Sometimes, however, there are finds of illicitly brewed alcohol, or hooch, at establishments with higher security.
Prisoners fought pitched battles with officers to defend a still in the kitchens, where more than 20 gallons of hooch were discovered.
I find it difficult to believe that one could have hooch and that alcohol could be distilled and circulated in prison—perhaps it happens in prisons with lax regimes.
Their taste buds are not sufficiently developed for them to like other alcoholic drinks, so they are attracted to the softer drinks, and will ask for hooch or other alcopops.
The intention is to get free hooch (spirit) from the owner of the house so that they get energised to raise the basket.
Upon arriving, they enter a bar and the two men start slamming local hooch until they get drunk.
The remains of the hooch boiler can be seen on the beach.
The military generally allowed most officers and non-commissioned men to have hooch maids, whenever these men wanted and requested their services.
