CASE RACE
January 29, 2007 4:51 PM Subscribe
CASE RACE: Countdown starts now for Friday Night. What can I do now to prepare my body to handle 12 beers in the fastest time possible.
Yes, this is college binge drinking at its finest. I can easily handle 12 beers in a night so that will not be a problem at all. I just need to do it the fastest with my partner.
Rules are as follows:
1. You and partner will race against other teams to finish 24 beers. Whoever finshes first wins.
2. No throwing up.
Rules for MeFi:
1. I don't want replies about how bad this is for me or anyone else participating. I dont care, and I will just delete your response.
2. Im looking for suggestions on what I can do this week to prepare.
3. and what I should do right before the competiton.
4. Beer suggestions.
Yes, this is college binge drinking at its finest. I can easily handle 12 beers in a night so that will not be a problem at all. I just need to do it the fastest with my partner.
Rules are as follows:
1. You and partner will race against other teams to finish 24 beers. Whoever finshes first wins.
2. No throwing up.
Rules for MeFi:
1. I don't want replies about how bad this is for me or anyone else participating. I dont care, and I will just delete your response.
2. Im looking for suggestions on what I can do this week to prepare.
3. and what I should do right before the competiton.
4. Beer suggestions.
What can I do now to prepare my body to handle 12 beers in the fastest time possible.
Practice.
posted by ASM at 5:06 PM on January 29, 2007
Practice.
posted by ASM at 5:06 PM on January 29, 2007
Here's what I do if I were you:
Drink lightly this week. You want the beer to taste good, which it won't if you are hung over the day of the competition. I find even crap beer is tasty if I haven't had a beer in awhile. Eat a substantial meal 3-4 hours before the start of the competition (bagels, bread, pretzels, etc but nothing too flavorful that you might regret revisiting later). Don't eat anything after that as it will just get in the way. I would choose a light, relatively flavorless domestic beer--maybe one of the new ultralights?
I don't know what the rules permit, but if you want to drink really fast consider the beer bong (or, if apparati are not permitted, the shotgun, if executed correctly, can work just as quickly). As long as you time it properly, massive amounts of beer can be consumed with little effort in this manner.
Immediately before the competition I would print out a Google map to the nearest White Castle or Waffle House and put the number to the local taxi service on speed dial. Also make sure your health insurance is paid up (just in case). God speed.
posted by jtfowl0 at 5:07 PM on January 29, 2007
Drink lightly this week. You want the beer to taste good, which it won't if you are hung over the day of the competition. I find even crap beer is tasty if I haven't had a beer in awhile. Eat a substantial meal 3-4 hours before the start of the competition (bagels, bread, pretzels, etc but nothing too flavorful that you might regret revisiting later). Don't eat anything after that as it will just get in the way. I would choose a light, relatively flavorless domestic beer--maybe one of the new ultralights?
I don't know what the rules permit, but if you want to drink really fast consider the beer bong (or, if apparati are not permitted, the shotgun, if executed correctly, can work just as quickly). As long as you time it properly, massive amounts of beer can be consumed with little effort in this manner.
Immediately before the competition I would print out a Google map to the nearest White Castle or Waffle House and put the number to the local taxi service on speed dial. Also make sure your health insurance is paid up (just in case). God speed.
posted by jtfowl0 at 5:07 PM on January 29, 2007
wear a hat. to keep from your brain exploding.
dont eat any bread. to keep from your stomach exploding.
posted by phaedon at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2007
dont eat any bread. to keep from your stomach exploding.
posted by phaedon at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2007
Prepare? Damn, kids today. I used to down a 12 pack to prepare for a night of heavy drinking.
Stick to Natty Light or some other cheap domestic and you'll be fine.
I dont care, and I will just delete your response.
You can do that?
posted by Otis at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2007
Stick to Natty Light or some other cheap domestic and you'll be fine.
I dont care, and I will just delete your response.
You can do that?
posted by Otis at 5:13 PM on January 29, 2007
If legal, shotgun or bong is a great idea. The one time I competed in a case race, puking was allowed. It gets really hard NOT to puke, and it's better for you anyway.
Also - beer of choice in my fraternity days for events like this was Beast Light. After 2 or 3 you kinda forget about how shitty they taste.
Here's a link that was up on Digg a while back about chugging.
posted by jbiz at 5:14 PM on January 29, 2007
Also - beer of choice in my fraternity days for events like this was Beast Light. After 2 or 3 you kinda forget about how shitty they taste.
Here's a link that was up on Digg a while back about chugging.
posted by jbiz at 5:14 PM on January 29, 2007
Whatever you do, don't eat beans or anything that will make you gassy/bloated on the day of.
My friend who does this a lot says that drinking an inordinate amount of pop (6 litres+/day) in the days before helps.
posted by thisjax at 5:34 PM on January 29, 2007
My friend who does this a lot says that drinking an inordinate amount of pop (6 litres+/day) in the days before helps.
posted by thisjax at 5:34 PM on January 29, 2007
if doing bottles, bring a bendy straw. stick it in the bottle, and you can bong them with out the bong.
posted by magikker at 6:11 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by magikker at 6:11 PM on January 29, 2007
I trained for many of my drinking contest with daily, escalating shots. I don't think the booze is your enemy here as much as the volume (well, at least until beer 10 when the alcohol headache kicks in).
Drink lots (lots!) of water this week.
Consider big meals up to, say, Friday at lunch time. If you are planning on puking, skip dinner and be sure to puke after beer 12. Then drink a lot of water and get some food in you.
If you are bringing your own beers, YOU MUST CHEAT. Screw top bottles opened, consumed, and then filled with Sharps or something non-alcoholic. If you feel guilty, or think that they might spot check your brew, replace only a portion of beer. I lost a drinking contest once because of this lax rule and heartily encourage everyone to follow in my beersensei's footsteps.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 6:15 PM on January 29, 2007
Drink lots (lots!) of water this week.
Consider big meals up to, say, Friday at lunch time. If you are planning on puking, skip dinner and be sure to puke after beer 12. Then drink a lot of water and get some food in you.
If you are bringing your own beers, YOU MUST CHEAT. Screw top bottles opened, consumed, and then filled with Sharps or something non-alcoholic. If you feel guilty, or think that they might spot check your brew, replace only a portion of beer. I lost a drinking contest once because of this lax rule and heartily encourage everyone to follow in my beersensei's footsteps.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 6:15 PM on January 29, 2007
comatose: "I don't want replies about how bad this is for me or anyone else participating. I dont care, and I will just delete your response."
Er, yeah. Well. Good luck with that "delete responses" plan. If you manage to figure out how to delete anything around here, let me know, so I can get you banned.
By the way, this will be bad for you. Ya putz.
Ah, beer. Finest thing on the face of the earth. You're probably not going to be drinking the nicest kinds, but quantity will make up for quality somewhere around beer #10, methinks.
Beer has a large effect on us because it impacts us in twice: in our bloodstreams and in our stomachs. You have, therefore, two variables to consider when going into this thing: your ability to hold your liquor, and your ability to hold large amounts of carbohydrates while holding said liquor.
The first step to preparation is nearly always study. Have they told you, perchance, what type of beer you'll be guzzling? If they have, view these handy-dandy charts, where you can learn the two points of information that will be most important to you: the alcohol content and the carbohydrate content. (Note that I'm presuming that you'll be consuming domestic beers, since I've never seen anything else used for a case race. If you aren't, try feeling your way out here.)
Your hope, by the way, is that they'll go easy (or cheap) and pick a beer that's low on one variable but high on the other. For example, they may pick a beer that has a high alcohol content but a low carb count; that means you can pad yourself a bit for the alcohol by eating a little more on the day of the race. Or they may pick a beer that's heavy on carbs but light on alcohol; in which case you'll be okay so long as you're good at holding down bread.
If they choose to actually challenge you and pick a strong, heavy beer (like one of my favorites, that Guinness Extra Stout stuff) then you'll have to rely on your wits and your extra prep to save you.
Which brings us to our next step: training. What you want, as is quite obvious by now, is to get used to drinking that much and not puking. ASM has it here: practice. You can probably handle this part. While you're doing this, get used to eating fewer carbohydrates and more vegetables and fruits. You can also drop your protein intake a little, if you choose; this might help.
On the day of the race, don't drink a damned thing. Nothing for 36 hours beforehand. That leaves your system used to the level of alcohol but clean and ready to handle it. Eat sparsely but enough not to be hungry; don't starve yourself, as that will make your body go into panic mode, which you don't want. As I said, if the beers are low on carbs but high on alcohol, you can eat a few high-protein snacks before the race, like peanuts or something, to help dull the impact of the booze. Also, hydrate well: not an inordinate amount, but certainly a bit more than you're used to. A good way to do it: make yourself drink a full pint glass of water just before you start with the beer.
Keep in mind the example of Takeru Kobayashi, who manages to consume prodigious amounts of food by keeping trim and fit. You want to be very healthy, and to eat less in preparation for this thing than you're used to. If you're allowed to drink water between beers, do it; it may seem counter-intuitive, but it really does help you keep the gears oiled so you can move with more speed.
Oh, and remember to follow up in Metatalk to let us know how you did. I'd like to know, anyway.
posted by koeselitz at 6:17 PM on January 29, 2007
Er, yeah. Well. Good luck with that "delete responses" plan. If you manage to figure out how to delete anything around here, let me know, so I can get you banned.
By the way, this will be bad for you. Ya putz.
Ah, beer. Finest thing on the face of the earth. You're probably not going to be drinking the nicest kinds, but quantity will make up for quality somewhere around beer #10, methinks.
Beer has a large effect on us because it impacts us in twice: in our bloodstreams and in our stomachs. You have, therefore, two variables to consider when going into this thing: your ability to hold your liquor, and your ability to hold large amounts of carbohydrates while holding said liquor.
The first step to preparation is nearly always study. Have they told you, perchance, what type of beer you'll be guzzling? If they have, view these handy-dandy charts, where you can learn the two points of information that will be most important to you: the alcohol content and the carbohydrate content. (Note that I'm presuming that you'll be consuming domestic beers, since I've never seen anything else used for a case race. If you aren't, try feeling your way out here.)
Your hope, by the way, is that they'll go easy (or cheap) and pick a beer that's low on one variable but high on the other. For example, they may pick a beer that has a high alcohol content but a low carb count; that means you can pad yourself a bit for the alcohol by eating a little more on the day of the race. Or they may pick a beer that's heavy on carbs but light on alcohol; in which case you'll be okay so long as you're good at holding down bread.
If they choose to actually challenge you and pick a strong, heavy beer (like one of my favorites, that Guinness Extra Stout stuff) then you'll have to rely on your wits and your extra prep to save you.
Which brings us to our next step: training. What you want, as is quite obvious by now, is to get used to drinking that much and not puking. ASM has it here: practice. You can probably handle this part. While you're doing this, get used to eating fewer carbohydrates and more vegetables and fruits. You can also drop your protein intake a little, if you choose; this might help.
On the day of the race, don't drink a damned thing. Nothing for 36 hours beforehand. That leaves your system used to the level of alcohol but clean and ready to handle it. Eat sparsely but enough not to be hungry; don't starve yourself, as that will make your body go into panic mode, which you don't want. As I said, if the beers are low on carbs but high on alcohol, you can eat a few high-protein snacks before the race, like peanuts or something, to help dull the impact of the booze. Also, hydrate well: not an inordinate amount, but certainly a bit more than you're used to. A good way to do it: make yourself drink a full pint glass of water just before you start with the beer.
Keep in mind the example of Takeru Kobayashi, who manages to consume prodigious amounts of food by keeping trim and fit. You want to be very healthy, and to eat less in preparation for this thing than you're used to. If you're allowed to drink water between beers, do it; it may seem counter-intuitive, but it really does help you keep the gears oiled so you can move with more speed.
Oh, and remember to follow up in Metatalk to let us know how you did. I'd like to know, anyway.
posted by koeselitz at 6:17 PM on January 29, 2007
I hesitate to answer this, because I don't really think it's a great idea, but what the hell. Here are my ideas:
1) People will be shotgunning at least the first couple beers - that means poking a hole in the bottom side of a can with a pen, putting your mouth over the hole, and opening the beer at the top to let air in. The beer has to flow down your throat without any obstruction. If you can't do this, you can't win a college speed beer drinking competition. So you should learn how to do it.
2) What will stop you from winning is your stomach being filled up with CO2. You need to practice burping that out. You should either be burping or drinking.
3) Selection of the beer is key. You need something lightly carbonated and low in alcohol. I'd join Otis in suggesting Natural (Natty) Light. I did this with regular Busch in college, and that beer is too carbonated, too heavy in body, and too alcoholic. I recommend the most water-like beer you can find.
4) You must drink 6 or 7 beers every night this week. This will ramp up your liver to metabolize more alcohol than it would normally be able to. You do not want to be too drunk to find the tenth beer you're supposed to drink.
5) Do this on an empty stomach. Your lunch that day should have been maybe 3/4 lb of plain pasta noodles, maybe lightly dressed with butter or oil. Nothing else, and you should have finished eating it 4-6 hours before the competition, to allow your stomach a chance to empty.
6) Take a couple multivitamins and an aspirin with lunch. It'll help with the hangover.
7) This is the most critical: you need to find a true friend who will contract with you to come to this event and not drink there. For your part, you have to agree to do what he tells you, even if you get really drunk. For his part, he has to promise that if you are doing something really stupid he'll stop you, and if you get too ill, he'll get you to help.
Basically he'll be there to look out for your best interests, and this is important, because people die every year doing this kind of thing, and most of that could be prevented if there were one sober person around who wouldn't bail out when stuff got ugly.
Let us know if you win.
posted by ikkyu2 at 6:25 PM on January 29, 2007
1) People will be shotgunning at least the first couple beers - that means poking a hole in the bottom side of a can with a pen, putting your mouth over the hole, and opening the beer at the top to let air in. The beer has to flow down your throat without any obstruction. If you can't do this, you can't win a college speed beer drinking competition. So you should learn how to do it.
2) What will stop you from winning is your stomach being filled up with CO2. You need to practice burping that out. You should either be burping or drinking.
3) Selection of the beer is key. You need something lightly carbonated and low in alcohol. I'd join Otis in suggesting Natural (Natty) Light. I did this with regular Busch in college, and that beer is too carbonated, too heavy in body, and too alcoholic. I recommend the most water-like beer you can find.
4) You must drink 6 or 7 beers every night this week. This will ramp up your liver to metabolize more alcohol than it would normally be able to. You do not want to be too drunk to find the tenth beer you're supposed to drink.
5) Do this on an empty stomach. Your lunch that day should have been maybe 3/4 lb of plain pasta noodles, maybe lightly dressed with butter or oil. Nothing else, and you should have finished eating it 4-6 hours before the competition, to allow your stomach a chance to empty.
6) Take a couple multivitamins and an aspirin with lunch. It'll help with the hangover.
7) This is the most critical: you need to find a true friend who will contract with you to come to this event and not drink there. For your part, you have to agree to do what he tells you, even if you get really drunk. For his part, he has to promise that if you are doing something really stupid he'll stop you, and if you get too ill, he'll get you to help.
Basically he'll be there to look out for your best interests, and this is important, because people die every year doing this kind of thing, and most of that could be prevented if there were one sober person around who wouldn't bail out when stuff got ugly.
Let us know if you win.
posted by ikkyu2 at 6:25 PM on January 29, 2007
Oh, yeah, #8: If you get a choice, pick a 350 lb. partner. I've known big dudes who could do a 12 before breakfast.
posted by ikkyu2 at 6:26 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by ikkyu2 at 6:26 PM on January 29, 2007
Keystone Light is your friend. Bland, watery, barely any carbonation, and cheap.
Warm beer is probably a good idea too. If the beer is warm, there won't be as much dissolved CO2 in the liquid, and you'll have less trouble with gassiness.
posted by chrisamiller at 6:54 PM on January 29, 2007
Warm beer is probably a good idea too. If the beer is warm, there won't be as much dissolved CO2 in the liquid, and you'll have less trouble with gassiness.
posted by chrisamiller at 6:54 PM on January 29, 2007
Rent Beerfest.
posted by birdherder at 7:07 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by birdherder at 7:07 PM on January 29, 2007
3 beers tonight- fast as possbile and time it. 5 tomorow. 7 on Wednesday. 10 Thursday. 12 on Friday will be no problem. Pick up some "Hummer"- it is a new beer by Sweetwater. It goes down smooth and taste pretty good too without making you feel bloated. I just drank 20 of them over Saturday and Sunday. IANA COP but please don't drive (or walk too far for that matter). Good luck!
posted by bkeene12 at 7:24 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by bkeene12 at 7:24 PM on January 29, 2007
Beer choice is essential, and here is where I would disagree with some of the previous answers. If you normally drink 12 beers in a night anyway, drink 12 of that kind. I find that if I'm drinking pissy beers like natty light or PBR or Bud I get stuck after about 3 or 4 and can't stomach any more. I'd get a lot further with something that's more to my taste (Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Guinness except it only comes in big cans). I'd probably pick Modelo Especial if it had to be something that comes in cans. Drink what you normally enjoy drinking lots of.
If you are allowed a mixed case, then you're golden. Three each of four beers you like will be way easier than 12 all the same. Try to have the beer cool but not icy cold.
Are you allowed to eat while you do this? If so, take advantage of that. Have some salty snacks; pretzels or potato chips. You may find that candy or gum helps you if you're having difficulties towards the end of the race, especially if tactical vomiting is out of the question.
Finally: preparation. Don't have a hangover; don't drink heavily for a couple of days before the race. On the day of the race, eat normally, don't worry about "lining your stomach" or anything like that - it's only 12 beers, and it's more important to not do anything weird to your digestive tract. You don't want to overeat; your last meal before the race should be fairly light and several hours before the event so you have plenty of room. Avoid anything that'll give you foul-tasting wind when you pour fizzy beer on it.
posted by nowonmai at 7:54 PM on January 29, 2007
If you are allowed a mixed case, then you're golden. Three each of four beers you like will be way easier than 12 all the same. Try to have the beer cool but not icy cold.
Are you allowed to eat while you do this? If so, take advantage of that. Have some salty snacks; pretzels or potato chips. You may find that candy or gum helps you if you're having difficulties towards the end of the race, especially if tactical vomiting is out of the question.
Finally: preparation. Don't have a hangover; don't drink heavily for a couple of days before the race. On the day of the race, eat normally, don't worry about "lining your stomach" or anything like that - it's only 12 beers, and it's more important to not do anything weird to your digestive tract. You don't want to overeat; your last meal before the race should be fairly light and several hours before the event so you have plenty of room. Avoid anything that'll give you foul-tasting wind when you pour fizzy beer on it.
posted by nowonmai at 7:54 PM on January 29, 2007
My friends and I tend to routinely drink heavily on the weekends, but if there's a special event that I'm looking forward to (like a concert, a big party, etc.) I sometimes prep for it. Here are my suggestions:
- Don't not drink during the week before. If the party is on Saturday night, I like to keep in shape by drinking liberally on at least two nights between Sunday and Friday. It helps if two of those nights are consecutive, and only drink moderately the night before. For example, Tuesday, Wednesday, then Friday. On Mon. or Tues, you should drink more than your goal of 12 beers, but not necessarily in your target amount of time. This should get you mentally prepped, and after only drinking a little the night before, you should be nice and thirsty for more.
- If you're cool with cheating, you can take one of those Chaser pills they advertise - I thought it would just prevent hangover, but it also seems to prevent drunk. This is good for the race, but otherwise no fun at all and very expensive if you're at a bar. They have them at 7-Eleven.
- As others have suggested, pick a beer that's low on carbonation. Some have suggested not drinking Guinness, but I find I can drink a lot more Guinness than, say, Bud Light because it doesn't make me feel as bloated. I'm more affected by taste than others, too, so I'd probably throw up drinking 12 Natty I's vs. drinking 20 Guinness. That's just me.
- If possible, drink the beers warm, or at least not ice cold. As the beer warms in your gut, it's going to release more carbonation. I don't know if this is scientifically true, but it sure feels that way after shotgunning or bonging a cold beer vs. a warm one. Another reason why beer selection is key - warm Coors Lite has to be 10x more disgusting than a warm Newcastle, which is also a good choice for low carbonation content.
- Eat well the week up until race day, to get your stomach loose. Have a fair-sized lunch, but keep a good 6 hours between your last meal and the race. For some reason, my best drinking nights are after I eat Ramen or Mexican food for lunch. I think it's the high amount of carbs and sodium, making me energetic and thirsty. You really have to know for yourself what food helps, but as for what hurts: don't eat jalapeno poppers, fried shrimp, or anything else you don't want to smell on the floor in case the race goes into overtime.
- Make sure you have food handy for right after, and Gatorade for the morning. Never never never take acetaminophen under any circumstances for hangovers. You will die.
Speaking of which: Don't Die, or let anyone else die, either by drinking or from whatever happens afterwards or we will all find you and beat you until your soul shits itself out of your nostrils. I assume this will all be supervised by responsible sober people who know what to do in case of emergency. In my case, two of my friends are EMTs - you should have a couple of those around too. But if everything is cool, then this sounds like fun. Good Luck.
posted by krippledkonscious at 7:58 PM on January 29, 2007
- Don't not drink during the week before. If the party is on Saturday night, I like to keep in shape by drinking liberally on at least two nights between Sunday and Friday. It helps if two of those nights are consecutive, and only drink moderately the night before. For example, Tuesday, Wednesday, then Friday. On Mon. or Tues, you should drink more than your goal of 12 beers, but not necessarily in your target amount of time. This should get you mentally prepped, and after only drinking a little the night before, you should be nice and thirsty for more.
- If you're cool with cheating, you can take one of those Chaser pills they advertise - I thought it would just prevent hangover, but it also seems to prevent drunk. This is good for the race, but otherwise no fun at all and very expensive if you're at a bar. They have them at 7-Eleven.
- As others have suggested, pick a beer that's low on carbonation. Some have suggested not drinking Guinness, but I find I can drink a lot more Guinness than, say, Bud Light because it doesn't make me feel as bloated. I'm more affected by taste than others, too, so I'd probably throw up drinking 12 Natty I's vs. drinking 20 Guinness. That's just me.
- If possible, drink the beers warm, or at least not ice cold. As the beer warms in your gut, it's going to release more carbonation. I don't know if this is scientifically true, but it sure feels that way after shotgunning or bonging a cold beer vs. a warm one. Another reason why beer selection is key - warm Coors Lite has to be 10x more disgusting than a warm Newcastle, which is also a good choice for low carbonation content.
- Eat well the week up until race day, to get your stomach loose. Have a fair-sized lunch, but keep a good 6 hours between your last meal and the race. For some reason, my best drinking nights are after I eat Ramen or Mexican food for lunch. I think it's the high amount of carbs and sodium, making me energetic and thirsty. You really have to know for yourself what food helps, but as for what hurts: don't eat jalapeno poppers, fried shrimp, or anything else you don't want to smell on the floor in case the race goes into overtime.
- Make sure you have food handy for right after, and Gatorade for the morning. Never never never take acetaminophen under any circumstances for hangovers. You will die.
Speaking of which: Don't Die, or let anyone else die, either by drinking or from whatever happens afterwards or we will all find you and beat you until your soul shits itself out of your nostrils. I assume this will all be supervised by responsible sober people who know what to do in case of emergency. In my case, two of my friends are EMTs - you should have a couple of those around too. But if everything is cool, then this sounds like fun. Good Luck.
posted by krippledkonscious at 7:58 PM on January 29, 2007
Case race? You are pre-gaming to go somewhere to really drink afterwards, right?
It is chugging twelve beers, if you have to prepare you shouldn't even be doing it so don't even bother. Since it sounds like you are the underdogs, technique is the only thing that might save you. Invest in straws: It'll let you chug a bottle without making you as gassy. Also, don't try and show off, you'll vomit and cause your team to be penalized. Hopefully you know the "I'm going to puke" feeling well, because you want to stop just before that.
When I had a keg race coming up, the only thing I did was to make sure I was hydrated (Gatorade is your friend here) to avoid dry mouth the next day. Also, you need to eat beforehand or else you'll just make an ass out of yourself. Stick to light, salty foods. I'm going to go against the grain here and also say that you'll do better drinking with a hangover. That's a personal preference, though.
posted by Loto at 8:04 PM on January 29, 2007
It is chugging twelve beers, if you have to prepare you shouldn't even be doing it so don't even bother. Since it sounds like you are the underdogs, technique is the only thing that might save you. Invest in straws: It'll let you chug a bottle without making you as gassy. Also, don't try and show off, you'll vomit and cause your team to be penalized. Hopefully you know the "I'm going to puke" feeling well, because you want to stop just before that.
When I had a keg race coming up, the only thing I did was to make sure I was hydrated (Gatorade is your friend here) to avoid dry mouth the next day. Also, you need to eat beforehand or else you'll just make an ass out of yourself. Stick to light, salty foods. I'm going to go against the grain here and also say that you'll do better drinking with a hangover. That's a personal preference, though.
posted by Loto at 8:04 PM on January 29, 2007
Response by poster: Case race? You are pre-gaming to go somewhere to really drink afterwards, right?
To clerify: Drinking 12 beers is certainly not going to be a problem. I just need to do it as fast as possible. Beerbongs and shotgunning are agains the rules.
I am curious as to why some people suggest that I drink beer the nights leading up to the event? Logic tells me not to look at a beer until the competition.
Otherwise all of your suggestions have been great. Thanks!
posted by comatose at 8:55 PM on January 29, 2007
To clerify: Drinking 12 beers is certainly not going to be a problem. I just need to do it as fast as possible. Beerbongs and shotgunning are agains the rules.
I am curious as to why some people suggest that I drink beer the nights leading up to the event? Logic tells me not to look at a beer until the competition.
Otherwise all of your suggestions have been great. Thanks!
posted by comatose at 8:55 PM on January 29, 2007
PRACTICE! Build that tolerance up.....
and eat a lot of pasta 12 hours prior......
posted by peewinkle at 8:57 PM on January 29, 2007
and eat a lot of pasta 12 hours prior......
posted by peewinkle at 8:57 PM on January 29, 2007
In that case, don't chug. This sounds strange, but make sure you don't seal your mouth around the bottle. This way, you are pouring it down your throat (you'll still have to swallow, so you'll still get some air down there) rather than chugging mouthfuls of air and beer. You will be slower at the start, but while everyone has to take frequent breaks to burp, you can still be drinking.
posted by Loto at 8:59 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by Loto at 8:59 PM on January 29, 2007
I am curious as to why some people suggest that I drink beer the nights leading up to the event? Logic tells me not to look at a beer until the competition.
Warming up is standard practice in any competition, right? And with alcohol, tolerance is definitely something you can work up, so you might as well use that to your advantage. If you're worried about being sick of the beer taste by the time you get to the race, just drink different varieties of beers (staying away from whatever you'll be drinking during the race) or drink hards, wine, etc. Don't take a break, that'll just lead your liver into thinking it's fine not to drink all the time and it'll get lazy. Show it who's boss.
And Loto makes a good case about pacing - keep the air/fuel mixture low. Gas is the enemy of speed, and could lead to an accidental burf when trying to force all that air back out of the stomach. You don't wanna get DQ'd on incidental backwash.
posted by krippledkonscious at 9:41 PM on January 29, 2007
Warming up is standard practice in any competition, right? And with alcohol, tolerance is definitely something you can work up, so you might as well use that to your advantage. If you're worried about being sick of the beer taste by the time you get to the race, just drink different varieties of beers (staying away from whatever you'll be drinking during the race) or drink hards, wine, etc. Don't take a break, that'll just lead your liver into thinking it's fine not to drink all the time and it'll get lazy. Show it who's boss.
And Loto makes a good case about pacing - keep the air/fuel mixture low. Gas is the enemy of speed, and could lead to an accidental burf when trying to force all that air back out of the stomach. You don't wanna get DQ'd on incidental backwash.
posted by krippledkonscious at 9:41 PM on January 29, 2007
I'm going to assume that you can't straight chug 12 beers with not breaks... so bring a glass or better a pitcher, actually even better is two. Here's what you do, pour the beer into the container to release the fizz, then the other container to release more, repeat. Watch this thats and Aggie ring dunking, and he finishes a pitch in 8 seconds or so... The way you do that is by pouring the beer in pitchers back and forth to get all the fizz out. This makes it really easy to chug, really easy. Even quicker way to get the fizz out, since it is a race, is to walk over to the microwave and nuke the beer. It only take a little while but you get lukewarm perfectly flat beer in oh, under a minute. Luke warm flat beer taste like water. No really, try it, if you get all the bubbles out it taste just like water, especially keystone. (OK OK bad water... but the difference is huge) I wouldn't suggest chugging every beer in this fashion, but this would be a good way to get a couple down much easier than shot gunning. Impressive way to finish the race?
posted by magikker at 9:53 PM on January 29, 2007
posted by magikker at 9:53 PM on January 29, 2007
We're not too into case races around here, but if you can find it, the best chugging beer is something called Hollandia. It's good for these purposes - watery, not too unpleasant tasting, and it's going to give you way less of a hangover than the poison they put into Keystone or Natty. It's actually imported, but a six pack of pints is under five bucks, in NYC.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 12:00 AM on January 30, 2007
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 12:00 AM on January 30, 2007
you practice by assuming a particular tai chi position (i forget what it's called) and pantomime bringing a bottle of beer to your lips with exquisite slowness while bent over backward and balancing on one foot and anticipating becoming one with the beer you are about to drink; you are the beer, it is you, and soon you will be copiously relieving yourself of you.
posted by bruce at 12:16 AM on January 30, 2007
posted by bruce at 12:16 AM on January 30, 2007
Beer bong or shotgun. If allowable, open all your beers at the start and start letting them de-carbonate. Pour them into a pitcher if you have that available. Basically do whatever it takes to get rid of the carbonation.
posted by stovenator at 1:58 AM on January 30, 2007
posted by stovenator at 1:58 AM on January 30, 2007
Hmmmm...I could have sworn I posted this yesterday (is he really deleting posts?) but:
eponysterical, anyone?
posted by jckll at 12:54 PM on January 30, 2007
eponysterical, anyone?
posted by jckll at 12:54 PM on January 30, 2007
Response by poster: Hmmmm...I could have sworn I posted this yesterday (is he really deleting posts?) but:
I really do not know how to delete messages. I just said that because I didn't want to read crap about health and safety issues.
I also noticed that a post about someone suggesting to take a laxative has been removed.
posted by comatose at 3:18 PM on January 30, 2007
I really do not know how to delete messages. I just said that because I didn't want to read crap about health and safety issues.
I also noticed that a post about someone suggesting to take a laxative has been removed.
posted by comatose at 3:18 PM on January 30, 2007
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posted by richardhay at 4:58 PM on January 29, 2007