Reply #22: Congragulations on that 20 years! [View All]

I don't drink because alcohol gives me instant migraines; no party, just PAIN.

When I realized drinking was another thing I just couldn't do (almost 30 years ago), the only thing I missed was beer. I used to drink one called Birrell, and it wasn't too bad, better than O'Doul's, at least. I haven't seen it in years, though, and I don't know if it's still out there.

Since I'm usually in the nondrinking part of the crowd at any party, I've gotten to know a lot of sober alcoholics, and nearly all of them drink non alcoholic beer without any trouble or triggered cravings at all. The one or two who did experience cravings simply avoided near beer along with the real stuff.