Alan_R Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Marks and Spencer Czech lager is a nice easy drinker. Not too chemically, one of the better ones. It is 0.5% tho, rather than completely alco free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Wee bump since I've stayed sober over Christmas Corona Cero is about the best zero alcohol lager. Helps that a lime is acceptable, gives it that more tart taste so you can just swig it. Likely Budvar Nealko as well. Original Budvar is one of my favourite lagers. They don't come close but it's still decent. Peroni 0% is also drinkable. Happy to have seen this in a few bars out and about. The less common Becks blue and Heineken zero become the better. Both bowfin but often the only options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escobri Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Got friends who drink Guinness and like the alcohol free version, I'll take their word for it 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Real men drink and drive. Imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 The Guinness is super especially if you pour it so the widget does it's work. I'm waiting for this to come out though https://www.menshealth.com/uk/nutrition/a30117412/alcohol-hangover-alcarelle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddysBar Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 When I drive to a restaurant I never have a 0% beer. Just don’t see the point. Quite happy with a soft drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Love a Beck's Blue, and the Guinness stuff isnae bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, jonesy said: Got my cup holder modified so it takes two tins of Strongbow at the same time. Like, for longer journeys. This is a real man right here 👆😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 9 hours ago, jonesy said: or one of those hipster colas. ✌️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Heiniken 0.0% leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth and, if l've had 3 or 4, a bad headache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Tbh, I don't see the point. I don't drink alcohol for the taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Guiness 0.0 still my favourite. A bit off topic but discoverd recently a locally brewed (Bermondsey) draught beer called "Small Beer". It is naturally brewed low alcohol (2.7%), not beer with alcohol removed. It is a sort common in the States and esewhere in the days when tap water was unsafe/unreliable. It is the real thing and tastes like it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 https://sentiaspirits.com/ This is supposed to hit your gaba receptors in the brain which is what alcohol does. I've tried it but cannot feel anything. Others claim it works in a mild way as do some of the reviews. Meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Tbh, I don't see the point. I don't drink alcohol for the taste. I went through a wee spell of buying Heineken 0, but soon realised I was chucking my money away. It’s not great and your post pretty much nails it. Heineken Silver is the only Heineken coming through my front door now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, ri Alban said: Tbh, I don't see the point. I don't drink alcohol for the taste. Still can't beat a pint on a summer's day etc. But sometimes not worth the hassle or the risk I've never drunk soft drinks like cola etc. I'm not much of a sweet tooth. Whereas I enjoy a lager. Also swigging bottles of peroni 0. I was well into the night before anyone even questioned it. Not that it bothers me but it saves the initial "just have a pint, get the car tomorrow" blah blah blah. Think the main thing for me is how unproductive I am the next day. I work, care for my mother, trying to get fit and have some time for me around family life and 3 kids. Times precious. I cba wasting it in bed these days. Anyway, I totally get why folk wouldn't bother but there's my take. I often just drink sparkling water as well tbf Plus I'm not teetotal anyway. But I've Defo been thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 This topic is providing the mods with a ban list. Non alcoholic beer, **** sake. Buy a coke. It's cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Alan_R said: Still can't beat a pint on a summer's day etc. But sometimes not worth the hassle or the risk I've never drunk soft drinks like cola etc. I'm not much of a sweet tooth. Whereas I enjoy a lager. Also swigging bottles of peroni 0. I was well into the night before anyone even questioned it. Not that it bothers me but it saves the initial "just have a pint, get the car tomorrow" blah blah blah. Think the main thing for me is how unproductive I am the next day. I work, care for my mother, trying to get fit and have some time for me around family life and 3 kids. Times precious. I cba wasting it in bed these days. Anyway, I totally get why folk wouldn't bother but there's my take. I often just drink sparkling water as well tbf Plus I'm not teetotal anyway. But I've Defo been thinking about it I'm the same about wasting time rotting in bed. It's great to not drink alcohol, hop in the car home and then up and at it the next day. I drink soft drinks but when you're in a pub or something I find I just plow through glasses of coke or whatever so a non-alcoholic beer can be drank more at pace with everyone else and avoids the sugar/aspartame grogginess the next day. Edited December 27, 2022 by Taffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 hours ago, ri Alban said: Tbh, I don't see the point. I don't drink alcohol for the taste. Fair enough. I'm beer daft, though, so would much rather have a Beck's Blue than normal soft drink in the pub or with my dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 hours ago, the posh bit said: ✌️ Just a weakened drinker, are we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Bauld said: This topic is providing the mods with a ban list. Non alcoholic beer, **** sake. Buy a coke. It's cheaper. Coke is full of sugar though..non alcoholic beer much nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, postage-stamp said: Coke is full of sugar though..non alcoholic beer much nicer So is beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 15 hours ago, jonesy said: Still can't drink them with any real pleasure. Would rather have a glass of water or one of those hipster colas. Polar Cola? Get about a gallon of it from Farmfoods for about 60p. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Bauld said: This topic is providing the mods with a ban list. Non alcoholic beer, **** sake. Buy a coke. It's cheaper. Don't understand why people find it difficult to understand that some people don't like the taste, sweetness or gassiness of Coke, Pepsi and many other soft drinks. And like the taste of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Morgan said: Just a weakened drinker, are we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I never used to understand alcohol free beer, but I've been trying to cut down on what I drink this year. Having a couple of Erdinger or San Miguel alcohol free beers in the fridge is a nice way to sit down in the evening and have a beer without getting melted. Unlike with regular beers, I'm quite happy to just have one or two of the non-alcoholic versions; if I have a normal can or bottle, I'll have about 7 more to make sure. It tastes like the real thing, and I'd much rather have one of those than a can of Coke. If it's not for you, fair enough, but shitting on other people for not wanting to have a drink is strange behaviour. If you don't want it, don't drink it, but lots of people have their reasons for not wanting to have an alcoholic drink. It's becoming far more popular, and the number of people drinking it suggests there is a strong market for it. There are far more choices than there were even a few years ago, and it no longer tastes like diluted pish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Bauld said: So is beer. Not full to the same extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 39 minutes ago, tian447 said: I never used to understand alcohol free beer, but I've been trying to cut down on what I drink this year. Having a couple of Erdinger or San Miguel alcohol free beers in the fridge is a nice way to sit down in the evening and have a beer without getting melted. Unlike with regular beers, I'm quite happy to just have one or two of the non-alcoholic versions; if I have a normal can or bottle, I'll have about 7 more to make sure. It tastes like the real thing, and I'd much rather have one of those than a can of Coke. If it's not for you, fair enough, but shitting on other people for not wanting to have a drink is strange behaviour. If you don't want it, don't drink it, but lots of people have their reasons for not wanting to have an alcoholic drink. It's becoming far more popular, and the number of people drinking it suggests there is a strong market for it. There are far more choices than there were even a few years ago, and it no longer tastes like diluted pish. Good post, and exactly where I'm at. I love the taste of beer, but when I get started on the normal stuff I simply don't have an off switch; and even if I do limit it to one or two, my sleep pattern goes all tae ****. A couple of alcohol free's slakes the thirst quite the thing, but with none of the other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, tian447 said: I never used to understand alcohol free beer, but I've been trying to cut down on what I drink this year. Having a couple of Erdinger or San Miguel alcohol free beers in the fridge is a nice way to sit down in the evening and have a beer without getting melted. Unlike with regular beers, I'm quite happy to just have one or two of the non-alcoholic versions; if I have a normal can or bottle, I'll have about 7 more to make sure. It tastes like the real thing, and I'd much rather have one of those than a can of Coke. If it's not for you, fair enough, but shitting on other people for not wanting to have a drink is strange behaviour. If you don't want it, don't drink it, but lots of people have their reasons for not wanting to have an alcoholic drink. It's becoming far more popular, and the number of people drinking it suggests there is a strong market for it. There are far more choices than there were even a few years ago, and it no longer tastes like diluted pish. Good posting . I drink once per week , or sometimes leave it for few weeks . Kicked the arse out of it Xmas day and won’t have another until New Year’s Day or the second , then I’ll probably leave it for a few weeks as January depressing enough as it is , without hangovers on top of it . I’d never be critical of those who don’t drink , or drink low alcohol. Never really drank alcohol free lager but can see it being a good alternative in the pub , as Diet Coke etc can get sickening really . I’m out tomorrow night for meal but no drinking , it’ll be a few diet cokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, jonesy said: Better getting one glass of really nice wine and plenty of water on the side, IMO. I rarely drink alcohol with any meals really , unless it’s a night out . Wine knocks me daft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, jonesy said: Bottle of gut rot before posting on here, izzit? I Try to avoid posting on this under the influence of anything really ! I tend to run my mouth 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 36 minutes ago, jonesy said: Better getting one glass of really nice wine and plenty of water on the side, IMO. Absolutely. A (decent) meal without at least a glass of wine is like a day without sunshine. I would give up beer (alcoholic or not) before sacrificing wine. Non alcoholic wine however is truly vile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Francis Albert said: Absolutely. A (decent) meal without at least a glass of wine is like a day without sunshine. I would give up beer (alcoholic or not) before sacrificing wine. Non alcoholic wine however is truly vile. I should have been clearer when I said I was going for a meal . I meant a pub meal . When I go to. Restaurant I will have a glass of wine , if heading out for few after . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, jonesy said: Think we’re on the same page. Coke with any meal other than an American fast food heart-attack warmup ruins the taste. NA wine is vinegar, no? Vinegar beats non alcoholic wine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Haven't drank for a year, 0% Becks, Moretti or Heineken is pretty decent and much better to have with a meal than a kids fizzy drink. I find I better to have one when socialising and it stops folk quizzing you why your not drinking, as if you are weird if you don't want to get wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Free beer??!! You cannie whack it😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Better wi a glass o coke, more taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Another good trick is you can be on the beer, say 7 pints, but then make your 8th and 9th non alcoholic ones. Then back to real stuff on the 10th pint. It buffers it a bit and rehydrates you but your still feeling the effects of the 7 real ones at the time. Can adjust the above numbers depending on preference. Also if you get it put into a pint glass no one will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Ok no joke. I tried the Sentia BLACK which is their new one and downed half of the small bottle then went to the pub to drink non alcoholic beer..and it works! Felt like I had been drinking say one real beer before I even finished my non alcoholic beer. This only applies to the Sentia BLACK and not the RED one. Try it and see Edited December 30, 2022 by postage-stamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, postage-stamp said: Ok no joke. I tried the Sentia BLACK which is their new one and downed half of the small bottle then went to the pub to drink non alcoholic beer..and it works! Felt like I had been drinking say one real beer before I even finished my non alcoholic beer. This only applies to the Sentia BLACK and not the RED one. Try it and see What size of bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 hours ago, Dirk McTarkin said: What size of bottle? Think was 20CL. It has a max dosage so I was probably took more than was needed. 8 doses per small bottle so probably only need to take 2 to be at maximum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 hours ago, postage-stamp said: Think was 20CL. It has a max dosage so I was probably took more than was needed. 8 doses per small bottle so probably only need to take 2 to be at maximum. Cool, cheers. I'm from a double-dunt, straight-off-the-bat, type of backfround, tbh, so see dosage instructions more as a guidline for the weak than a hard and fast rule. Those guys probably factor that in and err on the side of caution when coming up with directions to print on their labels, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Dirk McTarkin said: Cool, cheers. I'm from a double-dunt, straight-off-the-bat, type of backfround, tbh, so see dosage instructions more as a guidline for the weak than a hard and fast rule. Those guys probably factor that in and err on the side of caution when coming up with directions to print on their labels, right? It's just plant stuff so no real harm tbh. The so called gaba effect has a maximum so you won't get any further effect by drinking more. I'm looking forward to the full alcarelle product in about 2025 - but this is just plant based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/hangover-free-booze-conjured-controversial-180000072.html Made the news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 02/01/2023 at 07:46, postage-stamp said: https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/hangover-free-booze-conjured-controversial-180000072.html Made the news Trying to order this but can't seem to. Will have to wait till it goes through the tests 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The new West End Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Sure I read that Brewdog Lothian Road is doing free unlimited refills this month on all AF beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/substitute-alcohol-buzz-booze-2056321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postage-stamp Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 https://gabalabs.com/gabalabs-video/ 4 min video all very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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