Brewer's droop

In addition to facilitating romance at the beginning of the chase, (as described in the post on Dutch courage), alcohol also has a role in the actual consummation at the end! As you can see from the graph above, it's a double edged sword here also. A certain amount of alcohol can lubricate the wheels of lurve by reducing inhibitions. This encourages a certain amount of experimentation that otherwise might not occur. This will generally lead to a more pleasurable experience for all involved, although it may backfire, depending on what is attempted!

However, should a man consume too much alcohol, it will quickly become detrimental to the cause. Stamina, response and alertness are all adversely affected until the dreaded occurs. Yes, every bloke's worst nightmare - the little guy stops obeying instructions! This is known colloquially as "brewer's droop". Believe it or not, this is not necessarily always a bad thing for a man. I know of a case where a guy couldn't perform for this reason and refrained from getting jiggy. The next day, the woman thought he was a gentleman for not taking advantage of her as she too was intoxicated. This earned him many brownie points that he could exploit later!

For obvious physiological reasons, I'm not sure if there is a female equivalent of brewer's droop. Overdrinking will certainly reduce female performance to the "bag of spuds" level at best, while at worst causing them to wake up with no memory of how they got into bed or who they ended up in bed with is. It is not a good idea for anyone to drink this much.