No Alcohol Beer

Hungry Joe

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Just given up the booze for good. Any good no alcohol (0.05% for the pedants) recommendations? Becks Blue I know is ok. Went to Portugal a few years back and they had a great range, dark beers and all. I've heard the no alcohol versions are big in Germany now too. Also, any no alcohol wine recommendations also appreciated. Yet to find one that I'd buy again.

 

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Robdinho

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Not tried many but I thought the alcohol free Erdinger was pretty tasty

 

beorhthelm

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erdinger do one, im sure that'll be nice. im often tempted to try it but when its only 50p or so less than the real thing, i cant resist the full fat version.

 

Titus

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• Apr 20, 2013

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I've tried a few and the best I found was Cobra.

 

Hungry Joe

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Robdinho said:

Not tried many but I thought the alcohol free Erdinger was pretty tasty

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Thanks, will check it out. Where did you find that?

 

Hungry Joe

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Titus said:

I've tried a few and the best I found was Cobra.

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That's interesting. I tried the Cobra version a couple of years back and thought it was awful. Perhaps they've upped their game.

 

Racek

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• Apr 20, 2013

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Hungry Joe said:

Just given up the booze for good. Any good no alcohol (0.05% for the pedants) recommendations? Becks Blue I know is ok. Went to Portugal a few years back and they had a great range, dark beers and all. I've heard the no alcohol versions are big in Germany now too. Also, any no alcohol wine recommendations also appreciated. Yet to find one that I'd buy again.

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Why did you give up?

 

Titus

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They have to be damned cold to fool the taste buds though.

 

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dougdeep

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• Apr 20, 2013

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If you prefer bitter then Harveys do a couple.

 

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Robdinho

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Hungry Joe said:

Thanks, will check it out. Where did you find that?

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I think I got it from a Tesco, seen it in a few supermarkets.

I've just noticed your 0.05% limit - despite being called 'Alkoholfrei' the Erdinger is actually 0.5%abv.

 

Hungry Joe

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Robdinho said:

I think I got it from a Tesco, seen it in a few supermarkets.

I've just noticed your 0.05% limit - despite being called 'Alkoholfrei' the Erdinger is actually 0.5%abv.

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Thanks. I don't intend to stick to a strict 0.05% so that's not a problem. I notice quite a few breweries are doing low abv beers now, around the 2.5%, especially since the duty regs changed.

 

Hungry Joe

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Steve2244 said:

Why did you give up?

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Health reasons; dodgy thyroid, palpitations after a moderate 3 or 4 pints and occassional angina-like chest pains after heavier sessions during the early hours. Also get occassional sleep apneoa.

 

Notters

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• Apr 20, 2013

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My mate bought a crate of alcohol free Becks by accident once . It did taste exactly the same.

 

Hungry Joe

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dougdeep said:

If you prefer bitter then Harveys do a couple.

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I do Doug, thanks.

 

hybrid_x

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alhambra beer (spanish) - 0.05% - organic recipe - tastes superb.

 

Barry Izbak

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• Apr 20, 2013

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I have got a mate who drinks Kaliber Shandy.

He knows its weird but doesn't give a toss what people think

 

Racek

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Notters said:

My mate bought a crate of alcohol free Becks by accident once . It did taste exactly the same.

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it really doesn't.

 

Hungry Joe

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hybrid_x said:

alhambra beer (spanish) - 0.05% - organic recipe - tastes superb.

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That sounds interesting, know anywhere in the Sussex area that stocks it?

 

Racek

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Barry Izbak said:

I have got a mate who drinks Kaliber Shandy.

He knows its weird but doesn't give a toss what people think

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thats funny and expensive.

 

Hungry Joe

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Barry Izbak said:

I have got a mate who drinks Kaliber Shandy.

He knows its weird but doesn't give a toss what people think

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Attitudes are definitely changing on that front. I have several mates and colleagues who only drink no/low alcohol beer, and believe me, if you looked at them you wouldn't pick them as non drinkers.