Sober October

[Day]

12 hours ago, Grumpy Git said:

Drinking any of the above in a pub which serves Timothy Taylor Landlord on handpump should be a criminal offence.

Timothy Taylor is one to order when I’m going into the pub wearing my slippers, newspaper under my arm as I slowly drink just the one pint all afternoon in the corner, whilst attempting the crossword.

Just to avoid the wife.

[Srg]

14 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Nothing to joke about in my fridge

You'd be badly drinking that, the branding is so old it must be 10 years out of date.

[DarkFruitsRam7]

1 hour ago, Srg said:

You'd be badly drinking that, the branding is so old it must be 10 years out of date.

Whatever happened to tradition 

[Day]

17 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Whatever happened to tradition 

Your traditions are slightly different to normal folk.

[Crewton]

4 hours ago, Day said:

Timothy Taylor is one to order when I’m going into the pub wearing my slippers, newspaper under my arm as I slowly drink just the one pint all afternoon in the corner, whilst attempting the crossword.

Just to avoid the wife.

I knew a lad, sadly no longer with us, who used to go to the pub, for a few pints of Bass, in his slippers with a newspaper tucked under his arm. And he was considerably younger than you.

Don't knock it till you've tried it 🥳

[Boycie]

18 hours ago, Crewton said:

I knew a lad, sadly no longer with us, who used to go to the pub, for a few pints of Bass, in his slippers with a newspaper tucked under his arm. And he was considerably younger than you.

Don't knock it till you've tried it 🥳

He does the same thing with the bog routine, but without the Bass. 

[May Contain Nuts]

On the original point, a month sober is dead easy. Not that I made a conscious decision to stop, or intend to permanently stop, but 34 days so far. What people say about Guinness 0.0 is true, even though i'm not really a Guinness drinker it does at least taste like beer.

 

[Bob The Badger]

59 minutes ago, May Contain Nuts said:

On the original point, a month sober is dead easy. Not that I made a conscious decision to stop, or intend to permanently stop, but 34 days so far. What people say about Guinness 0.0 is true, even though i'm not really a Guinness drinker it does at least taste like beer.

 

Alcohol-free beers have come a long way in recent years. I don't miss beer at all now because of that.

I miss a glass of wine with certain meals and the alcohol-free wones I've tried are disgusting.

I'm hopeful that will change. 

[Stive Pesley]

1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said:

Alcohol-free beers have come a long way in recent years. I don't miss beer at all now because of that.

I've had quite a lot of prolonged alcohol-free spells over the past 5 years due to various health issues, and I can't say I've ever understood the alcohol-free beer market. Some taste more beer-like than others, but they all taste weird, like fizzy malted pop.

But ultimately I just don't get why you'd drink confected non-alcohol drinks at a premium when you could just drink lime and soda for a fraction of the cost. Maybe just me

Kind of feels like a single bloke buying a blow-up doll when you could just...read a good book 😂

 

 

[Bob The Badger]

31 minutes ago, Stive Pesley said:

I've had quite a lot of prolonged alcohol-free spells over the past 5 years due to various health issues, and I can't say I've ever understood the alcohol-free beer market. Some taste more beer-like than others, but they all taste weird, like fizzy malted pop.

But ultimately I just don't get why you'd drink confected non-alcohol drinks at a premium when you could just drink lime and soda for a fraction of the cost. Maybe just me

Kind of feels like a single bloke buying a blow-up doll when you could just...read a good book 😂

 

 

I may have a bottle 4 or 5 times per week after finishing work. Rarely more than one.

And I do so because I really like the taste.

I don't drink lime and soda because I don't like the taste.

I also drink other drinks because I like the taste and I eat food that I like the taste of too.

I can see how that would be tough to *get* 😬

[Day]

3 hours ago, May Contain Nuts said:

On the original point, a month sober is dead easy. Not that I made a conscious decision to stop, or intend to permanently stop, but 34 days so far. What people say about Guinness 0.0 is true, even though i'm not really a Guinness drinker it does at least taste like beer.

Dead easy, but dead boring. I’ve done 2 years before so this isn’t my first rodeo.

Replacing the social side more tricky than the actual alcohol itself. Hence the boredom.

Work, football, few pints. I’m as simple as they come, wouldn’t say I have any hobbies as such that you can socialise with like the golf course.

Absolutely nothing stopping me from going to the pub, socialising and drinking soft drinks. Just feels, for lack of a better word, weird.

The idea of going to work for a week then looking forward to a few relaxing Pepsi Max’s is a tough one to get into.

I will be away in Liverpool for the start of the month as well, with all those Irish bars I’ve raised the difficulty level ever so slightly.

[Grumpy Git]

6 hours ago, Day said:

I will be away in Liverpool for the start of the month as well, ........

Get yersen in t' Globe for a TT. If I see you in there I might just treat you to a pint.

[Day]

7 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

Get yersen in t' Globe for a TT. If I see you in there I might just treat you to a pint.

10 min walk from where we’re staying that is.

In Liverpool from Friday the 27th to the 2nd.

Wont be drinking from the Tuesday though!

Pogues Mahone was on the list.

At the new Blackstock Market for Hot Water Comedy Club on the Saturday and Sunday.

[Grumpy Git]

Everywhere in Liverpool is no more thsn a 10 minute walk to be fair. 😉

[Crewton]

I've been trying quite a few Low Alcohol/Alcohol-free beers over the last few months. As well as Guinness 0.0%, my favourites so far have been Ghost Ship 0.5%, Franziskaner Weissbier 0.5%, Big Drop's 0.5% range of beers and a new favourite, Leffe 0.0% which I find surprisingly good (not being a big fan of standard Leffe these days.

Alcohol-free wines I just wouldn't bother with, but the wife loves Seedlip alcohol-free spirits.

Edited September 12 by Crewton

[May Contain Nuts]

It's not the first place I've seen people to say that ALL AF wines are horrible! They're not something I'd consider anyway tbf.

I'm not sure on whether to go for the 0.5% stuff, there seems to be conflicting schools of thought and to me that feels (mentally) like I'd still be risking it affecting my meds / messing with something that could potentially have caused my condition, whereas the ≤0.05% stuff is merely a trace.