{"id":11072,"date":"2024-02-03T17:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T17:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11072"},"modified":"2024-02-03T17:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T17:03:32","slug":"health-wellbeing-can-i-survive-a-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11072","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH & WELLBEiNG: Can I Survive a Beer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The tipple of choice for this experiment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve bought a can of beer. And beer with alky-hole innit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is significant. As I\u2019ve been tea-turtle for quite some time now. I haven\u2019t been suffering maddening lusts for booze. I did have another minor \u2018lapse\u2019, a few days ago, and have a thimble-full of Baileys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baileys was pleasant enough. But, rather gladdeningly, I didn\u2019t want any more. It was nice. But not too<\/em> nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, a few day later, I want to see what happens if I have a single beer. Can I maintain my control? My equilibrium? Can I resist a gradually-building turning to horribly-inevitable descent into addiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sounds almost comical. But it ain\u2019t. Not by a long bleedin\u2019 chalk! It\u2019s feckin\u2019 serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tried this recently. Pleasant enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers have been helpful. I find I like them. But I\u2019m not crazy about them. And they kind of help put the flavour aspect of alcoholic beers in a new perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcoholic beers taste ok. But it\u2019s the alcohol that, rather sneakily, becomes the driver. You can kind of kid yourself you\u2019re being discriminating. Well – in fairness I guess you are? – but there\u2019s something <\/em>revealing about removing the alcohol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I\u2019m getting at is that returning to booze, and beer in particular, I\u2019m slightly disappointed by it. Not in a major league way. It\u2019s just a reminder that it\u2019s not all that<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyhoo\u2026 I picked Shore Leave partly cause it just jumped out at me, and partly on account of the Tom Waits song by that name. And I\u2019m enjoying it. I just hope I\u2019m not enjoying it too much?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are yummy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bought some me delish Lu French lemon flavoured cakey things. I thought they were flat biscuits. Turns out they\u2019re quite chunky!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u2018pregnant\u2019 profile !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the side they almost look a bit like Chinese dumplings. They don\u2019t taste that way at all, needles to say (that\u2019s a Patridgean pun!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026 will I survive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve bought a can of beer. And beer with alky-hole innit. This is significant. As I\u2019ve been tea-turtle for quite some time now. I haven\u2019t been suffering maddening lusts for booze. I did have another minor \u2018lapse\u2019, a few days ago, and have a thimble-full of Baileys. The Baileys was pleasant enough. But, rather gladdeningly, … <\/p>\n

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