Gin & Tonic. Feels like a drink. Bonus if I get a cocktail onion.
Manhattan, Old Fashion, or draft
Never had a beer that I liked. There are some I can tolerate, but none of them are actually enjoyable. So I usually go for cocktails, either a gin and tonic or a Moscow mule.
Water because I’m a raging alcoholic
Water because anything else is too damn expensive
That too, I can’t believe some of my friends bar tabs. Who drops a couple hundred bucks a night in this economy? Many people, that’s who.
If it’s a brewpub or similar, I tend to go for darker beers. And since the “All Craft Beers Are IPAs Now Act Of 2018” was signed into law I have just stopped going to brewpubs entirely.
If you’re going to open a bottle or can for me it’s probably going to be cider, though I notice the ciders that bars tend to stock are trending in an acidic and heartburn inducing direction so I don’t walk in there as often anymore.
I’ll order a neat bourbon unless it’s hot/I’ve been working hard then I’ll order a whiskey and coke.
Just a lager idc
A gimlet, an old fashioned cocktail that a lot of bartenders have never even heard of before. Its a fun litmus test of the knowledge and skill of the bartender, and really tasty and refreshing if made right.
Its just gin and lime syrup, about a 2 or 3 to 1 ratio, shaken with with lots of ice and served neat.
Hail my gimlet brother! I’ve gotten back into these in a major way over the last couple of years for the exact same reasons.
Isn’t this more of a litmus test of whether or not they have lime cordial in stock?
Should be made with lime juice and simple syrup. Both ingredients every bar will have.
I think its pretty standard stock in a bar, I’ve never had someone not have it. There are other drinks with lime flavor too.
You can make it to order with just lime juice and sugar. Never had a complaint.
That sounds delightful!
A locally brewed IPA and a Juttertje (Dutch herbal bitters, a bit like Jägermeister but much better)
I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t know IPA was a beer and thought you were drinking isopropyl alcohol at first
Beer is for pussies. Nothing beats the after taste of pure blue spirits. /jk
IPA stands for Indian Pale Ale. It was brewed with and excessive amount of hops, so the beer would survive the long trip to India without getting a bad taste (so the taste would turn good after the long trip in different climates). It turned out, some idiots (like me) like the weird taste of the pre-travel beer to India. Bitter sweet. Weissen was invented because a monk forgot a keg outside the monastery during winter which partially frozen, but tasted surprisingly good. Champagne was invented because a farmer wanted to speed up the process and tried the wine during the fermenting process instead of waiting and discovered it had bubbles.
Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
Nice bar: whatever menu cocktail or specialty product looks good.
Okay bar: Amaro/mezcal if they have it, gin/rum if they don’t.
Not very good bar: beer or cider
Bad bar: bottle beer. No cans, mixers, or taps, and well pours only if truly desperate.
gin and tonic – safe, easy to make (doesn’t piss off the bartender), and isn’t sickly sweet
Bartender expects 25% tip on a grossly overpriced drink. They can make you whatever the fuck you want, and shouldn’t bitch.
This is mine
Beer. I’m boring.
And also I don’t want to get wasted, so something long with low alcohol does it for me.
Same. I’ll very occasionally do an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, or Mojito, but usually just an ale or lager
I usually stick to beer, but I love a fruity wheat beer.
Soda water. Because getting drunk isn’t on my agenda. But it fits the vibe and people think your having a vodka tonic or something
Pro tip- you can get soda water with lime for the same price in most bars. Still looks like a g&t but with that vitamin C.
My go to alcohol impersonater is a non alcoholic beer. Gonna have to try your method though. Cheers 🥂
Old Fashioned, Whisky Sour, Gin and Tonic.
Or beer. Then usually wheat beer if they have it.
But I so rarely drink that’s literally once a year maybe; my dad is an alcoholic so it’s difficult to look at alcohol as something harmless.
Kamikaze, because somehow I almost always get it made differently (usually completely wrong). It’s comedic at this point watching a drink that simple turn out that weird. I’ve seen over a dozen variations, with the inclusion of muddled cherries being the weirdest.
I asked for a scotch “neat” and the waitress brought it to the table and said “I put ice in it, just in case”
