I spent a while acting like I was really interested in the flavors of mezcal, brandies, scotch and whiskey before I was finally fuck it and just drank $5 brandy and Diet Pepsi.
I've been a white guy since the 80's and I have no idea what an IPA is. It is a beer. It is a "pale ale" whatever that is. It also comes equipped with the letter i. Is that all there is to know?
I think you meant to say, Girls are addicted to lattes and Boys are addicted to beer. And if addicted hard enough will make their addiction a part of their personality.
The I stands for India as the British used to have to stick loads of hops in for the ale to make it to India without going off as hops are antimicrobial.
Made a new year's resolution a few years back to quit drinking cheap beer, and drank nothing but local craft IPA's for a whole year and became even more of a raging alcoholic drinking 4 or less IPAs every night, than when I drank a 12 pack of cheap beer every night
If you're looking to wean yourself off of it, I was able to cut back by just stocking liquid death water in the fridge. I used to drink 4-5 cans of beer a night and then replaced it with 3 beers, one water. I found for me at least just holding/drinking from the can was enough for me to cut back one can per night for a few months, and then did the same down to two cans of beer per night.
At first I thought the idea of canned water was so dumb, but realized some of my addiction was not the alcohol itself, but just the act of drinking, and if water were in a beer can, that would be a foot in the door to change my habits.
Pretty much my story exactly. I've been going 2 or 3 days a week without lately though. The alcoholism creeps up on you. I'm never drunk per se, but I'm almost always buzzed before bed. I'm trying to cut it out though.