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
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.
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.
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"
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.
Diplomatico or Plantation rum neat. As to why, I just like it.
I don’t drink much because I get red easily, so I don’t know a lot about drinks. What I do is ask the bartender to make me a fruity drink with half the alcohol (usually vodka), then nurse that drink as long as I can. It’s nice because I get a different kind of drink every time.
Pint of cider
Happy cake day, fellow cider enjoyer!
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.
Sour cherry juice probably the most feequent. Though if there's food, I'll probably pick the food option.
As for why, well, I don't really go the bars for the drinks, but instead for the company, to talk with my friends and have fun. I buy a drink or food as "entrance fee" and I use the calories to keep me from starving. If there's any fancy non-alcoholic/non-caffeinated drink (or food) I may pick it as a change. I also dislike alcohol and its culture which society tries to push so hard to everyone (especially younger people), thus it's my way of acting agaist this. For me it doesnt taste well, it's literary cancerous poison that helps mask social anxiety without solving the issue, only extending it and there are companies making huge profits by harming so many people out there. It's sad. I want to be the one having fun, not alcohol. (Btw I'm not in favor of banning alcohol, this may only cause more issues. A proper approach would probably be to teach people for the issues and (possibly the hardest part) to have a better society without so many struggles which tend to push people to drink alcohol.)
(I recently found out that there is a "straight edge" community inside punk community and I seem to kinda align with them :) (I'm not talking about the hardline community, I think this may not even be considered punk).)
Lol, I don't know if you expected a text-wall when asking this, but well, there you are.😅
Thanks for replying! In my city of Long Beach, California there is a non-alcoholic "bar" that opened up. They have a whole menu of mocktails and it's really a cool concept for those that don't drink alcohol.
Depends on mood, but one I have been getting quite a bit recently is Glenfiddich with apple juice.
In summer White beer not too much alcohol, and pretty refreshing
Vodka sprite or whiskey diet
Manhattan, Old Fashion, or draft
Depends. At a meh bar with bar food, probably an IPA. Mexican place with Mexican food, probably margarita or tequila sunrise. At a cocktail bar, I'll pick a signature cocktail, probably one with a whiskey of some kind. If it looks like they know what they're doing but they focus on botanical type stuff (which I don't really like), then I'll usually go for something like an old fashioned or a Manhattan, and if it's not too busy I might request it with the bartender's choice of unique flair on it. Or I might order a carajillo if they have an interesting one on the menu and if I see an espresso machine.
Jungle Bird if they have Campari. I recently went to Miami and had the best one I’ve ever had. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and bitter, I highly recommend.
If no Campari then I’ll usually do an old fashioned or manhattan.
Mojito. Because I like it and I am a creature of habit.
Gin & Tonic. Feels like a drink. Bonus if I get a cocktail onion.
Four Roses or Maker's Mark old fashioned. Basil Hayden or Old Overholt Rye if they don't do cocktails.
Bourbon sour, unless it's a good bar, then a margarita. If it's really not a good bar, like at a concert then vodka cranberry or whiskey pineapple.
But at like a restaurant bar, mid tier, a bourbon sour.
Either vodka with cranberry and lime or gin on the rocks usually. Both are delicious and I know it'll turn out good no matter what bar I find myself in lol
Good bar: Old fashioned or Wine
Medium bar: Whiskey Sour or Mohito depending on mood/weather/company
Cheap bar: Something sweet with rum or simply beer
Draught Beer
probably a Pale/IPA of some sort
ideally a hazy with Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic and/or Amarillo hops
definitely something from Cloudwater, Sureshot, Verdant, Deya, Track or Lerwig if I happen to be somewhere with it on tap.
Though often for those breweries, I'd take a can over an alternative draught
Either the "girliest" drink they have, or (more likely) a soft drink. I'm intrigued by cocktails and want to like them, but I never acquired a taste for alcohol.
In 2003, The Onion had an “article” with no text that was just the headline “Taste Acquired” and a picture of empty beer cans.
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.
Quince cider if they have it, but typically they don't, and I end up buying it for myself at expensive prices, which one might argue is a good buffer. It has a natural tingy taste (for me anyways) and an non-static level of alcohol content, which is true of cider in general.
Lemon drop martini! Love lemons, love sugar, tolerate vodka!
A good pint of freshly spilled beer is better of anything you can find in bottle or (God forbid) cans. When you need something fast and strong two shots of tequilas. For the winter nights a good Baileys with some chocolate.
Weirdly craft beer judges prefer cans decanted into glasses than bottles. I personally prefer bottles over cans and draught above both. Speaking of tequila, my go to drink after beers is usually whiskey water (spelled that way as it's usually a bourbon), but thinking of making the move to tequila soda.
I think it's generally because glass bottles can let light hit the beer, and hops are photosensitive (light-struck beer will have a skunky aroma and taste). Brown bottles are the best at blocking light. Clear and green bottles are pretty bad. Cans obviously block all light.
I think most of the time, brown bottles are just fine, but the judges probably have a bit of bias here on their preferences.
I mean little cheap can. Ofk the big well pressurised can is what you use to move good beed.
Something bitter and not too sweet, whatever they have. At home I make bourbon and soda with a splash of orange bitters or change it up with a different spirit.
I like bitter and don't really like sweet. Adding club soda makes the drink stretch farther and reduces dehydration. If I order drinks neat I drink them too fast, drink too many, and end up paying for it with my wallet and my headache.
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