Time to test yourselves, topers. What do you know about. . .

Whether you drink much, little, or not at all, you probably know what the words 'gin and tonic' mean, if only because you've read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Test your knowledge of potent potables, along with related figures and venues, below. Just don't sample too many of the wares before you're finished, or you may not get there.

Fill in the blanks:

1. Ales
   were the earliest forms of beer. They
   are fermented at warm
   temperatures by yeasts that float on the surface
   of the ____ (unfermented
   fluid).
2. It might well be called a Doberman in a jar;
   '_____________' is the
   name given to an alcoholic drink comprising a
   'mixture' of ale and stout,
   or sometimes lager and stout.
3. Many men have gone through life sipping
   beer and whisky, though few
   have made a career of it. Perhaps only one,
   English journalist
   _____________, managed to convert sips of
   fermented grain into prose that would ignite the imaginations of brewers, whisky
   makers, and drinkers
   alike.
4. The Haunch of Venison in ________ has
   the smoke-mummified hand of an
   18th Century gambler on show behind a sheet of
   glass in one of the
   rooms.
5. A total of 1,224,000 litres of beer under
   pressure smashed through the
   twenty-five foot high brick wall of the building,
   and gushed out into the
   surrounding area – the slum of __
   _____.
6. Although served in a variety of ways, the
   basic components of a
   _________ are reassuringly consistent. You'll
   need one shot of
   Jägermeister, a can of Red Bull energy drink and
   either a _________ cup or, more commonly, a shot glass and a larger glass
   (normally a half pint glass)
   which the shot glass fits comfortably inside.
7. Part of the whole ________-drinking
   experience is in your surroundings,
   so do your best. Ideally, you should be on a beach
   on the Gulf of Mexico,
   though any fantastic beach would work, or even
   no beach, if you're unfortunate enough not to be near one.
8. The fact that the finished article 'tastes like a
   slice of _____
   wrapped around a large gold brick', suggests the
   sharpness, if not the
   taste, of fresh _____ in the final product.
9. Two adventurers
   were packing for a safari
   and one of them was packing a
   pint of gin and a pint of vermouth. When the
   other adventurer asked why,
   the first replied, 'In case we get lost I'll mix a
   _______, someone will show up to argue that I did it wrong, and then
   we're saved!
10. ...if the idea of imbibing privately-distilled
    ______ has scared you,
    here are two little tests to detect it. If you come
    across some of the 'bog
    water', pour a little into a saucer and light it. If it
    burns with a blue flame it's more than likely not too bad, but if it
    burns with any other
    flame - run away quickly.

How are you doing? Wait,
what are you
doing under that table? We warned
you about this quiz. As soon as your eyes focus,
click on the beer glasses
below (yes, there's more than one) to find out the
answers.

Dmitri
Gheorgheni

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