First Drink

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Same goes for my kids.

Since I make beer by the 10-15 gallon batch (6-8 cases at a time), it's not really a big deal or mystery to them.

This reminds me of a funny first time. Down here people sometimes do a homemade fermented drink for labour day. If done correctly it should produce a fresh carbonated drink containing 0.5 - 1% alcohol. However add a little too much sugar and let it sit in the bottle it really becomes like beer (in strength) or even stronger.

So, one day my cousins parents are away from home and the little sister of the mother is taking care of the kids. Suddenly it seems my cousin is acting completely drunk. Everyone thought he was just playing but in reality he had found leftover bottles of this festive drink and emptied a large bottle of it He was around 10 years old so naturally everyone got really worried. I don't recall if they took him for stomach flush or not.

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speaking of "making beer"   ive made some "hooch"....man I got so smashed off of that stuff

[SlapShot]

Still don't know why you would brag about it lol.

Let me give you a clue ... "LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!!" ... PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ASE

I call BS.

[VonMessa]

Let me give you a clue ... "LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!!" ... PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ASE

I call BS.

I do too, but it made me thirsty for a beer.   

[Flayed]

Doesn't anyone drink Tequila anymore?

 Why yes yes I do.     Eventually I'll turn this empty into one of these.

 As far as the broader subject I give the lil Flayed and Flayedets a taste of what ever I may be drinking at the time. (Going to have to watch Flayed Jr. an my Tequila I think.  )   And I would much rather have them here at home with me when the time comes that they feel they wanna see what it's like to be drunk then out with some friends hiding out somewhere and I hope they always feel comfortable enough here with me to experiment at home.

 <S> all and happy drinking. 

[ROX]

Doesn't anyone drink Tequila anymore?

I was big into tequila (margaritas) until the agave plant blight of 2000.  Prices on anything decent went sky-high.  Even the stuff that tasted like crap went way up.  The "good stuff" almost doubled in price. The blight is technically over but it takes a long time for something in a plant like that to recover--PLUS--the farmers, buyers, distillers/bottlers seem to be in NO hurry to lower the price.

[VonMessa]

He he. 

I just mentioned that because it is my wife's favorite and it is funny to see peoples faces when someone orders a round of shots.

She do it without the training wheels and ask for another 

[mechanic]

gold tequila with cinnamon and orange slice.

really fun way to lose your vision

[Skuzzy]

If you are under 21 in the states it's illegal no matter where you do it.
Beat me to it Jayhawk.

Nope, not true.  In Texas, your parents can buy you a drink, at a bar, no matter what your age is.  Some bars will not allow it as they have thier own criteria, but it is perfectly legal to do so.

The drinking laws are set by the states.

[gyrene81]

She do it without the training wheels and ask for another 

hang on to that one...sounds like a lot of fun   

[VonMessa]

Nope, not true.  In Texas, your parents can buy you a drink, at a bar, no matter what your age is.  Some bars will not allow it as they have thier own criteria, but it is perfectly legal to do so.

The drinking laws are set by the states.

The man speaks truth 

The only thing the Fed does is regulate how the folks that make the beer/wine/spirits distribute it and they also collect tax on it.

[VonMessa]

hang on to that one...sounds like a lot of fun   

Without a doubt 

[bagrat]

Nope, not true.  In Texas, your parents can buy you a drink, at a bar, no matter what your age is.  Some bars will not allow it as they have thier own criteria, but it is perfectly legal to do so.

The drinking laws are set by the states.

This ^ my pops was gonna take me to bar or strip club a few months before I was 21 kinda on a whim type thing. Tough luck finding a place that would serve alcohol to a minor even with a parent present.

[Skuzzy]

Oh I never said you could find them easy.  I only know a few places that will serve to minors with thier parents there.

I was just taking issue with the blanket statement about alcohol being illegal to serve to minors in all the states.

[Wildcat1]

my first drink was at the ripe 'ole age of 13.....

....and it might have been yeager