Unsweetened, freshly brewed (with loose tea), Lipton's on the rocks rolled gently. Originally Posted by LexusLoverCan never go wrong tea... Lol
 
         
         
         
         
         
         
        
 
         
         
         
         
        With the thousands of micro breweries popping up there will always be an endless variety of what they are calling ' craft beers'. Some are going to be liked better than others, each according to their own taste. But beer, much like produce is best when fresh. Everyone always loves a fresh tasting pussy. The same applies to most beer. Most f full bodied ales and stouts are immune to time. But pilsners and lagers don't age well.Ok, will stock St Arnold's and there will be others in near future
Which is why I would recommend the aforementioned St Arnold's. They offer a nice variety and being local you can almost guarantee it will be fresh. I love your Shiner and Blue Moon variety packs. Quite ingenious, smart girls are often the sexiest.
Shiner is also somewhat local, but their Bock is not a true Bock by German standards.
Big Points on the threAD. Beer is a great topic to bring in comments and also points for being smart.
we'll leave the wine comments for another threAD. You could start a series. Originally Posted by H.Hardhat
 Thanks for the education. Essentially, beer from local brewery tends to be fresher than other beers?
 Thanks for the education. Essentially, beer from local brewery tends to be fresher than other beers?
         
        Very nice touch Ms Brown. I'm more into craft beer myself though not at the beer snob level. If I walked into a provider's incall and she had Sculpin or Southern Tier Chokolat Stout I'd be pretty impressed! Still, can't go wrong with the choices you made for broader appeal.I am not a Scotch person, but thank you for the awesome advice on Scotch selection. So if I get Scotch next time, I will know what to get
If you'd like to start stocking spirits and want a single malt Scotch recommendation, the two most popular in the U.S. are Glenlivet 12 Year ($45/bottle) and The Macallan 12 Year ($55/bottle).
If you just want to have a perfectly decent but inexpensive scotch on hand you can go with the Glenmorangie 10 year ($35/bottle).
If you are only going to have one Scotch offering but want it to be a solid one with broad appeal to many scotch drinkers I'd recommend the Balvenie Doublewood 12 year ($55/bottle).
Stay away from anything peated as it's an acquired taste not to everyone's liking.
Oh and for blended scotches to drink on the rocks or with soda a very popular and reasonably priced choice would be Johnny Walker Red Label ($25/bottle) or Black Label ($35/bottle).
Again, it's the thought that counts more than anything and stocking your incall like that is a very nice touchOriginally Posted by SpiceItUp
 
        Ok, will stock St Arnold's and there will be others in near futureSt Arnolds has some decent beer and yes beers "expire" after a couple months but you can get newly brewed beers from any craft brewery for as soon as it matters.Thanks for the education. Essentially, beer from local brewery tends to be fresher than other beers? Originally Posted by Champagne Brown
