JimWagner
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Hope I don't step on anyone's toes, but Southern Comfort is pretty bad to me.
JimWagner said:Hope I don't step on anyone's toes, but Southern Comfort is pretty bad to me.
JimWagner said:Hope I don't step on anyone's toes, but Southern Comfort is pretty bad to me.
Fletch said:I would avoid that one based on the name alone.
rumblefish said:It's been proven that, as bad as it tastes it can not kill you. Although, it may make you wish you were dead.
And Ghibellines,,, at least in Tuscany.
Chas said:In Harlem, back in the day, they drank something called "Top And Bottom" which was red wine mixed with cheap gin. Brrrrr.
This is wonderful - James Mason plugging Thunderbird.
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Chas said:In Harlem, back in the day, they drank something called "Top And Bottom" which was red wine mixed with cheap gin. Brrrrr."
This must have yielded something akin to the horrific 'sloe gin' which has been, and will be, a favorite chestnut of mine. Its evil effect on society and body cannot be overrated.
John in Covina said:Bastardizing the brewer's art. Across the US for many states there is catch all for beer that is marginal to unacceptable, they go by the name of "Malt Liquor." This is a beer brewed with excessive amounts of sugar that leads to a washed out malt flavor and a coinsiding strange almost electorlysis chemical "wang" flavor plus a greater potential for headaches.
Some time ago beer of a high alcohol percentage was simply labled Malt Liquor or stamped as such on import into the States, so some of the high end German or non-US brews were given the term malt liquor. I don't know if other states have changed their ratings but in California the recognized styles of high percentage beers such as barley wines and bock beers are no longer labled Malt Liquor.
BUT! The section known as Malt Liquor such as Colt 45, Mickey's and others continue to be produced as a cheap buzz source with little redeeming flavors. applied to malt Liquor with such memorable ones as MENTHOL flavored Malt Liquor. Menthol - I dare not comment further, but I am surprised that there was no outcry as to stereotyping the market.
The idea of lime flavor beer is repugnant, to reduce the concept of serving a lime wedge with the bottle and incorporating it with the beer defeats the original concept.
And while we are on flavored beverages - a flavored vodka is the antithisis of the concept of vodka! :eusa_doh:
Sadly too few companies have gone broke uderestimating the American market for bad ideas.
JimWagner said:Hope I don't step on anyone's toes, but Southern Comfort is pretty bad to me.
jamespowers said:Thunderbird "Apertif wine?!" Riiiiiggghhhtttt.
It's delightful for your gas tank.
What's the word?
Thunderbird.
What's the price?
Thirty twice.
The only thing that was good about Thunderbird was the price. It was cheap for furniture cleaner.
Boodles said:Given that you are from Durham Mr. Wagner, I was a bit surprised that you did not mention its affectionate name, "Sudden Discomfort." You are, I expect, way too young to know this. Back a thousand years ago, we'd go through Shoney's Drive Inn and pick up a fountain Cheerwine, pour out a bit, then replace that with the SC. Perfectly nasty but totally undectable except for the morning after headache. Woo wee. This mixture would ruin sheep's wool.
JimWagner said:Well, I'm in my 60's, so probably not too young
My crowd tended more towards PJ (Purple Jesus) and the Green GD (which I won't spell out) for our rotgut. Both of which depended on Everclear for their kick and various fruit juices and Ginger Ale for color.
The mustache was fake, so that people would not recognize him. lolChas said:This is wonderful - James Mason plugging Thunderbird.
Fletch said:The mustache was fake, so that people would not recognize him. lol
Or else this was a failed roll-out of some kind, meant to position T-Bird as an, uh, aperitif.
drafttek said:A few I remember from my days in the beer biz was Zima Gold and Jack Daniels Hard Cola. Zima Gold puts regular Zima to shame in the nasty ratings. Imagine a product rollout meeting with 30 beer salesmen sampling this stuff and trying to be polite to the Coors reps. It had a bit of a whiskey aftertaste. We were all saying someone at the brewery is going to lose their job over this one. They did. As the codes expired on it we had to pick it up throughout the market. We had pallets of the stuff returned just sitting in the warehouse. Mercifully it was all destroyed.
The Jack Daniels Hard Cola didn't fare any better, though it failed on a much smaller scale. It had no whiskey in it, tasted more like a cream soda and you could taste the alcohol.