ive been interested in trying some, but like most other alcoholic beverages, there all kinds of different flavors and types. anyone have any preferences?
plus, aside from a japanese restaurant, i wouldn't know where to get any. supposedly, you can buy it at japanese grocery stores, but i don't know that there are any near here

Where do you live again? near or in pittsburg? Surely a city the size of pittsburg has a chinatown type neighborhood? you can probably find sake there. Other than that, you can always get it at a sushi bar. Just order it once and ask the waiter where the restaurant buys it.

i used to live about an hour away from pittsburgh, but i live in north carolina now. i may have to do the restaurant thing although i still wouldn't know what to order though.

Order sake. right?

my point being that there are different types/flavors. just trying to inspire some conversation (and give myself ideas)

I've never tried it. I couldn't get past the smell because it smelled too much like tequila (sp) to me.

I didn't even know that, and I drink sake. You should be telling me where to get it, PMA.

oh, so you drink it? what would you describe the taste as?

its easier to drink than most alcohol

Like a strong semi-sweet wine, but hot.

Just go buy one sort and if you don't like it move to the next one? It's hard to believe you actually want people to describe its taste... just go and try it. It's awesome. It's alcohol. It has it all.

it's more me wanting to have a successful thread


sounds good. i love sweet wine.
since it's so strong you just kind of sip on it, right?

I wouldn't say it's sweet. It has a definite bitter kick to it. I pour it in the tiny glass they give me and shoot it, but I come from a small town where people looked at you funny for eating sushi with chopsticks. I could have been doing it completely wrong. I have yet to have Sake here in Houston with less provincial people, so I don't really know.

do one of these

I prefer these:

i'm not quite sure i understand...LOL

so you drink the sake and then the beer? or...mix them and drink it? or...

i'm sorry, i'm a n00b when it comes to this stuff. i drink beer and some mixed drinks but that's pretty much limited to jack and coke or fuzzy navels or jagerbombs

"bombs" are all done the same way. You drop whatever shot into whatever beer (or red bull for jager bombs), and chug away!

ah, i get it.

the chop sticks confused me

It's a "before" picture.

thanks for clearing that up