Novelty foods/drinks

[Pidgeon]

Something I enjoy is seeking out weird foods/drinks and also anything foreign or "exotic" I can find (I love buying Jewish food, for example).

For starters, I bought some chocolate beer that I plan on trying tonight. I can't wait!

Does anybody have any experiences or recommendations to share?

[cavorting with nudists]

Try finding this British brew--um, damn, I can't remember the brewery--it's Banana Bread beer.  I am open to exotic flavorings in the brewskis, chocolate stout. coffee stout, etc., but do not often find fruity beers to my liking.  This Banana Bread stuff though--fuck a stoat, that's good drinkin.'

[yesno]

I recently had Drank, the antienergy dietary supplement. Slow your roll.

(it tastes like flower soda)

[James W]

Try finding this British brew--um, damn, I can't remember the brewery--it's Banana Bread beer.  I am open to exotic flavorings in the brewskis, chocolate stout. coffee stout, etc., but do not often find fruity beers to my liking.  This Banana Bread stuff though--fuck a stoat, that's good drinkin.'

It's Wells, unless there's more than one. I tried it last night, and second the recommendation. Thanks, cavwitnud!

[Jason From Buffalo]

I have similar interests. I run a website with a couple of friends where we review non-alcoholic drinks. We've found some pretty ridiculous stuff.
www.thirstydudes.com
Check out the Hey Song Shaking Jelly drink. So strange and delicious.

[yesno]

I miss Josta.

[buffcoat]

I never did get to try Jooky.

[AllisonLeGnome]

My favorite international grocery store discoveries:


Puccho, an amazing Japanese candy that's kind of difficult to explain


Speculoos, which has been more than making up for the lack of peanut butter in France

[Pidgeon]

Something weird about peanut butter that I remember hearing about is that, outside of North America, it's really popular in the Netherlands. I don't know why (or why peanut butter isn't loved the world over, for that matter).

[yesno]

William F. Buckley often spoke and wrote of his love of peanut butter.  Maybe Europeans think that the stuff is a Republican plot.

http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/03/wfb

http://old.nationalreview.com/flashback/buckley200406301006.asp

Or, they already have Nutella.

[Pidgeon]

Who wouldn't trust William F. Buckley with that accent of his?

[Steve of Bloomington]

There is a brewery in Dublin called Porterhouse that makes something called 'Oyster Stout'. It is good but hard to come by, and not cheap ($3.79/bottle at the one place I've found it here in town).

[Terry From Cleveland]

Try finding this British brew--um, damn, I can't remember the brewery--it's Banana Bread beer.  I am open to exotic flavorings in the brewskis, chocolate stout. coffee stout, etc., but do not often find fruity beers to my liking.  This Banana Bread stuff though--fuck a stoat, that's good drinkin.'

Was it Wells? I've had that and it was pretty deece.

There  are a few bars in town that get pumpkin beers around autumn. There's one beer, Southern Tier Pumpking, I think, that tastes EXACTLY like pumpkin pie- graham cracker crust and all. It's eery.

[Sarah]

I want my beer to taste like pumpkin pie no more than I want my pumpkin pie to taste like beer. 

[Alex_from_the_woods]

Back when I used to drink I seem to remember all of the beer being sorta beer flavored. Do they make beer for adults any more or has all beer gone into Starbucks land?