Low alcohol beers with mushroom "microdosing"

[matticus]

Anyone know what this is about??
The adverts talk about a "buzz", but definitely avoid any hint of hallucinogens.
???

 

[fossyant]

????

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Need a buzz? have a second beer. I don’t get it.

sounds like just another way to get stupid.

 

[Chris S]

Mushroom microdosing is the practice of ingesting a very low, "sub-perceptual" dose of psilocybin-containing mushrooms on a regular schedule, with anecdotal reports claiming benefits such as improved mood, creativity, and focus.

As of 2025 all psilocybin-containing mushrooms, fresh or dried, are illegal to possess, cultivate, or sell in the UK. I don't know how the brewery would get around that.

 

[FishFright]

The UK ones don't contain any psilocybin at all and use a blend of other non psychedelic fungi , usually Lion's Mane and Ashwagandha etc.

 

[MontyVeda]

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As of 2025 all psilocybin-containing mushrooms, fresh or dried, are illegal to possess, cultivate, or sell in the UK. I don't know how the brewery would get around that.

But nature cultivates them every autumn throughout the UK. DAMHIKT

 

[Jameshow]

Does a white wine chicken and mushroom sauce count?!🤣🤣🤣

 

[mistyoptic]

I’ve tried two of them. One from Impossibrew and the other from Collider. Both claim to have active mushrooms or other plant extracts.

The Impossibrew “triple hopped IPA” is a decent AF beer but neither range has given me a “buzz”

 

[matticus]

The UK ones don't contain any psilocybin at all and use a blend of other non psychedelic fungi , usually Lion's Mane and Ashwagandha etc.

Yes, I've definitely seen those mentioned in some ads.

 

[wafter]

Best case they might have some legit therpeutic value, worst case the product's balls and they're just cynically trading off a false implied association with psychedelics (using terms such as microdosing, for example).

 

[slowmotion]

I suspect I didn't "microdose" on lager this evening but I've still got a pleasant buzz.

 

[CarbonClem]

Seems mad now that a few years ago you could buy magic shrooms on the high street

 

[T4tomo]

I think the "buzz" is mainly placebo effect. You've paid twice as much as a regular AF IPA for it so you expect to feel the buzz and be able to justify why you overpaid for the marketing hype.