History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.130.4

v3.c40.130.4

1075 states that *surā* (distilled from rice flour) is different from the eleven kinds of *madyas* that he enumerates (practically the same as in Viṣṇu). It may be stated that this sentiment against drinking is still very strong among brāhmaṇas and drinking is still looked down upon by all castes, though, owing to contact with the West, some people (even including a few brāhmaṇas) have come to regard it as a fashionable indulgence.