Favorite afterwork drink to relax with?

I hate going out for drinks, so I just have what I have in my home kitchen. 90% of the time, a couple of bottles of beer are perfect. but when I get in the right mood, a cuba libre (rum/coke/lime):beer:.

I remember a post like this came up some time ago. It's always fun to see what folks are imbibing in to shed the days issues.

Over the 30yrs that my career has/had spanned there have been a variety of elixers and concoctions that were ordered, tried and even enjoyed.

Depending on the restaurant that I worked at, the depth of the bar was always a determining factor. Then again way back when it was encouraged to drink at the bar with employee drink prices but now it appears most companies discourage it.

At the bar I did enjoy a LI Tea, Beer since it was free or .50 a glass, an "Oil Can" when it was available and the more than occasional shot of Rumplemintz. Actually there was this one place I worked in the western 'burbs of Chicago where the employee's drank so much of it, it was nicknamed "Lomdard Water":beer:

I never was one for cocktails at home because it was mostly a solo act and I never felt comfortable drinking alone. Yet an occasional beer or glass of wine was had and I always kept some Rumplemintz in the freezer and a couple other things around should I have some of the crew over.

Now-a-days it's a simple beer, maybe even a Trappist ale, glass of home mixed Deigo red, a margarita or Bloody Mary that I enjoy when the day is done.

I've said it elsewhere, but my absolute favorite mass-produced (ie. not homebrew, microbrew or any of the many, many wonderful special brews out there) is Newcastle. I'm not saying it's THE best beer in the world - just the best of the mass-produced beers and one I could drink every day for the rest of my life and not get tired of.

Focus

Beer, Beer, I love Beer, I'm absolutly positively wild about beer. lol:beer:

Beer, or wine, depends :smiles:

In Michigan, we have Two Hearted Ale from Bell's brewery. It's my favorite beer without even a competent challenger so that's my go to. The harshness of the IPA's hop bitterness is great for after a service shift because subtler beers just taste like water when you're tired and all your senses are drained. I sometimes go for the local brewery's Sacred Cow IPA. It's from Arbor Brewing Co.

On the non-beer side... vodka tonic + lime wedge. Taste is not the issue because as I previously stated, senses are worn out anyway. That and I don't like putting more than a single ice cube in good bourbon (my liquor of choice) and I want a cold drink after work.

:beer:

well, being on ships with zero tolerence--have to relax with some time on the treadmill, and then after a shower,and a book.

when in port, if one is not going back on watch for eight hours it is possible to have a drink or two. my choice is usually white wine.

when on occasion I have a job on the beach it's pretty much the same, wine.

Nan

It all depends on my mood. Most often it is a beer or 5 (CookingAngry-I love all the Bell's beers!), but I also love a good bourbon on the rocks, dark rum and just about any mixer, or a Gin and Tonic (try it with a splash of cucumber juice or fresh melon juice).

Pete,

What's your bourbon of choice?
My top three are Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, and Bulliet.
I don't like Maker's but I am just wierd about not liking wheat in my booze (Im not even a big fan of Oberon)
I still have to try Bookers and Blantons and Pappy Van Winkle is going down the hatch when I gradutate from college in spring 09.

Pappy Van Winkle is OK...not worth the price....but OK......
I am brand specific.....Wild Turkey 101 on the rocks....splash
of water with the first one....then just on the rocks.......

I'm a beer drinker typically (drop top amber is my favorite), but tonight is more of a vodka night.

A really good cup of coffee!

First off, a large glass from the box of cabernet sauvignon. Then, if it's early enough and Im not driving next morning, a couple of black russians - Liberal measures

First, a glass of bubbly. Ahhhhhhhhh. Or a chilled Lilet on ice with a citrus twist on a hot day. But basically I am a wino ;) If I ever have anything hard, which isn't frequent, it is a gin martini with a citrus twist, and occaisionally a cranberry splash.

Oh boy, now that the summer weather is kicking into high gear after a night in the kitchen I find myself craving Campari and soda. Nothing cuts the heat like that. And, frankly, after nine hours of tasting off everything from cream scones, chocolate semi-fraido, thyme jus, and wild boar carnitas, Campari is actually one of the few things I can taste.

--Al

A cool glass of a California Chardonny

6 Beer, poured in a bucket.....

Like many British women I like gin and tonic with ice and lemon. My husband likes real ale.

Half a bottle of 100 proof So Co and a dozen Long Trail Ales......oh you meant to unwind...............



'ben in this biz waaaaaayyyyyy too long!!

Okay, so I think I found a new favorite drink (although it knocks you on your you-know-what if you have too many).

To set the tone a little... I've been a long-time fan of vodka and Red Bull as a "party starter" because I'm an energy-drink junkie, even though it tastes like antifreeze and makes me want to turn my mouth inside out and scour it with a brillo pad.

I was wandering through my local liquor emporium 2 weekends ago on a mission for margarita fixin's for a party, and ended up buying some white chocolate Irish cream (O'something or other... it's long gone, and I don't recall the brand), vanilla vodka (Stoli), and coffee liqueur (el cheapo). I went and bought some Java Monster (the plain black one) to mix it with, a bag of ice, and threw it all in a blender. H-E-A-V-E-N

Ratio was approximately 1/2 can Java Monster - 1 shot vodka - 1 shot coffee liqueur - 1 shot white chocolate + Enough ice to make it a frappe consistency.

Gin and tonic with a wedge of lime.. no, I'm not British, and no, I'm not a woman.

Tea.

What'd you expect? :) I'm 16 and don't drink anything carbonated. Although, I have grown a taste for white-russians and mimosas, one is a morning drink and the other has too many calories to be a nightly thing.


Tea is perfect for me.

rosemary infused pineapple juice, lemonade, lemon juice, sugar and then varying amounts of club soda.......if it's really hot I go with tons of club, more punchy then less......and if it's a farmer dinner night I add rum....


Guiness, even in the summer......
APA, usually over heff.
tried a Miller Hi Life last week and it was darn tasty, really shocking.....guess Miller pony packs are a total throw back to youth.

Yep, the rosemary punch shtuff is served at alot of my parties and I keep a pitcher in the fridge just for personal consumption.

Ideally id like to drink Caipirinhas - because they are so delish i fell in love with them while i was living in Argentina - but its a lot of effort and expensive so i usually go home and grab a VERY large glass of local cheapish plonk



(or two) rest my head back and listen to the sweet melodies of Vivaldi or just fall in front of the tv!!

glass of wine or 2. Usually red.......the "everyday" is Blackstone Merlot or Bogle Petite Syrah. nothing special.

In the winter, I like cabs. Jlohr


sometimes, fiance makes a drink....club soda, espresso vodka, and a splash or two of diet coke....tastes great...more of an after dinner drink.

Red wine, usually Malbec, shiraz , or cabernet


JB

Wow!!

I watched the foodtv (as I always do) from 11:00am est and Bobby AFlay did (just today!) a Brazillian show where he made Caipirinhas


I usualy go into the rest. around noon or 1:00pm--depending on what my prep list looks like--open @ 5:00pm---but my morn coffee is w/Flay and just today his show was on Brazillian food. A crab/heart-palm salad/ grilled chix sal( w/bunches of stuff and cilantro- "surprise") and NY strip grilled and smothered w/ chimmichirri-- but he NEVER said it was a chimmirichirri type thing-- ii ...more or less ....was.

So ...any way...when I found the thread featuring Caipirinhas ....

My husband likes to undwind with a bottle of Pilsner Urquell.

Me I'm not a drinker, my vice is cigarettes.

Here's another one for you:

We used bomber cups. Hurricane Shooter

Red Bull , Monster, or your favorite energy drink and a shot of Malibu Coconut Rum.....yum!


I drink the occasional beer, wine spritzer, or raspberry mudslide, or White Russian.

If it was a good night an 8 pack of Lucky
Bad night... 2 8 packs of lucky and a few shots of whatever is on special.