having just moved to Hawaii, it seems I'm drinking beer with everything...well, with the exception of cereal (but that might change!!) |
Cpdunn99,
Congrats on your move, have fun in paradise. I totally understand the urge to drink beer, but I have one local wine recommendation. It's called Maui Blanc, a white wine made from, believe it or not, pineapples! Though it's been about 15 years since I've had it I remember it as not too sweet, off-dry, and very fragrant and delicious. Give it a try, if they're still making it! |
While in Hawaii, try Pass-O-Gauva, available in most supermarkets, made by, I believe, Meadow Gold. You'll never drink orange juice again. |
Hi Jond...I will definitely give that a try, if it is still available.
And as for your recommendation, Calbrs, I just put that on the shopping list. How would a dash of dark rum go with that?
Thanks to you both! |
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Most any good red wine with bread or cheese. |
Lately, I've been drinking Session by Full Sail Brewery. It's a pre-prohibition style lager. It's good enough to satisfy the beer snob in me, but not so big that it distracts from anything else you're doing. When I want a more serious beer, I turn to anything by Dogfish, especially the 90 minute IPA.
I don't drink a lot of wine lately, but when I do, I'm a big fan of French and Italian reds. For the harder stuff, I have a pretty respectable bourbon and scotch collection, the highlight of which is a 1971 Macallan bottled by Signatory. Mine is bottle #138 of 190. I've become a huge fan of Hangar One vodka too. Their flavored vodka is the only flavored stuff I've ever enjoyed, and it's exquisite. I like to mix half a shot of the Citron with half a shot of the Kaffir Lime and drink it neat. Their Mandarin Blossom vodka approaches perfection. |
Big fan of The Macallan! Nice with some cool jazz. Those beers are harder to find out here on the islands, but there are some decent island brews...find I, too, am drinking less wine lately and more beer (wine and HI just don't seem to go together very well, but still need a good bottle with that special meal). Will definitely pick up some Hangar One. |
Single Malt - for cool jazz.
Imported Dark Beer - for everything else. |
Hoegarden, Chimay, Duvel, just about any Belgian Beer. When your having more than one: Yuengling. |
Found that a good Chardonnay goes well with Bill Charlap and beer with just about everything.
Now that I live in the middle of the frikkin Pacific Ocean, beer is definitely the beverage of choice! |
Single Malt- Lagavulin or Talisker
Beer-depends on the mood but any good micro
Wine- Warre's 1985 vintage port |
Rolling Stones: Cazadores Anejo or Absolut Vanila
Delerium/Amethystium: Cal Coastal Chardonnnay
Diana Krall: whatever she wants
Skinny Puppy/Bauhaus/Cure: usually Abosolut mandrin
or Aboslut Vanila
Siouxsie: Cab or Grey Goose
Dead Can Dance: Napa Cab
Enya: Not invited
Snoop Dogg: He's with Enya
Psychedelic furs: Grey goose |
Single Malt Lagavulin 16 is awesome!!! Newly acquired hobby;-) |
Very happy these days with a glass of 2006 Ramsey Pinot Noir. Only $12.99 a bottle. |
Gerolsteiner mineral water, and that's no lie. I also fancy a good vintage port. The best I ever had was a 1961 Sandeman. |
The missus tells me chateau de se' mon. |
Gawdbless: What that be man? |
methinks you don't want to know, Jorge!
I was listening to the new Dylan "Bootleg Series," which definitely calls for bourbon. |
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1994 silver oaks cab. a real treat for a great night of listening. Chin chin. |
Electric rootbeer schnapps. |
My Bourbon of choice, Pappy Van Winkle 20 yr old. Neat. |
Canadian Club Classic (12 year) mixed nicely with some Canada Dry Ginger Ale....aaaaahh. |
RED WINE, every glass makes the soundstage wide, the bass more extended, the vocals warmer |
Vinylmeister... nicely put! Methinks I'll pop a bottle of something red tonight. |
A nice single-malt is going very well today with Bettye LaVette |
Not a scotch drinker
Beer: Samiclaus Helles or Allagash Victoria Ale
Wine: Excelsior Cabernet Sauv- South Africa or a good Malbec |
Zephyrhills water is my fave. |
Custom made soda. Fresh fruit juice off the local trees with CO2 cartridge powered seltzer bottle. Unlimited variety of flavors. Used to be a Campbelltown (sp?) single malt though. |
I like to drink beer and wine at the same time!.. |
Single malt and a good IPA at the same time is great, too. Like cookies and milk. |
bottle of Georges Duboeuf beaujolais nouveau goes with a nice afternoon listening session |
BAROLO OR AMARONE!!or MD 20/20 |
PBR, a porch, a swamp cooler |
Organic fruit or veggie juices and flavored coffees. |
Actually I rarely drink beer when I listen to music but when I do I prefer Dos XX(green bottle) because I am the most fasinating man in the world |
Jack Daniels and coke for me. |
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Chivas Regal or Johnnie Walker Black. Either one of those on ice with a little ginger ale gets it done for me. Any good cognac will work also.
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Stone India Pale Ale, which is a very hoppy brew. The Stone brewery is about 10 miles from where I live. |
Ardbeg, while I listen to "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"! |
Chocolate Milk!
At room temperature, of course.
If I drink my favorite local beer, (Kilt Lifter from 4 Peaks Brewery), I just fall asleep.
* At 55, I just can't drink beer daily with dinner, like I did growing up in Milwaukee....... |
MD 20/20 or Thunderbird or Barolo. |
I'm not a liquor guy, but I enjoy a few different brews.
Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale, Porter, and Stout
Beamish Stout
Cooperstown Brewery - Old Slugger Pale Ale, Strikeout Stout, Benchwarmer Porter
Otter Creek - Stovepipe Porter
There are a ton of great craft brews out there, but these are my staples.
If I had to pick one? I guess Sierra Nevada Porter. Not a fair question though! |
Woodford, neat.
Humboldt Kush, sticky. |
