tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post5334071830273424059..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: TGIFFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-33323792242933468042008-07-21T09:53:00.000-07:002008-07-21T09:53:00.000-07:00I would agree with Chief on the Porters. And woul...I would agree with Chief on the Porters. And would go with any micro-brewed Stout (but no Guinness).<BR/><BR/>For the duck blind, I would go with Old Overholt. One of the only authentic non-blended rye whiskeys that I could find, perhaps they have other labels north of the border. But do they even make it anymore? I have not found it in any local liquor stores since the vodka craze started. <BR/><BR/>Ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon at the golf course of course.<BR/><BR/>As for the steak, any 2-year-old red wine from the Columbia or Willamette valley wineries will do for me.<BR/><BR/>And for the non-discriminating, anti-connoisseurs, a little snifter of homemade cherry brandy. Last years batch was much too sweet so I fortified it thinking that would dilute the sugar. Now it is too sweet and too strong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-51613200204825585972008-07-21T08:45:00.000-07:002008-07-21T08:45:00.000-07:00Basil: tough call - it'd have to be time and plac...Basil: tough call - it'd have to be time and place dependant.<BR/><BR/>Talisker for cold winter evenings when I'm sitting quietly, or every May 1 in memory of my daughter Bryn...<BR/><BR/>Some malty porter - Black Butte, say - for soccer evenings of chanting and companionship...<BR/><BR/>An oaky red pinot for steaks on the patio...<BR/><BR/>Maker's Mark in the flask for cold mornings in the duck blind...<BR/><BR/>And nothing like some cheap fizzy Budweiser for telling lying war stories with the old geezers at the 82nd Convention.<BR/><BR/>So...anyone else?FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-82291874911317464002008-07-20T22:59:00.000-07:002008-07-20T22:59:00.000-07:00From the Greek:http://tinyurl.com/6kh4deThere is a...From the Greek:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6kh4de<BR/><BR/>There is a song attributed to Anacreon, and nearly everybody in Athens approves the sentiment:-- <BR/><BR/>Thirsty earth drinks up the rain,<BR/>Trees from earth drink that again;<BR/>Ocean drinks the air, the sun<BR/>Drinks the sea, and him, the moon.<BR/>Any reason, canst thou think,<BR/>I should thirst, while all these drink?[*] <BR/><BR/>[*]Translation from Von Falke's "Greece and Rome."<BR/><BR/>How 'bout a discourse on favorite beverages? Up to it?<BR/><BR/>An old favorite, Southern Comfort.<BR/><BR/>..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com