Of things "alcoholic" by nature

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OF THINGS ALCOHOLIC BY NATURE:

I have found appreciation for these things in tall cans with fruity flavors and seemingly modest alcohol content... do I turn in my man card or start a revolution?

Mikes Harder Mango Lemonade and Steel Reserve Spiked Punch are both now regulars in the Garage M'Haul Beer Fridge along side of the Busch Signature Copper Select.

What's in your fridge?

I dont care if you like fruity stuff. Doesnt bother me.

I have a keg of Red Hook Long Hammer IPA (its cheap and decent) assortment of random bombers, we have so many good micro brews in the PNW. I know there is a Fat Scotch Ale, from Silver City, Wanderlust IPA from Breakside brewing, Double Chocolate stout from Rouge, and some others

EDIT for pics.

Pulled some dudes out of a snowbank, they gave me some of these. Not bad.

This one is good too

Heineken Lite.

Now typically I would invite you to enjoy those beverages with the hobo's who sleep under my wisteria bush along my fence line , but....

You don't get a choice in what you like or dislike. Your taste buds didn't ask permission or have to be convinced to like these. Drink away my friend.

Also. Eww. Gross!

Edit: My fridge has half a six pack of Sierra Nevada Pale ale.

Yuengling, cigar city, surly, indeed, flat earth, and God only knows what else

Margaritas on the rocks with salt made with a reposado and triple sec, never using sour mix. Batida DE cocos as well

Once, long ago, I bought a six pack of Zima. And I drank more than one.

Today, the fridge has Bass, Old Speckled Hen, Smithwick's, Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier, Ninkasi Sleigh'r, and Caldera Hopportunity Knocks, though this snowy evening, I plan to probably skip them all for a Manhattan.

Zero calories?

I don't think it would be fair to question your masculinity, but I will not be joining you in the revolution.

I've been known to drink Mike's Light when working on the house in the sun on a hot day. But I wouldn't admit it or claim it's any good.

Also, that Steel Reserve thing is 8% which is not at all modest alcohol content unless you're talking wine. One of those is enough to put most people over the legal limit.

In reply to Huckleberry:

Until the munchies hit, then 2487 calories

Right now my fridge has Great Lakes Christmas Ale.

Usually it has one of the following though, close to this order:
1: Okocim/Zywiec/Tyskie
2: Staropramen
3: New Glarus
4: Leine's original
5: Budweiser
6: Bud Light

I don't mind the Mike's hard drinks, but really they're too sweet for my liking. And I can't have more than one without a hangover. The limearita stuff is horrible, as is any Shandy.

In reply to Huckleberry:

True story, so long as it isn't edibles.

Meanwhile, I just purchased 2 30 can blocks of the Very Best (Victoria Bitter for the uninitiated) for my festive season. I'll probably get some hard cider and some vodka and tequila over the weekend

Down in Florida last month I had some Fat Point Brewing beer. It was so good!

Belgian-Style Tripel, 11.0% ABV

Available in 22oz ‘bomber’ bottles and Draft

Available year round.

Despite being our highest ABV beer, Bru Man Chu is actually the beer that turns most non-beer drinkers into fans. A Belgian-style tripel, this is a clean tasting traditional Belgian variety.

Brewmaster’s notes: A complex ale with bitter orange peel and moderate hop bitterness. At 11%ABV is it designed for sipping and opens up as it warms.

Ransom wrote: Once, long ago, I bought a six pack of Zima. And I drank more than one.

Dude! That E36 M3 was refreshing! Zima was a perfect after work on a hot day beverage.

It may be my mind playing tricks on me but last year someone cracked open a bottle of this

and upon first sip I immediately thought ZIMA IS BACK!

Miller-Lite in summer months usually, Yuengling or Coronas on holidays. Over winter, red wine-inna-box w/ a splash of Sierra Mist for carbonation sake, drink it by the mug. Hoity-toity, big spender, huh.

In reply to Jumper K. Balls:

Lil' sweet, lil' fizzy... That sounds about right!

Also I normally try to keep a growler of amber rye based ale around. Locally a few are available, they always seem to carry a nice balance of malt, hop, citrus and touch of spice to them, providing a depth for the palette to take in, but with a clean finish.

Drink whatever you like, I don't judge and anybody worth hanging out with doesn't either. That said I think the Busch copper lager is pretty good stuff for the price if you can't get Yuengling. Steel Reserve OTOH, I only drink the regular variant and only when I really need to forget something, which isn't often.

captdownshift wrote: In reply to Huckleberry: Until the munchies hit, then 2487 calories

Heeeey... that's not broccoli at all!

That Steel Reserve stuff looks like a FourLoko knockoff. That E36 M3 used to be awesome when it was still loaded with caffeine. Tasted like ass and apparently terrible for you, but it made for a hell of a party.

My beer fridge is always stocked with Yuengling and SWMBO always keeps a bottle of white wine on hand, usually a drier variety. We also have a quart jar of apple pie moonshine my buddy made us for Christmas (well, he didnt actually distill the liquor, but it is made with real shine.)

As for local favorites, the micro brew pub in town has a tasty coffee stout that I could go for right now, and Troeg's Mad Elf is a local staple this time of year. Tastes like cough syrup, but 11-12% alcohol. Their Nugget Nectar seasonal, due out in a month or two, is probably my all time favorite, though. It's an amber ale with a super hoppy flavor, like a double IPA, but with a bit more malt to it. Highly recommend if hops are your thing.

I don't like the hard lemonades and such, but I'm not opposed to such things. I think the problem has to do with how they are mixed, or how they travel, or keep, or something. Mix me a fresh version of whatever is in your can, and I may just like it fine.

Also- If the IPA habit would just die its rightful death, I'd be happy. Make a beer that requires far, far too much hops to keep it from rotting in the noonday sun, and then a hundred years later make it trendy. Ick. Hops soup. I will, quite honestly, drink any other beer before an IPA.

Never had the Busch Copper, but their regular variety is vile trash, probably the next to last thing I'd choose to drink. No judgement passed if that's your thing, just means I won't steal your beer

What started out in the neighborhood as an abandoned wine glass on a sidewalk, has turned into a running joke over the last couple weeks on our community facebook page. Other glasses appeared. A resident attempted to interview the glass as to why it was standing in protest at the intersection. A second wine glass and an LED candle showed up and it started feeling romantic....When 3 shot glasses showed up it started to look like some sort of booze fueled nativity scene.

A buddy and I got a 6 pack and some scrap wood last night and suddenly

Furious_E wrote: Never had the Busch Copper, but their regular variety is vile trash, probably the next to last thing I'd choose to drink. No judgement passed if that's your thing, just means I won't steal your beer

I believe it won the unofficial GRM Cheap Beer Challenge in $2016, it may have converted at least five Challengers to its lovely dark goodness.