SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Year or so back I had an excellent pint of Bitburger draft in The Burnbrae in Bearsden (might have been the 'drive' you refer to). My golf club stocks bottled zero alcohol Bitburger - which is fine.
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Year or so back I had an excellent pint of Bitburger draft in The Burnbrae in Bearsden (might have been the 'drive' you refer to). My golf club stocks bottled zero alcohol Bitburger - which is fine.
Danielms
Hacker
Haven't drank for over 5 years.
Don't mind being designated driver and neither do my friends. Even being a rugby player never had an issues with it
Don't mind being designated driver and neither do my friends. Even being a rugby player never had an issues with it
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Phew! that must have been some hangover, send me your number I'm always looking for a lift :thup:
Lump
Tour Winner
A well known member at our club got pulled for drink driving home from the club 2 days in a row. Obviously someone had it in for him and reported him.
Not tee-total. Will drink but very very rarely. Just don't like the taste beer/larger/spirits. Bout the only thing I'll drink is cider.
shewy
Journeyman Pro
Teetotal for 3 weeks I work, my time off I do drink but not massively, can't remember last time I was hammered, getting to old for hangovers. Saying that I can do a bottle of wine with no ill effects the next morning. Contemplating teetotal till Xmas though to shed a few pounds.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I was teetotal for about five years and it made me aware just how unfunny and boorish some of my mates could be. Also gave up darts as I just didn't enjoy it without a drink. I do drink now but nowhere near what I did and find if I do go mad, the day after is much harder these days.
I do think golf clubs should push the non-alcoholic drinks. I can see, although don't condone why a pub may not want to push these but there's a real need for these to available and I'm surprised the government and health authorities haven't jumped on these as a viable alternative
I do think golf clubs should push the non-alcoholic drinks. I can see, although don't condone why a pub may not want to push these but there's a real need for these to available and I'm surprised the government and health authorities haven't jumped on these as a viable alternative
jusme
Challenge Tour Pro
I once ventured into alcohol free drinks. Found a few great online stores stocking hundreds of alcohol free beers, wines etc. Never knew there were so many choices. Worth a look if interested. In general I found the wine was poor in comparison. I read that taking the alcohol out of wine affected it greatly. The opposite was true for beer. I found the taste of many very very good and hardly noticed any difference.
Tiger man
Challenge Tour Pro
Should this not be moved to OOB
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Recently found a perfectly acceptable alcohol-free red wine in my local Waitrose recently - better than the alcohol-free whites I have tried.
Quit drinking close to 8 years ago now, it was never intended, just wanted to drop a few lbs as i played a lot of football back then, thought lets try a month. Figured lets try another, after 2 months, i had witnessed enough drunk people to think, lets go a bit longer, combined with health benefits etc it became permanent, have no intention of ever drinking, or smoking for that matter again.
Socialising is not an issue, I am a cheap date, soda and lime and you get to drive v wait on a taxi which is always nice.
Personally quitting changed my desire to put myself in social situations where people were pissed, not a problem from time to time, but regularly hitting pubs etc 3 or 4 hours in, I always found i was looking for an exit as drunk people are funny to each other but sitting in a bar with the fooball guys who are all 8 pints in and having someone repeat BUT THIS IS REALLY REALLY important FOR THE 5TH time gets old.
Socialising is not an issue, I am a cheap date, soda and lime and you get to drive v wait on a taxi which is always nice.
Personally quitting changed my desire to put myself in social situations where people were pissed, not a problem from time to time, but regularly hitting pubs etc 3 or 4 hours in, I always found i was looking for an exit as drunk people are funny to each other but sitting in a bar with the fooball guys who are all 8 pints in and having someone repeat BUT THIS IS REALLY REALLY important FOR THE 5TH time gets old.
craigstardis1976
Head Pro
My living is dependent on my short term memory having total recall to do my job. Sometimes having to memorize over 100 names and stats per day so any day I am working or the night before I leave the alcohol alone.
On a day off may have a scotch or a beer after a round of golf but that is it.
Craig
On a day off may have a scotch or a beer after a round of golf but that is it.
Craig
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Is that some kind of stage performance or are you working to break some kind of world record?
Could be Mark Roe in disguise, learns 100 boring things a day?
craigstardis1976
Head Pro
Almost...
I am a horse racing commentator here in the USA so I have to memorize the jockey silks, the horses name and key performance stats. Often up to 12 races per day 10-12 per race.
hovis
Tour Winner
The doctor told me i have a drinking problem but i said "i haven't got a problem, i like it"
