"I don't drink beer for the alcohol"

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  1. Aerocraft67

    Aerocraft67 Crusader (451) Nov 24, 2012 Maryland

    I presume I'm not the only one that finds this statement disingenuous? Seems to be a source of pissing matches on BA forums, where even a matter of fact mention of alcohol or its effects is met with haughty derision by a subset of BAs. I say "subset" because there are hedonistic discussions as well. Maybe disassociating from the hedonism and elevating connoisseurship is what drives the alcohol deniers. Just strikes me as unnecessary and incredible to take the position that alcohol is irrelevant in enjoying an alcoholic beverage, or that this premise is necessary to be a true beer aficionado, or that acknowledging alcohol renders you a degenerate. Sort of like declaring that you buy Playboy just for the articles.
     
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  2. Satchboogie

    Satchboogie Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2010 Belgium
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    I have serious digestive issues and it looks like Alcohol plays a role. I'm looking at the real possibility of not being able to drink at all, or just on rare occasions. I could care less about getting an alcohol 'fix' through hard liquor, wine, mead, etc etc. I LOVE beer though and hate the idea of not being able to drink. If I could get Heady Topper without the alcohol, I'd be a very happy man. Hell, If I could get a good lager or Kolsch sans the alcohol I'd be happy. (I have HT sitting in my fridge that I'm afraid to touch right now. it sucks...)
     
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  3. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    So every time someone pops open a beer, they are doing so primarily to get buzzed?

    geez, I've wasted a ton of cash on overpriced brews. I'm going to return my bcbs vanilla and cherries for malt liquor. Even better, screw beer altogether. I'll go to greenpoint and get me some spiritus. much more cost effective.
     
    #3 loafinaround, Jul 13, 2013
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  4. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    It's the source of pissing matches, so you decided to bring it up again?
     
    #4 Steimie, Jul 13, 2013
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  5. johnsaulrubio

    johnsaulrubio Crusader (439) Dec 2, 2006 Texas

    And today, on "Name That Logical Fallacy!" The argument from personal incredulity.
     
    #5 johnsaulrubio, Jul 13, 2013
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  6. Crawfordesquire

    Crawfordesquire Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2011 North Carolina

    'For the alcohol' essentially implied that the alcohol in the beer (and its effects) is the primary (and perhaps sole) reason for drinking it. To me, alcohol is on occasion, a fringe benefit. The primary reason I drink beer is the same as when I drank root beer when I was 12: I think it tastes great.

    I think a good hypothetical question to ask is, if the beer you like suddenly become alcohol free, without having any change on taste, would you still drink it? For me this is easy to answer.
     
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  7. Brenden

    Brenden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,436) Feb 25, 2008 Ohio
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    I don't drink beer or any alcohol to "cope" or anything along those lines. Alcoholic beverages do seem to need the complete profile to truly enjoy them, though. I also don't mind the warm and sometimes happy feeling, though I've never lost my wits. Just a personal thing. I just avoid the discussion when my dad says something like "Why not just drink grape juice?" when people talk about wine. Nothing compares to beer, though.
     
    #7 Brenden, Jul 13, 2013
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  8. LaneMeyer

    LaneMeyer Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 California

    Hi, my name is LaneMeyer, and I'm an alcoholic...
     
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  9. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Hi Lane!
     
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  10. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    At a BA (not AA) meeting:
    Hi, my name is loafinaround, and I actively sought out alcoholfrei beer while pregnant. I found one german bock that was almost palatable....
    That is proof that malt and hops can be an obsession w/o alcohol.
     
    #10 loafinaround, Jul 13, 2013
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  11. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Has there ever been a pissing match that wasn't fueled by alcohol?

    Call me old fashioned, but that doesn't seem like a sober activity.
     
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  12. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    This. Why do you think the guinness book of world records involves guinness?
     
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  13. teal

    teal Zealot (589) May 3, 2012 Wisconsin

    I don't purchase beers based on ABV but on taste and style. Alcohol is a small bonus that goes with them. So no, I don't drink beer for the alcohol.
     
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  14. Quantum_Dong

    Quantum_Dong Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2013 Wisconsin

    My beer drinking 5 years ago (Macro Lagers): For Flavor - 0% To get hammered - 100%

    My beer drinking today (Craft) : For Flavor - 60% To get hammered - 40%

    I know these are just my made up statistics, but I'm willing to believe that zero percent of us drank macro swill for the flavor. Call it whatever you like, but the "relaxing effects" we were going for drinking macro didn't just disappear when craft came on the scene. I know I can't speak for everyone, but the uproar against alcohol is funny to me.
     
    #14 Quantum_Dong, Jul 13, 2013
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  15. Sarlacc83

    Sarlacc83 Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2008 Oregon

    I can't believe there is such a thing.
     
    #15 Sarlacc83, Jul 13, 2013
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  16. InebriatedJoker

    InebriatedJoker Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2010 Ohio

    "I don't drink beer for the alcohol"


    You're doing it wrong
     
    #16 InebriatedJoker, Jul 13, 2013
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  17. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    You're original post is extremely verbose and lacks clear structure.
     
    #17 joelwlcx, Jul 13, 2013
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  18. teal

    teal Zealot (589) May 3, 2012 Wisconsin

    I can honestly say that my total Macro Lager consumption before I started homebrewing and then onto craft was a grand total of more than 1 but less than a 12 pack. Just never dug it and was a distilled spirits guy for the first 10 years of my drinking career. Decided I wanted to make homebrew so I didn't have to drink macro lagers. That's been it basically.
     
    #18 teal, Jul 13, 2013
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  19. mkurylko

    mkurylko Zealot (588) Feb 10, 2011 New Jersey
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    Spiritus? Please tell me you're Polish or grew up around Polish people (I grew up in Greenpoint) ha
     
    #19 mkurylko, Jul 13, 2013
  20. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    married into Brooklyn polishness :wink:
    I refuse to drink that shit. It's fucking lighter fluid... legit. My husband gets irritated by the fact that I use it only to 1) sterilize wounds, and 2) clean greasy things. That's it.
     
    #20 loafinaround, Jul 13, 2013
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