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Disease is one thing, but I think social life is better for the average moderate drinker which makes drinking (moderately) the healthier life choice if you zoom

Disease is one thing, but I think social life is better for the average moderate drinker which makes drinking (moderately) the healthier life choice if you zoom out a bit. I am not an apologist. I have come to dislike alochol, and I’m trying to cut it from my life. But, at least here in scandinavia, having work, a love life and friends can be dependant on you drinking. A fun thing i’ve noticed though, is that Tinder has alleviated this dependancy on alcohol quite a bit.

lm28469 5y ago
You can be out and have a social life while drinking alcohol free drinks. I've been drinking alcohol free beers 90% recently, most of them aren't that tasty but a few of them are just as good as regular beers. In my experience people don't care if you drink pints of vodka or orange juice, as long as you're physically here and engage socially. It's like being vegetarian, some friends might look at you funny for a bit but unless they're complete morons they won't actively judge you
- alamortsubite 5y ago
  Which alcohol-free beers appeal to you? I haven't found one, though I've only tried halfheartedly.
  - lm28469 5y ago
    I should probably say that I'm not one of these beer enthusiast who has a very deep knowledge of beer, try every kind of beer and know 250 types of IPAs &c. I'm not particularly interested in the topic, that being said here are the ones I like the most: Stoertebeker alcohol free atlantic ale, Lammsbräu alcohol free, BRLO naked, Franziskaner alhocol free, Paulaner alcohol free, monschof alcohol free The only alcohol I keep drinking are whisky and red wine in very moderate quantities.
    - alamortsubite 5y ago
      Thank you. Those all look great. They may be tricky to acquire in the U.S., but I look forward to trying them when I'm in Europe. A passable alcohol-free Islay whisky would be an amazing thing!
  - khalladay 5y ago
    I really like the beers from the Athletic Brewing Company (https://athleticbrewing.com/ https://athleticbrewing.com/). Aside from being slightly less carbonated than alcoholic beer, it's hard to tell the difference between them. And more importantly: everything I've tried from them tastes good.
    - alamortsubite 5y ago
      These look very interesting, and probably aren't that hard to come by where I live. I'll try them. Thanks!
      - thehappypm 5y ago
        They are really great! My friend drinks them at parties, to avoid accidentally having like 6 beers over a 4 hour party session, he rotates them in.
      - crookshanked 5y ago
        Heavenly Body Golden Wheat by Wellbeing Brewing Co is one of the most "accurate" flavors I've had for a NA Beer. Also look at curious elixirs.
  - janekm 5y ago
    I'm a bit of a fan of the Brewdog AF line... Especially the more hoppy IPAs have plenty of flavour unlike the typical watery AF beers.
    - alamortsubite 5y ago
      Thanks, I'll look for these. I've been to the BrewDog in Budapest and was very impressed with their offerings.

lm28469 5y ago

You can be out and have a social life while drinking alcohol free drinks. I've been drinking alcohol free beers 90% recently, most of them aren't that tasty but a few of them are just as good as regular beers. In my experience people don't care if you drink pints of vodka or orange juice, as long as you're physically here and engage socially. It's like being vegetarian, some friends might look at you funny for a bit but unless they're complete morons they won't actively judge you

alamortsubite 5y ago
Which alcohol-free beers appeal to you? I haven't found one, though I've only tried halfheartedly.
- lm28469 5y ago
  I should probably say that I'm not one of these beer enthusiast who has a very deep knowledge of beer, try every kind of beer and know 250 types of IPAs &c. I'm not particularly interested in the topic, that being said here are the ones I like the most: Stoertebeker alcohol free atlantic ale, Lammsbräu alcohol free, BRLO naked, Franziskaner alhocol free, Paulaner alcohol free, monschof alcohol free The only alcohol I keep drinking are whisky and red wine in very moderate quantities.
  - alamortsubite 5y ago
    Thank you. Those all look great. They may be tricky to acquire in the U.S., but I look forward to trying them when I'm in Europe. A passable alcohol-free Islay whisky would be an amazing thing!
- khalladay 5y ago
  I really like the beers from the Athletic Brewing Company (https://athleticbrewing.com/ https://athleticbrewing.com/). Aside from being slightly less carbonated than alcoholic beer, it's hard to tell the difference between them. And more importantly: everything I've tried from them tastes good.
  - alamortsubite 5y ago
    These look very interesting, and probably aren't that hard to come by where I live. I'll try them. Thanks!
    - thehappypm 5y ago
      They are really great! My friend drinks them at parties, to avoid accidentally having like 6 beers over a 4 hour party session, he rotates them in.
    - crookshanked 5y ago
      Heavenly Body Golden Wheat by Wellbeing Brewing Co is one of the most "accurate" flavors I've had for a NA Beer. Also look at curious elixirs.
- janekm 5y ago
  I'm a bit of a fan of the Brewdog AF line... Especially the more hoppy IPAs have plenty of flavour unlike the typical watery AF beers.
  - alamortsubite 5y ago
    Thanks, I'll look for these. I've been to the BrewDog in Budapest and was very impressed with their offerings.