Beer Before Liquor: The Math Doesn’t Math

A tallboy beer and a shot on the bar at Silver Fox Lounge, a dive bar on Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach

Everybody learned the rhyme before they learned to drink. No. “Beer before liquor, never been sicker” is a rhyme, not a rule. A standard shot holds about as much alcohol as a 12-ounce beer, so switching to shots usually means more alcohol, faster. A controlled 2019 test of drink order (beer and wine) found order […]