Drinking Achievements
It’s Friday!!!! Time to kick back and enjoy a cold one. In honour of the weekend, I thought I would share some of Mitch Martin’s Top Drinking Achievements Before You Die. The words in italics are his, not mine.
Case In A Day - 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I prefer to think not. You need to sit down with a couple of friends and a couple of cases and power through the day and the case. People that have never done this think it’s easy and the people that have, know it’s not. Added Difficulty: Keep a hand written journal of what you are doing each time you crack a beer. Bonus Points: If anything is legible after beer 17.
Run The Taps At A Bar… Conditions: must have 12 or more taps. This is pretty self explanatory. Belly up to the bar and order a single pint of every beer they have on tap one after the other. You are going to get to try a lot of new beers and chances are you will be drunk before the sun goes down.
Brew Your Own Beer - Yeah it might not taste that great and you will be “that guy” that makes all your friends try their [crappy] brew but every true booze hound has to give it a shot at least once.
Pub Crawl Conditions: 12 or more pubs covering at least 1 mile. There is nothing better than getting a big group of friends together on a sunny day and catching a buzz while going on a walk. A beer at each stop with a short walk in between and you will be primed for a night of debauchery.
Scotch - learn to drink scotch either on the rocks or neat. Much like golf, it is a pain in the ass to learn, but it will pay off in the business world. While you are at it, learn the difference between bourbon and whiskey so that you don’t look like a total hayseed. If you really want to get a gold star on your chart learn the difference between a blend and single malt as well.
Have you ever attempted any of these? Were you successful? Have you participated in other Drinking Achievements, like travelling to Germany for Oktoberfest or learning about wine? Share your thoughts by clicking on the No Comments/Comments link below. Today’s Jack Nation bonus code is DRINKINGFEATS. It’s valid until June 22nd.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Hi Carly,
I think Jeff Chalmers has probably done all of them except the scotch as he certainly loves his beer!! LOL!!!
Carly’s Note: Having worked in the business for a number of years now, I can tell you radio guys in general are pretty good at this.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hi Carly,
I remember going on a camping trip on the last weekend of summer just before starting grade 13. I drank so much one night that the guys had to take my glasses off while i was passed out.
I also remember a few parties at my place during high school when my parents were away for the weekend. Actually i have very little memory of those parties since we were all pretty drunk!
After finishing university some friends from work invited me up north for a halloween party. I was dressed as a ninja warrior and there was a girl in a judo outfit who wanted to fight me the whole evening. Luckily cooler heads prevailed because i think she could have taken me!
Now being in my 40’s i can honestly say that i don’t enjoy getting hammered anymore and fortunately most of my family and friends feel the same way. Especially if you have to go to work the next day!
Have a great day Carly.
Carly’s Note: Yes, hopefully in our 30’s and 40’s we’re past the “drink to get drunk” mentality. Sometimes, though, it’s easy to have just one too many and still pay it for the next day. We may be more responsible drinkers, but we have less tolerance.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
I am “That Guy”.
I love Mead (honey wine), but it became very difficult to get at the LCBO (Manotick Mead was the best), so I started making my own Meads. My sister did kit wines, and then my brother said if you can do wine, you can do beer, so I have done some beers for him.
Can’t wait Canada Day is coming, so I can open some of my Maple Wines. Seems all my friends like it when I start opening those bottles.
Cheers
Wombat
m^*^m
Carly’s Note: As long as your friends aren’t just saying that to spare your feelings.