The entire Paddy's Pub crew from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They own a bar and spend all day every day hanging around drinking beer. They even spent this season's premiere trying to beat Wade Boggs' record of drinking 70 beers on a cross-country flight.
This is a guy who orchestrated an entire pub crawl for Valentine's day so he could drink his sorrows away. We also can't forget the fabulous drinking game him and his friends created called True American which is 50% drinking game and 50% life-sized Candy Land.
Athos from The Musketeers practically gets drunk for a living. Never without a tankard in his hand, this Musketeer could probably stand to put the booze away every now and then.
Homer Simpson spends more time at his local bar Moes drinking a pint of Duff with his friends than he does at home with his family, much to the dismay of his wife, Marge. He's made so many mistakes and forgotten important events due to being drunk. He even became a bootlegger for the town when they decided to enforce a prohibition law.
She might work for Firehouse 51, but she also has a stake in Molly's Bar. You can regularly see her pulling pints, which gives her a reason to pull one for herself. You never see her taking a payment from any of the customers, so if you're in the Chicago area, hit up Molly's Bar!
Frank Gallagher celebrates St. Patrick's Day everyday of his life. Even a brush with death and a liver transplant hasn't stopped him from drinking his days and nights away at The Alibi. It's safe to say Frank will always have a drink in hand and a sarcastic comment at the ready for as long as he lives.
Martha Rodgers never met a moment in the spotlight or a glass of wine she didn’t like. Martha’s always there as a sounding board for her son, especially since she moved in with him after her husband absconded with all of her money. Yet somehow Martha faces life with a smile, and a good stiff drink doesn’t hurt either.
Despite her upstanding parentage (she’s the daughter of Salem stalwarts Kimberly Brady and Shane Donovan) Theresa has turned out to be Salem’s latest bad girl. Stuck in a boring job at the hospital after her run in with the law, Theresa spends her day talking about drinking, thinking about her next drink or getting drunk. Good thing her boss, Anne Milbauer is also her favorite drinking buddy or she might just lose her job.
Claire makes sure she is never without her wine even going as far as putting it on her to-do list next to meditation -- the wine helps. According to Claire, when the going gets tough head for the wine and ignore the craziness of your family.
Penny loves the brainiacs of Big Bang Theory, but a little wine (or a lot) goes a long way towards tolerating their quirks. She’s even got gal pals Bernadette and Amy seeing the medicinal properties of grapes versus geeks.
Before Cougar Town leaves us, let's pay homage to all of the big glasses Jules has had over the years. The entire Cul de Sac crew should be well preserved thanks to their wine.
Hot on their heels are the ladies from Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Abby, Phoebe and Delia will do anything to get a glass of wine into their hands, while Jo isn't afraid to forego the wine and bust out the hard stuff.
Seeley Booth likes his beer so much he even has a beer hat to wear in the bath for those times he really need to relax. The perfect St. Paddy's day accessory!
Damon Salvatore knows how to drown out the numerous Elena and supernatural drama that endlessly comes to Mystic Falls. His drink of choice is a bourbon on the rocks. I can't say we blame him with everything that happens in that tiny town. Nor do we blame his #1 drinking buddy...
Alaric seems to have gotten a handle on his drinking what with turning into an evil original vampire, dying, coming back from the dead, and finding out he's going to be a dad. Whew! For a while there he was all bourbon all the time.
We're pretty sure Archer is never, ever sober. His natural state of being is hyperfunctional drunk. His book even contains cocktail recipes. By his own account if he stops drinking all at once, the cumulative hangover might kill him.
From bourbon to beer and every alcoholic beverage in between, the above 17 characters are steady drinkers. Yes, even the animated characters!
What would Homer Simpson be without a can (or 12) of Duff beer? Is Archer EVER sober?
Damon Salvatore and Alaric Saltzman have done so much drinking together on The Vampire Diaries that their bourbon swilling became a running gag. So what if it was noon on a Tuesday? You'd find them at the Grill knocking back tumblers of their favorite honey colored nectar.
Damon drank to temper his, well, temper. Alaric had a lot of sorrows to drown. Dude was seriously the most unlucky character ever.
And let's not forget our wine lovers!
The girls of Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce make every occasion a drinking occasion, much like the ladies of Sex and the City did once upon a time. Their love of a good glass of grape juice is part of their charm.
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