Poll: Do you drink Alcopops?

[Loop Stricken]

Where the heck did the name "alcopop" come from? lol

A portmanteau of alcohol and pop. Think of it as booze for the Pokémon age.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Those things will give you a fucking heart attack too.

Ah now, you're thinking of energy drinks.
Fair enough, the amount of kids (read: wankers) who drink the likes of Red Bull and act drunk are astounding.
Astounding that anyone could be so idiotic, but there we go.

It's so bitter and nasty. I'll drink Jack Daniel's straight up before I have a beer.

I'll drink Jack Daniel's straight up before most anything else. Is this a problem?

 

[LongAndShort]

Being a real man I drink my whiskey straight and chase it down with a bottle of beer!

No, I don't drink alcopops, I find those things are fucking nasty. To sweet, taste like chemicals, small alcohol content. When I was 16-17 I did, but I didn't know any better. These days if I have a scotch and coke, its been poured at a pub or poured myself (and probably a double). Cheaper to just get a bottle of grog and a bottle of soft drink and mix them yourself as well.

 

[Srrrh]

When I was little (read: 14-17) I drank alcopops whenever I managed to get into a pub with mates/go to a house party, because that was what got us drunk quickly and we were stupid kids. When I was with my parents that age, I'd drink cider.

18 + and I pretty much just stick to cider unless I'm deliberately looking to get drunk, which doesn't happen often any more, but when it does I'm back on the cheap alcopops and colourful shots.

NB - I'm English, so legally allowed to drink at 18, and I'm from the South West so drink real cider, not Magners (for the Irish) or pussy weak American cider.

 

[Woodsey]

Those things will give you a fucking heart attack too.

Ah now, you're thinking of energy drinks.
Fair enough, the amount of kids (read: wankers) who drink the likes of Red Bull and act drunk are astounding.
Astounding that anyone could be so idiotic, but there we go.

No, a lot of Alcopops are full of sugar. Obviously they put loads of colourings and whatever else in too - that's why you can't taste the alcohol in them most of the time, and why they're arse-clenchingly sweet.

 

[Dags90]

Where the heck did the name "alcopop" come from? lol

They aren't new. They have been sold as "coolers" for decades.

Or "spritzers". Like the whole alcohol and caffeine ruckus, people are getting worked up over something people have been drinking for decades.

 

[tokae]

Never had it, so I'm inclined to say no.. Because I think that even if I was able to get it here in Sweden, I would never drink it. I prefer alcohol.
To put it in the immortal words of Bernard Black:

 

[Loop Stricken]

Those things will give you a fucking heart attack too.

Ah now, you're thinking of energy drinks.
Fair enough, the amount of kids (read: wankers) who drink the likes of Red Bull and act drunk are astounding.
Astounding that anyone could be so idiotic, but there we go.

No, a lot of Alcopops are full of sugar. Obviously they put loads of colourings and whatever else in too - that's why you can't taste the alcohol in them most of the time, and why they're arse-clenchingly sweet.

In which case you could say the same of Coca Cola and chocolate.

 

[Woodsey]

Those things will give you a fucking heart attack too.

Ah now, you're thinking of energy drinks.
Fair enough, the amount of kids (read: wankers) who drink the likes of Red Bull and act drunk are astounding.
Astounding that anyone could be so idiotic, but there we go.

No, a lot of Alcopops are full of sugar. Obviously they put loads of colourings and whatever else in too - that's why you can't taste the alcohol in them most of the time, and why they're arse-clenchingly sweet.

In which case you could say the same of Coca Cola and chocolate.

So? I'm not fucking talking about Coke or chocolate. Don't tell me what I'm thinking of, I know the difference between bloody Red Bull, Coke, and alcohol.

The point is, they're generally starter drinks for little girls, they taste crap, and they're incredibly bad for you.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Those things will give you a fucking heart attack too.

Ah now, you're thinking of energy drinks.
Fair enough, the amount of kids (read: wankers) who drink the likes of Red Bull and act drunk are astounding.
Astounding that anyone could be so idiotic, but there we go.

No, a lot of Alcopops are full of sugar. Obviously they put loads of colourings and whatever else in too - that's why you can't taste the alcohol in them most of the time, and why they're arse-clenchingly sweet.

In which case you could say the same of Coca Cola and chocolate.

So? I'm not fucking talking about Coke or chocolate. Don't tell me what I'm thinking of, I know the difference between bloody Red Bull, Coke, and alcohol.

The point is, they're generally starter drinks for little girls, they taste crap, and they're incredibly bad for you.

Cool your jets, man. Clearly I don't know what you do and don't know. For instance, i was unaware that alcopops were so loaded with sugar.
Beyond what it'd take to mask the mild alcohol content anyway.

 

[Sarge034]

I hate sugar with my alcohol. I'll take a corona with lime plz.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

No, but they are really, really easy to drink quickly. I occasionally have to drink other people's alcohol because they didn't want it.

I blame America. America has no taste in alcohol. They drink bourbon for fuck's sakes.

 

[zehydra]

I don't drink.

I'm photosynthetic.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

my bad for not considering other countries laws.[/dumbassamerican]

Beer has been somewhat a disappointment to me, it all tastes the same more or less. I tend to think the water down beer, Natural Ice, Old English 800 is tastier then the others... I do enjoy Red Stripe's miniscule sweetness.

I actually just discovered rum as my new favorite liquor over Vodka. Rum and Diet Dr. Pepper is my drink now.

 

[Rascarin]

A "sometimes" option would be handy here.

I drank them a lot when I first started drinking (about a year ago, at age 21). These days I find them to be a fairly inefficient way of getting drunk, and the high sugar content makes the hangover worse in the morning. But, if it's the cheapest drink going, or if someone buys one for me, I'm certainly not saying no.

 

[Extravagance]

Nope, I work in a busy city bar. All alcohol screws people up to some extent, but alcopops have some of the worst effects that I've seen. Cheap lager and those things cause most of the fights/vomiting/other damage in the bar/surrounding area here. I personally stick to ale or proper beer (because they taste nicer, are often weaker, and the other people who drink those are usually pretty mild-mannered).

 

[antidonkey]

I'm probalby too white to drink anything from colt 45. Besides, life's too short to drink cheap booze.

Also, i'm too old to drink cheap booze. I pay for it in the morning unlike good quality stuff. I'm sure I'll try some eventually but the energy+alcohol stuff was pretty nasty.

 

[6unn3r]

No, because im 24 not 14 and can buy real alchohol from a bar, not an off-licence/supermarket.

 

[barbzilla]

I really can't stand overly sweet alcohol. The first drink may be tasty, but after that I just can't handle the flavor. This holds true for most sweet things though, I can't handle much past a single serving. As far as my drinks of choice I prefer Guinness and Whiskey.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

23 and have had drinks before I legally should have. Tried one or two since I turned 21 but I've never liked the flavor or the effects so, I simply chose not to drink. Prefer soda.