Low/No Alcohol Beer

[Ming the Merciless]

Can’t remember last time I got drunk, it’s so long ago. Yes beer is drunk for the taste, there’s some lovely flavours out there.

 

[vickster]

Do people actually drink beer for the taste? Beer makes you drunk, otherwise what's the point? Myself, I'm a cider drinker. I certainly woudn't bother with alcohol free cider if I had to keep away from alcohol for some reason. It's a bit like like caffeine free cola or coffee -you drink it for the effect, or to get you going in the morning, not for the taste, you might as well drink water. (Takes cover).

Cider (haven’t drunk it for about 25 years after too much Strongbow and subsequent chunder)

I grew out of drinking to getting drunk in my early 20s I now drink only socially as rarely actually get drunk

 

[tyred]

You may have covid

Does Heinekein have a taste in the first place?

 

[oldwheels]

Yes

Good beer yes. Never touch the mass produced stuff like a well known lager.
There are books devoted to the subject and taste varies widely.

 

[tyred]

Kaliber was nasty.

A colleague who plays in a band told me a story from years ago involving a gig where a row with pub owner escalated and the pub refused to pay them. Their bass player was really wound up and angry at this and as they were loading the instruments into the van in the pub's back yard the store room door was open so the bass player went into it the dark and sneaked off with a crate of bottles as "payment" and got into the back of the van where he sat drinking one bottle after another the whole way home while cursing the pub owner. He was in a terrible state and they had to carry him into the house and put him on the bed when they got him home and his wife asked what he had been drinking. They didn't know so got a torch and looked into the back of the van and looked at the bottles.

He had picked up a crate of Kaliber in the dark and thought it was proper beer Proof that there is such a thing as a placebo effect! I think it took him a long time to live it down

 

[NotAsGoodAsMyBike]

Nanny State for me every time. Punk AF if it’s not available, or Ghost Ship at a push. Peroni has the advantage of being on the menu at Pizza Express, which is the only time I’ll drink it

 

[Hover Fly]

I’m not allowed alcohol, but wouldn’t drink 0% beer or wine. No added sugar ginger beer or orange for me.

 

[MarkF]

I've been on it a few weeks, Moretti Zero I like, Shipyard & Erdinger I don't, but I've settled on Bavaria because it's so cheap! it's okaaay to drink but I was spending £6 a day on beer, not much financial point in giving up & spending nearly the same on 0% beer. I was going to pack it in before I read that % beer is actually good for you, so it's Bavaria at £2.25 for 4 x 330cl until my 2kg lockdown weight increase is gone.

This is a good site for those wanting some reviews of no/low alcohol drinks. Steady Drinker

 

[keithmac]

Do people actually drink beer for the taste? Beer makes you drunk, otherwise what's the point? Myself, I'm a cider drinker. I certainly woudn't bother with alcohol free cider if I had to keep away from alcohol for some reason. It's a bit like like caffeine free cola or coffee -you drink it for the effect, or to get you going in the morning, not for the taste, you might as well drink water. (Takes cover).

Seems on a par with meat free sausages or vegetarian bacon..

 

[tyred]

I'm trying a Brewdog at the moment and like it. I think it's the best I've tried so far. I could drink Erdinger, it's okay but I just don't see why it seems so highly rated. I also like Perlenbacher from Lidl, Brewdog is definitely better but Perlenbacher has got the advantage of being much cheaper than many of the others so I might make it my "brand."

I have a friend who waxes lyrical about Heinekein 0 so I might give that a try but I think if I don't like normal alcoholic Heinekein I am unlikely to like the non-alcoholic version!

I like the taste of beer but I do find I'm drinking more of it during lockdown and am starting to notice the extra calories making their presence felt so have been playing with the low/no alcohol varieties.

 

[GlamorganGuy]

I gave up alcohol 2 years ago but when I get that lager craving it has to be Heineken 0.0 - served super cold the taste is absolutely spot on. After a long thirsty ride it's awesome.

 

[GetFatty]

I’ve really cut down over the last couple of months with the odd night on the beer but I’ve always been slightly offended by the price of low alcohol beer. I also found I got the same craving for it so would drink just as much. It just seems better to be on water when I’m not drinking beer

 

[Julia9054]

I have recently discovered that non alcoholic rosè wine is reasonably drinkable.
Unlike non alcoholic red wine which has an aftertaste of . . . evil

 

[Deleted User]

I have recently discovered that non alcoholic rosè wine is reasonably drinkable.
Unlike non alcoholic red wine which has an aftertaste of . . . evil

Isn't ALL Rose wine non-alchoholic?
Just kidding, I like Barefoot and Gallo but it is quite weak.
2 Bottles usually puts me right.

 

[PaulB]

What you should do, right, is get a bottle of no alcohol beer, 33ml. Pour it into a pint glass so there's plenty of space whch your illl with vOdka an thend ouve gorrra drnk wurth ahvign.

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