camping beer

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:44 pm

matt7215 wrote:Stonewall light lime and moosehead light lime are all I ever need to go camping!!

great news matt!

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:19 pm

When I'm camping (backwoods especially) I prefer my beer distilled and preferably of the single malt variety.

toweringpine · Post by **toweringpine** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:44 pm

If it is "car camping" then I'll take whatever tickles my fancy that day and feels appropriate for the season.

If it is canoe camping then it is tequila and Bailey's ( poured into separate plastic bottles ).

I grew up on the edge of Algonquin Park and have had their policy of no cans or bottles to be taken into the park drilled into me all my life. I just don't take cans or bottles interior camping no matter where the trip takes place.

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:18 am

Usually go car camping and bring whatever I feel like. Often larger bombers / bottles instead of a 6 pack or cans even. If I know it might get messy or we're canoeing then I switch to cans.

The Quleque Chose is great for the cooler camping nights...warm it up over teh fire and enjoy.

Keep forgetting about the Denison cans though...may give some of them a go next time.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:26 am

Unless its car camping, I generally just take a flask for medicinal purposes, carrying extra weight on portages is just not worth it

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:20 am

I have several flasks dedicated to the task

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:15 am

icemachine wrote: I generally just take a flask for medicinal purposes,

Is that a joke or are you serious?

mintjellie · Post by **mintjellie** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:41 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
icemachine wrote: I generally just take a flask for medicinal purposes,

Is that a joke or are you serious?

It's Water of Life for a reason.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:10 pm

mintjellie wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
icemachine wrote: I generally just take a flask for medicinal purposes,

Is that a joke or are you serious?
It's Water of Life for a reason.

Then fill me in.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:29 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
mintjellie wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
Is that a joke or are you serious?
It's Water of Life for a reason.

Then fill me in.

I've never used it as such, but it can double as disinfectant. I have long known it has not got any medical benefits for those suffering from exposure, but to have a little nip when staring down a 1500m portage sure can ease the shoulder strain

mintjellie · Post by **mintjellie** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:06 am

SteelbackGuy wrote:
mintjellie wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
Is that a joke or are you serious?
It's Water of Life for a reason.

Then fill me in.

I was really just referring to the fact that so many different liqours from different cultures have names that can, in some way, translate as water of life. Vodka is derived from the Russian for water. Whisky was Uisge Beatha in gaelic, which means Water of Life. In Latin, distilled spirits were known as Aqua Vitae. Scandanavia and Northern Europe have Aquavit. The French of Eau-de-vie. I wouldn't be surprised if we could think of more.

acromion23 · Post by **acromion23** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:21 pm

I remember reading somewhere that Japanese Zen monks call sake "wisdom soup".

detritus · Post by **detritus** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:15 pm

Twist on the original question:

Going camping next weeks with some friends from the Ottawa area. What should I ask them to bring me that's available there but not here? Any good sessionnable Quebec micros?

-Josh

notdan · Post by **notdan** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:36 pm

detritus wrote:Twist on the original question:

Going camping next weeks with some friends from the Ottawa area. What should I ask them to bring me that's available there but not here? Any good sessionnable Quebec micros?

-Josh

First things that come to mind...

Trois Mousquetaires mixed 12 pack
DDC mixed 12 pack