# So, what's your poison? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902 "2008-11-15T21:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/21 "2008-11-16T00:45:00Z")
Vodka tonic with lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/22 "2008-11-16T01:07:49Z")
**Beer** - I dislike hoppy beers ( and accordingly really dislike most IPAs ) and tend to gravitate more to mellower brown ales like Newcastle or Negro Modelo and milder stouts like Guinness. **Wine** - All over the map, but I typically prefer the fruit-forward, less resolutely tannic wines of the type that Old World wine afficianados despise. **Mixed Drinks** - Love all sorts of sugary “girly” drinks. Mojitos and daiquiris are common orders when I’m out. At home I’ll make cosmopilitans, simple seabreezes or margaritas ( on the rocks ), which is typically all I’m set up for. I do prefer pricier booze over the cheap stuff. **Hard Stuff** ( straight ) - I’ll dabble very lightly in pricier Irish whiskies, tequilas, rums and a select few single-malts scotchs, like Glenmorangie. I loathe Islay malts ( might as well be drinking liquid tar 😉 ) and I haven’t touched gin since a truly regrettable incident in my sophmore year of High School. In my wild youth I was fond of drinking shots of vodka from the feezer, but now I only mix with the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/23 "2008-11-16T01:22:40Z")
Beer - This week, I’m really liking Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout, and having fun with a variety pack from Flying Dog. Wine - a good, dry red. Kendall Jackson Cabernet makes me smile… Harder than that? Margaritas or Bailey’s (in coffee or on the rocks, depending on the season.) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/24 "2008-11-16T01:44:54Z")
Beer: I prefer dark beer; I like Samuel Adams Wine: Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Fat Bastard Chardonay Hard Stuff: Bourbon & Coke. Wild Turkey Jack Daniel Black Trick Stuff: Amaretto and coffee ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/25 "2008-11-16T02:19:46Z")
Beer: Cascade Light, Coopers Pale, Kilkenny Wine: Savignon blanc if I have a choice otherwise whatever’s going. Spirits: Beam and coke. Normally I drink the Cascade Light then maybe move on to the Beam if I’m getting bloated. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Walking\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/26 "2008-11-16T02:24:35Z")
I almost never drink beer, but when I do I am partial to Corona. I generally drink cider. Apple, pear, or even berry will do. It’s usually a cider or a mojito for me. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/27 "2008-11-16T02:28:28Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > :dubious: Hey, it’s good. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. ---
**Author:** ![dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@dawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/28 "2008-11-16T02:38:56Z")
Beer on Sundays while I watch football Bombay and Tonic, slice of lime, as an aperitif Wine, mostly old world red, all other times ---
**Author:** ![Debon\_Err](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/29 "2008-11-16T03:21:37Z")
Jacob’s Ladder : 1 oz Absolut Kurant Vodka 1/2 oz Triple Sec 1 glass(es) Light Beer 2 oz Cranberry Juice 1 oz Pineapple Juice Pour vodka into shot glass with the triple sec. Drop into beer mug then add cranberry and pineapple juice. Top off with beer. Yum! OR A Frosty Navel. It’s basically a fuzzy navel blended with ice cream into an alcoholic peach shake. No beer for me, thanks, but I loves me a shot of Patron Silver with salt and lime. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/30 "2008-11-16T03:39:32Z")
Young’s Chocolate Stout for beer Frozen Midori margarita or Cosmos for a night out with the girls ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/31 "2008-11-16T03:50:57Z")
I like my beer black as sin and twice as bitter. Otherwise, I’m a liquor snob and refuse to drink anything I can afford. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/32 "2008-11-16T04:37:07Z")
Beer only. I don’t like the taste of alcohol in wine or liquors. Anchor Steam is my “always in the fridge” beer along with single bottles of whatever I pick up at BevMo. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/33 "2008-11-16T04:40:41Z")
I like a good Rum Runner but it is way too girlie looking to ever drink in public, so I just get either a Jack and Coke or a Whiskey Stone Sour. ---
**Author:** ![Lugubrious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Lugubrious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lugubrious)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/34 "2008-11-16T05:10:19Z")
Rum. Ohhh do I ever love my rum. I especially enjoy Appletons. It tastes like ginger beer. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/35 "2008-11-16T05:49:37Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I will, relectantly, accept Sam Adams over death. Don’t worry, Jim. I’d be happy happy to ease your reluctance by braving any Sam Adams sent your way. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/36 "2008-11-16T06:33:38Z")
I’m still crying in my **Sam Adams Boston Lager** over the discontinuation of **Redhook Double Black Stout**. Rich, full bodied and aromatic with a long lasting head. It was made with Starbucks coffee. Man, you could drink that stuff for breakfast. (and on many occasions I have :D). I do love **Sam Adams Cream Stout** , but it’s not available where I shop. If it was I’d drink it all the time. Another good one is **Rasputin Imperial Russian Stout**. If you ever come across it give it a try. But be careful! That stuff will knock you on your ass. (9% alcohol) My Poison: Whiskey. Especially Bourbon. I like the way it tastes. I like the way it smells. I like the way it feels going down. But I just can’t touch it. Makes me crazy as a loon so I have to stay away from it. Thank Og for beer! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/37 "2008-11-16T07:29:12Z")
Nice glass of Merlot or Shiraz, please. Never really been a fan of beer. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/38 "2008-11-16T07:52:14Z")
Tooheys Old. It’s the only mainstream Australian pub beer that isn’t an overly-sweet lager. It’s a big, fuck off, malty, thirst-quenching black ale brewed originally for coal miners. It’s lovely. Any of those pale, yellow Scotch whiskies that were designed for the illicit US prohibition market (Cutty Sark, J&B, etc). A big, robust South Australian Shiraz, served with a rare steak. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/39 "2008-11-16T14:53:35Z")
Beer and wine don’t do it for me. I don’t like the fermented taste – my booze needs to be distilled. Every night I go out, I always start with a sexual alligator (layered Chambord, Midori, and Jäger) and then maybe a liquid cocaine (151, Goldschlager, and Jäger) or a Tokyo tea (Long Island minus the Coke plus Midori). I’ll switch to something fruity (vodka cranberry, cosmopolitan, mojito) to keep the buzz through the evening. If it’s been a rough night, I’ll keep it easy – daiquiri, bay breeze, or something with more fruit juice than alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902/40 "2008-11-16T15:18:32Z")
Beer: [ol] [li]Any kind of pale ale. The more hops, the better.[/li][li]Bocks[/li][li]Porters and stouts[/li][/ol] Not a big wine dude, but I can dig a ten dollar pinot grigio or Chilean cab. Hard stuff: Whiskey with an “e”. Most bars, this means Jameson & soda, though I prefer Tully. If I’m in a mood to get in trouble, I’ll re-enact the Troubles in shots: Jameson on the left, Bushmills on the right, and Tully in the middle, all fighting for control of my belly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-poison/472902.md?page=3)