What're you drinking right now?

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:26 pm

Barley Days Yuletide Cherry Porter. Surprisingly good porter!

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:44 pm

Tonight it's gotta be a Peche Mortel

toweringpine · Post by **toweringpine** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:27 pm

Today a Great Lakes Winter Ale 2008, tomorrow a 2007. They have a few cases of last year's brew for sale at the brewery.

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:42 pm

A slightly harsh tasting Pinot Noir from Marimar Torres of California. I guess it's still a bit young being a 2005!!!!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:48 pm

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, bottled in late October and VERY tasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be making this my regular fridge-grabber. Ya baby.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:47 am

Torontoblue wrote:.......... Pinot Noir

Well there's your first problem

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:21 am

toweringpine wrote:Today a Great Lakes Winter Ale 2008, tomorrow a 2007. They have a few cases of last year's brew for sale at the brewery.

Yet I went nearly two weeks ago and was told they sold out.

Oh well.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:05 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
Torontoblue wrote:.......... Pinot Noir
Well there's your first problem

That gives me an idea of your taste preference! (all's fair though I say.)

But I might have said, "New-World reds- well there's your first problem." So I'm the bigot also. I'd rather drink a sixteen dollar Barbera D'Alba than any Cali or Aussie cult wine. THERE is a real wine at least.

toweringpine · Post by **toweringpine** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:23 pm

Bobsy wrote:
toweringpine wrote:Today a Great Lakes Winter Ale 2008, tomorrow a 2007. They have a few cases of last year's brew for sale at the brewery.
Yet I went nearly two weeks ago and was told they sold out.

Oh well.

I was wondering about that... I asked while I was at the brewery and was told that there had not been a release of 2007 Winter Ale this season. I mentioned that I had heard there had been a re-release and was told that there had been a limited release of this year's version a few weeks back but it was only of this year's version or that maybe I was thinking of the pumpkin ale. I just grabbed a few bottles of this year's and last year's and didn't push the issue.

That's why I posted that there were a few cases available once I was sure it was true rather than letting anyone know until I had been able to verify it. Not at all to ensure I got some before anyone else had a chance to snap it all up

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:16 pm

Here's what I don't get about wine. Every wine I've ever had that I thought tasted good always tasted like garbage on the swallow and the aftertaste.

Any one with a good amount of wine knowledge know why this might be?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:25 pm

DragonOfBlood wrote:Here's what I don't get about wine. Every wine I've ever had that I thought tasted good always tasted like garbage on the swallow and the aftertaste.

Any one with a good amount of wine knowledge know why this might be?

if it is red, you could have a dislike for the tannic aftertaste some wines produce.

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:39 pm

I've kept my wine experiences strictly to reds after an Italian friend of mine that knows a bit about wine told me that "whites fail". lol

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:45 pm

I used to think that until I've recently discovered Viognier. Possibly the best white wine variety you could ever try. You have to get a good one, as usual, but it's a wonderful drink. Especially if you're used to reds.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:34 pm

DragonOfBlood wrote:I've kept my wine experiences strictly to reds after an Italian friend of mine that knows a bit about wine told me that "whites fail". lol

Whites are indeed harder to like, because (I've heard) they are harder to make well.

A lot of what sits in the main aisles is kind of gross. Viognier can be good, as can be Sancerre, Muscadet (from the Loire, aged sur lie it takes on a slight sparkle) Riesling (many a wine expert's fave pick - look for German, Alsacian or our Ontario 'reserve' stuff) and I've had some (speaking of Italy!) great 20-dollar Brut Prosecco recently that gave some champagnes a run for the bubble. Any Franconian German white in a Bocksbeutel flask-style bottle may be great.

Quality matters a LOT in whites, and I've had some not-cheap ones that were as your freind puts it a 'fail.' Hey look at that... even in my very limited experience I have not hated all white wines - you have made my day, friend!!
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About the "swallowing / aftertaste problem" (please hold all jokes) - only experience or maybe a physician can answer what's going on there, if non-crappy wines taste funky to you.
If tannins bug you try one of the better Cru Beaujolais wines. Or go find some great French Rosé wines such as Tavel that are somewhere in the middle --- real men aren't afriad to drink a rosy-colored Grenache with their egg pie... (stuff tastes good!)

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:45 pm

And what do tannins taste like?