do you drink alcohol?

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:22 pm

kernow wrote:I might have to crack them open just to get rid of this headache.

It worked for me this morning.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:21 pm

I mostly drink beer, but less and less. At parties when I want to get intentionally drunk I choose Vodka, very effective and if you don´t like being drunk you just have to wait a couple of hours and it´s gone.

And it´s been years and years since I last drank some nice Whiskey, that´s something I really want to drink sometime again. But it has to be in the right setting.

I pretty much hate everything mixed or sugary. I prefer pure stuff, and when it´s too disgusting to drink it without anything else it´s not worth drinking it at all. And don´t even get me started on stuff like Vodka-Red Bull. Alcohol plus sugar plus caffeine = hell.

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:48 pm

Frederik wrote:And don´t even get me started on stuff like Vodka-Red Bull. Alcohol plus sugar plus caffeine = hell.

What? That's what i was doing all last night. and this morning... what don't you like aboutit?

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:36 pm

a caffeine crash while drunk isn't much fun.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:23 pm

Ozymandiaz1260 wrote:Yeah CMoon, I guess I wouldsay that if you feel like you need something everyday then its a problem. i'll everynow andthen just decide take a month or so offof everything. No cigaretts oranything,just to keep myselfin check and majke sure can do it easily. But then I just go back, andI gess people call that binging, which isalso appearently a problem, so i don't know...

Right. Personally I think binging is a lot less healthy then my 1-3 beers a day, but I'm trying to be realistic in saying that since I do it almost constantly, it should be called a problem.

I wonder though how many people here drink much more heavily then me and do not consider it a problem.

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:31 pm

Yeah, in your case I would say it's more of a mental problem more than anything that's really physically bad for you. Kind of like somebody who wastes too much time playing video games or watching tv or whatever. You're obviously not going to get cirrhosis from a few beers a day. It's really good that you can recognize it as a problem though, no matter how small... I don't know how it is in the rest of the world, but where I'm from most young college students think it's absolutely impossible for a person under 28 or so to be an alcoholic because it takes so long for real health problems to manifest and getting fucking wasted all of the time is just what you do when you're at that point in your life. Really stupid way of rationalizing it, but yeah...

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:17 am

Once a week I'll drink whiskey sours and/or beer with my friends (not always to the point of being drunk, however). And then every once in a while I'll sip at a glass of Grand Marnier for an evening while reading or something.

ArmoredCore · Post by **ArmoredCore** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:46 am

henny for the bars/lounge for me and a side beer of good ol heinikens, good buzz

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:36 am

I don't drink much either. However, I don't have a problem with people who do as long as they are responsible.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:34 pm

Ozymandiaz1260 wrote:
Frederik wrote:And don´t even get me started on stuff like Vodka-Red Bull. Alcohol plus sugar plus caffeine = hell.
What? That's what i was doing all last night. and this morning... what don't you like aboutit?

It can't stand the weird cracked out buzz you get from drinking these. They also tend to give people laser breath to the worst degree. Call me a pansy but I still think vodka goes best with a little cranberry juice.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:01 am

Davey wrote:
Super Laydock wrote:Give me a Duvel or Grolsch over almost everything every day.
I finally tried Duvel. It was good, but I don't like the style of beer. I still have two bottles left, though, so I want to try it again. I was kind of put off by the carbonation the first time, now I know what to expect.

I just finished off my last two Duvels. It's definitely a good beer, but I still prefer my stouts and IPAs. Glad I tried it, though.

Does a bottle of this always open like a bottle of champagne? All four bottles foamed like crazy as soon as I opened them (on my lap the first time, that was a surprise). And it's not like I shook it or anything.

pixeljunkie · Post by **pixeljunkie** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:42 pm

Davey wrote:
Davey wrote:
Super Laydock wrote:Give me a Duvel or Grolsch over almost everything every day.
I finally tried Duvel. It was good, but I don't like the style of beer. I still have two bottles left, though, so I want to try it again. I was kind of put off by the carbonation the first time, now I know what to expect.
I just finished off my last two Duvels. It's definitely a good beer, but I still prefer my stouts and IPAs. Glad I tried it, though.

Does a bottle of this always open like a bottle of champagne? All four bottles foamed like crazy as soon as I opened them (on my lap the first time, that was a surprise). And it's not like I shook it or anything.

Duvel's okay...bottle fermented belgian ales usually will "pop" like champagne. Lots of yeast in there....tasty, tasty yeast.

Belgian beer is my weakness, stronger the better. Trappists are the Cave PCBs of beer. Killed a couple Maredsous 8's and a Westmalle Dubbel last night with some fish n chips. Slept quite well.

Motorherp · Post by **Motorherp** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:23 pm

On a night out I drink jagermeisters and ale (black sheep, hobgoblin, etc). At house parties I usualy drink white russians or scotch whisky (jonnie walker etc) with the odd can of bitter (john smiths usualy). At home I sometimes have a bottle of lager or two (sol, corona, cobra, etc) with a meal, especialy if I'm having a curry or something and have guests. Very occationaly I'll sip on a white russian or scotch in the evening when unwinding if its been a rough day.

pixeljunkie · Post by **pixeljunkie** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:26 pm

Hobgoblin is tasty. Scotch whiskey is awesome. I prefer the blended or american whiskey though. Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey FTW! Plus, winter's comin'....good whiskey weather.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:28 pm

fish n chips! awesome

I like belgian strong beer but it fucks me up beyond belief, that 'leffe' stuff knocks me on my ass. pretty good stuff though.

pixeljunkie · Post by **pixeljunkie** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:31 pm

kernow wrote:fish n chips! awesome

I like belgian strong beer but it fucks me up beyond belief, that 'leffe' stuff knocks me on my ass. pretty good stuff though.

well, you can't drink 5 of 'em or yeah....drunk. 2 or 3 of the 8% or so will do me just fine.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:52 pm

I've never drunk alcohol just to enjoy the flavour or whatever, any time I'm drinking it, I just want to get piss ass drunk after.

This is why I hardly drink on weekdays, save it for the weekend then go crazy. ooer, I think I'm a binge drinker.

I have a friend who comes around and only has two beers at weekends for a slight buzz, I always show him whos boss by getting as drunk as possible.

awesome.

pixeljunkie · Post by **pixeljunkie** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:56 pm

kernow wrote:awsome.

I do love the flavo(u)r. I can't stand being drunk, honestly. Buzzed is fine.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:01 pm

Never_Scurred · Post by **Never_Scurred** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:04 pm

I drink water and soda. Very rarely will I drink anything alcoholic.

damakable · Post by **damakable** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:14 am

That's a yes, but I drink less than I smoke.

To those teetotalers: I felt the same way about marijuana -- about the moral/philosophical objection to ingesting any chemical that would alter the way I was thinking. I liked to think that I at least had control of my thoughts, if little else. But I realized one day just how many chemicals do affect our state of mind that are completely beyond our control and started to experiment. The funny thing is that I hadn't considered alcohol a 'drug' at all, even though I knew technically it is one and had drunk moderately with family for years. Trying some other things made me understand how these chemicals are related, what their effects are -- and made me more aware of other external factors that altered my mood or mindset.

I don't mean to change any one's mind, that's just my experience of having never seen any reason why I'd want to intoxicate myself, until I gave it a shot -- and felt things I never had before.

I think the next drug poll should be about caffeine. If there's any one chemical I am truly addicted to and have a real problem with, it's caffeine. Not that I don't love it. I love it too much...

DBH87 · Post by **DBH87** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:59 pm

yes i do but not that regular

Matsunaga · Post by **Matsunaga** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:40 pm

Sam Adams, Victory, and Scotch. Sometimes a Guinness. I suck at games when I drink, except Tekken.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:29 am

damakable wrote:That's a yes, but I drink less than I smoke.

To those teetotalers: I felt the same way about marijuana -- about the moral/philosophical objection to ingesting any chemical that would alter the way I was thinking. I liked to think that I at least had control of my thoughts, if little else. But I realized one day just how many chemicals do affect our state of mind that are completely beyond our control and started to experiment. The funny thing is that I hadn't considered alcohol a 'drug' at all, even though I knew technically it is one and had drunk moderately with family for years. Trying some other things made me understand how these chemicals are related, what their effects are -- and made me more aware of other external factors that altered my mood or mindset.

I don't mean to change any one's mind, that's just my experience of having never seen any reason why I'd want to intoxicate myself, until I gave it a shot -- and felt things I never had before.

I think the next drug poll should be about caffeine. If there's any one chemical I am truly addicted to and have a real problem with, it's caffeine. Not that I don't love it. I love it too much...

dude....we need to hang out more

we can smoke weed and drink coffee and play futari like fiends

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:42 am

I drink twice a week. Once to get quite hammered, and once to get a little buzz going. I am starting to not like the hangovers and "why the fuck did I say that? I'm fucking stupid" thoughts the former give.