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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': ''Grandmothers and Other Fearsome Encounters'': After BurningWithAnger, Penelope got some medicinal herbs in wine, but also needed the alcohol stuff to deal with the craziness that she had witnessed before she burned:
--> To protect those girls, she was going to have to suck up her pride and figure out just what was happening.\\
But first, wine. A whole lot of wine.
--> To protect those girls, she was going to have to suck up her pride and figure out just what was happening.\\
But first, wine. A whole lot of wine.
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* ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheVoiceOfTheCastle'': Boris, on finding himself in charge of the entire empire, feels that he could really do with a large glass of vodka.
* ''Literature/TheAliceNetwork'': Lili makes this comment to the waiter after a long day:
-->'''Lili:''' It's been an absolute pisser of a day. So make it a double brandy, ''monsieur'', and never mind looking sour.
* In "Literature/AndHeBuiltACrookedHouse", Quintus Teal and the Baileys become trapped in the middle of his [[{{Bizarrchitecture}} bizzarrchitectural]] masterpiece. When Teal hands Bailey a shot of liquor to help revive his wife who fainted, he downs it himself.
* In "...And it Comes Out Here" by Creator/LesterDelRey, this is the protagonist's reaction to meeting his own future self.
* In ''Literature/BestServedCold'', Cosca turns "A drink, a drink, a drink" almost into a [[SurvivalMantra personal credo]].
* In ''Literature/BringUpTheBodies'', Henry VIII loudly and publicly accuses Thomas Cromwell of attempting to turn him into a PuppetKing. It's not the first time Henry's been mad at him, but the level of rage and the particular accusation is enough to make Cromwell's head feel rather insecure on its shoulders. He just manages to withdraw by making a blacksmith's gesture that confuses Henry into shutting up, then immediately seeks out a goblet of wine.
* The first book of the ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'' series has a villainous example from Iblis Teer, who downs a decanter's worth of brandy in one gulp shortly after [[spoiler:one of the protagonists, Philippa, tricks him into eating a mouse while he was in snake form]].
* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': The titular '''[[InHarmsWay Hero of the Imperium]]''' has [[OnceAnEpisode often]] been found taking a swig of amasec (brandy) [[RunningGag "far faster than such a fine example of the distiller's art deserved."]] Considering the Tyrannid swarms, suicidal terrorists, and other horrible reasons for needing the drink (and yet passing for normal in [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 this psychotic universe]]), this is fully justified.
* In ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'', after Ed Boone hits his son Christopher because he found out that he was still deducing Wellington's murderer, he would have quoted this verbatim if he hadn't substituted the "freaking" for [[PrecisionFStrike something else]].
* The final chapter of ''Literature/DaveBarrySleptHere'' has only one discussion question at the end: "How about we go get a beer?"
* ''Literature/{{Deryni}}'':
** In ''Deryni Checkmate'', after he meets [[SecretSecretKeeper a strangely well-informed grey-cowled figure on the road to Coroth]], Duncan goes to Morgan's study and pours himself "a small glass of the strong red wine Alaric kept for just such emergencies", downs it and pours another for sipping while waiting for Morgan to gracefully exit his state dinner in progress downstairs. After Duncan begins recounting the event to his cousin, Morgan gets up and pours a glass for himself.
** After [[ExpositionBeam Rothana shares Janniver's memory]] of her rape, Kelson wanders his camp for a time before going to Morgan's tent. Seeing the expression on Kelson's face, Morgan sends his stepson Brendan to bed and pours Kelson a cup of wine; Kelson gulps half of it down, sits down with a sigh, and takes a second deep pull before he can discuss the experience.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Commander Vimes tends to think this when things are going particularly poorly, but after ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', he quit (with a brief relapse in ''Literature/MenAtArms''), and for a long time afterwards had to remind himself that just one would be too many. William de Worde's first impression of him in ''Literature/TheTruth'' is that Vimes is "badly" everything, as in badly spoken, badly dressed, and badly in need of a drink.
** It's actually been mentioned that Vimes is in fact slightly "[[SdrawkcabName knurd]]", meaning that he's more sober than sober, and actually needs at least one drink in him to be "normal". {{Klatchian coffee}} is so strong that it has the same effect, but the Klatchians make very certain they are well and truly out of their heads on ''orakh'' ([[GargleBlaster the only liquor on the Disc that can match scumble for potency]], made from cactus sap and scorpion venom) before partaking.
** In ''Literature/WyrdSisters'', an inhabitant of Lancre is so upset by the ''lack'' of weird things happening around the kingdom he has to be taken to the pub and given a drink to ''un''-steady his nerves.
** In a scene in ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'', Nanny Ogg is both figuratively and literally stuck between Magrat and Granny Weatherwax after the two have a falling-out. As the three walk along a [[Film/TheWizardOfOz yellow brick road]], Magrat says, half to herself "What [[InsufferableGenius some people]] need is a bit more heart," to which Granny replies "What [[WideEyedIdealist some people]] need is a lot more brain." Nanny, meanwhile, thinks to herself "What ''I'' need [[StealthPun is a drink]]."
** Honorary mention of ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' here, in which having a damn drink actually ''helps'' the drinker resist vampire mind control... and Nanny rather seems to approve.
** In ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', when a huge surplus of extra belief floods Discworld, one of the beings created is Bilious, the Oh God of Hangovers, who experiences the consequences when other people engage in this trope. At one point, he much relishes a chance to turn the tables on a god who loves to get drunk: his brother, Bibulous, God of Wine. [[spoiler:Thanks to a HideousHangoverCure, he gets to turn those tables around when Bilious gets the "humorous side effects" instead.]]
** In ''Literature/{{Mort}}'', drinking is one of the mortal pleasures which [[TheGrimReaper Death]] attempts. When he and the bartender discuss his lack of friends, he pauses, then muses aloud that he thinks he could be friends with the next bottle of booze.
* {{Defied|Trope}} in ''Literature/{{Divergent}}''. Tris's fellow initiates pass around a silver flask with something strong [[spoiler:right before Al's funeral]]. She refuses to partake of it.
* In ''Dragonrider: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Creator/AnneMcCaffrey'', Todd [=McCaffrey=] recounts an incident in which one of his mother's beloved horses was injured while his sister was out riding. The horse recovered, but Anne was so shaken that Todd immediately brought her a glass of brandy, which she knocked back without a second thought and said, "Thanks, I needed that."
* An {{inver|tedTrope}}sion appears in ''Literature/TheDrawingOfTheDark'': Brian Duffy, a tavern bouncer and sometime mercenary, staggers into his workplace and demands an explanation for the crazy weird stuff that keeps happening to him. His boss responds: "You need a drink," and after a moment's thought, Duffy replies: "Yes, but if I have one I'll be sick." (Instead, [[CigaretteOfAnxiety he gets something to smoke]].)
* Used in more than a few volumes of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. The biggest one occurs in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' after Harry learns that [[spoiler:he and Susan have an 8-year-old daughter who she never told him about]].
-->'''Harry:''' Um. I'd say, "Whiskey, Mac," except I'm not sure if you have any whiskey. I need something strong, I think.
* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': Ludivine suggests partaking in some celebratory drinks after Rielle successfully completes the first trial. Much later on, Rielle damages the Gate even more and the Obex give Rielle the task of finding the Saint's castings on her own. Ingrid offers up a round of drinks to which Ludivine holds up a hand.
* ''Literature/EstherDiamond'': Both Barclay Preston-Cole and Garry Goudini in Disappearing Nightly as they recount how their respective assistants disappeared during their acts.
* In ''Literature/FarewellMyLovely'', Marlowe narrates:
-->''I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.''
* This happens a lot in ''Literature/GarrettPI'', as befits a homage to HardboiledDetective fiction. Even the Grand Inquisitor demands brandy in a jar when he stops by to complain about his ecclesiastical colleagues. Upon his return from one emotionally-wracking case, Garrett's associates practically ''force'' a mug into his hand, anticipating that this trope is in effect.
* ''Literature/GoodOmens'':
** Crowley and Aziraphale do this after Crowley delivers the newborn [[TheAntichrist Antichrist]] to the hospital where he'll be [[SwitchedAtBirth switched with another family's baby]], and the pair are forced to confront the possibility of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, and all of the great things Earth has going for it.
--->'''Crowley:''' ...The point is... the point I'm trying to make... is dolphins. That's my point...
** This also happens to Crowley in the backstory:
--->''Crowley got a commendation for the Spanish Inquisition. He ''had'' been in Spain then, mainly hanging around cantinas in the nicer parts, and hadn't even known about it until the commendation arrived. [[EvenEvilHasStandards He'd gone to have a look, and come back and got drunk for a week]].''
** Crowley also considers doing this when he reaches his DarkestHour (Hell has discovered that he misplaced the Antichrist and is seeking to punish him, [[FriendlyEnemy Aziraphale]] has mysteriously disappeared, there's nothing Crowley can do to stop the end of the world, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he's stuck in a monstrous traffic jam]]). He could just get pissed out of his mind waiting for the world to end, [[SubvertedTrope but instead]], Crowley regains his HeroicResolve and keeps on going towards Tadfield in hopes of finding some way to stop Armageddon.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Hagrid's reaction to only narrowly escaping the most powerful [[EvilSorcerer dark wizard]] of all time:
---> '''Hagrid:''' ''[a little shakily]'' Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly? Fer medicinal purposes?[[note]]She has.[[/note]]
** A rather amusing variation happens in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' when Harry and Hermione go back in time to save Buckbeak and Sirius. When Fudge sees that Buckbeak somehow went missing since he last saw him, he starts freaking out, trying to figure out what happened. A very unconcerned Dumbledore (who seems to know what's going on, [[TimeyWimeyBall despite not actually having given Harry and Hermione the time travel plan yet]]) suggests that maybe Hagrid could fetch them all some drinks. Hagrid, who's over the moon about Buckbeak escaping, is happy to comply.
** Harry Potter gets his first taste of Ogden's Fire Whiskey in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' after the Battle of the Seven Potters.
* In ''Literature/{{Hoka}}'', this is a common response by humans to Hoka antics.
* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Literature/HonorHarrington''. Queen Elizabeth and [[spoiler:President Eloise Pritchart]] are meeting aboard Honor's flagship. Her steward, [=MacGuiness=], asks everyone if they would like refreshments. Elizabeth considers having a rather strong drink but decides against it.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Katniss in ''Catching Fire'' after the Quarter Quell announcement.
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'': When Mr. Rochester hears from Jane that Mr. Mason has arrived at Thornfield, he says that it's a blow, and asks Jane to bring him a glass of wine. She does and he promptly swallows the contents.
* This happens pretty frequently in ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'', since Bertie's automatic stress response is to go someplace and order a few drinks. If Jeeves is in the vicinity, he'll prepare the drink, but [[NervesOfSteel he never needs a drink himself]].
* ''Literature/JohnPutnamThatcher'':
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''Double, Double, Oil, and Trouble''. One of the directors of the company the mystery centers around orders a drink after hearing Thatcher's summation. Another executive gloomily reviews the company's woes and agrees a stiff drink is in order. His colleague admonishes him, going into a detailed analysis of how the situation is only bad in the short term, while the future looks bright. The alcohol is actually for a celebratory toast.
** In ''Green Grow the Dollars'', when Gloria Vandam hears that her husband and several of his relatives are murder suspects, she suggests that they have some brandy before bed and makes it clear that it isn't just for her husband.
* ''Literature/KaneSeries'': In ''Darkness Weaves'', young aristocrat Imel sees [[VillainProtagonist Kane]] for the first time at night, in an old tomb during a [[LightningReveal huge storm]]. When he looks into Kane's [[IcyBlueEyes eyes]], full of madness, hatred, and bloodlust, he immediately grabs a bottle of wine that's been standing nearby.
* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles''. The Laundry operates its own pub, the Crown and Squid, explicitly for this purpose. They found it easier to just take over wholesale than to continously vet new owners and staff members to ensure that they had clearance to hear some of the things about which Laundry agents wanted to vent to TheBartender, mostly involving either political skulduggery or [[EldritchAbomination things with too many angles and tentacles]]. It is also rare that anyone in the Howard household does not polish off a bottle of scotch and a pound of chcolate after a mission.
* ''Literature/LaszloHadronAndTheWargodsTomb'': Captain Elgar Humboldt frequently responds to having to deal with people he doesn't like by drinking, although he at least sticks to non-alcoholic drinks when he's on duty.
* In the first book of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series, Rayford Steele indulges in some alcohol to help him deal with the loss of his wife Irene and his son Raymie when they were CaughtUpInTheRapture.
* ''Literature/TheMagicians'': Early in ''The Magician's Land'', Plum attempts to play a prank on Wharton (the student wine-steward) as revenge for constantly short-serving her and her friends at dinner -- only to end up accidentally trespassing on a restricted area of Brakebills, falling through time, nearly getting killed by [[HumanoidAbomination the "ghost"]] haunting the school, and finishing up her night by being expelled by the Dean for endangering everyone. Worse still, Plum also gets [[CoolTeacher Professor Coldwater]] fired because he has to break the rules to rescue her, a fact that she's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone immediately consumed with guilt over]]. In the aftermath, Plum finally confronts Wharton over the short-serving, whereupon he meekly offers Plum a full glass of wine, and she accepts so quickly that she struggles not to down the whole thing in one gulp.
* ''Literature/MurderForTheModernGirl'': [[spoiler:After the intense climax with Ferris, Ruby takes a large bottle of scotch that was hidden away in her father's library. When Maggie points it out, Ruby states that she has almost died several times and is having scotch because of it.]]
* ''Literature/MythAdventures'':
** In ''Another Fine Myth'', Aahz asks for a drink after he realizes just how ''stuck'' he is in Klahd's dimension.
** {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Sweet Myth-Tery of Life'', in which Skeeve's constant need of a drink pushes him toward The Alcoholic.
* In ''Literature/TheNightMayor'', [[Literature/PhilipMarlowe Marlowe]]-inspired HardboiledDetective Richie Quick narrates, before going on a prolonged bender:
-->''I needed a drink. Several, one on top of the other. I wasn't sure there were enough drinks in the City for what I had in mind, but, as the man said, a man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?''
* While August from ''Literature/OfFearAndFaith'' usually bemoans needing [[MustHaveNicotine a smoke]], he mentions how he used to drink very heavily instead and invokes this trope after his [[NoSocialSkills painfully awkward]] attempts to introduce himself to the other main characters.
* ''Literature/PaladinOfShadows'':
** Mike Jenkins, in ''Choosers of the Slain'', made plans for meeting Pierson in a bar after the talk with [[spoiler:Senator Traskel]], though meeting with [[spoiler:the Senate leadership]] is noted to have been more of a "ballbuster" for him.
** In ''Unto the Breach'', after flying low and slow (due to the helicopter being heavily overloaded) past a trio of enemy bunkers Captain Kacey Bathlick says to her helicopter's crew chief that after "one hairy fucking mission" she seriously needs a drink... Kacey doesn't drink. She later laments in ''A Deeper Blue'' that she sometimes wishes that her water was beer when she's told about the Rite of Kardane and what happened [[spoiler:with Gretchen]].
* In ''Literature/{{Paratime}}'', you know your case has gone straight to Hell when you see a colleague downing 150-proof palm rum.
* ''Literature/PeterBenchleysCreature'': After Rusty sees the creature and lives to tell the tale, he goes straight to a local bar, puts down a $50 bill, and says to keep giving him drinks until that money runs out. When he finally gets kicked out three hours later, he just heads straight to another bar.
* ''Literature/RatsBatsAndVats'': In the first book, General Cartup-Kreutzler downs a large serving of alcohol after he's subjected to lots of physical pain and humiliation, has his adulterous exploits exposed to his wife, get chewed out for missing the first victory of the war, and finds out that his enemy Fitzhugh is now a revered hero. The drink fails to make him feel better, as it turns out that Ariel swapped the whiskey with rat pee.
* In ''Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse'', after narrowly avoiding death by Vogon via escaping to the titular restaurant, Zaphod and Ford quickly head for the bar. Ford becomes so drunk that he's hilariously incoherent for much of the scene.
* In ''The Riddle of the Wren'' by Creator/CharlesDeLint, this is Minda's reaction to meeting Grimbold, an ancient and powerful wizard who is also a giant badger.
* ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'': This shows up in the Serpentwar Saga. Pug, Nakor and Miranda have finally tracked down the legendary wizard Macros the Black in their quest to get his aid in dealing with the Serpent Queen. Miranda (whose background has been a total mystery up to that point) addressed Macros as Daddy and then says
-->'''Miranda:''' It's Mother. She's trying to destroy the world. \\
'''Macros:''' I need a drink. \\
'''Miranda:''' First you need a bath.
* Peter from ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'', in one of his asides about police work, remarks that just ''being'' police is ample grounds for this trope. He also allows that if marijuana were legal, police of ''his'' generation would happily play [[AddictionDisplacement an entirely different trope]] straight, but it's not so they head for the pub after a shift.
* ''Literature/RobotsHaveNoTails'': Galloway Gallegher works best when plastered anyway, but special mention to the story "Time Locker".
-->''"Yeah, that's it," he murmured after a while. "''Whew!'' I guess [[spoiler:Vanning must have been the only guy who ever reached into the middle of next week and -- killed himself]]! I think I'll get tight."\\
And he did.''
* In ''Running Blind'' by Desmond Bagley, British spy Alan Stewart is captured by KGB boss Kennikan, a former antagonist who he accidentally [[GroinAttack emasculated during a gunfight]]. Kennikan politely offers Stewart a drink, and he orders a light one. Kennikan mocks Stewart for following regulations: ''If the opposition offers you a drink, [[LooseLips always order a light one]].'' Kennikan then informs Stewart that he may or may not kill him, but if Stewart does live, [[FreudianThreat he won't be sleeping with women anymore]]. Stewart then asks for another glass, and Kennikan says he'll make it stronger this time.
* In ''Literature/{{Scoop}}'', a CityMouse is in desperate need of a nice cold drink after becoming lost in the country and stumbling around for hours. Unfortunately his hosts assume from his dishevelled state that he must be drunk already and refuse to give him one.
* After Willoughby breaks Marianne's heart in ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', family friend Mrs. Jennings breaks out a fine old wine that her late husband used to treat his gout. Elinor claims the glass for herself as Marianne is already asleep -- having spent the day being horrified by the news of Willoughby and trying to console her sister, Elinor figures she might as well test its restorative claims on herself.
* In ''Literature/SheepsClothing'', two close encounters with vampires in 24 hours drive Dic Meadows to whiskey to calm his nerves.
* ''Literature/{{Spenser}}'': In the book ''Widow's Walk'', Spenser and Rita Fiore deal with the stupidest person they have ever dealt with (in a series notorious for the level of stupidity possessed by the characters the protagonist sometimes encounters), and Rita says to him "I need a drink". After finishing up and leaving, they go directly to a bar and have two martinis each.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** Various characters at various points in ''Literature/DeathStar'', as the ethical implications of serving on an installation that [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroys planets]] become keenly felt. Stated in Atour's narration, almost word for word.
** Owning your own bar is an advantage at the end of a stressful day. In ''Literature/StarWarsKenobi'', Annileen has Orrin pour her a glass as he's bartending after the Tusken raid on the Claim and the subsequent retaliation. Then she grabs the bottle and goes to bed.
* As the ''Literature/StephaniePlum'' series progresses, this is an increasingly common response by Stephanie's mother to the antics of her own mother or her daughter.
* ''Literature/AStudyInCharlotte'': In the novel ''The Last of August'', while bailing Jamie out of a difficult situation, Charlotte asks for wine because she's had a long day.
* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'': Lawrence says this (though not in those exact words) when Temeraire brings up the subject of prostitutes. Specifically when he notes that the runner ''Emily'' Roland seemed rather young to seek their services.
* The villain camp in ''Literature/ThatHideousStrength'' contains individuals of a varying levels of evil, but when "Fairy" Hardcastle, who has very little respect for anybody, absolutely refuses to face the Head without a stiff drink, you know that guy must be something worse. [[spoiler:As it turns out later, "the Head" is a demon possessing a dead human head.]]
* Lightsong, a PhysicalGod in ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'', is rather fond of avoiding his godly responsibilities by trying to get drunk, despite his long-suffering high priest's (accurate) insistence that he is physically incapable of getting drunk.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From "[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/1142-class-of-2020-a-whateley-anthology#Ratel-and-Hum---Rachel-Altus Ratel and Hum]]'', with Rachel's mom, who swaps a drink, for ice cream instead:
-->''"Dammit, I need a drink." Mother shook her head and muttered. "No, no. I'm not going to fall off the wagon over this one."''
* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', [[spoiler:after Min, Aviendha and Elayne bond Rand, Elayne decides to take this opportunity to finally bed Rand]], Birgitte -- [[spoiler:who's bonded to Elayne and, like everyone else is aware of everything Elayne is doing and feeling through their bond]] -- and the other two decide that yes, they do indeed need a drink, in the plural sense and as soon as can be arranged.
* ''Literature/TheWindsOfWarAndWarAndRemembrance'': Pug Henry declares his need for a drink when his son Byron is still missing somewhere in Europe, his son Warren the fighter pilot has [[spoiler:apparently been shot down in his plane]], his wife Rhonda [[spoiler:is leaving him]], and [[spoiler:his battleship was sunk shortly before he was scheduled to take command of it]].
* In ''Literature/YouAreDeadSignHerePlease'', Brian -- repeatedly frustrated by his OnlySaneMan status -- very quickly descends into alcoholism as the series continues.
* Marlow, the narrator of "Literature/{{Youth}}", asks his friends to pass him the bottle of claret they are sharing at several points during his recollection of his first voyage as a second mate, aboard a clapped out wreck called the ''Judea''. These moments tend to happen when he falls into bittersweet nostalgia, such as recalling that he never saw the captain's wife again after putting her on a train from Newcastle to London, or reflecting on what the ''Judea'' meant to his career as a sailor.
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* ''Literature/TheAliceNetwork'': Lili makes this comment to the waiter after a long day:
-->'''Lili:''' It's been an absolute pisser of a day. So make it a double brandy, ''monsieur'', and never mind looking sour.
* In "Literature/AndHeBuiltACrookedHouse", Quintus Teal and the Baileys become trapped in the middle of his [[{{Bizarrchitecture}} bizzarrchitectural]] masterpiece. When Teal hands Bailey a shot of liquor to help revive his wife who fainted, he downs it himself.
* In "...And it Comes Out Here" by Creator/LesterDelRey, this is the protagonist's reaction to meeting his own future self.
* In ''Literature/BestServedCold'', Cosca turns "A drink, a drink, a drink" almost into a [[SurvivalMantra personal credo]].
* In ''Literature/BringUpTheBodies'', Henry VIII loudly and publicly accuses Thomas Cromwell of attempting to turn him into a PuppetKing. It's not the first time Henry's been mad at him, but the level of rage and the particular accusation is enough to make Cromwell's head feel rather insecure on its shoulders. He just manages to withdraw by making a blacksmith's gesture that confuses Henry into shutting up, then immediately seeks out a goblet of wine.
* The first book of the ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheLamp'' series has a villainous example from Iblis Teer, who downs a decanter's worth of brandy in one gulp shortly after [[spoiler:one of the protagonists, Philippa, tricks him into eating a mouse while he was in snake form]].
* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': The titular '''[[InHarmsWay Hero of the Imperium]]''' has [[OnceAnEpisode often]] been found taking a swig of amasec (brandy) [[RunningGag "far faster than such a fine example of the distiller's art deserved."]] Considering the Tyrannid swarms, suicidal terrorists, and other horrible reasons for needing the drink (and yet passing for normal in [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 this psychotic universe]]), this is fully justified.
* In ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'', after Ed Boone hits his son Christopher because he found out that he was still deducing Wellington's murderer, he would have quoted this verbatim if he hadn't substituted the "freaking" for [[PrecisionFStrike something else]].
* The final chapter of ''Literature/DaveBarrySleptHere'' has only one discussion question at the end: "How about we go get a beer?"
* ''Literature/{{Deryni}}'':
** In ''Deryni Checkmate'', after he meets [[SecretSecretKeeper a strangely well-informed grey-cowled figure on the road to Coroth]], Duncan goes to Morgan's study and pours himself "a small glass of the strong red wine Alaric kept for just such emergencies", downs it and pours another for sipping while waiting for Morgan to gracefully exit his state dinner in progress downstairs. After Duncan begins recounting the event to his cousin, Morgan gets up and pours a glass for himself.
** After [[ExpositionBeam Rothana shares Janniver's memory]] of her rape, Kelson wanders his camp for a time before going to Morgan's tent. Seeing the expression on Kelson's face, Morgan sends his stepson Brendan to bed and pours Kelson a cup of wine; Kelson gulps half of it down, sits down with a sigh, and takes a second deep pull before he can discuss the experience.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Commander Vimes tends to think this when things are going particularly poorly, but after ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', he quit (with a brief relapse in ''Literature/MenAtArms''), and for a long time afterwards had to remind himself that just one would be too many. William de Worde's first impression of him in ''Literature/TheTruth'' is that Vimes is "badly" everything, as in badly spoken, badly dressed, and badly in need of a drink.
** It's actually been mentioned that Vimes is in fact slightly "[[SdrawkcabName knurd]]", meaning that he's more sober than sober, and actually needs at least one drink in him to be "normal". {{Klatchian coffee}} is so strong that it has the same effect, but the Klatchians make very certain they are well and truly out of their heads on ''orakh'' ([[GargleBlaster the only liquor on the Disc that can match scumble for potency]], made from cactus sap and scorpion venom) before partaking.
** In ''Literature/WyrdSisters'', an inhabitant of Lancre is so upset by the ''lack'' of weird things happening around the kingdom he has to be taken to the pub and given a drink to ''un''-steady his nerves.
** In a scene in ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'', Nanny Ogg is both figuratively and literally stuck between Magrat and Granny Weatherwax after the two have a falling-out. As the three walk along a [[Film/TheWizardOfOz yellow brick road]], Magrat says, half to herself "What [[InsufferableGenius some people]] need is a bit more heart," to which Granny replies "What [[WideEyedIdealist some people]] need is a lot more brain." Nanny, meanwhile, thinks to herself "What ''I'' need [[StealthPun is a drink]]."
** Honorary mention of ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' here, in which having a damn drink actually ''helps'' the drinker resist vampire mind control... and Nanny rather seems to approve.
** In ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', when a huge surplus of extra belief floods Discworld, one of the beings created is Bilious, the Oh God of Hangovers, who experiences the consequences when other people engage in this trope. At one point, he much relishes a chance to turn the tables on a god who loves to get drunk: his brother, Bibulous, God of Wine. [[spoiler:Thanks to a HideousHangoverCure, he gets to turn those tables around when Bilious gets the "humorous side effects" instead.]]
** In ''Literature/{{Mort}}'', drinking is one of the mortal pleasures which [[TheGrimReaper Death]] attempts. When he and the bartender discuss his lack of friends, he pauses, then muses aloud that he thinks he could be friends with the next bottle of booze.
* {{Defied|Trope}} in ''Literature/{{Divergent}}''. Tris's fellow initiates pass around a silver flask with something strong [[spoiler:right before Al's funeral]]. She refuses to partake of it.
* In ''Dragonrider: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Creator/AnneMcCaffrey'', Todd [=McCaffrey=] recounts an incident in which one of his mother's beloved horses was injured while his sister was out riding. The horse recovered, but Anne was so shaken that Todd immediately brought her a glass of brandy, which she knocked back without a second thought and said, "Thanks, I needed that."
* An {{inver|tedTrope}}sion appears in ''Literature/TheDrawingOfTheDark'': Brian Duffy, a tavern bouncer and sometime mercenary, staggers into his workplace and demands an explanation for the crazy weird stuff that keeps happening to him. His boss responds: "You need a drink," and after a moment's thought, Duffy replies: "Yes, but if I have one I'll be sick." (Instead, [[CigaretteOfAnxiety he gets something to smoke]].)
* Used in more than a few volumes of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. The biggest one occurs in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' after Harry learns that [[spoiler:he and Susan have an 8-year-old daughter who she never told him about]].
-->'''Harry:''' Um. I'd say, "Whiskey, Mac," except I'm not sure if you have any whiskey. I need something strong, I think.
* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': Ludivine suggests partaking in some celebratory drinks after Rielle successfully completes the first trial. Much later on, Rielle damages the Gate even more and the Obex give Rielle the task of finding the Saint's castings on her own. Ingrid offers up a round of drinks to which Ludivine holds up a hand.
* ''Literature/EstherDiamond'': Both Barclay Preston-Cole and Garry Goudini in Disappearing Nightly as they recount how their respective assistants disappeared during their acts.
* In ''Literature/FarewellMyLovely'', Marlowe narrates:
-->''I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.''
* This happens a lot in ''Literature/GarrettPI'', as befits a homage to HardboiledDetective fiction. Even the Grand Inquisitor demands brandy in a jar when he stops by to complain about his ecclesiastical colleagues. Upon his return from one emotionally-wracking case, Garrett's associates practically ''force'' a mug into his hand, anticipating that this trope is in effect.
* ''Literature/GoodOmens'':
** Crowley and Aziraphale do this after Crowley delivers the newborn [[TheAntichrist Antichrist]] to the hospital where he'll be [[SwitchedAtBirth switched with another family's baby]], and the pair are forced to confront the possibility of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, and all of the great things Earth has going for it.
--->'''Crowley:''' ...The point is... the point I'm trying to make... is dolphins. That's my point...
** This also happens to Crowley in the backstory:
--->''Crowley got a commendation for the Spanish Inquisition. He ''had'' been in Spain then, mainly hanging around cantinas in the nicer parts, and hadn't even known about it until the commendation arrived. [[EvenEvilHasStandards He'd gone to have a look, and come back and got drunk for a week]].''
** Crowley also considers doing this when he reaches his DarkestHour (Hell has discovered that he misplaced the Antichrist and is seeking to punish him, [[FriendlyEnemy Aziraphale]] has mysteriously disappeared, there's nothing Crowley can do to stop the end of the world, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he's stuck in a monstrous traffic jam]]). He could just get pissed out of his mind waiting for the world to end, [[SubvertedTrope but instead]], Crowley regains his HeroicResolve and keeps on going towards Tadfield in hopes of finding some way to stop Armageddon.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Hagrid's reaction to only narrowly escaping the most powerful [[EvilSorcerer dark wizard]] of all time:
---> '''Hagrid:''' ''[a little shakily]'' Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly? Fer medicinal purposes?[[note]]She has.[[/note]]
** A rather amusing variation happens in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' when Harry and Hermione go back in time to save Buckbeak and Sirius. When Fudge sees that Buckbeak somehow went missing since he last saw him, he starts freaking out, trying to figure out what happened. A very unconcerned Dumbledore (who seems to know what's going on, [[TimeyWimeyBall despite not actually having given Harry and Hermione the time travel plan yet]]) suggests that maybe Hagrid could fetch them all some drinks. Hagrid, who's over the moon about Buckbeak escaping, is happy to comply.
** Harry Potter gets his first taste of Ogden's Fire Whiskey in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' after the Battle of the Seven Potters.
* In ''Literature/{{Hoka}}'', this is a common response by humans to Hoka antics.
* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Literature/HonorHarrington''. Queen Elizabeth and [[spoiler:President Eloise Pritchart]] are meeting aboard Honor's flagship. Her steward, [=MacGuiness=], asks everyone if they would like refreshments. Elizabeth considers having a rather strong drink but decides against it.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Katniss in ''Catching Fire'' after the Quarter Quell announcement.
* ''Literature/JaneEyre'': When Mr. Rochester hears from Jane that Mr. Mason has arrived at Thornfield, he says that it's a blow, and asks Jane to bring him a glass of wine. She does and he promptly swallows the contents.
* This happens pretty frequently in ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'', since Bertie's automatic stress response is to go someplace and order a few drinks. If Jeeves is in the vicinity, he'll prepare the drink, but [[NervesOfSteel he never needs a drink himself]].
* ''Literature/JohnPutnamThatcher'':
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''Double, Double, Oil, and Trouble''. One of the directors of the company the mystery centers around orders a drink after hearing Thatcher's summation. Another executive gloomily reviews the company's woes and agrees a stiff drink is in order. His colleague admonishes him, going into a detailed analysis of how the situation is only bad in the short term, while the future looks bright. The alcohol is actually for a celebratory toast.
** In ''Green Grow the Dollars'', when Gloria Vandam hears that her husband and several of his relatives are murder suspects, she suggests that they have some brandy before bed and makes it clear that it isn't just for her husband.
* ''Literature/KaneSeries'': In ''Darkness Weaves'', young aristocrat Imel sees [[VillainProtagonist Kane]] for the first time at night, in an old tomb during a [[LightningReveal huge storm]]. When he looks into Kane's [[IcyBlueEyes eyes]], full of madness, hatred, and bloodlust, he immediately grabs a bottle of wine that's been standing nearby.
* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles''. The Laundry operates its own pub, the Crown and Squid, explicitly for this purpose. They found it easier to just take over wholesale than to continously vet new owners and staff members to ensure that they had clearance to hear some of the things about which Laundry agents wanted to vent to TheBartender, mostly involving either political skulduggery or [[EldritchAbomination things with too many angles and tentacles]]. It is also rare that anyone in the Howard household does not polish off a bottle of scotch and a pound of chcolate after a mission.
* ''Literature/LaszloHadronAndTheWargodsTomb'': Captain Elgar Humboldt frequently responds to having to deal with people he doesn't like by drinking, although he at least sticks to non-alcoholic drinks when he's on duty.
* In the first book of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series, Rayford Steele indulges in some alcohol to help him deal with the loss of his wife Irene and his son Raymie when they were CaughtUpInTheRapture.
* ''Literature/TheMagicians'': Early in ''The Magician's Land'', Plum attempts to play a prank on Wharton (the student wine-steward) as revenge for constantly short-serving her and her friends at dinner -- only to end up accidentally trespassing on a restricted area of Brakebills, falling through time, nearly getting killed by [[HumanoidAbomination the "ghost"]] haunting the school, and finishing up her night by being expelled by the Dean for endangering everyone. Worse still, Plum also gets [[CoolTeacher Professor Coldwater]] fired because he has to break the rules to rescue her, a fact that she's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone immediately consumed with guilt over]]. In the aftermath, Plum finally confronts Wharton over the short-serving, whereupon he meekly offers Plum a full glass of wine, and she accepts so quickly that she struggles not to down the whole thing in one gulp.
* ''Literature/MurderForTheModernGirl'': [[spoiler:After the intense climax with Ferris, Ruby takes a large bottle of scotch that was hidden away in her father's library. When Maggie points it out, Ruby states that she has almost died several times and is having scotch because of it.]]
* ''Literature/MythAdventures'':
** In ''Another Fine Myth'', Aahz asks for a drink after he realizes just how ''stuck'' he is in Klahd's dimension.
** {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Sweet Myth-Tery of Life'', in which Skeeve's constant need of a drink pushes him toward The Alcoholic.
* In ''Literature/TheNightMayor'', [[Literature/PhilipMarlowe Marlowe]]-inspired HardboiledDetective Richie Quick narrates, before going on a prolonged bender:
-->''I needed a drink. Several, one on top of the other. I wasn't sure there were enough drinks in the City for what I had in mind, but, as the man said, a man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?''
* While August from ''Literature/OfFearAndFaith'' usually bemoans needing [[MustHaveNicotine a smoke]], he mentions how he used to drink very heavily instead and invokes this trope after his [[NoSocialSkills painfully awkward]] attempts to introduce himself to the other main characters.
* ''Literature/PaladinOfShadows'':
** Mike Jenkins, in ''Choosers of the Slain'', made plans for meeting Pierson in a bar after the talk with [[spoiler:Senator Traskel]], though meeting with [[spoiler:the Senate leadership]] is noted to have been more of a "ballbuster" for him.
** In ''Unto the Breach'', after flying low and slow (due to the helicopter being heavily overloaded) past a trio of enemy bunkers Captain Kacey Bathlick says to her helicopter's crew chief that after "one hairy fucking mission" she seriously needs a drink... Kacey doesn't drink. She later laments in ''A Deeper Blue'' that she sometimes wishes that her water was beer when she's told about the Rite of Kardane and what happened [[spoiler:with Gretchen]].
* In ''Literature/{{Paratime}}'', you know your case has gone straight to Hell when you see a colleague downing 150-proof palm rum.
* ''Literature/PeterBenchleysCreature'': After Rusty sees the creature and lives to tell the tale, he goes straight to a local bar, puts down a $50 bill, and says to keep giving him drinks until that money runs out. When he finally gets kicked out three hours later, he just heads straight to another bar.
* ''Literature/RatsBatsAndVats'': In the first book, General Cartup-Kreutzler downs a large serving of alcohol after he's subjected to lots of physical pain and humiliation, has his adulterous exploits exposed to his wife, get chewed out for missing the first victory of the war, and finds out that his enemy Fitzhugh is now a revered hero. The drink fails to make him feel better, as it turns out that Ariel swapped the whiskey with rat pee.
* In ''Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse'', after narrowly avoiding death by Vogon via escaping to the titular restaurant, Zaphod and Ford quickly head for the bar. Ford becomes so drunk that he's hilariously incoherent for much of the scene.
* In ''The Riddle of the Wren'' by Creator/CharlesDeLint, this is Minda's reaction to meeting Grimbold, an ancient and powerful wizard who is also a giant badger.
* ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'': This shows up in the Serpentwar Saga. Pug, Nakor and Miranda have finally tracked down the legendary wizard Macros the Black in their quest to get his aid in dealing with the Serpent Queen. Miranda (whose background has been a total mystery up to that point) addressed Macros as Daddy and then says
-->'''Miranda:''' It's Mother. She's trying to destroy the world. \\
'''Macros:''' I need a drink. \\
'''Miranda:''' First you need a bath.
* Peter from ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'', in one of his asides about police work, remarks that just ''being'' police is ample grounds for this trope. He also allows that if marijuana were legal, police of ''his'' generation would happily play [[AddictionDisplacement an entirely different trope]] straight, but it's not so they head for the pub after a shift.
* ''Literature/RobotsHaveNoTails'': Galloway Gallegher works best when plastered anyway, but special mention to the story "Time Locker".
-->''"Yeah, that's it," he murmured after a while. "''Whew!'' I guess [[spoiler:Vanning must have been the only guy who ever reached into the middle of next week and -- killed himself]]! I think I'll get tight."\\
And he did.''
* In ''Running Blind'' by Desmond Bagley, British spy Alan Stewart is captured by KGB boss Kennikan, a former antagonist who he accidentally [[GroinAttack emasculated during a gunfight]]. Kennikan politely offers Stewart a drink, and he orders a light one. Kennikan mocks Stewart for following regulations: ''If the opposition offers you a drink, [[LooseLips always order a light one]].'' Kennikan then informs Stewart that he may or may not kill him, but if Stewart does live, [[FreudianThreat he won't be sleeping with women anymore]]. Stewart then asks for another glass, and Kennikan says he'll make it stronger this time.
* In ''Literature/{{Scoop}}'', a CityMouse is in desperate need of a nice cold drink after becoming lost in the country and stumbling around for hours. Unfortunately his hosts assume from his dishevelled state that he must be drunk already and refuse to give him one.
* After Willoughby breaks Marianne's heart in ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', family friend Mrs. Jennings breaks out a fine old wine that her late husband used to treat his gout. Elinor claims the glass for herself as Marianne is already asleep -- having spent the day being horrified by the news of Willoughby and trying to console her sister, Elinor figures she might as well test its restorative claims on herself.
* In ''Literature/SheepsClothing'', two close encounters with vampires in 24 hours drive Dic Meadows to whiskey to calm his nerves.
* ''Literature/{{Spenser}}'': In the book ''Widow's Walk'', Spenser and Rita Fiore deal with the stupidest person they have ever dealt with (in a series notorious for the level of stupidity possessed by the characters the protagonist sometimes encounters), and Rita says to him "I need a drink". After finishing up and leaving, they go directly to a bar and have two martinis each.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** Various characters at various points in ''Literature/DeathStar'', as the ethical implications of serving on an installation that [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroys planets]] become keenly felt. Stated in Atour's narration, almost word for word.
** Owning your own bar is an advantage at the end of a stressful day. In ''Literature/StarWarsKenobi'', Annileen has Orrin pour her a glass as he's bartending after the Tusken raid on the Claim and the subsequent retaliation. Then she grabs the bottle and goes to bed.
* As the ''Literature/StephaniePlum'' series progresses, this is an increasingly common response by Stephanie's mother to the antics of her own mother or her daughter.
* ''Literature/AStudyInCharlotte'': In the novel ''The Last of August'', while bailing Jamie out of a difficult situation, Charlotte asks for wine because she's had a long day.
* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'': Lawrence says this (though not in those exact words) when Temeraire brings up the subject of prostitutes. Specifically when he notes that the runner ''Emily'' Roland seemed rather young to seek their services.
* The villain camp in ''Literature/ThatHideousStrength'' contains individuals of a varying levels of evil, but when "Fairy" Hardcastle, who has very little respect for anybody, absolutely refuses to face the Head without a stiff drink, you know that guy must be something worse. [[spoiler:As it turns out later, "the Head" is a demon possessing a dead human head.]]
* Lightsong, a PhysicalGod in ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'', is rather fond of avoiding his godly responsibilities by trying to get drunk, despite his long-suffering high priest's (accurate) insistence that he is physically incapable of getting drunk.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From "[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/1142-class-of-2020-a-whateley-anthology#Ratel-and-Hum---Rachel-Altus Ratel and Hum]]'', with Rachel's mom, who swaps a drink, for ice cream instead:
-->''"Dammit, I need a drink." Mother shook her head and muttered. "No, no. I'm not going to fall off the wagon over this one."''
* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', [[spoiler:after Min, Aviendha and Elayne bond Rand, Elayne decides to take this opportunity to finally bed Rand]], Birgitte -- [[spoiler:who's bonded to Elayne and, like everyone else is aware of everything Elayne is doing and feeling through their bond]] -- and the other two decide that yes, they do indeed need a drink, in the plural sense and as soon as can be arranged.
* ''Literature/TheWindsOfWarAndWarAndRemembrance'': Pug Henry declares his need for a drink when his son Byron is still missing somewhere in Europe, his son Warren the fighter pilot has [[spoiler:apparently been shot down in his plane]], his wife Rhonda [[spoiler:is leaving him]], and [[spoiler:his battleship was sunk shortly before he was scheduled to take command of it]].
* In ''Literature/YouAreDeadSignHerePlease'', Brian -- repeatedly frustrated by his OnlySaneMan status -- very quickly descends into alcoholism as the series continues.
* Marlow, the narrator of "Literature/{{Youth}}", asks his friends to pass him the bottle of claret they are sharing at several points during his recollection of his first voyage as a second mate, aboard a clapped out wreck called the ''Judea''. These moments tend to happen when he falls into bittersweet nostalgia, such as recalling that he never saw the captain's wife again after putting her on a train from Newcastle to London, or reflecting on what the ''Judea'' meant to his career as a sailor.
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