Beer and alcohol content? VS effects?

[Hugo Drax]

If I drink a IPA beer that has an alcohol content of 8.5% I do not really get a buzz. Yet if I drink 1 Rolling Rock which has an ABV of 4.5% I notice a buzz and two Rolling Rocks I get a super strong buzz.

Why is this, I thought all alcohol is the same when it comes to effects. I actually stopped at 2 Rolling rocks because I dont want to get drunk. I suspect 3 would tip me to stupor.

Do IPAs have too much other stuff that somehow blocks the metabolism of alcohol where as Rolling rock which is a much simpler type lager makes the absorption of alcohol much easier?

The Rolling Rock 12 ounce seems to have the strongest impact VS IPAs at 8.5

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Just because you do not notice an effect doesn't mean you are not actually having an effect.

 

[pauldun170]

IPA just means its a shitty tasting beer.

The ABV generally results in el-buzzo bur sometimes you end up with a brewery with crap quality control on a batch and it the beer turns out a bit weak.

 

[Thebobo]

Just rolling rock? Or other beers?

 

[nakedfrog]

Maybe you drink the Rolling Rock faster since it's got a more watery flavor.

 

[snoopy7548]

Yeah, how quickly did you drink both beers?

 

[deadlyapp]

For me it's often that the watered down piss beer like rolling rock, bud light, etc is very easy to drink so I'll put down more of them in less time, vs an IPA which I enjoy and drink a bit slower. For me the perfect blend is a good stout or porter, which has prime drinkability and usually a higher ABV, especially if you get one that is bourbon aged or similar.

 

[kn51]

Can you correlate what you had to eat during those times?

But hey, consider yourself lucky. Getting a buzz off of cheap beer.

 

[Zeze]

I miss when 1 beer or 2 gave me a good buzz as a teen.

 

[kn51]

I miss when 1 beer or 2 gave me a good buzz as a teen.

Would make life a lot more cheaper.

 

[zinfamous]

You forgot to mention the whisky shots that you were chasing with the Rolling Rock

 

[Darwin333]

You are a serious lightweight so I can't help you out, sorry.

 

[deadlyapp]

You forgot to mention the whisky shots that you were chasing with the Rolling Rock

That's the only reason I ever had rolling rock. 2 dollar pints + shots, or 2 dollar pitchers. Blech college.

 

[KeithP]

Maybe the IPA has less alcohol? Maybe the maker found that they sold more beer if they said the alcohol content is higher so they just lied about it?

-KeithP

 

[Muadib]

Is that you Beth??

 

[DigDog]

Omg Rolling Rock STILL EXISTS ???

Next thing you gon' tell me people still drink Coors ...

 

[NAC4EV]

Pale ale is a type of beer that is brewed with mostly pale malts for a more equal malt-to-hop ratio. ... “IPA” stands for India Pale Ale, a hoppy style of beer within the pale ale category. Double IPAs, also called Imperial IPAs, are a much hoppier style of IPAs with alcohol content above 7.5 percent by volume.

 

[Zeze]

Ipa is called india pale ale because Brits used extra hops to preserve their beer during their voyage to india or some crap.

Is this true?

 

[Carson Dyle]

This is like one of those "I get violent on tequila" claims. My guess is that you consume the lighter beer much faster.

 

[zinfamous]

Ipa is called india pale ale because Brits used extra hops to preserve their beer during their voyage to india or some crap.

Is this true?

most likely, yes. Water wasn't really safe to drink for the ~98% of actual human history and civilization. This is why The East generally developed Tea as their go-to anti-bacterial beverage (hence, Asians generally have only 1 copy of ADH, so aren't as efficient at processing EtOH, hence quicker to smashed and the typical "Asian Flush" phenotype for the ones that lack an ADH copy), and the western world turned to wine, beer, and spirits as their go-to beverage.

Hops are naturally antibiotic, and when your ocean trip is longer, you need to brew a supply that is going to last longer. I don't think "IPA" was ever a real name at the time, it was just given as a modern designation for the typical style you would find being supplied to certain ocean voyages of the day. The Western cultures pretty much developed their own beer styles generally based on the qualities of their particular local water. Malts and hops were balanced to enhance or hide or play with such different characteristics. It is why each region (you can call them countries, now), are generally known for one or two specific styles: Czech: Pilsner; Bavaria: Dunkels or shitty wheat beers; The Irish with their Porters; The English with their Ales and Porters, etc....

 

[sdifox]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume
vs alcohol by weight

 

[rudder]

This is like one of those "I get violent on tequila" claims. My guess is that you consume the lighter beer much faster.

very true. Your body processes ethanol the same no matter how you consume it.... beer, wine, tequila, etc. People just consume it at different speeds and volumes based on how it tastes... so that is probably the case.

 

[killster1]

today i am 235 pounds, 1 beer still gets me a buzz. With that said of course different types of beer make you feel different. How can all things be absorbed equally? wouldnt cheaper products involving malt absorb faster than a malt? I drink 3x a year maybe. (just drank 1 shot during the 3d venom movie and got buzzed for hours)