Homebrew buzz

I have noticed a different type of buzz from some of my homebrew's...hardly empirical evidence...but there it is.

 

I think that's actually the definition of empirical evidence.

 

Perhaps loosely...but I think others would have to verify, or at least be able to reproduce the same buzz as I note...for it to be empirical.

And since the feeling of a buzz is subjective...

 

Now you're into acceptance of a hypothesis (which is a future step). Empirical evidence itself may be nothing more than observation that supports a belief... "I believe the buzz from homebrew is different." The evidence is your set of observations (even subjective) where you noticed a difference, that supports the belief.

 

I got stoned from a beer once and it was awesome (unfortunately it hasn't happened since). I started a thread about feeling stoned from beer (Kasteel Donker) and the best reply I recieved was from a guy who explained that often the mood and feelings you have prior to drinking influence the buzz (or in your case and mine, the stone) you feel from the beer.

Do you get the same buzz/stone every time you drink homebrew or was it a one off?

 

This thread went from the OP saying that he feels like he just smoked a JOINT to you guys discussing the EVIDENCE.
Let's hope that buzz doesn't end in Paranoia.

 

I'll toss my hat in, that I can drink a fair bit of my homebrews and get hammered if I want, but I wake up like I slept 10 hours straight, and hadn't had a drink in 10 years. Not a single ache or headache or anything.

If I go wild and have more than I should of comparable commercial beers, I can, and have woke up feeling a bit... hurt.

But no.. the buzz is the same with all of them. Alcohol is pretty much alcohol.

 

While I am a strong advocate of the hypothesis that a "beer buzz" is much different than a "wine buzz" and, moreso, a "liquor buzz," I haven't really noticed a difference between a commercial beer buzz and a home brew beer buzz. I usually tend to drink both when I tie one on though.

 

Maybe there is something to this though. Our homebrew is fresher, and often contains a higher amount of yeast, hop oils, etc than the commercial counterpart. It is possible that there are properties of a fresh, unfiltered, generously hopped beer that lead to a more amplified or even different state of drunkenness, even if the alcohol content is identical.

Perhaps more yeast & vegetable matter in the beer somehow result in more alcohol in the bloodstream? Who knows.

 

I may have to concede to you on that point.

For instance here's a quote:

Scientific evidence is considered empirical when it can be observed by many people and all will agree as to what they observed. An example would be reading a thermometer. No matter who observes the thermometer, it still displays the same temperature. The counterexample to this is physically sensing warmth or coolness. Observer A might sense that a room is warm, while observer B senses that the same room is cool. These observations differ depending on the observer, and are therefore considered subjective. Evidence that is not dependent on the observer (i.e., is objective), that appears the same no matter who observes the evidence, is considered to be empirical evidence.


Perhaps I should have used "scientific" instead of "empirical."

Sorry for the high-jack OP.

 

Actually, I heard somewhere (on the internet - wonderful world of uncorroborated 'facts') that hops can have a sedative-like effect. If that's true, perhaps the freshness aspect could amplify that. I know that when I'm tired, the buzz is felt more quickly/powerfully, and at lower volume. Last Friday I had two 5.1% pale ales and a 6.2% IPA on ~5.5-6 hours of sleep after a very busy day and boy did just three make me feel nice.

Granted, there's a difference between sedated and tired, but I figure if I speculate hard enough I can be convincing.

 

This is like that Infinite Solutions troll... Hilarious!

 

Well Timothy Leary was certainly on to something..."set and setting" are everything whether you are taking a hallucenogenic or drinking a homebrew. I have often felt that my 6.5% homebrew hit me harder then a 6.5% commercial brew. Maybe I was just happy to be sharing it with a friend or relaxing in front of the tube.

 

Timothy Leary's dead. No, no no no he's outside looking in.

Timothy Leary's dead. No, no no no no, he's inside my head. Timothy Leary. Timothy leary.

 

Don't you mean "the truth machine?"

 

The only different beer buzz I ever get is after I drink a Westvleteren 12. That makes me feel like I've just smoked a joint. Cuban cigars do it too.

 

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