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== Literature ==

* A common issue in bars on the [[Discworld]].

** ''[[Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'' has Igor describe the beer in one pub as "horse piss" (and Igor would know, having really drunk it before). When the barman threatens them Maladict intimidates him into providing the soldiers with a better quality beer (including the line "[[I Do Not Drink Wine|I do not drink...]] horse piss." ) Igor's response:

** ''[[Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'' has Igor describe the beer in one pub as "horse piss" (and Igor would know, having really drunk it before). When the barman threatens them Maladict intimidates him into providing the soldiers with a better quality beer (including the line "[[I Do Not Drink... Wine|I do not drink...]] horse piss." ) Igor's response:

{{quote|'''Igor:''' I'll thtick with the horthe pith if it'th all the thame to you... Look, I never thaid I didn't ''like'' it. Thame again?"}}

** The landlord of the Fiddler's Riddle in ''[[Discworld/Equal Rites|Equal Rites]]'' "sold only beer, which his customers claimed he got out of cats."

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== Live-Action TV ==

* ''[[Star Trek: The ~~Next Generation|Star Trek the~~ Next Generation]]'' episode ''Relics'' found Scotty nearly gagging on the ship's "synthohol". He's more pleased with the true alcoholic Aldebaran whiskey Data brings him.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode ''Relics'' found Scotty nearly gagging on the ship's "synthohol". He's more pleased with the true alcoholic Aldebaran whiskey Data brings him.

** Which was an epic-level [[Continuity Nod|call-back]] to a TOS episode; Scotty was involved in a drinking competition with an alien whose group was studying the (mostly) human crew one emotion/experience per participant. After going through every bottle of booze in his quarters (and likely the mess hall too), Scotty finds something he honestly can't identify and describes it exactly the same way Data later would.

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** One drink is called "Fungus Squeezings", and most players adamantly refuse to drink it, except for that one dose of it [[100% Completion|required for an achievement.]]

* ''[[Warcraft]] III'': In "The Frozen Throne" orc campaign, after a sidequest to help a pandaren brewmaster gather ingredients for his masterpiece, said beverage comes out as this. [[Shown Their Work|Which is to be expected]] from unfermented beer.

* ''[[~~Ever Quest~~ II]]'' has a newbie quest where you're asked to go collect samples from the nearby rust monsters in Freeport in order for a local bartender to experiment with a new beer. The unfortunate sap who tested the beer ended up going blind.

* ''[[EverQuest II]]'' has a newbie quest where you're asked to go collect samples from the nearby rust monsters in Freeport in order for a local bartender to experiment with a new beer. The unfortunate sap who tested the beer ended up going blind.

* ''[[Quest for Glory]]'': The ale in the tavern in Spielburg in the first game. There's also the more expensive Troll's Sweat, which tastes like [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Of course, the other option is the [[Gargle Blaster|Dragon's]] [[Nonstandard Game Over|Breath]], so...

* Another one from Sierra, in ''[[Space Quest]]'': what passes for a bar in Ulence Flats, Kerona.

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5. Creates a cheaper beer

6. Joins the throngs of horse-piss makers

7. [[Memetic Mutation|???????]]

8. PROFIT!!! }}

* To many people who don't like beer, ''all'' beer smells vaguely urine-ish. Either that or like paint thinner. This is because alcohol in low concentrations smells (and tastes) a fair amount like urea. The color certainly doesn't lend it any favors.

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