More evidence that you can't get drunk on Guinness.
Much Guinness was drunk last night. I was not.
This can't really be considered a conclusive experiment, though. The experiment's data was somewhat muddied by two complicating factors: On the one hand, I hadn't eaten. But then, you don't need to eat when drinking Guinness. Steak, egg and chips in a glass.
On the other hand, it was taking quarter of an hour or so to get served. A man can sober up in that length of time! I'm not sure if the Irish dancers had any effect one way or the other, to be honest. But I won't be going to see Riverdance, I can tell you.
All in all, I think further research is required. And I think I know just the man to help.
Posted to Apropos of nothing by Simon Brunning at March 18, 2003 09:30 AMYou need a firm drinking plan, drawn out before.
I survived 12 hours on the circle line pub crawl. I drank 28 Bailey's (mmmm, yum) plus lots of vodka shots. That was my drinking plan, I was the last standing, well wobbling, while all around me were face down in sick.
Posted by: Eloon on March 18, 2003 03:26 PMA couple of years back, some friends and I did the Monopoly pub crawl on my birthday.
Choosing to do pints of Stella may have been a tactical error, but I did OK. Steve and his missus Cathy, who turned up at the *start* halfway between still-drunk-from-the-night-before and too-hungover-to-live, didn't. We were on our way towards Trafalgar Square, when we decided on a 'tweener at the Lamb and Flag. One of the bouncers then asked me (me!) to keep my drunk friend under control. Steve retired hurt. First and only time I've been able to outdrink the man.
Soon after that, the rest of us got bored wandering around, and we all repaired to the Frog and Forget-me-not in Clapham, followed ultimately by The Grand at Clapham Junction. Seventies night. ;-)
How many beers? I have absolutely no idea. If I'm sober enough to count, I haven't really been drinking, ;-)
Posted by: Simon on March 18, 2003 03:38 PMI remeber it well. Didn't someone spend £90 on a panama hat?
Posted by: Steve on March 18, 2003 03:47 PMIt is possible to get drunk on Guiness!
I was at a St Patrick's night booze up the other weekend, at a Pub in Hammersmith. It took me nearly half an hour to get served when I went to the bar, so I didn't get very drunk. My friend Pat only had two drinks and he was very drunk by the end of the night. Admittedly, his drinks were in a huge pewter tankard that held 9.5 pints - though he was toning things down a bit and only stuck 8 pints at a time into it.
Still, I can definitely claim that nearly 16 pints of guiness is more than enough to make an adult human very drunk. :)
Posted by: John P on March 21, 2003 03:26 PMi've gotta say, it takes a lot of guinness to get me drunk. it's my favourite drink, so i don't mind, but at a bar once i had 12 of them (had to puke-and-rally a bit, the food value of the stuff made my stomach full!) and it wasn't till number 8 or 9 that i started feeling it. of course, i weigh 103 lbs...so someone larger may indeed not get drunk off of it if it took that many for me
Posted by: princess on June 16, 2003 06:19 PMpregame with Paddy's and then switch to Guinness at the pubs if your looking to get drunk...worked for me when i was visiting from the states.
Posted by: Brian Janak on July 2, 2003 05:17 AMLet me tell you this........I drank 5 Guiness Extra Stout cans last night (14.5 oz I believe) and not even a buzz!........I love the stuff....but I am in agreement with anyone who maintains that it cannot! get you drunk.
Posted by: bob on November 22, 2003 02:23 PMI'm gonna have to disagree with ya on this one. My friends and I went to Ireland this past March, and they were definitely drunk from drinking only Guinness. 5 days of drinking Guiness will get you drunk.
Posted by: Kwan on January 6, 2004 09:03 PMWOOOOOOOOOO i been drinkin ONLY guiness. I had 2 pints... im a rookie i know but im still buzzed. the trick is drink a whole pint in only 5-10 drinks.
Posted by: Jak A on March 25, 2009 04:19 AMDown a pint in 1 or 2 gulps. repeat until you are drunk . Guiness is the bomb !goes down like milk :P
Posted by: DSCanadarox on July 12, 2010 01:44 AM