I love a good cocktail and enjoy a good wine but lately I’ve been enjoying non-alcoholic beer more frequently. I like a cold beer and I particularly like popping a stubbie in the freezer for 15 minutes to put a nice little icy edge on it. 

I don’t usually drink during the week but with the non-alcoholic beer I can come home and wind down with one, sitting on the balcony just letting the work thoughts slide out of the brain. I usually have the Asahi but my current stock is Peroni. It’s quite tasty. 

I use one of the many many stubbie coolers I acquired from dad’s collection after he passed away and a little part of me feels like I’m still sharing a beer with him. It’s been 22 years but it still gives me some comfort to have a small tangible connection to him right in front of me.