Porcetta

So ~130 days without a drink and today at the supermarket I thought I would check the non-alcohol beer selection to weigh up this as a social setting option..

*Most people are probably thinking "What an idiot" here... but I actually drank beer for enjoyment and a keen follower of boutique breweries, brewing methods and hop variances.....

I left the beer fridge empty handed, added some sparkling fizz to my trolley and off home.

**moral of the story- a reasonable victory
**moral of story #2 - for those that are struggling or early on, it really does get easier. Hang in there.

Dee74

If that means you got some sparkling water instead, thats a good outcome

NA beer lead me back to the real thing - it was all the same behaviours...but I missed the buzz.

If you enjoy flavours etc - get into fruit juices and sparkling waters,,try things like Italian cola (chinotto) etc...there's a world of non alcoholic flavours out there

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Porcetta

Can't do sugar so slim pickings!

Heck, we've only just got La Croix here

Dee74

Better La Croix than being led back to real beer IMO.

D

entropy1964

I mix sugar free Monin syrups with plain le Croix. No sugar and some fruity flavors. Pretty sure its available in the UK....can also be purchased online.

Anna

Yes, I have lots of choices of sprakling water that have no sugar. And lots of fruit flavours too. I love those choices in the summer.

I bought non-alcoholic wine once in the early days and it felt so wrong. It was the process of removing the cork, the wine glass, etc.

Ladysadie

Porcetta, your strength of conviction is admirable! Good job on urge suppression.

lessgravity

Let's keep it moving!