Head for the hills! Pradeep's in America!

[flagreen]

Arm yourselves's men! Lock your Doors! Hide the women folk and the Liquor! He's here! :lol:

[flagreen]

Obviously I'm "baiting" CNN for a response here as he rarely is handed a hot news lead for a story such as this without having to bribe someone. Thankfully, there aren't any moderators yet or I might be in trouble for baiting. :D

[Pradeep]

Just [icked up some 101 proof Wild Turkey, it's going to be a big weekend (they didn't ask for ID either!) This 21 drinking age just doesn't make any sense to me (I'm 24 BTW if anyones wondering). This 1 l;itre bottle thing you have going is nice tho, and beer at the supermarket! Went into a normal bottle shop and no beer to be seen, must be a ploy to get us all hooked on hard liquor

[Mercutio]

Where are you in our fine nation, Pradeep? I'll ship you some Tequila or something. ;)

[Mercutio]

DrunkenBastard should take the time to sample a few of our finer, cheaper alcoholic products...

You might see MadDog (MD) 20/20 in the wine section of your local supermarket. They're lying. It's bright green or hot pink, and perfectly suited for hand to hand combat.

Mogen David - $5 for a gallon of wine. 'nuff said.

Boone's Farm - $.65/litre. Quarts of bottled water cost more than that.

Maker's Mark - $10 for 750ml of whiskey. At that price, how can it possibly be good?

For beer, the local winos and shakey homeless people seem to prefer "Old Milwaukee" and "Schlitz".

I'm not one to imbibe myself, but even I can see what bottles are strewn about the alleys. ;)

[flagreen]

Where are you in our fine nation, Pradeep? I'll ship you some Tequila or something. ;)


If I were in Canada I would not necessarily feel safe. He's within easy driving distance of the border. :)

[Pradeep]

I'm out near Rochester, NY. I've only sampled the Molsons Canajan beer, too many bad memories of Bud to venture too far. But if anyone can recommend a good US beer that's available in the supermarche that would be great (an oxymoron?). And flagreen is quite correct, within easy driving distance of those Canadians amongst us :mrgrn: Of course I would pob revert to driving on the left and cause a terrible pile up whilst on the way to the border LOL.

[flagreen]

I'm afraid it is an oxymoron Pradeep. If your lucky the supermarket might have some Molson's Golden Ale. Aside from that that's not much else I would recommend. Pauli Girl's not too bad if you like that sort of thing.

[Cliptin]

I have not found a US beer I like other than Coors Lite. But many friends say I'm wimpy.

[flagreen]

I have not found a US beer I like other than Coors Lite. But many friends say I'm wimpy.


Well Coors Lite is a bit like making love in a canoe you know.

[Pradeep]

Light beer, bah!

This Molsons is quite drinkable tho.

[James]

What are you doing in the US, Pradeep? Is it competition or work related, or a social visit?

More importantly, why couldn't you have bought my Audiotron back to Oz for me, so I could have avoided US$65 in shipping and A$101 in customs charges and GST? *grumble*

[flagreen]

...More importantly, why couldn't you have bought my Audiotron back to Oz for me, so I could have avoided US$65 in shipping and A$101 in customs charges and GST? *grumble*

Because he is already bringing back the Seagate X15 he bought from me. :D

[timwhit]

Just get some rolling rock....

Or if you are brave get some Milwaukee's Best Light or Ice. Thats what I get when I'm buying a keg. $39 for 1/2 keg, can't beat that.

-Tim

[flagreen]

Light beer, bah!

This Molsons is quite drinkable tho.

Molsons Golden Ale is by far my favorite. If you appreciate excellent atmosphere, fine spirits on tap, and the best damn looking women in the world, take a side trip up to Montreal. Find yourself a pub close to McGill University and begin to Live. Some of the most enjoyable evenings I've had were spent doing just that in the midst of various camping trips I took to Quebec in my youth.

I don't know why, but some for some reason even the short order cooks and waitresses in Montreal are "fine". For the most part I mean, mind you some are still your Jerry Springer types but nowhere near so many as here in the States.

There was one pub in particular, whose name is long forgotten now, which had a quartet of fine Irish Lads who played nothing but traditional Irish music as the very fetching young lady who served us brought us round after round. Those were the days indeed... sigh.

[Pradeep]

What are you doing in the US, Pradeep? Is it competition or work related, or a social visit?

More importantly, why couldn't you have bought my Audiotron back to Oz for me, so I could have avoided US$65 in shipping and A$101 in customs charges and GST? *grumble*


Sorry James, I was going to email you and see if you wanted anything brought back but I didn't have your email addy on the laptop. What's an Audiotron? DVD players for $75 here, time to go shopping.

Purely a pleasure trip :)

[flagreen]

Did you find a SCSI card yet?

[Pradeep]

Not yet, I think i'll order one from the Tekram store, the LSI cards look good but I don't think they come with cables/terminators? If only the LSI U320 cards were available for sale......

[Tannin]

My Tekram card came with terminator and assorted cables. I think that is the standard way they ship them.

[James]

[Sorry James, I was going to email you and see if you wanted anything brought back but I didn't have your email addy on the laptop. What's an Audiotron? DVD players for $75 here, time to go shopping.


http://www.audiotron.net/audiotron.asp

Essentially, it's a stereo component that will play MP3s off a network share. RJ45 plug on the back, optical and RCA out, plus a remote. It runs a lobotomised version of WinCE AFAIK (if one can even imagine a cut down version of WinCE!).

Tom's did a review :
http://www4.tomshardware.com/network/01q4/011220/index.html

It arrived today, so I'll let you know if it's any good. ;)

How long are you in the US? If the Audiotron rules, I might get another one, or have a look at one of these (http://www.slimdevices.com/), since they're slightly cheaper, and slightly more flexible.

[Pradeep]

I'll be here for another 2 weeks, email me if you want me to bring anything back.

Got an X-Box last night, addicted to Halo now.... *drool runs from mouth*

[flagreen]

Pradeep,

I don't know how far you are from Ballarat back home, or how full your suitcase is already, but if I were to send you a book would you be able to get it to Brother Tannin?

[Pradeep]

Not a problem Bill, as long as it isn't a large encyclopeadia set or somesuch ;) I can post it to Brother Tony when I get back - if James doesn't want me to bring back a Ghettoblaster :p

[flagreen]

Not a problem Bill, as long as it isn't a large encyclopeadia set or somesuch ;) I can post it to Brother Tony when I get back - if James doesn't want me to bring back a Ghettoblaster :p

Thanks, Just a normal size hard cover book. I'll send it to you and see what you think. If you can't bring it back with you, let me know and we'll figure out someone or thing to donate it to or whatever.

BTW - Somehow I just can't picture James with a Ghettoblaster. :D

[CougTek]

Some of the most enjoyable evenings I've had were spent doing just that in the midst of various camping trips I took to Quebec in my youth.

Considering that your youth is ~30years back from nowadays, several of these pubs might be close today ;-) .

I agree that Montréal is a great place to drink a cold beer on a sunny day. But the best thing to do if you want to have a great time is to buy your favorite kind of beer and climb the Mont Royal up to the Belvédère and drink it there. That's by far the place where you have the best view in all Montréal.

The chalet at the end of the Holmstead way (where the Belvédère is) is closed until next year because they want to renovate it. I hope they'll reserve a section of it for a small bar with imported beers. What a great place it would be....

[flagreen]

Considering that your youth is ~30years back from nowadays, several of these pubs might be close today.
Yeah true enough (<cough> smart ass) and that waitress has probably put on a few pounds since then too. :D

[James]

Got an X-Box last night, addicted to Halo now.... *drool runs from mouth*


Are you going to try bringing that back to Oz?

[flagreen]

Pradeep - Email coming your way.

[Pradeep]

Got an X-Box last night, addicted to Halo now.... *drool runs from mouth*


Are you going to try bringing that back to Oz?


Hmm, I'm sure I replied to this yesterday? I will bring it back if I have enough room in the bag. I will also need a 120V converter, MS in it's infinite wisdom decided not to make it dual voltage.

[Cliptin]

Light beer, bah!


I can't remember who the jerk here was that influenced me to try Guiness. I blamed time for it but I think it must have been you, Pradeep. Blech.

I had lunch at one of my favorite places today. To broaden my beer horizons I had a 5 half-pint sampler. Bass, Harp, Killian's Red, Shiner Bock and Shiner Hefeweizen.

I liked the Harp and Killian best with Bass next. The Hefeweizen is a wheat beer and smells a good bit like rotting fruit.

I had a good chat with the owner whom I had never met before. She tells me that they are the only place in town with "beer clean glasses." If the glass accidently goes into the dishwasher, they chuck the glass.

What's the story on beer clean glasses elsewhere?

[Pradeep]

Light beer, bah!


I can't remember who the jerk here was that influenced me to try Guiness. I blamed time for it but I think it must have been you, Pradeep. Blech.


Definitely wasn't me Cliptin, I can't stand the stuff. When I say light beer, I am reffering to low alchohol beer, not a light body. Try some Carlton Crownies, or James Boags Premium if you can get a hold of them (Australian beers)

[Tannin]

Boags might just be the best beer in the world one day. But they will have to burn down the Cascade Pale Ale brewery first.

[time]

Cascade Premium is the beer that I would most like to offer a visitor to these shores. It's not the best beer in the world, but it is unique, and widely palatable to boot.

My memory of their Pale Ale is vaguely not as good. For variety I like Coopers Pale Ale, but ice cold. A far stronger flavour, and also unique.

But in general I defer to Europe for the 'best' beers. American beers must be watered down, because they sure as hell taste that way :P

Absolutely anything from the Netherlands is good (eg Grolsch, Heineken). Despite the jokes, the UK does produce some fine beers. But personally I can't stand Guinness. I would rather drink almost any other dark beer, such as the same brewer's Kilkenny Cream Ale. However, it has been pointed out to me that Guinness varies widely depending on where it is made, and in all probability I have only experienced the localized muck.

My personal favourite dark brew is McEwans Scotch (Scottish) Ale. I have a weakness for this stuff that triumphs over even the 'double' beers of Germany, although I like them a lot too :)

Corona sucked through a lemon or lime is pretty amazing, and you tend to appreciate that sort of thing in a hot climate. Many people don't like the stuff, but perhaps we don't get the "American Standard" version down here?

Actually I like almost any fine beer, but if I was stuck on a desert island with only one type of beer, it would have to be Cascade. I could live on that indefinitely.

[James]

Ugh, beer. :x

[Dïscfärm]

A local operation (no Cascade Pale Ale, but theu do have some yummy Courvoisier Cognac):

http://www.specsonline.com/storeindex.htm

[Pradeep]

A blast from the past.

I've been partial to the Sleeman beers recently, the honey brown lager in particular. The Bass ale is a little heavy for sustained drinking, Harp is also good, as was noted by Cliptin a couple of years ago :)

"Alcoholic Beverages may only be delivered in Texas to those areas licensed for such sales." Bastards.

[CityK]

I've been partial to the Sleeman beers recentlyThe only problem with Sleemans are you run into skunky batches (courtesy of the clear bottles) .... nonetheless, I do enjoy their beverages.

[e_dawg]

Well the brown bottles certainly don't prevent skunking. At a recent wedding reception, I ran out of wine just before a toast, and my friend gave me one of his unopened Buds (the waiter brought him two... maybe because he knew one of them was bad!)... nasty. I'm surprised my friend was drinking his as if it were normal.

If you ever bought Creemore in Ontario, you would know the meaning of rapid skunking. It must be true about Creemore being all natural, unpasteurized, no preservatives, etc. because this stuff always goes bad after about a month or two. I am reluctant to buy it because I don't know if I will always finish the case in time. Having said that, it is an excellent beer when fresh.

We do make some excellent beer in Canada, don't we? Three of my favourites are from Ontario:

1. Creemore Springs (made near Casino Rama, actually!). Reminds me of the Czech beers with a bit of that bitterness from the Saaz hops.
2. Steam Whistle (made next to the SkyDome... yes, I refuse to call it the Rogers Centre). Similar to Grolsch.
3. Sleeman Honey Brown (made somewhere around Guelph/Waterdown)

Another excellent beer is from Alberta: Big Rock Traditional. Not a big fan of Big Rock Grasshopper, though. I think it's a wheat beer but it's no Hoegaarden.

From BC's Capilano Brewery (although Molson bought it a while back), we have Rickard's Red.

From Québec, we have Boreale and the Unibroue beers. Coug can comment here, as it's been a long time since I had any of them.

And who can forget the infamous Alexander Keith's from Nova Scotia?

So what is my Cascade? If I could drink one and only beer for eternity, it would have to be Stella.

[Gilbo]

My favourite Sleeman's is the Steam. Propeller Bitter, is far and away my favourite beer. A Halifax local, that one.

[paugie]

We have very few beers here. The most popular is San Miguel Pale Pilsen. The 2nd most popular is "Beer na Beer" which they market as something you would mistake for San Miguel if you had a blindfold on (for a lower price, of course). There's Gold Eagle which is cheap and tastes like stale tea.

There's Budweiser, too. But I'm not familiar with that.

Maybe if I get to be 65 and my kids finance a trip to your place, I will try the lot of your beers, 2 of them each night I'm there.