About 9 months after my 21st birthday. I tried some Strongbow cider after letting my (trusted) friends pick a beverage for me. Unlike the previous ones I'd tried, the cider actually didn't taste terrible. Perhaps because of that, I apparently drank it too fast and got dizzy. Don't really see the point of getting 'buzzed'. May try again.
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DarthMarth - Better than a bowl of Cheerios.
Strongbow is one of my favorite ciders, though I put Doc's, Strumpy, and Woodchuck 802 above it. (I've tried a lot of ciders.)
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Strongbow really is quite tasty.
Don't rush yourself - enjoyed slowly and amongst friends, a tasty alcoholic beverage can be quite enjoyably.
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Aye, drinking isn't something you need to worry about doing, and if you don't like being buzzed, you needn't do it. I've never been drunk, and don't intend to.
That being said, I do quite like a drink.
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From: Ocarinakid2 | Posted: 4/23/2011 3:04:23 AM | #003
…a tasty alcoholic beverage can be quite enjoyably.
Just don't accidentally the whole thing. That wouldn't be so enjoyably.
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"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee…"
If you ever decide to venture into the martini family, I would personally recommend Grasshoppers. I could get drunk off of those if I was old enough... :(
@DM: I don't drink a lot either and I think people who don't drink much just forget the basics, because I do it all the time. You gotta eat something while you're drinking. Seems like every time I drink, it's at a restaurant, and so I get my drink before my food comes and I always end up getting dizzy.
I like Strongbow.
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
A Strongbow is quite a good cider! Not a bad pick for a first drink by any means. Many alcoholic beverages take time to become "enjoyable", much like coffee for most people. If you really did enjoy the cider, I recommend the following as "follow-ups" (Not ciders, but light and the taste of booze is well masked):
Abita Purple Haze
Jack Daniel's Country Cocktail
Mike's Hard Lemonade/Smirnoff Ice (Often considered "girly" beers, I don't really care for them)
Miller Chill
Seagram Coolers
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"A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." - George Lucas
Oh, and if you ever wanted to get in to liquor I often recommend that people start with vodka, as it's often the best way to break in to hard alcohol.
Absolut offers a wide variety of flavored vodkas that I highly recommend.
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"A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." - George Lucas
Oh I did that once, Alex. I had barely had anything to eat all day, other than a small snack in the morning when I woke up, and then I went to help Curtis move a bunch of his mom's furniture. We worked for hours an it was hot and I was absolutely famished, nearing death even, being that the last substantial meal I'd had was like 14 hours previous.
We went to Sandys, and since she was buying, I ordered a shot of whiskey, which I downed before anything else. Just that single shot made me feel a bit buzzed. I did not like that, especially since it made me feel like a cheap date :(
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Which Curtis, Mark? Haven't we had at least two?
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"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee…"
Ah, yes, there are a few PMSians here (formerly) by that name. Just a personal friend, though, who hasn't been here.
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Considering how 500 mL of that cider affected me and my low mass (~60 kg), I think I'd better stay away from hard liquor.
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CSBE FTW!
DarthMarth - Better than a bowl of Cheerios.
Well, if you're going to order whiskey at a bar, don't order whiskey because you think it will make you look distinguished. Order one of your brands, and then you will look distinguished.
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
Maker's Mark FTW.
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"A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." - George Lucas
Just had another Strongbow for a friend's 21st. Good stuff.
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CSBE FTW!
DarthMarth - Better than a bowl of Cheerios.
^ Proud of you.
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"A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." - George Lucas
Has anyone plugged Magner's?
Magner's... with ice :smugdog:
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir