# Beer Drinking Poll (increase your post count!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888 "2000-05-18T17:57:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce73a5/32.png) [@Gazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazoo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/1 "2000-05-18T17:57:05Z")
Okay, I’m taking a poll. I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of a monumnetal issue involving Beer and Headaches and am starting to gather data. (See the thread in GQ: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24580](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24580) ) So what I need to know is, Which beer do you normally consume, and which if any causes headaches (as opposed to just the groggy/dreary hangover) for you? For me: I usually drink Bud Light, Miller Lite nearly killed me last weekend. Thanks for any help you can offer. ---
**Author:** ![billyt123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@billyt123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billyt123)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/2 "2000-05-18T18:09:07Z")
Icehouse is the most evil brew ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/3 "2000-05-18T18:11:54Z")
Lookin’ to increase my post count… gettin’ close to the magic number! I drink **Molson Golden** regularly, although at the moment I am in the middle of a self-imposed hiatus from alcohol. **Coors Light** gives me zero buzz and the biggest headache ever. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/4 "2000-05-18T18:13:25Z")
I’ve been drinking Tabernash Weiss straight from the Brewery. Best beer in the world, folks. Delicious and nutritious, no headaches or other ill-effects. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/5 "2000-05-18T18:14:13Z")
FWIW, Miller Lite also gives me a huge headache/hangover ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/6 "2000-05-18T18:17:22Z")
I usually drink Yuengling Lager or Guiness. Miller Genuine Draft and Budweiser give me such a headache that one time I thought it might be a brain anyeurism. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/7 "2000-05-18T18:22:50Z")
Generally Coors light or Bud light and no headaches. Any microbrew and I’m toast. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Derfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lord\_Derfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Derfel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/8 "2000-05-18T18:30:48Z")
How much light beer does it take to get drunk, let alone hung over? I tried once, couldn’t even get a buzz. 😕 Anyways, I usually drink Molson Canadian and rarely get hung over. I find that the headaches/hangover are usually independent of the brand of beer. Rather, they are dependent on how much water I drink before, after, and during a party. Now that I think about it, the beer that gave me a headache nearly every time was called Stroh’s. We drank it because it was cheap, and always regretted it the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/9 "2000-05-18T18:35:57Z")
When I drink more than one (which is the most frequent case), I drink **Miller Lite** and it never gives me a hangover, no matter how much I consume (which is typically 4-6 and hasn’t exceeded 10 for a couple of months). Ditto for **Miller Genuine Draft Light** –for them nights when I’m drinking a lot of something fancy–and **Lone Star Light**. As pleasant as those beers are to me, an excess of **Lone Star** not only hangs me over, but gives me… er, gastrointestinal unpleasantries the next day. **Shiner Bock** (as featured in the final scene of last week’s X-Files!) in excess hangs me over worst of all. Other stuff that I like is too expensive to frequently drink in copious amounts, so although I’ve got some data, it’s not statistically meaningful enough for your survey. ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/10 "2000-05-18T18:52:49Z")
Ooooh, I agree with billyT - Icehouse is totally evil. The worst headaches, ever, hands down. I had a Newcastle at and for lunch today, and I’m starting to get a headache. But I think it’s the “keep drinking” headache, though. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/11 "2000-05-18T19:00:27Z")
I drink mostly Bud Light, if I’m feeling foo-foo, I’ll drink Lemon or Orange Two Dogs. Occassionally a Rolling Rock. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/12 "2000-05-18T19:05:58Z")
Lightweights. Gin, vodka, bourbon, red wine give me a hangover. (Not mixed together in the same glass.) Beer doesn’t give me a hangover. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/13 "2000-05-18T19:14:33Z")
I like to drink Coors Light or Corona with lime. I usually don’t get a hangover when I’m drinking beer because I’ll only have 4-5. If I’m drinking vodka & 7… look out! I’ll drink about 8 of those and have a few shots and I’m toast… it’s hell to pay the next morning too! ---
**Author:** ![LBJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@LBJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LBJay)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/14 "2000-05-18T19:20:01Z")
I drink one kind of beer, and one kind of beer only - COLD beer. No headaches or hangovers or other effects. It takes a few whiskey chasers to give me a headache. ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/15 "2000-05-18T19:35:27Z")
i like to drink **sleeman cream ale** and **john labatt classic**. no hangovers to report. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/16 "2000-05-18T19:37:49Z")
Ukulele Ike said: > [@](#): > > Lightweights…Gin, vodka, bourbon, red wine give me a hangover. Lightweight. _Nothing_ gives me a hangover. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/17 "2000-05-18T20:11:20Z")
…but I don’t drink the stuff. Nasty. You didn’t ask about other alcohol, so I’ll abstain from discussion (though I don’t from the hard stuff). WooHoo! Up to 3 posts, now. Thanks, Gazoo. 🙂 Still no sig, but am practicing my smilies. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/18 "2000-05-18T20:27:03Z")
WIGGUM: Yuengling Lager - Oh how I miss Pennsylvania. Can’t get it here in Columbus, at least I’ve yet to find it. I’m a Guinness drinker, never hung-over off it and I’ve tried. 13 pints is my record in one night of drinking at the pub. Any draft keg beer, especially the lights, will give me a rockin’ hangover. Bass Ale gives me a big old headache - damn Limey beer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/19 "2000-05-18T20:28:31Z")
I like **Fat Tire** and **Sam Adams**. I don’t get a headache from them unless my friends force me to do shots of **Tuaca** with them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888/20 "2000-05-18T20:29:53Z")
All you Silicon Vals, take note: since moving to the San Jose area, I’ve gotten hooked on a brewery local to Morgan Hill. It’s called “El Toro.” They make an amber ale (“Poppy Jasper”) that is the best I ever chugged, bar none. Their wheat is excellent, too. Nice little no-frills friendly brewery among farmlands. I’ve never had a headache from any of their beers that a couple of aspirin didn’t dispel quickly. Mainstream grocery store beer – it makes my head throb just to think of it. All the preceding light beer posts bring to mind an old joke: Why is light beer like making love in a canoe? Because it’s fucking close to water. credit John Cleese. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-poll-increase-your-post-count/19888.md?page=2)