Comments on: The champagne of national unity http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544848 noah django Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544848 More like Miller Low Life, amirite? I used to drink MHL due to the fact that--in my area--it was the cheapest 12 pack by a buck.  The taste was plain/acceptable, but there was a slightly rank aftertaste and the hangovers were bad.  So now I pay the buck hipster tax for PBR.  Yeah, "it sucks" etc, but my beer-drinking is a utilitarian thing.  PBR tastes fine because it tastes like beer, and anything heavier does not compute in the Atlanta heat. I really wanted to support Yuengling.  Great taste at a great price, but--and this has been substantiated without prompting by two friends--we just can't get fucked up on it.  The internet says the ABV is the same, but I swear it's weaker than other beers. More like Miller Low Life, amirite?
I used to drink MHL due to the fact that–in my area–it was the cheapest 12 pack by a buck.  The taste was plain/acceptable, but there was a slightly rank aftertaste and the hangovers were bad.  So now I pay the buck hipster tax for PBR.  Yeah, “it sucks” etc, but my beer-drinking is a utilitarian thing.  PBR tastes fine because it tastes like beer, and anything heavier does not compute in the Atlanta heat.

I really wanted to support Yuengling.  Great taste at a great price, but–and this has been substantiated without prompting by two friends–we just can’t get fucked up on it.  The internet says the ABV is the same, but I swear it’s weaker than other beers.

]]> By: AnthonyC http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544424 AnthonyC Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544424 My first thought as well. My first thought as well.

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544141 Dlo Burns Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544141 Probably has to do with the clueless ancestor worship the tea-party has going on. Probably has to do with the clueless ancestor worship the tea-party has going on.

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544134 Dlo Burns Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544134 I don't always preach, but when I do it's that people shouldn't drink lite beer. I don’t always preach, but when I do it’s that people shouldn’t drink lite beer.

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544128 wysinwyg Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544128 Not my preferred source of recipes, for sure.  You should try my anarchist 3-bean chili, though.  Now with more thermite! Not my preferred source of recipes, for sure.  You should try my anarchist 3-bean chili, though.  Now with more thermite!

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544071 Felton / Moderator Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544071 Nobody ever metions <i>that</i> chapter of the Anarchist Cookbook. Nobody ever metions that chapter of the Anarchist Cookbook.

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544067 wysinwyg Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544067 <blockquote>And Libertarians should be home-brewing!</blockquote>Why would people who are obsessed with free markets and commerce take a do-it-yourself approach?  Libertarians would want to buy beer from someone who was better at brewing beer than they were.  They also probably believe the brewers should be exempt from any sort of health or safety regulations. Anarchists should be home-brewing.  And they probably are.

And Libertarians should be home-brewing!

Why would people who are obsessed with free markets and commerce take a do-it-yourself approach?  Libertarians would want to buy beer from someone who was better at brewing beer than they were.  They also probably believe the brewers should be exempt from any sort of health or safety regulations.

Anarchists should be home-brewing.  And they probably are.

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1544065 wysinwyg Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1544065 But the study says they're drinking Sam Adams, which is WAAAAY heavier than Bud. But the study says they’re drinking Sam Adams, which is WAAAAY heavier than Bud.

]]> By: sweetcraspy http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543967 sweetcraspy Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543967  Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout is the finest beer available for sale in the united states.   Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout is the finest beer available for sale in the united states. 

]]> By: Comboman http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543962 Comboman Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543962 I thought Republicans drank homebrew because "they built that". I thought Republicans drank homebrew because “they built that”.

]]> By: jimh http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543677 jimh Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543677 The invisible brand of the marketplace! The invisible brand of the marketplace!

]]> By: ryuthrowsstuff http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543641 ryuthrowsstuff Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543641 I think that depends on where your located. When I was working in bars it was always Bud-Light and even finding Miller-Lite any place was a rarity.  And when I lived in Philly it was Yuengling or you get hit. I think that depends on where your located. When I was working in bars it was always Bud-Light and even finding Miller-Lite any place was a rarity.  And when I lived in Philly it was Yuengling or you get hit.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543614 Donald Petersen Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543614 Somewhere in the antebellum Northeast, I'd have thought.  You wear it well. Somewhere in the antebellum Northeast, I’d have thought.  You wear it well.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543589 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543589 My governess's husband brewed his own.  Where does that put me? My governess’s husband brewed his own.  Where does that put me?

]]> By: Marc Mielke http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543576 Marc Mielke Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543576 I'm as liberal as they get and it's pretty much Sam Adams or Guinness for me. There's a sample size of one for ya'! I’m as liberal as they get and it’s pretty much Sam Adams or Guinness for me. There’s a sample size of one for ya’!

]]> By: petertrepan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543559 petertrepan Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543559 It represents a metric derived from how great tasting the beer is divided by how filling it is. It represents a metric derived from how great tasting the beer is divided by how filling it is.

]]> By: Navin_Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543551 Navin_Johnson Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543551  If you're talking about ice cold, crisp lawnmower beers, give me a Pabst, Schlitz, or Mexican beer like Modelo. I don't know how people drink Bud.  It's a shame that PBR has a stigma to it too, because imho among the low budget macros it's the most drinkable.  Not that that's much of an achievement.  If you’re talking about ice cold, crisp lawnmower beers, give me a Pabst, Schlitz, or Mexican beer like Modelo. I don’t know how people drink Bud.  It’s a shame that PBR has a stigma to it too, because imho among the low budget macros it’s the most drinkable.  Not that that’s much of an achievement.

]]> By: Zart http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543545 Zart Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543545 I get really irritated by poorly labeled charts.  Which dimension does the size of the bubbles represent? I get really irritated by poorly labeled charts.  Which dimension does the size of the bubbles represent?

]]> By: Keith Tyler http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543539 Keith Tyler Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543539 Considering that Sam is a Boston originated beer, and therefore most Sam drinkers are Bostonians, and given that Boston is one of the nation's most liberal towns, I find this completely bullshit. Considering that Sam is a Boston originated beer, and therefore most Sam drinkers are Bostonians, and given that Boston is one of the nation’s most liberal towns, I find this completely bullshit.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543528 BillStewart2012 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543528 Republicans are concentrated in the Red States, which tend to be hot and humid.  If you're out working in your yard in St. Louis MO, home of Anheuser Busch, and it's 95 degrees and 95% humidity outside, a Budweiser is about the heaviest beer you can drink, and even a Bud Light's pretty good, if it's cold enough.  The kinds of thick heavy beers we drink in San Francisco weather don't work so well there, and vice versa. Republicans are concentrated in the Red States, which tend to be hot and humid.  If you’re out working in your yard in St. Louis MO, home of Anheuser Busch, and it’s 95 degrees and 95% humidity outside, a Budweiser is about the heaviest beer you can drink, and even a Bud Light’s pretty good, if it’s cold enough.  The kinds of thick heavy beers we drink in San Francisco weather don’t work so well there, and vice versa.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543522 BillStewart2012 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543522 Libertarians are drinking Free Beer, of course! Or anything from 21st Amendment brewpub, or really just about anything they want. Libertarians are drinking Free Beer, of course!

Or anything from 21st Amendment brewpub, or really just about anything they want.

]]> By: Navin_Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543510 Navin_Johnson Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543510  Really dig their Boont Amber Ale.  Really dig their Boont Amber Ale.

]]> By: petertrepan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543508 petertrepan Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543508 Snake Handler by Good People brewery: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17282/50194 Dirty South reprazent. I tried this beer just to support local people doing interesting things, and it turned out to be the best beer I've ever had by a wide margin. Seek it out if you're ever in the very limited area that offers it so far. Snake Handler by Good People brewery:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17282/50194

Dirty South reprazent. I tried this beer just to support local people doing interesting things, and it turned out to be the best beer I’ve ever had by a wide margin. Seek it out if you’re ever in the very limited area that offers it so far.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543496 Brainspore Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543496 No wonder McCain ran as "Busch Light." No wonder McCain ran as “Busch Light.”

]]> By: Aloisius http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543497 Aloisius Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543497 Oh man I was at Anderson Valley last month and they had this oatmeal stout aged in bourbon barrels that was fantastic. Oh man I was at Anderson Valley last month and they had this oatmeal stout aged in bourbon barrels that was fantastic.

]]> By: petertrepan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543489 petertrepan Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543489 In America, vodka is taxed by the machinery of the state. In Soviet Russia, the machinery of the state is taxed by vodka. In America, vodka is taxed by the machinery of the state.

In Soviet Russia, the machinery of the state is taxed by vodka.

]]> By: Aloisius http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543490 Aloisius Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543490 Republicans sure drink a lot of light beers. Republicans sure drink a lot of light beers.

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543488 Jesseham Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543488 Damn this 2 party system!  I'm voting independent and drinking Magic Hat on the east coast and Anderson Valley on the west. Damn this 2 party system!  I’m voting independent and drinking Magic Hat on the east coast and Anderson Valley on the west.

]]> By: petertrepan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543485 petertrepan Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543485 He doesn't always, but when he does, he votes Democratic. He doesn’t always, but when he does, he votes Democratic.

]]> By: ldobe http://boingboing.net/2012/09/27/the-champagne-of-national-unit.html#comment-1543484 ldobe Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184038#comment-1543484 A lot of "high gravity lagers" at 12%ABV made by "craft brewers" that have no address, distributor company name, phone number, or URI on the can. A lot of “high gravity lagers” at 12%ABV made by “craft brewers” that have no address, distributor company name, phone number, or URI on the can.

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