What sort of drinker are you?

[Japanrocks12]

This thread is meant to be a light-hearted discussion about people's alcohol drinking habits. By the question in the title, I mean:

- how often do you drink?
- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?
- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?
- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?
- what's your limit?

and last, but still importantly:

- do you chase?

Of course, feel free to add your own.

I'll chime in a while after this thread is going.

(Note: let's keep this thread clear of discussions about obtaining alcohol, and focus on the act of drinking itself)

 

[CaptainF]

- how often do you drink?

Not very often at all. I think it's been at least 3 weeks since I've popped the top off a cold one.

This saturday, that will change.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

If I'm just drinking, I'll down whatever. It doesn't really matter what sort of alcohol it is, as long as it gets ya durnk.

If I'm drinking and smoking weed at the same time I generally just stick to beer or wine if it's available.

- are you a fan of hard liquor or "girl drinks"?

Yes. However, I don't like stuff that tastes like kool-aid. Rum or Jack and coke is the best.

But I guess I'll down a girl drink every now and then for the lulz.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

Yes, except when it's 151. That doesn't really end well, in my experience.

- what's your limit?

In one night I managed to down about 20 drinks total (beers, jaegers, vodka, etc). But then again, I was a blacked out wreck when it was all said and done.

I'll say 15 or so over the course of an entire night. In one sitting, ~7 shots or ~10 beers will have me throwed.

 

[Masada]

I'm not an Asian drinker if that's what your suggesting.

 

[amadeus]

- how often do you drink?

At parties and restaurants almost exclusively; I never go to bars, so any liquor in a restaurant is always accompanied by food.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

I never developed a taste for wine and beer is just awful. My vote is for spirits, although I don't drink them straight.

- are you a fan of hard liquor or "girl drinks"?

I didn't know this was an either/or question... girl drinks are made with hard liquor, are they not?

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

I've never had a shot at a bar or anything.

- what's your limit?

Tough call, given that I don't drink my liquor straight... I can down a number of 16oz red plastic party cup size screwdrivers and still be pretty coherent.

- do you chase?

Not typically, given that I drink mixed drinks.

 

[Japanrocks12]

I didn't know this was an either/or question... girl drinks are made with hard liquor, are they not?

it's not, I apologize for my crappy wording. What I meant to say was "do you drink things straight or mix them. I'll amend the OP.

 

[Leifmk]

Am an adult and drink like an adult.

That is: Occasional wine or beer with good food, or by itself; fine single malt taken neat, or a glass of cognac with my coffee on a special occasion.

Never drink to excess anymore, and always savour the drink. No point in drinking stuff that doesn't taste nice (or at least interesting).

My limit has been slashed to a mere fraction of what it used to be (growing up and having kids tends to do that to you).

 

[Japanrocks12]

I'm not an Asian drinker if that's what your suggesting.

I'm not suggesting anything, dude, just trying to carry on a jovial discussion.

I'm also a little baffled as to what you mean by an "Asian drinker." I know a bunch of drinkers that are Asian and some of whom have described drinking cultures in Asia. It ranges quite wildly from place to place.

 

[QuoVadisNation]

- how often do you drink?

A little bit Friday night because that's when I try out new restaurants, etc.. A lot on special occasions like post-exam celebrations.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

I've had my fair run of all sorts of drinks. Because of the people I hang around with, I'm a wine person nowadays. Mixed drinks are also great. Beer... I do go to low-end bars when I'm back in my home town every 1-2 months. I very often start with a few yuenglings and then some shots. That's it. Mostly because it's just a friend and me complaining about life.

- are you a fan of hard liquor or "girl drinks"?

No. I can down hard liquor pretty easily.. but I barely care for them. "Girl drinks" aren't great because they hardly ever bring the party into said house. : ( So I'm not a fan.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

Depends on who I'm with.

- what's your limit?

Oh.. that's a hard question. Depending on how fast I drink, what I drink, and so on. I just call it when I had enough.

and last, but still importantly:
- do you chase?

Only if I'm sober enough to know that I'm going to have a serious headache the next morning. Usually I am.
You know.. I answered all these questions but I really just could have saved time by saying I'm a graduate student.

 

[capslock]

I like getting smashed every now and then. Otherwise, just drink to relax or loosen up for a party/night out. I do like getting straight wasted sometimes, though.

I drink beer mostly, jack/bourbon and coke if i need to speed the process along. Shots not so much anymore after some bad experiences. Jaeger bombs, car bombs, and drinks like that I still do. Try a Kentucky Bowlegged woman if you can someone who can make it.

My limit is probably around 15 drinks. Over that I head into the danger zone of losing friends, money, job, and possibly my freedom, lol.

I chase wiskey with beer.

 

[Angst]

Drunk.

 

[Shadylookin]

- how often do you drink?

typically less than once a month

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

I like rum. Not a big fan of beer, haven't had wine.

- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?

If it's liquor I take shots and trace it with something or I mix it

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

A couple

- what's your limit?

For me it varies. One time me and a friend had 2 shots of rum each and ended up passed out in his basement. Other times I've stood my ground(but barely) with over 10.

and last, but still importantly:
- do you chase?

I like to chase with juicy juice


Sadly now that me and my friends are all above the legal age they want to go out to bars. Since the costs are ridiculous there I usually just stick with domestic beer, and since we don't have taxi service I have to be sober enough to drive. I miss the days when it was illegal and you just had to go to house parties with liquor store bought booze. It was definitely a lot cheaper.

 

[Fetus4188]

- how often do you drink?
Not regularly by any sense. I guess whenever there's already drinking going on.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?
I mostly like red wine and mixed drinks.

- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?
Not big on shots. To me it makes as much sense as doing a shot of cola syrup. I want to enjoy the drink, I'm not trying to get drunk.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?
No

- what's your limit?
Something beyond what I've ever done. I level off once I get good and lubricated.

- do you chase?
Not necessary with mixed drinks. I typically follow the whole night with a lot of water, of course.

 

[Quintillus]

- how often do you drink?

Not very often these days; haven't for five weeks, and three months before that.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

Almost exclusively spirits. Tried an upscale beer once and it was better than I expected, but no comparison to guava or mango juice. I may try wine at some point in the future.

- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?

Yes, and both. I mix more often than taking it straight (usually with rum or whiskey, occasionally Schnapps, and juice(s) or Coke as the mixer), but a shot of whiskey or a spirit or liqueur (generally not vodka/rum/the standards, though vodka depends on the type) can be good, too.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

Never done it really, always seemed like one at a time was a good way of going forward. So I guess not.

- what's your limit?

9-10 shots' worth, usually. At that point I'll definitely be inebriated, but there won't be a risk of especially poor choices, not remembering something, or a hangover. 'Course, given that I've consumed alcohol once since March, it's probably gone down a bit since then.

- do you chase?

Nope. Neither with mixed drinks nor straight spirits. However, I've never had a straight shot of anything more than about 80 proof - if I were to try 151 straight, I might have a chaser nearby just in case.

While it's always a social situation when I drink, the taste does matter. I'm okay with cheap spirits if the mixes they are in are good (straight the spirits matter more), but I definitely consume mixed drinks much more slowly if they are bad mixes than good or even great ones. As I also tend to eat good food more quickly than bad food, I figure this makes sense.

 

[Munch]

- how often do you drink?
- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?
- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?
- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?
- what's your limit?

and last, but still importantly:

- do you chase?

First of all I am a total lightweight, and anything adventurous such as mixing beer then wine, or getting tanked then hitting the bong, can easily send me over the edge. But I can put away up to say 9 pints if I have just eaten.

Generally my drinking consists of about half a bottle of wine at a restaurant, maybe once every ten days or so on average. Visits to the pub or binging sessions also occur less regularly. That is to say, it depends on the situation! But my overall philosophy is to drink irregularly, and never alone. I will drink most things now I have developed a bit more of a taste for them, the exceptions being apple cider and nasty spirits like tequila. I don't drink spirits neat in general, the exception to that rule being shots on special occasions, and even then probably just one or two. Never chase!

 

[gangleri2001]

This thread is meant to be a light-hearted discussion about people's alcohol drinking habits. By the question in the title, I mean:

- how often do you drink?
- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?
- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?
- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?
- what's your limit?

and last, but still importantly:

- do you chase?

I'll answer to all that with two sentences:

I cannot drink alcohol. I'm an alcohol allergic.

 

[classical_hero]

I know that my dad is allergic to the hops or something in the beer, so he is often found sneezing after drinking, but I am a teetotaller.

 

[nonconformist]

- how often do you drink?

Pretty much every day. I#'ll have maybe 3-4 beers in the evening.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

I'll drink beer quite often, spirits somewhat less often, and wine on occasion.

- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?

I drink whiskey and rum, and I tend not to mix the former, save for a splash of soda water to bring out the taste. The latter, again, I preferr not to mix, but a nice rum and gigner beer is quite refreshing.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

Not particularly, I'm not 16 anymore, so I much prefer to sip glasses of it. Unless it's a special occasion.

- what's your limit?

Dunno; tend not to reach it. I'm pretty good at gauging exactly where I want to be.

- do you chase?

Chase what? Women?

 

[Phlegmak]

I don't drink alcohol at all since I hate it.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I've never tried any alcoholic beverage, even though I've been old enough to legally buy them for myself for the past 6 month and 19 days, and have had easy access to it from roommates for years before that.

 

[Zelig]

- how often do you drink?

Weeklyish if averaged out. Most frequently is just a single drink with food, if I'm going to parties, bbq's, poker, etc., my drink amount is mostly determined by the length of time I'm drinking for.

I'm considering cutting back on the amount of beer I drink, I could be spending the money on better stuff, and the cheapest 24-pack of beer available here goes for $40.

- do you drink wine? beer? spirits?

Beer most frequently, followed by wine, followed by spirits.

- are you a fan of hard liquor? do you drink it straight or do you mix?

Straight, unless I feel like amusing myself making cocktails, no rum+coke crap, I stick to interesting stuff like tomato juice+ouzo.

- do you enjoy putting down shot after shot?

No, I enjoy control of my body too much. And heavy drinking makes me hungover, which messes up my routine.

- what's your limit?

Depends how long I'm drinking for. 3-4 max in an hour, but if I'm at a BBQ for an entire afternoon/evening, I could do a 12-pack on my own.

- do you chase?

No.