Answers.Body: <p>Adding any particulate to a beer will reduce the carbonation due to more nucleation sites and the flavor may change from the tobacco ash, but the only way to increase the alcohol content of a beer in your glass is to add alcohol.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Or remove water!
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Answers.Body: <p>I have heard this as well, having grown-up around a couple cigarette-smoking, obnoxious drunks. Frankly, this is something that is simply just said. It's "Drunk Talk"...</p>
  
  <p>Imagine witnessing someone become a bit inebriated. And during the course of a conversation that also involves a beer and a smoke, a cigarette ash falls into the beer. Then you hear the obligatory explanation... "That gives it an extra kick," "That puts hair on your chest," or "That's protection against black magic." etc etc</p>
  
  <p>It's something the person says to make light of, and seem less stupid about, the accident that just happened. By making the action seem as though it was deliberate and not due to the loss of attention and/or motor function that goes along with being intoxicated, the person attempts to cushion the unsavory fact that they now have to drink a beer containing cigarette ash (because we all know that a little cigarette ash is no reason to waste beer.)</p>
  
  <p>The added 'kick' only being carcinogens and a more disgusting flavor... Or arguably, a novelty by which to potentially have a laugh and extend drunken conversation.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I heard this from someone in 1993 and his explanation was it changes the boiling point (which still didn't explain how it made the beer stronger).</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I am pretty sure it gives you a kick but I don't think it's the one you are thinking of.
  I am interested in a more experienced answer because I went to a rural area near a village in a Mediterranean country recently  and they told me to watch out because guys in that area spike girls' drinks with cigarrette ashes so that they can get them more drunk or make them wanna puke so that they both 1) make fun of them and 2) can take advantage of them. 
  And there were some known solid incidents from the girls I met not just rumors so I'd say it does a good damn job. 
  I came across this because I'm looking for a way to avoid drinking something like that because that sounds like a freaking dangerous trap, but I can't find much.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Ah, yes, I also love the taste of ash and vomit when I kiss a girl...
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Answers.Body: <p>As happy as the above comments may make you, ashes in your beer is not a big deal and frankly, I'm amazed at the question. I tried your experiment of adding cigarette ashes into my coffee.  I have to say I was disappointed.  Besides seeing the happiness on the faces around me, I can't say it made any difference in the taste.  Now beer on the other hand may have a more profound taste change due to the ashes.  It really depends on the kind of beer and the type of ashes.   However, I do believe that if you like beer you might not even notice the ashes.  For example, if I'm looking into a beer glass and something is floating inside, I would be surprised to even notice it.  From the point of view of the ashes.  I can only surmise that they would prefer to go into an ash tray.</p>
  
  <p>Answer: no, there is no change in taste in small amounts of ashes.  The more ashes you add to the beer the more of a scratchy texture but no difference in taste.  If you fill the whole beer with ashes you might find it milk shake like but bitter.  If you ever try that I'd like to hear your experirences.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I would suggest the extra kick would be due to the fact that as you smoke the cigarette, you are taking in nicotine, which does enhance the effect of alcohol. So the effect is not coming from the ash, but the cigarette you smoke to get the ash.</p>
  
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Body: <p>By dumping a small amount of cigarette ash into a beer, I have heard people say it helps give the beer an extra "kick"...</p>
  
  <p>Is there any truth to this? Or, is it just a myth?...</p>
  
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Comments.Text: If you dump cigarette ash in my beer it will certainly give you a kick
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Comments.Text: What do you mean by "kick"?  Flavor? Alcohol? Nicotine?
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Comments.Text: kick means making oneself wasted with small quantity
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Comments.Text: If this was true all big breweries will have specialized ash-dumping machines in their factories. I cannot see how this can do anything to beer. The only "benefit" would be that I (non-smoker) would hate the taste and you (smoker) can then drink my beer, because the taste of ash is not so offensive to you. Thereby the smoker gets the kick.
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Comments.Text: This sounds like a story someone came up with after being caught accidentally using someone's still active beer can as an ashtray.
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Comments.Text: ew ew ew ew ew ew
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Title: Dumping small amount of cigarette ashes into the beers
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ThreadText: # Dumping small amount of cigarette ashes into the beers
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-30)
  
  By dumping a small amount of cigarette ash into a beer, I have heard people say it helps give the beer an extra "kick"...
  
  Is there any truth to this? Or, is it just a myth?...
  
  **Tags:** health, alcohol-level
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you dump cigarette ash in my beer it will certainly give you a kick  
  > **username_2**: What do you mean by "kick"?  Flavor? Alcohol? Nicotine?  
  > **username_0**: kick means making oneself wasted with small quantity  
  > **username_3**: If this was true all big breweries will have specialized ash-dumping machines in their factories. I cannot see how this can do anything to beer. The only "benefit" would be that I (non-smoker) would hate the taste and you (smoker) can then drink my beer, because the taste of ash is not so offensive to you. Thereby the smoker gets the kick.  
  > **username_4**: This sounds like a story someone came up with after being caught accidentally using someone's still active beer can as an ashtray.  
  > **username_5**: ew ew ew ew ew ew  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-31. Score: 18 | Accepted answer
  
  Adding any particulate to a beer will reduce the carbonation due to more nucleation sites and the flavor may change from the tobacco ash, but the only way to increase the alcohol content of a beer in your glass is to add alcohol.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: Or remove water!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_13 on 2015-12-04. Score: 6
  
  I would suggest the extra kick would be due to the fact that as you smoke the cigarette, you are taking in nicotine, which does enhance the effect of alcohol. So the effect is not coming from the ash, but the cigarette you smoke to get the ash.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2019-12-12. Score: 0
  
  I have heard this as well, having grown-up around a couple cigarette-smoking, obnoxious drunks. Frankly, this is something that is simply just said. It's "Drunk Talk"...
  
  Imagine witnessing someone become a bit inebriated. And during the course of a conversation that also involves a beer and a smoke, a cigarette ash falls into the beer. Then you hear the obligatory explanation... "That gives it an extra kick," "That puts hair on your chest," or "That's protection against black magic." etc etc
  
  It's something the person says to make light of, and seem less stupid about, the accident that just happened. By making the action seem as though it was deliberate and not due to the loss of attention and/or motor function that goes along with being intoxicated, the person attempts to cushion the unsavory fact that they now have to drink a beer containing cigarette ash (because we all know that a little cigarette ash is no reason to waste beer.)
  
  The added 'kick' only being carcinogens and a more disgusting flavor... Or arguably, a novelty by which to potentially have a laugh and extend drunken conversation.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_8 on 2016-08-15. Score: 0
  
  I heard this from someone in 1993 and his explanation was it changes the boiling point (which still didn't explain how it made the beer stronger).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_9**: Welcome to Alcohol SE, username_8. Your answer would be better if you added more details and a linked reference if possible. Great to see your input and hope you stay around.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_10 on 2017-08-04. Score: -1
  
  I am pretty sure it gives you a kick but I don't think it's the one you are thinking of.
  I am interested in a more experienced answer because I went to a rural area near a village in a Mediterranean country recently and they told me to watch out because guys in that area spike girls' drinks with cigarrette ashes so that they can get them more drunk or make them wanna puke so that they both 1) make fun of them and 2) can take advantage of them.
  And there were some known solid incidents from the girls I met not just rumors so I'd say it does a good damn job.
  I came across this because I'm looking for a way to avoid drinking something like that because that sounds like a freaking dangerous trap, but I can't find much.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_11**: Ah, yes, I also love the taste of ash and vomit when I kiss a girl...  
  
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  ### Answer by username_12 on 2016-10-19. Score: -1
  
  As happy as the above comments may make you, ashes in your beer is not a big deal and frankly, I'm amazed at the question. I tried your experiment of adding cigarette ashes into my coffee. I have to say I was disappointed. Besides seeing the happiness on the faces around me, I can't say it made any difference in the taste. Now beer on the other hand may have a more profound taste change due to the ashes. It really depends on the kind of beer and the type of ashes. However, I do believe that if you like beer you might not even notice the ashes. For example, if I'm looking into a beer glass and something is floating inside, I would be surprised to even notice it. From the point of view of the ashes. I can only surmise that they would prefer to go into an ash tray.
  
  Answer: no, there is no change in taste in small amounts of ashes. The more ashes you add to the beer the more of a scratchy texture but no difference in taste. If you fill the whole beer with ashes you might find it milk shake like but bitter. If you ever try that I'd like to hear your experirences.
  
  
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