The New Beverage Thread

[rem]

[The Tromboner]

I don't know if I've mentioned it, or if any of you are familiar with it (Ace, you may have had it when you lived in Boston), but Wachusett Blueberry Ale is amazing. It tastes like a blueberry pie, but beer.

[Ace!]

If you get one in a bar, they put blueberries in it. It's pretty good. I also, admittedly, liked Sea Dog's variety of fruit ales.

[mobilisq]

[Red Omen]

wine is warm and fuzzy

tequila is harsh, not a fan

[The Tromboner]

Wine is the drunk where I feel warm and have a stupid grin plastered all over my face.

[rem]

you guys don't like tequila? tequila is my go-to drink if I just sip it rather than take a bunch of shots

[Red Omen]

It tastes so awful. Vodka mixes better.

[mobilisq]

i dont like it because, like antidepressants, it destroys my memory

i dont know if there is a type of alcohol i will not drink, though

[Martin Penwald]

[Martin Penwald]

A liquor made from French cognac and bitter oranges. Delicious.

[Ace!]

What's the name? It's not Contreau, is it?

[Martin Penwald]

Nah, it's Chadess Liqueur d'Orange.

[Smasha]

What is the mechanism behind different drinks producing different drunks?

It is all just ethanol, in the end.

I bet the mechanism is a combination of the placebo effect and our ability to confabulate memories.

[Alceste]

Could be those. May also be related to the effects of the sugar in the particular drink, how high the alcohol content, and the period of time it's being consumed over. E.g. wine isn't usually chugged like beer or taken in shots like tequila, and it has different levels of alcohol content and sugar.

I've noticed different types of drunk myself while being conscious of the fact that it could be a mental reaction, but it doesn't alter the feeling. There's also a lot of folks out there well-experienced in their drinking who would be attuned to changes in their general drunken state.

Can't really argue for it as this is all subjective, and I'll be damned if I have any literature proving or disproving it.