Beverages! Represent your country!

[AssassinJoe]

American, so...............

BEER!!!

 

[Lukeje]

...and i suppose a Welsh drink would be medd (mead). Not that I've ever actually ever drunk any.

Oddly enough, Mead is originally from China. Boggled my mind the first time I learned that.

According to wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead] (usual warnings apply) it is independently multicultural (i.e. it has been discovered by many cultures independently). It's the specific mixes of ingredients, etc. that stamps a locality on each batch.

Edit: You referenced that there are specific local variants in your own post in an edit. Ignore then.

 

[metal eslaved]

RUM im from the dominican republic if you dont know were my country is i dont blame you PS:is in the caribbean.

http://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/brugal-extra-viejo-rum.jpg

 

[Owlslayer]

Um... i have no idea how it's called in English, and i bet you wouldn't want to know. It's not alcoholic, but i have never really figured out what's it made of...

Well, i did some Google-ing in the middle of writing this reply and found out a bit myself.
So, i guess i have to go with the name it has in my language: Kama.
To those who are interested, a short article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_%28food%29
And yes, after finishing this post i realized that the Wiki article says its food. I disagree. Most people drink it.

I'd imagine not a lot of you would really be exited to drink this stuff in, now would ya? But i like it anyhow.
Yeah, fun stuff indeed.

 

[Connor Lonske]

NYC, probably crappy coffee, its all you can get here, yet it keeps the city running.

 

[Infinatex]

Australia. We have the monopoly on good cold Beer!

 

[Quaxar]

Weeeeell... we got Red Bull. Give your damaged heart my greetings.
Plus we brew good coffees (Is there a plural?).

 

[Daystar Clarion]

C.C. my good man. Canadian Club!

Brewed in my hometown!

My grandfather loves that stuff. Thank you Canada.

My grandfather brewed it. You're welcome Daystar.

You mean he worked in a brewery or that he actually created it?

 

[Snake Plissken]

...and i suppose a Welsh drink would be medd (mead). Not that I've ever actually ever drunk any.

Oddly enough, Mead is originally from China. Boggled my mind the first time I learned that.

According to wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead] (usual warnings apply) it is independently multicultural (i.e. it has been discovered by many cultures independently). It's the specific mixes of ingredients, etc. that stamps a locality on each batch.

Edit: You referenced that there are specific local variants in your own post in an edit. Ignore then.

True dat. I just didn't know that mead was a common Welsh drink, not one to be recognized as Welsh specifically, anyways. Not that China is known for their mead, either...

 

[orangebandguy]

Britain.


TEA AND BEER!

Maybe both together, we are cool like that.

 

[HavoK 09]

we are famous for our port wine and high quality corks... that is all

 

[darksky]

I'm British, and I also pick Tea. ASDA beer being a close second.

 

[El Poncho]

IRN BRU!


The most popular soft drink in Scotland, coca cola can go fuck off

 

[Daystar Clarion]

IRN BRU!


The most popular soft drink in Scotland, coca cola can go fuck off

I also love Irn Bru. The story behind why it isn't called Iron Brew is quite hilarious.

 

[Saioon]

I would pick Norman's Conquest ale, but I'm not sure if that counts as English or French.

 

[Roos1993]

IRN BRU!


The most popular soft drink in Scotland, coca cola can go fuck off

This!

Truly Irn Bru is what Jesus would tell us to drink if he was here to say what's what.

 

[Somebloke]

I'm Irish, so I better pick something that isn't bloody Guiness!

Regular Guiness, without the blood?
I know, I know, not quite so Irish, but what can you do?

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Well, being Norwegian, there is little to choose from except maybe Mead. (Yeah, maybe the Chinese invented it, but we were it's main consumers!)

Anyhow, for medieval and modern time it has got to be Aquavit:

Wikipedia:

In Norway it is particularly drunk at celebrations, such as Christmas or May 17 (Norwegian Constitution Day). In Sweden it is a staple of the traditional midsummer celebrations dinner, usually drunk while singing one of many drinking songs. It is usually drunk as snaps during meals, especially during the appetizer course? along with pickled herring, crayfish, lutefisk or smoked fish. In this regard it is popularly quipped that akvavit helps the fish swim down to the stomach. It is also a regular on the traditional Norwegian Christmas meals, including roasted rib of pork and stickmeat (pinnekjøtt). It is said that the spices and the alcohol helps digest the meal which is very rich in fat.

Among the most important brands are Løiten, Lysholm and Gilde from Norway

(...)

Particular to the Norwegian tradition are linje akvavits (such as "Løiten Linje" and "Lysholm Linje"). These have been carried in oak casks onboard ships crossing the equator (linje) twice before being sold. While many experts claim that this tradition is little more than a gimmick, some argue that the moving seas and frequent temperature changes cause the spirit to extract more flavour from the casks. Norwegian akvavit distillers Arcus has carried out a test where they tried to emulate the rocking of the casks aboard the "Linje" ships while the casks were subjected to the weather elements as they would aboard a ship. The finished product was according to Arcus far from the taste that a proper "Linje" akvavit should have, thus the tradition of shipping the akvavit casks past the "Linje" and back continues.

Hah! The whole 'Linje' things is a pretty cool tradtition.

 

[Dessembrae]

well I'm a swede so I would be remiss if I didn't pic this