My poison is Ale, in england you get an incredible selection and they are usually in a pick and mix offer, where you get to taste some wide ranging flavours all of which are individual and quite delicious, they off set smoking quite well if you inhale any plant matter (tobacco, etc).
I can highly recommend trying Newcastle Brown as a mediator if you are used to beer/larger and if you are more of a spirits or wine connoisseur you may enjoy a Hobgoblin or an Otter.
Once you try you'll wonder why you wasted your time with any other alcoholic beverage