Best alcohol free lagers or ales.

[MNW67]

Nothing like waking up in the morning thinking OMG what did I do last night

It's even better if you wake up not knowing where you are.

 

[Highway Man]

It's even better if you wake up not knowing where you are.

Been there and worn the T shirt with that. I once woke up on a bench in our village one christmas eve morning with a salvation army brass band playing in front of the bench I was asleep on, looked up and half the village was surrounded me watching the band. Took me a while to understand what was going on.

 

[Elsa TLC]

I love the social side , and I always think one more will be ok.

But it not. Two is realistically my limit . 3 is touching the edges. 4 is to much 5, 6, 7 ruins me.

I dont like the after effects.

I cant sit in a pub all night drinking Orange juice. But I think I can drink the Guinness.

Im not packing the alcohol up. If I go Newcastle for the weekend I wont be drinking Guinness 0% and doing yoga.

However Im going to give it a miss for another week or 2 or 3 maybe 4 or 5. Ill see how things go. Then see how things pan out.

 

[morqthana]

everyone’s taste buds are different.

FWIW, I like (in no order of preference)

Lucky Saint
Brewdog Punk AF
Lidl's Perlenbacher 0.0
Adnam's Ghost Ship
Big Drop Paradiso IPA
Clausthaler unfiltered dry-hopped

Just try stuff is my advice - apart from all the AF cider's I've tried, which were all horrible (Appletise is a much better bet if you want an apple based drink), I've rarely found a beer which is undrinkable. Two come to mind - St. Peter's Without (which went down the sink) and Days Pale Ale, which surprised me as their lager is OK. The pale ale contains maltose, which gives it an odd Ovaltine vibe.

Some other random advice:

Psychologically maybe try thinking of them not as an alternative to beer, but to coke or fruit juice.

If you're out and want to limit but not totally cut out alcohol, try mixing 50/50 with regular beer.

If you're at home, and ditto, Waitrose do a Small Beer at 2.1%.


Finally, not beer, but this is very good:

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/298413482

As an experiment I've served it at home to people who've asked for a G&T and nobody spotted it. OK - maybe they were being polite, and thinking "he's been a bit stingy with the gin", but seriously - it's a very good substitute if you want a no-alcohol drink. Or as I found, you can use it instead of ordinary tonic water in a G&T with about ⅓ the amount of gin you'd normally use, which drops the total alcohol down to the equivalent of a beer, and you really don't notice.

 

[johnny2007]

My favourite beer when I am driving is Stella Artois alcohol free.
Better than many alcoholic beers.

 

[Highway Man]

My favourite beer when I am driving is Stella Artois alcohol free.
Better than many alcoholic beers.

glad you mentioned the alcohol free at the end, when I read it I thought jesus

 

[pete01]

Been there and worn the T shirt with that. I once woke up on a bench in our village one christmas eve morning with a salvation army brass band playing in front of the bench I was asleep on, looked up and half the village was surrounded me watching the band. Took me a while to understand what was going on.

And what was going on

 

[Highway Man]

And what was going on

a mass gathering around me watching the salvation army brass band

 

[pete01]

a mass gathering around me watching the salvation army brass band

Oh

 

[Highway Man]

Oh

Exactly.. Try it and you will see what I mean. Worst thing was my mother was in the crowd and she didnt realise it was me

 

[pete01]

Exactly.. Try it and you will see what I mean. Worst thing was my mother was in the crowd and she didnt realise it was me

Bet she did.....not again, ignore him

 

[Highway Man]

Bet she did.....not again, ignore him

Actually you could be right.

 

[pete01]

Actually you could be right.

I usually am.....think on

 

[Highway Man]

I usually am.....think on

You think on...I was the one asleep on the bench

 

[morqthana]

Death from hypothermia is a perfectly possible outcome from sleeping on a bench in winter.