What are you drinking?

[FrozenInTime]

I had a hard cider yesterday, first alkee haul in several months. Funny how it didn't taste as good as I expected, atleast it was commercial swill, not my good stuff that's conditioning. I like to let my ciders condition for atleast a year.

[bpgreen]

I'm currently on a break from drinking due to injury, medication, etc. But i opened the fridge in the garage today (looking for something food related) and saw that I've got several 6 packs, so I guess my fridge is ready when I am.

Lol. The other day, i decided that i could skip my pain pills and sleeping pills for adn evening and that would make it safe to drink.

None of the beers was a BMC, so i figured they were probably from the liquor store (which would also make them stronger). 3.2 ABW (about 4 abv) was the old limit for grocery stores and such, but that was recently raised (I think to 5% abv).

I hadn't had a drink in a really long time. That plus the higher abv meant they'd hit like a ton of bricks. I would probably feel the effects with the first beer.

I drank one. NOTHING!

I thought that was a bit odd. With such a long dry spell, I'd expect to feel at least a little something, even if it was a 3.2 beer.

I went out to the garage and took another look. The beer came from the athletic brewing company. They make beers for people who need to quickly replenish carbohydrates and hydration without getting drunk. I was right that they weren't 3.2% alcohol. They were 0.0% alcohol.

Jokes on me.

[FrozenInTime]

I find those near beers taste a little bland. Sounds like you need to hit a good booze store and buy a real beer and try again. Yea, as long as it's been for ya, a couple would do ya!

[bpgreen]

I find those near beers taste a little bland. Sounds like you need to hit a good booze store and buy a real beer and try again. Yea, as long as it's been for ya, a couple would do ya!

That's not exactly easy right now. I'm still not driving. I stopped because i thought it would be tough to get in a car on the driver's side (geting in the passenger side was a challenge). But to start driving again, i first need to convince the neuro pt I'm ready, then she'll schedule me for a special test about 20 pr 30 miles away (and the test isn't cheap).

I could maybe buy some 3.2 beers at the grocery store, but I'm not sure i want to walk home (a half mile) carrying a six or twelve pack. I could maybe ak a neighbor to give me a ride, but most odd my neighbors are LDS, and i don't want to ask somebody with a religious objection to alcohol for a ride tip the liquor store. Maybe next time my daughter comes if it's not a Sunday.

[FrozenInTime]

If we were going your direction I'd drop a couple off for ya but we're more than likely headed to Northern/central Alabama this winter. Maybe.... LOL, we now have other cwap going on..... fun-fun. Hopefully someone hooks you up with a couple.

[bpgreen]

If we were going your direction I'd drop a couple off for ya but we're more than likely headed to Northern/central Alabama this winter. Maybe.... LOL, we now have other cwap going on..... fun-fun. Hopefully someone hooks you up with a couple.

I bought a 6 pack of an IPA I've bever had before (Trader IPA). And i forgot that Utah loosened up the laws on what can be sold in the grocery store. These were 5% ABV (3.2 is abw, about 4 abv). It took ne an hour to finish one, so didn't feel any effects.

[FrozenInTime]

My son came out for a visit yesterday so we spent last night emptying 2-2gallon kegs. I think there was only 4 or 5 beers left in each so we didn't drink a whole lot, just finished off 2 kegs that had been in kegerator for a while. One was a Honey Kolsch, the other a Bavarian Wheat. So, I just put 2 more kegs in, will be ready by turkey day. I didn't realize what the ABV was as these have been conditioning for a year. We'll be drinking an IPA that came in at 9.7% and a Honey Hard Cider that came in at 9.2%. I've got a feeling these 2-5 gallon kegs will last quite a while as neither will be session brews... a 2 or 3 pulls on these will take our feet from under us.... HEHEHEHE