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June 23rd, 2012 at 10:42 PM
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OT: Saturday Drinking Thread/ Open Thread

Well, it's later than usual and there isn't one up on the board. Tonight I'm drinking Rolling Rock out of 24oz cans, not good stuff, but I bought fifteen of them for fifteen bucks, so what the hell.

Meanwhile, the power is out at my apartment until Monday; I'm over at a friends sitting on the couch while two girls watch One Tree Hill by the season and I attempt to keep my sanity by 1) Booze and 2) MGoBlog. On the other hand, there's air conditioning, light, internet and refrigeration. What's everyone else up to this evening?

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June 23rd, 2012 at 10:46 PM | I'm really high (Score:5 Normal)
JBE
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I'm really high, can't stop listening to Fiona Apple.

Sent From My Commodore 64

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:18 PM | Nominated for the "Best (Score:4 Normal)
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Nominated for the "Best Comment/Avatar Pair of the Night" Award.

June 24th, 2012 at 2:08 AM | Dos hearted in Arizona (Score:1 Normal)
Wheatley
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I poured some out in honor of how much I miss my Michigan friends. Love me some bells!

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:46 PM | watching Ortiz/Lopez and it's (Score:4 Normal)
JT4104
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watching Ortiz/Lopez and it's a great fight to be honest. However, Ortiz will get clowned by Canelo Alvarez. His defense is to bad and Canelo has more than enough power to end it quickly.

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:47 PM | Viking Beverages (Score:5 Normal)
Hemlock Philosopher
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Homebrewed mango-saffron mead. I call it a-Maizing Mango Mead. Naturally, my blueberry mead is MGoBlue-berry mead. 

Brewer. Wolverine.

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:48 PM | Working on a corps outline (Score:5 Normal)
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Hitting hour 15 for the day, in other words, coffee and water.

I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:51 PM | and that should be the end of (Score:4 Normal)
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and that should be the end of ortiz and his career. No one will waste their time with him anymore.

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:52 PM | Happy the mods deleted my (Score:5 Normal)
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Happy the mods deleted my little rant, after a couple minutes and some food I've calmed down and realized that as I suspected, I overreacted a bit. A rule of thumb for other posters: if you think you might regret a post, you will.

Currently sitting around listening to some music (Jamie xx's essential mix).

COYS and lets go Detroit FC!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:26 PM | Out of curiosity, what were (Score:4 Normal)
MichGoBlue858
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Out of curiosity, what were you ranting about? I missed it. 

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:43 PM | I was at the Detroit City FC (Score:2 Normal)
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I was at the Detroit City FC game against AFC Cleveland, and when they scored to tie it up in the 85th minute the whole team ignored their small group of fans and ran over to our supporter's section to taunt us. I still think it was utterly classless (and fitting of a team in Ohio), but now realize it wasn't thread worthy.

COYS and lets go Detroit FC!

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 PM | Devil's Cut (neat).  I have (Score:3 Normal)
707oxford
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Devil's Cut (neat). 

I have had most every bourbon I can get my hands on, in all ranges of price, and I never thought something by Jim Beam would top my list.  This stuff is amazingly smooth with excellent flavor.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:15 PM | I'll definitely have to give that a try. (Score:4 Normal)
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I do drink Jim Beam when I have an Old Fashioned (I like JB better than Makers [I know, I know, commence with the negbangs] and I'm a creature of habit), but the best I've had neat is Pappy Van Winkle 23. Way out of my price range, but my uncle had some around Christmas this year and I loved it.

Edit: Now that I'm looking at it, I think it was actually the 15. Spending $175 or whatever on a bottle of liquor is out of character for him (he's a wine collector), but not as much as a $500 bottle.

Go Blue!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM | Never tried Pappy...not only (Score:1 Normal)
707oxford
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Never tried Pappy...not only expensive, but it can be hard to find as well.

Stopped drinking Makers after the banner they put up in Columbus a while back to toast M's dismal season.  If you have regular JB around, take a sip of that before you dive into Devil's Cut.  Amazing they're made by the same company.

 

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:24 PM | He's from Ann Arbor... (Score:1 Normal)
justingoblue
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and has something where he's alerted about the yearly (or bi-yearly, whatever) shipment. PVW might have something on their site, or maybe he just asked someone at Morgan and York (again, fuzzy on details but that would be my guess for where he'd go) to let him know, but even then he said there's a big line and a lot of people go home disappointed.

I haven't had a lot of really good bourbon, but it blew me away.

Go Blue!

June 24th, 2012 at 12:04 AM | Fun fact: I live 4 miles away (Score:2)
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Fun fact: I live 4 miles away from where they distill PVW, pretty interesting tour they have.  1 of only I believe 3 distillerys that stayed open through Prohibition as they had a "medicinal" license.  

Blue is Faster

June 24th, 2012 at 12:28 AM | Maker's Mark (Score:2 Normal)
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I certainly hope no one here would neg you for preferring another whiskey over Makers.   Others may have forgotten about this banner (put up in Columbus during the midst of the RR era), but I most certainly have not.  Not a drop of MM has touched my lips since.  That being said, although I'm not the biggest fan of American whiskey, white label JB gets my vote as well.

Edit: Didn't see 707oxford's earlier post, so I apologize for the redundancy.

June 24th, 2012 at 1:10 AM | That was more sarcastic. (Score:0 Flamebait)
June 24th, 2012 at 10:07 AM | MM Inquiry (Score:1 Overrated)
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FWIW this advertisement has always bothered me, not only for the obvious reason but also because it seems to be such a dumb marketing decision.  In the Age of The Interwebs it seems stupid to think that this would remain a "local" ad, and given the economic demographics of the respective alumni bases it wouldn't seem to make economic sense as well.  And MM prides itself as a KY whiskey so why get involved in any MI/OH rivalry?

In any case I've sent out a respectful inquiry to MM to see if there was any follow-up to this ad.  I know, should probably just drop this but I"m curious to see what the customer service folks will have to say about this.  If it's anything interesting I'll post it here and the next time I see that ad on the blog; otherwise I'll let it drop for good.

"On the internet, no one knows that you're a dog."

June 24th, 2012 at 10:16 AM | It was years ago. It was harmless. It was funny. (Score:2 Normal)
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Most normal people have already forgotten about it.  If they drank Maker's Mark before, they probably still do.  They probably lost a few bat shit crazy Michigan fans, but picked up a similar number of bat shit crazy Ohio State fans.

Anyone who seriously alters their drinking habits because of this ad has a completely different set of issues.

I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM | Have you tried Bulliet Rye? (Score:5 Normal)
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Have you tried Bulliet Rye? Thats some damn good burbon.

Brewer. Wolverine.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:22 PM | I've tried (regular) Bulleit, (Score:1 Normal)
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I've tried (regular) Bulleit, which I do like, but I've never been as fond of ryes in general, so I haven't tried theirs yet.  Will have to check it out.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:30 PM | That's been my go-to drink of (Score:4 Normal)
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That's been my go-to drink of the last few weeks, and its tops! Love it!

"Here we are at Ohio Stadium, in front of 10,000 alumni and 74,000 truck drivers." - Bob Ufer

June 24th, 2012 at 3:11 AM | I thought Bourbon and Rye (Score:3 Normal)
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were basically two different types of spirits? That said, I have tried Bulliet Rye based on previous comments here; jury is still out. Forgot about the Makers Mark issue....

I used to really enjoy single malt scotch, but the prices have skyrocketed. Looking for alternatives among American whiskys (whiskies?). Really fine tequila (Don Julio 1942, etc.) also under consideration.

June 24th, 2012 at 12:48 AM | 707 oxford (Score:2 Normal)
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Are you a Fiji? I'm a grad from back in the day and I recognize the address.

June 24th, 2012 at 1:57 PM | Yes. I was W'97. You? (Score:1 Normal)
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Yes. I was W'97. You?

June 25th, 2012 at 1:46 AM | I'm a fall 1988, have you (Score:1)
Mgoblue2011
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I'm a fall 1988, have you been around to check out what the boys are doing nowadays? Ive heard nothing but good things about the reputation of the house from my friends children. I'm thinking I'll have to stop by the house sooner or later now that they have moved back into 707.

June 23rd, 2012 at 10:56 PM | 6 pack of Newcastle while (Score:3 Normal)
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6 pack of Newcastle while relaxing on movie night with the gf.

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:01 PM | Well, my credit card info was stolen (Score:5 Normal)
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And used to buy $250 of groceries at Kroger and $100 at a CVS in NYC., so I had to deal with that tonight. Fraud protection means I don't pay for any of it so that's a good thing and I'm pretty sure I know the place that stole it so we'll see how it turns out. Otherwise, taking it easty tonight playing MW3 and what not.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM |   Watching the MSU vs Jawja (Score:5 Normal)
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  Watching the MSU vs Jawja Gator Bowl game on the BTN drinking some Old Milwaukee. Looking forward to getting on the lake tomorrow to do some long over due fishing.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM | Guinness/Summer Shandy blend. (Score:5 Normal)
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Guinness/Summer Shandy blend. Why? Because its what I have in the fridge.

I poop excellence
June 24th, 2012 at 12:31 AM | Now, I've heard of a Guinness (Score:3 Normal)
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Now, I've heard of a Guinness shandy, but I'm not sure how I feel about Guinness mixed with Summer Shandy...

June 24th, 2012 at 9:05 AM | I like to play around (Score:3 Normal)
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I like to play around occasionally with Guinness/other beer combos and it was what I had so I tried it. Wasn't bad at all.

I poop excellence
June 23rd, 2012 at 11:03 PM | One tree hill (Score:4 Normal)
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WTF is that? As far as imbibing, the waitress at zinger mans roadhouse wrote out the recipe for their knickerbocker cocktail and I must say its pretty amazing

Keep your stick on the ice.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:06 PM | It seems to resemble a soap (Score:2 Normal)
justingoblue
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It seems to resemble a soap opera for teen girls about a ridiculous group of people from the same high school. I had never heard of it before tonight, but I'm confortable saying it's terrible after not much viewing. They have actors that appear thirty-something playing high school kids. That terrible.

Go Blue!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:04 PM | Coaching At a legion baseball tourney (Score:4 Normal)
kinny18
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Me and my assistant are in the room drinking Oberon and Crown. I'm gonna follow my Oberon with Torched and Coke Zero...great memories from the 2011 Michigan season!!!!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM | Summer shandy (Score:5 Normal)
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I'm at a bowling alley, drinking. I suck at bowling. Summer shandy on tap. Here. We. Go.

What every longshot, come from behind, underdog will tell ya is this... The other guy, may in fact, be the favorite. The odds may be stacked against you, fair enough. But what the odds don't know is...this isn't a math test.

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM | Guinness.  From the draft (Score:4 Normal)
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Guinness.  From the draft can.

 

I got a letter from the government the other day . . .

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:16 PM | Just tried my first summer (Score:5 Normal)
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Just tried my first summer shandy... poured the second half down the drain.  Now drinking a Miller High Life while watching Ice Road Truckers.

Yes, you guessed it... the wife and kid are asleep.

June 24th, 2012 at 12:13 AM | I'm going to bump you to +5 (Score:3 Normal)
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I'm going to bump you to +5 because you mentioned my 2 favorite beers but WTF the Shandy is the shit.  I was going crazy here in KY as it took a good month to migrate south after it was released.  

Blue is Faster

June 24th, 2012 at 1:30 AM | I JUST TRIED A SUMMERSHANDY (Score:5 Normal)
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I JUST TRIED A SUMMERSHANDY MYSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER.  I WAS HIGHLY DISAPOINTED.  IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE POURED HALF A MIKE'S HARD INTO MY BEER.

DAMMIT CAPS LOCK.

OH WELL.  I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT NOW.

USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:28 PM | ....but what are you (Score:5 Normal)
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....but, what are you drinking??

June 24th, 2012 at 12:11 AM |   Drink a few more and then (Score:3 Normal)
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  Drink a few more and then pull out the Electric Slide to change things up.

 

 When I was stationed in Germany, I used to go to the fests religiously. The traditional German um-pa-pa music was hard to get used to at first, but after a few liter mugs of fest beer I started to enjoy it. Was a really good time.

 

  I would like to go to a Jewish wedding. They look like a really good time. Breaking glasses, crowd surfing on chairs ect. 

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:25 PM | In laws in town so lots of anything (Score:3 Normal)
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We were at the tigers game so lots of IC light and some capt. Then to houlihans for some bourbon. Now im on the couch. Loved PNC but not the way the tigs played.

Its called a royale with cheese

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:26 PM | NABC (Score:3 Normal)
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NABC Hoosier Daddy, local brew, hoppy as hell and delicious !

#Go Blue !!!!!

June 24th, 2012 at 12:43 AM | Once again, another shout out (Score:3 Normal)
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Once again, another shout out to New Albany!!!!!

fomerly known as "hailtothe"

hailing from Evansville, IN...

To hell with Notre Dame.
June 24th, 2012 at 8:04 AM | Good looking out Bro! (Score:2 Normal)
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Good looking out Bro!

#Go Blue !!!!!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:28 PM | At Old Chicago in Southgate!!! (Score:3 Normal)
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some bell IPA, Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat and a Blue Moon

Go Blue!

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:38 PM | Cherry Wheat (Score:2 Normal)
kinny18
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Is so DAMN good

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:30 PM | Got rid of the hiccups and (Score:3 Normal)
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Got rid of the hiccups and switched from silver bullets to Oberon while staring at the fire pit

June 23rd, 2012 at 11:31 PM | Taking a dump. Drinking some (Score:5 Normal)
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Taking a dump. Drinking some home brew when I get off work.

fomerly known as "hailtothe"

hailing from Evansville, IN...

To hell with Notre Dame.
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