Alcoholic drinks that are easy on your stomach?

[Anonymous]

So every time I go out I usually drink beers 'til I'm starting to feel rather drunk, but not that I'll forget everything and go into a coma or something. Now the problem is, it takes about 10-12 beers to do that and the amount of beer seems to make my stomach feel bad the next day, just because of the amount of beer, not the alcohol in it. Now I'm looking for something alcoholic that I have to drink less of to have the same feeling and that's easy on your stomach. Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

You need to drink a better class of beer.

What are you currently drinking that it takes 10 - 12 beers to get you drunk ?

I imagine it's a low ABV, and probably has impurities in it. So 10 or 12 and the impurities build up and you're not going to really be able to enjoy your buzz.

German and Belgian beers are very tasty, not at all like generic American beers, and the ABV can go as high as 12% for some of them. You definitely won't sink 10 or 12 of them in a night. There is a huge variety of different tastes and textures, so try a few and find the ones you like.

I'd recommend Duvel and Chimay Blue as they are quite common and in the 8% to 9% range, though I prefer the St. Bernados 12, myself. Or Gulden Draak.

[Asker]

Actually, I am from Belgium (and you seem to be as well). It takes me about 12 Jupilers to get drunk and Duvel is still about 8. Any other beers are hardly being served at most parties. The amount of beer don't seem to digest quickly enough and makes my stomach upset. Then again I never threw up because of that, but I'm always nearly there. Ok, I threw up once, but that was after I drank cola after a few beers and the mix of that didn't seem to go well with my stomach.

[Opinion Owner]

Okay.. 8 Duvels just to get drunk and you're still in the 18-24 age bracket... Shit, that's practically Irish.

You might want to try drinking shorts instead. I used to go for Southern Comfort and lime. A good whiskey is always a nice choice. These days I prefer the gin and tonic myself. A good Tanqueray 10, for example.

[Asker]

I will definitely try that. It's not that I don't feel anything after just 3 or 4 beers or 2 duvels, but I seem to hover in that buzzed state without going over to drunk for a long time. Unless I had absolutely nothing to eat and my stomach is completely empty, but that's just asking for a knockback. I don't know why it is I can drink that amount of beers without being really drunk. I haven't been really drinking for that long either. but nowadays I get drunk about 3 times a month.

[Confused614]

If it's the amount it seems the simple fix would be to just drink harder stuff.

[rachiee]

Chances are you're still going to have a bad stomach the next day with any type of alcohol. Just limit yourself, don't get too drunk. But you can try mixed drinks and see how they work for you. Maybe rum and coke or a screwdriver (orange juice and vodka).

[Anonymous]

I have gluten and lactose allergy, perhaps its IBS too. Anyway no alcohol seems soft on my stomach nowadays, I just feel it the day after. maybe sure you don't have allergies or some bowel problems

[Anonymous]

Try some whiskey. Not the 6,79€ stuff though (hangover guaranteed), but some Jack Daniels or Jim Beam. (still tastes crappy in comparison to really good whiskey). After 0.5 litres (I drink pure) my stomach still feels better than after 5 L of beer. On my way home I usually grab some french fries for the salt and drink as much water as I can. Friday night is hanging out with drunk metalheads and Saturday is family trip day. Important to have sobered up fast enough... ;)

Gonna try Duvel soon (Germany here, the students pub close to my uni has 200+ different beers), is it in 0.3L bottles?