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Best beer for practicing bass!

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Killed_by_Death said:
Even the Mexicans don't drink Corona, LOL!
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That's only because half to population has a license to brew it in their barn, and the other half have seen the barns!

Fat Tire - previously mentioned is one of my faves from traveling for work days.
Similarly Blue Moon, for the Carolina set - also from traveling for work.

But practice is done at home, where it's typically going to be one of two local brewerys:
Big Rock - The Traditional, usually because I can't find the Pale, which is my favorite.
Village - (It takes village to raise a beer, and a beer to raise a village) particularly the Black India Ale, but the Cucumber Ale was pretty spectacular too.
 
#144
Can't go wrong with Sam Adams IMO. Especially their Octoberfest, when it's available.

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA is also good in hot weather. Their Raison D'Etre is even better - but they stopped bottling it, and now it's only available on tap. (I suppose you could just order a keg however. Depending on your band, you might need to.)

Haven't brewed up any of my own quaff in several years. But I'm thinking I might just start again now that I've got a little more free time than I used to. Hmm...maybe a nice double bock... (i personally prefer them on the darker, thicker and more complex side. My friends maintain that if there's also some pond life swimming in it, ol' 40hz would likely consider it a plus. To which I'd say it all depends on which pondlife we're talking about. ;))
 
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#145
Rip Van Dan said:
The only Scotch that is smokey is an Islay Scotch and there are a lot of mediocre ones out there. Islay Scotch has a smokey, peaty aftertaste because the malts used for the Scotch are roasted over peat fires. Dried peat has been used as fuel for fires in that part of Scotland for at least a thousand years. In my opinion the best of those is Lagavulin. If you don't like Lagavulin, you won't like Islay Scotch. Of course then you might want to try Highland Scotch or Speyside Scotch. Each is distinctly different from the other. The biggest problem with them is they are way too spendy to do as an aside to anything. So back to beer for practice and then just enough...not too much.
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Admittedly the number of scotches I've tried is pretty limited. They've all had this smokey flavor, and very rightly might have been an Islay. I've had a couple single malts, and a few blends (sacrilege I realize, haha) I tend to gravitate towards bourbons in the whiskey world. Perhaps I should give scotch another shot.
 
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don't drink at practice. typically try not to drink any on weekdays (except fridays :thumbsup:)

at a gig, it's usually 2 or 3 O'Connor El Guapo Agave IPA. 7.5%abv

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macmanlou said:
This is my current favorite, from Fort Collins, CO. Stays smooth as it approaches room temperature. Good flavor, no bite.

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I loved the New Belgium beers when they first got started. Their production has significantly increased and in my opinion something has been lost. There are so many great breweries here in Colorado. Right now, I'm digging this one....

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