What ever happened to the counterculture?

[JayhawkCO]

I find beer relaxing some reason.

pretty sure it's the alcohol yo

I'm not so sure about that.  I can get the same sensation from sipping on caffeinated drinks. 

There are definitely drinks that are ritualistic that aren't alcohol. My morning tea is as relaxing as my evening whiskey/mezcal.

[kphoger]

There are definitely drinks that are ritualistic that aren't alcohol. My morning tea is as relaxing as my evening whiskey/mezcal.

If I have a hot caffeinated tea close to bedtime, it is indeed emotionally relaxing, but I still stand a 50% chance of not being able to get to sleep for a couple of hours.

[JayhawkCO]

There are definitely drinks that are ritualistic that aren't alcohol. My morning tea is as relaxing as my evening whiskey/mezcal.

If I have a hot caffeinated tea close to bedtime, it is indeed emotionally relaxing, but I still stand a 50% chance of not being able to get to sleep for a couple of hours.

I wish caffeine had more of an effect on me than it does. I drink it in the morning mostly as placebo to wake me up.

[Max Rockatansky]

I don't feel like Caffeine does much for me in terms of keeping me awake.  The other day I finished about six ounces of a Red Bull my wife didn't want about an hour before bed.  I didn't have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

[Molandfreak]

I don't feel like Caffeine does much for me in terms of keeping me awake.  The other day I finished about six ounces of a Red Bull my wife didn't want about an hour before bed.  I didn't have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Sure she didn't spike it with jäg?

[Max Rockatansky]

I don't feel like Caffeine does much for me in terms of keeping me awake.  The other day I finished about six ounces of a Red Bull my wife didn't want about an hour before bed.  I didn't have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Sure she didn't spike it with jäg?

What gets me really get you is that I have noticed an observable effect alcohol has on my resting heart rate.  Two or three drinks in the evening is enough raise my resting heart rate by 2-3 BPM overnight.  Caffeine doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect.