Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
the most.

Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
trend that I have missed?

Thanks

Tom

wrote:
> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?

Nope. Saw it this week in St. Louis, MO. Yuckers.

wrote on Sat, 15 Mar 2008
14:12:43 -0700 (PDT):

t> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that
t> Budweiser was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of
t> Clamato Juice, and beer. Is this a drink that is just
t> popular in Arizona, or is it a trend that I have missed?

I've never seen or tried that. I think mixing in Budweiser
would spoil good Clamato juice ;-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"
>> wrote:

> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?

It's a trend you've overlooked. This stuff is all over the country.
I bought one just for kicks about a year ago. Even took a picture
of it:

http://tinypic.com/fullsize.php?pic=630urgw

The stuff on the right was much better. Cheaper and stronger.

-sw

wrote:
>
> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom

Many years ago, my late (paternal) grandfather had a penchant for
drinking beer mixed with V8 juice (ratio ~1.5:1). Actually, it's
surprisingly very good and refreshing (I'm rather picky too!), and I
drink that combination from time to time on occassion. I doubt that I'd
like the beer-plus-clamato concoction though, but who knows <g>.

Sky

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

> wrote in message
...
> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom

A version of Red Beer! Snappy Tom and cheap beer is best. a true breakfast
of champions. Standard fare for the next morning when on a fishing trips
growing up in West Texas

Blinky the Shark <Blinky the Shark >> wrote:

> I saw some here in L.A. a few months ago. Bought a can, since I like
> Clamato. It was pretty good.

You thought so? I was down to my last "beer" and that was it. So I
opened it and tried it. I couldn't even finish it. It didn't even
taste like Clamato. And if it was my last beer and I couldn't
finish it, then it's *really* bad.

Clamato has done some co-branding on some other stuff and all of it
tasted like crap, IMO. For example, they had a tortilla chip
seasoning that would have been good, but then they put it on these
god awful tortilla chips that tasted like cardboard.

The Miller michelada is much better, but still not good, IMO. It's
citrus-based instead of tomato-based.

-sw

Sky <Sky >> wrote:

> Many years ago, my late (paternal) grandfather had a penchant for
> drinking beer mixed with V8 juice (ratio ~1.5:1). Actually, it's
> surprisingly very good and refreshing (I'm rather picky too!), and I
> drink that combination from time to time on occassion. I doubt that I'd
> like the beer-plus-clamato concoction though, but who knows <g>.

My biggest problem with these things is I can't imagine drinking an
American mass-produced beer watered down to have less alcohol
content and taste than it already doesn't have to begin with.

If somebody were to invent a *decent* beer, mixed with spicy bloody
Mary (or bloody Caesar), then I'd certainly try that with gusto (and
an extra shot of vodka).

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Sky <Sky >> wrote:
>
> > Many years ago, my late (paternal) grandfather had a penchant for
> > drinking beer mixed with V8 juice (ratio ~1.5:1). Actually, it's
> > surprisingly very good and refreshing (I'm rather picky too!), and I
> > drink that combination from time to time on occassion. I doubt that I'd
> > like the beer-plus-clamato concoction though, but who knows <g>.
>
> My biggest problem with these things is I can't imagine drinking an
> American mass-produced beer watered down to have less alcohol
> content and taste than it already doesn't have to begin with.
>
> If somebody were to invent a *decent* beer, mixed with spicy bloody
> Mary (or bloody Caesar), then I'd certainly try that with gusto (and
> an extra shot of vodka).
>
> -sw

Although I'm no beer officianda, at least my grandfather did use Beck's
or Heineken (sp?) beer (or some other germanic imports) instead of the
typical, mass-produced beers found in the USA. And now that I think
about it, practically all of the mass-produced beers in the USA can
benefit from the addition of some V8 to make them less impalatable!

Sky, who rarely drinks beer

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

Kathleen wrote:

> wrote:
>> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked past
>> the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs of
>> Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was strange
>> because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at the most.
>>
>> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
>> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
>> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a trend
>> that I have missed?
>
> Nope. Saw it this week in St. Louis, MO. Yuckers.

I saw some here in L.A. a few months ago. Bought a can, since I like
Clamato. It was pretty good.


--
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> wrote in message
...
> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?

I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer, hot sauce, lime
juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper, served over ice in a salted
glass. Refreshing on a hot day!

Mary

Blinky wrote:
> Kathleen wrote:
> > wrote:
> >> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked past
> >> the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs of
> >> Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was strange
> >> because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at the most.
>
> >> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> >> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> >> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a trend
> >> that I have missed?
>
> > Nope. �Saw it this week in St. Louis, MO. �Yuckers.
>
> I saw some here in L.A. a few months ago. �Bought a can, since I like
> Clamato. �

You would suck down one of your bloody cousins, I guess you have a fin
with an incestuous bent.

MareCat wrote:
>
> I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer,
> hot sauce, lime juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper,
> served over ice in a salted glass. Refreshing on a hot day!

That is sooooo Republican. I'll bet you were even
married in those days. )

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> MareCat wrote:
>>
>> I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer,
>> hot sauce, lime juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper,
>> served over ice in a salted glass. Refreshing on a hot day!
>
> That is sooooo Republican.

Insult me all you want...it's still a yummy drink.


> I'll bet you were even
> married in those days. )

Actually, I drank more of 'em before I got hitched.

Mary

P.S. Fix your clock.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "MareCat" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
>>> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
>>> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
>>> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
>>> the most.
>>>
>>> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
>>> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
>>> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
>>> trend that I have missed?
>>
>> I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer, hot sauce, lime
>> juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper, served over ice in a
>> salted glass. Refreshing on a hot day!
>>
> Sigh. I still miss Houston. I loved everything about it except the city.
>

What didn't you like about the city? I lived in a couple of areas north of
the city, in a suburb SW of the city, and in an apartment near downtown. I
was impressed (and surprised) by how much diversity there was in and around
Houston. I especially loved the restaurant scene there. Baltimore has good
restaurants, but the number of restaurants and variety of cuisines available
in the Houston area really was/is amazing.

Mary

P.S. Fix your clock.

"MareCat" > wrote in message
. ..
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
>> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
>> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
>> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
>> the most.
>>
>> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
>> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
>> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
>> trend that I have missed?
>
> I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer, hot sauce, lime
> juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper, served over ice in a
> salted glass. Refreshing on a hot day!
>
Sigh. I still miss Houston. I loved everything about it except the city.

MareCat wrote:
>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > MareCat wrote:
> >>
> >> I used to drink micheladas when I lived in Houston: beer,
> >> hot sauce, lime juice, Worcestershire, and ground black pepper,
> >> served over ice in a salted glass. Refreshing on a hot day!
> >
> > That is sooooo Republican.
>
> Insult me all you want...it's still a yummy drink.
>
> > I'll bet you were even
> > married in those days. )
>
> Actually, I drank more of 'em before I got hitched.

Yes, ma'am. I'll bring another one right away.

cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:

> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
> cellphones.?

From: cybercat >
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Clamato juice and beer
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500


While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).

-sw

"MareCat" > wrote
>> Sigh. I still miss Houston. I loved everything about it except the city.
>>
>
> What didn't you like about the city?

I was mostly playing--my meaning was really, "I loved the people." The
mix of people from everywhere all thrown in, instead of being
compartmentalized
as in the northeast.

>I lived in a couple of areas north of the city, in a suburb SW of the city,
>and in an apartment near downtown. I was impressed (and surprised) by how
>much diversity there was in and around Houston. I especially loved the
>restaurant scene there.

Diversity? You bet. Great clubs and restaurants? Absolutely! Beauty? Not so
much. It's flat and the city is where it is because the land was essentially
a
filled-in, paved swamp. Too few large trees, too hot, too flat, and the
drivers ... I understand "wild," I have driven in NYC, but Houston drivers
seemed to be a strange combination of sucicidal, homicidal, and just plain
insane. Also, when there wasn't a drought there was a flood.

Baltimore has good
> restaurants, but the number of restaurants and variety of cuisines
> available in the Houston area really was/is amazing.

Oh noooo! You are in Baltimore? The city of my birth????

>
> Mary
>
> P.S. Fix your clock.

What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
cellphones.?

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "MareCat" > wrote
>>> Sigh. I still miss Houston. I loved everything about it except the city.
>>>
>>
>> What didn't you like about the city?
>
> I was mostly playing--my meaning was really, "I loved the people." The
> mix of people from everywhere all thrown in, instead of being
> compartmentalized
> as in the northeast.
>
>>I lived in a couple of areas north of the city, in a suburb SW of the
>>city, and in an apartment near downtown. I was impressed (and surprised)
>>by how much diversity there was in and around Houston. I especially loved
>>the restaurant scene there.
>
> Diversity? You bet. Great clubs and restaurants? Absolutely! Beauty? Not
> so
> much. It's flat and the city is where it is because the land was
> essentially a
> filled-in, paved swamp. Too few large trees, too hot, too flat, and the
> drivers ... I understand "wild," I have driven in NYC, but Houston drivers
> seemed to be a strange combination of sucicidal, homicidal, and just plain
> insane. Also, when there wasn't a drought there was a flood.

Agree with all of the above...

I lived there for 16 years, so I formed some deep roots. I made many good
friends there, whom I miss dearly. So, I, too, loved the people.


> Baltimore has good
>> restaurants, but the number of restaurants and variety of cuisines
>> available in the Houston area really was/is amazing.
>
> Oh noooo! You are in Baltimore? The city of my birth????

I'm in the Baltimore 'burbs. Love this area!


>> Mary
>>
>> P.S. Fix your clock.
>
> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
> cellphones.?

The time that OE says you posted is an hour ahead of what it actually is
here.

Mary

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>>
>>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>>> cellphones.?
>>
>> From: cybercat >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>>
>>
>> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
>> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>>
>
> Fixed it.

You're still an hour ahead (according to OE).

cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>>
>>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>>> cellphones.?
>>
>> From: cybercat >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>>
>> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
>> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>
> Fixed it.

We'll forgo the flogging, just this once.

-sw

MareCat <MareCat >> wrote:

> "cybercat" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>>>> cellphones.?
>>>
>>> From: cybercat >
>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>>>
>>>
>>> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
>>> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>>
>> Fixed it.
>
> You're still an hour ahead (according to OE).

Hmm, so it is - I didn't even look at it. Looks like the time zone
was fixed, but now the clock is an hour fast.

Let the flogging commence!

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:

> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>
> > What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
> > cellphones.?
>
> From: cybercat >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>
>
> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>


Actually she's here in Chicawgo shacked up with me, Steve...


--
Best
Greg

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>
>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>> cellphones.?
>
> From: cybercat >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>
>
> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>

Fixed it.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> MareCat <MareCat >> wrote:
>
>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>>>>> cellphones.?
>>>>
>>>> From: cybercat >
>>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>>> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
>>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
>>>> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>>>
>>> Fixed it.
>>
>> You're still an hour ahead (according to OE).
>
> Hmm, so it is - I didn't even look at it. Looks like the time zone
> was fixed, but now the clock is an hour fast.
>
> Let the flogging commence!
>

Okay, now I think it is really fixed. But I still want my flogging!
hahahaha!

"MareCat" > wrote
> Agree with all of the above...
>
> I lived there for 16 years, so I formed some deep roots. I made many good
> friends there, whom I miss dearly. So, I, too, loved the people.

I was only there for six, but really got a lot out of it. It widened my
horizons
and turned me on to flour tortillas for everything! And margaritas ...
and
University of Houston was great fun. Brutal weed-out classes in the
sciences,
nothing like the babysitting I got at UNC. There's somehing great about
an International University, like it is an "uber University."

I loved Texas in January when it got coolish and rainy. There was something
special, poignant, even, in the air. Part of it was probably pheromones,
lol! I was 22-27 in Houston.

>
>> Baltimore has good
>>> restaurants, but the number of restaurants and variety of cuisines
>>> available in the Houston area really was/is amazing.
>>
>> Oh noooo! You are in Baltimore? The city of my birth????
>
> I'm in the Baltimore 'burbs. Love this area!
>

I grew up partly in the city, partly in the county. (Cockeysville! Go
ahead,
laugh! Just don't call it "Hunt Valley!")

I miss Pollock Johnnie's Polish Sausage, backfin crab cakes, blue crabs
steamed
in Old Bay and Beer, and the "old shoe" feel of the city suburbs. I also
miss
Hausner's, which closed some years back. I have not been in my home city
for 15 years, though ... which means I must not miss it enough.

cybercat wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> MareCat <MareCat >> wrote:
>>
>>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> cybercat <cybercat >> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What is wrong with my clock? It shows the same time that's on my
>>>>>> cellphones.?
>>>>>
>>>>> From: cybercat >
>>>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>>>> Subject: Clamato juice and beer
>>>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:03:05 -0500
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> While the time may be correct, the "-0500" means you're in the
>>>>> Central US time zone. You're in the Eastern time zone (-0400).
>>>>
>>>> Fixed it.
>>>
>>> You're still an hour ahead (according to OE).
>>
>> Hmm, so it is - I didn't even look at it. Looks like the time zone
>> was fixed, but now the clock is an hour fast.
>>
>> Let the flogging commence!
>>
>
> Okay, now I think it is really fixed. But I still want my flogging!
> hahahaha!

O emails a thwapper!

> wrote in message
...
> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
> the most.
>
> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
I don't know about Arizona but it's a mixed drink called a "Clam Eye". Add
a few extra ingredients and it's a "Shell Shock".

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

>
> > wrote in message
> .
> ..
>> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
>> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
>> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
>> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
>> the most.
>>
>> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
>> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
>> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
>> trend that I have missed?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tom
>>
> I don't know about Arizona but it's a mixed drink called a "Clam Eye".
> Add a few extra ingredients and it's a "Shell Shock".
>
> Jill
>
>

Beer and clamato or even tomato juice has been up here for a long time.
Usually just called a beer and juice for the tomato version or beer and
clamato for the clamato version...A vodka and clamato drink called a
Ceasar is also quite popular and tasty too.

Ceasars are more popular up here than Bloody Marys are down there...and
have probably as many recipes for making one. With the usual ingredients
and ratios.

Including the celery salt rimmed glasses.

Ceasar Garnishes can be celery stick, dill pickle wedge, pickled
asparagus spear or even pickled green bean. But next year I will
hopefully have lovage growing and that will serve in my Ceasars as stir
stick, straw plus garnish.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

"Ophelia" > wrote
>
> O emails a thwapper!
>

hahaha! Ow! Good morning! What's cookin' today, Ms. O?

"hahabogus" > wrote
> Beer and clamato or even tomato juice has been up here for a long time.
> Usually just called a beer and juice for the tomato version or beer and
> clamato for the clamato version...

I seem to recall, from the mists of prerecorded time, when I was a barkeep,
people up in Baltimore asking for half tomato juice, half draft beer,
usually
the guys who were in the bar a little too often, as a hangover "cure."

cybercat wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote
>>
>> O emails a thwapper!
>>
>
> hahaha! Ow! Good morning! What's cookin' today, Ms. O?

we have been out today, so we both had something different.

You?

On 2008-03-15, > wrote:

> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
> trend that I have missed?

It raises its ugly red head now and then. It's a complete waste of beer.
OTOH, so is Budweiser and any other beer deserving of a dose of toe juice.

nb

hahabogus wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in
> :
>
>> > wrote in message
>> .
>> ..
>>> Recently I was visiting a small town in Arizona, and when I walked
>>> past the beer case in a grocery store I noticed quite a few six packs
>>> of Clamato Juice positioned in front of the beer. I thought it was
>>> strange because where I live you might find six cans on the shelt at
>>> the most.
>>>
>>> Then I was in a grocery store in Tucson, and I noticed that Budweiser
>>> was selling beer that appeared to be a mixture of Clamato Juice, and
>>> beer. Is this a drink that is just popular in Arizona, or is it a
>>> trend that I have missed?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>> I don't know about Arizona but it's a mixed drink called a "Clam Eye".
>> Add a few extra ingredients and it's a "Shell Shock".
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Beer and clamato or even tomato juice has been up here for a long time.

I believe I heard that it uses to be difficult/impossible to get clamato
juice south of the border. A bit like finding osyter crackers up here.

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>
> Ceasars are more popular up here than Bloody Marys are down there...and
> have probably as many recipes for making one. With the usual ingredients
> and ratios.

I've always thought they sound horrible but then I don't even like
tomato juice. I tend to forget they exist, at least once this resulted
in me getting a glass of some red liquid with a celery stick in it
instead of my salad.


--
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:39:54 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:
>It's a trend you've overlooked. This stuff is all over the country.
>I bought one just for kicks about a year ago. Even took a picture
>of it:
>
>http://tinypic.com/fullsize.php?pic=630urgw
Well here in Louisiana, there's plenty of drunks who could care less
weather you mix horse-shit, cow urine, or oil-based paint with your
beer, just as long as it contains some form of alcohol.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> I miss Pollock Johnnie's Polish Sausage, backfin crab cakes, blue crabs
> steamed
> in Old Bay and Beer, and the "old shoe" feel of the city suburbs. I also
> miss
> Hausner's, which closed some years back. I have not been in my home city
> for 15 years, though ... which means I must not miss it enough.

I've grown to really like the Baltimore area. (Our first year here was
pretty much a blur, since we mainly spent that time taking care of newborn
twins and a 3.5 yo...) Nice people and good food to be found (although I
wish there were more farmers markets nearby). DH is a Hopkins alum and got
to know the city pretty well during his college years. We'd always flown
into Baltimore from Houston to visit family in PA and NJ over the years and
thought that this area would be the perfect place to live, should the
opportunity ever arise.

Your mention of steamed crabs reminds me that Obrycki's has just opened up
for the season....

Mary

On Mar 15, 3:55*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Sky <Sky >> wrote:
> > Many years ago, my late (paternal) grandfather had a penchant for
> > drinking beer mixed with V8 juice (ratio ~1.5:1). *Actually, it's
> > surprisingly very good and refreshing (I'm rather picky too!), and I
> > drink that combination from time to time on occassion. *I doubt that I'd
> > like the beer-plus-clamato concoction though, but who knows <g>.
>
> My biggest problem with these things is I can't imagine drinking an
> American mass-produced beer watered down to have less alcohol
> content and taste than it already doesn't have to begin with.
>
> If somebody were to invent a *decent* beer, mixed with spicy bloody
> Mary (or bloody Caesar), then I'd certainly try that with gusto
>

And a goose toe.

On Mar 17, 11:19�am, wrote:
> On Mar 15, 3:55�pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>
> > Sky <Sky >> wrote:
> > > Many years ago, my late (paternal) grandfather had a penchant for
> > > drinking beer mixed with V8 juice (ratio ~1.5:1). �Actually, it's
> > > surprisingly very good and refreshing (I'm rather picky too!), and I
> > > drink that combination from time to time on occassion. �I doubt that I'd
> > > like the beer-plus-clamato concoction though, but who knows <g>.
>
> > My biggest problem with these things is I can't imagine drinking an
> > American mass-produced beer watered down to have less alcohol
> > content and taste than it already doesn't have to begin with.
>
> > If somebody were to invent a *decent* beer, mixed with spicy bloody
> > Mary (or bloody Caesar), then I'd certainly try that with gusto
>
> And a goose toe.

A camel toe!

MareCat wrote:

> What didn't you like about the city? I lived in a couple of areas north of
> the city, in a suburb SW of the city, and in an apartment near downtown. I
> was impressed (and surprised) by how much diversity there was in and around
> Houston. I especially loved the restaurant scene there. Baltimore has good
> restaurants, but the number of restaurants and variety of cuisines available
> in the Houston area really was/is amazing.

Mary, I lived in the suburbs of Houston (The Woodlands, Conroe), and I
also miss the variety of restaurants and the availability of specialty
foods that are sold in markets.

There are no traffic jams on the freeways where I live in Louisiana, and
the restaurants are pretty good, but we do not have the variety, that we
had in Houston. I am back in Louisiana, living near my family, and that
means a lot.

Becca