Sorry, I come from a group of friends who I no longer associate with beer that would get themselves in trouble with it. I hate the smell and taste of beer, I prefer malt beverages myself but a Corona is nice once in a while. I had a friend killed in a druck driving accident about 6 years ago. Once I got drunk at a party and had to have a friend drive me home, never again.

I know you can drink responsibly, alcohol can be a bad thing when not done in moderation. I have seen to many people hurt, mamed and killed because they mixed alcohol with driving and actually riding a bike (a friend was actually hit by a car some time back when he tried to ride home after a party in high school). At work I saw two kids die when the car that I saw swerving at work wrapped around a pole at 95 MPH and the rear passanger was ejected and ran over twice, dying as I comfortered her in the middle of the street. Another incident a man in his later 40's wrapped his car on the same street, so drunk he could not see straight, and flew out of the passanger door onto the grass.

I know a few people who drink after rides at resturants. It is when those people have a few too many (and that does not mean irresponsably) that the things can happen. It is a scary situation when you are drunk, you think you can drive (at least I did after 4 drinks) but you are stumbling and your motor control is bad. I am not saying anyone here is like that but like everything moderation is key.

I usually save the beer for right before going to bed in the safety of my own home... (oh ya I am 23 years old, I have been able to legally drink for 2 years even though I look 18).