Busch Beer!

[SkiDork]

re: Having to drink more?

Solution: Vodka

 

[severine]

re: Having to drink more?

Solution: Vodka

That isn't cheaper, though!

 

[SkiDork]

That isn't cheaper, though!

sure it is:

Then of course we could debate the merits of cheap vs expensive Vodka...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

That isn't cheaper, though!

you get more bang for your buck from cheap vodka than cheap beer..a handle of cheap vodka has more booze than a case of cheap beer and is cheaper..

 

[Marc]

Enter Marc in 3...2...1... explaining, in some scientific manner, why beer that has to be ice cold to taste good should somehow make it less than the enjoyable experience it is.

The bottom line for me is that ice cold shwag beer that's easy to drink in the summer to me tastes good. And for less than 2 bucks, pounding 3 of them gives you that great initial beer buzz. I don't get the shwag-hate.

Whaa?? I'm not saying drinking Busch ice cold makes it taste good. It still tastes bad, just less bad. Cold just dampens taste, it doesn't change it. So a good ale cold is a waste because you can't taste it fully. A crap beer cold is good because then the crap taste is less strong. The cold just reduces the sensitivity of your nerve endingsand god damnit I hate when Greg is right.


Frack this, I'm going back to work.

 

[Geoff]

That isn't cheaper, though!

Dork is right. If you make them yourself and aren't using expensive mixers, mixed drinks are cheaper than beer. A shot of 80 proof liquor and a 12 ounce can of 5% alcohol contet beer both have 0.6 ounces of alcohol in them.

A 1.75L of Stoli is $26.99 in the New Hampshire State Liquor Store. There are 39.5 1 1/2 ounce shots in a bottle. That's $0.68 per drink.

A 1.75L of no-name Vodka is $10.00 in NH. That's $0.25 per drink.

A case of Long Trail Ale is $20.99 in BJ's Wholesale. That's $0.87 per bottle. If I buy it by the case directly from the brewery, it's $1.00/bottle.

A 30 pack of Bud is around $18.99. That's about $063/can.

 

[Riverskier]

I don't get it because you have to drink more, IMHO, to get the same experience as less of the better stuff. Dollar wise, it's probably the same cost in the end. But I'd have to drink a whole six pack of Rolling Rock, for example, to get the same feel from just 1 or 2 of the good stuff. I'd rather drink the good stuff. Life is too short.

This can be true, but really varies. For example:

Good Stuff- Geary's HSA is 7% alcohol, but Geary's London Porter is 4.2% alcohol

Cheap Stuff- Budweiser is 5% alcohol, but Michelob Ultra is only 3%

Comparing these brands, Geary's HSA is stronger than any Bud brand, but Budweiser actually has more alcohol than Geary's London Porter, though the porter is delicious, and the Bud is well....

That aside, I agree 100% that life is too short for cheap beer, and I always opt for the good stuff. Unless of course it is free...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Drinking a Rolling Rock now which is free.

 

[severine]

Drinking a Rolling Rock now which is free.

Why not just have water?

I make mixed drinks at home regularly. The thing is, they usually involve 2-3 kinds of liquor and 2-3 kinds of juice... while not using "mixers", it adds up. If, on the other hand, I was okay with just doing shots all the time, then HELL YEAH, liquor is cheaper than beer! :beer:

 

[Geoff]

I make mixed drinks at home regularly. The thing is, they usually involve 2-3 kinds of liquor and 2-3 kinds of juice... while not using "mixers", it adds up. If, on the other hand, I was okay with just doing shots all the time, then HELL YEAH, liquor is cheaper than beer! :beer:

I usually drink Stoli dirty martinis at home. 2 shots of Stoli, a teaspoon of olive juice, 3 or 4 olives on a toothpick. Total drink cost is about $1.50

 

[RootDKJ]

This thread delivers!

 

[dmc]

Depending on where i am I drink different stuff...
When I roll into a new town for work I try to drink whatever is local.

Biker Bar in Sullivan Co NY.... I'm drinking Buds of Rocks..

In India we drank the local stuff - Kingfisher - that wasn't to far off Bud...

Otherwise - I'll take a Guinness, Sam Adams or a Sierra Nevada.

 

[drjeff]

Finished off a 6 pack of ICE COLD Bud Light by the pool on my parents deck in Florida tonight. Tasted pretty good in between tossing the kids into the pool in what compared to CT temps of late felt like a steam bath. Might "upgrade" to Bud Light Lime for tommorrow

I'm with Greg on the hot weather/cold schwag = good thing. And as much as I really enjoy some good stuff like a Dogfishhead 90 Minute IPA or a Long Trail Double IPA, the thought of drinking (or more appropriately ENJOYING) one poolside in almost 90 degree air with high humidity just isn't happening in my mind(that 45 - 50 degree "good" temp too quickly becomes 70 degrees ). Now slamming some ice cold schwag and then repeating multiple times over in the same type of temps that works for me :beer:

 

[SkiDork]

cheapest way to drink Vodka is straight out of the bottle.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

cheapest way to drink Vodka is straight out of the bottle.

I guess..uke: juice isn't that expensive..

 

[SkiDork]

I guess..uke: juice isn't that expensive..

ahhh - you're not a Vodka drinker...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

ahhh - you're not a Vodka drinker...

not really..I used to drink Gray Goose and Pinapple juice..still do once in a blue moon..this past winter I drank alot of southern comfort on ice..but for martinis, I like Gin. Am I the only one who wants to drink after reading this thread..:beer::beer::beer:

Off to the bar:lol::flag::flag::flag::flag::flag:

 

[WoodCore]

..but for martinis, I like Gin.

That makes two of us! I much prefer a gin martini to a vodka martini.

 

[ctenidae]

A Martini made with anything but gin isn't a MArtini, in my book. Made with vodka, it's a Kangaroo. I don't know why.

 

[Marc]

Hot weather is why we have witbier. Not mass produced stuff full of adjuncts. Beer shouldn't be brewed with corn or rice.