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* People that have had gastric bypass surgery absorb alcohol into their systems faster than they used to.

** Similarly, people who have lost significant amounts of weight in a short time period will often find that their alcohol tolerance has gone down, because there's simply less of them there to absorb the alcohol.

* Can be seen in people who are used to drinking one type of alcoholic beverage who try another one with a higher alcohol content but a similar taste: they'll drink at the pace they are used to which is too high for what they are actually drinking. Odd-40% alcohol beers [http://beernews.org/2010/02/schorschbrau-schorschbock-40-trumps-brewdog-tactical-nuclear-penguin/ Schorschbock] and [http://www.brewdog.com/sink_the_bismark Sink The Bismark] are ''not'' [[Captain Obvious|meant to be drunk in one gulp]] like people do with ordinary beers, which is a bit natural since they have the potency of malt whiskey. Unless you're a [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|rock singer]], [[Sarcasm Mode|that case being you're advised to do just so]].

* Can be seen in people who are used to drinking one type of alcoholic beverage who try another one with a higher alcohol content but a similar taste: they'll drink at the pace they are used to which is too high for what they are actually drinking. Odd-40% alcohol beers [http://beernews.org/2010/02/schorschbrau-schorschbock-40-trumps-brewdog-tactical-nuclear-penguin/ Schorschbock] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120125113058/http://www.brewdog.com/sink_the_bismark Sink The Bismark] are ''not'' [[Captain Obvious|meant to be drunk in one gulp]] like people do with ordinary beers, which is a bit natural since they have the potency of malt whiskey. Unless you're a [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|rock singer]], [[Sarcasm Mode|that case being you're advised to do just so]].

* After having an extreme case of Glandular Fever (mononucleosis, "mono", or the kissing disease to [[The Pond|Leftpondians]]) a person will find out that they have a lower tolerance to alcohol.