What's your favorite Beer?
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Bourbon is my one true love,but I do really like Rum,although I don’t feel as if I’m especially knowledgeable as to what’s really good. I tend to gravitate towards the darker rums. I started on Meyers, went to Mount Gay, Appleton,but never especially liked Bacardi. My liquor store in NYC(Astor Wines) has a fairly big selection. I’ll definitely look for the ones you’ve recommended. Thanks!
You want a rum that you can sip nicely and goes down smooth slowly warming your chest, the one's I mention are all good rums around 18$ to 45$, the añejos or extra go for a little more but god they are good, I will post pics for you soon. The best part I get no hangover.
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They have most of the rums you mentioned at Astor,at various price points. They usually have a fairly large selection,but they don't tend to discount. If you have a chance check out www.astorwines.com click on spirits,then click on all rums.I'd definitely be interested in what you thought of their selection and pricing. For what it's worth when I do drink Rum ,it's on the rocks with a lime. Thanks again.
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They have most of the rums you mentioned at Astor,at various price points. They usually have a fairly large selection,but they don't tend to discount. If you have a chance check out www.astorwines.com click on spirits,then click on all rums.I'd definitely be interested in what you thought of their selection and pricing. For what it's worth when I do drink Rum ,it's on the rocks with a lime. Thanks again.
Excellent selections, the el dorado 44$ you won't regret, is excellent, the brugal añejo 20$ is really good, Barrilito is excellent Prican rum,Barcelo imperial is very good, right there you have a good amount to try, if I stop by there I drop 500$ easy lol lol, they have primo choices , any of those 30 years old will be great to try, yes you are correct just ice and some lime (sipping), as they say in DR, Bacardi is to clean the wounds lol.
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Y'know, there is an entire thread devoted to liquor…
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Y'know, there is an entire thread devoted to liquor…
. My apologies, I was definitely thinking we got off topic here. Sorry.
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I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother @Seul
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Sorry about your gran, Eli.
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14?! Oh,baby!
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Just curious,Do any of you guys think that “Imperial” is over used in the beer world these days? I know that historically Imperial beers were beers that were exported to Russia. Not sure what if anything,other than marketing, it means today. It’s not like all Imperial beers must have certain ingredients to be called that,and who’s checking? It’s like if IH wanted to make Imperial jeans,whose to say they’re not? Just a thought.
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It basically means the alcohol content is jacked up and the beers are brewed for a more robust flavour. Both these things were originally done so that the beer tolerated the rough sea journeys (over the Baltic Sea in the case of Imperial Stouts, all the way to India in the case if Brown and Pale ales) and the extended time in the barrel.
Your essentially right though, in as far as there aren’t really any hard and fast rules, just traditions and norms. These can be played with for the sake of creativity or exploited for marketing.
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The first beer that I was aware of being an Imperial Stout, was Old Rasputin,which I didn’t care for,so I thought maybe I don’t like Imperial stouts,but I’ve quite liked some,and not liked some others. I consider myself to be a fairly knowledgeable beer drinker,but I can’t put my finger on what makes me like or dislike said beer. Unfortunately not all things are equal. If it’s spent some time inside a bourbon barrel,or has been aged with coffee or vanilla or some combination there of,odds are I’m going to like it. It doesn’t influence my decision one way or the other as far as purchasing is concerned,and don’t know if I’m paying more when it says Imperial on the label. To me the over under on the alcohol content,being jacked up is 10%.
