I remember this one party I went to. A buddy of mine and myself ended up drinking, according to the tally board; six beers, 1/4 bottle of rum, and 1/2 bottle of tequila each. We were also the only ones awake at that party when the sun came up. He's the only one I've ever had a drink with that could hold as much liquor as I can.~ 5.5% seems to be my cutoff for beers. I really can't drink wine fast enough to get into trouble, and I tend to have it with meals which softens the blow.
SNPA ~5.6% ABV makes for a nice tasty evening that I will remember the next day.
9.5% Russian Imperial Stout at the Trinity Brew Pub in Providence - still not sure how I got back to the hotel that night. The lady at the front desk smiled knowingly at me the next day for some reason.
30%+ Tequila (not since my college days) - not sure how I evaded the police, and where did these panties come from?
I remember that party fairly well, but I couldn't have told you how much we drank without looking at the board.
I'm also the only one who has ever been able to match him drink for drink. I think we both left that party moderately impressed. No panties though.
There is a really big gap between tipsy and drunk, and another one almost as large from drunk to passed out drunk. If I don't have any caffeine with my alcohol, I just go to sleep when I've had to much. Not pass out mind, I can stay awake. I'm just so nice and relaxed that I tend to nod off. That happens before the nausea, or memory difficulty. I've only actually thrown up from drinking to much once. The same for the memory blankness. Only once. Once was enough to tell me I didn't want to do either of those again.