Food / Drink Anyone not really drink

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I've tapered off, greatly. Started drinking in high school, literally in the school. Paternal grandfather died of alcoholism. I had fun run in my 20's and 30's, used to drink a lot of anything. Would walk two blocks to the store to get a cold six-pack and two would be empty before I got home.

Then moonshine came into my life. Not that mass produced fruity infused bullshit either. True backwoods, 5x distilled 180 proof grain alcohol. It ruined everything else. I'll occasionally have a beer or two if I'm lazily working outside on a hot summer day. If I see a beer on a menu that looks good, I might give it a try. One thing I now have to avoid is wheat beers. For whatever reason they'll give me a pounding headache 10 minutes after the first sip. I also don't like anything bitter or hoppy. My IBU threshold is low, like 30, so typically go with lagers and ales.

Every once in a while I hear that moonshine calling my name, and I'll do a shot or two. Think I have about 1/4 of a mason jar left.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I like Guinness a lot, probably my favorite beer. I do know its low in carbs.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Nope. I will have a beer occasionally with a nice meal, but don't go out of my way to drink.

I do like vanilla cream ales, Leinie's has a seasonal for that as well as a chocolate one that I'll get when I see it and Binnie's has a few other vanilla flavored ones. Of course I get my Great Lakes Brewing Edmund Fitzgerald porter too.

When my Serbian friend has an event, I will take shots with him of their Slivovitz. Before his father passed, he (his father), would make his own and then mix a bottle with honey just for me. The honey helps tremendously.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

vanilla cream ales, Leinie's has a seasonal for that as well as a chocolate one

You fuckingfuckfucker. You just had to make me aware of this. Curse you! How much are they, and when is "in season" ?

 

[Lead Pipe]

Lately I have been trying to drink just whiskey neat instead of making cocktail. I have thought about making simple syrup from monk fruit to save calories when making old fashioned but I think straight it better.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

You fuckingfuckfucker. You just had to make me aware of this. Curse you! How much are they, and when is "in season" ?

LOL! I actually found the Lienie's chocolate dunkel at Meijer around Christmas. I got it for the F-I-L and I for our Christmas dinner. It was a 6 pack and I want to say around $12'ish

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Ahhh, found the vanilla one. This one is primarily during the winter season;

Since the Lienie's one is very hard to find, I've been getting this as a substitute at either Binny's or Jewel;

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Ahhh, found the vanilla one. This one is primarily during the winter season;

Since the Lienie's one is very hard to find, I've been getting this as a substitute at either Binny's or Jewel;

If you get to Binny's in the next few days let me know if they have any in stock.

 

[Shawn1112]

Fortunate enough to never have drunk a sip of anything my entire life. No alcohol, wine, beer, anything. No regrets

WOW, you are the 2nd person I've ever met that has never touched a sip of alcohol. Satera is the other dude.
If you dont mind me asking, is it by choice or due to religion?

had my first beer at 19, not sure i've ever had a year where i drank more than 30 days (and usually just one beer) - i know in 2021 i had beer 2 days, 2022 4.

never had weed

what's crazy is the amount of people who really drink actually REALLY drink, when you see the stats for it. they drink an incredible amount.

Was drinking and smoking weed regularly by 13, selling weed by 14, selling crack by 16.

Shit, some Cherokee Indian chick named Star my dad lived with and had a kid with got me and both my brothers high when we were like 6, 8, and 9 years old.
I remember him coming home from the bar and seeing us stoned out of our fucking minds and he beat the living fuck out of her. I'm talking beat her like she stole something lol. Never seen that broad again. Supposedly she left after the beating with their kid and went to live on some Indian reservation. As I got older, I had heard that was a normal thing for Cherokee Indians (getting their kids stoned at an early age)

 

[VenomousDSG]

Donald Trump claims to have never touched alcohol a day in his life. I find that very hard to believe, given the amount of parties and people he's been around.

 

[sktchy]

Donald Trump claims to have never touched alcohol a day in his life. I find that very hard to believe, given the amount of parties and people he's been around.

Lol you believe anything from any political figure?

 

[Mook]

DONT DO IT

 

[Shawn1112]

DONT DO IT

The carnita place, I believe so.

 

[Shawn1112]

Better carnita tacos though down the street at Pacos Tacos by 47th and Ashland or the one on Archer

 

[Mook]

No clue what you're talking about. I'm referring to politics.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

I have one beer a year with my dad when we go to Road America…never been a fan. Don’t worry he drinks my portion the rest of the year no problem.

 

[greasy]

 

[greasy]

FUCK YOU PECK! Compared to you, we all have a drinking problem!

 

[DanJ]

When out to dinner, I'll have 1 to 2 beers depending how long we are there. That's 1 to 2 times per week.

At home, I'll have 1-2 beers or a whisky or rum with diet/zero soda while snacking and watching something on TV probably 2-3 times per week.

If socializing with neighbors outdoors on the weekend, I'll often have 2-3 drinks once on the weekend.

I've also gone a week without any alcohol without any withdrawals.

On our cruise last month, we had the unlimited drink package. Wife and I averaged 11 drinks each per day for 4 days straight. I drank enough water to avoid having hangovers the next day. That was close to pushing me to sign up for AA or go to a detox clinic, though...

I did those open bar cruises twice. Made the mistake of calculating how much you had to drink to make the cost worth it, and was just hammered for a week straight. Starting at lunch and just keeping it going all night. By the end of the second one I could tell my body wasn’t handling it well.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

I did those open bar cruises twice. Made the mistake of calculating how much you had to drink to make the cost worth it, and was just hammered for a week straight. Starting at lunch and just keeping it going all night. By the end of the second one I could tell my body wasn’t handling it well.

I ended up making my money back, at the expense of a severe hang over. The benefit to those cruise bathrooms was while I was taking a shit, I could puke in the sink at the same time.

 

[DanJ]

I ended up making my money back, at the expense of a severe hang over. The benefit to those cruise bathrooms was while I was taking a shit, I could puke in the sink at the same time.

I was in my mid 20’s so I recovered better back then. I took a b12 complex with advil every night, and a B12 with a rockstar recovery every morning.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

I was in my mid 20’s so I recovered better back then. I took a b12 complex with advil every night, and a B12 with a rockstar recovery every morning.

The endless pizza poolside cured me, plus more alcohol.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I've never really liked the taste of a lot of hard spirits without mixers, kind of includes whiskey and scotch. Sure I can drink a single malt but I've never really liked them, couldn't say why. Pretty much goes for all liquors, had very nice chilled tequilas, had shots, etc., not something I'd seek out.

But a nicely done Old Fashioned, other drinks done well (rum drinks), I like them.

I like red wine as long as it's not too dry, and I don't like any white wine. I like pinot noir, syrah, blends like rhone wines (Chateneuf de Pape). But I'll just have 1-3, more than that and the likelihood that I'll feel a bit off the next day goes way up. That's even with hydrating, taking something the night before. I don't sleep as well either.

 

[NOMIEZVR4]

WOW, you are the 2nd person I've ever met that has never touched a sip of alcohol. Satera is the other dude.
If you dont mind me asking, is it by choice or due to religion?

Was drinking and smoking weed regularly by 13, selling weed by 14, selling crack by 16.

Shit, some Cherokee Indian chick named Star my dad lived with and had a kid with got me and both my brothers high when we were like 6, 8, and 9 years old.
I remember him coming home from the bar and seeing us stoned out of our fucking minds and he beat the living fuck out of her. I'm talking beat her like she stole something lol. Never seen that broad again. Supposedly she left after the beating with their kid and went to live on some Indian reservation. As I got older, I had heard that was a normal thing for Cherokee Indians (getting their kids stoned at an early age)

Religion. But honestly, ive never had a personal urge or desire to drink myself either. Its not like one of those things that only becomes more enticing when its forbidden lol. No alcholol? IDGAF...got plenty of other stuff in life to keep me busy and occupied

 

[blue-sun]

Never been a huge drinker. I regularly go weeks/months without a drink. But lately I've been having 1 drink at night. Usually a whiskey or a Truly seltzer.

I hate being hung over. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've been hungover. I hate it that much that when I am out, 1 drink and I'm good. If I have more than 1 drink, I have a water between drinks.

I have often been the DD in the relationship.

Probably helps that I can't stand the taste of beer.