Editing Alcohol

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'''Alcohol''' is the favored drink of the [[dwarf|dwarves]]; a dwarf will drink booze an average of five times per [[calendar|season]] to satisfy their [[thirst]], and although they can subsist on [[water]], without booze they will work increasingly slowly. Dwarves like to have some variety in what they drink, and will garner a bad thought if they are forced to drink the same variety of drink repeatedly ("has been tired of drinking the same old booze lately"). Every dwarf likewise has [[preferences]] for various types of drinks. Thus alcohol is important both for maintaining your fortress (at a minimum) and (with some investment in variety) for keeping your dwarves happy.

 

The most direct way to acquire the booze itself is through a [[still]]; large fortresses will usually have one or more dedicated [[brewer]]s keeping the dwarven drinks cellar well stocked. To brew a drink, a dwarf will need an empty watertight container of some kind (either a [[barrel]] or a [[large pot]]) and a [[stack]] of brewables. Each brewing job produces five units of alcohol per brewable item and deposits the alcohol in the container, recovering any plant [[seed]]s in the process. The size of a stack does not affect how long it takes to brew it, which is based entirely on the brewer's [[skill]], making brewing jobs performed on large stacks much more efficient than those done on individual consumables. Stacks of alcohol do not have quality levels, and the strength of a happy thought obtained by drinking alcohol is based entirely on the value of the drink (including the stack size) and the dwarf's personal preferences.

While dwarves rely on alcohol from the moment they are born, creatures of ''any'' race who are exposed to enough combat to become fully hardened ("doesn't really care about anything anymore") will also become alcoholics. All creatures can theoretically survive drinking nothing but alcohol for their entire lives, though they may be subject to [[#Alcohol poisoning|alcohol poisoning]] due to not having the same tolerance level as dwarves. Neither dwarves nor any race of creature will accept an alcohol ration if resting in a [[hospital]], and must instead be given fresh water until they recover.

[[Vampire]] dwarves are just as alcohol-dependent as the mortal kind. Despite this, in [[fortress mode]], they will only ever drink [[blood]], ensuring they eventually suffer withdrawal even if your pantry is stocked to the brim with every beverage imaginable. This does not stop tavern keepers from giving them drink, if such is available inside the tavern.

Setting booze on [[fire]] will not cause it to explode, but exposing it to high [[temperature]]s ''will'' cause it to boil away. If the container is flammable, it (and, subsequently, the booze) will be consumed by fire; [[magma-safe]] containers would never be destroyed by [[magma]], but any booze inside will likely quickly perish due to heat transfer (unless the container is made of [[nether-cap]]).

Dwarves prefer drinking alcohol out of a [[Finished goods#Goblets|mug, cup, or goblet]] and will receive an unhappy [[thought]] for drinking alcohol without one of these three vessel types. These may be placed in [[coffer]]s in designated [[tavern]]s. Visitors will drink alcohol too.{{version|0.42.01}}

 

| [[Plump helmet]] || Dwarven wine || 2 || rowspan="44" style="background-color:#cfc"| Plant-based || Indoors

| [[Pig tail]] || Dwarven ale || 2 || Indoors

| [[Cave wheat]] || Dwarven beer || 2 || Indoors

| [[Sweet pod]] || Dwarven rum || 2 || Indoors

| [[Muck root]] || Swamp whiskey || 1 || Outdoors

| [[Bloated tuber]] || Tuber beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Prickle berry]] || Prickle berry wine || 1 || Outdoors

| [[Longland grass]] || Longland beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Rat weed]] || Sewer brew || 1 || Outdoors

| [[Fisher berry]] || Fisher berry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Rope reed]] || River spirits || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Sliver barb]] || Gutter cruor || 1 || Outdoors

| [[Whip vine]] || Whip wine || 3 || Outdoors

| [[Beet]] || Beetroot wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Wild carrot]] || Carrot wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Cassava]] || Cassava beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Parsnip]] || Parsnip wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Potato]] || Potato wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Radish]] || Radish wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Sweet potato]] || Sweet potato wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Turnip]] || Turnip wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Single-grain wheat]] || Single-grain wheat beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Two-grain wheat]] || Two-grain wheat beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Soft wheat]] || Soft wheat beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Hard wheat]] || Hard wheat beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Spelt]] || Spelt beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Barley]] || Barley wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Buckwheat]] || Buckwheat beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Rye]] || Rye beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Sorghum]] || Sorghum beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Rice]] || Rice beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Maize]] || Maize beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Quinoa]] || Quinoa beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Kaniwa]] || Kaniwa beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Pendant amaranth]] || Pendant amaranth beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Blood amaranth]] || Blood amaranth beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Purple amaranth]] || Purple amaranth beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Pearl millet]] || Pearl millet beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[White millet]] || White millet beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Finger millet]] || Finger millet beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Foxtail millet]] || Foxtail millet beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Fonio]] || Fonio beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Teff]] || Teff beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Apple]] || Apple cider || 2 || rowspan="32" style="background-color: #fcc"| Fruit-based

| [[Apricot]] || Apricot wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Banana]] || Banana beer || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Bayberry]] || Bayberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Carambola]] || Carambola wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Cherry]] || Cherry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Custard-apple]] || Custard-apple cider || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Date]] || Date wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Durian]] || Durian wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Guava]] || Guava wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Lychee]] || Lychee wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Mango]] || Mango wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Papaya]] || Papaya wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Peach]] || Peach cider || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Persimmon]] || Persimmon wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Plum]] || Plum wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Pomegranate]] || Pomegranate wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Rambutan]] || Rambutan wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Sand pear]] || Sand pear cider || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Artichoke]] || Artichoke wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Tomato]] || Tomato wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Tomatillo]] || Tomatillo wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Passion fruit]] || Passion fruit wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Cranberry]] || Cranberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Bilberry]] || Bilberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Blueberry]] || Blueberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Blackberry]] || Blackberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Raspberry]] || Raspberry wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Pineapple]] || Pineapple wine || 2 || Outdoors

| [[Strawberry]] || Strawberry wine || 2 || Outdoors