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UltraShy · 10-08-2009, 09:00 PM

Do you drink box wine?

nightrain · 10-08-2009, 09:45 PM

I don't drink at all and I never have. I do like juice in a box

UltraShy · 10-08-2009, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightrain

I don't drink at all and I never have. I do like juice in a box

Ironically, a guy named "nightrain" doesn't drink at all. For anyone who doesn't know, Night Train is a bum wine made by E&J Gallo (though they'd rather not admit to making this truly horrid product). It's a citrus wine that's colored red with 17.5% alc. selling for $2.99 a bottle.

Nightrain (one word, with only one 't') is the name of a Guns N' Roses song about this not-so-fine product. Great song about a terrible product:

Quote:

Loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Feelin' like a space brain
One more time tonight

(look out)
Well I'm a west coast struttin'
One bad mother
Got a rattlesnake suitcase
Under my arm
Said I'm a mean machine
Been drinkin' gasoline
An honey you can make my motor hum
I got one chance left
In a nine live cat
I got a dog eat dog sly smile
I got a Molotov cocktail with a match to go
I smoke my cigarette with style
An I can tell you honey
You can make my money tonight

Wake up late honey put on your clothes
Take your credit card to the liquor store
That's one for you and two for me by tonight
I'll be
Loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Feelin' like a space brain
One more tonight

I'm on the nightrain
Bottoms up
I'm on the nightrain
Fill my cup
I'm on the nightrain
Ready to crash and burn
I never learn
I'm on the nightrain
I love that stuff
I'm on the nightrain
and I can never get enough
I'm on the nightrain
Never to return - no

Loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Feelin' like a space brain
One more tonight

I'm on the nightrain
An I'm lookin' for some
I'm on the nightrain
So's I can leave this slum
I'm on the nightrain
And I'm ready to crash an' burn
nightrain
Bottoms up
I'm on the nightrain
Fill my cup
I'm on the nightrain

Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa yeah
I'm on the nightrain
Love that stuff
I'm on the nightrain
An I can never get enough
Ridin' the nightrain
I guess I
I guess, I guess, I guess I never learn

On the nightrain
Float me home
Ooh I'm on the nightrain
Ridin' the nightrain
Never to return
Nightrain

UltraShy · 10-08-2009, 10:18 PM

And yes, I drink wine in a box. Just bought some more last week. $11.99 for a 5L box of Franzia Chardonnay.

Amocholes · 10-09-2009, 02:27 AM

Yes I do.

veron · 10-09-2009, 05:47 AM

I never tried wine in a box.

UltraShy · 10-09-2009, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veron

I never tried wine in a box.

With the green movement today you can consume wine from a box with pride. You can point to how such packaging is vastly more green, as boxes are vastly lighter and more compact to transport (less fuel used) than wine bottles that are are quite heavy and take up lots more space.

Roberto · 10-09-2009, 07:51 PM

If carlo rossi would print the expiration date on his boxes- they frequently go bad on the shelf and no one knows to throw it out.

With bottles you don't have to worry about the wine being rotten. I do like the style of the box however.

millenniumman75 · 10-09-2009, 08:30 PM

I don't consume alcohol; it has been too long.
I have never had wine out of a box. I know that

anonymid · 10-09-2009, 08:39 PM

I rarely drink, but I have had boxed wine before. I have no opinion about it, though; I don't drink wine (or anything else) often enough to have any sense of what's good and what's bad. It all tastes the same to me.

Syrena · 10-09-2009, 08:51 PM

I really dislike the taste of most wines. Though there was this one Korean rice wine that I thought wasn't too bad.

The rare times I drink, I have a mixed drink or a Guinness.

Phibes · 10-09-2009, 09:10 PM

I used to a lot. $9 ($5 USD) for 4L (30 standard drinks). It's the cheap way to do it but the taste isn't good like beer and also, it makes me feel like **** knowing that I'm drinking this cheap **** which bums on the street drink.

I don't even want to drink anyway. Those were the old days.

bowlingpins · 10-09-2009, 09:18 PM

Nope, I don't drink alcohol at all. Just a personal choice.

Zombie Sheep · 10-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Don't drink any more. I'm trying to give up.

So I voted for that - though knowing me I'll probably be drunk again before the week is out.

But whenever I did drink I'd drink Kestrel super strength lager. Can't drink wine for some reason - just tastes really sour and harsh to me. I'll take a sip of it and my face completely screws up - I can drink anything else, just not wine.

Jnmcda0 · 10-09-2009, 10:25 PM

The only boxed wine I've ever had was Real Sangria and it was really good...especially if you cut up orange and lemon slices and let them soak in it for a few minutes. It tasted like fruit punch.

Iced Soul · 10-10-2009, 12:37 AM

No, but I do drink box apple juice.

UltraShy · 10-10-2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roberto

If carlo rossi would print the expiration date on his boxes- they frequently go bad on the shelf and no one knows to throw it out.

With bottles you don't have to worry about the wine being rotten. I do like the style of the box however.

I've never seen Carlo Rossi in boxes. I thought that brand only came in large bottles, most frequently 3 or 4 liters I think.

All box wine I've ever seen has an expiration date on it, or in a few cases they put a production date on it instead. Either way, I've never seen a box without a date.

They usually say that a box is supposed to stay fresh for up to six weeks and I've never noticed them going bad, so that seems accurate.

UltraShy · 10-10-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Phibes

it makes me feel like **** knowing that I'm drinking this cheap **** which bums on the street drink.

Box wine is often mocked as for white trash in the trailer parks of America.

It's not what bums on the street corners drink -- consider how difficult that would be to drink out of a paper bag on the street. They much prefer things like Night Train & Wild Irish Rose that nicely fit brown paper bags and have screw-off tops (since bums don't carry a corkscrew).

MavenMI6Agent009 · 10-10-2009, 05:50 PM

no alcohol for me.

odun · 10-12-2009, 06:53 AM

i dont consume alcohol. in fact, it will be a year on thursday since my last drink. yay for me!

View Poll Results: Do you drink box wine?
No. I don't consume any alcohol.	18	34.62%
No. Wine is fine, but a box is not!	10	19.23%
No. I drink, but not wine.	11	21.15%
Yes	13	25.00%
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10-08-2009, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,575	Wine in a box Do you drink box wine? __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

10-08-2009, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,575	And yes, I drink wine in a box. Just bought some more last week. $11.99 for a 5L box of Franzia Chardonnay. __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

10-09-2009, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,599	Yes I do. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

10-09-2009, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,674	I don't consume alcohol; it has been too long. I have never had wine out of a box. I know that __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-08-2009, 09:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	I don't drink at all and I never have. I do like juice in a box

10-09-2009, 05:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
veron Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belgrade Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 490	I never tried wine in a box.

10-09-2009, 07:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Roberto Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 2,723	If carlo rossi would print the expiration date on his boxes- they frequently go bad on the shelf and no one knows to throw it out. With bottles you don't have to worry about the wine being rotten. I do like the style of the box however.

10-09-2009, 08:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
anonymid Status: gulping for shape Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 2,077	I rarely drink, but I have had boxed wine before. I have no opinion about it, though; I don't drink wine (or anything else) often enough to have any sense of what's good and what's bad. It all tastes the same to me. __________________ "He who has not the courage to suffer either death or life, who will neither resist nor flee, what can we do with him?" - Montaigne

10-09-2009, 08:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Syrena Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 265	I really dislike the taste of most wines. Though there was this one Korean rice wine that I thought wasn't too bad. The rare times I drink, I have a mixed drink or a Guinness.

10-09-2009, 09:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Phibes Status: blessed with lucky sevens Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 640	I used to a lot. $9 ($5 USD) for 4L (30 standard drinks). It's the cheap way to do it but the taste isn't good like beer and also, it makes me feel like ** knowing that I'm drinking this cheap ** which bums on the street drink. I don't even want to drink anyway. Those were the old days.

10-09-2009, 09:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
bowlingpins Status: Temporarily Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 557	Nope, I don't drink alcohol at all. Just a personal choice.

10-09-2009, 09:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Zombie Sheep Status: Ovine Undead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Suffolk, UK Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 296	Don't drink any more. I'm trying to give up. So I voted for that - though knowing me I'll probably be drunk again before the week is out. But whenever I did drink I'd drink Kestrel super strength lager. Can't drink wine for some reason - just tastes really sour and harsh to me. I'll take a sip of it and my face completely screws up - I can drink anything else, just not wine.

10-09-2009, 10:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jnmcda0 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 2,103	The only boxed wine I've ever had was Real Sangria and it was really good...especially if you cut up orange and lemon slices and let them soak in it for a few minutes. It tasted like fruit punch.

10-10-2009, 12:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	No, but I do drink box apple juice. __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

10-10-2009, 05:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: Cook Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crapo, Tx Gender: Male Posts: 13,652	no alcohol for me. __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

10-12-2009, 06:53 AM	#20 (permalink)
odun Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: massachusetts Posts: 9,947	i dont consume alcohol. in fact, it will be a year on thursday since my last drink. yay for me! __________________ "charge the enemy! and remember you are from old virginia." george pickett. july 3, 1863.