You've gone without beer for 31 days. What's next?

All hypothetical for me because I did not do dry Jan, but I would definitely celebrate a job well done with a special beer for day 32. Cheers to all the brave souls who went dry all month!

 

Well I did a week without but because of covid back to normal routine

 

I hope this reply is acceptable. I went 59 days (long story) 3 years old. For the whole 59 days I fantasized about that first beer. I decided on Anchor Steam, a favorite of mine when I didn't know what I wanted. When I drank it on day 60 I found it thick and foamy, totally gross. The next day I tried a lager from a local microbrewer and while less gross, still not enjoyable. The following day I picked up a couple cans of Coors Banquet beer. Heaven!! I rode that train for awhile but was worried I would never get my taste back. That I had ruined years of research, etc. I decided I needed to try something very clean and picked up some Zombie Dust on my way to my sister's. One sip and everything was fine. Off to the races again. Now 59 days is different than 30 but maybe this will be of interest to some.

 

Absolutely nothing special awaits

But glad for this special BA ride, glad for you!

 

I have a Utopia barrel aged World Wide Stout waiting for me. Unfortunately I started late so it will have to wait until Super Bowl weekend.

 

When I did Dry January, I definitely had something special the first weekend of February. I then cut back but not cut out regular strength beer and kept NAs in the rotation.

 

Confession: Haven't had the willpower to completely take more than 2-3 days off the 'real' stuff in a row but have added in the N/A stuff to replace day to day beers that would have had more negative impact on me. I'll think about taking off a summer month, as races get closer, but otherwise... eh.
@Shanex - congrats on quitting smoking, that is tough (I hear), and good for you!

 

I'll be let down if there isn't one or two people in the WBAYDN on 2/1 trying to drink a 12 pack of Hopslam.

 

59 days without beer when you were 3 years old? Beats my record

 

Changed my vote from the fourth to the third alternative. After all I've drunk beer all the dry January...I like to call NA beer...and glad more and more people do...like to incorporate even more of them in the rotation...but you can overdo even them, believe it or not...

 

Overdo them? How? Do you mean just get tired of them or the calorie effect? Because at 0 or 0.5% it would take then of those to equal a regular 5% beer. Baffled.

 

Can I vote for 2?

My first beer will be all hops to quell the craving. SN Powder Day and Off Color Beer for Lounging awaiting me.

And... I'm over-set for Starkbierzeit -- quite a few Doppelbocks lined up, but I'm not going to go overboard. Been keeping a good pace 2 years now and my annual checkups are helping me on a straight road!

 

I think all these people should reflect on the pain they've inflicted on COVID-ravished breweries... (ducks)

 

In terms of calories yes. Most of them are 80-100 calories, so having 2 or 3 will add up. During my dry month (so far) I limit myself to just a couple NA beers per week. Trying to maximize weight loss.

I'm sticking mainly to club soda/lime juice as my NA drink of choice, and believe me after 11 days it's gotten old in a hurry. May add decaf coffee to the mix!

 

I haven't started my dry January yet because I still have a few IPAs that I don't want to get any older before I drink them. I think I'm down to three of them and will go dry after that. However, I've been drinking one NA beer alternating with my one regular beer that I drink with dinner. When I go dry I'll probably continue to drink an NA beer each day. We'll see if I get sick of them.

 

So drink one a day and stop drinking on the 30th until the end of the month!

 

I agree that NA beer calories can add up quick. I certainly made that mistake last year. If you are looking for high quality, low calorie NA beer, give Partake a try--or even better One for the Road. Those two breweries have been the best that I have found that combine low calorie and still taste like beer.