Ross wrote:
 > I hate going out with the sole purpose of drinking.

Now, if you'd said 'the sole purpose of getting drunk' I'd agree, but I 
usually go to pubs with two main aims; a) socialising with friends, and 
b) (sometimes primarily) drinking fine beers whose taste I enjoy and 
savour. As a side effect, we naturally become somewhat slarmy and end 
up, obviously completely coincidentally, having a hilariously good time. 
;-)

I particularly like the mid-colour British real ales (as distinguished 
from the somewhat ambiguous term 'bitter' by their method of delivery - 
the good ales are usually hand-pulled from non-pressurised casks), 
grades B-D on the scale A-E, A being lager-coloured and E being 
Guinness-coloured.

I'm also rather fond of German and Belgian beers (especially the ones 
from those Trappist monasteries - consume with caution!), which for 
sheer variety of flavour and strength cannot be beaten anywhere in the 
world, although some New Zealand beers get quite close.

> I can't drink more than 4 beers before I feel done. Physically, mentally,
> done. A whole evening of it will get me in the worst mood.

Everyone's different. Scott's comments about building up a resistance 
are completely on the nose - I can quite easily consume four or five 
pints of ale (no more than 5% alcohol by volume) during a night out, go 
home no more than pleasantly inebriated, and get up the next morning 
with no problem other than slight tiredness (the booze stops you 
sleeping properly). But I've been a serious ale fan for over a decade...


Enjoy in moderation. Kids! Don't take drugs!

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