how often do you drink alcohol?
 

Every day?

A couple of times a week?

Only on the weekends?

Once a month?

Once a year?

Never?

I don't anymore.

When I did, it was.....uhhhh.....pretty much any time I was conscious :D

Not sure if this is specific enough for a DiningBuzz thread, being so nonspecific to drinking places or drinks. Otherwise Hello, OMNI!


I enjoy a drink on 'weekends' but my definition includes Thursday as well as Friday nights. ;)

Preferably in quality, but quantity sometimes happens too. :eek:

been drinking two glasses of wine a day for several yrs, My HDL ( good cholesterol) went from 42 to 77.

Every day....2,4 or 10 glasses of wine! :D

Each and every single day of my adult life and I always thank the Lord for inventing the stuff.
The anticipation of opening an untried bottle of wine;the joy of walking into a new pub and seeing a beer you've never seen before;the first drink of the day which is always a Gordon's and Tonic;the glass of chilled champagne on a summer's day;the rum and black nightcap;the Bloody Mary as you settle into your decent seat on a transatlantic flight;the glass of peaty single malt in Scotland;the dark 9% Belgian beer that's so strong it rattles your fillings;mulled wine on a cold winter's evening;a pint of Bass in the Ear Bar in NYC; a pint of scrumpy cider;a bottle of Normandy cider straight from the farmer;the tequila cocktails from Bally's Tequila Bar in Vegas;the ice-cold Tiger beer with a Thai Green curry; the pint of creamy stout in my Irish local ... I adore alcohol in every shape or form except brandy.Simply can't bear the stuff.

Nearly every day. There are periods in which I will not have a drink for a week or several weeks, but I would say that 90% of the time I at least have a drink a day.

Now if you take the number of drinks I consume on average and average it across the number of days I've been alive, I've drank since I was in diapers. :D

Never, these days.

Actually, 'these days' will be a decade, as of the 24th of this month!

The only thing I miss is the flavour: there are precious few soft drinks with the complex flavours of many alcoholic drinks. They do seem to be on the increases these days, though, which is cheering.

Very rarely these days - maybe one drink every 3 to 4 weeks... no time to go out!

Ha ha - fooled you!
 

Every time you have fruit juice that is not freshly squeezed then you are consuming minute amounts of alcohol :D
I don't drink booze,I will have an non alcoholic beer or a Bitters and soda now and then-these also have minute traces of alcohol.
Some over eager friends chastise me for this :rolleyes:I always tell them If I ever want to go back to drinking I won't waste my time on unleaded pi#s or medicinal tasting refreshments.

I drink every few days. Usually 1 beer...sometimes 2 or 3 if it was a bad week.

Very rarely any more, but for years I would drink 8-10 beers a day. And almost exclusively in my neighborhood bar. Don't even like to think about the money I pissed (literally) away.

I'm a woman on a mission at dinnertime. I love to cook and it just seems natural that a glass of Chardonnay goes with the dinner. Although I admit that it also goes well with the nights we eat dinner out.

Once a day. Every day. All day long.

What time is it?

Gave it up for Lent, but before that I was drinking every day.

It was 1/3 to 1/2 a bottle of wine every day. Now that I've gone back to the gym, I drink the day I dont go work out which comes out to about 2-3 drinking days per week.

drew

wine every day, beer very infrequently, liquor even less often

My doctor told me if I quit drinking, I'd live longer. I said "No, Doc: It'd just seem longer!" :p :D

Usually only when it's free, and usually only one or two, if I'm in the mood.

In the last year, I'd guess I've had about 15 drinks. 95% on airplanes or in airport lounges. I will occasionally drink a sip of wine or other alcoholic drinks I haven't tried before, to see what they taste like, but rarely a full drink of unknown "amIgonnalikethisstuff".

Whenever I'm in an airport lounge - ~100x a year;
whenever I'm dining in a restaurant - ~100x a year;
after every concert - ~100x a year;
when I'm with friends - ~65x a year.

I used to drink 3-4 times a week... Each time being enough to catch a buzz, although sometimes much more.

When I was travelling, it was out to dinner, at the hotel after work, on the plane, at the lounge. 7 days a week.

Since I have been dieting, I have cut it down to once every week if not two weeks. Much much less. And I am sure, better for me. :)

It's happy hour somewhere.

I drink more when I'm traveling. It helps alleviate the stress that comes with all of the security crap, long lines, delayed flights, etc. Its much more likely to happen if I'm in an airport with a smoking bar. I've never gotten too drunk to board a plane but I'm quite sure boarding agents could smell the booze on many occasions.

I once met a guy at MSP in a tiny bar nestled in the Intl departure area. (Some of you may know it. It's the one with all the foreign currencies displayed) The guy had gotten smashed and was told he couldn't fly. What does he do? Return to the same bar and have more drinks while waiting to (hopefully) catch the next flight to his destination. The bar owner kept serving him and said he could stay as long as he wanted or until the bar closed. The guys speech was slurred and he was staggering when he tried to walk. Some people never learn. :rolleyes:

No, the correct answer: It's Beer O'clock.

Portions of the post that previously appeared in this space has been deleted. I would provide you with a reason why, but doing so would likely be against the TOS.

Hats off to those of you who, despite having free minibars as a RA or other program benefit - or having access to half-decent wines, spirits and champers, can take a couple of days off every week to allow your liver some rest!

Having a few days off makes the other days more enjoyable.

When on a holiday, of course I must sample every drink on offer - unless there is a nice single-malt or wine which I need to try in-depth. :)

at least one a day...after that London Study where they said having 1-2 drinks (any drinks) will lengthen your life by 7 yrs...my wife has stopped nagging me about it.

This was published in Dec 2007 while I was in India and I saw it in the Time of India.

Couple of glasses of wine a day. Also a G&T before I get on a flight if in Y. :)

I don't drink all that much--I will have a glass of wine or an Old Fashioned now and then, or a good beer (life's too short to drink bad beer) or two, but in general, maybe once or twice a month. I've been known to go six months without a drop, then have a few beers and then go another six months without. Not because I'm anti-alcohol, just not something I do often. Though I have come to realize that when drunk, I seem to think I'm a genius and offer my opinion to any and all. This assertion (that I'm a genius and everyone needs to listen to me) has yet to be corroborated by anyone who's seen me in that state. :o So I try to hold myself short of getting that far.

Maybe 6 times a year. Only in social situations, I never drink at home.

Drank every weeknight and all day Saturday and Sunday for 10 years. Quit cold turkey for 16 years. Resumed 10 years ago. Average 2 drinks a night, 6 nights a week.

Attaboy: glad to hear you've resumed. Nobody likes a quitter! :D

...red wine, probably 4x a week....

i am truly enjoying a cheeky syrah as I type this...:)

aloha....

Patrick :)

Never.

used to drink a couple beers a week and maybe a glass of wine or two. Now, almost never at home and sometimes when at a business dinner overseas.

Weekends. A margarita or 3 + some wine - over the whole weekend. Nothing excessive.

I tend to drink more during business dinners. A couple of glasses of wine and maybe 1 cocktail is the norm.
At home, a good glass of red wine from time to time. Beer? I bought a case (you can only buy beer by the case in PA) before the Super Bowl. I have consumed maybe 7 or 8 beers from this case.
There was a time in my 20's and 30's where I could hang all night with co-workers at conventions or seminars and get totally blitzed. I would then bounce back easily for an 8 AM meeting.
Alas, those days are over. Now if I overindulge, I feel like crap until noon. So, I just don't do it.

Well I got sick of reading how bad excessive drinking was for me. So I gave up reading.

I drink wine at every meal... except breakfast.