Can you quench thirst with beer

On a hot day when I'm thirsty for a beer, I reach for Konig pilsener, Dortmunder gold, Weihenstephener Hefe or even a Hoegaarden will hit the spot. SethMellen likes this. Noble Pils is awesome when thirsty. Water is for before bed, when you get up in the morning, and during the day at work. Don't tell my wife that beer really doesn't quench thirst. It's my reward for working around the house. Yes, alcohol is a diuretic and will dehydrate you.

It is sort of odd that the beer doesn't quench your thirst when initially drinking it - after all, it's mostly water. Perhaps your body is conditioned to recognize beer as a poor source of hydration - meaning, I wonder if someone who has NEVER had beer would find it thirst quenching the first time they tried it?

Either way, it doesn't matter which beer, I just can't drink it if I'm moderately thirsty. BrewUrbanist Initiate 0 May 11, Wisconsin. Refreshing, yes. Thirst quenching, no. Lantern likes this. ChanChan Initiate 0 Dec 12, California. Steeeve Initiate 0 Nov 16, Pennsylvania. I always took "thirst quenching" to mean it's easy to drink and satisfying on a hot day.

I don't think anyone actually drinks beer to quench their thirst, seeing as it actually dehydrates you further. Absolutely, the thirstier I feel the more I drink. But then I've moved on from my dalliance with strong beers which are known to dehydrate.

It's more enjoyable to down lots of really well crafted lighter but not that much less tasty beer which doesn't dry me out or make me fall over. Heatwave33 Initiate 0 Sep 13, Florida. They use wine or even cocktail glasses.

We started with the excellent Deus from Belgium. As befits a beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in bottle, it comes in a champagne-style bottle and I served it in champagne flutes. At Skip to content ». Home Food and Drink. Alcohol inebriates by dehydration — your body recognizes a foreign substance and promptly throws some water on it, thereby causing you to urgently expel all liquids at the nearest porcelain throne or sports arena trough.

Do that enough times, and you can goof up your kidneys, or just find yourself with a classic hangover. I barely even know any doctors. SeaQuench Ale aims to evade all M. Could the resulting beer actually be less dehydrating?

Or would we drinkers remain modern-day Tantaluses, forever attempting to quench our eternally renewing thirst? I bought some SQA and attempted to figure it out.

If I want to simultaneously drink beer and quench my thirst I will, appropriately enough, grab both a beer and a glass of water. Drinking a beer to quench your thirst is like eating a burger because your throat itches.