Take it very slow, especially if you have an empty stomach. Only drink 1/2 a beer or cocktail the first couple of times. And please, if you feel buzzed, don't drive. Go out and walk around. Be safe, Dodger!
Start by having one beer. Ask the bartender for a recommendation for something mild (maybe a blonde ale or a pale ale.) Have a snack with it. Call it good after one beer for now. I would not recommend having a mixed drink for your first drink, especially if you are driving. I hope that you are having fun!
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Shout out to Idaho Falls. I was there just last month. It's my hometown!
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Go easy on the brew, take the others advice. And watch out for the local cops. Sometimes they hide around corners from the pubs to catch the drunks as they spill out. Drinking and driving do not mix!
Roundly drink as much water as beer/wine/booze. One thing I recommend to new drinkers are wine spritzers. They are light, refreshing and great for summer.
Or even a cut up berry. Another trick is just a touch of crystal light. Except for a rare Coke (because I could drink a case a day if I let myself) and a once a year craving for orange soda I only drink pop a couple of times a year.
Funny thing, my first drinks were at age 29, home alone, while wife and kids were away. I bought rum and coke. I realized that night that I had a super human alcohol tolerance. A few minutes after each measured drink I went through the standard field sobriety tests (sft). As a DUI prosecutor I knew what my BAC likely was and realized how functional I was.
It really sucks. To get buzzed at a bar where I live is pretty damn expensive
I have a relative who is like you. She is the anomaly at the field sobriety training events (boyfriend is a cop). With a lot of alcohol, her test shows a little rise in alcohol level, but within a half-an-hour, it's back down to normal!
Back in the day when Idaho had Utah-style alcohol laws there was nothing good about the taste of beer in Idaho.
These days, however, with the phenomonal success of the microbrew, I'm sure that even Idaho has very good beer. After all, you're right in the heart of the world's premier hops growing region.