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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 01:59    Post subject: Cheap alcohol vs good alcohol
We wanted some alcoholic beverage and went to a store with a friend.

So while looking we saw that they had Baileys. A day before that we had some mini 20cl flasks of another brand that tasted like Baileys and as I hadn't any real Baileys before I thought "why not"...
long story short right next to the Baileys was a cheap knockoff (same amount, 1/3 of the price Laughing) and we thought, yeah why shouldn't we try this one, how bad can it be?

I should note here though that we had enough money for the original one too but we really wanted to test how "good" the cheap one would be.

And after that we got some "Kleiner Feigling"
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(fig with vodka, good one!) as we had that one from another cheapish brand the day before too.
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So we went back to the flat and tried the Baileys knockoff first.

Fuck our throats instantly burned and it tasted and smelled so cheap Laughing I'm glad that he'll celebrate his birthday next week and we'll have the real one then Very Happy

Next was Kleiner Feigling... and what can I say? It even smells wonderful and tastes great! I can really recommend that one Smile

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 10:45    Post subject:
Id go for the cheap one too, im Norwegian, we dont have cheap booze here Sad
Anyway "Kleiner Feigling" is pretty good indeed
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 10:52    Post subject:
Baileys <3

But you know, sometimes original too can be bad booze...

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 17:00    Post subject:
Cheap vodka brands used to give me worse hangovers than Smirnoff or Red Square, also some of the cheap stuff tastes a bit like hair spray or something.

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 18:05    Post subject:
Had some Sobiesky a week ago and it was a good Vodka! But I'm not the pure Vodka guy it seems... my polish friend was not proud of me Sad

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 18:14    Post subject:
Any headache Pumpy?

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 18:15    Post subject:
Nope, I don't drink to get drunk Smile

And I didn't drink much from the cheap one Smile

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 18:25    Post subject:
sure is the biggest difference betweem quality vs mass. The aftermath Smile Getting drunk on absolut etc, i feel fine day after, but the cheap stuff, omg the hell.
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 18:39    Post subject:
Newty182 wrote:
Cheap vodka brands used to give me worse hangovers than Smirnoff or Red Square, also some of the cheap stuff tastes a bit like hair spray or something.
If its destilled in a factory it really shouldn't matter that much. Bad moonshine is a whole other story Sad

I always drink Koskenkorva, because the 60% bottle is only 3-4 quid more than the 40% in the duty free shop Smile
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 19:12    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
Id go for the cheap one too, im Norwegian, we dont have cheap booze here Sad
Anyway "Kleiner Feigling" is pretty good indeed


No wonder, you basically have to sell your kidney to get a bottle of good 12-year old single malt. Laughing

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 19:19    Post subject:
I always go for the beer. It's very unlikely to fail with bad beer. And if you do, it's not as bad as bad vodka.

I once drank such a cheap vodka that I puked the moment I tasted it. Just couldn't keep it in. It was so disgusting.
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 19:45    Post subject:
i was in norway 8 days this summer and they are very expensive!!! Very Happy

Beer = wow
Vodka = mega wow!!

anyway fantastic and awesome country. i loved it. Fjord ftw!!

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 19:47    Post subject:
X_Dror wrote:
I always go for the beer. It's very unlikely to fail with bad beer. And if you do, it's not as bad as bad vodka.

I once drank such a cheap vodka that I puked the moment I tasted it. Just couldn't keep it in. It was so disgusting.


Ever tried guinness? Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 19:49    Post subject:
Try a couple of Duvels with yeast, make sure you drink the yeast as well, you will love it the next day Laughing

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 20:00    Post subject:
Whats wrong with guiness 1234 posts dude Smile

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 20:02    Post subject:
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1234 posts dude Smile


I lol'd Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 20:35    Post subject:
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Whats wrong with guiness 1234 posts dude Smile


When I went on a trip with few friends to a local hipermarket we grabbed 20 different kinds of beer. Some were bad, some better, and then there was guinness. We were terribly put off by it's taste of charred sausage that we didn't even finish it. I realize well that it's a matter of taste, and me generaly not being a fan of beer doesn't help either, but it was that bad!
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 21:01    Post subject:
PumpAction wrote:
Nope, I don't drink to get drunk Smile


So what's the point then?
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 21:14    Post subject:
Mussolinka wrote:
PumpAction wrote:
Whats wrong with guiness 1234 posts dude Smile


When I went on a trip with few friends to a local hipermarket we grabbed 20 different kinds of beer. Some were bad, some better, and then there was guinness. We were terribly put off by it's taste of charred sausage that we didn't even finish it. I realize well that it's a matter of taste, and me generaly not being a fan of beer doesn't help either, but it was that bad!


It's probably because you don't like beer in general. I can handle all kinds of beers. But also I like stouts the least (Guinness, Murphy's, etc..), though it depends on the mood, sometimes they can be really great.
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 21:27    Post subject:
I guess most are repulsed by the bitterness of stouts, it is an acquired taste.

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 21:31    Post subject:
I heard that they adjust the mixture of guiness to each country much like coca cola adjustes the taste of fanta for each country. Fanta in turkey tastes great, Fanta in germany tastes like ass. It's that much of a difference.

I had my first and only guiness in an original irish pub in Frankfurt and it tasted ok. Not bad. It was my first dark beer... I have to try other ones to be able to compare it Smile

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 22:10    Post subject:
Dunno about that but the more beer travels (or wine) the more the taste suffers. Also life beer tastes often a lot better than bottled or worse canned beer. In the case of Guinness there are cans with N2 capsules so when you pour it in a glass it seems as life as when it is drafted from a cask. Btw stouts use N2 whereas most beers use CO2.

You should try an Orval some time PA Smile
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 22:33    Post subject:
You should try any Belgian beer Very Happy It's to die for ^^

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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 22:37    Post subject:
cheap alcohol is no more for me. my stomach can't handle it anymore xD
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PostPosted: Sun, 19th Sep 2010 23:22    Post subject:
anymore Laughing

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PostPosted: Mon, 20th Sep 2010 01:43    Post subject:
I had a Guinness in a pub in Dublin and it was so smooth and creamy, a far cry from the crap they send over here in cans. I won't drink it again until I am in another Irish pub.
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