A couple of weeks ago I went out for a friend’s birthday and spent a couple of hours there in the pub. Can you have fun at a bar without drinking?! Well, I’ve often wondered, even enviously, that some people can go out and have fun without drinking. Throughout my adult life, I’ve usually chosen differently and drank some beer whether just stopping by or spending all night in the pub.

I wanted to test whether 0.0% beer would boost a social situation where I used to have a pint in hand. And it sure did work. That Warsteiner Fresh was many times better than the previous non-alcoholic beers from years ago! 🙂 It was nice to realize that you don’t need that alcohol in a bar environment if you don’t drink it elsewhere either. I think I had at least three of those maybe (my memory is failing)!

We had some deep and rewarding conversations between the two couples, including things we’ve noticed as adults, the activities of our teenagers, abstinence from alcohol, sports etc. It was really nice! But the most amazing thing was to notice that no one expected me to “get the situation back on track” by drinking alcohol!

Read more of my abstinence from the diary post: Clearly better update