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*** Also mentioned is the rotgut brewed by and flogged to soldiers, hangman (one drop and you're dead!)
** Trolls also have a drink called luglarr, or "Big Hammer", a variant of Troll beer made by adding certain metallic salts to the drink that manages to make it even ''more'' dangerous—very hard to do. The result is ''roughly'' the same as scumble, to the effect that anyone who can't simply be pushed over minutes after drinking some is considered almost preternaturally resistant to its effects, even by other trolls. To sum up: this stuff ''etches pavement'' (and remember, trolls are pretty much ''made of rock'').
** ''[[Thud!]]'' also mentions fluff, a cocktail made by mixing dwarf beer and scumble (which is the non-troll inebriation equivalent of adding gasoline to a fire).
** From ''[[Sourcery]]'' comes "Desert Orakh", which is a mixture of scorpion venom and cactus sap that's been left to ferment in the sun for several weeks. It's actually noted that it isn't drunk as an alcohol, but as a counter to [[Klatchian Coffee]].
** In ''[[Hogfather]]'', Bibulous the God of Alcohol is about to drink a lovingly-described, heavily-garnished, layered cocktail when he gets hit by the side-effects of the [[Hideous Hangover Cure]] consumed by Bilious, the Oh God of Hangovers ("Does anyone hear a slide whistle descending...?").
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** Skullwhomper Ale was initially brewed by a dragon who ''did'' intend to use it as an incendiary weapon. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080920130928/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2008-02-20 When it found out that people were stealing its concoction for drinking], it was so embarrassed that it gave Nodwick the recipe and completely gave up on its plan.
* The Kickapoo Joy Juice from ''[[Li'l Abner]]'', having been described as "more inflammable than jet fuel".
* Non-alcohol example, in ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'', Jon's lemonade [https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1985/08/15 ''really'' needs sugar.]
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
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* The ''[[GURPS]] Dungeon Fantasy'' supplement ''Taverns'' contains special drinks that are either [[Booze-Based Buff]], or this. For example, drinking the Vorpal Brew will cause one point of damage to you unless you already have alcohol in your system, and [[Punny Name|Wight Wine]] will give you a level of Fearfulness for a random amount of hours.
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' features Hurlg, a beverage described as "a dark, thick ale the consistency of soup, swimming with hops and nutmeg". Humans and elves without special implants or toxin resistance spells suffer from painful stomach cramps when they drink it.
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''.
** Feywine. Made by rulers of [[The Fair Folk]], it is made of a fermented mixture of honey, crushed flowers, and a secret ingredient (which some elves theorize is [[Insubstantial Ingredients| distilled moonlight]]). This stuff is known to get even ''them'' hammered, and is known to cause frivolous behavior; if mortals drink it, this behavior can last ''months''. They rarely share it with mortals (including most elves) for that exact reason. Supposedly, simply taking a raison from the Feywild and stirring it into a glass of water will create a far less potent version of feywine, but still one where even one glass can cause intoxication in mortals.
** A 3rd Edition sourcebook says that fiends cannot get drunk by drinking alcohol, because they do not have metabolisms in the way mortals are familiar with. In order to experience an intoxicated state, they consume special magical beverages, like Gughalaki, a potent liquid derived from the scent glands of certain giant arachnids native to the Third Layer of Hell. Of course, this stuff might as well be liquor — ''incredibly'' potent liquor, possibly a hallucinogenic — to mortals who drink it, if they could even do so safely.
** Viperwine is another ''Planescape'' liquor favored by demons. This is literally ''deadly'' to mortals, although some Lower Ward bars sell an antidote for those who want to drink it safely. Although, "safely" is subjective, as again, what makes fiends drunk is likely very potent to mortals.
* Bor-brew ale from the ''[[Lone Wolf]]'' gamebook series doesn't look that threatening and even has a pleasant taste ("malted apples"). It has a fearsome reputation because it's the favored beer of ''dwarves''. The first time Lone Wolf can drink it, he runs the risk of falling unconscious and waking up with a hangover that robs him of [[Hit Points|Endurance]]. Later it seems the brew became even more potent; the second time he can drink it, he runs the risk of ''suffering horrifying hallucinations'', falling unconscious, and waking up with a hangover that again robs him of Hit Points. Yes, [[Everything Trying to Kill You|even the beer is trying to kill Lone Wolf]].
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:** This is a recycled gag from an earlier cartoon: a Porky Pig cartoon titled "Curtain Razor". Porky is screening prospects for a talent agency, and a [[Running Gag]] involves one character constantly barging in to talk about a "super-colossal" act. When he finally gets to perform the act, he undergoes pretty much the same act (including the devil costume), and while the ingredients may not be exactly the same, the match and result are identical. Porky is stunned in amazement for the first and only time in the cartoon. Then, the ghost of the character walks back in and, like Daffy, says, "I can only do it once."
:* Yet another Daffy example occurs in the cartoon ''Mexican Joyride''. Daffy enters a Mexican bar, and, after an [[Fire-Breathing Diner|encounter with some of the local cuisine]] demands something to put the fire out. The bartender hands Daffy a glass of tequila, which he quickly downs - and then stiffens into a rigor mortis like state. The bartender picks Daffy up and chucks him into a nearby pile of similarly frozen patrons.
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** In one episode, Bart and Milhouse drink a [[G-Rated Drug|Squishee "made entirely of syrup"]]. It is treated exactly like a Gargle Blaster, and even leads to a [[Drunken Montage]].
** Another episode features the Forget-Me-Shot, a concoction of Jägermeister, sloe gin, triple sec, ''quadruple'' sec, gunk from a dog's eye, "Absolut Pickle", the red stripe from Aquafresh toothpaste, and the venom of the Louisiana loboto-moth, stirred with a home pregnancy test (until it gets a positive response). The drink is so powerful it erases the previous 24 hours off of the drinker's memory.
** And there's the episode where Bart and Milhouse are in the Flanders house unsupervised, and they discover Ned's [[Beatles]] collection; they each down a can of 40-year-old Beatles-themed novelty soft drink, and Bart's causes him to briefly hallucinate about Milhouse as John Lennon.
** One episode has Homer visit a redneck town and develop a taste for "Fudd" beer, as opposed to his usual Duff.
* In [[Tex Avery]]'s ''The Shooting of Dan McGoo'', a character drinks a shot of ''straight whiskey'' and promptly shoots up to the ceiling like a rocket. When he lands, he complains, "This stuff's been cut," with Droopy adding, "Whaddaya want for 10 cents, gasoline?"
* Two episodes of the cartoon adaptation of ''[[The Mask (animation)|The Mask]]'' have gargle blaster drinks:
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