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This is my new addiction
My other half doesn't drink much I handed him a bottle to try,
turned away for a min, turned back to him handing me the empty bottle
going that was delicious is there any more :shock:
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missjo wrote:Image
This is my new addiction
My other half doesn't drink much I handed him a bottle to try,
turned away for a min, turned back to him handing me the empty bottle
going that was delicious is there any more :shock:
You ought to try it mixed with a pale ale or IPA. Very quaffable when it gets hot.
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mvscal wrote:
missjo wrote:Image
This is my new addiction
My other half doesn't drink much I handed him a bottle to try,
turned away for a min, turned back to him handing me the empty bottle
going that was delicious is there any more :shock:
You ought to try it mixed with a pale ale or IPA. Very quaffable when it gets hot.
How did I miss this? You mix fruit with beer? Do you put a little umbrella in the glass, Nancy?
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How did I miss this? You mix fruit with beer? Do you put a little umbrella in the glass, Nancy?
Don't know about this, but beer mixed with limeade or lemonade makes a pretty refreshing drink on a hot day. Variations of this drink are popular in most of the world.
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How did I miss this? You mix fruit with beer? Do you put a little umbrella in the glass, Nancy?
Don't know about this, but beer mixed with limeade or lemonade makes a pretty refreshing drink on a hot day. Variations of this drink are popular in most of the world.
I know a number of ladies who agree with you on this.
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Mikey wrote:
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How did I miss this? You mix fruit with beer? Do you put a little umbrella in the glass, Nancy?
Don't know about this, but beer mixed with limeade or lemonade makes a pretty refreshing drink on a hot day. Variations of this drink are popular in most of the world.
Beer mixed with lemonade or as you Americans call it 7up, is known as a Shandy here & it is deelicious!
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missjo wrote:
Mikey wrote:
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How did I miss this? You mix fruit with beer? Do you put a little umbrella in the glass, Nancy?
Don't know about this, but beer mixed with limeade or lemonade makes a pretty refreshing drink on a hot day. Variations of this drink are popular in most of the world.
Beer mixed with lemonade or as you Americans call it 7up, is known as a Shandy here & it is deelicious!
See, Mikey? I rest my case.

Lemonade is not 7up, BTW.
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what we call lemonade in Oz & the UK you call 7up in America
We call your lemonade, lemon cordial
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This is my new favourite tipple for the coming summer

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Discovered it in the UK last year & it's finally available here YAY!!
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missjo wrote:what we call lemonade in Oz & the UK you call 7up in America
We call your lemonade, lemon cordial

7up is a lemon-lime flavored soft drink, so you should call it lemonlime-ade, or maybe limonade. But 7up is a brand name. Sprite tastes pretty similar. Lemon cordial? You all are weird.
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missjo wrote:Beer mixed with lemonade or as you Americans call it 7up, is known as a Shandy here & it is deelicious!
Wrong. 7Up is a beverage sparingly used to flavor a perfectly good rocks glass full of Canadian whiskey, hence the name "7 and 7."

Who in Sam-hill would mix 7Up with beer? Not in this country...

A shandy, on the other hand, is indeed "lemonade" mixed with beer. This gaylord drink is proudly brewed in Goobs's (red)neck of the woods, and is enjoyed by chicks (and Mikey) all over the country:

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Truman wrote:...Canadian whiskey...

God bless you, sir.


In the Canadian Maritimes, a shandy is traditionally made with a beer/ginger ale mix. My own take on it is to use Jamaican grapefruit soda.
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Goober McTuber wrote: You mix fruit with beer?
Occasionally, yes. Why not? It's refreshing on a hot day and you can pound them fast.
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mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote: You mix fruit with beer?
Occasionally, yes. Why not? It's refreshing on a hot day and you can pound them fast.

Exactly. I first tried lemonade and beer about 20 years ago while sailing around the BVI. It was hot and humid, the drink is quite refreshing, and you could pound a lot of them without getting dehydrated. It's not something that I drink very often but it's great on a really hot day if you're doing someting active outside.
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mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote: You mix fruit with beer?
Occasionally, yes. Why not? It's refreshing on a hot day and you can pound them fast.
Hmmm, seems a lot of purists here once espoused that a fruit-infused beer was for the limpest of wrists. How times change.

When you're adjusting your doily mvscal, please make sure to lift your pinkie finger skyward. Let's all the poofters know you're "down" with them.
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Jay in Phoenix wrote:
mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote: You mix fruit with beer?
Occasionally, yes. Why not? It's refreshing on a hot day and you can pound them fast.
Hmmm, seems a lot of purists here once espoused that a fruit-infused beer was for the limpest of wrists. How times change.

When you're adjusting your doily mvscal, please make sure to lift your pinkie finger skyward. Let's all the poofters know you're "down" with them.
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Jay in Phoenix wrote:Hmmm, seems a lot of purists here once espoused that a fruit-infused beer was for the limpest of wrists.
Purists of what...exactly? Certainly not beer or alcoholic beverages in general.
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Mikey wrote:
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Goober McTuber wrote: You mix fruit with beer?
Occasionally, yes. Why not? It's refreshing on a hot day and you can pound them fast.

Exactly. I first tried lemonade and beer about 20 years ago while sailing around the BVI. It was hot and humid, the drink is quite refreshing, and you could pound a lot of them without getting dehydrated. It's not something that I drink very often but it's great on a really hot day if you're doing someting active outside.
The Germans call it Radler and enjoy it during the summer, but what would they know about beer purity?
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So Germany has poofters, too.
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Really...this didn't belong in the wine list.
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Right. Because the wine list thread was getting such heavy traffic. Did Screwball teach you how to mod?

Because I know you and Screwy are the two biggest bitches on the interwebs...

Stop editing your own posts, dammit.
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Actually I had a really cool new post all ready to submit to the wine list when our broadband went out. Pictures and stuff. Relegated to the iPhone now so it will have to wait.
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The Spanish do a 'wine of summer' that's the same thing, drink it by the gallon, then stand up, oh no.
Get the cheapest red plonk you can find and mix it with lemon/lime pop. Getting the pop right is crucial and Canada Dry doesn't make Lime Ricky anymore. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, help appreciated. 7-up, Sprite, don't cut it.
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It's called sangria and they add chopped fruit to the wine.
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mvscal wrote:Purists of what...exactly? Certainly not beer or alcoholic beverages in general.
Okay mvscal, a "straight" answer to your question. A couple of years back, there was one of those typical 'favorite beer' threads, and I included a mention of a seasonal pumpkin flavored beer as something I hadn't tried before and actually liked. Instantly, a number of beer-snobs (if there is such a thing) rambled out of the suds-hall, arms flailing and foam spraying from their mouths like a bunch of rabid lush-puppies, decrying the effeminate infusion of fruit into beer.

More than a little over-the-top, as reactions go. It's freaking beer.
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Jay in Phoenix wrote: A couple of years back, there was one of those typical 'favorite beer' threads, and I included a mention of a seasonal pumpkin flavored beer as something I hadn't tried before and actually liked. Instantly, a number of beer-snobs (if there is such a thing) rambled out of the suds-hall, arms flailing and foam spraying from their mouths like a bunch of rabid lush-puppies, decrying the effeminate infusion of fruit into beer.

More than a little over-the-top, as reactions go. It's freaking beer.
I would have to agree. I enjoy a pumpkin spiced Märzen from time to time in the fall. If your masculinity is so deeply invested in the fruit/spice free nature of your malted beverage, you probably have a lot of other issues going on.

Beer was never meant to be some sort of rigidly codified beverage. Experimentation and a wide variety of spices and adjuncts have been part of brewing tradition from the get go.

Oh, if you like pumpkin spiced beer you might be interested in this:

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mvscal wrote:It's called sangria and they add chopped fruit to the wine.
Not quite, Fanta's it, deadly.

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mvscal wrote:
Jay in Phoenix wrote: A couple of years back, there was one of those typical 'favorite beer' threads, and I included a mention of a seasonal pumpkin flavored beer as something I hadn't tried before and actually liked. Instantly, a number of beer-snobs (if there is such a thing) rambled out of the suds-hall, arms flailing and foam spraying from their mouths like a bunch of rabid lush-puppies, decrying the effeminate infusion of fruit into beer.

More than a little over-the-top, as reactions go. It's freaking beer.
I would have to agree. I enjoy a pumpkin spiced Märzen from time to time in the fall. If your masculinity is so deeply invested in the fruit/spice free nature of your malted beverage, you probably have a lot of other issues going on.

Beer was never meant to be some sort of rigidly codified beverage. Experimentation and a wide variety of spices and adjuncts have been part of brewing tradition from the get go.
This from the moron who claimed Belgian IPAs aren't a legitimate beer.
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Jay in Phoenix wrote:A couple of years back, there was one of those typical 'favorite beer' threads, and I included a mention of a seasonal pumpkin flavored beer as something I hadn't tried before and actually liked. Instantly, a number of beer-snobs (if there is such a thing) rambled out of the suds-hall, arms flailing and foam spraying from their mouths like a bunch of rabid lush-puppies, decrying the effeminate infusion of fruit into beer.

And I stand by it.

mvscal wrote:If your masculinity is so deeply invested in the fruit/spice free nature of your malted beverage, you probably have a lot of other issues going on.


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Goober McTuber wrote:This from the moron who claimed Belgian IPAs aren't a legitimate beer.
Not all experiments work and it should be noted that actual Belgians find Belgian IPAs revolting as does anyone else with a functioning palate.
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mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:This from the moron who claimed Belgian IPAs aren't a legitimate beer.
Not all experiments work and it should be noted that actual Belgians find Belgian IPAs revolting as does anyone else with a functioning palate.
And yet Belgians are actually brewing Belgian IPAs. Ponderous.

Your palate might be the only thing functioning above your shoulders.
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Goober McTuber wrote:
mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:This from the moron who claimed Belgian IPAs aren't a legitimate beer.
Not all experiments work and it should be noted that actual Belgians find Belgian IPAs revolting as does anyone else with a functioning palate.
And yet Belgians are actually brewing Belgian IPAs.
...for sale in the United States. If you would like to eat shit, I'd be happy to sell you some. How much do you want?
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Stone makes a "Cali-Belgique" IPA, which I've tried a few times and enjoyed it. At little lighter than their other two IPAs, which are both amazing hops bombs.

It rates a very respectable 90 on Beer Advocate. But that's just everybody else's opinion.
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mvscal wrote:
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mvscal wrote:Not all experiments work and it should be noted that actual Belgians find Belgian IPAs revolting as does anyone else with a functioning palate.
And yet Belgians are actually brewing Belgian IPAs.
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I don't care for the stuff, but it turns out to be quite popular. When I get a chance, I'll look for the link that indicated that one of Belgium's oldest brewers was making a Belgian IPA. But your point when this originally came up was that the Begian yeasts would get lost in the prominent hops profile. Quite the opposite is true. The Belgian IPAs I have tried had a noticeable hops nose, but once you taste the beer the hops become buried by the flavor of the Belgian yeasts. But continue to ramble on about things you haven't even tried. It's always been your M.O.
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Goober McTuber wrote:I don't care for the stuff, but it turns out to be quite popular.
So is Walmart and McDonalds.
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Yet actual Belgians are brewing and drinking the stuff. I doubt that you've even tried one. Maybe if you mashed up a cumquat and mixed it in there, you might like it.
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Goober McTuber wrote: Maybe if you mashed up a cumshot and mixed it in there, you might like it.
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Goober McTuber wrote:and drinking the stuff.
Uh no, they aren't.
This style isn't very popular in Belgium, but more and more Belgian brewers are making IPAs for American drinkers, where the style is extremely popular.

http://voices.yahoo.com/food-drink-guid ... tml?cat=22
I appreciate that there are people out there experimenting with new combinations of ingredients and styles but it doesn't always work and Belgian IPAs are an abortion.

I've tried them before and they are absolutely disgusting. I like Belgian beers and I can get with an IPA occasionally, but Belgian IPA is a Frankenstein mash up that doesn't work on any level. It's strictly a product for the 'MORE AND BIGGER' rubes who pounce on every fad and don't have a single functioning taste bud in their head.
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mvscal wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:and drinking the stuff.
Uh no, they aren't.
This style isn't very popular in Belgium, but more and more Belgian brewers are making IPAs for American drinkers, where the style is extremely popular.

http://voices.yahoo.com/food-drink-guid ... tml?cat=22
I appreciate that there are people out there experimenting with new combinations of ingredients and styles but it doesn't always work and Belgian IPAs are an abortion.

I've tried them before and they are absolutely disgusting. I like Belgian beers and I can get with an IPA occasionally, but Belgian IPA is a Frankenstein mash up that doesn't work on any level. It's strictly a product for the 'MORE AND BIGGER' rubes who pounce on every fad and don't have a single functioning taste bud in their head.
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Anybody around here jumping on the Westvleteren wagon?

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I was in Brea this morning, and one of the distribution locations is there. If I had known about this release before now I might have stopped by Total Wine and scored one of the six packs just to see what all the commotion is about.

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“Westy 12,” as its colloquially known, has been famously difficult to acquire, both because it was until recently only available at the Trappist brewery in Belgium, and because of the aura that’s subsequently grown around it. Those who were lucky enough to somehow score a bottle—be it through generous friends, eBay opportunists, or via trade on popular beer sites like BeerAdvocate—would usually break it open at a special occasion, splitting it between as many attendees as possible which usually meant you could expect a pour of just an ounce or two, a tease, really, that left you wanting more. (Ask me how I know.)

Thankfully, specialty beer importer Shelton Bros. has worked with Brouwerij Westvleteren to periodically release small amounts of it to thirsty Americans. Gift packs (aka “bricks”) containing six 11.2 fl oz. bottles and two handsome Westvleteren goblets will retail for around $85, and can be found at the following locations, though I’d recommend you call first to verify availability.
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