SO16_Saint Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 Anyone got any recommendations for low / no alcohol larger? I'll be doing a lot if driving over the Christmas period and don't want to drink coke all the time, and want to at least feel like I'm drinking and not some kid! had the Budweiser zero on Saturday, it was okay. nothing special but okay.
Pancake Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 The Becks one is the only one I can stomach from a lager PoV, it tastes almost like a proper Becks. Never tried a no alcohol ale, assume they must exist. The only low alcohol one I've liked is Brentwood Brewery BBC2, which at 2% isn't really that low!
SO16_Saint Posted 15 December, 2014 Author Posted 15 December, 2014 becks blue I think. seen it in the shops before. will give it a go. wasn't sure about real ale, and whether you could get it. Would prefer it if so.
SO16_Saint Posted 15 December, 2014 Author Posted 15 December, 2014 May have just answered my own question. found this site: http://www.alcoholfree.co.uk/alcoholfree-beers-c-2_65_12.html anyone tried any, and how does it compare cost wise to non-alcohol free beer
Guy Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 Brewdog NannyState. If you want something with flavour, rather than just cold and fizzy.
ant Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 Brewdog NannyState. If you want something with flavour, rather than just cold and fizzy. Beaten to the punch by a few minutes. This is the only proper option. Unfortunately out of stock directly from Brewdog at the moment, but it's available at a very reasonable price from Tesco - http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=286182812.
Tractor_Saint Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 Look for some of the alcohol free Ginger beers - NOT the weak ginger ale rubbish in the small bottles but more and more pubs are doing really decent ginger beers that have a good kick to them.
Smirking_Saint Posted 15 December, 2014 Posted 15 December, 2014 Anyone got any recommendations for low / no alcohol larger? I'll be doing a lot if driving over the Christmas period and don't want to drink coke all the time, and want to at least feel like I'm drinking and not some kid! had the Budweiser zero on Saturday, it was okay. nothing special but okay. The becks one, from a beer point of view tastes exactly like becks. Unfortunately, it tastes exactly like becks Cobra is a good drop but less readily available
CB Saint Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 The best way to drink alcohol free lager is to turn it into a shandy.
trousers Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 The best way to drink alcohol free lager is to turn it into a shandy.[/QUOte]I obviously wasn't paying attention in science lessons
Bucks Saint Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 Another vote for Cobra if you can find it; Becks if not
hutch Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 I obviously wasn't paying attention in science lessons I think it was Sunday school
SO16_Saint Posted 16 December, 2014 Author Posted 16 December, 2014 The best way to drink alcohol free lager is to turn it into a shandy. "Salright ossifer, I've only had 10 pints of shandy, it's like I've not drunk at all. HIC"
SO16_Saint Posted 16 December, 2014 Author Posted 16 December, 2014 Another vote for Cobra if you can find it; Becks if not Will look in Sainsburys over the weekend. Also, some of the beers are 0.5% ABV. I'm not keen on the idea of having any alcohol, even if that low.
Petersfield Saint Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 Another vote for Becks Blue, drink it quite often and it's perfectly ok for what it is. I'll have to check out the Brewdog - don't think I've seen that up here Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
pap Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 Forgive me fellow posters. I am about to sin. What the actual f**k? Low alcohol beer? On a par with decaffeinated coffee and possibly worse. I hated beer as a kid. Naturally, I acquired the taste but I still view it as f**king pointless without the alcohol component. Consequently, I just don't get what people get out of low alcohol beer. If you need to be a real man when unable to drink, just rip a telephone directory in half or something. (they are much smaller these days).
trousers Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 I drink decaffeinated coffee purely to annoy people that get annoyed by such things.
Halo Stickman Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 If you need to be a real man when unable to drink, just rip a telephone directory in half or something. (they are much smaller these days). Twenty-seven telephone directories and a packet of peanuts, please, barman.
sadoldgit Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 There isn't much choice when you go into a pub but need to lay off the booze if you don't like sweet or fizzy drinks. Huge gap in the market I would say.
Window Cleaner Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 Is not beer an alcoholic beverage by definition ? All joke beers should be defined as alcohol free beer substitutes.
pap Posted 16 December, 2014 Posted 16 December, 2014 Don't know why more places don't lay on tea and coffee. Completely missing a trick when Starbucks et al are charging £3 a pop. Maybe they are afraid of the potential scalding lawsuits.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 I'm with Pap on this one . Surely if you're going to not drink alcohol , then you go for something that tastes nice. Why go for something that looks like beer or lager but tastes like shiete ? I really don't get it. I can't remember the last time I went into a boozer and didn't have a few pints. It seems a bit strange to me, surely it's like visiting a whorehouse and having a wnk. I've always found pubs terribly boring without a few noggins inside of me, but each to their own.
SO16_Saint Posted 17 December, 2014 Author Posted 17 December, 2014 I'm with Pap on this one . Surely if you're going to not drink alcohol , then you go for something that tastes nice. Why go for something that looks like beer or lager but tastes like shiete ? I really don't get it. I can't remember the last time I went into a boozer and didn't have a few pints. It seems a bit strange to me, surely it's like visiting a whorehouse and having a wnk. I've always found pubs terribly boring without a few noggins inside of me, but each to their own. I know what you mean, but what's the alternative (other than drinking coke all night). There really isn't one. For me, we're doing the family thing on Christmas day, at the in laws, and someone has to drive. I always get to have a few beers normally, so it's the wife's turn! There really is a gap in the market for an alternative to alcohol beer/larger.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 I know what you mean, but what's the alternative (other than drinking coke all night). There really isn't one. I always get to have a few beers normally, so it's the wife's turn! There really is a gap in the market for an alternative to alcohol beer/larger. One alternative could be a change of wife. Lol I'm lucky as Mrs Duck doesn't drink, the odd Baileys now and then but that's it. We used to have a group of 4 of us who went out every Saturday and took it in turns being the designated driver, so you drove once every month. I used to get so ****ed off when it was my turn that I started dropping them off in town and picking them up at chucking out time, so I didnt have to spend all night sober hanging around with drunk twts. A couple of annoying rides home and I gave that idea a miss, I started paying for a taxi when it was my turn to drive. What about orange juice and lemonade
trousers Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 What about orange juice and lemonade Too sweet (for my taste). As SO16_Saint says, there's little or no non-sweet cold drink option available to non-drinkers ergo drinking something that roughly tastes like lager is a decent enough compromise.
Petersfield Saint Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 Too sweet (for my taste). As SO16_Saint says, there's little or no non-sweet cold drink option available to non-drinkers ergo drinking something that roughly tastes like lager is a decent enough compromise. This, plus after ten cokes I've got such a caffeine buzz I'm probably not safe to drive anyway! Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
hutch Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 I live in an alcohol-free State (most of the time). You get used to it. My tipples when I go out: Red Bull Iced tea Coffee Fruit juice-based cocktails Only occasionally do I resort to coke/sprite/Fanta etc. The supermarkets are full of alcohol-free lagers and malted drinks, but I wouldn't bother with those.
Window Cleaner Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 Don't know why more places don't lay on tea and coffee. Completely missing a trick when Starbucks et al are charging £3 a pop. Maybe they are afraid of the potential scalding lawsuits. They used to, I've had tea in pubs before, Barbara Castle obligé so to speak.
Guy Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 The answer is, of course, either tonic water or lime-and-soda, both are non-sweet and not as easy drinking as coke (and as said above, you get a huge caffeine buzz if you keep pace with the drinkers). The problem with tea/coffee is that is takes the bar staff ages to prepare which makes you the most unpopular person in the bar.
trousers Posted 17 December, 2014 Posted 17 December, 2014 Barbican. Big Lawrie rates it. [video=youtube_share;4nQWoTgSJ84]
Window Cleaner Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Barbican. Big Lawrie rates it. Barbie Can would be a better name for that crap.
SNSUN Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Just to add my two pence, but I recently tried Fosters Radler for the first time thinking I wouldn't like it but I actually thought it was very refreshing. It's not no alcohol, but there's little Alcohol content in it. I'm not sure if you can get it in pubs yet but it is quite nice.
Window Cleaner Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Just to add my two pence, but I recently tried Fosters Radler for the first time thinking I wouldn't like it but I actually thought it was very refreshing. It's not no alcohol, but there's little Alcohol content in it. I'm not sure if you can get it in pubs yet but it is quite nice. Interesting name for a beer really, especially a low alcohol effort, raddle means (in one sense) to tire or wear out. Alcohol raddled tramp...well you get the drift.
Pancake Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Interesting name for a beer really, especially a low alcohol effort, raddle means (in one sense) to tire or wear out. Alcohol raddled tramp...well you get the drift. Radler (single d), is a short version of the word for cyclist. Basically a German 'shandy' that could be enjoyed whilst out on your bike without making you tumble in front of das auto Edit: Fosters Radler is, btw, fookin nasty.
KingdomCome Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Only tried becks blue and it was fine, nothing special. I hadn't realised Brewdog do an alcohol free beer, but I would imagine it is pretty good given their alcoholic efforts. I normally just go for soda water and lime myself if I'm driving.
Window Cleaner Posted 18 December, 2014 Posted 18 December, 2014 Radler (single d), is a short version of the word for cyclist. Basically a German 'shandy' that could be enjoyed whilst out on your bike without making you tumble in front of das auto Edit: Fosters Radler is, btw, fookin nasty. I didn't know that, they're all c^^nts on bikes to me
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