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> all of it gets you drunk, which is what you're after. A substantial amount of wine is consumed at lunchtime by workers who most definitely don't want to get
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
> all of it gets you drunk, which is what you're after.
A substantial amount of wine is consumed at lunchtime by workers who most definitely don't want to get drunk, because they are due back at work. Wine is also consumed at monasteries by monks who are forbidden drunkenness. This beverage is consumed in more contexts than just for the alcohol's effects.
- glimshe 3y agoThey should have said "the effects of alcohol, which is what you're after". Consuming alcohol in small amounts still produces effects that won't prevent you from working but are pleasurable (for some) nonetheless.
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoNo, as already stated by others here, what many people are after when drinking wine is a flavor profile or (in the case of some beverages served in summer) a refreshing quality separate from the effects of the alcohol.
- bradknowles 3y agoFor the Trappiste monks at monasteries like Orval (in Belgium), they did brew a special beer that was just for the consumption of the monks. But it was still alcoholic, just lower in alcohol. Low enough that you would be likely to get full before you get drunk. I've heard the same for many historical wineries.
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoTrappist beers are now a (better) supermarket commodity by several different brands (All from Belgium). Usually with more alcohol than a lager, ranging from 2 or 3 years up to 10, and going up to 12%.
- bradknowles 3y agoI can believe that of Chimay. They've always been more commercial. And maybe Rochefort. But Orval is doing this? Westmalle? Westvleteren?