rct Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I last stocked up in late 2021, a bottle of Cristal was $239 or so, picked up three. Today? $349, no box. Holy crap. rct 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokes Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 My heart bleeds for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) What a bargain - very nice too. Costs that for one bottle over here. Your good health🍷 Our King's coronation is next weekend - Friday and Monday are public holidays. Commemorative ales, wines, spirits etc are being produced left right and centre. The UK is going to get insanely pissed. For 4 days. Edited April 27, 2023 by jdgm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, jdgm said: What a bargain - very nice too. Costs that for one bottle over here. Your good health🍷 Our King's coronation is next weekend - Friday and Monday are public holidays. Commemorative ales, wines, spirits etc are being produced left right and centre. The UK is going to get insanely pissed. For 4 days. You can drive over on the chunnel and get some straight from Louis. I am so jelly. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 19 hours ago, rct said: I last stocked up in late 2021, a bottle of Cristal was $239 or so, picked up three. Today? $349, no box. Holy crap. rct I would imagine any wine that cost that much wouldn't come in a box. Like.................. I suppose it all depends on what you're accustomed to. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Tell me about it! Miller Lite is up to $21.50 for a 15 pack at Publix. It's highway robbery I tell ya!! (Oh, and God save the King.)😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Little Feat said: Life is to short to drink flavorless lite (light) beer. I use that stuff for beer brats. Where are the Spelling Czars for "lite". Yes I know that is how Miller spells it. I see it in the beer isle all the time. I used to drink quality bourbon, and then had to give it up because I liked it too much. And I would wake up on the hallway floor at one in the morning, wondering why the front door was open. Same later on with quality, pricey dark beers. They were putting weight on me. I had to go low-carb in my overall diet, to lose some weight and keep it off, and that included the craft beers. Sadly, it's down to Miller Lite as far as best flavor and carb ratio. And I think it's "the beer aisle" not isle. Unless that a colloquial euphemism for something I'm not familiar with. 😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 44 minutes ago, sparquelito said: .... quality, pricey dark beers. 2 nights ago I popped the cap on a 330ml bottle of Special Export Guinness; 7.5% ABV, brewed in Dublin. I'd had it in the fridge for 2 months. The Rolls-Royce of Guinnesses. Dark, superb, satisfyingly drinkable when that cold. Best glass of beer I've had all year. You'd love it Spark..... May Day holiday in England on Monday, then Friday and the next Monday for the Coronation celebrations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 13 hours ago, Little Feat said: Cristal? Is this really Kanye or Puff Daddy? Korbel is an Epiphone, Cristal is a Custom Shop Les Paul. So yeah, you drink it because you can. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 9 hours ago, sparquelito said: Tell me about it! Miller Lite is up to $21.50 for a 15 pack at Publix. It's highway robbery I tell ya!! (Oh, and God save the King.)😉 $14 for a 12 pack of 16 oz cans here. Those fancy aluminum bottles are nice though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 22 hours ago, Little Feat said: Life is to short to drink flavorless lite (light) beer. I use that stuff for beer brats. Where are the Spelling Czars for "lite". Yes I know that is how Miller spells it. I see it in the beer isle all the time. Gotta remember. We're living in a country full of places that offers "E-Z" credit, stores named "BI-RITE" and the "RITE AID" drug stores, "SAV-MOR" drug and food stores and so on. Whaddya expect? Hell, I've even seen discount florists offer special prices for "BOKAYS". Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 11:49 AM, Little Feat said: Life is to short to drink flavorless lite (light) beer. I use that stuff for beer brats. Where are the Spelling Czars for "lite". Yes I know that is how Miller spells it. I see it in the beer isle all the time. Is it 'feat' or 'feet' ? (Asking for a friend.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 One of the best albums of all time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 4/28/2023 at 10:23 PM, jdgm said: 2 nights ago I popped the cap on a 330ml bottle of Special Export Guinness; 7.5% ABV, brewed in Dublin. I'd had it in the fridge for 2 months. The Rolls-Royce of Guinnesses. Dark, superb, satisfyingly drinkable when that cold. Best glass of beer I've had all year. You'd love it Spark..... May Day holiday in England on Monday, then Friday and the next Monday for the Coronation celebrations. EDIT - this is what I mean. Foreign Extra, not Special Export. Special Export is the Belgian-market Guinness which is even stronger; 8%. I'll have to find some of that. Beware! There is also a Nigerian-brewed version which has maize and sorghum added and tastes truly horrible. Country of origin on back label. These are the sort of facts which need to be correct on the internet. Edited April 30, 2023 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Little Feat said: All the misspelled words in this groups name must make your eyeballs pop out of their sockets. Really, the "Def" in their name isn't a misspelling of "deaf" but a common(back when they formed) slang term for "excellent". I can't find anything explaining the "Leppard" but it's not a reference to the animal known as a "Leopard". Most I can find it's the surname of some British born musicologist. Raymond Leppard. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Bud Light's pretty cheap right now. And I noticed when I was watching last year's NASCAR race yesterday that Kid Rock was sponsoring the Mexican driver's car. So yes, things are complicated out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 4 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: Bud Light's pretty cheap right now. And I noticed when I was watching last year's NASCAR race yesterday that Kid Rock was sponsoring the Mexican driver's car. So yes, things are complicated out there... Yep. Up Is Down ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 4/27/2023 at 3:53 PM, rct said: I last stocked up in late 2021, a bottle of Cristal was $239 or so, picked up three. Today? $349, no box. Holy crap. rct I've never had Cristal, so I can't comment on cost. But I can complain that I used to get Eagle Rare for about $33-$40, not it's over $100 just because some hipsters decided that it was trendy a few years ago and it flies off shelves as soon as it comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 20 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: Bud Light's pretty cheap right now. Probably due to that silly boycott. I mean, who gives a sh!t who promotes it? If you enjoyed it and drank it for years before that "he/she" was tagged to promote it why let that stop you from buying what you want? It's STILL America, ain't it? Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I had Cristal once, when our house was rebuilt and we moved in about a year ago. Cost ~$300. It was really good and worth it. That night probably anything would have been worth it but nonetheless. Next Milestone, I'll have it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 21 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: Bud Light's pretty cheap right now. And I noticed when I was watching last year's NASCAR race yesterday that Kid Rock was sponsoring the Mexican driver's car. So yes, things are complicated out there... Unfortunately true. I had let go of some friendships over the last seven years. I never knew they felt a certain way about specific earthling types..... Pretty shocked actually. .... But oh well. If it's not family I pretty much can move on without reflection. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 11:49 AM, Little Feat said: ....flavorless lite (light) beer. I use that stuff for beer brats. That's what malts are for. 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: Bud Light's pretty cheap right now. So am I. Edited May 2, 2023 by CROWB8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 7 hours ago, Tman said: I had Cristal once, when our house was rebuilt and we moved in about a year ago. Cost ~$300. It was really good and worth it. That night probably anything would have been worth it but nonetheless. Next Milestone, I'll have it again. Are them some bubbles or what? Just divine, multiple sizes. What a great bite of champagne. Dammit I want some. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 22 hours ago, Little Feat said: If you drink Bud Light, you deserve to enjoy ever nasty mouthful in the can/bottle/glass. I didn't drink it before the he/she/it promoted it and I won't start now. I use it for beer brats and that is about it. Life is to short to play junky guitars, or drink flavorless beer. I don't drink beer at all. Anymore. But when I did it wasn't very often and never to excess, and the only beers I liked were Labatt's Blue and Lowenbrau dark. And towards the end of my beer drinking there was Dos Equis. MUCH better Mexican beer than Corona. IMHO. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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