Here’s an odd thing that enthusiasts don’t always focus on when talking about beer, or wine, or spirits, or whichever hard seltzer brand we happen to be enjoying in the moment: they’re vehicles for alcohol. There may be tasting notes scribbled down or spoken aloud, and we may stop to reflect on what we just sipped, but the pure, biological impact isn’t always discussed when we’re quaffing something intoxicating. The moment you take your first sip, that ethanol-infused liquid is altering your body