It's time to stop drinking... is FAKE BOOZE always bad?

[@Tinman3187]

When I was deployed in Iraq we recieved a pallet of Heineken. Our suprise and joy melted when we realized it was alcohol free. The enemies cruelty can only be matched by that of our comanders.

[@magickmarck]

Yeah that stuffs terrible too. Claushaler or Budweiser beat it hands down. Can't imagine how bad I'd want a brew in Iraq.

[@ozziedudemike]

pfft! In Kuwait Our beer officer on our Australian ship traded our Oz beer for American beer in a 2 for 1 deal. Near got himself lynched. Not that I gave a toss. I don't drink beer, and 2 beers per man per day perhaps outside of flying stations rule doesn't apply to spirits. Drinks provided shows are beer, wine and soft drinks or sodas. Spent my life being an outcast, because I don't want to guzzle the slop in the fermenter bucket. It has prepared me for the cruel inequality and disappointment in life.

[@caspervanhal3113]

As a Dutchman I am proud that Heineken is trolling people with the flavour of their beers, and I am not only talking about their non-alcoholic ones. If you ever want to taste real good/tasty 'pils/pilsner' (ordinary Dutch beer) I would suggest trying Grolsch, Brand or Hertog Jan (increasing in strength of flavour). It is funny that every beer drinking Dutch(wo)man is so critical about Heineken, we even call it urine or cat urine (which is of course an overexaggeration), while in foreigners enjoy Heineken.

[@JLUROCK]

Could you test the non-alcoholic beverages in cocktails? It seems like they might do better in that context?

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

I second that! Maybe some of them aren't all that terrible once mixed in a cocktail. Ritual will probably always taste like ass.

[@colbyalbertson4573]

This has been my experience with all the spirit replacements I have tried. N/A beers and wines are a mixed bag, but there are definitely some great ones out there.

[@Chedd1es]

@@colbyalbertson4573 Yeah, Same. Seedlip "gin" is terrible, until you make it into a blackberry smash for example.

[@rayr5853]

where I work theres a recipe that mixes gin with spice 94 and sake and some other shit, pretty good drink. :) but its not-non-alcoholic

[@alimendil4257]

1%of them are made to be sipped neat, 99% say they should be mixed, it brings the flavour out. They are pretty good actually in cocktails, I like them

[@RolleiPollei]

As much as this stuff isn't for me personally, non-alcoholic "whiskies" helped save my friends life. She was in a terrible state with alcoholism and she would relapse with her favorite cocktails. These alternatives helped her have her fix without the alcohol. I am happy to see more alcohol-free alternatives on the shelves these days for this reason. Even if they really don't stand up neat to the real stuff.

[@censusgary]

You’ve got a point. I can’t stand the taste of artificial sweeteners, but for some people with diabetes, they’re almost a necessity.

[@NothingXemnas]

While not in the same way, I have a very severe sensitivity to ethanol, but the taste of wood and aromatics is very appealing to me. Sadly, a LOT of those tastes are impossible to get in otherwise non organic extraction, but if these substitutes get ANY CLOSE to the taste you'd find in barrel-aged stuff without giving me a hangover in 10 minutes, I am all in. I really got here because such tastes and aromas are exotic for the very reason they can't be found in any drink that isn't alcoholic! I am always looking forwards to advances in such non-alcoholic drinks for that reason.

[@doesntmatter46]

The 3 Mezcal labels you can put on your bottle are ‘Mezcal ancestral,’ ‘Mezcal artesanal,’ or simply ‘Mezcal.’ Ancestral has the most strict requirements, mainly being it has to be made with super old school clay pot stills. Artesanal is the most common label you’ll find in the States, the agave needs to be roasted underground & crushed with a tahona, but is distilled with a more moderen copper pot still. And if it’s labeled simply Mezcal, it means it’s made in a fairly industrial way, usually cooking agave in an autoclave, mechanically crushed, and distilled in stainless steel column stills.

[@eriksonofander]

I like Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher...it's not supposed to taste like beer because it's just sparkling water with hops. It really is refreshing.

[@iwschisel]

I was diagnosed with Leukemia back in December. Since then alcohol has been off the table. From the bottom of my heart I appreciate you trying out these NAs! Reviews for them always very majorly. But coming from you all they mean quite a lot. I've been a fan of your content since I got my first bottle of monkey shoulder and turned down a new avenue of flavor. Cheers 🥂

[@demonicbunny3po]

One of the things I often like to enjoy when not drinking alcohol is peanut punch. Milk, peanut butter, ice, and honey blended together into a thick, delicious drink.

[@theher0dies]

Holy shit, this is brilliant. Thank you!

[@demonicbunny3po]

@@theher0dies It is a drunk popular in the Caribbean with, I think, Jamaican origins.

[@jakebenoit1458]

I am going home to make and try this right now.

[@v1Broadcaster]

that sounds so terrible i have to try it immediately

[@shawnmoeller3867]

I have been sober going on 11 years in December and im 35 now, but I really like watching and learning. A lot of fun with this channel!

[@whiskeyyum1341]

Wish Alex had put the same thing in both cups on one of the tastings!😁

[@censusgary]

“It’s watery, and a little bit bitter.” “It has a fake, poison-y aftertaste.” That’s Corona for you.

[@rookzero]

Big fans of Athletic Brewing NA beer. Not EXACTLY the same, but tastes good and pairs well with the same baseball park kind of foods that we want to enjoy it with ⚾️🌭

[@carlj95]

Completely agree

[@JarrettOriginal]

Absolutely! Light, refreshing, hoppy, with a good mouth feel. Big fan!

[@blary5298]

They have a fantastic stout.

[@mofrancis7540]

The only NA option we actually enjoy is the beer by Athletic Brewing. Highly recommend!

[@concorde9065]

Instead of a quarterly dry week, I do a dry day every Saturday almost without fail and every few years I do a 4 to 6 month dry streak. Worked pretty well for me since I turned 21

[@Mountain_Drew_]

That's a great idea, I've been coming up with "dry" periods on my own since I've been married and had a kid. Hasn't worked out. I've been drinking heavily from the age of 16 (26 now), so I feel it's important to prove to my son, my wife, and myself that im not dependent. I like that, and I'm going to steal that idea (sat-sun). Thanks!

[@JazznRealHipHop]

“My favorite parts the finish of the finish, when it’s over” - Rex 😂

[@thedimestoredropout8111]

Due to financial and health concerns, I’ve cut back to only purchasing whiskey twice a year for Christmas and Pascha. The one good thing is I get to save a little all year to get something really nice to share with friends and family. I suppose that’s a bit of a non-sequitur, but in my mind it fit with my appreciation for you all doing dry weeks periodically through the year. Good on you.

[@RedSoxFanatic4Life]

This is why Apu hid the staircase to his secret garden behind the “nonalcoholic beer” door. 😂

[@guitarnbassman96]

Been trying to get my best bud to try whiskey for years. She ordered her first Templeton on the rocks on our trip to the Yellowstone. She’s been sent links to this channel every day since

[@jordanrossiter2982]

Iced tea is my usual go to when I want a non alcoholic drink

[@ApothecaryTerry]

I always think this with non-alcoholic drinks...why are people trying so hard to create (inevitably crap) non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic drinks when there are a million extremely tasty drinks out there which never contained alcohol? That said, Martini Vibrante is pretty damned great...I just use it instead of Aperol or Campari these days, but still mixing with real gin, so there's that.

[@joshgonzales117]

Lemon Lime Bitters is a go-to "mocktail." I guess there are miniscule trace amounts of alcohol in anything with bitters, but you'll never get buzzed off those. Glass + 6-8 dashes of angostura bitters + sprite = yum 👍🏽

[@aaronmcx]

As you are starting the dry week, I am entering my second dry week in a very long time, and the thing that I like to use is green tea with honey and mint. One thing I will say is that I have enjoyed my first week off so far just because of the weight loss that I have experienced.

[@Coachmeister]

My favourite whisky is wild turkey Rarebreed. I absolutely love it. And I have no drinking issues. But I chose sobriety since the new year. But I’ll always love this channel and will continue to watch!

[@johnathoncastro]

I like the 101 better than rarebreed

[@Nollie_Fullcab]

As someone who cant drink alcohol, i get what you're saying briana but these videos do help hahahaha

[@-Ghostess]

My non alcoholic go to is a rootbeer, with a splash of vanilla, and evaporated milk over cracked ice. *Or target sugar free lemonade packets (one pink one regular), with a few dashes rose water, a dash of vanilla, and made in sparkling water. *Or coffee shaken with maple, flavoring, and ice, with a layer of creamer put through the automatic frother, with a sprinkle of good hot cinnamon

[@pcmacintyre]

First chemist to create synthehol to mimic the burn and to hold the flavor compounds will make a fortune.

[@timothyhoehn4912]

Looks like they have their next challenge. Make a non alcoholic whiskey that tastes like whiskey. Be a good seller during dry week…

[@Jonalith]

seriously though, they've looked at NA spirits a few times and don't find any that are comparable (due to the lack of ethanol to carry the flavors as Daniel said), maybe they need to find a way to make it work.

[@miclowgunman1987]

i would love to see this. Ive put a bit of time into looking at how to make interesting drinks. Its always been my dream to be able to afford the equipment to make a non alcoholic distilled drinks that capture the complexity of real alchohol. I have the 3 seedlip drinks they offer, and I'm always shocked when people say it just tastes like water. I love to add some to apple cider for the spice. I also got a few of the Bax Botanics when I was over in the UK and would be interested to see then take a trip to the UK to visit all the Gin distillaries and try some of these non alcoholic offerings, as the trend has more traction over there. But overall, you would need to do basically vaccume cold distillary to protect any flavors, and do some shinanigans to replicate flavor profiles because the flavors are super volitile when not captured in alcohol. I'd be super interested to see anyone try though.

[@corbinpearce7686]

@@D0nKeY Knowing absolutely nothing about what's already been tried, or how any of this works. Just spitballing, maybe there's another ingestible chemical that has a an ability to bind flavors in, similar to ethanol?

[@lolzguyl]

I've never tried or heard of a whiskey where the ethanol is distilled out of the product, maybe there's something there? Corbin Pearce is also onto something with taking the chemistry approach. After all, every flavor in whiskey tends to link to one or more chemicals.

[@carlj95]

I have found a brand of non-alcoholic beer that I find drinkable. It's Athletic Brewing out of San Diego.

[@d.t.nelson8805]

Dry weeks don't mean much to me, because I don't drink alcohol on any consistent basis. It isn't a daily, or really even a weekly, thing for me. I may have a dram of scotch every day for three or four days then go a week or two before I drink anything, Or a may have a month where I drink something every 3-5 days, occasionaly having something 2 days in a row. I've gone a month without drinking anything, have a drink, then go another two weeks without alcohol. It isn't consistent. When I do drink, it could be scotch ( I have a variety of bottles from Aberlour, Ardbeg, Lagavulin, Glenfiddich, and more), or maybe bourbon (Buffalo Trace is my go to there), or some rum, tequila, or vodka-typically in a cocktail or mixed drink. I also use things like rum and kirschwasser when baking around the holidays (rum balls, rum cake, Black Forest cake, etc). I might have a Guiness or (if it is around Octoberfest) a märzen beer because I buy them to make bratwurst or if it is needed for a recipe. Same goes for wine. If I need it for a recipe I will get some and then finish the bottle (I'm the only one who drinks alcohol in my house, so a whole bottle of wine either has to be finished within a few days or it turns. When I go out I'll sometimes get a glass, because I do enjoy good wines. Occasionally I also get things like sake or brandy, but not often. Now COFFEE is practically every day for me. Two cups (and by cups I meen 15oz mugs) every morning... almost. Lately, I switch it out for tea amybe one day a week if I feel the caffeine is creating too much tension. My go to drink is coffee, tea (hot or iced), or water.

[@canadianwhiskysmith6453]

The story behind Seedlip is pretty cool. A good option as an alternative to gin for building mocktails. They aren't a de-alcoholized spirit, they are a botanical distilled water. The comparison to something like a "cucumber water" isn't far off. Sort of like the difference between a distilled gin vs a compound gin.

[@BelfryHex]

Interesting test! I was curious about these - thanks for doing this so we don't have to

[@CookieMonstaKilla]

This video taught me that Whiskey Tribe are true alcoholics. Congrats guys👏🏻🎉

[@Cionaoith]

I am about 1/5 Irish, 1/5 Scotch, 1/5 Bourbon, 1/5 Rye, and 1/5 Gin.

[@blary5298]

I've found Athletic Brewing company makes the best NA beer and these NA "Liquors" are meant to be mixed not drank neat. Monday with a ginger beer and lime is actually quite nice. Helped me through dry January. Honestly I usually just buy Angostura bitters and put it in seltzer if I'm trying to not drink.

[@mrshmee]

re: dry week, wife/I been playing around with some mocktails. We're not including booze alternatives like in this video, just playing around with different ingredients. Trying different home-made syrups and garden-grown flavours (like rosemary or mint).

[@rseandunham]

For beer, I found the Athletic brand to be very good. Their Free Wave hazy IPA is a favorite

[@ryana3665]

Athletic is so far ahead from any other na beer it’s not even close. Their limited edition gosé is also super good. Their stout tastes like crappy chocolate water in my opinion though.

[@rseandunham]

@@ryana3665 agree on the stout. You would think a stout would be easier to make a good version without alcohol. Not there yet, but their "Pilot" series is there to keep trying out new attempts. They had a couple of dark ones in there that were getting closer. And their winter exclusive, Lodge Life, is much better than the stout. But I tried a few other brands and their stouts, and as crappy as the Athletic stout is, it is at least drinkable.

[@Stevie37]

I was tempted to buy some of those non-alcoholic "spirits" when I was pregnant but the reviews encouraged me to just wait.

[@Amy_Dunn]

I 100% recommend Belvior Elderflower and rose lemonade! It's not even trying to be a "non-alcoholic" drink, it just tastes very wine-like on its own.

[@endlessresin9287]

Try free spirit bourbon! I actually like it. It's just tasty in general. It's like a spicy banana. It's the only non alcoholic alcohol that I'll pour over ice and enjoy

[@alt5494]

Hot tea or coffee is incredible on a night out. You have time to appreciate the quality. Anyplace that that has food will have one or both. Quality European & Asian restaurants almost always have incredible tea. High quality sparkling mineral water like mountain valley is also superb.

[@andrewbarnett5042]

when i'm not on the drink I'm on the Tea, the amount of different flavours in tea is amazing from darjeeling to Russian caravan.

[@Fastcar5000]

I don’t like soda (coke, Pepsi, sprite), so diet tonic with a dash of bitters and some lime is my go to mocktail. For the most part I don’t drink during the week so I typically have this in the evenings to wind down.

[@markokeefejr.1640]

I definitely agree that this needs a round 3. Each match gets 4 cocktails, 2 Alcoholic, 2 non, a simple mix, and a more complicated one. I'm really curious to see if any of these things work at all in their intended uses, or if they're all just crap.

[@SeaWasp]

I took up making my own chai spice. My rule is it has to stand on its own in hot water as an unsweetened beverage. Ground, toasted cardamon has a nice bitter note, toasted black pepper and ginger have that nice warming note as well which obviously we all like in booze, and what I make can stand on its own as a beverage either brewed hot in water or brewed and allowed to cool :). I think the flavour is just complex enough to be sippable, which I'm always after when it comes to a non-impairing drink. It don't do too bad with black tea either ;). and it's a mean hot toddy or mulled wine blend 🤙

[@m-d-b]

I'm having a 13 day break at the moment, think it's a great idea every few months. I tend to just do water and coffee when I'm not drinking alcohol but if It really wanted a cold soft drink then some kombuchas are quite nice (I obviously only go for the non-alcoholic kinds!)

[@boester69]

I went from drinking quite regularly, almost daily a few (mostly belgian) beers, to my doc telling me it is making some issues worse, so having to go mainly sober. Since I hate overly sweet sodas, and can't be happy drinking water, I am so glad to have discovered Corona 0% (or Cero as it is called in Europe). I don't drink it as a beer replacement, but more like a soda, which is very refreshing, the taste is nice to me, and I can drink a few without having to feel bad or suffer the consequences, there is no or hardly any sugar in it, so basically flavoured water. If you put it in that category, it is OUTSTANDING compared to other flavoured waters!

[@BocuStudio]

My wife and I are not drinking while we go through IVF, and we found a totally non-alcoholic bar in our area. It was pretty fun. They made some cool cocktails with stuff like the Kentucky 74. I have to say, so far after a few months of this that the Corona is one of my favorite go tos, and if you look in places like Total Wine, you can find local breweries getting in on the non-alcoholic beers. We've found some pretty decent ones from Atmos from Idaho and Brewdog.

[@kemptonrobert]

Not trying to knock em or anything, but Brewdog is anything but local. Started in Scotland, had a popular TV show, and now have brewpubs in several locations across the US.

[@BocuStudio]

@@kemptonrobert oh, I didn't know that. I guess I was a bit too general in listing the ones I've found that I enjoyed.

[@HausMi]

Best part is the Finish of the Finish🤣

[@viktorbryce951]

I want the deeper dive into Tequilas.

[@intity4305]

Lyres is awesome! I’ve made cold brew based non alcoholic sicilianos at my coffee shop with them and they are remarkably good!

[@Whiskey_Dave]

Great way to start my Saturday

[@Ganesha6661]

Great way to end my Saturday

[@JarrettOriginal]

Also, as what others have said, I think this is a challenge for you all to undertake! Make a distilled NA Whiskey analogue that you like. Bring your expertise to that side of the industry and see what you come up with!

[@jadegecko]

YES

[@warriorworkstraining]

I'll point out the OBVIOUS next step. Distill non-alcoholic spirits into something alcohol and taste it. Redeem the evil 0.0 into something that it always wanted to be. Make Pinocchio a real boy.

[@markiangooley]

I used to have no-alcohol German beer as a teen at a particular famous German pastry shop and café in Chicago (Lutz’s). Memories. Later took to drinking beer and the difference was obvious but the teetotal stuff wasn’t bad, and of course nostalgia.

[@jpmorgan5932]

you need to try them in cocktails!!!

[@chandonsikes1817]

I would like to see if it’s possible to distill nonalcoholic spirits into alcohol. I wonder if the sweetness in the nonalcoholic spirits would allow you to ferment it and distill it with the flavors of the nonalcoholic spirit.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I finally found a liquor store that sells Evan Williams BIB and it honestly blew me away. It’s a nice 7% higher than regular EW black and it’s only a few extra bucks. The aftertaste is much better as well, I love it.

[@mattock7]

yesterday it was bittermilk chocolate old-fashioned syrup, with Fee's Aztec chocolate bitters in soda water. today tonic syrup and Angostura bitters with a quarter of a lime in soda water, then the same but orange bitters.

[@joshzytkiewicz]

I've tried many NA whiskey's, Monday is the one I like the most. It's better on the rocks.

[@Ataro104]

I wonder how these would play out in cocktails

[@tickystick]

Bought Seedlip Spice to make some NA cocktails for my nieces and nephews, and as long as you're intentional with what you mix it with, you can make some great NA cocktails! You just definitely have to make them specifically for Seedlip, and not just replace the gin.

[@ryanblystone5153]

Thank you

[@CD23_06]

Mash gang make some awesome low/no alcohol beer so that’s what I’ve been drinking for the last month (exam season).

[@bradleymorgan8223]

I already haven't had a drink in a couple weeks.. here we go

[@boyflux]

I really recommend the breweries that specialize in NA / near beers. They've worked out processes and recipes that are beer with low abv, where the big brewers are often chemically stripping their regular beers.

[@chrisanderson2368]

Yes, any reasonable NA will likely be in beers. Specifically made for that purpose, as you said.

[@chefprov]

I really like the hop flavored waters !

[@chrisanderson2368]

Well now y'all need to use the NA spirits to make cocktails, to give them a fighting chance.

[@parentalguidancerecommended251]

Daniels right shoulder twitch was getting a real workout in this video

[@jakeperkins7871]

Doing like a reverse dry week, I never drink, but I'm home with my parents for a bit, so cheers

[@melddentravel8229]

Bought 2 bottles of 74 about 2 years ago to cook with. I did not the taste or the smell, but that's just me. Added moonshine to one bottle, but ended up throwing both bottle away.

[@Alex-zi1nb]

i just had some NA sam adams ipa today and it was delicious. all the flavors, none muted or distorted by alcohol. only issue is 22g carbs per beer lol. midas whale drink bread. ill just take a normal dry week

[@itatane]

A great malternative to whiskey is Scottish Breakfast Tea. Brew up a bunch, a bit of sweetener, some heavy cream... Sweet, malty, rich, caffeinated goodness.

[@FaceEatingOwl]

Whenever I dont drink … I get dehydrated.

[@Web3Metal]

Just saw some of the crew scootering through Austin 🎉 Didn't want to bother with a selfie but had to shout them out!

[@mwalker9284]

"If you drink apple juice out of... a butt" 😂

[@jonathanl1204]

Have to say, I haven’t tried a single NA spirit that tastes good neat, but Lyre’s products have this bizarre ability to make good cocktails. I actually keep their white rum alternative on hand because it makes awesome daiquiris (especially for my wife who doesn’t drink alcohol).

[@BigBig5]

Lyre's is my favorite brand, but Spritless Kentucky 74 is great for whiskey mocktails. Also, Almave Ambar distilled non-alcoholic blue agave spirit is great and has that aged vibe. It's the first non-alcoholic Blue Agave spirit made in Jalisco, Mexico. Founded by Lewis Hamilton and master distiller Iván Saldaña.

[@mstieler8480]

That end bit got me. "If you drink apple juice out of..." "A butt"

[@kodyth3b3ast86]

I usually only drink on special occasions or sparingly in general but when I'm not drinking (or while I'm drinking lol) I enjoy cannabis

[@craigwatson9160]

When not partaking in alcohol it's coffee!

[@lolzguyl]

Dunno if the comment I made was seen but I'm glad y'all are doing seedlip!

[@AdamKeele]

Thanks for not underplaying how terrible NA options still are.

[@Losdizzel507]

Seen it baught it @$75 already have the 126.4 proof and 130.4 soo add to the collection ,130.4 only baught cause the tasting WOW!!! AWSOME STUFF.

[@ryana3665]

Lagunitas ipna is supposed to be akin to the classic lagunitas ipa, not sumpin sumpin. Sumpin sumpin is a wheated ipa with a different hop profile. Also the best na ipas are from athletic brewing, their free wave is surprisingly decent.

[@torjones1701]

There are some perfectly lovely mocktails out there that don't require any of those abominations, Shirly Temple, Arnold Palmer, Mermaid Refresher, pineapple-orange-banana juice 50% and cream soda, any of the lemon-lime-aid's out there most of which are fabulous! the list is actually quite extensive.

[@ulkesh78]

Hey MBs!

[@GlaucusBlue]

I like the 0% beer, but nearly all have this distinct very malty taste, which I like, much prefer malty to hoppy beers anyway. Still drink but switched to 0% midweek. Sharps Doom Bar 0% is my favourite so far, haven't tried 0% spirits yet. 0% guiness is also surprisingly good.

[@NotQuiteEpic]

Heh, I'm a guy in the comments that stops drinking alcohol for a month at a time and enjoys all of the physical and mental benefits that come with it. I'm also the guy that dives right back in whenever I want because whisky is awesome.

[@chrisbailey4210]

I'm sure someone could explain it, but why don't they just boil the alcohol out of a spirit? Would all the flavour go with the alcohol?

[@magickmarck]

My ol dad and i both like the Budweiser Zero. I drink, he doesnt. They're fine!

[@stevesearle9144]

Just throwing this out there. Have you ever considered seeing if horehound candy will distill?

[@arieeddy9624]

I'm a disability support worker, so obviously I can't drink on shift. However, when I take my client to the pub for dinner, they like thinking I'm having a drink with them. My go to 100% of the time, is a 0% alc Heineken beer. Compared to a lot of beers here in Australia that are readily available, alc and 0% alc, it's honestly in my top 5, because it actually tastes almost identical to what it is trying to be

[@ericmckown734]

Hey I’m Irish and I have a lower case c with a upper case K in my last name. I’m with banana on this one. Soon I’m planning both Ireland and Scotland

[@KillCoMentalMusings]

I've been leaning into coffee, not a great idea since it's been a late in the day/ early evening thing. Besides that, water and the rare 7.5oz diet Dr. Pepper.

[@BigBig5]

Would it be possible to dealcoholize good whiskey?

[@ryana3665]

If you’re going for a Lagunitas NA beverage , just get the hop water. It’s delicious and not trying to be something it’s not.

[@jpoggi9081]

Cocktail Time with Kevin Kos has done a mini series following recipes from the book Zero Proof. The latest of which was a non-alcoholic old fashioned. Maybe reach out about sending you a sample or helping source the ingredients to try it out!

[@daniellord-vera6987]

I have a dry month usually at least 3-4 months

[@bobbybmxking]

I'd like to see y'all taste test all the clear spirits you can get and try to guess what they are!

[@apigtooter5727]

Take that woman to Scotland and put it on you tube

[@HuntersMoon78]

I used to drink a third of a bottle of vodka every night until New Year's 2023 I haven't had a single drink as of October 2023. 10 months sober.

[@JarrettOriginal]

Have to disagree on the Guinness, I think it's remarkably close. And Athletic is a fabulous light beer swap. But you have to understand, despite marketing (and much like mock meats) very few of them are going for a 1 to 1 replica. They are looking to create a similar experience. So far, as you noted, most liquor isn't quite there. Seedlip is the closest for a light, gin-esque, experience, which is very good when cold, with the Herbal one being the best. So it's not "gin" but "gin like".

[@jonathanhassell818]

You've gotta try Sam Adams Just the Haze! Bar none the closest and best NA beer I've had so far. I regularly get it and it's hard to tell it's an NA.