Beverages (Oblivion)

Although technically any potion is a drink, beverages like ale, beer, and wine are more specifically recreational drinks one can enjoy at a local tavern in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles. All drinks drain some ability but are balanced by some benefit to another, generally the trade-off is a poor one.

Terminology

 * Damage – Lowers health, fatigue, magicka, attribute, or skill. Can only be restored with a Restore effect, spell, or potion
 * Drain – Temporarily and gradually lowers health, fatigue, magicka, attribute, or skill for a duration of time.
 * Resist – Reduces shock, frost, fire, magicka, or normal-weapon damage, or reduces chance of being poisoned, paralyzed, or diseased. Shield is similar to resist.
 * Restore – Returns health, fatigue, magicka, attribute, or skill back to normal level
 * Fortify – Similar to Restore, but can increase the skill in question beyond the normal level

Quests
These quests involve beverages:
 * A Venerable Vintage
 * Shrine of Sanguine