Favorite Alkie Drink

[MadtownPacker]

You ladies are too pretty with your drinks. Maybe someday you will drink like men out of shot glasses.

[MJZiggy]

Nah, you guys seem to like us when we drink pretty...

[MadtownPacker]

I wasn't talking to you metiche. I was telling these "ladies" how sweet they are putting flowers in their drinks.

[BallHawk]

Leaves are starting to fall here. I had a Leinie's Oktoberfest at the pub last week.

That looks good. Nothing like a classic Oktoberfest.

Amen to that.

Leinie's has so many good varietals. I always liked their Red. Until this year, I couldn't get any of them out here in Maine but a number of stores carried their summer Weiss this year.

We've had the same thing happen here. The local supermarket has started stocking Berry Weiss, Honey Weiss, Creamy Dark, and just the original. They actually had Summer Shandy for two weeks in the summer. I don't know if they're going to be shipping out Oktoberfest, though.

[Freak Out]

Leaves are starting to fall here. I had a Leinie's Oktoberfest at the pub last week.

That looks good. Nothing like a classic Oktoberfest.

Amen to that.

Leinie's has so many good varietals. I always liked their Red. Until this year, I couldn't get any of them out here in Maine but a number of stores carried their summer Weiss this year.

I have never seen it in Alaska...which is not surprising because we have so many great Alaskan and west coast breweries. I have had it in Minnesota while visiting the in laws and associated family and everything that I had from them was good.

[BallHawk]

There's one store down here that store Alaskan Brewing Company's beer, but they charge outrageous prices for it. I don't even know if they're allowed to sell it, I only thought that that beer would be available for sale on the west coast.

[Freak Out]

There's one store down here that store Alaskan Brewing Company's beer, but they charge outrageous prices for it. I don't even know if they're allowed to sell it, I only thought that that beer would be available for sale on the west coast.

They can sell it anywhere (well...maybe not Utah) it is strictly a market decision. Beer should really be a local thing...the closer to home the better...there are some tasty exceptions to that rule though.

[easy cheesy]

Did anyone mention and Old-Fashioned? C'mon people, your from Wisconsin...your all suppose to be addicted to Old Fashioned's. Below is a recipie from drinkoftheweek.com. See the Wisconsin mention!

Old Fashioned
More popular than cheese in Wisconsin

2 oz. Brandy or Whiskey
dash Angostura Bitters
3 oz. Squirt or Grapefruit Soda
Maraschino Cherry
Garnish with Lemon & Orange Slices

Mix with ice in an Old-fashioned (Rocks) glass, or a shaker for larger quantities. Add cherry and garnish.
Bitters can be substituted for store bought Old-Fashioned Mix.
Use 7UP for a sweeter drink.

OMG.... I spent New Year's Eve in Fond du Lac with Mike. Not being from Wisconsin and considering Old Fashioned's to be quite the antiquated "Old School" cocktail, I could not believe the bartenders were lining them up 12 deep and couldn't keep up with the demand. Amazing! Although I think club soda was being used instead of Squirt and sugar was being muddled with the fruit. (Although I learned there are SEVERAL ways to make an Old Fashioned and there are as many heated arguments over their preparation as there are over Schnitzel recipes in threads elsewhere!)

[easy cheesy]

Gotta go with a great Chardonnay or a Gin Rickey... nom nom nom... Although Mike and I have pounded through quite a few Mojitos with great fervor and glee on a hot summer afternoon! LOL!

[easy cheesy]

mmmmmm

[easy cheesy]

[Iron Mike]

Alaskan Duck Fart

[swede]

OMG.... I spent New Year's Eve in Fond du Lac with Mike. Not being from Wisconsin and considering Old Fashioned's to be quite the antiquated "Old School" cocktail, I could not believe the bartenders were lining them up 12 deep and couldn't keep up with the demand. Amazing! Although I think club soda was being used instead of Squirt and sugar was being muddled with the fruit. (Although I learned there are SEVERAL ways to make an Old Fashioned and there are as many heated arguments over their preparation as there are over Schnitzel recipes in threads elsewhere!)

When I was a bartender at the Fire Alarm in Appleton we made "Bug Juice" for our Old Fashioned Cocktails by filling a gallon jug with five pounds of sugar, one large bottle of Angostura bitters, and seltzer out of the pressure system to fill to the top. This concoction was decanted into plastic squeeze bottles to speed up the process of intoxicating the patrons. Literally, in about eight seconds I could fill a large "bucket" glass with ice, 1 shot "Bug Juice", 1 jigger brandy, 7-Up or seltzer to fill, an orange slice and a cherry to top. Almost everyone in Appleton considered 7-Up the standard, but as I recall the shorthand for ordering was "sweet" (7-Up), "sour" (Squirt), or "Press" (seltzer). In 1978 we charged a buck and a quarter for an old-fashioned.

After much experimentation I personally found that Scotch whiskey is quite nice on ice, though I believe if I were to go back to regular drinking I might be persuaded of the merits of fine bourbon whiskies.

[Iron Mike]

[swede]

Where the hell did you dig that up? LOL.
Before it was the Fire Alarm it was a poultry hatchery, so that building was in the laying chicks business for a long time.