Beer when congested.

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  1. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    Weird question everyone, but I always wonder if you guys do the same thing.. When your nose/sinuses are congested do you wait and drink the average/go to beer in your fridge and save the really good dank tasty ones for when you can completely taste every note and appreciate it? Everything ipa tastes like a extra bitter ruination when I'm sick
     
    #1 Ipaupaweallpa, Mar 28, 2015
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  2. beeragent

    beeragent Pooh-Bah (1,850) Aug 16, 2005 Texas
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    Drink the less exciting beers when congested and save the special ones for when your senses are at their sharpest!
     
    #2 beeragent, Mar 28, 2015
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  3. mnrider

    mnrider Savant (1,147) May 26, 2009 Connecticut

    Yes. Especially if its a beer i've never had before.
     
    #3 mnrider, Mar 28, 2015
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  4. CityofWind_brew

    CityofWind_brew Maven (1,338) Jan 15, 2014 Illinois
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    I absolutely do! Id hate to waste something I traded for or something that I know is amazing when I can't get the full experience due to congestion. Sometime, even when I'm not sick, I'll even take a sinus/decongestant pill an hour or so before I plan to have a beer just to ensure Ill get the absolute best nose out of the beer.
     
    #4 CityofWind_brew, Mar 28, 2015
  5. Beegee305

    Beegee305 Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2015 Florida

    you sound like alcoholics :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #5 Beegee305, Mar 28, 2015
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  6. DoubleJ

    DoubleJ Grand Pooh-Bah (4,516) Oct 13, 2007 Wisconsin
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    Ask a doctor.
     
    #6 DoubleJ, Mar 28, 2015
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  7. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    I tend not to drink at all when I'm sick. You're body is under enough strain when fighting a virus/infection without adding alcohol into the equation!
     
    #7 PorterPro125, Mar 28, 2015
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  8. bfitzge2

    bfitzge2 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Ugh, I just turned 30 on the 13th and had 4 pack of sip of sunshine, lunch from MBC, and captains daughter all waiting fresh for me to celebrate. Then I got a hellacious cold for a week. My fridge became a very depressing/frustrating place that week, but I had to wait. So much is lost otherwise. Apparently I am a far more mature and patient man in my 30's haha.
     
    #8 bfitzge2, Mar 28, 2015
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  9. ColdOneKev

    ColdOneKev Maven (1,347) Feb 18, 2012 North Carolina

    Yes, it's also a good time to clean out the middle of the road beers collecting dust in your fridge.
     
    #9 ColdOneKev, Mar 28, 2015
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  10. 2Xmd

    2Xmd Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2013 New York

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  11. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Stick to bland if sick or congested. Or just abstain. It's hard to appreciate it completely otherwise
     
    #11 halo3one, Mar 28, 2015
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  12. elektrikjester

    elektrikjester Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2008 Georgia

    I avoid when I'm sick or otherwise congested because of allergies. Alcohol compromises the immune system and my palate is unable to appreciate the beer. What's the point? Better to wait. The beer is not going anywhere.
     
    #12 elektrikjester, Mar 28, 2015
  13. Crackerbarrel

    Crackerbarrel Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2014 New York

    Sometimes I get congested after started drinking.

    The positive thing I can take away from it is that when I blow my nose, I can smell the beer again during the nose-blow, as if the beer was trapped in my boogers.
     
    #13 Crackerbarrel, Mar 28, 2015
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  14. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    I don't even drink while congested. Just water. I don't want to waste the beer by not even being able to taste it.
     
    #14 Urk1127, Mar 28, 2015
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  15. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    Ghost face killah will clear you out
     
    #15 TurkeyFeathers, Mar 28, 2015
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  16. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    I have allergies and when I'm congested I avoid the good stuff and keep with the old standbys. If its really bad I go with bourbon then I quit caring about whether or not I can smell.
     
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  17. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    No beer if I'm bunged up, plenty of whisky and curry though!
     
    #17 Aye, Mar 28, 2015
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  18. gatheredwaters

    gatheredwaters Pooh-Bah (1,807) May 1, 2014 Vermont
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    Haha, not so much (not sure if you're being serious or just being humorous). In general, alcohol of any kind will prolong a normal sickness, especially ones involving congestion, as it increases mucus production.

    The anti-viral compounds would definitely help keep colds away if, say, you were taking a tincture of hop oil or something of the sort, but adding alcohol and malt to the equation just fuels the sickness fire.
     
    #18 gatheredwaters, Mar 28, 2015
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  19. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Takes one to know one.
     
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  20. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Didn't Rogue make a booger beer?
     
    #20 EnronCFO, Mar 28, 2015
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