Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

[Jack Black]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold_in_Alex

 

[Jack Black]

Thought I'd give this English Trappist beer another try

 

[Jack Black]

Not tried this one before

 

[JTB_5]

Not tried this one before

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Ugly can but the brew sounds interesting. How’s it taste?

 

[Jack Black]

Ugly can but the brew sounds interesting. How’s it taste?

Coffee and vanilla, a little sweet for my tastes perhaps, but it's OK. Definitely think there's some sort of ugliest/most tasteless can competition going on!

 

[JTB_5]

Coffee and vanilla, a little sweet for my tastes perhaps, but it's OK. Definitely think there's some sort of ugliest/most tasteless can competition going on!

Better a tasteless can than a tasteless brew.

 

[Jack Black]

Better a tasteless can than a tasteless brew.

Very true!

 

[screened porch]

+1, European equivalent is called Heineken...

My aunt finally went to Europe, even thought they still hadn't built a bridge. She came back complaining about the price of Budweiser in Holland.

 

[WhittlinAway]

Wooden Wednesday: beverage and blade.

 

[screened porch]

Schizoid Jack and a new to us brew.

 

[5K Qs]

Schizoid Jack - I like that for your parti-colored knife, Jer!
I'm a big fan of the Samuel Adams Octoberfest (with the patriotic "c" instead of the Hunnish "k" ); I hope you enjoy it!

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

Wooden Wednesday: beverage and blade.

Greg, your rosewood and cup both are very appealing! I've seen the cup before, but I guess I'm not clear on whether you made it yourself (taking your spoon-making to a much deeper level ).

- GT

 

[WhittlinAway]

Greg, your rosewood and cup both are very appealing! I've seen the cup before, but I guess I'm not clear on whether you made it yourself (taking your spoon-making to a much deeper level ).

- GT

Thanks for the compliments.

The cup was made by Michigan Sloyd and the craftsmanship is outstanding. It’s made of beech and has a very light wash of milk paint that I think really brings out the grain. It’s finished with walnut oil.

 

[Jolipapa]

My aunt finally went to Europe, even thought they still hadn't built a bridge. She came back complaining about the price of Budweiser in Holland.

She reminds me of an American collegue, who got overjoyed when he discovered that a bar place Stanislas downtown Nancy was selling Coors. He was even more disppointed when the whole crew politely declined one and prefered the (then) local Vézelise!
Grolsch in Holland is a very popular, an affordable and most drinkable beer.

 

[screened porch]

Schizoid Jack - I like that for your parti-colored knife, Jer!
I'm a big fan of the Samuel Adams Octoberfest (with the patriotic "c" instead of the Hunnish "k" ); I hope you enjoy it!

- GT

Thanks. It's from The Prisoner, of course.
It's good beer, which I'll bet would pass the interwar German university students' test (stick your chin in the head and the foam should stick to your chin like a goatee).
Paradoxically, it will help me cut down on my drinking. I won't say it's too heavy on malt, but it does seem light on hops, so I don't get that throat-scouring frisson that creates its own momentum.

 

[Jack Black]

Wooden Wednesday: beverage and blade.

Nice composition Greg You just reminded me that I have some ginger beer in the fridge

 

[WhittlinAway]

Thanks Jack, I hope you enjoyed the ginger beer, or at least the thought of it.

Top o’ the Mora, everyone.

 

[tmd_87]

 

[Prester John]

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I love that knife, Taylor, but the things you drink!

 

[donn]

A pint of 'Red Dragon' an amber bitter of 4.5% brewed by Great Orme brewery in Wales. Sadly it was quite disgusting....

-David.