Do you find cooking and scale modeling are similar?

[Belugawrx]

MMmmm beer
Hey selling kits,...of beer

 

[BarleyBop]

Haha, I had a Belgian friend who always referred to beer as 'pain liquide', liquid bread.
Though he touched on the early formulation of beer, for some time there was a lot of debate as to what came first: beer, or bread?
I don't know what the official concensus is now, but in my heart of hearts, I like to think it was... BEER!

 

[Littlemarten]

Haha, I had a Belgian friend who always referred to beer as 'pain liquide', liquid bread.
Though he touched on the early formulation of beer, for some time there was a lot of debate as to what came first: beer, or bread?
I don't know what the official concensus is now, but in my heart of hearts, I like to think it was... BEER!

Actually, they probably occurred at nearly the same time. Consider the grain harvesting and storage capabilities of the time, plus the periodic scarcity of food, often just before planting season, and all this in a warm environment. Perfect situation to discover the joys of fermentation.

 

[urumomo]

 

[BarleyBop]

For someone named BarleyBop, I suppose I must comment!

I like the snipe at canadian whiskey, when apparently Bourbon must be at least 51% corn! . I always have 'juice' on hand though!

Corn, a grain that spends half it's life as a vegetable according to the US FDA.

For you scotch connoisseurs, I had a Welsh colleague who referred to the shimmering 'tail of the dragon' in a glass of scotch and water... Mr Googles doesn't seem to know anything about it in my searches. Is that a thing, or just a Cymro pulling a fast one?

 

[urumomo]

that Mr. Do Well's sounds like it would be good for making Long Island iced teas .

 

[BarleyBop]

Mmmm, so many things to drink, so little time!

How about a liqueur with salted plums, or ginger wine, or maple infused wiskey?


Salty, spicy and sweet.

 

[Littlemarten]

De gustibus non disputandem est.

 

[Airborne01!]

De gustibus non disputandem est.

OOh; you're right posh you are!
Steve

 

[Littlemarten]

OOh; you're right posh you are!
Steve

Cives Romanus sum.

 

[Belugawrx]

Welllll India does have a population of 1.5 Billion

 

[Edbert]

I like the snipe at canadian whiskey, <snip>

Yeah, I sorta see both sides. I really like Crown Royal, but really dislike Canadian Club. Most self-proclaimed connoisseurs say all blends are poope. But I have to say the nastiest "whiskey" I ever tasted was something Irish (which makes ~30% of my ancient heritage) and it was just horrible and still was priced at over $150USD back in ~2004.

To be clear this is not nationalist.

Jack Daniels is (arguably) the most overrated and overpriced drink available, there are other candidates, but yeah. Whiskey (In the US since 2015) is highly corporatized. Many of our craft beers/wines/liquors compete well at international competitions, but what sells at the stores is generally about things other than quality or "craft".

That said, this is my favorite local craft beverage https://www.altstadtbeer.com/

 

[urumomo]