National Beer Lovers Day
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Once quite the beer drinker; those days passed sometime in the early 1980s as my interests turned toward other forms of recreational refreshment — though I have been known to sip or slam one down in recent history.
I used to be found each Friday evening at The Villa in Five Points with the Emergency Room crew after the shift.
Then I went into the Navy and of course, beer was still something I indulged with the frequency and gusto of a sailor.
Then I evolved into this 'other creature' and became less the beer drinker with periodic forays into my old ways ... such as parties and such.
Now, I can't tell you when the last time I have indulged. Usually it is offered during some visit and I must admit I like them more than I might admit otherwise.
I just don't include it on the grocery list or actively pursue some bar stool from which to perch and drink.
I don't begrudge others the indulgence for in my heyday I was quite the imbiber.
I try to remember this when I am in the company of others who may have had one or two or three or four too many !
My tastes in beer include the full gamut of drafts and bottled beers with canned varieties bringing up the distant rear of the pack.
The oddest thing in my memory is my aversion to food with beer. I've had a number of friends tell me that it's odd as well.