The alcohol is horrble

[Senkoau]

I finally got around to reading some of the item descriptions and of the dozen varieties of wine, bear and other sitting in my supplies. The vast majority seem to be swill you wouldn't actually want to drink. Even the good ones sound . . . iffy "It hits the tongue like a bull big, MEATY and hard."

[Pyromaiden]

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alcohol tastes nasty irl

[EricHVela]

I couldn't stand the taste of stuff I've tried in the past. I long since gave up. (I'm not going to force myself to learn to like something. "Acquired taste" my non-existent rear-end.)

That stated, I think a lot of it in BG3 is just a joke of how the rough-and-tumble characters like their booze (which is where the majority of alcohol is found).

There's the "fine establishment" in the Lower City, but it's not open during the game. So, I have no idea if it serves a better fare of stuff. (You can find a letter admiring the food quality but complaining how the place is never open for breakfast or lunch.)

[Exarch_Alpha]

Originally posted by Pyromania™:

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alcohol tastes nasty irl

That´s why drinks exist

Piña colada, mojito, caipirinha

[Iratus Machina]

Unless you're drinking a fruity mixed drink not giving a damn about it's high abv, sipping fine wine during a feast, or guzzling lagers with the bros after a long work day, most harder liquors are going to smack you upside the tastebuds with a harsh, burning aftertaste. You could probably survive a couple of nights on brewskis with the party on your way to Baldur's Gate, but I'd recommend you at least pair it up with some decent food. Because getting drunk on an empty stomach sucks, especially when the next morning hits and you've still got to walk at least a few miles fully stocked with gear and badly hungover.

[Ozius]

Bread beer has been a staple for over 5,500 years.

It was far safer than water as the pathogens were boiled of and it also contained loads of nutrients.

It was very common in labour intensive jobs for the workers to be supplied with loads of beer to keep them going.

[EricHVela]

There's an occasion where someone will complain about eating a number of apples, many fish heads, and a stale loaf of bread one evening.

I think that person woulda welcomed some alcohol that long rest, regardless of the kick it would give.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Ozius:

Bread beer has been a staple for over 5,500 years.

It was far safer than water as the pathogens were boiled of and it also contained loads of nutrients.

It was very common in labour intensive jobs for the workers to be supplied with loads of beer to keep them going.

Haha no, the reason people drank beer was because it had calories and pushed back a little bit of the anxiety of being a seasonal worker about to do a 12-14-hour shift with a pissed off boss; people could boil water for drinking at any point they could make beer properly.

[mike_hanna211]

Originally posted by An Irate Walrus:

Originally posted by Simple Kind of Man:

so just like real life?

It can be difficult if you're in the US, but try a microbrew that *isn't* one of those hipster-brewed "we crammed five barrels of hops into a single glass" IPAs, and your experience might improve.

Or it might not.

To each their own.

Sounds like you haven't tried a good IPA yet. And when I say "good" I mean award-winning IPA. I like most IPAs so I'm not using my definition of "good".

[mike_hanna211]

Originally posted by Ozius:

Bread beer has been a staple for over 5,500 years.

It was far safer than water as the pathogens were boiled of and it also contained loads of nutrients.

It was very common in labour intensive jobs for the workers to be supplied with loads of beer to keep them going.

Friar monks also drank this when they were fasting. Particularly "doppelbock" beer in Germany was drank by monks. Ugh, I love bocks... making me thirsty and it's only 10:30 my time, hehe.

[Joker]

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, although the game allows you to use only alcohol as camp supplies (and has an achievement for it), I know of no nutritionist or dietician that would tell you you can survive ONLY on alcohol for weeks. Sure, it has calories, but it's not exactly got a wide range of nutrients.

Also, oddly, the game DOES have a "drunk" condition, but drinking most alcohol doesn't actually trigger it.
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Drunk_(Condition)

Since it takes about 70 days to die without eating, literally EVERY nutritionist would say that you CAN survive only on alcohol, but that you definitely shouldn't. Lucky for you, there are no such job titles in Baldur's Gate.

[Adam__86]

I think this is an insight into my own lack of interest in alcohol that I didn't even know that they had descriptions ingame

[Ozius]

Originally posted by Joker:

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, although the game allows you to use only alcohol as camp supplies (and has an achievement for it), I know of no nutritionist or dietician that would tell you you can survive ONLY on alcohol for weeks. Sure, it has calories, but it's not exactly got a wide range of nutrients.

Also, oddly, the game DOES have a "drunk" condition, but drinking most alcohol doesn't actually trigger it.
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Drunk_(Condition)

Since it takes about 70 days to die without eating, literally EVERY nutritionist would say that you CAN survive only on alcohol, but that you definitely shouldn't. Lucky for you, there are no such job titles in Baldur's Gate.

The good old rule of 3.

• 3 minutes without air.
  
• 3 days without water.
  
• 3 months without food.

Definitely not good for you though.

[Brian_the_Brute]

The way it should work is: Drunk condition should last until short rest. Should temporarily decrease INT and/or DEX but increase CON. The sluggish effect after the haste spell should kick in after that for 100 turns to show a hangover.

[Exarch_Alpha]

Originally posted by Joker:

Since it takes about 70 days to die without eating, literally EVERY nutritionist would say that you CAN survive only on alcohol, but that you definitely shouldn't. Lucky for you, there are no such job titles in Baldur's Gate.

Uh...no you can´t

Alcoholic beverages (talking about our modern types) are empty calories. It´s not only about the lack of protein, but also vitamins, and fat.

[Ozius]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

Originally posted by Ozius:

Bread beer has been a staple for over 5,500 years.

It was far safer than water as the pathogens were boiled of and it also contained loads of nutrients.

It was very common in labour intensive jobs for the workers to be supplied with loads of beer to keep them going.

Haha no, the reason people drank beer was because it had calories and pushed back a little bit of the anxiety of being a seasonal worker about to do a 12-14-hour shift with a pissed off boss; people could boil water for drinking at any point they could make beer properly.

You are assuming they knew why the beer was safer to drink, they didn't, they just knew drinking it didn't give them dysentery. A lovely stew would have the same effect but you try cooking enough stew to supply all your workers. Beer is far easier and cheaper to mass produce.

It was also full of calories but I thought I covered that with "to keep them going", sorry if I didn't make that obvious enough.

Beer was actually supplied to the workers by the employers as part of their pay, the whole lack of worries due to being inebriated was certainly a bonus.