While we were setting up to record the podcast (coming in two hours!), I noticed the sound of many a carbonated beverage being uncapped coming in over the headset. This prompted a long-ish discussion on what we were going to imbibe during the show, and there was a broad range of responses. That got me thinking – a multi-hour discussion on the sort of stuff near and dear to the heart of any Hoon just begs for a tall, cool glass of something refreshing. I know what my go-to beverages are, so what do you like to drink when shooting the breeze on a Hoon-worthy subject?

My choice of late is a beer, and let me tell ya, it’s no ordinary beer. I discovered Black Boss Porter while on the lookout for a nice 22oz bottle of something different, something interesting. The bold label and ABV caught my eye (it’s 9.5%!), but the price ($2.79 in my neck of the woods) and the Polish point of origin seemed to suggest it was going to be some artificially-colored malt liquor product that would have me going blind in less time it takes a new Maserati to depreciate by half. Let’s be honest; I’m a beer snob. Blame my Seattle comeuppance, but malt-flavored mouthwash wasn’t going to cut the mustard. The Boss proved my skepticism unfounded – it’s a big, tasty beer, hitting all the right notes for me. I was sold immediately (and this was only reinforced later that night when I found out it pairs very nicely with a shot of Jack). Before I knew it, I was spouting off about cramming a Mercury two-stroke V8 from an outboard into an unsuspecting H-mod racer and how I felt that Chevy Citations were too bad even for LeMons. This was some high-octane brain fuel for the manic automotive set.
Which isn’t to say your preferred beverage needs to have enough ethanol in it to pickle a mule. For working on cars, my strong preference is for insanely strong coffee, straight up. No cream, no sugar. Maybe a little brake fluid, but that would be unintentional (and delicious!). It’s been pretty cold around here lately, and when it’s 29 degrees out and you realize the Peugeot 504 diesel’s battery is an ice-cold mass that’s gotta weigh 59 lbs at least, you need something warm that’ll kick your ass into gear.
So I’ll open it up to you folks – whether it’s leaning over the fence admiring your neighbor’s wife tri-5 gasser, or settling in with a nice vat of brefass scotch to read the latest Hooniverse offerings – what’s your beverage of choice?
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