Aww, Amstel ❤️
Honestly, I had no idea it was a beer brand. If I saw a bottle now, I'd probably think "oh look, like Eric's dog" xD
I love the sense of "we pulled through together" in your stories here. I think it's wonderful how you turned out, after all that, 'cause there seem to be two meanings to "I survived that", and one implies a sense of meanness, vengefulness at the world for having survived. You don't seem like that, fortunately. :)