How much can alcohol can you handle?
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DeadYetiBrew
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I feel like this is a dangerous 'Challenge Accepted' moment for me... so I'll just back away while saying 4 pack of Old Rasputin 4 pack of Delerium Tremens and a couple double shots of Jack...
Not a challenge but i forgot to mention those duvel were triple hop version.
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You buying?
DeadYetiBrew
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Love me some Duvel. Haven't had it in a while. I think i know what i'm drinking while brewing this weekend.
i would love to, but im pretty sure i would go broke if it did
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Physically it depends on ones body mass, liver function, heart health, gut viability and various other factors. Everyone will be different.
That's why measuring such things is foolish. You would have to ask a person's weight, height, how long they've been drinking alcohol, what they've had to eat, how healthy they are in general, etc... even at that it's only useful for that person.
Some people's reaction is not only puking, they die as their body cannot handle the poisonous amount of alcohol present in their system. Seriously. Reference fraternity deaths.
That's why measuring such things is foolish. You would have to ask a person's weight, height, how long they've been drinking alcohol, what they've had to eat, how healthy they are in general, etc... even at that it's only useful for that person.
Some people's reaction is not only puking, they die as their body cannot handle the poisonous amount of alcohol present in their system. Seriously. Reference fraternity deaths.
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Just wondered! Constitutional fortitude IS directly proportional to cash outlay.
I thought this would be a fun thread but all it did was remind myself that i'm a depraved beer guzzling swine
of coarse its stupid, that's why i'm on the drunken rambling mindless mumbling section
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I understand the science . . . But I do sometimes miss the days when we argued over who the winner was - The first guy to pass out at the quarters table - or the last man standing . . .wobbling . . .standing . .
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As a card carrying member of the DBGSofA I don't find the question upsetting at all! Juvenile measuring, and excessive braggadocio is a god given right! Revel in it!
It's been a loooooong time since I've tested my limits. In my late teens and early 20s I did get blotto quite a bit. But that was on cheap beer, like Old Milwaukee or Old Style. A 12-pack or more.
Today, 4 or 5 pints of good beer will be my limit for an evening. A bomber of Belgian strong ale or RIS will give me a nice buzz.
Today, 4 or 5 pints of good beer will be my limit for an evening. A bomber of Belgian strong ale or RIS will give me a nice buzz.
I don't think most people would admit to what they actually drink because they could be labeled as an alcoholic. But..a few nights a week I do not drink and then they could possibly be followed up with a 4 drink night. If there is a party that starts at say...1 pm and goes until 3 or 4 am then 20+ is easily in the question. When I say this, I also must admit that usually it is some sort light beer...like ML, BL, or busch Light.
DeadYetiBrew
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Same... I tend to get a sour stomach first and lose to urge to drink.
Its not alcoholism its a hobby... Heard alcoholics that smoke weed have healthier livers. Ugh one more health trend lol
Two bombers of St Bernardus Abt 12 plus 3 shots of Scotch.
Seriously why start a thread like this?
simple. it's a cock measuring exercise.
Elijah Hutchinson
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I black out at 13. Now nicknamed "baker's dozen". Call me a lightweight but I really don't care. I'm usually happy with between 2 and 4 beers at 5%ABV. Whatever. It's a "cock measuring exercise". Makes for an entertaining thread though.
Steveruch
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A heck of a lot less than when I was 20, in the Navy, and stationed in Japan.
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Beer consumption is all about quality and not quantity.
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swampbrewcrew
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Once at a football tailgate several years ago my wife mentioned how much I had been drinking. Me in my drunken state of mind quipped, “I’ve had a water after every beer! Look! I’ve almost drank a case of water”.
Not my wisest move.
Not my wisest move.
Back when I was a "kid" I had several incidents with liquor that ended up with me involuntarily purging. I've never blacked out, however. I've never gotten sick off beer, but I did get have to walk it off once at a kegger.
Now, being drunk makes me angry at myself, and let's me know I was far past enjoying the beer.
Now, being drunk makes me angry at myself, and let's me know I was far past enjoying the beer.
treacheroustexan
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I'm 25 and the only time I ever get sick is when I drink tequila or vodka after drinking beer.
Last summer I put back a few 6 packs of summer shandy at a cook out while playing badminton. I hope to double that amount next summer!
Last summer I put back a few 6 packs of summer shandy at a cook out while playing badminton. I hope to double that amount next summer!
I can get drunk one drink. Usually, the 12th one.
Couldn't tell you. Any time I've gotten to that point I would have lost count of how many. I know I wouldnt try intentionally.
I also know it would be measured in gallons rather than cans or pints. But depending on the brew, could be more or less. And what qualifies as a sitting? 6 pack in an hour is not the same as a 12 pack over an afternoon. Abv difference, how much I've been drinking leading up to the event, food intake, how hot it is outside. Pints vs cans vs bombers vs 750s vs growlers?
Too many variables to compare.
I also know it would be measured in gallons rather than cans or pints. But depending on the brew, could be more or less. And what qualifies as a sitting? 6 pack in an hour is not the same as a 12 pack over an afternoon. Abv difference, how much I've been drinking leading up to the event, food intake, how hot it is outside. Pints vs cans vs bombers vs 750s vs growlers?
Too many variables to compare.
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