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Buckeye_Democrat

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25. I'm generally a disciplined person, but...

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 02:54 PM

Aug 2020

... I definitely have a problem overdoing alcohol consumption sometimes.

I was often the "life of the party" when the alcohol helped me to relax socially, but it was hard for me to judge when to stop after each drink seemed to increase the good feelings... until it didn't! Lol!

Oh, and some of the hangovers. Ugh! I couldn't even stand the idea of drinking alcohol again after some of those!

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I never could stand the taste of beer. [View all] MrScorpio Aug 2020 OP

Wine drinker here. My son has been calling a beer place, being in Oregon, they have specialty beers LizBeth Aug 2020 #1

I prefer the less-hoppy styles that still have flavor. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #7

IPA equals hoppy from what I understand. Being a red wine drinker, I think that is why I probably LizBeth Aug 2020 #10

Yeah, the IPA's are very hoppy. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #14

Wonderful conversation, lol. Who would have known. I had one that was citrus but the flavor came at LizBeth Aug 2020 #16

My favorite was the Belgian Tripel, but I struggled... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #19

Lots of information. I am going to implement your suggestions into my next choices. LizBeth Aug 2020 #21

The weight-gain convinced me to stop, but also... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #23

Ya, with isolation I was doing that with my wine and stopped. Instead of a glass or two, LizBeth Aug 2020 #24

I'm generally a disciplined person, but... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #25

I am right there with you dude. Then the morning after or a decade later, remembering. Oh, killer LizBeth Aug 2020 #29

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us go be happy." Atticus Aug 2020 #2

Maybe it's YOU! GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #3

Beer and all alchohol prices have gone up up up, so I'm mighty glad I'm not addicted. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #4

I don't care for it either; "good" beer is too bitter, and bad beer tastes like The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #5

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of good beers that aren't bitter OriginalGeek Aug 2020 #13

I once had a beer that I rather liked in a strange little bar in Amsterdam, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #15

lol, I'm thinking everything tastes good in Amsterdam OriginalGeek Aug 2020 #18

Daughter and SIL Freddie Aug 2020 #6

Beer is jeered... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #8

big yes here for beer (esp micro stouts). big no for any hard stuff. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #9

I much prefer liquor geomon666 Aug 2020 #11

Have you tried... consider_this Aug 2020 #12

I like it all. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2020 #17

I too, hated beer for the first 70 years of my life procon Aug 2020 #20

Haven't had a beer in a long time. But loved sitting around a table solving the world's problems Hoyt Aug 2020 #22

As an Army draftee, back when, the Army said, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #26

Yeah, I'd recommend trying beers in Germany or Belgium... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #27

I haven't had a beer in years. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #28

It's an acquired taste. Like coffee or sharp cheeses. Nobody likes their first one. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #30

? Skittles Aug 2020 #36

That's okay. cloudbase Aug 2020 #31

that is like saying you don't like the taste of food Kali Aug 2020 #32

I like the taste of pale ale, but other beers are too strong & bitter for me. But I don't drink any tblue37 Aug 2020 #33

I can't deal with the flavor of anything containing alcohol. Codeine Aug 2020 #34

I cannot stand the taste of beer or wine Skittles Aug 2020 #35

I prefer Beer with an occasional wine or cider. Wolf Frankula Aug 2020 #37

There's an old saying in the wine making realm Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #38