Ever periodically lose interest in beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Derranged, Sep 16, 2012.

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  1. thebigredone

    thebigredone Pooh-Bah (1,592) Dec 19, 2011 Wisconsin
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    Yes, there are certianly brief periods of time where I have no desire to drink beer. After a couple of days and too much time spent perusing the discussion on BA, I am ready to drink again.
     
  2. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,441) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    This happens to me only for relatively short periods of time:
    When I'm sleeping
    When I'm spending time w/ the family
    When I'm working (sometimes)
    When I'm making sweet, sweet love to my lady

    Otherwise, not really. But what you're describing is probably healthy.
     
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  3. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    I have slowed down too. I went from drinking 4 days a week to just 2. Of course, I still drink too much on Saturday. Every saturday. Oh well.
     
  4. reto21

    reto21 Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2011 Alabama

    Hahaha this must be a joke.
     
  5. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    I never really get drunk or have hangovers, so that doesn't make me want to take a break. But when I think about how much I drink and how it's way over the reccomended amount to maintain a healthy liver, it makes me want to take a while off.
     
  6. KYGunner

    KYGunner Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Kentucky

    I have not lost interest in beer, but in the subsets that seem to get popular. IPA's are everywhere now and my palate seems to crave stouter beers at the moment.
     
  7. fx20736

    fx20736 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2009 New York

    Wiinston Churchill drank prodigious amounts of alcohol. He led his nation through WW2, wrote scores of books and lived to the age of 90.
     
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  8. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    It definitely happens to me. In fact, since you posted this, I just looked back and saw that I haven't had a single beer since 10 days ago, and only about 3 beers in the last 3 weeks. It will pick up again, especially since we're heading into my favorite beer-time of the year, but it definitely happens to me every few months.
     
  9. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,815) Jun 18, 2012 Michigan
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    If I drink several in one day, I can easily go several days without wanting another one, even if I don't get drunk. I just fall out of the mood.
     
  10. ynnpar

    ynnpar Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2007 England

    I think I was starting to feel this way a couple months back. It seemed like I was shelling out a ton of money for all these beers I'd never had before but just had to try. Most were fine but few justified the price. So of late I've been trying to keep it more simple, exploring a lot of traditional German beers I'd overlooked for a long time, as well as German style beers by American breweries. I guess it helps that a lot of great marzens are hitting the shelves these days...

    Anyway, take a break or mix it up and I think it's pretty likely your interest will return.
     
  11. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,441) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    And for every Winston Churchill, there's some hobo you and I have never heard of who drank prodigious amounts of alcohol and died alone, face-down in an alley. For some of us, moderation and balance are good things.
     
  12. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    It has returned, thankfully.
     
  13. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    I often go through times when I prefer to drink dark rum. mmmmm Mount Gay extra old is so good.
     
  14. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    I know where you are coming from. But for me it's just being overwhelmed with big beers. So I'll take a break for a week or two. But I rarely get drunk from beer anymore. That's what Grey Goose and Red Bull is for.
     
  15. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,336) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Nope, but there are some nights when I really dont feel like having a beer. But as far as interest, even on those days I will still be reading homebrew science articles or something :grinning:
     
  16. morimech

    morimech Grand Pooh-Bah (3,779) Nov 6, 2006 Minnesota
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    Never for an extended time. I occasionally transition into trying different wines to expand the palate. And other times there is nothing like a glass of a nice Scotch or Bourbon that absolutely touches the soul. Other alcohol I find are means just to get drunk and then what is the point. I realized I am not in my 20s anymore.
     
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  17. mtlasley

    mtlasley Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2012 Illinois

    I never really lose interest but there will be weeks where my dollar goes elsewhere. Sometimes a man just needs a gin and tonic.
     
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  18. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,281) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    After close to 20 years of beer infatuation I burned out between 2001- 2009. Thought it was going to permanent as well but here I am.
     
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  19. mtlasley

    mtlasley Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2012 Illinois

    I'd also like to back up my earlier statement with "I don't know"

    I started drinking craft as soon as I turned 21.....this January. Zimbo makes me realize that I really, really got into beer fast and hard. Seems like I've been doing this forever and it hasn't even been a year.
     
  20. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,281) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Awesome. And FWIW, going hard at it for 20 year had no bearing on my burn out. More a case of marriage, small children and what was then a moribund beer market/scene when I burned out. Beer things are smoking here now.
     
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