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Just wondering, who all here are the light weights and who are the drunks?

I fit into the drunks category, thanks to my "Night of the 50 beers".

BEER BEING MEASURED IN NORMAL SIZED CANS

I'd be dead, but then not all beers are created equal. My stomach certainly doesn't have the capacity for me to kill myself with, say, Bud Light (or, for that matter, generic American light beers such as Coors, Miller, etc. in general). A nice, dark beer, let's say 7% alcohol? Yeah, 20 of those would probably kill me, unless I spread that out over 3 or 4 hours at least, and I might pass out in that time.

are we talking bottles, small cans, large cans, halves, pints, glasses, what?

LOL. Yeah, I can't remember what I was drinking on the Night of the 50 beers.

I assumed we were talking about a 12 oz. bottle.

Sorry for the mix up. We're talking about your average sized can.

I have a pretty high tolerance ever since I started working at a brewery, but 20 beers is a lot, especially if we're talking about 12 ounces apiece. That's a lot of volume. Now some days after work, I'll go up to the tap room and stand there drinking beer for three or four hours before I head home, and while I'll have a buzz, I won't be obliterated. That's with a beer that's 5.2% abv--we have stronger and weaker beers, but I prefer the taste of that one.

not even close :p

I have a pretty high tolerance ever since I started working at a brewery, but 20 beers is a lot, especially if we're talking about 12 ounces apiece. That's a lot of volume. Now some days after work, I'll go up to the tap room and stand there drinking beer for three or four hours before I head home, and while I'll have a buzz, I won't be obliterated. That's with a beer that's 5.2% abv--we have stronger and weaker beers, but I prefer the taste of that one.
Wow, that would be a kick ass job! What's the brewery, if you don't mind my asking?

Yeah, well. I have a pretty good tolerance too. I have no intention of drinking 20-50 beers on a normal basis. I just did it once to see my tolerance, and hey hey!! no alcohol poisoning!!! I lived!!!

Yeah, well. I have a pretty good tolerance too. I have no intention of drinking 20-50 beers on a normal basis. I just did it once to see my tolerance, and hey hey!! no alcohol poisoning!!! I lived!!!
What kind of beer?

A brewery! You lucky son of a.....Oh well, I work at a pub, every wednesday night, play guitar for a 100 punt...with free food and drinks....life is good, eh Incertonia? :D

What kind of beer?

Nothing too strong. I'm good but not that good. I really can't remember. If I do, I'll post it.

A brewery! You lucky son of a.....Oh well, I work at a pub, every wednesday night, play guitar for a 100 punt...with free food and drinks....life is good, eh Incertonia? :D

Lucky bastards...

Wow, that would be a kick ass job! What's the brewery, if you don't mind my asking?
The Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, CA--the brewery that created the microbrew industry. Seriously. They hung around through the late sixties and the seventies hand-crafting beers while every other brewery had either transformed into some variation of Bud or Coors or Miller or had gone broke. And they were the inspiration for many of the people who started microbrews later on. If you read any history of beer-making in the US, there's always a good chunk of it devoted to Anchor Brewing and Fritz Maytag. It's a hell of a place to work.

Cool.

Drunk , but not done. What does "buzzed" mean (a non Eng. speaker)?

Yesterday I had between 22.00h and 3.00h about 12 regular beers, a Trapist (9 % alc. vol), 2 Martini. Then I drove home, no probs.

Before 22.00 h, I drunk some wine (4 glasses) with my steak. The last 2 glases in the bottle, were taken after 3.00H am while on NS.

Drunk , but not done. What does "buzzed" mean (a non Eng. speaker)?

Yesterday I had between 22.00h and 3.00h about 12 regular beers, a Trapist (9 % alc. vol), 2 Martini. Then I drove home, no probs.

Buzzed means you're feeling the effects of the alcohol, but you aren't druck yet. Its like the half-way point between sober and drunk.

Buzzed means you're feeling the effects of the alcohol, but you aren't druck yet. Its like the half-way point between sober and drunk.
Then the word should come before "drunk but not done" in the poll and not after it, isn't it?

Then the word should come before "drunk but not done" in the poll and not after it, isn't it?

Eh, I started putting them in some order but then said to hell with it.

Eh, I started putting them in some order but then said to hell with it.

I'm just being lazy.

A true beer drinker you are! :D

A true beer drinker you are! :D

:D w00t!

The Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, CA--the brewery that created the microbrew industry. Seriously. They hung around through the late sixties and the seventies hand-crafting beers while every other brewery had either transformed into some variation of Bud or Coors or Miller or had gone broke. And they were the inspiration for many of the people who started microbrews later on. If you read any history of beer-making in the US, there's always a good chunk of it devoted to Anchor Brewing and Fritz Maytag. It's a hell of a place to work.
Wow, that's really cool! I've never had any of their beers though. :(

The Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, CA--the brewery that created the microbrew industry. Seriously. They hung around through the late sixties and the seventies hand-crafting beers while every other brewery had either transformed into some variation of Bud or Coors or Miller or had gone broke. And they were the inspiration for many of the people who started microbrews later on. If you read any history of beer-making in the US, there's always a good chunk of it devoted to Anchor Brewing and Fritz Maytag. It's a hell of a place to work.
Cool! You guys are in in at least 3 "best beer" guides I've seen. (2 of which by Michael Jackson)

And 5,2 is the strength of some of our most common Belgian beers. (Jupiler, Hoegaarden -not all batches- and maybe Stella)

To come back to the original topic, 20 beers would have me passed out. If I could keep it in.

Wow, that's really cool! I've never had any of their beers though. :(
Well, they're available in all 50 states now, as well as around the world. The website is http://anchorbrewing.com

We make a hell of a rye whiskey and a gin as well, and we have a winery too.

Damn this post!! I'm getting... "thirsty"

Well, I don't have much to say other than that this is an awesome thread. Very fun to read. Since I'm not 21, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to answer anything but the choice "I don't drink beer...".

Well, I don't have much to say other than that this is an awesome thread. Very fun to read. Since I'm not 21, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to answer anything but the choice "I don't drink beer...".

I'm glad that you find amusement in watching us drunkards rant.

Who said had to be 21 to have the opportunity? ;)

I'll be sure to try out some of that Anchor's beer if they have it here, they probaly do though, so bottoms up!

Does this answer your question?

Skillfull drinking (http://filebox.vt.edu/users/khassing/9312.jpg)

Does this answer your question?

Skillfull drinking (http://filebox.vt.edu/users/khassing/9312.jpg)

Indeed.

20 beers! i dont think i have even gone past 10 yet?

I don't the stomach has enough room for 20 whole beers....At least I don't think mine does...mabye I should find out....

I don't the stomach has enough room for 20 whole beers....At least I don't think mine does...mabye I should find out....

Thats why you make a trip to the loo every ten beers.
(in british terms...)

Thats why you make a trip to the loo every ten beers.
(in british terms...)

Every ten? I have trouble making it through a game of "forty-hands."

Every ten? I have trouble making it through a game of "forty-hands."

Mind over matter, my friend. Mine over matter. Or beer in this case.

*beer*

i mean,

*bump*

The Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, CA--the brewery that created the microbrew industry. Seriously. They hung around through the late sixties and the seventies hand-crafting beers while every other brewery had either transformed into some variation of Bud or Coors or Miller or had gone broke. And they were the inspiration for many of the people who started microbrews later on. If you read any history of beer-making in the US, there's always a good chunk of it devoted to Anchor Brewing and Fritz Maytag. It's a hell of a place to work.
Getting the Christmas beer ready now I hope?

Mmmm.... Christmas beer....

I voted "Drunk but not done yet" I am assuming this to a be a BUd/Miller type night.
These numbers change when drinking good beers, depending on the origin, and the circumstance.
IN the fall, eating stew and watching football I can drink 20 guiness and not bat an eye.

I voted "Drunk but not done yet" I am assuming this to a be a BUd/Miller type night.
These numbers change when drinking good beers, depending on the origin, and the circumstance.
IN the fall, eating stew and watching football I can drink 20 guiness and not bat an eye.

Yeah. The beer type here is somewhere around those.

Oh course I don't see the "I'm almost done know stage."
To me "Drunk but not done yet" justs means drink til the floor comes up to meet me.

I'm gonna have to go with vomiting. Beer is a drink of wusses. Get some REAL liquor. Like vodka or whiskey, something. Not watered-down horse urine.

I'm gonna have to go with vomiting. Beer is a drink of wusses. Get some REAL liquor. Like vodka or whiskey, something. Not watered-down horse urine.

I care not what you speak. I love b33r.
However,

I LOVE THE VODKA!!!!!!!!!!

Jagermeister is also good. Mmm... deer blood...

Well, if we're gonna name brands, Jager is good. So is Rumplemintz (spelling). And Goldschlager for you shannps fans out there.

Every time I drink Jaeger, I can't help but imagining I'm drinking listerine. Not a big fan of the stuff. When it comes down to hard liquor, I'd have to go with rum, preferably Meyer's, or Bacardi if that's not an option.

Every time I drink Jaeger, I can't help but imagining I'm drinking listerine. Not a big fan of the stuff. When it comes down to hard liquor, I'd have to go with rum, preferably Meyer's, or Bacardi if that's not an option.

I'm the opposite.

Jaeger = YUM!
Rum = ick!

I'm starting the night off with some Everclear and orange gatoraid

Well, taking 'a beer' to be a 330ml bottle (1 pint = 568ml, for those of you who only speak imperial) and an average beer to have an alcohol content of about 5.0% (preferably Grolsch or Carlsberg), and I'm drinking fairly quickly (like, not over the course of 12 hours or something) then the following is true:

I can drink 5 without any problem
By the 10th, I'm probably pretty drunk
By 15, I'm either throwing up, passed out or both.

At the pub, I could probably drink more than 8 pints without paralysing myself, since they water down their beer so much, the alcohol content is less than 5%

I'm starting the night off with some Everclear and orange gatoraid

Well, just plain old Pepsi for me tonight.

Well, just plain old Pepsi for me tonight.

Or is it???

....

Yeah, it is.

Well, just plain old Pepsi for me tonight.


That...that just breaks my heart. *wipes away tears*

That...that just breaks my heart. *wipes away tears*

Well I don't have anything else here at the moment.

Well I don't have anything else here at the moment.

As soon as I perfect this matter transportation device, I'll fax you a shot.

As soon as I perfect this matter transportation device, I'll fax you a shot.

Excellent. I wish you luck.

*bump* or be *bumped*

Getting the Christmas beer ready now I hope?
Started bottling and racking (kegging) it last week. We won't let it out until November 5 and both the spices and the artwork are a closely guarded secret. You should see us scrambling to hide stuff from the people taking the tour some days.

And no, I ain't blabbing, so don't ask. :D

Started bottling and racking (kegging) it last week. We won't let it out until November 5 and both the spices and the artwork are a closely guarded secret. You should see us scrambling to hide stuff from the people taking the tour some days.

And no, I ain't blabbing, so don't ask. :D

As previously stated:

Mmmm.... Christmas Beer......