The 2021 Gin and other random beverage discussion thread

[Pilchard_Adams]

Over here in Canada people seem to love these "hard" drinks. Hard basically means a normal drink with alcohol.

Hard Root Beer. It even says on the can it "is for grown ups" haha.
Mikes Hard Lemonade
Theres a whole range of hard ice teas called Hey Yalls

Oh and cant forget Caesars. Clam and tomato juice with vodka and spice

 

[1970crow]

Over here in Canada people seem to love these "hard" drinks. Hard basically means a normal drink with alcohol.

Hard Root Beer. It even says on the can it "is for grown ups" haha.
Mikes Hard Lemonade
Theres a whole range of hard ice teas called Hey Yalls

Oh and cant forget Caesars. Clam and tomato juice with vodka and spice

Clam as in the shellfish?

 

[Mego Red]

Clam as in the shellfish?

Clamato - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[SaltPeter]

Over here in Canada people seem to love these "hard" drinks. Hard basically means a normal drink with alcohol.

Hard Root Beer. It even says on the can it "is for grown ups" haha.
Mikes Hard Lemonade
Theres a whole range of hard ice teas called Hey Yalls

Oh and cant forget Caesars. Clam and tomato juice with vodka and spice

Clamato - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The Caesars are pretty damn good

 

[Jarman3]

I can't stand goats cheese - too gamey for me

I hadn't heard of gout being caused by an (relatively fast acting) allergic reaction before - maybe it's something else that has the same end effects as gout. Gout usually takes a while to develop..

Excess blood uric acid can induce gout, a painful condition resulting from needle-like crystals of uric acid precipitating in joints, capillaries, skin, and other tissues. ... purines are metabolized into uric acid which is then excreted in the urine. Consumption of some types of purine-rich foods, particularly meat and seafood, increases gout risk. [wikipedia]

I dunno, all I know is what my doctor told me. He reckoned it was gout, gave me some anti-gout medication (Lengout) which seemed to clear it up in a day or two, and it never happened again since. I didn't really have any of the risk factors (not overweight, don't drink excessively, don't have high blood pressure, etc etc), that cheese was the only thing out of the ordinary in the days preceding it, so that's all I could think of as a potential cause. And for what it's worth, I wasn't just eating chunks of goat's cheese, it was just an ingredient in some of the food served at the party I was at So I couldn't really tell you what the cheese itself tastes like, and I'll never be eating it again just in case, so I guess I'll never know

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Clam as in the shellfish?

Yeah sure is, seems so strange

 

[xchadders]

Strictly a whisky man myself. Surprised gin is still riding so high!

 

[jaytex]

Beer:

Like: Superdry, Teds or Great Northern
Dislike: VB, Pirate Life and West End

Spirits: Anything Jacks, Wild Turkey Honey, Bacardi White Rum and Kraken (Favourite atm)
Dislike: Fireball, Johnny Walker Red

I’m more spirits than Beer anyway

Try Kraken, or any spiced rum really, with chocolate milk.

You're welcome.

 

[cleanhands]

Try Kraken, or any spiced rum really, with chocolate milk.

You're welcome.

With dry and lime, but happy to try chocolate milk

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Over here in Canada people seem to love these "hard" drinks. Hard basically means a normal drink with alcohol.

Hard Root Beer. It even says on the can it "is for grown ups" haha.
Mikes Hard Lemonade
Theres a whole range of hard ice teas called Hey Yalls

Oh and cant forget Caesars. Clam and tomato juice with vodka and spice

Tom Gleeson would love drinking in Canada...

 

[jackster83]

Try Kraken, or any spiced rum really, with egg nog.

You're welcome.

EFA. Add some cinnamon and ice cubes and away you go.

 

[Crow Envy]

Smashed Gin and soda last night, quite liked it, tonic is gone

 

[ams4crows]

New at Dan's, anybody tried this one?

 

[Mego Red]

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New at Dan's, anybody tried this one?

Not the red citrus.

I'm very suspicious around flavoured gins. The occasional one works, but too often it just has a lack of balance. You don't have any sense of the other gin flavours.

I think, if you want another flavour in your gin, add a mixer.

 

[Cap]

Try Kraken, or any spiced rum really, with chocolate milk.

You're welcome.

Ratu spiced rum ( I think 5 year old) is fantastic

 

[Cap]

West End straight out of the river that flows alongside the establishment

The quality improvement in West End over the last few years has it on par with any of the brewed under licence rubbish people are willing to pay $12 a pint for because they think it's imported.

It's no Mismatch or Little Bang. But it's better than Great Northern Et al.

 

[cleanhands]

The quality improvement in West End over the last few years has it on par with any of the brewed under licence rubbish people are willing to pay $12 a pint for because they think it's imported.

It's no Mismatch or Little Bang. But it's better than Great Northern Et al.

I find West End ok if you like to chew thru your beer

 

[Peter Doherty]

Recently was at a cool little upstairs bar on Grote st and had a Young Henry's Pale Ale in a can, pretty good!

 

[cleanhands]

Recently was at a cool little upstairs bar on Grote st and had a Young Henry's Pale Ale in a can, pretty good!

Are cans your preference over glass?

 

[NTRabbit]

For those who like to support local, these are all the SA distilleries of which I'm currently aware

36 Short - Hand Crafted Rakia and Gin – Thirty Six Short
Adelaide Hills Distillery | Small Batch Spirits | Est. 2014
Ambleside Distillery
Ambra Liqueurs
Applewood Distillery | Hand-Crafted Spirits from the Adelaide Hills
Barossa Distilling Company
Blind Tiger Gin - An Exotic and Organic Blend
Home - Chesterfield WF
Fleurieu Distillery – Single Malt Whisky Made In Australia
INIQUITY Single Malt Whisky, 'A Journey in Spirit.' | INIQUITY
Kangaroo Island Spirits
Mount Compass Spirits
themclarenvaledistillery.com.au
McLaren Vale Distilling
Never Never Distilling Co. | focused on creating Australia's most exciting and innovative spirit brand
Ounce Gin
Home – Prohibition Liquor Co
Red Hen Gin - Australian Champion Small Batch Spirit
Seppeltsfield Road Distillers | Coming soon to the Barossa Valley
Twenty Third Street Distillery
5Nines Distilling
blackcatgin.com.au
Pot & Still Adelaide Hills Spirit
St Agnes Brandy, XO Brandy, Renmark Distillery, Renmark Brandy
2 Accents | Two Accents Gin
Woodwater Distillery - Home
braccioforte – Italian Style liqueurs
Økar Amaro
Happenstance Distillery – Gin distillery in Thebarton, South Australia
Threefold Distilling

 

[Peter Doherty]

Are cans your preference over glass?

No preference. I don't get into all the craft beer nonsense where a big part of drinking the beer is the sexy can.

This is a bit of a sad story. I was having a bit of session on the pints of coopers pale, started to feel a bit over it so changed it up to a can of coopers pale and I was back!

 

[hey shorty]

I find West End ok if you like to chew thru your beer

That's Coopers Pale Ale, particularly from a bottle, or if you're unlucky enough to snag the bottom of the keg

 

[cleanhands]

That's Coopers Pale Ale, particularly from a bottle, or if you're unlucky enough to snag the bottom of the keg

Yeh never been a fan of Pale Ale burrrr

 

[cleanhands]

That's Coopers Pale Ale, particularly from a bottle, or if you're unlucky enough to snag the bottom of the keg

Mind you have drank my fair share when planted my face in The Murray water skiing

 

[Peter Doherty]

That's Coopers Pale Ale, particularly from a bottle, or if you're unlucky enough to snag the bottom of the keg

There's always a bloke at the bar who says, 'that's the best part!'