To beer...or not to beer

By Hexdot, in X-Wing Off-Topic

Don't drink to get drunk, that's a young man's game, also known as a fool's errand. It's a waste of money and perfectly good drinks.

Beer that gives you headache could also be watered down.

My group usualy sticks to regular sodas, plus any weird import stuff i can get my hands on :D

On occasion we break out the mead (Viking blood!) and gin.

If you are gonna drink beer, make sure it's Belgian. And pick a propper beer, (not Stella, Jupiler or hertog jan!) like Lambiek or Brugse trippel. Heineken beer is like making love in a canoo: It's f*cking close to water.

I've had some Belgian tripels that were far too hoppy for my palate--enough of them that I avoid the style these days. But yeah, overall it's hard to beat Belgian beer.

I mean, American beer often does it, but that doesn't mean it's easy. ;-)

But yeah, overall it's hard to beat Belgian beer.

I mean, American beer often does it, but that doesn't mean it's easy. ;-)

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As I said, I don't drink beer. When I drink an alcoholic beverage it is with company and with a good quality drink.

I highly respect Hobojebus for not drinking. If you don't like it, why should you?

Meditation? I wish, serious amounts of cudos for that as well!

On the fun side:

Belgian beer has a tremendous reputation, a well deserved one.

(Hertog Han is Dutch by the way)

American beer? Never heard of it. But I live in Belgium nowadays ;)

Edited by Cununculus

As I said, I don't drink beer. When I drink an alcoholic beverage it is with company and with a good quality drink.

I highly respect Hobojebus for not drinking. If you don't like it, why should you?

Meditation? I wish, serious amounts of cudos for that as well!

On the fun side:

Belgian beer has a tremendous reputation, a well deserved one.

(Hertog Han is Dutch by the way)

American beer? Never heard of it. But I live in Belgium nowadays ;)

LOL sorry, me and a few friends use Hertog Jan as our nickname for Primus (wich is belgian beer) Turns out there actualy is a dutch beer named Hertog Jan. So the dude (Jan I Hertog van Brabant) has two beers named after him. Guy must have done something right.

As I said, I don't drink beer. When I drink an alcoholic beverage it is with company and with a good quality drink.

I highly respect Hobojebus for not drinking. If you don't like it, why should you?

Meditation? I wish, serious amounts of cudos for that as well!

On the fun side:

Belgian beer has a tremendous reputation, a well deserved one.

(Hertog Han is Dutch by the way)

American beer? Never heard of it. But I live in Belgium nowadays ;)

I can't meditate for ****. I just start thinking about X-wing squads. ^_^

As I said, I don't drink beer. When I drink an alcoholic beverage it is with company and with a good quality drink.

I highly respect Hobojebus for not drinking. If you don't like it, why should you?

Meditation? I wish, serious amounts of cudos for that as well!

On the fun side:

Belgian beer has a tremendous reputation, a well deserved one.

(Hertog Han is Dutch by the way)

American beer? Never heard of it. But I live in Belgium nowadays ;)

I can't meditate for ****. I just start thinking about X-wing squads. ^_^

It's a misconception that to meditate you need to clear your mind of everything, entering a meditative state can be achieved through a familiar task you don't need to think about to do such as disassembling and reassembling a rifle or painting a model.

There's also no requirement to go om.

Oh, then I meditate all the time. I can zone out like a champ, especially when my wife is talking to me about some BS.

As I said, I don't drink beer. When I drink an alcoholic beverage it is with company and with a good quality drink.

I highly respect Hobojebus for not drinking. If you don't like it, why should you?

Meditation? I wish, serious amounts of cudos for that as well!

On the fun side:

Belgian beer has a tremendous reputation, a well deserved one.

(Hertog Han is Dutch by the way)

American beer? Never heard of it. But I live in Belgium nowadays ;)

I can't meditate for ****. I just start thinking about X-wing squads. ^_^

It's a misconception that to meditate you need to clear your mind of everything, entering a meditative state can be achieved through a familiar task you don't need to think about to do such as disassembling and reassembling a rifle or painting a model.

There's also no requirement to go om.

;)

to follow your discription, yes I do that a lot as well.

But more in the direction of gardening and cleaning. Cleaning a rifle would be a bad plan :)

Edited by Cununculus

There are many good beers out there. Sadly many Americans only know Bud, and Bud is 95% soda water. Drink real, put-hair-on-your-chest beer. Beer that will have you sitting down after 6 bottles.

Most of my gaming is at a store, so beer is frowned upon unless concealed in a brown bag. We had one guy who used to transfer beer into a coke can and drink it with a straw. He got easier to beat and harder to understand as the day moved on.

Tequila is a man's drink and a notorious virginity thief when drunk by young ladies. Better they stick to schnapps and spirit coolers.

one tequila

two tequila

three tequila

FLOOR!

Back when I playedbmostly 49k, a group would show up at one of the guys house and get pretty toasty; scotch, craft beer, whiskey. It made the games very amusing.

There are many good beers out there. Sadly many Americans only know Bud, and Bud is 95% soda water. Drink real, put-hair-on-your-chest beer. Beer that will have you sitting down after 6 bottles.

Most of my gaming is at a store, so beer is frowned upon unless concealed in a brown bag. We had one guy who used to transfer beer into a coke can and drink it with a straw. He got easier to beat and harder to understand as the day moved on.

Tequila is a man's drink and a notorious virginity thief when drunk by young ladies. Better they stick to schnapps and spirit coolers.

Just out of curiosity; how is concealing in a brown bag conceiling? I mean, everyone knows the guy turning away to take ´secretely´ a sip from his beer hidden in a brown bag is taking a sip from his beer hidden in a brown bag :P

I don´t know what kind of Schnapps they sell in the US, but on this side of the pond Schnapps isn´t a very subtle drink either.

Then again, it is quite fun to see US-tourists down a Duvel or Leffe as if it is a Bud ;)

I'm over here trying to come up with a drinking-game variant.

Whoever kills a ship, takes a shot. This will sort of even out the playing field as the game progresses. I kill 3 ships early but have to down 3 shots and shuddenly there are showmany ****...****...****...ssshhhhhips...SHIPS! Wot da hell I thought I was winning!?!

Of course this opens the door for the savvy DD to field a TIE swarm, but whatever.