Frothy Mugs of Water/Playing With

• Basic Trope: The audience is told that what looks to be an alcoholic beverage is not.
• Played Straight: Bob drinks what looks like a mug of beer, but says plainly that it is root beer.
• Exaggerated: Bob drinks what looks like a mug of beer, but says plainly that it is really dirty tap water.
• Justified:
  • Bob is trying to hide his drinking from his AA sponsor.
  • Alice does not allow alcohol in the house, and Bob is trying to sneak beer in.
• Inverted: Bob drinks water with an olive in it, and says it's a martini.
• Subverted:
  • The drink is never discussed.
  • The drink is from a plastic water bottle.
• Double Subverted:
  • And it looks ambiguous enough to be interpreted either as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage.
  • Another character comments that the "water" smells more like vodka or gin.
• Parodied: Bob drinks "water" from a water bottle, but plainly gets hammered.
• Lampshaded: "That doesn't smell like plain water to me..."
• Averted:
  • Alcohol isn't mentioned in any way.
  • Characters drink alcohol and nothing is done to censor it.
• Enforced: "Hey, watch what you drink! This is a family show!
• Invoked: Bob is underage, and is trying to sneak vodka to a public event.
• Defied:
  • Bob knows he'll get caught, and doesn't try this.
  • Or, Bob is so defiant that he just takes a can of beer.
• Discussed: "That doesn't look like tea..."
• Conversed: "It is tea...Long Island Iced Tea!"
• Played For Laughs: See "Parodied" and "Exaggerated"
• Played For Drama:
  • Bob gets caught and arrested for underage or public drinking.
  • Alice and Bob fight over Bob being a covert alcoholic by drinking non-alcoholic drinks laced with booze.
  • Bob has a relapse during his long road to sobriety.