Hey lounge! What are you drinking tonight?

malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:33 PM
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Hey lounge! What are you drinking tonight?

I am out of the run of the mill wines, and haven't been able to make it to the store.

So I went to the cellar....

I just pulled a bottle of this:

It's absolutely delicious.

Retails about $35 but well worth it. I feel like Miles from Sideways, drinking his prized wine solo.

So tell me, what are you having tonight?

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MrsBrady

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:39 PM
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1. Emergen-C getting over a cold/flu

but I'd rather have some of that wine.

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:45 PM
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4. aw...

feel better soon :pals:

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MrsBrady

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:50 PM
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11. thanks, i'm trying.

too much homework.

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taterguy

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:41 PM
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2. Budweiser

Suck it beer snobs

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:46 PM
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5. enjoy that

:toast:

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arbusto_baboso

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:42 PM
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3. I'm a beer geek, and think beer is just as interesting and even more varied than wine....

so I've got a bottle of Firestone-Walker Eleven squirreled away that I'm going to crack open tonight. It's an old ale/barley wine at 11%ABV that is a blend of 5 different brews, all of them aged on oak in some way, shape or form.

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Taverner

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:48 PM
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7. Wow! How much did you pay for that?

I could only find it at stores for $40-50 a pop!

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arbusto_baboso

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:50 PM
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$15. Found it at a little local place that didn't know what they had.

They also had some imports that were WAYYYYYYY past their "best by" dates, so it's buyer beware at that place. Still, there are some real finds there on occasion.

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Taverner

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:52 PM
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14. Where is this?

I live in CA too

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arbusto_baboso

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:53 PM
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16. Oxnard. A place called the Liquor Cellar.

Back when I was in high school, we all joked it should be called "The Liquor Seller", because they'll sell to anyone tall enough to slap money on the counter.

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Taverner

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:55 PM
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18. Ahhhh - NorCal here

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arbusto_baboso

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:00 PM
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25. It might be worth calling them to see if they can/will ship a bottle or two to you.

Their number is 805-487-1212

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:49 PM
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9. I know more about wine than beer,

but am quite familiar with the varieties of both.

Enjoy your beer!

:toast:

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Taverner

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:47 PM
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6. This -------->

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:50 PM
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10. I loved Pliny the Elder

I had that a while back. :9

I may have to go track some down for the cache.

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Taverner

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:52 PM
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13. It is a beautiful beer

So is Blind Pig

On tap, in a bottle - the only caveat is that it has to be fresh. Mine was bottled on 6/22.

YUM!!!!!!

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Callalily

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:49 PM
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8. Just water, it's a work night.

But to be honest, I wouldn't mind a glass of your Shiraz! :9

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:51 PM
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12. a toast to you then

:toast:

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Inchworm

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:53 PM
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15. Tall Buds

I have some sort of med. hot pepper I bought to stuff, but forget what kind they are.

I'm hoping to do some sorta jalapeno, cream chese, veggy concoction...

No idea how I'm going to actually prepare the pepper since I don't know wth it is lol

:hi:

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:55 PM
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19. that should help with the pepper!

Sounds like you have a nice meal planned

:hi:

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flvegan

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:55 PM
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17. Everclear on the rocks.

No, not really. No death wish here. Amstel Light for now.

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:56 PM
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20. Amstel Light is the perfect beer on a hot summer night

:thumbsup:

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Inchworm

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:59 PM
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24. That'll put hair on yer chest

umm.. I take that back...

That'll burn the hair off your body.

I saw a guy in 5 degree weather swig 1/2 a pint of that stuff..once. Once was enough, he stripped down nekkid and was on safty watch for quite a while after.

:crazy:

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Shine

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:56 PM
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21. It's only 4pm here on the west coast, so it's a bit too early.

;)

Therefore, I'm drinking water for now, but I'm getting together w/ a girlfriend for dinner in a couple hrs and I'm sure much wine-drinking will ensue.

:thumbsup:

:toast:

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:58 PM
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23. it's wine o'clock chez malta

;)

Hope you and your friend have a great evening. :pals:

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Xipe Totec

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Tue Jun-30-09 05:58 PM
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22. Arizona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey

and vodka...

:evilgrin:

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:00 PM
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26. sounds interesting.

I haven't had vodka in a long time - no particular reason, just usually stick to wine and beer.

But that sounds like it would be tasty. I might try it.

:thumbsup:

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Xipe Totec

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:05 PM
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28. I recommend Sobieski Vodka

Edited on Tue Jun-30-09 06:05 PM by Xipe Totec

100% Polish rye vodka, and the smoothest vodka I have ever had.

No hangover.

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:06 PM
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30. what do you know of potato vodka?

I always found it amusing that there was potato vodka marketed during Passover.

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Xipe Totec

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:10 PM
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31. Unleavened vodka?

:rofl:

I suppose, you could argue that potatoes, since they are not wheat, can be fermented and drunk during Passover, since they would not break the ban on consuming leavened bread during Passover.

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:12 PM
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32. that *is* the premise!

:rofl:

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ornotna

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:30 PM
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35. Love my potato vodka

Good stuff and the price is very reasonable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luksusowa_vodka

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petronius

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:02 PM
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27. Shiraz-viognier? What does it taste like?

The only time I had viognier I thought it was like drinking perfume (and not in the good way) and I think of shiraz as being toward the heavier end of the reds - I'd be interested to hear what they combine to...

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:05 PM
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29. 95% shiraz so the viognier is very faint.

It's beautiful!

It's a gorgeous, almost purple color. Really big with an earthy finish.

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petronius

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:20 PM
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33. That sounds really good - I just googled up

an article and it's more complex than just a blend. Like you, they mention the color as being enhanced as well as taste and bouquet. I'll have to look for it...

(Your wine is listed as one of the top 5 in this article :))

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malta blue

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:26 PM
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34. It is very yummy...

I have about 6 cases of tasty wines down in the cellar and I hit them for a treat once in a while. The STBE left the wine when he moved out, so I really am not that familiar with what is in there. I have to remind myself to google before I open one...

I drank a 2004 Colonial Estates Exile without checking first. I later discovered it was well over $100 to replace it :wow:

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Left Is Write

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:31 PM
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36. Malbec.

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dembotoz

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:50 PM
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37. diet pepsi

life sucks

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JanMichael

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Tue Jun-30-09 06:58 PM
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38. Natural Light...yep...nt

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