draft beer and inebriation

Bar food is expensive you probably eat less to buy more beer empty stomach... be like Jim Koch eat yeast before you go out

 

I definitely drink faster and larger quantities when I'm out compared to home consumption (despite the cost). Almost never is this intentional. So maybe that is a factor with you, rather than it being a draft vs bottle issue.

 

It all comes down to how fast you drink and what the abv is, simply put........

 

http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/6/686
Here's a link to the full study. There's plenty of statistically significant findings. It has been repeated. Alcohol response is context dependent. You have a greater tolerance to alcohol in a familiar environment (in the OP's case "home") than in an unfamiliar one like a new bar.

 

Interesting, indeed, thanks.

 

This was my first thought, too.

32 ounces of "a couple beers" vs. 24 ounces of "a couple beers" could be a pretty noticeable difference... and if your at-home drinking regularly involves those slightly smaller European-style 11.2-ounce bottles, it's an even bigger difference, 32 ounces vs. 22.4 ounces.

I don't think that would be all there is to it if just one beer when "drinking out" seems to have more effect than two at home, though. Maybe a combination of serving sizes and the psychological weirdness mentioned previously?

 

I'm usually in a certain state of mind at home leading to a normal pace. For me some of these craft beer bars turn me into a pig with or without food. It's all state of mind, I also recall drinking 4 beer before noon ( in a limited amount of time ) during an OU/texas game. Barely slowed down after that. I was anxious & agitated.

 

If bottle conditioned, by just a trace. The beer is primed with a small dose of sugar which is converted by the yeast to carbon dioxide (which carbonates the beer) and alcohol.
It's quite normal for peoples' tolerance to alcohol to vary according to the time of day.

 

When your out drinking carbs are your friend, and I cap myself at 2 and I'm done, high Abv 1 if I'm driving. Just the way it is. So my bar stays are usually 45 minutes, I can't do the all day stay like I could in my 20s.

 

Could it be that you are drinking slightly more quickly when you are out than when you are at home?

 

You two must be a fun couple. How about posting a pic of your wife with the cat sleeping on her head?

 

Altitude has no effect on how your body metabolizes alcohol. The thing with altitude is a lot of people travel to higher altitudes from sea level and are conflating signs of altitude sickness (dizziness, fatigue, nausea) with the drinks hitting them harder. When altitude sickness, even mild cases, meets inebriation it can be a brutal mixture.

 

That empty stomach buzz tho.

 

In England, the bottled version of a beer sometimes has a higher ABV than the draught version.

 

I was at Sticks and Stones yesterday afternoon, and the Coronado Islander was about to blow just as they were prepared to replace it with Foothills IPA of the month. I was drinking an Islander and Josh the bartender says to me, "do you want a belated beer for your birthday?". I've never turned down a free beer, but the 2 Islanders, plus the earlier Rye Pale Ale from Preyer Brewing (opened yesterday in downtown GSO) made me quite happy and a bit light hearted. 3 beers usually is like nothing, but DAMN!

 

Right, no effect of altitude on metbolizing alcohol. However there is something other than altitude sickness that may be involved. Some people experience feelings of dehydration with altitude even when there is no altitude sickness. Alcohol at higher altitudes can enhance or exaggerate that feeling of dehydration.

 

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Sometimes markedly so. Adnams Broadside goes from 4.7% to 6.4% ABV.London Ptide goes from 4.1% to 4.7% and Bombardier goes likewise though some cans are 5.2%. It's an attempt to recover some of the flavour lost by going from cask to bottle/can. Doesn't work , you just get more taste but still lose all the nuances and loses one of its dimensions.

 

A bit off topic, but I love the Adnams beers. I've had them there and here, but prefer to drink them there! We do not get them here now and I miss them. Nice reminder and please hoist one for my pleasure, sir!

 

Generaly alcohol is alcohol. If you eat before or while drinking it will absorb more slowly and as many people have noticed moving around may burn it off a little faster. I have noticed differences in carbonation in tap and bottled versions of the same beer. The alcohol in a more highly carrbonated beverage will absorb faster. The bar environment may also cause you to drink faster and you are more familiar with your home environment so the same level of inebriation may be less noticeable.