AIBU for having a pint with breakfast in town?

I’m with your DP.

Having a pint with breakfast is grim.

I am so going to do this after my next park run! I need something after torturing myself for 40 mins!

What do you mean, so often? Where does the OP say she does this often?

Me and my ex had a breakfast in the chain you are talking about. It was 8am we had coffee , a cocktail each and a bottle of red. We came out quite sozzled. But we were on holiday and went to the beach to sleep it off.

Would you have enjoyed a zero alcohol Guinness just as much?

You would assume wrong. Someone doing something out of character as a one-off is in way, shape or form suggestive of an addiction.

Spoons is my second favourite breakfast after parkrun (Tim hortons is my fave). Often see people drinking at that time. Usually either old men or groups that are obviously using it as a meeting point before getting a bus or train to a stag/hen/birthday celebration. I'm more annoyed that the government have decided I'd get fat if I have the unlimited hot chocolate at spoons. I don't like tea or coffee.

Last year we went to Belfast on an early flight and at first I felt a bit strange having a pint at 7AM at the airport, but soon got into it (airports have no time zones - even though it was a domestic flight). It's not usual behaviour and I can't see the issue on occasion.

DP can jog on

There's something about the image of fried eggs swimming around internally with beer that makes me feel sick but if you can stomach it, I wouldn't judge.

It’s not unheard of for me to finish parkrun, have a breakfast and a coffee/pint and then walk home. I rarely drink any other time. I’m sat with friends. If people want to judge me, go for it!

Personally I don’t see the time of day as an issue. Surely someone having a pint as a one off with breakfast is much better than someone having 10 pints over the course of a few hours at night?!

the fact your DP commented on it being out of character means it’s not something you make a habit of!

Out of character suggests this is a one-off rather than regularly being on the booze with your cornflakes. An occasional hedonistic treat is one of the joys of life.

I flew business class a few weeks ago and damn right I went to the lounge and had a glass of fizz with my breakfast at 9am. Is it better because it was 'posh' not Spoons? Or worse because I was drinking alone?

Right bunch of fun sponges on here. 😆

Are the people saying sausages in Spoons are grim ever had them? They're delicious!

I would assume anyone drinking alcohol at 9.30am is an alcoholic, whether it's a pint or a mimosa. It's far too early for a pint.

I’d probably have a Bloody Mary instead of a pint but unless you’re having a pint with your breakfast every morning then no issue I can see!

I wouldn’t. I really just don’t understand the need for people to be drinking so often. We all know how bad it is for our body.

I do think that living with an alcoholic as a teenager has definitely clouded my view around alcohol. But I just don’t see the why you would want to drink so early in the day.

Well exactly.

Personally I'd say if you want a pint at breakfast time as an occasional thing, go for it!

Oh it's fine if rich people do it, don't worry.

I don't know why you need to ask, you do what you want, the place is serving drink, so have it!

If you think drinking in the morning is somewhat iffy, have a look at the number of passengers in an airport having lots of pints etc. at 4 and 5 am and onwards.

Go for it, as a one off. Far too much Puritanism on this site.

For me, alcohol at lunch even is definitely a Christmas only thing, so I wouldn't choose a pint at breakfast time.

However, I wonder how much of the raised eyebrows is because it's Guinness in spoons rather than mimosas at the Ritz.

Who gives a shit what he thinks? This is exactly why I live alone. Soooo tedious. You're an adult OP. What you do is up to you.

I barely drink but have on very odd occasions had a pint with breakfast, holiday, day out. I am most certainly not an alcoholic. This is not how alcoholism is defined in anyway shape or form

I don't think it really matters what time of day you have a single pint. It's more situational than time of day. Having a can on the school run - bad idea. Weekend breakfast - if you want to then go for it.

I bloody love a Spoons breakfast 😁
Such good value and really nice.
I personally couldn't stomach alcohol at half nine in the morning, but each to their own!
It's the weekend, it's presumably a one off and not like you do it every day.
I'd tell DH to shut his face if I was you, and say "it was very nice actually" 😁

Well it’s super common in Spoons. I walk past it most days and people do indeed start on the lagers first thing. I just assume they’re unemployed or alcoholic or shift workers.
Do what you like. Doesn’t it make you go into that weird relaxed state that’s incompatible with daytime though? Maybe that’s just me.