# So, I'm thinking of taking up drinking . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429 "2005-05-04T19:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/61 "2005-05-05T13:40:09Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > Somehow, the notion of **Eve** and Mad Dog 20/20 makes my happy scrappy head asplode. I love this. šŸ˜ƒ Good work, man! ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/62 "2005-05-05T13:45:37Z")
Not to hijack, but if the primary effect is to be relaxation, and you dislike alcohol, could you try yoga? Or a young boy-toy into massages? ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/63 "2005-05-05T18:28:53Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Iā€™ll second the Lambic suggestion, though I need to correct that spelling. This ainā€™t Hobbiton. > Hereā€™s a nifty link > > [http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5\_breweries/lindemans\_framboise.html](http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/lindemans_framboise.html) > > So very delicious and lady like for a beer. I concur, the Framboise Lambic is quite delicious and fizzy. A good sweet wine, if you are open to trying such, is late harvest White Reisling. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/64 "2005-05-05T18:54:06Z")
> [@LifeOnWry](#): > > **Eve** - this isnā€™t bad advice. Thereā€™s a winery named [Oliverā€™s](http://www.oliverwinery.com/winelist.html) that makes a very nice ā€œsoft redā€ that I believe is 11% alcohol by volume. And it tastes nice, too. Itā€™s not a bad beginner wine. Wow, kind of weird see our local winery mentioned by an out-of-towner. Iā€™ll second this recommendation as well. My wife, who barely drinks alcohol due to the taste, loves this stuff. To me it tastes a bit sweet, but overall itā€™s not bad. Rather than diluting the drinks and sacrificing the flavor, couldnā€™t you just toss back an 8 oz tumbler of water immediately before or after your drink? I would think that having a little extra non-alcoholic liquid in the stomach would help with some of the after effects youā€™re having. Maybe youā€™re just more susceptible when the concentration of alcohol is higher in your digestive tract? (Iā€™m not sure if this is even a good guess. Feel free to correct me on this, medical-type people. Iā€™d like to know if this is logical.) Good luck with the booze, Eve! ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/65 "2005-05-06T03:37:38Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > If you decide to still take it up, I suggest a sweet mead from [this](http://www.rocky-mountain-meadery.com/) meadery.I like the Guinevere, but the next one up (Launcelot, I think) will be sweeter. They are 12%. The peach mead is most excellent. Launcelot is an excellent accompaniment with dinner. And it keeps well after opening. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/66 "2005-05-06T03:49:46Z")
> [@Guy Incognito](#): > > Wow, kind of weird see our local winery mentioned by an out-of-towner. Heh. One of my friends has friends in Bloomington, and he brought back a bottle on his last trip there for us to try. Itā€™s now sold locally at one of our hipper grocery stores. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/67 "2005-05-06T13:35:42Z")
> [@Guy Incognito](#): > > Rather than diluting the drinks and sacrificing the flavor, couldnā€™t you just toss back an 8 oz tumbler of water immediately before or after your drink? I would think that having a little extra non-alcoholic liquid in the stomach would help with some of the after effects youā€™re having. I donā€™t know _why_ alcohol gives me a headache and stomach crampsā€”Iā€™m fine with a small glass (say, half a coffee mug) of low-alcohol hooch. I think Iā€™ll stop by the friendly Hooch Hut after work next week and go window-shopping. Maybe Iā€™ll jot down a few brand-names and you all can tell me whether itā€™s rotgut or not. Or, I could take up heroin. I hear that helps you lose weight, too! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/68 "2005-05-06T14:00:36Z")
A good solution, too, might be a fruit wine. These can be sweeter than a grape-based wine, and can also help with that whole Southern belle image. Elderberry or blackberry wine might be a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429/69 "2005-05-06T21:40:26Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Elderberry or blackberry wine might be a good place to start. Those are not belle-ish, those are old-ladyish. Blackberry wine is, specifically, old-Jewish-ladyish, which Eve will be soon enough but there is no need to rush things. šŸ˜ƒ Nothing quite like a Morgan-Davis blackberry spritzer while youā€™re playing canasta, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-thinking-of-taking-up-drinking/302429.md?page=3)