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Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:51 am**

Doesn't everyone drink 'synthahol'? I remember that episode of TNG, where a bunch of cryonically preserved 20th century guys are found, and one of them hates the taste of synthahol, so Riker has to get the replicator to make some whisky.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:49 am**

Yeah, mostly everyone drinks synthahol. But I was sure the real shit gets served here and there...

Romulan ale for a diplomatic hoo-ha?

I'm probably confusing myself, I know they had Rom. ale in TUC (of course I remember that, that film was PEAK TREK)

I mean seriously, I recommend TUC as an awesome film to people who don't even like Trek, because it is so good on its own merits.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:57 pm**

Darth Tedious wrote:Yeah, mostly everyone drinks synthahol. But I was sure the real shit gets served here and there...

Romulan ale for a diplomatic hoo-ha?

I'm probably confusing myself, I know they had Rom. ale in TUC (of course I remember that, that film was PEAK TREK)

I mean seriously, I recommend TUC as an awesome film to people who don't even like Trek, because it is so good on its own merits.

They also had Romulan ale in...Nemesis

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:00 pm**

I always thought it was kinda funny how Romulan Ale was pretty much always illegal. Though now that I think about it maybe it's meant to be some sort of allusion to Cuban cigars? So Romulans = Cuba?

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:14 pm**

RogueIce wrote:
Darth Tedious wrote:Yeah, mostly everyone drinks synthahol. But I was sure the real shit gets served here and there...

Romulan ale for a diplomatic hoo-ha?

I'm probably confusing myself, I know they had Rom. ale in TUC (of course I remember that, that film was PEAK TREK)

I mean seriously, I recommend TUC as an awesome film to people who don't even like Trek, because it is so good on its own merits.
They also had Romulan ale in...Nemesis

BASTARD!

I'd almost repressed all memories of that film.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:00 pm**

Zod wrote:I always thought it was kinda funny how Romulan Ale was pretty much always illegal. Though now that I think about it maybe it's meant to be some sort of allusion to Cuban cigars? So Romulans = Cuba?

Or

Since the RSE was supposed to be China(DON'T ARGUE WITH ME CHRIS) then Romulan Ale(wonder what the Romulans called it?) was actually opium

In STO it's on the second least valuable tier of items anyway. Nerve tonic is where the cocks are at 'cause it makes you dance like you want it

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:08 pm**

I found the whole embargo on romulan ale pretty bizarre; couldn't they just whip up a batch in the replicator? Same with latinum having any value.
Star Trek should logically be much more communist

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:35 pm**

I find it amusing that its an ale but they drink it from champagne flutes.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:35 pm**

I always assume since it was blue it was less of an ale and more of a dessert wine, so I'm digging what you're saying.

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:29 am**

SERIOUSLY GUISE

Romulan ale is meant to be enjoyed, not analysed.

Bottoms up!

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:23 pm**

what? That stuff comes in cans? And not authentic looking bottles for the series?

This is an outraeg.

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:59 pm**

Hey mang, I'm from Straya, the country that brought you Wine In Cardboard Boxes(TM), and also introducing New And Improved Wine In Cans(TM).

I know, it's a travesty, but it was worse when the French followed suit.

So, yeah... we don't have a RSE flag with a crying Reman in front of it... can we get one??

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:29 pm**

Crazedwraith wrote:what? That stuff comes in cans? And not authentic looking bottles for the series?

This is an outraeg.

look just get a cheap crystal decanter

then mix in some blue curacao, and either vodka or gin. or some other clear liquor of your choosing.

boom, instant romulan ale.

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:08 pm**

Ha, see that's the problem, it's so hard to assume that romulan ale doesn't taste like a bittersweet cocktail.

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:27 pm**

it's the blue coloring

makes you think "sweet" or "raspberry"

Posted: **Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:57 pm**

raspberries are one of the most delicious things to grace this earth

Posted: **Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:50 am**

The man took Harry's glass and had a small sip. He started laughing.

"What?" said Harry.

"This isn't Romulan Ale," said the stranger. "This is synthehol and Wild Berry Tasty-Ade. Next time make sure he hasn't switched bottles on you."

Posted: **Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:55 am**

Zod wrote:it's the blue coloring

makes you think "sweet" or "raspberry"

Looks like blue freezie

Posted: **Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:55 am**

Crazedwraith wrote:what? That stuff comes in cans? And not authentic looking bottles for the series?

This is an outraeg.

There actually were bottles of "Romulan Ale" for sale at the Star Trek Experience; I never drank one but I remember reading that it was basically just crappy beer that turned your shit blue.

Posted: **Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:05 am**

Zod wrote:it's the blue coloring

makes you think "sweet" or "raspberry"

That's why the blue rasberry Kool-ade is so fucking awesome.

That and it looks like Romulan Ale.

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:05 am**

i luv tng. just watched "allegiance" from S3 (inspired by the "debate" thread here; Worf refusing hte order to take Riker down rokked)

anywho p. good ep, like all tng, but a few things bugged me:

1) picard said starfleet classified the plague from the teaser as a "secret". why? why would they do that? the writer could have also used "it just happened so she wouldn't know", since, it was from the teaser. idk it just bugs me

2) they trap those alien things in a force field on the bridge. well if they could set up force fields like that... well wouldn't that be useful when the borg beam in to capture picard? why fight them instead of force field them?

(bobw is at the end of this season btw)

blarg

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:49 pm**

"sins of the father" really is an outstanding episode

it feels like so much more than just one ep too, so much stuff in there

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:57 pm**

is that one of the worf episodes?

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:05 pm**

yeah, it is the first one where we see his brother and learn about his father. it ends with worf getting discommendation

i'm watchin captain's holiday now (it is the last episode on the same disc) and i got a lol: picard "purchased" the sex statute thing on risa

risa is a federation planet i'm pretty sure

HOW DO THEY PURCHASE STUFF???????????????????????/

Posted: **Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:24 pm**

Well you can't have no use for money unless your civilization is truely post-scarcity. Since the Federation exists in a physical universe, there is scarcity (even if evenly allocating all resources would still leave each individual with unfathomable quantities of stuff.)

They probably have a centrally-managed command economy.

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