No longer a fan of lager!

(Ellen) #1

Went for drinks with a couple of guys from work tonight, normally have 2 pints but struggled tonight, didn’t even finish 1 pint, it just felt too heavy & gassy. Obviously tastes they are a changing.

(TJ Borden) #2

As I’m literally sitting at my favorite tap house that I hadn’t been to in MONTHS (they thought I had died), I’m noticing the same thing. I’ve never been a big lager guy, but I’m struggling to get through my second IPA. Not really the taste, I still like that, it’s just so filling, and I’m getting a buzz after 1-1/2, where it used to take me 5 or 6. To be fair, I’m a mug club member so my pours are in a 32oz mug, not a pint; but still.

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(Ellen) #3

That’s it exactly, just so filling. Seriously doubt I could finish even 1/2 pint of a decent ale.

#4

I have lost all interest in drinking since going keto.
Previously I was semi-pro :rofl:

(Ellen) #5

Am definitely an amatuer these days.

#6

Same here man, It saddens me but it’s the best thing. I used to drive for a beer distributor and bought the crap by the case at cost! Now it’s White Russians when I drink.

(TJ Borden) #7

That used to be one of my favorites (the dude abides), but I freaked out about the sugar in Kahlua so I switched to the safety of gin and sodas

#8

Ahhhhhh, it’s not perfect but I started with Kahlua Flavored sugar free syrup, then they lost the “Kahlua” branding I’m assuming a legal thing, now it’s “Coffee Liquer” doesn’t taste the same but not terrible either. A lot of people on Youtube do a homebrew Kahlua from Vodka, I didn’t do it for a while because how the hell can you make coffee rum from Vodka? Finally gave in, not too bad! Of course if I made a real one I probably wouldn’t say that but hey, it’s what I got.

#9

Use rum instead of vodka.

#10

Tried, never worked right. I can get closer to real Kahlua with Vodka than I can rum, makes no sense but multiple tries, same result. I don’t know if Kahlua makes their own rum or not but It always comes out completely off. I’m a huge rum fan so I’ve tried a ton of them. Figured a cheap sweet one like Captains would be about right, came out like crap. Went fancier with a Zaya, sucked. Appleton, Bacardi something always doesn’t mix in right when you add the coffee in. You figure it out you let me know and I’ll start brewing that crap by the drum!

#11

Hmmm…you lost me at “add the coffee in.” Are you not extracting the coffee into the booze?
Like this: https://thethingswellmake.com/homemade-tia-maria-kahlua-copycat-coffee-liqueur-recipe/
I’ve always done something similar, make the coffee/booze extract, add sweetener.
Are you mixing strong coffee, booze, and sweetener instead? Never tried that method myself.

(Sheri Knauer) #12

I don’t think I could stomach a beer anymore. ITs been over 1.5 years since I had a beer and we have a farm microbrewery right next to my neighborhood (I can see it from my bedroom window) that was conveniently close and my husband, kids, and I would walk over there every weekend for 2 or 3 beers. Now I might have a glass of wine every other month or so but really don’t miss either.