Althouse: Things we drank.

January 1, 2009

Simon said...: This may be the first thread where someone other than titus refers to their having consumed hog.; 1/1/09, 6:58 PM
Kev said...: Simon, you just beat me to a similar statement.

So how was the ginger beer? Was it the brewed or carbonated variety? (I understand that there are both kinds.); 1/1/09, 7:10 PM
reader_iam said...: What white linens!; 1/1/09, 7:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Champagne with an olive?; 1/1/09, 10:17 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Pat, that's a plum royale... champagne, with plum. (Not a an olive.)

The ginger thing is some kind of Japanese beer -- real beer, but with some ginger in it. The brand is Hitachino.; 1/1/09, 10:48 PM
Ann Althouse said...: That Wild Hog wine was bizarrely intoxicating. It was good, but be careful!; 1/1/09, 10:49 PM