# Alcohol tolerance (or what's it take to get you drunk). **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850 "2015-04-29T22:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/81 "2015-05-03T11:14:52Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > One glass of wine, no real effect. > Two glasses, feeling good > Three glasses, happy dunk but not crazy stupid drunk. > > (big glasses) That’s about right for me. Though these days, I don’t drink much because of meds that I take. I occasionally will go out and have a night on the town, but not often. I went to a farewell party in a bar that ended up with the departing person buying rounds of Patron tequlia and teaching the employees from Nepal how to do a tequila shot American-style. Departing person was impressed that four shots didn’t seem to affect me much. I’ve been told that I look more “sweet” than “party girl” (which is how I spent my teens and twenties), which may have confused him. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/82 "2015-05-04T02:15:55Z")
> [@Hector\_St\_Clare](#): > > Alcohol doesn’t necessarily make you more belligerent. I believe you. I’ve just never been overly willing to find out. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/83 "2015-05-04T02:43:08Z")
> [@jezzaOZ](#): > > The wine is what hits the spot and that’s why it’s so addictive. However, it’s not the alcohol. Is there any actual science to back up these theories? It sounds like woo to me. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/84 "2015-05-04T13:45:50Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Having tried Black Box and Bota Box (and both are quite good), my wife and I are all about the Big House boxed wines. Big House Red and Big House White are both good, sturdy blends, and The Usual Suspect (cabernet) is another favorite. > > Significantly, Big House wines were already a staple in our home in bottles, and we were pleasantly surprised when they started offering boxes. Agreed. Big House is good too. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/85 "2015-05-04T14:06:19Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I suspect some people act drunk when they are not, I know a woman I’ve seen and others have seen get sloppy almost pass out drunk from TWO BEERS. I’ve observed this too and wondered if there wasn’t some kind of placebo effect or possibly peer pressure going on where the “drunk” acted that way because they thought it was somehow expected of them. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/86 "2015-05-04T15:46:21Z")
As others have said, define drunk. I got noticeably tipsy on the second beer. I then stay at approximately that level for the next quite a few. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/87 "2015-05-04T15:51:28Z")
Double Post ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850/88 "2015-05-04T16:38:20Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > As others have said, define drunk. > [@amanset](#): > > Double Post 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850.md?page=4)