"Beer Before Liquor"

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"Beer before liquor,

never sicker..."

Putting the age-old drinking rhyme to the test.

"Liquor before beer,

you're in the clear."

Simply put, there is no evidence that the order you drink alcohol

in will have an effect on your body the morning after. Your body

simply doesn’t create some scientific marvel that intensifies the

effect if alcohol is swallowed in a particular order like the

vinegar and baking soda volcanoes from elementary school.

How much you're drinking.

How quickly you drink.

Whether you're drinking water.

Your tolerance.

The order you drink your alcohol in.

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