Alcohol was a popular beverage.
It was usually drunk socially, between adults. Nathan Spring and Rosalynn Emmett shared a bottle of wine during their date. (AUDIO: Sins of the Father)
After the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Spring drunk alcohol in excess in the Lotus Garden. (TV: Conversations with the Dead)
Alcohol was banned in outer space for those working on the Moonbase. Following the shocking death of Ashar Sayed aboard the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Dr Harris provided Spring and Colin Devis with a glass of brandy. She reassured a suspicious Spring that it was a traditional remedy for shock. (AUDIO: The Stuff of Life) However during the leadership of Moonbase Coordinator Ashikir Ahmed, the ban was lifted and a Hallowe'en party was thrown aboard the Moonbase. After the murder of the woman throwing the party as part of the Moonbase Killings, alcohol was swiftly banned again. (AUDIO: Sins of the Father)