Quitting Alcohol

[7LRM]

I am from family and country that I witness so many bad bad things about drinking, . I was abused k both physical and verbal, I hate it so much. I don’t want my kids to go through what I did deal with.
I decided that I don’t drink at all, so far I am pretty happy with my decision.

 

[haywoodhunter]

Athletic probably has the most consistent good NAs. Some other smaller brands out there but Athletic is consistent and relatively easy to find.


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Sierra Nevada trail pass is very good. Imo better than the athletic

 

[Norcal18]

At one of the weddings I went to this summer, I took some of my Busch NAs. They have the red ring around the top of the can. I do remember feeling a little ashamed/weird about having that in my hand. Not sure if most ppl even know what the red means but I felt a little weird about it. Not sure why.

The michelobe ultra zero slim cans are good too. I just hate that NA costs more than the real thing. I also find myself freely drinking and driving with an NA from the store. It'll be my luck that I get a DUI sipping on a damn NA.

I felt the same way at first. I’ve taken different brands to birthdays, wedding and rodeos and maybe only had a couple people notice. Most of the time I explain to thrown and they just say“ Good for you!”

 

[BadDogPSD]

This has to be my favorite thread bc of the camaraderie displayed here.

What are some of the things you guys do for an event with the fellas that traditionally was a beer fest?

I'm not super social, but good high quality h2o is my go-to. I'll do a sparkling water or club soda if attending a fancier event.

 

[wh0cansay]

I am from family and country that I witness so many bad bad things about drinking, . I was abused k both physical and verbal, I hate it so much. I don’t want my kids to go through what I did deal with.
I decided that I don’t drink at all, so far I am pretty happy with my decision.

You're not missing out on anything valuable, good call. Keep it up.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

My go to is just a coke in a glass as I used to drink alot of Captian and cokes so everyone is none the wiser. After everyone else is a few in they completely forget you aren’t drinking and don’t even try and pressure anymore. Then you can sit back and enjoy the show

Just don’t hang out with the type of people that would “pressure” you to drink when you don’t want to.

 

[hunt1up]

Just don’t hang out with the type of people that would “pressure” you to drink when you don’t want to.

This for sure. I’m around drinkers all the time. At first a few people would ask why I wasn’t drinking or give a WTF?! That all stopped after the first month or so. No one had tried giving me a drink or pressured me to have one in almost 3 years. If someone were to try that nonsense they’d no longer be on the friend list.

I was at a birthday party this weekend for my brother’s two young girls. Probably 50 people there and almost all drinkers. I used to participate in the drinking at a party for a 6 year old, lol. I just drank a water and all the guys drank their share of beer. I hadn’t seen a few of them in a couple years, and man it seemed like a few of em aged 10 years in no time. You really notice things when you’re looking at it from the outside.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

This for sure. I’m around drinkers all the time. At first a few people would ask why I wasn’t drinking or give a WTF?! That all stopped after the first month or so. No one had tried giving me a drink or pressured me to have one in almost 3 years. If someone were to try that nonsense they’d no longer be on the friend list.

I was at a birthday party this weekend for my brother’s two young girls. Probably 50 people there and almost all drinkers. I used to participate in the drinking at a party for a 6 year old, lol. I just drank a water and all the guys drank their share of beer. I hadn’t seen a few of them in a couple years, and man it seemed like a few of em aged 10 years in no time. You really notice things when you’re looking at it from the outside.

Yeah I met up with a buddy a few months back when I was visiting my dad. I hadn’t drank for a while and my buddy wanted to meet at a brewery, fine with me. Anyways my buddy had his kid with him, he was pounding IPAs like he was in college and he got dumb pretty quick. I was embarrassed for him, I don’t think he realized how dumb he was acting or how badly his fitness had degraded in the few years since I’d seen him. He was like super skinny, no muscle with a big beer belly and a big double chin.

After he had hammered back a gallon of IPA, he nearly got arrested for pissing in the parking lot next to his truck. Like bro….c’mon.

 

[missjordan]

There’s definitely momentum picking up with the NA beers. I foresee there being more options as time goes on. Ultra Zero is pretty legit. Another competitor in the NA beer sector to check out is Best Day Brewing. They are similar to Athletic


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[thinhorn_AK]

There’s definitely momentum picking up with the NA beers. I foresee there being more options as time goes on. Ultra Zero is pretty legit. Another competitor in the NA beer sector to check out is Best Day Brewing. They are similar to Athletic


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Those things are gross though. I tried some of the athletic breading ones. It had all the calories and bloating effects of a beer just without the alcohol.

Hop water is pretty good though. The N/A beer thing has always seemed pretty desperate to me.