How Much Beer Do You Drink?

[JDW81]

I'm also a sporadic drinker. If I'm away with work then I'll often have at least a 1/2 dozen stubbies. At home it is on and off. I'd probably drink 2-3 long necks a week. If mates come over, well anything's possible.

Average? Probably 5 standard drinks a week.

 

[seamad]

At uni in general medicine(20years ago) was told that males 2 to4 a night females 1 to 2 plus 2 nights off to give the liver a break. Mind you the lecrurer had a very big red nose and certainly had more.
Usually have 2/3 nights off ( mon- wed). Thurs usually a one litre jug between us sometimes 2. Fri and weekends more or less plus i have a nice cellar so usually wine on weekends.

Try to have a low alc @3% on tap all the time. Beers rarely over 5%, but do enjoy the bigger beers as a first beer.
Certainly drink a lot less than teens/20/30s. Rarely suffer from hangovers which is double edged
Cheers

 

[argon]

Depends what i'm doing each night and what i'm eating.
If i have a large meal... I don't drink
If i have anything sweet after dinner... I don't drink
If i'm on the PS3 i'll only have 1 for the session
If i'm watching a movie/tv 2 or 3
If i'm watching sport 2 or 3
Any of the above... if i have snacks double or triple my intake... so i cut out the chips and now i drink a whole lot less (and have dropped 5kg in a fortnight for it)

Edit: and i drink less since getting the kegs... (although it did spike initially for the novelty value) opposite of what i expected

 

[tones0606]

well.....i'm not playing this game

 

[alfadog]

I would average 2-3pints a night. I usually brew on the light side, around 4%, I can not really tell the difference at that percentage to full strength.

 

[big78sam]

At least one alcohol free night a week is a good idea. I just do one but should probably do more. Still I only drink 2 glasses a night but they are generally smallish pints. I'd say a litre a night

As far as the wife goes, I know the alcohol free night a week keeps the wife off my back, along with maybe a couple of weeks completely dry as well each year. It shows I'm not dependant!

 

[Fat Bastard]

Usually only drink 3 nights a week, but on those nights I'll drink 3-4 longnecks and maybe a couple of stubbies if I can find something interesting at the local. I'm a pretty big dude though at 125kg and 6'3" so it usually takes me a couple of longies just to feel warm.

I used to really be able to put it away, but I'm too concerned with my health now, and anyway, I can't handle the hangovers any more.

 

[Snow]

I have averaged it out over the week to 3 per night OF BEER. This doesn't include the 2 glasses of wine I have with dinner or the 2 whiskys I might have after i've drunk all that beer and wine.

but seriously, sometimes i'll go a week and only have 2-3 beers in total. I usually try and have at least 2 alcohol free days a week to give the liver a break.

Cheers - Snow

 

[Snow]

Edit: and i drink less since getting the kegs... (although it did spike initially for the novelty value) opposite of what i expected

I found this too. Probably because I tend to have 2 schooners off the tap as opposed to opening 2 tallies in a session.

 

[Logman]

5 or 6 schooners a night but that's the most I ever drink, haven't had more than 8 for about 10 years. 3 or 4 Pale Ales and a couple of Porters/Stouts. Before this year I had 5 years off the piss having surgery a few times - so my insides had a bit of a rebirth. Walk every morning to keep the beer gut from going out of control, if I don't it really knocks me around.

 

[Bongchitis]

Shift worker here too. A beer with dinner on my 2 day shifts, none on my 2 night shifts and 4-6 beers on 2 of the 4 days off (8 day rotation).

....and Truman, take a look at her habits/spending etc and hit her in the forehead with the facts.... then get another beer!

 

[manticle]

What's a glass?

I have a pot glass, several trappist 250 - 330 mL glasses, several English pint glasses and a litre stein. All very different.

What are they filled with? Mild, traditional saison,ESB, AIPA, Belgian dark strong or barley wine?

I used to drink every night and easily 3+ longnecks. Now I have a deliberate couple of days of not drinking anything with alcohol in it (nothing to do with weight gain as a rake can't gain weight) and don't count on the others. Weekends and brewdays I drink a lot earlier and therefore a lot more, weekdays, less so. Maybe between 3 and 6 longnecks on the nights on - again though, what are they containing? (well actually my HB is rarely under 5%).

I drink more than the health authorities recommend. I also listen to strange music and collect children's shoes.

 

[Truman42]

Mrs LagerBomb is also a beer drinker, and we find it very therapeutic to sit down together after work and relax with a few beers and destress, chat etc. Maybe you can get you partner to enjoy a couple with you ? It can lead to a great night sometimes " If you know what I mean"
Cheers
LagerBomb

Yes well thats exactly what we do. She wasn't a beer drinker at all until she met me. Now she loves to have a beer with me after work or go on a brewery visit with me and try the range of beers.
But she will have one maybe two glasses max and not everynight where as I usually have 2-3 on most nights.

 

[bignath]

I also listen to strange music and collect children's shoes.

:lol: :lol: very funny....

 

[Truman42]

....and Truman, take a look at her habits/spending etc and hit her in the forehead with the facts.... then get another beer!

Funny you should say that, shes a Deals direct/ ebay junky. She buys me a cheap watch from ebay made in China then says Im too rough with things when it just stops working for no reason a week later. Ive told her to stop buying cheap crap from ebay thats never going to last..but she loves it..
She sends me a text.."Should we buy this?" I say no and she does anyway, then I can't buy a decent one until it breaks..
But I love her and she enjoys beer and brewing and ... me.

 

[Thefatdoghead]

I'll have 4-5 pint's a night when i'm home. I won't lie I did ask myself the question.....am I drinking to much? But then I work away for 5 weeks on a ship and it's dry so I get a good break. 2 weeks to go and Im feeling thursty

 

[adryargument]

Funny you should say that, shes a Deals direct/ ebay junky. She buys me a cheap watch from ebay made in China then says Im too rough with things when it just stops working for no reason a week later. Ive told her to stop buying cheap crap from ebay thats never going to last..but she loves it..
She sends me a text.."Should we buy this?" I say no and she does anyway, then I can't buy a decent one until it breaks..
But I love her and she enjoys beer and brewing and ... me.

Crap, im the impulsive purchases in my relationship... And i drink generally 1.8 steins or 5 pots a night.
Double trouble!

 

[rehab]

I'll have 4-5 pint's a night when i'm home. I won't lie I did ask myself the question.....am I drinking to much? But then I work away for 5 weeks on a ship and it's dry so I get a good break. 2 weeks to go and Im feeling thursty

Generally have two a night but these are 750ml Swappa Crate bottles. I go to the gym to maintain so I don't balloon up like the bad ol days of drinking 24 stubbies on a weekend night and probably another 24 over the week... If the beer doesn't put it on the Big Macs, KFC, Pies, Butter Chicken etc the next day does!

 

[Yob]

really depends on my mood... some nights 3 longies (which is 3 glasses a bottle) other nights, a glass and thats it... must be said though that Ive recently (day 3) made the choice of my poisons and given up the cigs.. bloody hard being a beer drinker... and a coffee drinker... and eating... and waking up (especially with a coffee)

hoping breathing will be better though in the long run so as I can drink more beer though... what ya lose on the round-a-bouts you make up in the main street :lol:

Yob

[edit] clear-a-fe-kation

 

[beerbog]

If i'm on the PS3 i'll only have 1 for the session

Something to do with hand/eye coordination? :beerbang: