Friday night Thread for the Spreading of Holiday Cheer and Detailing of Consumption of Delicious Alcoholic Beverages

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:05 PM
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Friday night Thread for the Spreading of Holiday Cheer and Detailing of Consumption of Delicious Alcoholic Beverages

And what is everyone having as we head into the Christmas weekend?  I'm getting an earlyish Sam Adams "White Christmas" in and will probably switch later to a half-glass of Sailor Jerry's (can't get too crazy since it's an early start tomorrow on the road to Atlanta for Christmas), all the while enjoying the simple idea of being inside with Christmas music queued up on the stereo with snow on the ground and a breezy wind outside.  Beautiful evening.

"We've beaten Michigan the last four years.  So where's the threat?"

- Mark Dantonio

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:07 PM | Just some Sprecher Vienna (Score:4 Normal)
swan flu
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Just some Sprecher Vienna Amber Lager. Nothin special. Going to watching the beef obradysbowl on the iPad... I guess... Since the wife is watching a series of terrible TV shows

Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!

December 21st, 2012 at 8:10 PM | Yep. Cold Coors light. (Score:4 Normal)
MGoPietrowski
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Yep.



Cold Coors light.

fomerly known as "hailtothe"

hailing from Evansville, IN...

To hell with Notre Dame.
December 21st, 2012 at 8:15 PM | I am at the end of a Sam (Score:2 Normal)
Professor X
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I am at the end of a Sam Adams winter classics pack, so all I have left is a couple Sam Adams Old Fezziwig Ale's and a Holiday Porter. 

December 21st, 2012 at 8:16 PM | What I Am Doing... (Score:4 Normal)
LSAClassOf2000
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It's both funny and sad that this thread should appear now - I might actually end up working tomorrow, I just learned on a conference call (called in from home). Even though we have only about 9,000 out across the DTE service territory, they still apparently want people in to make storm packages for crews. This is why I opted for the afternoon shift, of course, so that way there is a chance they call me and say "never mind". Not exactly how I planned the start to my holiday. 

For now, of course, a crisp, refreshing Hoegaarden and the wait until the Beef O'Brady's St.  Petersburg Bowl. 

 

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:29 PM | Commendable response from (Score:4 Normal)
MaizeAndBlueWahoo
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Commendable response from your DTE brethren tonight; not two hours ago I called in to report a huge branch hanging from a wire, and just watched them remove it five minutes ago.

"We've beaten Michigan the last four years.  So where's the threat?"

- Mark Dantonio

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:33 PM | DTE (Score:4 Normal)
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Needs to spend more on vegetation management.

...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...

December 21st, 2012 at 8:17 PM | Dos Equis Amber (Score:4 Normal)
Maize_in_AZ
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Dos Equis Amber and the last sign of decent Mexican food before flying to MI

December 21st, 2012 at 8:18 PM | My sons home from UM. He (Score:5 Normal)
ReadYourGuard
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My sons home from UM. He brought all his laundry, his TV, video game console, and a fifth of Jack Daniels Honey. I'm going to share a drink with my underage son, then ask where he got the goods.

"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost
December 22nd, 2012 at 12:18 PM | Pshh (Score:1)
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We all know dad has the weed

Its called a royale with cheese

December 21st, 2012 at 8:18 PM | Schlafly Winter ESB (Score:3 Normal)
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Schlafly Winter ESB

December 21st, 2012 at 8:21 PM | Just got home from bdubs now (Score:4 Normal)
brandon_cook
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Just got home from bdubs now watching Christmas vacation with some fat tire.

December 21st, 2012 at 9:24 PM | "You serious Clark?" (Score:5 Normal)
BOX House
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"You serious Clark?"

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:25 PM | Good old Bell's (Score:3 Normal)
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Christmas Ale. God bless the Michigan micro brews

Keep your stick on the ice.

December 21st, 2012 at 8:25 PM | Kuhnhenn (Score:3 Normal)
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Out of BB4D after 80 people. Not cool

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:26 PM | iPad (Score:4 Normal)
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Knob Creek while waiting to catch a flight to go to work. Chill I start tomorrow.

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:28 PM | Captain morgan rum and coke. (Score:4 Normal)
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Captain morgan rum and coke.

ty

December 21st, 2012 at 8:28 PM | Kraken and Coke (Score:4 Normal)
Maize Judicata
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Kraken and Coke

December 21st, 2012 at 8:29 PM | Red wine, because that is (Score:3 Normal)
quasioptimistic
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Red wine, because that is what we have left on hand after the fiancee took off for Xmas in San Jose this week. (If I still lived in Michigan, I'd be jealous. Because I live in the South, I am glad to be going back to MI.)

Polonium 210 is the new dilithium.

December 21st, 2012 at 8:31 PM | Shock Top rasberry (Score:3 Normal)
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and some Newcastle.

...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...

December 21st, 2012 at 8:34 PM | I was staring at a 4 pack of (Score:5 Normal)
LB
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Dogfish Head 90 IPA at the store, but decided that I need to finish what is in the house. I think it's a Dirty Bastard for me tonight.

May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift

December 21st, 2012 at 8:34 PM | MMMMMM...New Belgium Winter (Score:4 Normal)
Croatian_Blue
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MMMMMM...New Belgium Winter Variety Pack.

December 21st, 2012 at 8:41 PM | Leinenkugel (Score:3 Normal)
Gonechickin
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Snowdrift Vanilla Porter. Might have a summer shandy from the survival pack later.

December 21st, 2012 at 8:42 PM | I'm enjoying some delicious (Score:4 Normal)
Chester Cheetah
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I'm enjoying some delicious water while studying for my final two exams tomorrow.  

It ain't easy being cheesy

December 21st, 2012 at 8:49 PM | Do tell, what sick (Score:2 Normal)
quasioptimistic
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Do tell, what sick institution is it where you study?

Polonium 210 is the new dilithium.

December 21st, 2012 at 10:28 PM | I'm taking some class at (Score:2)
Chester Cheetah
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I'm taking some class at UW-Madison.  I graduated from Michigan a couple of years ago.

Not sure why they have to have exams on the 22nd...

It ain't easy being cheesy

December 21st, 2012 at 8:43 PM | Getting ready to head out and (Score:3 Normal)
Hoke-a-maniac
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Getting ready to head out and do it up one more time before my brother moves to Colorado next week. I don't know what I will be drinking but I'm sure there will be lots of it!

December 22nd, 2012 at 2:46 AM | Ended up being some Blue Moon (Score:2)
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Ended up being some Blue Moon and Stella draft. Now just some good old Bud Light back at the house!!

December 21st, 2012 at 8:47 PM | Molson Canadian and Crown Royale (Score:2 Normal)
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Maple. Not drinking them combined but its a kick ass combo lol

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:56 PM | Also some CR Maple (Score:3 Normal)
Eat Your Wheatlies
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along with some Troegs Perpetual...the CRM finishes like syrup...I feel like its a more acceptable way to re-enact the scene from Super Troopers and not end up with diabetes 

December 21st, 2012 at 8:55 PM | At beef o bradys watching (Score:3 Normal)
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At beef o bradys watching beef o brady bowl with a tall smithwick.

December 21st, 2012 at 8:55 PM | White Russians, need my (Score:3 Normal)
U Fer M
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White Russians, need my calcium, I'm old.

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December 21st, 2012 at 8:58 PM | Miller lite (Score:2 Normal)
Leonhall
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Because I'm out of Sam Adams, and Fat Tire...oh well, it works...Christmas vacation starts.

Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!

December 21st, 2012 at 9:01 PM | So today... (Score:3 Normal)
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I decided I should take the plunge and try scotch, and maybe see if I can score a bottle under the Christmas tree. I went to the big liquor store near me and got pours of Glenlivet 12 and Ardmore Traditional Cask, I liked the Ardmore better. It runs about thirty dollars a bottle, and I'm assuming there are more than a couple opinions on a good bottle to start with, preferably something under $45 or so.

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-Carol Hutchins

December 21st, 2012 at 9:06 PM | Scotch novice? (Score:3 Normal)
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I know it is pricey...but if you actually bite the bullet and take your chances on, say, an 18-year, you'll be pretty blown away by how smooth and mellow it is in comparison. My wife, who dislikes all things whiskey/scotch related, was even a convert when presented with the good stuff.

One interesting scotch that I quite liked was Ardbeg...it was like drinking a campfire. Seriously. It smelled and tasted like a campfire. Mmmm...campfire.

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December 22nd, 2012 at 5:10 PM | Thanks for the advice everyone... (Score:1)
justingoblue
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I think what I'll try to do is find a bar with a halfway decent selection and work my way through what you guys wrote, except for what MABW recommended since I should be able to just grab a bottle of that the next time I want a bottle of something. Otherwise, the $85+ per bottles just aren't in the cards on my student budget.

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December 21st, 2012 at 9:28 PM | For a good price I suggest (Score:3 Normal)
MaizeAndBlueWahoo
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For a good price I suggest giving Grand MacNish a try....I like scotch but I like rum better, and the MacNish is smooth and sweet enough to be almost rum-like.  It's no pricier than your basic bottle of Captain Morgan.

"We've beaten Michigan the last four years.  So where's the threat?"

- Mark Dantonio

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December 21st, 2012 at 10:39 PM | If you're willing to go a (Score:3 Normal)
pfholland
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If you're willing to go a little above $45 and like peaty scotches I can't recommend Ardbeg Uigeadail enough.

December 22nd, 2012 at 12:31 AM | Just go with Jameson. Never (Score:2)
OmarDontScare
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Just go with Jameson. Never dissapoints. If you're looking for something a bit more fancy you should buy Red Breast. Best Scotch/Irish Whiskey I've ever had in my life. Better than shit 10x the price IMO.

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

December 22nd, 2012 at 10:10 AM | Scotch and Irish whiskey: not (Score:4 Informative)
Laser Wolf
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Scotch and Irish whiskey: not nearly the same thing. This is horrible advice.

December 21st, 2012 at 9:02 PM | Concerning X-Mas Ales... (Score:3 Normal)
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I live in Ohio -- yes, I know, please provide the requisite chorus of boos -- and around here, Great Lakes Christmas Ale is perceived as the Second Coming. Granted, it's good. I actually celebrate most of the GL catalog.

BUT...

I have told this to my Ohio-based friends, some who have scoffed at me in disgust until I actually made them do a side-by-side taste test: 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale is superior to Great Lakes Christmas Ale. Try it for yourself. It's similar -- yet, it's better. Plus, hey -- it's higher alcohol content, so it has that going for it, too.

 

Obviously you're not a golfer.
December 21st, 2012 at 9:11 PM | Drinking "The Beast" from (Score:3 Normal)
davi2188
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Drinking "The Beast" from Avery, all I need is one of those bad boys and I'm all set for a few hours

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December 21st, 2012 at 9:17 PM | I've been all over the place (Score:4 Normal)
BVB
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I've been all over the place today- Yuengleng (sp?) at breakfast, Miller Lite at lunch and sailor jerry by the pool for happy hour(s). Will figure something out for the evening or just stick with Jerry.

December 22nd, 2012 at 12:34 AM | Long day? (Score:3 Normal)
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Long day?

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

December 22nd, 2012 at 10:43 PM | AKA Key West (Score:2)
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AKA Key West

December 21st, 2012 at 9:23 PM | Fireball... (Score:3 Normal)
mills44
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Fireball Whiskey and Dr. Pepper....nice way to start the holidays.

December 21st, 2012 at 9:26 PM | A man after my own heart. (Score:3 Normal)
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A man after my own heart.

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December 21st, 2012 at 10:02 PM | Picked up some Fireball this (Score:3 Normal)
BVB
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Picked up some Fireball this week. Have only had shots of it, but will try it with Dr. Pepper- sounds great, thanks

December 21st, 2012 at 9:28 PM | Newcastle Winter (Score:2)
Eat Your Wheatlies
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Anyone tried the Newcastle Winter IPA? Just saw it the today and was intrigued, but grabbed a few other 6ers instead. 

December 21st, 2012 at 9:29 PM | Last day of vacation so were (Score:1)
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Last day of vacation so were cleaning out the bar (open bottle = buy bottle) so chivas regal brugal white and dark Dominican rum and Presidente. The only beer produced in the Dominican. Surprisingly good pilsner.

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December 21st, 2012 at 9:34 PM | Heady Topper (Score:2 Normal)
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Delivered fresh from Waterbury, VT. Canned only three days ago. If there's a better beer in the world, I haven't had it yet.

 

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