Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:47 pm Hot alcoholic beverages. All of them. At best, they’re so-so. At worst, revolting.

Sangria.

Are they really rated high? I rarely hear about them

jfv wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:02 pm

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:47 pm Hot alcoholic beverages. All of them. At best, they’re so-so. At worst, revolting.

Sangria.

I get it, but..

Christmas market in Nuremberg.. warm spiced wine.. 35F.. light snow.. no wind.. wood fire.. least sucky thing ever.

AGREE. If you are in Germany during November/December the Christkindlmarkts are a must. As is the Glühwein. In recent years I’ve been all about the Weißer one. I think I hit 13 of those markets 2 X-mas ago. These really only work though when you are outside in the cold.

boilermaker wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:51 am

Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:47 pm Hot alcoholic beverages. All of them. At best, they’re so-so. At worst, revolting.

Sangria.

Are they really rated high? I rarely hear about them

The "spiced wine" mentioned (Glühwein or glögg) is the only one I know to be prevalent, and that as regional to Germany and Scandinavia. I've had warm sake once and it's not crap. I know cognac is also sometimes heated. But I didn't take to be a common thing.

Hot medovina beats mulled wine every time.

Hot sake isn't crap, but the rest mentioned are pretty vile.

I've never knowingly heard Ariel Pink, but fuck that guy.

kokorodoko wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:30 am The "spiced wine" mentioned (Glühwein or glögg) is the only one I know to be prevalent, and that as regional to Germany and Scandinavia.

Also in the UK as mulled wine (or cider). Mulling got us through a case of otherwise undrinkable Bulgarian red wine one Christmas. Underrated, if you ask me.

pldms wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:31 pm

kokorodoko wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:30 am The "spiced wine" mentioned (Glühwein or glögg) is the only one I know to be prevalent, and that as regional to Germany and Scandinavia.

Also in the UK as mulled wine (or cider). Mulling got us through a case of otherwise undrinkable Bulgarian red wine one Christmas. Underrated, if you ask me.

Oh and apparently hot wine is a thing with the French too:

(17:50, 19:30)

enframed wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:04 am

losthighway wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:12 pmVodka

People actually talk about vodka?

I agree that most vodka is consumed in secret. But if someone is ordering it they're carrying on way too much about the liquor with the least personality.

The inverse of something posted in the other thread: Being a Workaholic.

Revolver. There’s a couple really good tracks, a couple decent ones that would have been way better if they were longer and allowed to develop more in intensity, a bunch of “meh” ones, and some of the absolute most boring songs they ever put to tape (staring at you, Doctor Robert). I have never understood why so many people consider it one of the greatest albums of all time, even when I was a Beatles-obsessed youth.