One of the things that is nice about our Glorious Socialist Liquor store is that they have a section called “Vintages” where the put the more expensive wine. Is there good wine in the non-Vintages section? Sure. But all the wine in the Vintages section is good, so we just go there and buy the cheapest wines and we’re always happy.
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That is a pretty darn good strategy!
They even have sales. We’ve picked up very nice bottles for like $C 15 - $20.
Here’s the kind of disastrous government run SOCIALISM we have to deal with here in Ontario.
https://www.lcbo.com/content/lcbo/en/vintages.html
Barbaric!
Not as much old stuff as I might have hoped, but still a pretty decent selection. A couple things that caught my eye:
https://www.lcbo.com/en/matetic-corralillo-syrah-2016-146407
https://www.lcbo.com/en/coco-r-tie-syrah-viognier-2018-108076
For those of you who didn’t realize it, the dollar/euro rate is really attractive:
So (as I’ll be informing my wife when a large box shows up in the next month or two) if you buy beer from Belgium right now, it’s basically free.
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If you think about it, not ordering 1,000 bottles of beer from Belgium right now would be losing money!
Honey, great news! I’ve saved us thousands of dollars!
I was at a company function with a limited open bar. Beer was the usual domestic macros and Goose Island IPA for the lone more flavorful beer. Wine was a pair of reds and whites and one sparkling. Also making an appearance was one Bud Light Seltzer flavor, purple. I declined to try it or discover what that flavor actually was, but I did note that it was fairly popular, but with only one gender. Which one?
Which Gender is the One You Think Went For Bud Light Seltzer?
- Men
- Women
0 voters
The crowd, for what it’s worth, was roughly equal numbers of men and women, who are all customer-facing science nerds, so science nerds with social skills. International crowd, mostly North American and European with a smattering of Asia.
I feel like ages are the most relevant info here. Going with Men though. A majority of my non beer fanatic friends will go with a seltzer over a beer or wine any day of the week, no matter the flavor.
Mostly Gen X and Millennial established professionals. Not a lot of people fresh out of college. Average is probably around 40ish.
Oh, I forgot to be more clear that there were no mixed drinks or other options. The beer, wine, and seltzer were it.
You all are overthinking it. The question is what level is Wookie on?
I’ve got him on level 1: He would never ask if the answer weren’t the counterintuitive answer of men. Hence, it must be men.
If he’s on level 2, and he knows I’d think above, and the answer was women, then I got leveled.
Guys have been drinking seltzer for years, that may have surprised me if it was 2018 or something but not now. I drink them frequently and so do most of my friends.
Yeah, my poll was flawed, but my surprise wasn’t that I expected women only to be drinking it. My expectation was more of a mix, as it seems to be marketed more or less evenly to men and women. Or am I off base on that?
Random pull from the basement.
Really fantastic, and I feel like it’s much better than more recent vintages. Maybe less prune tasting than others I’ve had? I was skeptical when I pulled it out that I would finish it, but I’m guzzling it pretty quickly.
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Any idea what was the last year Goose Island didn’t produce this at massive scale? Feels like it was around 2016?
I remember having to hunt this beer down on Black Friday and only walking away w like 2 bottles. Today, I can walk into my local store and buy 3 different flavors of 2021 at no max purchase limit.
The magic of premium flavor/taste always gets lost on stuff like this when it gets produced by a large manufacturer. I remember thinking the same thing about Lagunitas IPA and Shipyard Export (both I think produced by Miller now).
Maybe 2016 was still the good stuff for Goose Island…
Pretty sure 2016 was after the Budweiser acquisition because I thought they were the driver behind the switch from 12 oz bottles.
Edit: yeah looks like goose island was acquired around 2011, so they were definitely producing bourbon county stout at scale well before 2016. I think they introduced the first variants in 2010, so that’s probably a good marker for when things ramped up. That 2010 coffee version was one of the best beers I’ve ever had.
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I’m not much into sours but this barrel aged with nectarines was fantastic! Paired really well with tonight’s steak dinner as well.
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Finally got around to trying Tanqueray No. 10, it’s great, the martini was excellent. Definitely more enjoyable than standard tanq though the difference is very slight. I didn’t find it as enjoyable for G&T or Negroni, both were fine but not a distinct improvement over standard Tanq.
Anyway this has been fun but I doubt I’ll continue to pay this much for gin when regular tanq is so good and so much cheaper. I’ll probably splurge for dinner parties or whatever if that ever becomes a thing again, though.