🍻 What's in your Glass Today: Episode II

[anon63071375]

Dos XX amber. Very likely my last one here with you all. @Stagger_Lee I can’t message you, so it’s past last call and this one goes to you and the good times.

Thanks for all the help over the years.

Cheers bud.

[CarlLaFong]

Get yourself one of these

The Whisky Glass Made Famous: Glencairn Glass

They are reasonably priced and readily available on Amazon or wherever you would otherwise shop online

[Stagger_Lee]

Wit’s Up from Citizen Cider (Burlington, Vermont USA). Obviously I’m in a cider mood lately .

I got a little wordy so TLDR: This is a very good and interesting dry cider that’s made with Belgian Wit beer yeast.

There is a slight sweetness to the aroma, but that is deceiving. There’s no sweetness on the tongue.

It’s quite dry and moderately crisp, with minimal tartness or astringency. There’s a hint of lemon rind that is intriguing. The flavor is better when just slightly chilled or at room temperature, it’s more muted when cold.

The star of the show is the Belgian Wit yeast and malolactic cultures. This isn’t a wild Brettanomyces funk or a yeasty bread flavor; it tastes comfortably old, somewhat reminiscent of old books and leather chairs. The yeast also brings a beer-like quality.

This is a very, very good dry cider that keeps one’s interest sip after sip.

This is an odd thing to say, but here goes: this somehow manages to taste like Vermont. Seriously. If you’ve ever been to Vermont…this tastes like the state. I can’t really explain how , but it does.

[drunkenvicar]

@Stagger_Lee

This is an odd thing to say, but here goes: this somehow manages to taste like Vermont. Seriously. If you’ve ever been to Vermont…this tastes like the state. I can’t really explain how , but it does.

Vermont sure doesn’t taste like Cleveland, that’s for sure. It’s hard to un-taste Cleveland; stuff of nightmares.

All the sugary stuff lately making one of us giddy :). You need a Bock.

[Stagger_Lee]

@drunkenvicar

All the sugary stuff lately making one of us giddy :). You need a Bock.

I assure you, the Wit’s Up and the Arlo ciders aren’t sugary/sweet at all. Both are very dry, and both are rather beer-like. And both are excellent.

But a little bit of sweet cider is a nice change of pace every now and then. I wouldn’t want it constantly, but occasionally I find it nice - as long as it’s not too sweet.

@drunkenvicar

Cleveland; stuff of nightmares

Those nightmares gave us the great band Pere Ubu, so I can forgive Cleveland .

[drunkenvicar]

@Stagger_Lee

But a little bit of sweet cider is a nice change of pace every now and then. I wouldn’t want it constantly, but occasionally I find it nice - as long as it’s not too sweet.

Agreed. I’ve changed it up with Cider before. Cheers.

[Stagger_Lee]

This is me (actual photo):

Hey, you only live once, right? Might as well enjoy it.

[kokochu]

For years people have been drinking whiskey out of normal glasses. This is why people get put off from trying new things. I will continue drinking whiskey from the same glass I drink rum and brandy from. To each their own but telling people they are drinking whiskey wrong is a huge ick for me. @joekamprad also though I feel he was just messing about.

[smokey]

Pineapple and coconut juice for me today.

[joekamprad]

@kokochu

also though I feel he was just messing about

yes i do not care about correct glasses. also i do like nice glasses.

[CarlLaFong]

I certainly did not mean any offense, but simply made a suggestion to try what is in my opinion and others online, the Glencairn, being among the best glassware to enjoy any high proof spirit, be it whiskey or rum, to accentuate its smell and taste, whether neat or with a bit of water

The best way to enjoy any spirit is to drink it in the manner of how one wants to drink it. Let me emphasize, there is no “wrong way”

I wish you well in your whiskey and rum journey and many years of enjoyment

Also note that Laphroaig is one of my absolute favorites and I enjoy the annual Cairdeas releases immensely

[UncleSpellbinder]

[Stagger_Lee]

It’s St Paddy’s Day, so obviously I must have Guinness. I must also have corned beef & cabbage. And potatoes. I have a fair amount of Irish genetics, so I have no choice.

Guinness is quite low in alcohol content at only 4.1% alcohol by volume. For a professional drinker like me, it’s difficult to get properly drunk on Guinness, but hey - I’m always up for a challenge .

I have a new phone; I swear the camera is worse than the old phone.

[Noodly]

Oh I think I saw a nature documentary about that. Majestic herds of potatoes roaming free on the lush green plains.

[JKMooney]

Dracary’s Dragonfruit and Mango sour, a creation of our local independent brew pub.

[smokey]

@Stagger_Lee

I have a new phone; I swear the camera is worse than the old phone.

I have the same issue with mine

[Dinomonster]

And yes, my daughter chose this for me for a sauna drink.

[smokey]

Gotta love my Uncle, shouted me a 3 pack of these just cos he wanted to.

[Stagger_Lee]

While at my nearby supermarket today, I noticed that they had Citizen Cider’s excellent Juicy Haze at a ridiculous sale price of (slightly) more than half off:

You see how it says Out of Stock? Yeah, I’m responsible for that . They only had 5 4-packs in stock; believe me, if they’d had 30 I would have bought them all.

A nice cider, barely “Imperial” at 8% alcohol. Semi-sweet…about 20% less sugar would make this perfect, but it’s fine as it is. Especially for that price . And yes it’s quite hazy in appearance, and has a juicy red apple flavor.

Again I will note that my new phone’s camera is significantly crappier than my old phone’s crappy camera. Sorry.

[drunkenvicar]

@Stagger_Lee

You see how it says Out of Stock? Yeah, I’m responsible for that

will be my epithet to

@Stagger_Lee

Haze at a ridiculous sale price of (slightly) more than half off:

that’s when a true drinker moves into immediate action

cheers it looks fantastic. wheat beer-colored to me but between yr phone and my eyes..