Do certain styles of beer make you "buzz" differently?

When I hear coldplay, the only rush of blood that happens to me is to my wrists...and it wants out.

 

I don't think that anyone has mentioned that the hop plant is a close cousin of the marijuana plant, and can have similar effects.

 

Don't fool yourself...beer is a food/drink, made with elements we eat and drink, which effect our bodies..for example, many espresso stouts have plenty coffee in the mash to give u a caffeine buzz etc.. Think about it..lavender in beer can help calm you mood if it is in a beer..another perspective is always helpful.

 

All I know is BCBS is strong

 

Possibly he enjoyed the IPA more, hence an earlier (perceived) endorphin rush. Good IPAs are very "heady". I think we should do a test and check after three!

 

All about the carbonation babay!
High carbed stuf fseemingly hits you (me) faster and for me that makes me feel more like I drank champagne: Light and silly.
Thicker lower carbed stuff at same abv hits me slower and more subtly.

This has some basis in study but it seems far from conclusive that carbonated water in a mixture with alcohol gets you drunk faster. For me it always seemed to be true. I guess a theory is that the gas causes faster gastric emptying thereby increasing speed at which stomach contents enter the intestine for speedier alcohol absorption to the bloodstream.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17720590
http://gizmodo.com/5889786/booze-legends-debunking-the-myths-every-drinker-believes

But this study is pretty weak if for no other reason tan sample size.
However this theory has been around a lot longer than this 2007 study.

 

The higher the carbonation levels, the faster your body absorbs alcohol into the bloodstream. The carbonation literally forces alcohol molecules through your stomach and small intestine membranes. The only way to slow this rate is to have something already in your stomach, or slow down your alcohol consumption.

In regards to the notion that some beers "breakdown slower" ; alcohol gets the VIP treatment. It metabolizes
And is absorbed before most other nutrients. All alcohol is processed by an enzyme produced by the liver called
Alcohol dehydrogenase.

The mind, can and will play tricks on you

 

I tend to get a better buzz from lower ABV brews.

 

All beers will give me a buzz after a few drinks which is expected, but there are a few that will give me a nasty headache after just one drink. They are usually specific beers that fall into the double IPA category. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to specific hops or what the reason could be. For example, Enjoy By left me with a bad headache while beers like Heady and Abrasive I can drink lots of.

 

Everyone knows women cause all the problems.

 

Yup, carbonation plays a part. Different malts and hops probably effect rate of alcohol absorption too. Mood, setting, sleep, etc. One could argue that you never have the same buzz twice

Not too much is known about the effects of hops as a whole, but some of the many flavors/terpenes could help carry alcohol across the blood-brain barrier, and many terpenes have subtle effects themselves. Some have antihistamine effects which potentiate the alcohol, some have calming effects, some have euphoric effects.
Malt-forward brews will generally be more stimulating at first with a heavier crash due to the relationship between sugar and alcohol. Generally being the key word.

Interesting stuff!

 

I've noticed that when I have a few pints down at the pub and then get home, if I drink three or four Mad Elf Ales I'll black out and crash into the floor when I go to stand up. That happened when I drank WWS as well. Don't know what it is about those two beers...

 

Same here. No style gives me the feeling Barleywines do. It's a messy kind of buzz where I don't feel all that great. That syrupy sweetness; it's just too much. I will only drink about half a pint of one as a result.

 

In before the next person mentions it...

 

Pripps Carnegie Porter, back in the old days, seemed to have psychoactive qualities beyond normal beer levels of any percentage. Self fulfilling prophecy or not, it was standard. Haven't tried one in the last 5 years or so. Anyone have similar experiences?

 

Ethanol is the active ingredient. Over 90% of what's left is water. If you think that miniscule amount of CO2, sugars, protiens, oils and acids have a profound effect on how the one intoxicant makes you feel, then I think you are crazy.

I guess perception is reality.

 

I'm personally not as quick to dismiss the studies done on this issue, but I guess that's just Texas only joking.
Yes, the buzz is predominately the effects of alcohol, but ingredients play a part in how quickly alcohol is absorbed, how much your blood sugar spikes, etc. I don't think anybody is saying it is a profound/huge difference.

 

Belgians have a tendency to knock me on my ass faster than anything...no clue why...

 

Sour diesel ipa hits me just right.