like I need an excuse to drink on a daily basis?
Best news I have heard all day!
I could easily drink one of the babies every single day..
Guinness & pear cider (Black Velvet)
Guinness & pear cider (Black Velvet)
Sweet! Now if they would only find bacon to be as healthful, my life would then be complete!
Quoted for "damn right!"I could easily drink one of the babies every single day..
Guinness & pear cider (Black Velvet)
also heard it called a "Snakebite"
I can't vouch for your naming convention...
At the places I've been a Black Velvet is generally some version of; 1/2 Ace pear cider, 1/2 Guinness. Maybe it's a less spendy variation that's more common than champagne or something.
Ginness is a nice light beer, I rather have something of more substance though.
I agree on the lightness... I tend to not even think of it as beer since my usual brews are stouts and porters.
Speaking of light.. I bought a 6'er of New Belgium Brewing Co's Mothership Wit Organic Wheat Beer on a whim last evening. It's about as colorful as Sprite..
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Google results say his convention is the right one.
well thats how it is in ireland anyway.
Prolly..
I just know at the Flying Saucer pubs around the US and at Kelly's Brew Pub in Albuquerque, it's a Black Velvet.
My current favorite brew is Left Hand's Milk Stout right off the nitro tap. These were at O'Niell's in Abq Fri eve.
Had my first Guinness this year and I really like it. I think the can with the plastic bottle in it does a really good job of replication the draft taste. At the moment I am being a cheap bastard and drink this German pilsner which is always to be had for a good price at the local supermarket.
Most of Left Hand's stuff is pretty fantastic. But if you want a dark beer experience, try and hunt down some of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout. It's like drinking motor oil. 13% abv motor oil. Absolutely amazing stuff...well worth the premium price.Prolly..
I just know at the Flying Saucer pubs around the US and at Kelly's Brew Pub in Albuquerque, it's a Black Velvet.
My current favorite brew is Left Hand's Milk Stout right off the nitro tap. These were at O'Niell's in Abq Fri eve.
Best two stouts I've had recently are Ale Smith Speedway and Avery Mephistopheles. The Ale Smith is pretty strongly coffee, and super rich and good, and 12% ABV. The Mephistopheles is a little more intense, more bitter, and something like 17% ABV.
nasty
Yep. Another vote for both the Avery Meph and the Goose Island.
Holy crap, you get those two in the same room together and it's nighty-night time.
Add in Port Brewing's Older Viscosity Ale (Bourbon aged imperial stout) and you've got mail!!!
Holy crap, you get those two in the same room together and it's nighty-night time.
Add in Port Brewing's Older Viscosity Ale (Bourbon aged imperial stout) and you've got mail!!!
That's what she said!!!
A week or two ago I went 750ml Speedway -> 12oz Meph -> 22oz Levitation. That was fun.
Guiness and Bass..... Nice proper Black and tan
Guiness and Bass..... Nice proper Black and tan
Boo-yah!!!
Mmmm Im gettin thirsty
Pear cider and Guinness......might as well just announce to the whole bar that you're gay. Mincing little poof voice- "One shandy please"-
However...I will say that when I order a half and half, that's usually how I judge the bar (pub...).
If it's a sh*tty pour, then I do not have to respect them as proper service professionals. End argument. Do not pass Go.
Had them both in SoCal (I just moved back to NY). Speedway is pretty easy to find there. Mephistopheles, not so much.
That Mephistopheles is one awesome beer. Definitely a sipper! Single bottles are pretty easy to find 'round here...they are usually in the "good" beer stores and sell for about $8. It's 16% abv, btw.
If you use it for any variety of black and tan instead of drinking it straight, kick yourself in the balls for me.
If you use it for any variety of black and tan instead of drinking it straight, kick yourself in the balls for me.
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smiley is not nearly strong enough for this.
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Definitely see if there's a place near you that serves it, as its incredibly tasty. Whenever we're at one of the places that does have it, I rarely get anything but (conversation with waitress usually goes like this "so, what do you have on cask?")
I need to find that one. Old Viscosity is pretty good, I'm very interested in Older.
Yeah, and if you ever ride your bicycle on just one wheel, then you should get a unicycle and kick yourself in the balls too... which may be redundant after seating yourself upon said unicycle.The
Now you're just tormenting him, since he can't go back into the P&WN forum...
Black velvet is Guinness and champagne everywhere I've seen it.
