Thoughts on Alcohol/Getting Drunk

[black_biff_stadler]

You can get to virtually any level of drunkenness you desire without ever having a drop of alcohol touching your mouth. You can ingest alcohol anally and there apparently was a brief fad with folks doing that in Russia several years ago so folks could beat a breathalyzer. There are probably other ways too but I can't verify it cuz I'm a square that gets my booze orally.

[Tick]

People turn to vices to cope with the pressure of life. Drugs, alcohol, TV, Religion. It all kind of fills the same need.
Tell your friend to be happy she doesn't have to drink to be happy. Tell her its reality that others always will. You can't change the world, no matter what any politician says.

[snapple]

I like the taste of beer and I don't drink pop/soda. Sometimes I have just one beer, sometimes I have a lot.

[black_biff_stadler]

I like craft beer a lot. I'd liken my zest for it to that of a coffee lover's affinity for exploring the diverse world of various beans and roasts except that coffee only makes me wanna bang fat chicks a tiny bit more than usual.

[snapple]

I like craft beer a lot. I'd liken my zest for it to that of a coffee lover's affinity for exploring the diverse world of various beans and roasts except that coffee only makes me wanna bang fat chicks a tiny bit more than usual.

This, more or less. But I can drink the piss water beer, too. Sometimes, you just need a beer.

[Perpetual Change]

People turn to vices to cope with the pressure of life. Drugs, alcohol, TV, Religion. It all kind of fills the same need.
Tell your friend to be happy she doesn't have to drink to be happy. Tell her its reality that others always will. You can't change the world, no matter what any politician says.

I drink beer and liquor occasionally because I like the taste. I watch TV because I like a good story (if I can find one on). I am part of a religion because I get spiritual fulfillment from it and the religious community encourages me to put my best foot forward. I have no idea where you're going with all this honestly.

[skydivingninja]

I think alcohol in general is stupid. But the general consensus on this board seems to be that alcohol (and bacon) is the greatest thing to ever exist and should be consumed as often as possible.

Everyone I know drinks, so I've let it go but it used to bother me. However now I just don't care what stupid things people do to themselves.

Between this and asking Rob if he was an alcoholic because of a drunk post it sounds like it still bothers you

I really like drinking beer for the taste.  I'll have a few and maybe get a little buzz, but out of college its more of a fun social thing.  Outside of parties I don't really drink hard liquor anymore.  I won't lie though, sometimes I just feel like getting drunk.  I don't act like an asshole, I just enjoy life a bit more sometimes and its fun to be a little less inhibited.  Now before Adami asks me if I have a problem too, I'll point out that the last two times I tried to get drunk was at my graduation party in May and the meetup in Orlando a few weeks ago.

TL;DNR I like beer and getting drunk.  The key, as it is with anything, is moderation.

[black_biff_stadler]

People turn to vices to cope with the pressure of life. Drugs, alcohol, TV, Religion. It all kind of fills the same need.
Tell your friend to be happy she doesn't have to drink to be happy. Tell her its reality that others always will. You can't change the world, no matter what any politician says.

I drink beer and liquor occasionally because I like the taste. I watch TV because I like a good story (if I can find one on). I am part of a religion because I get spiritual fulfillment from it and the religious community encourages me to put my best foot forward. I have no idea where you're going with all this honestly.

That there are a lot of folks out there that use the outlets Tick mentioned for escapism from an unfulfilling life. I don't think he meant to imply that everyone who partakes in any of the above is specifically doing it for that reason but rather that there surely are a good amount of folks out there doing so:

Drugs/alcohol: addicts
TV: lazy couch potatoes
Religion: naive zealots incapable of fully thinking for themselves

[TheVoxyn]

I drink beer and wine quite regularly but not to get drunk, just for the taste and maybe to get a small buzz. I drink whisky for the taste, never gotten drunk because of it. I might sound alcoholic when saying this, but good whisky is one of the more enjoyable things in life.

[Jirpo]

Well I'm 19 and I like getting drunk I probably only do it once a month or so but my best friends get trashed every weekend lol. I very rarely just have a few beers to get a 'buzz' or anything so I usually just go all sober and then go all out one night

[ResultsMayVary]

Protip: If you have friends who are assholes when drunk, they're most likely just assholes who are better at concealing it when they're sober.

We have a winner.

[King Postwhore]

I like craft beer a lot. I'd liken my zest for it to that of a coffee lover's affinity for exploring the diverse world of various beans and roasts except that coffee only makes me wanna bang fat chicks a tiny bit more than usual.

Craft beer makes me happy

[Kosmo]

I'm 17 so ''going out with friends'' equals getting completely smashed and I have no interest in that. Luckily there's still some people who want to hang out and watch movies / play games, and if they want to have a few drinks at the same time it's cool in my books, just as long as the goal of the night isn't to vomit 12 times and pass out.

[Fluffy Lothario]

25. I like drinking, sue me. It tastes nice, it's relaxing, I like the feeling of being drunk, etc. I almost never get hangovers though.

Generally speaking, I'll only have more than one or two drinks if we go out to a bar or something, which is about once every 1-2 weeks at the moment. Now I don't try to get drunk on those occasions. But when you have an insanely low tolerance like me, you're out socialising for four to ten hours on the stretch, and it's customary to be sipping away the whole time, and I want to be sipping away the whole time, for all the reasons I stated above... well, you'd have to be a magician not to get pretty blazed.

[Odysseus]

As I got older, I didn't drink to get trashed.  You now worry about everything else so it's a beer or two.

Yep, and also I found the hangovers got worse on less as I got older.... 

you're out socialising for four to ten hours on the stretch, and it's customary to be sipping away the whole time, and I want to be sipping away the whole time, for all the reasons I stated above... well, you'd have to be a magician not to get pretty blazed.

Being British, booze is a bigger part of our social culture than in the states, from what I can gather from the people on the various forums I'm on.  I used to play rugby and, Jesus Christ, we used to put some pints away after a game.  If I tried to drink that much now you wouldn't see me for a week after....  Plus these days it costs a bloody fortune to have a skinful....

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

I Jack Daniels.

[hefdaddy42]

I Jack Daniels.

Me too.  How do you take it?  I like it straight, room temperature, no ice, no mixer, no nothing.

[King Postwhore]

I'm more of a Makers Mark guy doing a couple of shot tailgating for Pats games but I never do it anywhere else.  Those shot days are of my past.

[TheVoxyn]

I Jack Daniels.

Me too.  How do you take it?  I like it straight, room temperature, no ice, no mixer, no nothing.

Scotch whisky is where it's at.

[hefdaddy42]

Scotch is great, too.  But it's different.

[TheVoxyn]

Completely true. But for me nothing beats a good Islay whisky.

[carl320]

My feelings about alcohol are complicated.  I've seen what alcoholism does to people so I make it a point to not drink a lot.  I don't drink more than two beers in a night for fear of the slippery slope.  But then I have a couple of beers (most) every night, and even just those couple elicits feelings of guilt for just drinking in the first place.

[MetalMike06]

Amateurs.  The trick is to drink the right amount and not turn into an idiot or a dick.

Bingo

[Odysseus]

Scotch whisky is where it's at.

Aye, laddie.  A good single malt is where it's at.  I'm rockin' the 12 year old Macallan these days.  A wee dram tickles the gonads quite nicely. 

[TheVoxyn]

Scotch whisky is where it's at.

Aye, laddie.  A good single malt is where it's at.  I'm rockin' the 12 year old Macallan these days.  A wee dram tickles the gonads quite nicely. 

Haven't had that particular brand but I just google'd it and it sounds good, I'd like to try it. My personal favourite at the moment is Ardbeg. Although lately I haven't had enough cash to spare to buy a new bottle .

[skydivingninja]

I like craft beer a lot. I'd liken my zest for it to that of a coffee lover's affinity for exploring the diverse world of various beans and roasts except that coffee only makes me wanna bang fat chicks a tiny bit more than usual.

Craft beer makes me happy

Same here.  o/

I'm glad I'm in Raleigh because we have a lot of really good local breweries.

[Odysseus]

Scotch whisky is where it's at.

Aye, laddie.  A good single malt is where it's at.  I'm rockin' the 12 year old Macallan these days.  A wee dram tickles the gonads quite nicely. 

Haven't had that particular brand but I just google'd it and it sounds good, I'd like to try it. My personal favourite at the moment is Ardbeg. Although lately I haven't had enough cash to spare to buy a new bottle .

  I bought my last bottle of Macallan about 6 months ago and it was £35.  Yeah, it's a bit pricey but well worth it for a bit of a treat every now and again.  I couldn't afford to drink it as a regular habit.  I'm down to the last couple of drams so I'll be due another bottle soon.  Might try and get Bunnahabhain (pronounced 'bunARvun') - Haven't had that since university, but I remember it being a good one.  I've heard Ardbeg spoken of in great terms as well - I'll keep an eye out for that too!   

[Ultimetalhead]

Never touched the stuff (nor any other drug), probably never will. I figure I've made it 20 years without giving a fraction of a fuck about it, so it should be rather easy going forward. Social drinking isn't my thing, because I'm antisocial, and I like knowing that I can make myself happy without having to resort to mind-altering substances.

That said, I don't have a problem with/look down on people who drink/smoke/inject. It's just not my thing.

[black_biff_stadler]

I like craft beer a lot. I'd liken my zest for it to that of a coffee lover's affinity for exploring the diverse world of various beans and roasts except that coffee only makes me wanna bang fat chicks a tiny bit more than usual.

Craft beer makes me happy

Same here.  o/

I'm glad I'm in Raleigh because we have a lot of really good local breweries.

Bottle Revolution and Total Wine are the bee's knees. I gotta say, though, that Lowe's Foods turned out to be a mirage for me since I nearly had that moment where Randal goes to Big Choice Video in Clerks and falls to his knees overcome with joy at the selection when I first went there but, after 3 months of trying new stuff each week, I realized they don't really carry that many "oooh" breweries. I'm glad they carry Ranger IPA but I can get that at Wal Mart anyway.

[TioJorge]

I used to drink a lot of hard liquor, and I've been told I'm perfectly pleasant to be around, if not more open, relaxed and funny, even if I was stumbling all over the place; which I can understand given that I am extremely shy and quiet unless I'm around people I know well (or am shrouded in anonymity...clearly). But as the old saying goes, and as my father has lovingly bludgeoned into my head since a child, "EVERYTHING in moderation". That said, I can't remember the last time I've gotten inebriated to the point where I'd be seen as 'drunk'. I'll get a good buzz off of wine tastings, maybe take home a bottle every now and then and get a little tipsy, but the days of partying and losing myself are no longer appealing to me. Now, every once in a while if I've had a horrible week, overly stressful day at work or just feel like doing a whole lot of nothing, I might get drunk; even then, it'd be with a few select friends who I'm comfortable to be in that state with and I've learned (the hard way) not to push myself over the edge just for the sake of enjoying the free-fall.

Drinking alcohol in itself is not wrong, it doesn't make you a bad person, and it certainly isn't 'stupid' if the way one goes about it is controlled. Stupid is not giving a shit enough to chug until you spew all of it back out and the next morning you have no recollection of any of it and/or continuing this process until you destroy your life.

P.S. Yes, still love scotch, though it's been a while since I've had any. I'd love a taste after this week is done with though. Working restaurants though is tough considering my only days off the past few weeks have been Monday/Tuesday, so it's kinda hard to chill with friends on those days when they're off and I'm working and when I'm off, they're working. /foreverascone

[Odysseus]

Well... I'm off to the pub for a couple of pints of Abbot Ale.... 

[El Barto]

I Jack Daniels.

Me too.  How do you take it?  I like it straight, room temperature, no ice, no mixer, no nothing.

Yup.  I'm a big fan of Jack neat, myself.  Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of spending $45 on a 1.75 of it.  I've found that George Dickel is actually pretty damn good Tennessee whiskey at half the price.  It's certainly not the same, although plenty of people actually prefer it.  My findings are that Jack's a bit sweeter.  There's a reason why Jack mixes so well with coke. 

As for imported whiskeys, I prefer Irish to Scotch by a huge margin. 

[DebraKadabra]

That there are a lot of folks out there that use the outlets Tick mentioned for escapism from an unfulfilling life. I don't think he meant to imply that everyone who partakes in any of the above is specifically doing it for that reason but rather that there surely are a good amount of folks out there doing so:

Drugs/alcohol: addicts
TV: lazy couch potatoes
Religion: naive zealots incapable of fully thinking for themselves

Well said, floydie.

[Chino]

I absolutely love jagermeister. Back when I used to drink myself into oblivion I would drink a pint of it as a pregame before going to a bar.

[jcmistat]

The best thing is to get a perfect level of intoxication and maintaining it throughout the night. Lots of good memories and laughs later and no puking or hangover. Of course it's easy to get carried away. I'm just glad I'm a funny drunk and my friends agree. I can't fathom being aggressive and angry or how others do it. It never crosses my mind.