Turning 21 in May alcohol question?

Tips for drinking -

1. Drink LOTS of water - alcohol dehydrates you.

2. Don't get crazy mixing stuff - it's best to drink one thing and stick with it - that being said - if you do switch - don't go back. If you start with a beer - then drink Jack Daniels - don't go back to beer! My experience is you'll get sick as a dog.

3. It's your bday - people will buy you drinks if you go out - be careful, know what you are drinking, and count carefully. The body can only metabolize about one drink an hour.

4. GET A DESIGNATED DRIVER


Have a happy birthday!

I would advise against mixing different types of drinks. Stick to beer for a few outings while you figure out how you deal with being drunk. Getting puking drunk on your first time out shouldn't be the goal. Also hangovers are no fun. Try to drink water during the evening and have some gatorade waiting when you get home.
I don't know why you would want to drink miller lite at all. I'm seconding finding some decent beer.
have fun and be safe.

What everyone said above. I'd also suggest eating a meal beforehand.
Whenever I go out, I always like to eat a bigger meal (not only so I don't drink as much, but because it personally helps me to not get drunk). Usually I'll eat something like pasta with a salad, since it fills me up and I'm not just drinking on an empty stomach.

Happy early birthday, fell May-by!

Go sloooow. If you try something stronger, such as liquor, drink very small amounts at first; you have no idea how it will affect you. Try to mix it with juice or soda. Don't drink on an empty stomach. It can make you pretty ill. Stay hydrated. If you get a hangover the next morning, drink a lot of water... hangovers are the result of the dehydrating effect alcohol has on you. Also, do not drink six shots' worth of Captain Morgan mixed with Jones Soda while going through a two-hour long haunted house and hayride with no bathroom facilities for your first time. It will not end well.

Or eat a giant dinner salad before two martinis, because they will hit you 10x harder than the nights that you usually eat pasta and bread.
I did my dishes at 2AM.
I never do my dishes at 2AM.
I still can't find some of them.

It's your birthday. Let your friends buy you a couple of shots. (A couple, not twenty.)

I'd aim slightly higher than the domestic brews and try a beer flight. They're available at several of the pubs around here and you get to try out several of the local or more popular beers in small doses. Don't like one? Give it to a friend. Otherwise, you'll find something you can get a full glass of next time you're in the bar.

Seconding the recommendations to eat something (hello, headache) and get a DD. (Note: DD does not equal "least drunk friend")

If you want to try a mixed drink, I'd start with a rum and coke.

And remember -- "beer before liquor, never sicker; liquor before beer, in the clear." They say it for a reason.

Have fun, and happy early birthday to you!

ETA: The tip about drinking water throughout the night is on point.

aww my niece just turned 21! such fun. everybody was buying her drinks, and she'd nurse them and then give them to my mom LOL. i had to drive her home.

i'm also a tad jealous, i was pregnant on my 21st.

drink water. alternate booze with water so you dont get lit up like the fourth of july.

my fav drinks are:
white russian
malibu bay breeze
mai tai (hiawaiian. had pineapple juice and such YUM
kamakazie (this is a shot and will knock you on your *kitten*)


save the wine for a nice diner, and beer for a burger (or steak) come summer.

have a drink for me!