'Beer goggles' aren't real

Question

Alcohol doesn't make someone seem more attractive to the consumer, but increases the likelihood of them approaching someone they already find attractive.

Comments

This claim appears to be true. The guardian is a secure, trusted article. The information presented also makes sense but was backed up by a study. The beer goggles may not be real, but the alcohol itself makes people more confident to talk to those they find attractive. So its the social aspect rather than the blending together of physical attractiveness.

Answer 1

This claim from the Guardian article is true. Research from ScienceAlert, another credible organization, found that  alcohol doesn’t actually make others seem more attractive; however, it can boost people's confidence to approach someone they already find to be good-looking. In the study cited in the article, 36 male participants in their twenties engaged in two drinking sessions—one with alcoholic cocktails and another with mocktails. They rated the attractiveness of strangers in photos and videos, with the added context that these individuals might participate in a future study, making the evaluation more realistic. Each participant paired with a regular drinking buddy to recreate a real social drinking setting. The participants then rated the attractiveness of 16 different people during each of the two visits on a scale from 1 to 10, after consuming enough alcohol to reach a BAC of 0.08%. After rating the attractiveness of strangers, the men were asked to choose four people they would most like talk in future experiments. Analysis of the data revealed no correlation between the participants' perceptions of attractiveness and their level of intoxication. Thus, it can be said that alcohol doesn't make someone appear more attractive; it's more of a way to give its drinker a bit of "liquid-courage".