Drinking is part of my job. I drink all day, every day. It's by far the worst part of my job, despite the drink being expensive wine. 
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Well you're a pipsqueak!
I'm really trying to cut back on my drinking. I don't think I have a problem but I don't wanna get one. I've seen enough alcoholics in my job to show me why I shouldn't be drinking.
I'm really trying to cut back on my drinking. I don't think I have a problem but I don't wanna get one. I've seen enough alcoholics in my job to show me why I shouldn't be drinking.
do u like wines from Australia? Whats your fav.?mad jew said:Drinking is part of my job. I drink all day, every day. It's by far the worst part of my job, despite the drink being expensive wine.
I used to drink a lot, then I moved back to Canada and found the beer sucks...
not that standard USA beer is great, I'm talking about USA microbrews like Magic Hat, Fat Tire ect...
In Canada, there's not a lot like that. Although I do like Cut Throat Ale from BC.
not that standard USA beer is great, I'm talking about USA microbrews like Magic Hat, Fat Tire ect...
In Canada, there's not a lot like that. Although I do like Cut Throat Ale from BC.
puckhead193 said:
Yeah, that's what I mainly sell - local wine. Anything from Margaret River and the Coonawarra is good. Most of the stuff we send you is embarrassingly bad wine. Please don't hold it against us.
Got an Aussie wine-induced hangover as we speak...
mad jew said:Yeah, that's what I mainly sell - local wine. Anything from Margaret River and the Coonawarra is good. Most of the stuff we send you is embarrassingly bad wine. Please don't hold it against us.
Got an Aussie wine-induced hangover as we speak...
I was looking longingly at some lindemans today but decided 20USD was too much for a tipple.
Granted there are soem great Australian wines but, a few years ago my wife brought some local stuff from her bosses vineyards in Victoria. Ugh! Tasted better sprinkled on chips than it did in a glass.
quigleybc said:
Wiser words have never been spoken- Magic Hat is, without a doubt, my favorite beer, followed by Yuengling, and it is FINALLY starting to get big- a lot of bars around here are starting to get #9 on tap. I always buy a Magic Hat sampler pack whenver I go to a party or a family gathering, and they go over in a HUGE way. "What is this beer, the bottle is weird looking but it tastes really good!"
Me, personally, I don't drink that much these days. I had 3 beers today, only because I was hanging out with an uncle that was in town tonight. Haven't drank in the past 2 weeks... usually just on the weekends.
I guess I am a social drinker these days- I rarely drink during the week, heck, even on the weekends, unless there is company. I can still hold my own though- went out a few weeks ago and drank more than I have since college, didn't even get drunk, didn't have a hangover either- that was a solid night too. I was proud of myself.
For the most part I just don't feel like spending money on liquor these days, am trying to save money (and when I go out for drinks, watch out, cause the money flies!
),have to get up early, and am trying to watch my weight.Ahh... getting older.
Graeme A said:
Lindemans is one step above house wine. If you pay more than AU$6 (US$4.50) a bottle then you're either a tourist or you're already too drunk to care.
Are you serrious? Oh well I guess most of the memebers here are not fluent in ebonics or familliar with the bay-area hyphy movement. In english I said:skunk said:What on earth was all that about??
I like to drink hennesey, and occasionally an old english malt liqour beverage when I am feeling white-trash like, a 40 ounce gets me drunk, quick. Does that sound better? Haha. What
quigleybc said:
I'm not much of a beer drinker, but there is one I've had a few times that I like. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, ( I think thats right). Any of you ever try that one?
I had the (mis)fortune to live in Belgium for a while, and spent many a drunken hour in the hotel bar trying any beer they had. Tripple Leffe was a killer. Each beer had its own type of glass, and it got to be a game among the regular guests who could go through the beer menu.
Of course, now I am married and a father, all that came to an end but this talk of drinking is doing no good for my resolve. I think I might have to find a hotel for Happy Hour cocktails tomorrow evening.
Saturday morning hangover here I come!!!!
Of course, now I am married and a father, all that came to an end but this talk of drinking is doing no good for my resolve. I think I might have to find a hotel for Happy Hour cocktails tomorrow evening.
Saturday morning hangover here I come!!!!
Thank you for the translation. I still have no idea what "hyphy" means. The BBC didn't help much, either:DMPDX said:
Of course, I have no idea what "crunk" is either. Should I care?
Not often, but whenever I feel like it. Sometimes it's social other times just because I want to.
For instance, I drank quite a bit at the weekend because I was at a wedding, and had a glass of wine with dinner last night. Probably won't drink again now until next Friday when I'm in Rome. Make what you will.
EDIT: And after saying all that I just had a pint after work What a hypocrite!!
For instance, I drank quite a bit at the weekend because I was at a wedding, and had a glass of wine with dinner last night. Probably won't drink again now until next Friday when I'm in Rome. Make what you will.
EDIT: And after saying all that I just had a pint after work
What a hypocrite!!
I can't sit down and drink less than 2 pints if I go out to the bar, or some other social gathering.
However, I must cut back. The delicious beer coupled with my lack of exercise has resulted in about 20 lbs of weight gain since April.
However, I must cut back. The delicious beer coupled with my lack of exercise has resulted in about 20 lbs of weight gain since April.
I don't drink for the following reasons
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- I'm a bit of a ho, and I'm afraid I'll do something stupid if I get drunk.
- It's waaaaay too expensive.
- My mother was an alcoholic when I was growing up. I have really painful memories of that.
- I tried a gin and tonic the other day and it tasted like what I'd expect Windex to taste like. People drink that voluntarily?!
- I think I'd be mature enough to drink responsibly, but I have an addictive personality about some things. I'm scared that I might be more prone to alcoholism than most due to my personality and my genetics.
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mad jew said:Well you're a pipsqueak!
I'm really trying to cut back on my drinking. I don't think I have a problem but I don't wanna get one. I've seen enough alcoholics in my job to show me why I shouldn't be drinking.
Wise words, as always, sir.
I go through phases where I drink often and phases where I drink once or twice a week. I have a similar problem; I work in music, so meetings are always in bars and I have to attend 3-4 shows a week minimum. I've always been a drinker, but I haven't been a heavy drinker for about 5 years and I've never felt like I needed a drink in any way other than stress releif. But I see so many people who are complete alcoholics, so I make a conscious effort to ask myself every time I think about getting a drink if I am going to enjoy it or if I am doing it out of habit. If there's a reason, I get it. If not, I don't.
Jaffa Cake said:Yep, I've had a few of those. It's quite a nice brew.
I like Sierra Nevada, but it's what everybody drinks here, so I generally stay away from it...gotta have some individuality. I actually prefer their seasonal Summerfest and Celebration Ale brews better than their mainstream Pale Ale.
I know what you mean. Sierra Nevada isn't something you see a lot of in these parts I've not come across it in a pub here but one of our local supermarkets usually has a few bottles on the shelf.
It's always good to try something new and different, though. I'm quite lucky in that there are a few pubs near to where I live that are really good at getting in guest ales, so I always try to sample something new when we go out.
It's always good to try something new and different, though. I'm quite lucky in that there are a few pubs near to where I live that are really good at getting in guest ales, so I always try to sample something new when we go out.