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Does this sickness seem to crop up once every month like clock-work? Sticks around for a week or so, you get cranky and experience cramps, too? Could be time to have that talk with your mommy.

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this post is very dumb. your avatar, however, is not.

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well, if you're looking for a manly substitute, there's always Hpnotiq.

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If the bar personel do not clean the pipes on a regular basis then this can happen. Does it happen after you drink at a particular venue?

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If the bar personel do not clean the pipes on a regular basis then this can happen. Does it happen after you drink at a particular venue?

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Yeah, there is one place where I consistently have this problem.

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If the bar personel do not clean the pipes on a regular basis then this can happen. Does it happen after you drink at a particular venue?

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Yeah, there is one place where I consistently have this problem.

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Yeah, there is one place where I consistently have this problem.

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Time to bring your own mug to this place then. I recommend this one:

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This generally happens when they don't rinse all the soap out of the glasses.

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It also happens when the bartender doesn't like you and dips his johnson in your beer before serving it to you.

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This generally happens when they don't rinse all the soap out of the glasses.

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It also happens when the bartender doesn't like you and dips his johnson in your beer before serving it to you.

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Yes. Always check the front of your bartender's pants before taking a drink of a beer for the first time.

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When tap lines and faucets are not cleaned fairly regularly, bacteria or yeast can thrive on the sugary beer. I mean "sugary "chemically speaking -- the sweetness is extracted from the malted barley. It is this sugar that the yeast consumes to create alcohol and CO2.

Symptoms of poorly cleaned tap lines can include foamy beer, off-flavors in the beer (possibly not noticeable if served ice-cold in a frozen glass). If a beer tastes sour or metallic, then there is "bonus" fermentation going on.

Here in CA, most bars have their lines cleaned regularly by the beer distributor. This is a legal "free" service. Other bars pay their own tap line cleaning service. It is rare that any establishment which pours a lot of beer doesn't get this done frequently and for free. You may occasionally find the tiny restaurant with a small kegerator who doesn't keep their lines clean. I can't speak for your state.

Your stomach upset could also coincide with the food served at this establishment. Or perhaps you are getting sick. Or possibly there is something noxious "in the air" at this establishment.

There are some beers whose yeast esters can give headaches. These are usually funky belgian brews made with once-wild yeast strains, or other experimental brews. I will assume by "dark beer" you're meaning something mainstream and probably pasteurized so this isn't relevant to your situation.

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I love how most OOT response contain 15 BS replies, then someone comes in and gives a totally thorough post.