Poke Me In The Eye

This weeks question is a simple one. What are you five favorite beverages of all time?

Crawford’s Answers

In no particular order…

1. Budweiser

“This is the famous Budweiser beer…” I’ll admit there are far better tasting beers out there. But when I am looking for an inexpensive, readily available, great when cold, simple and approachable, easy drinking, “yeah I’m going to mow the lawn but I’d like a beer while I do it and not get so wasted I mow over my foot” kind of beer…I dare you to find one better. It’s the versatility that makes it a winner for me.

2. Rockstar

I don’t remember when I had my first Rockstar. My lack of memory of the epic event is probably due to the wacky chemicals contained inside the drink. I’ll admit it, I’m addicted. And I KNOW that people out there find these things disgusting…but I love it! I do! I need MORE! WHERE IS MINE!?!?!

3. Quality cranberry juice

It’s gotta be strong. It’s gotta be pure. It can’t have high fructose corn syrup or other annoying chemicals. I love it when it is so pure and strong that it makes my mouth feel funny. If I was stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life this would be the beverage I’d miss the most.

4. Water

For all the fancy energy drinks, cocktails, designer beers, quality fruit juices…nothing, and I mean NOTHING is better tasting (when you are so very thirsty) than cold water. You can drink it anytime, for any occasion. It’s a hangover prevention elixir…and a cure. It’s available everywhere and…hell…two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule…how much more simple and pure can it get?

5. 7 & 7

I definitely wanted to add a cocktail to this list. The thing is I’m not a big cocktail drinker. I thought long and hard about this and it was a tough choice between Seagram’s 7 and 7-up vs. a gin and tonic…but this won out. Why? For one it’s not all that “typical” a cocktail. But more importantly it’s a cocktail that can be drank at any time for any occasion. A gin and tonic isn’t always refreshing…but a 7 & 7 sure is.

Moe’s Answers

1. Mountain Dew

I love soda, it’s just a fact of life. Back in college I had a roommate who lived on Mountain Dew. Prior to that I never really drank it, I was always kinda turned off by the color and we just never bought it when I was growing up. Having it in the house all the time I started to drink it and I fell in love. I don’t drink coffee, Mountain Dew is how I get my caffeine fix for the day. This will probably gross quite a few people out but I start every day with a nice ice cold Mountain Dew, it’s my morning fix. Sadly, because it is so loaded with sugar I limit myself to just the one a day.

2. Pepsi

As I stated, I love soda. My family is a Pepsi family, I pretty much went from the nipple to a Pepsi bottle. My Pépère (grandfather) was a huge Pepsi fan. One of my early memories in life is him telling me to “put my lip in it” when I was drinking from a bottle, I was putting the head of the bottle in my mouth (that sounds dirty). I could drink Pepsi all day, but like Mountain Dew, I try and keep my intact to a minimum or drink diet. I’d also like to state that while I definitely prefer Pepsi to Coke I am not one of those weird fanatics that doesn’t drink Coke or rant and rave about it.

3. Strawberry Milk

I haven’t drank a glass of this wonderful goodness in a long time now but as a kid I sure drank a lot. I like it nice and strong too, the more scoops of that pink powder the better. hmmmm, thinking about this makes me really want a glass now.

4. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Quite possibly the finest beer ever made. I could never get sick of drinking this nectar of the gods, it’s just such a damn good beer. I love beer and have drank more than my fair share. Back in college I had a collection of beer bottles and went out of my way to try as many different beers as I could so that I could get a new bottle for my collection. I can honestly say that Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the best beer I have tasted.

5. Water

Nothing quite satisfies the thirst like a nice glass of water. I like water so cold that it hurts your teeth, I love finding a drinking fountain that keeps it this icy cold. Back when I was working in an office I drank a ridiculous amount of water, I would go through at least five 16oz bottles a day. I pretty much always had a bottle at my desk.

I didn’t have room for it, but my cocktail of choice would be a Gin and Tonic. If you want to do shots, Tequilla for me, make it Patron.