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Old 10-10-2005, 06:22 PM
LondonBroil LondonBroil is offline
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Default Re: Wine advice so I don\'t look like a tool

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First, I would suggest saki. Failing that, I would skip the wine, and suggest a Japanese beer, such as Kirin Ichiban.

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Excellent advice. I would skip sake for now, it's too easy to get a bottle you won't like. Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi, etc. are all great ideas.

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Where would I go about buying Japanese beer, a liquor store or a beer distributor?
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Old 10-10-2005, 06:28 PM
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Default Re: Wine advice so I don\'t look like a tool

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First, I would suggest saki. Failing that, I would skip the wine, and suggest a Japanese beer, such as Kirin Ichiban.

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Excellent advice. I would skip sake for now, it's too easy to get a bottle you won't like. Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi, etc. are all great ideas.

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Where would I go about buying Japanese beer, a liquor store or a beer distributor?

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Any decent beer/wine/liquor store should have the ones Diablo mentioned. I would go for Sapporo or Asahi; Kirin is pretty bad compared to the other two.
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Old 10-10-2005, 06:42 PM
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Default Re: Wine advice so I don\'t look like a tool

Sapporo is my favorite from Japan. Yup, going to have to get some of that soon, it's been a while.
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:01 PM
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Default Re: Wine advice so I don\'t look like a tool

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Excellent advice. I would skip sake for now, it's too easy to get a bottle you won't like. Kirin, Sapporo, Asahi, etc. are all great ideas.

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Sapporo makes a great beer called Sapporo Black Stout Draft, but about 4-5 years ago I stopped seeing it in liquor stores. From what I understand it's still available in the US, just not near me. The name's somewhat misleading - it's more of a deep reddish-orange color and generally not what you'd think of as a stout. It's more of a dark lager - smooth, slightly sweet, but with a nice bitterness as well.

I think it's the best beer they make, but the standard Sapporo lager is good too. I might go with the Sapporo Reserve if you can find it.

Beer is definitely the right way to go with this meal.
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:19 PM
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Why would you ever suggest beer with a meal instead of wine?
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:22 PM
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Default go with tsingtao...much better than kirin imho.

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Old 10-10-2005, 07:23 PM
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well call me crazy but I have to disagree with everyone telling you to go with beer instead of wine with your food. IMO, beer simply doesn't go well food. before food, yes. After food, yes. But not with the meal. Go the store and spend $20 bucks on a bottle of wine, any wine, and you will likely get something that is potable, and better than beer with your food.
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:24 PM
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Why would you ever suggest beer with a meal instead of wine?

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Is this a Diablo-specific question? Or is the implication that wine's always a better option than beer with food?

If it's the latter, I disagree.

edit - I guess it's the latter. There are meals where I'd definitely want wine, meals where I'd definitely want beer, and some where I'd be happy either way.
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:24 PM
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Default Re: Wine advice so I don\'t look like a tool

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well call me crazy but I have to disagree with everyone telling you to go with beer instead of wine with your food. IMO, beer simply doesn't go well food. before food, yes. After food, yes. But not with the meal. Go the store and spend $20 bucks on a bottle of wine, any wine, and you will likely get something that is potable, and better than beer with your food.

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Im the opposite, I like wine by itself, and love a good beer with a meal.
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Old 10-10-2005, 07:28 PM
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Wine is always better with food than beer.
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