The music sounds different. Feels different. Tastes, smells, thoughts, attitude, creativity, all from…
A beer buzz. It’s fucking great.
I feel like it’s something we don’t talk about nearly enough.
There are lots of great things about beer and, for me, this may be the biggest: a nice buzz.
You see, I am a weird motherfucker. Not a normal person when it comes to communicating to other humans.
But when I have a beer. Or two. I feel like I bump up to the level of a regular person.
I can talk about things. Amplify my mood. And it’s all due to alcohol. Beer.
And, I am more creative. Some of my best writing ideas happen after a beer. Turns out, you actually are more creative when drinking:
“Alcohol manipulates focus,” says Jennifer Wiley, Ph.D., and coauthor of the study. If you’re doing taxes—not such a good thing. But when it comes to puzzles or “out of the box” tasks, relaxation and flexibility—what you’re feeling after a few drinks—can spark creativity. You’re more likely to let your mind wander, she says.
Hells yeah, that’s science, my friend.
Sadly, it’s always a small window, the beer buzz. It’s like, maybe a couple hours. But it’s a good couple of hours. A really fucking good couple of hours.
Then it starts degrading into being tired or drunk or both, if you keep going.
Yes, there is a downside sometimes. If I am pissed about something, I am looser and sometimes say what I feel.
Hell, I called out Oakland A’s pitcher and broadcaster, Dave Stewart, on Twitter last night about being a company man during this whole Oakland A’s moving to Las Vegas deal:
That was after two beers. I turned up the volume on my third:
Dave Stewart is a hero of mine and I called him out publicly in front of the Oakland A’s community. There is no way I do that with no beers in me. A buzz can make a nerd do weird things.
Wait, I am getting off track…
I just wanted to tell you this because it never gets discussed: a beer buzz is awesome!
The time between having a couple beers and getting tired and passing out, is magical, creative, fun, and needs more respect.
Here are these thoughts in video form, if you’re interested:
