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Old 01-16-2009, 05:23 PM   #1
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Over the past few months I have had Victory Moonglow and Storm King Stout on tap. Very yummy, but very intoxicating. I found that I was drinking and just getting druck rather than enjoying the beverages. I have decided to go the route of lower ABV beers.

Next up Hopfish IPA by Flying Fish.

Anyone else get this way?


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Old 01-16-2009, 05:42 PM   #2
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Yeah, my problem is that I drink at the same pace regardless of the beverage: water, milk, soda, beer, whisky.....I drink it all fast. I am physically unable to drink slowly. I try to, but it no worky.

So yeah, big beers, while delicious, get me into trouble pretty quickly. I try to limit myself to 1 or 2 per drinking session.


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Old 01-16-2009, 06:18 PM   #3
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Yeah, my problem is that I drink at the same pace regardless of the beverage: water, milk, soda, beer, whisky.....I drink it all fast. I am physically unable to drink slowly. I try to, but it no worky.

So yeah, big beers, while delicious, get me into trouble pretty quickly. I try to limit myself to 1 or 2 per drinking session.
ahh somone w/ the same problem as me. I drink everything the same way
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Old 01-16-2009, 07:33 PM   #4
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ahh somone w/ the same problem as me. I drink everything the same way

+2 on that, i dont pound drinks like some of my friends, but on average i drink every thing much faster than most. it can be dangerous if your not paying attention!
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+2 on that, i dont pound drinks like some of my friends, but on average i drink every thing much faster than most. it can be dangerous if your not paying attention!
I have a problem of drinking on an empty stomach as well. I will down about 5 cups of coffee on the weekends then get started on my day. Then I realize that I have the shakes, so I will have a coors or something to take the edge off. Then I forget to eat lunch, a buddy comes over to watch the ball game, I start downing Storm Kings and the rest is forgotten history
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Old 01-17-2009, 01:48 PM   #6
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I make small beers for various reasons, low intoxication included. It's much tougher to make a good small beer, but you can drink them with meals & not have a problem. Since I've been doing a lot of post-snowstorm chainsaw work lately, that's important.

The barleywines are strictly after dinner brews.
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You're never going to be done with snowstorm cleanup are ya david?

My plan in the future is to have a haus ale on tap at all times - something light that goes well with everything and doesn't knock you on your ass at all times (trying BM's centennial this weekend). And something with a kick - say a deadguy clone or the like.

I have a bunch of kegs for a reason... right?


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