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How much alcohol do you guys drink?

I've been a bit busy at work over the last week or two and I've been finding myself having a couple of small beers at night. Normally I'll have perhaps 3 or 4 normal bottles a week, most likely consumed at the weekend.

I very seldom drink to get drunk, I really enjoy a nice beer with a big meal and I've found myself exploring real ale and obscure world beers.

I can't really drink wine or spirits, I'll drink them if I have to, but I just don't really like them.

What about you?

I like to get smashed on cheap white wine or have a whimsical rum and coke every once in a while.

I rather dislike beers, ale and lager, I rather happily partake in sprites white, or dark.

I'm a polyslosh.

Right this minute I'm imbibing a bottle or two of Gwynt Y Ddraig's Black Dragon medium dry cider. 6.5% out of the bottle, 7.4% on draught if you're lucky enough to find it. My other choices are Henry Weston's Stowford Press or if it's very hot and I just want a drink any of the Swedish fruity options.

My ale choice ranges from the amber hoppiness of Tanglefoot and Tribute through flavourful middle-England regulars such as Bishops Finger and London Pride to the stodge of Old Peculier, Brains Black and Guinness. Other favourites are Double Dragon from Felinfoel (Llanelli) andFortyniner from the Ringwood Brewery. I do like to try the local flavours - DBC from Weymouth and Island Brewery (IoW) are two I'd recommend.

I cannot drink lager any more as a social drink - the only time I ever touch it is when I occasionally have Peroniwith Italian or Budweiser Draft at Frankie & Benny's. When I go for a Chinese Tsingtao is a must. However I WILL drink Coors on draught at my local pool hall as it's a nothing drink.

Shorts wise - it's Irish whiskeys for me - Bushmills or Jamesons. Christmas brings out the Baileys urges. I do like a nice Plymouth Gin and Tonic. As for wine, it has to be a Californian or an Australian white.

Alexia wrote:I do like a nice Plymouth Gin and Tonic.

Oh no, far too bitter for my liking.

I had some Chocolate wine the other day - it was one of the most disgusting things I've ever had the misfortune to drink. I don't recommend it.

I heartily recommend cherry wine. We tend to drink a lot of that, normal wine of any colour, cider, and the occasional can of premixed cocktail, which tends to be shit but cheap and drinkable.

Not that I'm an alcoholic or anything.

Hic.