|
|
Post by clouddead on Jan 1, 2022 16:28:25 GMT -6
I think then maybe it’s not your fifth year in a row
|
|
|
|
Post by mookie on Jan 1, 2022 16:46:21 GMT -6
Nope. Not doing it this year again.
|
|
|
|
Post by Pale Hose on Jan 1, 2022 17:24:22 GMT -6
I think then maybe it’s not your fifth year in a row Fair enough, we'll be attempting to complete dry January for the 5th year in a row. We have been successful 3 out of the last 4 years (every year where we weren't forced out of our house due to a pipe bursting in the middle of winter during a pandemic, while trying to learn how to be new parents). |
|
|
|
Post by Tweet on Jan 1, 2022 17:27:25 GMT -6
I'm thinking like a dry late February/mid March tbh
|
|
|
|
Post by doso on Jan 2, 2022 21:43:26 GMT -6
I’m doing it again. I don’t know how many years in a row it has been but I typically give myself one cheat day and last year I used it to celebrate the inauguration.
Mrs. Doso announced she was starting Dry January today on Jan. 2, and I almost joined her, but I totally didn’t feel like drinking yesterday. Definitely gonna have some homemade orgeat syrup that will have to be tossed out. Should’ve made a few more mai tais.
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 6, 2022 12:18:45 GMT -6
Just ordered a 30 pack of NA beer from Athletic Brewing because it's nice to have something when the temptation hits. I have no idea how it tastes so I may end up stuck with 30 cans of shitty tasting water.
|
|
|
|
Post by kb on Jan 6, 2022 16:15:55 GMT -6
it's better than, say, NA heineken but...kinda flat.
when i was preg i enjoyed the lagunitas hop water. as much as i could enjoy something that's not beer.
|
|
|
|
Post by doso on Jan 7, 2022 0:58:57 GMT -6
I tried a sixer of Athletic and didn’t care for it. I was gonna try the Brooklyn Beer nonalcoholic amber ale but I slipped it in a reusable bag at the grocery store, set it down to grab a carton of milk, and promptly forgot it.
I also made a small batch of rosemary syrup which I’m using to make grapefruit-rosemary spritzers which are also very boring.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tweet on Jan 7, 2022 1:07:56 GMT -6
Favorite actor Dennehey
Favorite drink O'Douls
|
|
|
|
Post by Tweet on Jan 7, 2022 1:08:51 GMT -6
O'douls is also the official beer of the PGA which is A Random Fact I Love
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 7, 2022 8:38:49 GMT -6
I found out that caper juice simulates the taste of alcohol when mixed with a mocktail, and it genuinely does work. You know, if you have caper juice laying around. Pickle juice would probably work in a pinch.
|
|
|
|
Post by llamaoftime on Jan 7, 2022 8:51:33 GMT -6
I've already screwed this up but Im at least attempting to cut way down this month. And hopefully stay that way.
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 7, 2022 9:07:33 GMT -6
I honestly can't remember the last time I made it more than a few days without any alcohol, which is kind of sad. It's not like I'm binge drinking but I'd enjoy a couple beers here and there. Even past attempts at Dry January have been half-assed.
So yeah, I'm kind of happy about my progress so far.
|
|
|
|
Post by sleeping on Jan 7, 2022 13:23:45 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 9, 2022 13:12:53 GMT -6
Just ordered a 30 pack of NA beer from Athletic Brewing because it's nice to have something when the temptation hits. I have no idea how it tastes so I may end up stuck with 30 cans of shitty tasting water. Overall not bad! There’s a weird aftertaste that I most closely associate with the smell from brewery tours, but the flavor is pretty good on some of the beers. Glad I got a variety pack - best of the bunch are the stout, blonde and hazy IPA. |
|
|
|
Post by perdhapley on Jan 9, 2022 16:53:13 GMT -6
Doing another whole 30 to start off the year. Might smoke some weed here and there, but totally fine to give up alcohol for a month. Definitely happy to reset my body eating healthy, always eat like shit over the holidays
|
|
|
|
Post by dij22 on Jan 9, 2022 18:47:17 GMT -6
Today's been the hardest day by far with there basically being nothing to do during the CPS work stoppage. I'm gonna order the beer water that scoots recommended. |
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 25, 2022 14:14:02 GMT -6
How's everyone doing so far? Kind of in the home stretch!
|
|
|
|
Post by dij22 on Jan 25, 2022 14:31:20 GMT -6
I chunked it. Had wine last night.
But I did get two six-packs of NA Beer from Athletic. Their hefeweizen wasn't very good but I actually really liked the cerveza. Once I ran out of those, Dry January became quite difficult.
|
|
|
|
Post by krentist on Jan 25, 2022 14:48:54 GMT -6
I've done it the past two years why not Lmao |
|
|
|
Post by Pale Hose on Jan 25, 2022 16:23:38 GMT -6
How's everyone doing so far? Kind of in the home stretch! Still going strong, but def ready to have a drink Feb 1st. |
|
|
|
Post by lollaman44 on Jan 25, 2022 20:22:01 GMT -6
How's everyone doing so far? Kind of in the home stretch! Still going but it’s getting tough. I had more than a few beers during the winter classic on Jan. 1 so I’m trying to make it an extra week to Feb. 5. |
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 25, 2022 20:59:40 GMT -6
I'm still planning on trying to make it through February, too. Past week has been rough, though.
|
|
|
|
Post by doso on Jan 29, 2022 14:43:33 GMT -6
It's a terrible reason to drink alcohol, but it doesn't help that I've been bored to tears for the past month. I tried a six pack of NA Brooklyn Brewery that was not just bad, but it also gave me an instant headache. I tried the Athletic Run Wild IPA and I like it 10 times better than their Free Wave IPA, so that's something.
Thinking about extending into February, too.
|
|
|
|
Post by Pale Hose on Jan 29, 2022 17:27:25 GMT -6
Binny's sent me a 10% off coupon (I'm sure the timing was intentional), so I made a run and re-stocked the house today. It's almost impossible to find Weller that isn't ridiculously marked up these days, so I decided to pick up a bottle of Wilderness Trail's wheated. Looking forward to cracking that open on Tuesday.
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Jan 30, 2022 8:00:52 GMT -6
Oh hey, March 1st is Fat Tuesday. That's a good sign I should push through February.
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Feb 21, 2022 11:57:53 GMT -6
ONE WEEK LEFT!
I'm already planning what I want my first beer in two months to be - that's healthy, right?
|
|
|
|
Post by doso on Feb 21, 2022 13:21:29 GMT -6
I’ve only had three cocktails this month (on three separate occasions while dining out) and I seem to have become more or less acclimated to the two standard Athletic IPAs (Run Wild and Free Wave). Unfortunately, Athletic charges mid-tier craft brewery prices, so I’m not really saving much. And I haven’t lost much weight. But I guess I’ll keep it up for now. I’ve come to realize that it’s more the taste of beer and cocktails I crave. Once in a while I’d like that buzzed feeling, sure, but I don’t find myself wishing I was inebriated.
|
|
|
|
Post by scoots on Feb 21, 2022 14:00:09 GMT -6
Athletic six-packs are $10-$11 at stores around here versus $13 online, so I just usually go with whatever is available at the liquor store. I've already decided I'll probably keep some of them in constant rotation just so I have a nice option when I'm craving another beer at the end of the night.
Last two weeks have been tough - would have loved a beer this weekend, especially. Overall I'm pretty proud of myself for sticking with this.
|
|
|
|
Post by doso on Feb 21, 2022 15:39:20 GMT -6
I’ve been picking up sixers at the bodega and the grocery store and I also had some delivered via Drizly. All those options were more expensive than ordering direct with free delivery. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
|
|
