# How often do you drink alcohol? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232 "2011-08-18T22:05:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/121 "2011-08-22T04:12:12Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Thank ghod someone _finally_ pointed this out. > šŸ˜ƒ hey itā€™s a poll, who reads posts in a poll? especially when half the participants arenā€™t quite half as sober as the other half? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/122 "2011-08-22T04:18:00Z")
But _of_ the people who drink, we drink a whole damn lot. More than I do. :dubious: Or at least more frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/123 "2011-08-22T11:22:56Z")
It really varies for me. In summer, (which is the holiday season here) there tend to be more functions and more parties and family visits and so on and that puts me into the ā€œ3 to 4 times a week sometimes approaching every dayā€ category. Even when there is nothing on there tends to be beer in the fridge for one reason or another. Then for long stretches mid year I might go a few weeks or more without a drink at all. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/124 "2011-08-22T14:12:02Z")
Until I was thirty, I binge drank about twice a month. Since then, never. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/125 "2011-08-22T14:20:22Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Now that Iā€™m in my 40s Hmm. I always thought you were younger. We picked up a six pack (it was a ā€œMan, I bet a beer would be good!ā€ kind of day) and still had three left well over a month later. I almost never drink. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/126 "2011-08-22T14:33:53Z")
Iā€™ll have 2-3 beers a night, maybe one night a week off. Very occasionally wine: last night I had half a bottle of delicious Montepulciano with my meal. Iā€™ve done the same for about the past two decades. Before anyone says anything I just had a medical and full blood tests: my liver is in perfect condition as are my kidneys. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/127 "2011-08-22T14:38:53Z")
Was having problems keeping it under control, so itā€™s now been over 5 weeks since Iā€™ve had any booze. Wow, whoopty doop, 5 whole weeks. :o > [@NinetyWt](#): > > I used to drink a few beers every night, but it got to be a problem (in many different ways), so I quit. > > On Halloween I will have been sober for four years. šŸ™‚ Good for you, NinetyWt! Am impressed. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/128 "2011-08-22T14:50:03Z")
**Other** : Sometimes I drink quite oftenā€¦ sometimes I go quite a while without a drop; it all dependsā€¦ I donā€™t drink habitually. I enjoy drinking as much as I enjoy being sober and having clear mind. ---
**Author:** ![beachbetch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@beachbetch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beachbetch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/129 "2011-08-22T14:51:05Z")
Two or three times a week in summertime. Frozen drinks are my weakness and there are lots of local places that make excellent ones. Living in a summer resort makes drinking enjoyableā€¦nothing better on a sunny summer afternoon than sitting at a deck bar overlooking the ocean, listening to reggae and enjoying a delicious beverage. I rarely drink in the fall/winter. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/130 "2011-08-22T14:55:29Z")
Why is ā€œonce per monthā€ the last option? Iā€™m looking for a ā€œnever,ā€ and Iā€™m sure there are plenty of people in between. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/131 "2011-08-22T15:00:58Z")
A couple beers a week, usually something I havenā€™t tried yet. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/132 "2011-08-22T18:55:53Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > But _of_ the people who drink, we drink a whole damn lot. > > More than I do. :dubious: Or at least more frequently. This. Of the posters who drink, nearly 60% drink at minimum 3 to 4 times per week. I guess the poll should include a never option, and an option for less frequent that once per month. But then again quantity counts. If you have 1 beer or 1 glass of wine every day, then that is no problem, but would look no different in the poll than a guy that has to chug Black Velvet out of a brown paper bag every two hours to keep from seizing. There is a bit of a difference between the two. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/133 "2011-08-22T18:57:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > A couple beers a week, usually something I havenā€™t tried yet. You usually donā€™t keep your consumption down to a couple of beers a week? šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![BrknButterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/134 "2011-08-23T00:42:16Z")
I hardly drink. Maybe once every six months if that. I think I have gone years. Alcoholism runs in my family so I decided a long time ago not to really get into that much. Plus, Iā€™ve been around drunk people. I donā€™t see the big deal or the fun in it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/135 "2011-08-23T01:05:49Z")
> [@BrknButterfly](#): > > Plus, Iā€™ve been around drunk people. I donā€™t see the big deal or the fun in it. Then you are probably not at risk for alcoholism. Our brains work differently. > [@Leo McGarry (West Wing)](#): > > _ā€œIā€™m an alcoholic. I donā€™t have one drink. I donā€™t understand people who have one drink. I donā€™t understand people who leave half a glass of wine on the table. I donā€™t understand people who say theyā€™ve had enough. How can you have enough of feeling like this? How can you not want to feel like this longer? My brain works differently.ā€_ ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/136 "2011-08-23T01:54:37Z")
Never. Havenā€™t had a drink in over 20 years. Believe me, you are ALL grateful (not to mention safer and happier, with all of your stuff intactā€¦). šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/137 "2011-08-23T05:41:21Z")
> [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > Hmm. I always thought you were younger. > > We picked up a six pack (it was a ā€œMan, I bet a beer would be good!ā€ kind of day) and still had three left well over a month later. I almost never drink. We have leftover booze from our wedding - our nine year anniversary is Wednesday.šŸ™‚ Not only can we not get rid of our booze, but we keep getting more somehow - we have people over and they leave a couple beers, etc. I finally cracked the Bombay Sapphire gin - I thought I hated gin, but damn, that stuff is actually good! I tried a little of that with tonic water, and I finally get why people drink gin and tonics! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/138 "2011-08-23T13:16:53Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I finally cracked the Bombay Sapphire gin - I thought I hated gin, but damn, that stuff is actually good! I tried a little of that with tonic water, and I finally get why people drink gin and tonics! If you liked that, try Tanqueray gin next. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/139 "2011-08-23T13:18:04Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > If you liked that, try Tanqueray gin next. Please ignore this advice. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-drink-alcohol/593232/140 "2011-08-23T13:24:20Z")
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