But he said most people should not try this at home, not even with the most potent antidote at the ready, ice cream. (Milk is second best.)
Suggesting milk instead of beer. Ha!
Typical yankee.
Sorry, Freebird. Beer will undoubtedly have its own salubrious effect on one's outlook, but it won't do a thing to dissolve the capsaicin. Just basic chemistry, nothing to do with being a Yankee (g!). Capsaicin and related capsaicinoids (oleoresin capsicum, in the case of habanero) are soluble only in fat, not in water or alcohol. A swig of buttermilk will fix you (or anyone) right up.