[Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT

[hamfactorial]

huehue

[windstrider]

Actually, now that the topic of alcohol has been brought up, y'all might be able to help me.

I'm not 21 yet (next may!), and when I do turn 21, the drink I wanna try more than anything else is legit mead. Not mead-beer, but viking mead.

So the question to y'all of drinking age is where the bugger do I go to try and find some mead? Do normal bars even carry it, or would I have to pray it's in hiding in the corner of a bottle-store?

Try your hand at brewing your own. It's not that difficult of a process actually. It can be some amount of work and initial investment of money depending on how fancy you want your equipment to be. I prefer home brewed mead since the store stuff tends to be too dry for my tastes. Then again, I like sweeter
wines, which is not to everyone's taste.

If you're interested in trying wine, see if there are any wineries around you. Most of them offer free tastings, and it's a good way to find something that you'll like. Do not, however, get falling down drunk on wine. The hangovers can be brutal.

As an aside, does anyone else dislike vodka? I cannot stand vodka except when mixed in with other alcohols to mask the taste. Worst hangover I ever had was from drinking cranberry and vodka at a midnight showing on Halloween of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[rcwraspy]

There are a handful of bars here in Boston that specialize in Mead, and even more have it available but don't claim it as a specialty. I've never been a huge fan so don't know labels/brands, but if anybody is visiting Boston I could suggest a couple places for Mead.

[rcwraspy]

Actually, now that the topic of alcohol has been brought up, y'all might be able to help me.

I'm not 21 yet (next may!), and when I do turn 21, the drink I wanna try more than anything else is legit mead. Not mead-beer, but viking mead.

So the question to y'all of drinking age is where the bugger do I go to try and find some mead? Do normal bars even carry it, or would I have to pray it's in hiding in the corner of a bottle-store?

Try your hand at brewing your own. It's not that difficult of a process actually. It can be some amount of work and initial investment of money
depending on how fancy you want your equipment to be. I prefer home brewed mead since the store stuff tends to be too dry for my tastes. Then again, I like sweeter wines, which is not to everyone's taste.

If you're interested in trying wine, see if there are any wineries around you. Most of them offer free tastings, and it's a good way to find something that you'll like. Do not, however, get falling down drunk on wine. The hangovers can be brutal.

As an aside, does anyone else dislike vodka? I cannot stand vodka except when mixed in with other alcohols to mask the taste. Worst hangover I ever had was from drinking cranberry and vodka at a midnight showing on Halloween of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Vodka is like water to me. I had a Russian friend in high school and we stole his parent's vodka all the time, so I'm fairly desensitized to it, even though I don't drink very much alcohol at all anymore.

Scotch is more my thing, though. A nice 12 or 15
year single malt is a very tempting thing.

[Solemn10]

hard mead is not something you can just jump ass-first into drinking

Butt chugging is perfectly fine when done safely

[Khaospawn]

Vodka is for college party girls and alcoholics.

I typically avoid that shit the way I avoid the color green in magic. But I will admit to drinking a screwdriver every now and then.

[Calamity]

I'm a whiskey and beer man, though I can't say I've ever had super high quality brews of either yet, being in college and all.

Though I had a Dogfish Head beer once, that was great

[DarthStabber]

hard mead is not something you can just jump ass-first into drinking

Butt chugging is perfectly fine when done safely

Yeah, but if you're but chugging there isn't really a good reason to use anything but bottom shelf vodka, I really hope your anus is devoid of taste buds.

[Helios]

I really hope your anus is devoid of taste buds.

....does your anus have taste buds?

[Calamity]

That would be the most unfortunate genetic mutation ever

[Khaospawn]

Everything tastes like shit!

[TubeHunter]

lol

[hamfactorial]

My sides!

[Self Medicated]

Not the conversation to walk in on first thing in the morning.

[Kazekirimaru]

So, there is a market for flavored anal beads after all!

[DarthStabber]

Not the conversation to walk in on first thing in the morning.

It's not the conversation FOS deserves, but the conversation it needs.

[DarthStabber]

So, there is a market for flavored anal beads after all!

Those have more to flavoring the anus than flavors for the anus, but hey if that's what floats your boat enjoy.

[hamfactorial]

Flavoring the anus is perfectly fine when done safely

[redthirst]

This is the worst topic we've ever discussed.

[Kazekirimaru]

So far! ;D

[Kazekirimaru]

I'll think of something better tomorrow.

[Khaospawn]

We wouldn't be us if we weren't looking for new lows to reach.

[rcwraspy]

This is the worst topic we've ever discussed.

How can you say that when your sigpic practically begs for the discussion!

[Helios]

Wow, if this is the worst, we're tamer than I thought.

[Kazekirimaru]

Kazekirimaru - now in lemon lime!

[Kazekirimaru]

Aw. That was short-lived.

[LP, of the Fires]

We've truly wandered into the realm of bottom shelf humor.

[Kazekirimaru]

Oh, there are other shelves than these.

[NerdBoyWonder]

Butts.

[photodyer]

I'm a whiskey and beer man, though I can't say I've ever had super high quality brews of either yet, being in college and all.

Though I had a Dogfish Head beer once, that was great

Annnd totally avoiding the discussion of ass seasoning....

Calamity, Dogfish Head makes one of the most over-the-top beers in existence--120 Minute IPA. I SOOO wish we could buy it here, but no interstate beer trade between MO and DE, much to my sorrow. That beer is a creature unto itself...it's 15-20% ABV and is a total hop overload (not to mention an ungodly number of calories in a beverage). Sigh...

[Self Medicated]

The best beer I have ever had, hands down, is Parabola by Firestone Walker Brewing Co. It is a barrel aged Russian imperial stout that's 13% abv. Whenever I have a really good beer, I will say, "Oh, this is one of the best beers I've ever tasted." Well, Parabola is THE best beer I've ever tasted. If I had to choose one thing to drink for the rest of my life, it would be Parabola.

EDIT: LP, are you attending SCG LA this weekend?

[Kazekirimaru]

The best beer I have ever had, hands down, is Parabola by Firestone Walker Brewing Co. It is a barrel aged Russian imperial stout that's 13% abv. Whenever I have a really good beer, I will say, "Oh, this is one of the best beers I've ever tasted." Well, Parabola is THE best beer I've ever tasted. If I had to choose one thing to drink for the rest of my life, it would be Parabola.

EDIT: LP, are you attending SCG LA this weekend?

Can't go wrong with a beer named after a mathematical curve.

Would that make you the latus rectum? ;D

[Kazekirimaru]

Didn't think I could bring the topic back to that, did you?

I'm so awesome.

[windstrider]

Ya'll are some gross mutherfuckers. Knew there was a reason I liked ya.

[RaidaTheBlade]

Need opinions. LGS is willing to straight up trade my jund commander set for a chandra pyromaster.

Should I do it, or keep the commander and sell it on ebay?

[DocLawless]

Need opinions. LGS is willing to straight up trade my jund commander set for a chandra pyromaster.

Should I do it, or keep the commander and sell it on ebay?

Tough call. Chandras are value right now. But that Jund deck will be worth money waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than she will. If you have the patience, I'd say don't open it and just sit on it.


In other news, these came in the mail today.



Then I bought a pack on a whim and cracked this.



That's never gonna happen again.

[Kazekirimaru]

Need opinions. LGS is willing to straight up trade my jund commander set for a chandra pyromaster.

Should I do it, or keep the commander and sell it on ebay?

Keep.

[hamfactorial]

Commander set has higher upside, and won't drop in value. Chandra will be $30 for a while, probably will see a reprint so future price trajectory is lower.

That Elspeth won't see eternal play, so you could probably trade it for a Chandra and a shockland if you aren't going to play with her.

[DocLawless]

I might play her, but it'll only be to see what the fuss is about. I'll end up trading her or selling her.

[photodyer]

Is the Jund Commander deck worth picking up? I don't see myself getting into CDR, but I happened to catch the Grixis deck this evening when I stopped in at WM for ice. Jund was still there as well...should I grab it and throw it in the closet?