How long to tell if gear sounds like shit and a short history of IPAs - was RME ADI-2 DAC

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  1. Kattefjaes

    Kattefjaes Mostly Harmless

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    I used to resort to Guiness as a safety measure, when I was doubtful about whatever was on tap- it worked well, as it's hard to ruin. Or so I thought.

    ...until I was at a small press event with a free bar, where rather than pissy lager, I went for the Guiness. f**k me, it tasted like sump oil and Ribena. I mean, how?

    To this day, I don't know what they did to it. Failed to flush the pipes properly maybe? I hoped that it was just some hazardous detergent, rather than Guiness that people actually managed to break. I still have little nauseous flashbacks, more than twenty years down the road.
     
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    ButtUglyJeff Stunningly beautiful IRL

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    Black n Tan with it? I really like Harp...
     
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    spwath Hijinks master cum laudle

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    Hey, I have a job where I do basically nothing, but I get $80 a week, so I could afford that.
    But I have more important things to buy, like food and audio stuff and other random crap.
    I don't think the captain morgan is that bad. Maybe the first bit is, but it gets better.
     
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    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    UPDATE: Open registration for SBAF is delayed for another week or two because of this. I was originally planning to open it again on March 1.
     
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  5. Mystic

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    Navigating between the overwhelming majority bad and the select few good IPAs is a pain sometimes. Luckily I live by a supermarket of imported beers and liquor, including all the American stuff.

    Regarding Guinness, their Extra Stout is okay. Better than their regular which is rather watered down. I'm kinda digging Old Rasputin right now for a cheap but not watered down stout.
     
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    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    For a stout, Modern Times Black House seems widely available at many establishments in the SoCal area. The nitro version is a bit smoother with hints of coffee and coconut. Top five on virtue of it being very good and widely available.
     
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    Vorlon self-important, pompous ass

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    Quite clueless when it comes to beer/stouts, but the one I've liked the most is Young's Double Chocolate. As for Guinness, I'll always have fond memories of it as it was my main nutrient along with whey protein shakes for a while after I got my wisdom tooth removed...
     
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    Dammit, just as I was about to ask @Marvey about some good IPA recommendations.
     

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