Favorite/Least Favorite Brands of Alcohol

[ResAlien]

Wild turkey makes a rye, as does Jim Beam. As far as Bourbon etc, there are rules regarding the percentages of rye, corn, etc that can be in a liquor for it to have a certain name. I'm not looking that up though, if I learn anything new I'll forget who won Bud Bowl III

Here, stole this from wikipedia

Canadian whisky is whisky that by law must be mashed, distilled and aged at least three years in Canada[1] in a wooden barrel of not greater than 700 L capacity[2]. Most Canadian whiskies are blended multi-grain whiskies and are usually lighter and smoother than other whisky styles. They are often colloquially and generically referred to (and may legally be labelled) as "rye whisky" in Canada, though the U.S. definition of "Rye Whisky" would prevent lower-rye-content versions from being so labelled in the U.S.. Although rye is often a primary component in Canadian whiskies, the use of rye is not dictated by legal standards. In converse, the U.S. definition of "Rye Whisky" does not have aging requirements, and younger (even Straight) U.S. versions would not legally be labelled "Rye Whisky" in Canada.

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

It's funny that you mention Laško. Myself and my buddy bought a huge pop bottle of this stuff to bring back to our room in Dubrovnik and the entire thing was flat as a 8 year old girl. We both decided at that point that it wasn't as good as Ožujsko or Karlovačko. Maybe I should give it another shot now though. . . I finally found some of these beers here in Calgary.

Lasko isn't going to have as much gas (is that the right word? bite?) as maybe Kokanee (ok that was a terrible reference, but I don't have many coming to mind) but man is it silky smooth. Its an awsome beer to go with a meal like pasta, sort of like how wine compliments some meals except its beer.

Ozujsko was a great beer too, I almost forgot about that one. I'll have to see if I can find one some time.

[V]

My beer of choice:

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Wild turkey makes a rye, as does Jim Beam. As far as Bourbon etc, there are rules regarding the percentages of rye, corn, etc that can be in a liquor for it to have a certain name. I'm not looking that up though, if I learn anything new I'll forget who won Bud Bowl III

Here, stole this from wikipedia

Canadian whisky is whisky that by law must be mashed, distilled and aged at least three years in Canada[1] in a wooden barrel of not greater than 700 L capacity[2]. Most Canadian whiskies are blended multi-grain whiskies and are usually lighter and smoother than other whisky styles. They are often colloquially and generically referred to (and may legally be labelled) as "rye whisky" in Canada, though the U.S. definition of "Rye Whisky" would prevent lower-rye-content versions from being so labelled in the U.S.. Although rye is often a primary component in Canadian whiskies, the use of rye is not dictated by legal standards. In converse, the U.S. definition of "Rye Whisky" does not have aging requirements, and younger (even Straight) U.S. versions would not legally be labelled "Rye Whisky" in Canada.

Alberta Distilleries makes rye whiskey that's 100% rye, one of the few in the country that do so. I like their Alberta Springs better than just about any other Canadian Whiskey (though I prefer scotches and bourbons over Canadian).

[llama64]

Beer:
Easy Drinking - Corona with Lime (NOT LEMON!), Grasshopper
Favoritist Beer - Steamwhistle
Favorite Snooty Bear - Anything by Unibroue
Worst Beer - Anything featured in a national TV ad (Molson, Bud, etc)

Spirits:
Tanquray Gin - Bombay is close second but isn't as nice
Any dark/spiced rum. Anyone drinking white rum needs some help.
Real men don't drink Vodka

And I havn't met a Whiskey that I didn't like (that I knew the name of... I'm sure whatever bartenders water down in clubs is utter crap).

[The Fonz]

I don't really have any clear favorites. As for dislikes:

Beer - MGD

Whiskey - Jack Daniels

[blankall]

No offence to anyone but some of these posts are ridiculous.

People who say their favorite is Kokanee/Canadian/Blue/Keiths and their least favorite is Bud/Pil etc.... THEY'RE ALL THE SAME BEER.

This reminds me of liquer runs in high school, when kids would arbitrarily and randomly chose one of the mainstream bears to drink. So you would have an order like: 6 pack of kokanee, 6 pack of canadian, 6 pack of etc... A flat of any of those beers would have done just fine.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by fotze

Someone mentioned Tree Brewery's Hophead,

That would be me.

...that crap is vile as is everything from that brewery. My dog eats from our hop plant in the backyard every morning then proceeds to puke right after thats how the beer tastes, dog puke hops.

Now I will openly admit that most of Tree Brewing's beers are horrible, but Hop Head is delicious! Make sure it is very effing cold though, and only out of a glass. You need the smell to appreciate it.

Of course, if you've been cleaning up hoppy dog puke for a while now then I understand your aversion.

I just can't believe you'd call ME out over BEER???

[Eric Vail]

Beer:
Likes: Unibroue beers are all great, Guiness, Smithwicks, Kilkenny, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Brown, Yukon Red, anything from Belgium, and many others
Dislike: Molsons, Labatts, Bud, Miller, Reineer, virtually any mass produced American beer, Corona, Kokanee

Scotch: yes

Rum: dark

Wines:
likes: all red, sweeter white, fruit wines
dislikes: dry white wines taste line viniger

Tequillia: No

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by fotze

Gotta love a beer called "The End of The World". Unibroue is a hell of a brewery, almost want to give Quebec distinct status for that alone.

I enjoyed "End of the World" beer on New Years Eve in 1999-2000. I thought that was appropriate with all the apocalypitic predictions and Y2K and all that stuff. The stuff tastes great too.

[wpgflamesfan]

Beer
Favorite: Zywiec
Least Favorite: MGD

Wines
Favorite: Merlot
Least Favorite: Any overly sweet desert wines.
Worst thing in the world: Homemade Wine

Rye
Favorite: Crown Royal Cask 40
Least Favorite: Canadian Mist

That's all i really drink

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by fotze

I just can't believe anyone likes that stuff, especially you!!! It really is a rough swallow, it does say hophead so I guess they do warn you. Traditional is Big Rocks best beer though.

I agree Trad is by far the best of the Big Rock products.

Also, first time I had Hop Head I was in Kelowna stoned out of my tree. So Hop Head becomes Pot Head really easily.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Beer
Yum ... Dos Equis XX
Yuck ... Any Molson product, nearly all American beers

Rum
Yum ... Captain Morgan's Deluxe, Bacardi 8
Yuck ... Any white rum, Lambs Navy

Tequila
Yum ... Clase Azul Reposado ... my favourite liquor on the planet
Yuck ... just about all tequila that you find on Canadian liquor store shelves

Scotch
Yum ... Macallan 18 yo Sherry Cask aged
Yuck ... blended scotch

Love that beer! I think I may just have one right now actually.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by bigtmac19

Love that beer! I think I may just have one right now actually.

Have one for me too ... I'm out at the moment.

[flamesdyehard]

Originally Posted by blankall

No offence to anyone but some of these posts are ridiculous.

People who say their favorite is Kokanee/Canadian/Blue/Keiths and their least favorite is Bud/Pil etc.... THEY'RE ALL THE SAME BEER.

This reminds me of liquer runs in high school, when kids would arbitrarily and randomly chose one of the mainstream bears to drink. So you would have an order like: 6 pack of kokanee, 6 pack of canadian, 6 pack of etc... A flat of any of those beers would have done just fine.

I have to disagree with you here. I can taste the difference between Kokanee, Pilsner and Canadian. I had a buddy who said the same thing, I told him I could drink them unlabelled and tell him which ones were which. I nailed it everytime. Pilsner is gross, Kokanee is great IMO. I know they are supposedly very similar, but I can tell the difference.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Have one for me too ... I'm out at the moment.

Just went to get one from the fridge, my son must have drank it!
GRRR!

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by bigtmac19

Just went to get one from the fridge, my son must have drank it!
GRRR!

Oh no!!! Well, time to rewrite your will I guess.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Oh no!!! Well, time to rewrite your will I guess.

For sure, that's unforgiveable

[Cain]

Beer: I enjoy all the Big Rock except grasshopper. That one never grew on me. The beers I had in belgium were the best I tasted, but are not the same over here...Chimay was my favorite though I enjoyed all of them actually. Orval was a close second.

The beer I read about on CP and tried is probably my current favorite, though the cost is prohibitive. Innis and Gunn. You need to try it folks, it is spectacular.

Worst beers: Molson products, MGD....and I'm not a fan franziskaner, lowenbrau or hoegaarden.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Cain

Worst beers: Molson products, MGD....and I'm not a fan franziskaner, lowenbrau or hoegaarden.

Larf. The beer may suck, but that name always cracks me up.