Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Virgil]

Hello there! Haven't been here for awhile, and I see a lot has happened since.
But to make up for my absence, I thought you guys might like a taste of a native beverage from the Philippines. Enjoy!

Lambanog is a Philippine alcoholic beverage most commonly described as coconut wine or coconut vodka. The drink is distilled from the sap of the unopened coconut flower, and is known for its potency and high alcohol content (80 and 90 proof). Because of the abundance of coconut trees and the inexpensive distilling process in making lambanog, the drink is known as "the poor man's drink". Farmers often wind down by drinking lambanog after a long day’s work. In most parts of the country, drinking lambanog is usually a communal thing – men sit around in a circle and take turns drinking shots from a cup placed in the middle of the group. Usually, there is also someone singing and playing the guitar to add to the festivities; he takes his turn at drinking too, so the music gets more interesting as the drinking goes on.

For more information on lambanog: http://www1.american.edu/ted/lambanog.htm

I had never heard of it. Thanks. Perhaps some day I will get to try it.

[LostPrincess13]

I had never heard of it. Thanks. Perhaps some day I will get to try it.

I'm not surprised. It's very local and I don't think it's exported. Not really sure though. But I'd love to bring you a bottle if I ever come to visit New York.

[kilted exile]

Looks like moonshine - which probably means it burns both going down as well as coming up

[LostPrincess13]

Beg pardon?

[The Atheist]

Well, I've been away for a while thanks to a malfunctioning PC and a self-enforced internet exile due to finals...

Who won?

[Virgil]

I'm not surprised. It's very local and I don't think it's exported. Not really sure though. But I'd love to bring you a bottle if I ever come to visit New York.

That's a deal.

Moonshine is locally made alcohol down in the American south. Or at least that's where the name comes from. I've had some moonshine and it can be pretty good.

[papayahed]

A coworker's parents used to make moonshine in their basement and boy could that curl your nose hairs.

[Virgil]

I'm enjoying a Sam Adams, Blackberry Witbier. Never had it before and it's quite nice. I tend to really like wheat beers.

[Emil Miller]

I'm enjoying a Sam Adams, Blackberry Witbier. Never had it before and it's quite nice. I tend to really like wheat beers.

Yes they're pretty good Virgil, especially on a hot sunny day. Years ago in Germany I used to drink them from time to time and there was one called 'Berliner mit Schuss' which had a shot of raspery juice added to it and was drunk through a real piece of straw.

[Virgil]

Thanks Brian.

[Stargazer86]

I'm enjoying a Sam Adams, Blackberry Witbier. Never had it before and it's quite nice. I tend to really like wheat beers.

ooh that sounds good. Can you actually taste the berry in it? Sam Adams is one of the only American brews that I like

[Virgil]

ooh that sounds good. Can you actually taste the berry in it? Sam Adams is one of the only American brews that I like

Yes it's subtle but one can taste. Sam Adams has a cranberry wheat beer that is out of this world. I couldn't find it so I got the blackberry. It's not quite as good as the cranberry wheat, but close.

[stlukesguild]

To hell with that Sam Adams crap Virgil. You need the real sh#t: Samuel Smith! Preferably the Imperial Stout. That and some Three Philosophers... a lovely Belgian ale with 9.8% alcohol... thank God for my spell check! I don't know if I could walk from the computer to the bedroom without walking into the wall right now... but it looks like I can actually type. After spending the day moving I spent an evening with these lovely beers and Miles Davis (Kind of Blue), Frank Sinatra (Only the Lonely)... and now (you should relate, Virg...) the Rolling Stones... Let it Bleed... and I followed the LP directions and am playing it really loud.

[prendrelemick]

Last Night I had ONE Heineken and this morning....splitting headache.
It wasn't even very nice, definately not worth it.

I never get that with Newcastle Brown, or Caffrey's.

Beer and forest friuts, sounds wrong but it works.

[Lokasenna]

Who won?

Mutual destruction, I think!