Does anyone like to drink good beer and not get plastered?

[Tab]

So, since I've started drinking. I usually have my own 6-pack of newcastle, killians or smirnoff or something that doesn't taste like chilled urine - I'll usually drink that and maybe have a couple shots of hard liquor. I've been wasted about 1 1/2 times, once from a bad game of edward 40 hands and another time from a 1/3 bottle Canadian Velvet.

My friends are now bitching that I drink too little, to me I can't stand Cameo,Natural Ice, Bud Light or any cheap american beer. Personally, I'd like to drink something that I don't have to gag on everytime I take a sip. Nor, do I like spending an hour puking my guts out and waking up in the morning feeling like death.

I have a good time, playing beer pong, smoking cigars, twister and just plain old chilling on the couch with a beer talking to people.

Should I man it up or tell them to grow up?

 

[neegotiator]

getting plastered is fun, but just sipping on some good beer and relaxing with buddies is always cool too

 

[Proletariat]

hard liquor FTW

 

[LordMorpheus]

I like nicer beers allright, but as far as drinking a beverage for the taste, beer isn't for me. When I'm drinking beer its usually because I'm on my way to drunk, not because I enjoy drinking beer. There is nothing wrong with not drinking to the point of idiocy. That is actually probably to be admired, but tipsy can be fun, and beer is one way to get there.

Hard liquor is a faster way to get there, though. Heh.

 

[Syringer]

I never understood the point of drinking beer to get drunk. It'll take a lot longer, and your stomach feels a lot more full after the equivalent amount of alcohol compared to liquor..

 

[Sqube]

If you've got yourself a good-tasting beer, you're doing a disservice to yourself to shotgun it like Steel Reserve.

 

[Conky]

Drinking only to get drunk is kinda pointless. If you can't enjoy the buzz without hurting yourself then what is the point?

Your friends sound like idiots... do them a favor and tell them the best high comes from breathing thru a gasoline-soaked rag. :laugh:

 

[skim milk]

beer makes you have a belly

soju FTW

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Drinking only to get drunk is kinda pointless. If you can't enjoy the buzz without hurting yourself then what is the point?

Your friends sound like idiots... do them a favor and tell them the best high comes from breathing thru a gasoline-soaked rag. :laugh:

Well the buzz is the point, anything past the buzz is generally not a good idea.

But the buzz is drunk, just not too drunk. Its a good place to be.

 

[Captante]

I don't enjoy getting drunk anymore, so I think you have good taste.

 

[JOJOBEAN]

gettin hammered every once in awhile can be refreshing, trying to get chiks hammered is even better tho. 😀

 

[Doctorweir]

Originally posted by: fritolays
beer makes you have a belly

soju FTW

Actually the alcohol has the calories...7kcals/gram to be exact...

Soju is nice as long as accompanied by Bulgogi, but on it's own...
So I still prefer beer 🙂

 

[dxkj]

You are a pussy, but thats beside the point 🙂

I like to drink good beer and not get plastered..

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Doctorweir

Originally posted by: fritolays
beer makes you have a belly

soju FTW

Actually the alcohol has the calories...7kcals/gram to be exact...

Soju is nice as long as accompanied by Bulgogi, but on it's own...
So I still prefer beer 🙂

but you cant store the calories from alcohol as fat, you can only use them or pee them out, no storage involved..

In that case it IS the beer that causes the gut, because of the carbs, etc... that and the snack foods you eat with it. your body metabolizes the alcohol for energy first, and stores the other stuff as fat

Thats why people dont have a "vodka gut" but they do have a "beer gut"

 

[darkswordsman17]

Personally, I'm not big into drinking to get drunk. Pretty much everyone I know likes to drink to do that, and don't really care what they drink. I would much rather drink things that taste good to me, and not care about getting drunk.

 

[Xylitol]

The FCC says that "pussy" isnot allowed 😛

 

[aidanjm]

I like to get a nice buzz, but try not to go much beyond that. It's a waste of money, and you end up behaving in ways that can be pretty ugly. Plus in the long run it's bad for you health wise, gives you wrinkles, and you put yourself at risk for all sorts of bad things (from car accidents to unprotected sex). I just can't see the point in getting plastered on a regular basis. Maybe once in a blue moon.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: Doctorweir

Originally posted by: fritolays
beer makes you have a belly

soju FTW

Actually the alcohol has the calories...7kcals/gram to be exact...

Soju is nice as long as accompanied by Bulgogi, but on it's own...
So I still prefer beer 🙂

but you cant store the calories from alcohol as fat, you can only use them or pee them out, no storage involved..

In that case it IS the beer that causes the gut, because of the carbs, etc... that and the snack foods you eat with it. your body metabolizes the alcohol for energy first, and stores the other stuff as fat

Thats why people dont have a "vodka gut" but they do have a "beer gut"

Yea, that's why korean girls prefer soju over beer even though it tastes worse
they don't want that gut

 

[dug777]

You're a little pussy is all mate 😉

 

[Squisher]

Some Goose Island Honker's Ale, a few shots of Patron ftw.

 

[alexjohnson16]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Drinking only to get drunk is kinda pointless. If you can't enjoy the buzz without hurting yourself then what is the point?

Your friends sound like idiots... do them a favor and tell them the best high comes from breathing thru a gasoline-soaked rag. :laugh:

Quite the thought. Drinking to not get drunk?

Hmm.

 

[bmacd]

i rarely ever get drunk, however, I enjoy drinking one or two bottles of my Bud Light every couple of nights.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Wheezer]

newcastle

Excellent choice.

Nothing wrong with drinking to enjoy it without wanting to get tripping all over yourself drunk, shows a level of maturity that others around you have not reached yet.

 

[Descartes]

I think getting drunk defeats the purpose entirely. I drink beers because I want to enjoy the flavor, and after too many the sensory experience is completely compromised.

I have an overwhelming affinity for Belgian-style (I say Belgian-style, because there are some great breweries in the US that follow Belgian style) brews, especially the quadrupel Abbey Ales. Some of my favorites are:

Westvleteren - I've only had once while in Europe as I can't find it locally, but WOW.
Rochefort - Probably my favorite overall as I can actually find it locally. The Rochefort 10 is incredible, but I can't have more than two due to the inebriation factor.
Westmalle - Another great Trappist.
Orval - I don't actually like this one.
Three Philosophers - By a great US brewery called Ommegang. Their other brews are fantastic as well.
St Bernardus Abt 12 - Fantastic quadrupel. Their other ales are equally great.

Too many others to list really.

 

[AndrewR]

I don't drink much beer anymore. I do like an occasional one, but I prefer wine these days because it doesn't dehydrate me like beer. I can have a bottle of red wine and not be dehydrated like I would from two beers. More buzz, less fuss!

I rarely drink to get drunk, but it's happened a few times (or more) before. It's only been a little less than two months, but I could stand a few beers now. Not worth ending my career though!