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Will Beer Before Liquor Actually Make You Sicker?
Vinepair ^ | August 17, 2023

Posted on 08/26/2023 12:24:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway

If you’re ever prepped for a long night of drinking, you’ve likely heard the age-old expression that’s taken on a life of its own as an iconic pre-gaming anthem. More than an anthem, the phrase has transformed into some sort of drinking gospel, declaring “Beer before liquor, never been sicker, liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.” But will ‘beer before liquor’ actually make you sicker?

Is ‘beer before liquor’ true?

The short answer is no. At the end of the day, it’s not what you drink that will make you sick, but how much you drink. Moreover, it certainly does not matter what order you drink alcoholic products in. Drinking too much of any alcohol can make you sick; it does not matter if it’s wine, beer, or liquor, or in what order you pick your poison.

So where did this beer before liquor makes you sicker myth come from? According to The New York Times, the myth originated from the way we digest alcohol. Carbonated drinks like beer and sparkling wine can irritate the lining of the stomach, thereby increasing the rate of alcohol absorption. Science aside, there’s also the simple fact that many people who have had liquor to start with tend to drink less beer. On the other hand, on a night out people tend to progress from beer to liquor, and when they get sick at the end of the night, they often blame the last thing they drank.

The Drop Only

However, when questioning is beer before liquor true or weighing the decision of mixing beer and liquor, Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa, a gastroenterologist at the New York University School of Medicine, told The Times that the only thing that matters is how much you drank and if you were eating while you drank it.

So, all of us who were convinced that this drinking mantra actually held validity from a scientific standpoint were fooled. There is, unfortunately, no chemical reaction to drinking liquor before beer that wards off hangovers, so your pain the morning after drinking is likely just the result of good, old fashioned over consumption.

What is the best way to mix beer and liquor? There is something to be said about starting your night out with liquor and transitioning to beer, as opposed to beginning with your favorite lager. As Dr. Keri Peterson wrote for Today, “With any alcohol, your inhibition decreases, which often leads to drinking more — so if you start with a beverage that has a higher alcohol content, your inhibition goes down more quickly and you tend to drink more.”

In other words, regardless of what you started with, your inhibition will be lowered by the time you get to your second and third (and fourth) drink, and you’ll be drinking more eagerly. Sticking with lower-calorie options, such as a 5 to 6 percent ABV beer, as opposed to beverages with hard liquor, will monitor the amount of alcohol going into your system. It will also likely monitor the amount of sugar in your system, which can leave you feeling less than ideal in the morning after a night out. With higher sugar contents in most spirit mixers, opting for beer not only reduces the amount of alcohol entering your system, but the amount of sugar as well. At least that’s the idea.

The moral of the story here is the pacing is key. Beyond that, if you really want to ensure you don’t wake up with a pounding head and rolling stomach, hit the water hard. Try alternating each of your alcoholic beverages with a glass of water and be sure to enjoy a large glass before tucking in for the night. We’re all adults here. You don’t want to be that guy anymore.


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1 posted on 08/26/2023 12:24:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It will if you are dumb enough to drink Bud Light or Budweiser. :P


2 posted on 08/26/2023 12:26:19 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: nickcarraway

You’re supposed to stop before you get sick

Duh


3 posted on 08/26/2023 12:26:20 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: nickcarraway

Beer before whiskey mighty risky.


4 posted on 08/26/2023 12:26:58 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t take away my boilermakers.


5 posted on 08/26/2023 12:28:01 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I haven't slept for ten days because that would be too long.)
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To: NWFree

Getting sick is a feature, not a bug?


6 posted on 08/26/2023 12:29:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Spktyr

I was gonna say, a pic of a tranny in a dress 👗 on the product probably would make people sick 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮


7 posted on 08/26/2023 12:30:28 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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8 posted on 08/26/2023 12:31:29 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nickcarraway

“Beer before liquor, never been sicker, liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.”

When I was in college the saying was:
“Beer on whiskey, mighty risky.”
“Whiskey on beer, never fear.”


9 posted on 08/26/2023 12:31:33 PM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: nickcarraway

At my age a few beers is fine. Hard liquor is bad for you at any age. I usually have a few each day. It’s my vitamin B,if you know what I mean.


10 posted on 08/26/2023 12:33:02 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: nickcarraway

Eat a good meal and drink plenty of water before going out drinking.


11 posted on 08/26/2023 12:34:44 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SaveFerris

I mean, that’s not going to help, but Bud and Bud Light was *awful* long before this. I do not understand why anyone with taste (as in the physical sense of taste, not the personal style) would drink either and haven’t for years.


12 posted on 08/26/2023 12:35:12 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: nickcarraway
Backwards from what I always heard ...
beer on liquor ... get sicker
liquor on beer ... never fear

.... in any case the glass of water once in a while and big chug before bed is the key to a mild hang over.... or at least that's the way I remember it ... sort of

13 posted on 08/26/2023 12:36:35 PM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: Spktyr

Target needs Dylan Mulvaney...

...to finish their business off


14 posted on 08/26/2023 12:38:21 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BipolarBob

It’s self medicating.


15 posted on 08/26/2023 12:39:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Drink beer only, drink water once in a while. I usually get tired of drinking before I get sloshed, and switch to coffee.

I have always gotten tired of things by 9-10pm. If it was a wedding reception or a party, I would go home and nap for an hour and come back. You can still dance and socialize, but the time between say 8-10pm is when people really get sloshed.


16 posted on 08/26/2023 12:39:36 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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To: SaveFerris

Nah. Disney needs to die first. A lot of houses of cards will collapse if Disney dies and it will gretly reduce indoctrination efforts.


17 posted on 08/26/2023 12:40:42 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: nickcarraway

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.


18 posted on 08/26/2023 12:40:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Spktyr

Dylan can do it!!


19 posted on 08/26/2023 12:41:44 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

 

Scene from one of the darket movies ever.

20 posted on 08/26/2023 12:42:47 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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