Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

[Jiki]

Enjoying some Happy Hops By Russian River Brewery. So gooooood. Light IPA perfect for this spring day.
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We went to 2 Tread brewery when we were out there last year. Sadly they are no more.

 

[tmd_87]

We went to 2 Tread brewery when we were out there last year. Sadly they are no more.

That's a shame.

 

[DelOro]

Mmmmm! Michelada or red beer or whatever you wanna call em, one of my favorites!

Try one with dark beer!

 

[Fodderwing]

Man cannot live on beverages alone...
Hope your Saturday is refreshing, blade friends

A beautiful repast my friend and lovely AG. I just love their knives.

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Another great one!

That's one fine K-9 breed you have there Taylor!

 

[Prester John]

 

[Pinemoon]

A beautiful repast my friend and lovely AG. I just love their knives.

Thanks, Dwight.

 

[Jack Black]

My apologies for getting so far behind with this thread folks

 

[5K Qs]

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What's that cool little wooden creature, Dwight? Armadillo? Aardvark?

I've enjoyed folks posting some of their personal beer preferences lately; thanks!

I can't begin to tell you how little I care for IPA beer. But I'm no fan of Budweiser.

...
I am a stick-in-the-mud I guess. Not much on changing what works for me. In the fall I drink Samuel Adams Octoberfest and continue with it until its off of the shelves. Rest of the year is Corona.
...

Dwight, you and I might be almost brothers-in-beer! I'll drink any brand of Octoberfest I can find from August to Thanksgiving (if I plan ahead and "stock up" some). And "I'm no fan of Budweiser" or any "standard" American lager, for that matter. Also, IPAs are generally too hoppy for my taste, although I usually drink a can or two per week of Founders Centennial IPA just to show that I'm open-minded about beer.

What I drink most often these days are dark beers (porters, stouts, bocks, doppelbocks, even the occasional dark lager) and Killian's Irish Red. This pic is quite representative of my tastes:


I think Killian's is essentially a lager, but its color and taste appeal to me, and as Jer points out, getting a decent beer for under a buck takes one back to one's youth!

The long cases of Sam Adams Boston Lager are back at Costco!
I love to get a good beer under a dollar.
Even though I remember dollar pitchers....

(I bought far too many dollar pitchers at The Stabilizer and Sgt. Preston's of the Yukon in my misspent youth. )

The dark beers (primarily porters and stouts, if possible) are a taste I first acquired from a 6-pack of Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter and a 6-pack of Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. I've never had the Imperial Stout Vince posted, but I'm sure it's as exquisite as his AC!

Vince has also convinced me to give Shiner Bock a try.

Jeff has also posted a quartet of beverages I think I'd thoroughly enjoy!

We have a great local brewer here in the St. Louis area named Schlafly Brewing Co. They put out dozens of different styles, but their stouts and porters are my favorites. They make a Baltic Porter that is amazingly complex and flavorful, and this combo 12 pack has some interesting choices, 3 of each flavor.

Glad you liked the Chimay.
The red is the oldest. My favourite too.
Chimay and Guinness are my favourite foreign beers. Don't know if I'd mix them, though!

I do like Guinness, and as mentioned above, my experiences with Sam Smith products have been outstanding, but I think my favorite foreign beer, based on quite limited exposure, is Paulaner Salvator that I had while visiting my daughter in Spain:

Cheers!

How was the Goose Island, Mark? Any Dutch beers you recommend?



- GT

 

[Prester John]

What's that cool little wooden creature, Dwight? Armadillo? Aardvark?

I've enjoyed folks posting some of their personal beer preferences lately; thanks!


Dwight, you and I might be almost brothers-in-beer! I'll drink any brand of Octoberfest I can find from August to Thanksgiving (if I plan ahead and "stock up" some). And "I'm no fan of Budweiser" or any "standard" American lager, for that matter. Also, IPAs are generally too hoppy for my taste, although I usually drink a can or two per week of Founders Centennial IPA just to show that I'm open-minded about beer.

What I drink most often these days are dark beers (porters, stouts, bocks, doppelbocks, even the occasional dark lager) and Killian's Irish Red. This pic is quite representative of my tastes:
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I think Killian's is essentially a lager, but its color and taste appeal to me, and as Jer points out, getting a decent beer for under a buck takes one back to one's youth!

(I bought far too many dollar pitchers at The Stabilizer and Sgt. Preston's of the Yukon in my misspent youth. )

The dark beers (primarily porters and stouts, if possible) are a taste I first acquired from a 6-pack of Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter and a 6-pack of Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. I've never had the Imperial Stout Vince posted, but I'm sure it's as exquisite as his AC!


Vince has also convinced me to give Shiner Bock a try.


Jeff has also posted a quartet of beverages I think I'd thoroughly enjoy!



I do like Guinness, and as mentioned above, my experiences with Sam Smith products have been outstanding, but I think my favorite foreign beer, based on quite limited exposure, is Paulaner Salvator that I had while visiting my daughter in Spain:
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How was the Goose Island, Mark? Any Dutch beers you recommend?

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- GT

Great post, Gary. Don't know how readily available Shiner is nationally, but I hope you can find it.
Speaking of Paulaner, just picked up a six-pack of their Oktoberfest yesterday. Very nice.
Love that knife with the anchor shield.

 

[5K Qs]

Great post, Gary. Don't know how readily available Shiner is nationally, but I hope you can find it.
Speaking of Paulaner, just picked up a six-pack of their Oktoberfest yesterday. Very nice.
Love that knife with the anchor shield.

Thanks, Vince. I know I can get Shiner Bock in the store where I usually buy groceries. Paulaner, on the other hand, seems hard to get for me. I used an online beer finder, and IIRC, the nearest place I could find Paulaner was around Chicago, about 150 miles from my house - long way to go even for a favorite beer!

The knife with the anchor is a JJ Martinez marinera pattern that my daughter ordered from a Spanish website for me when she lived in Spain. I like that knife a LOT, and it's one of the lowest cost knives I ever ordered (7 euros, I think, and my daughter brought it to me on a visit back to the US, so "free shipping" ).

- GT

 

[Markeologist]

I posted this earlier today on the Beer Scout Knife forum...a call to members in good standing of the Beer Scout Knife Club.

 

[Markeologist]

Mmmmm! Michelada or red beer or whatever you wanna call em, one of my favorites!

We call them "bloody beers" when using standard USA beer and only a Michelada when we use Mexican beer w/ some hot sauce added too.

 

[screened porch]

Finally through with the self-igniting lighter fluid (put it in some food). As always, no offence to those with fond family memories of visiting Laird's. I chose to buy the un-aged version.

 

[JOELSM]

Black n Black

 

[Prester John]

Thanks, Vince. I know I can get Shiner Bock in the store where I usually buy groceries. Paulaner, on the other hand, seems hard to get for me. I used an online beer finder, and IIRC, the nearest place I could find Paulaner was around Chicago, about 150 miles from my house - long way to go even for a favorite beer!

The knife with the anchor is a JJ Martinez marinera pattern that my daughter ordered from a Spanish website for me when she lived in Spain. I like that knife a LOT, and it's one of the lowest cost knives I ever ordered (7 euros, I think, and my daughter brought it to me on a visit back to the US, so "free shipping" ).

- GT

Wow! €7! That's $7.86 today. I think José Herreros ( ArtesaniaHerreros ) said the sailors' knives were not pointy so they couldn't stab each other when they got drunk!
(The one you have pictured has a spear blade, but most sailors' knives have sheepsfoots).

 

[Jiki]

Getting a little yardwork in on a spring day.

 

[Buzzbait]

This is one my 3 favorite beers, and they don’t sell it anywhere in my area any longer. So every few months, my wife and I take the hour drive to Massachusetts, to pick up couple six packs of this wonderful IPA. It tastes like I’m drinking pine cones....... in a good way. Smells like a long walk in the woods on a cool October morning. Goes wicked good with cheddar cheese.

 

[Fodderwing]

Dwight, you and I might be almost brothers-in-beer! I'll drink any brand of Octoberfest I can find from August to Thanksgiving (if I plan ahead and "stock up" some). And "I'm no fan of Budweiser" or any "standard" American lager, for that matter. Also, IPAs are generally too hoppy for my taste, although I usually drink a can or two per week of Founders Centennial IPA just to show that I'm open-minded about beer.

Haha! Well next time you're by here we will be set for beer my friend.

What I drink most often these days are dark beers (porters, stouts, bocks, doppelbocks, even the occasional dark lager) and Killian's Irish Red. This pic is quite representative of my tastes

I'll give some of these a try.

I think Killian's is essentially a lager, but its color and taste appeal to me, and as Jer points out, getting a decent beer for under a buck takes one back to one's youth!

 

[Duckdog]

- Stuart

 

[ArtesaniaHerreros]

Wow! €7! That's $7.86 today. I think José Herreros ( ArtesaniaHerreros ) said the sailors' knives were not pointy so they couldn't stab each other when they got drunk!
(The one you have pictured has a spear blade, but most sailors' knives have sheepsfoots).

At least that why I heard about Spanish sailors from the past, maybe other countries were more severe about their drinking-on-board laws. Also it was for safety reasons if the boat shakes you don't want to stab your other hand while cutting a rope

best regards,

José