I go waaaaaaaaaay back on this, and I used to love crackin’ forties with my home boys when I was teaching the drums in an urban neighbourhood. But forties ain’t available in many gas stations these days.
I still give props to my ol’ brothas back in Normandy, MO and get the 2-4 Colt 45 (works every time) when I am beer-training for my trips to ol’ blighty. It brings back memories of when we would go to Wellston after a night of teaching students. But dammit- I can’t get this Miller Lite tall boy outta my head. I go get gas, I get a 2-4. Besides, it is one ounce for those of us aluminium can freaks like myself. I also love King Cobra, but it don’t come in da 2-4.
So, who of you like to drink the 2-4? Any of y’all like the 40? Please give me some answers to my poll.
BTW- I got a Brit to call Schlitz malt liquor “gorgeous” once. Schlitz Malt Liquor with the Blue Bull is truly a treat, as I can’t find it hardly anywhere these days, ‘cept when I was in Florida gettin’ hitched about four years ago. Heh heh heh…
But TSR sh** from overseas is still better than fresh “born yesterday” watered down swill like Bud and its ilk. . .And to think my favorite Nextel Cup driver is sponsored by Bud. . .does that make me a hypocrite?
I was always obliged to go with good 'ol “Bud” when downing a tall-boy or a 40 before hitting the bars. Boy, those were the days. Drink a 12 and ready to party with a nice buzz. These days I would not be able to function if I had 12!
"Guinness, Samuel Smith’s, John Courage, etc. . . "
Now you’re talking a language that I can understand.
To tell the honest truth, I don’t know what a Tall Boy is. Is it a brand or a tall can or both? Don’t think I’ve ever seen one up here in the Great White North. But if you go to Quebec you can buy Labatt 50 (ugh) by the quart.
tall-boys are tall cans. been a while, so someone help me out here - 20 oz cans if I remember correctly. So drink 3 tall-boys & ya really drank the same as 4 reg 12 oz.
It’s not bad beer but has sort of a Doug/Bob MacKenzie blue collar image. Not really great beer either. Niether is Molson’s. Both are the two largest breweries in Canada. They’re kind of like the General Motors of Canadian beer companies. There are a lot of good micro breweries up here now that make more interesting niche brews that would appeal much more to us beer snobs. I only ever drink foreign or domestic micro brew brands. Guess that makes me a beer snob.
Yup, Had me a 40 post 3hr ride today. I looked at all of um and the Greensting jumped out of the cooler. I don’t do the Mick Ice, but the old greenstinger is my fave 40. The nap was nice after the Silver train won another Giro stage today. G Nice thread Bunny, it is good to talk about important shit some of the time.
Brickard’s Red is the best Canuck beer I’ve had. . .but that was on tap. . .any chance they put it in tall cans? If so. . .I might qualify for this thread.
Now brother, how in the name of all that is holy is this thread off-topic? Can we all say “recovery drink” together please.
Used to be a fan of the ales and the stouts but am either developing a sunnier disposition or my sense of taste is heading South along with the rest of me - Granville Island lager in the pub, tall boy of Kokanee on the back porch.
Did Tom Demerly just refer to a girlfriend? Way to get back in the saddle…
But, I gotta tell ya… For me, there’s nothing better than sippin’ on a 40 of Bud while hanging out with my two brothers. I think it perfectly sets the mood for hijinx and other such tomfoolery. (One of them usually joins me with Bud, but the other’s a Colt .45 or King Cobra guy.)
I worked at a bar that had ~500 beers (~150 tap the rest under the bar). You might want to try Goats Breath “Americas only microbrewed malt liquor”. I’m a total beer snob also but I’ve been to a few “cheap beer” parties. I like the Mickey’s Stingers or a 40 of OE just to give my white Montana ass street cred … thats just the way I roll.
If you like harp try John Smith’s Brick Red if you can find it.
Back in the Day, when I was down with the 40 o-z, the best (which meant the cheapest) was Crazy Horse, but they outlawed it because the Native American population wasn’t too thrilled with one of their icons as the symbol for a malt liquor. Can’t go wrong with the hornet either, though I prefer the Mickey’s hand grenades (read - 12 oz big mouth bottles). Old E and Magnum are truly ghetto fabulous, but pound for pound, nobody beats Miller High Life. It is the champagne of beers after all.
The darker the better. But, if you think Coors Light is o.k. in the states and then go over the northern border and drink one, you will think your beer just had a makeover! Beer is so much better up there. I coached with some buddies from Canada and when they came back after a trip back home, I was the happiest man around. Chug 4 Molson XXX and head to the bars. Awesome.
As for malt liquor, no one beats Mickey’s Big Mouth.