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Show HN: Pour Decision – Alcohol Tracker and Mindful Drinking Companion

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Post by OzBuilds »

Hey there!

I want to share the alcohol tracker app that I've made for iOS.

The idea came to be when I decided I want to drink less, but not quit completely. I tried a bunch of solutions but I couldn't find the app quite right, so decided to build it myself. Existing apps that I've tried were either subscription-based, had a bad design/buggy, didn't come with a library of common drinks I can choose from etc. Pour Decision is my attempt to an app I wanted to exist. Hope y'all like it!

Website: https://pourdecision.app

App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pour-decision/id6499468185

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Post by SOLAR_FIELDS »

One thing I wish was a bigger thing in the States was more near beer like options. You basically have two choices for low alcohol beer when it comes to that in the States: you either buy the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5% or you buy N/A (Having lived in Sweden a bit who has better approach around this I can say it’s much nicer - Systembolaget has options for pretty much any percentage you like and breweries like mikkeller are making incredible low ABV options. 2% is available at the grocery store, and bars are legally required to offer N/A options.

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Post by [deleted] »

SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #2

One thing I wish was a bigger thing in the States was more near beer like options. You basically have two choices for low alcohol beer when it comes to that in the States: you either buy the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5% or you buy N/A ( Having lived in Sweden a bit who has better approach around this I can say it’s much nicer - Systembolaget has options for pretty much any percentage…

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#5

Post by kneel »

Try Ketohol, it's gaining popularity.

You get a slight buzz and no crummy feeling afterwards. Active ingredient is called 1-3-butanediol, breaks down into a ketone which is easily processed by the body. Unlike alcohol which breaks down into acetylaldehyde, nasty stuff.

Downsides are cost, availability, taste (not great) and buzz is not as strong as alcohol.

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Post by bdcravens »

SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #2

One thing I wish was a bigger thing in the States was more near beer like options. You basically have two choices for low alcohol beer when it comes to that in the States: you either buy the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5% or you buy N/A ( Having lived in Sweden a bit who has better approach around this I can say it’s much nicer - Systembolaget has options for pretty much any percentage…

> the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5%

There's many beers in the 6%+ range; they're just not at many grocery stores, and instead you have to go to a specialty store.

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Post by SOLAR_FIELDS »

bdcravens wrote: post #7
SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #2

One thing I wish was a bigger thing in the States was more near beer like options. You basically have two choices for low alcohol beer when it comes to that in the States: you either buy the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5% or you buy N/A ( Having lived in Sweden a bit who has better approach around this I can say it’s much nicer - Systembolaget has options for pretty much any percentage…

> the most watered down thing available which is usually around 3.5% There's many beers in the 6%+ range; they're just not at many grocery stores, and instead you have to go to a specialty store.

Perhaps you misunderstood the comment (and indeed rereading it I can see how it might be taken to mean that I am saying that only 3.5% beers are available in the states, which is definitely not the case. I’ve edited it to be more clear). There are certainly tons of options in the States above 3.5%. I’ve seen 18% beers before. But there are almost no options between N/A (legally less than 0.5%) and 3.5%, which is about the ABV of your typical domestic lager

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Post by isoprophlex »

kneel wrote: post #5

Try Ketohol, it's gaining popularity. You get a slight buzz and no crummy feeling afterwards. Active ingredient is called 1-3-butanediol, breaks down into a ketone which is easily processed by the body. Unlike alcohol which breaks down into acetylaldehyde, nasty stuff. Downsides are cost, availability, taste (not great) and buzz is not as strong as alcohol.

That... sounds too good to be true?
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