Ancient spirits of alcohol. Transform this decayed form… into Beerman! The Ever Drinking!
So it’s been a while and there’ve been a few changes around these parts while we were away. First of all, shortly after the thrilling conclusion of Drinktober 2024 that absolute rotter Heidi decided to stop drinking for good. Shocking, right? What kind of a monster puts her own health and wellbeing ahead of my narcissistic need for attention?
Seemed like cheating to have a teetotaller take on a sobriety challenge so Drinktober ended up taking a hiatus for 2025 and I got a well needed rest.
You can’t keep a Beerman down though, so for 2026 I was all fired up to begin again. With a brand new victimvolunteer and a fresh crop of beers and costumes I was all ready to go when the whole sober October project switched hands. Now being run by the guys at Alcohol Change, it seemed a bit of a dick move to associate my boozy nonsense with a charity aimed at supporting people with actual problems around alcohol. I didn’t find out about the switch until September which left things a bit too late to try and find an alternative charity with their own drop-in fundraising infrastructure that would free me up from actually handling any money.
So, at least for 2026, I’m doing this entirely for my own entertainment. Hopefully y’all will come along for the ride! Maybe next year I’ll be back to nagging you for donations, but this one is just for the fun of it!