Low/Non Alcoholic Beers

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Hi all

All the supermarkets seem to have a range now, just wondered if anyone has any recommendations.

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Heineken zero is very palatable. Kept me off the sauce for 2 years.

Erdinger do a nice one too
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A relative works for a large brewer, gave me some samples to try, tasted a couple and the rest went down the sink.

Innes and Gunn is my home beer 🍻

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I've tried loads, the best was in a 500ml bottle from sainsbury, their own brand, it was just called Czech low alcohol pilsner. Can't find it around here now. Genuinely tasted like real beer. Of them all, I keep going back to becks blue.
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If I wanted alcohol free I'd drink dandelion and burdock. It tastes nicer than beer!

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Adnams Ghost Ship alcohol free.

I used to drink that when it was my turn to be "des" and drive the pool team to an away game (back in the days when there was such a thing as a pub pool league!). Really not bad at all :thumbs:
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Only tried it once during a brewery drivers strike, ended up putting vodka in it!
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:cheers: Best ones I've tried if you like lager is the Erdinger 0.5% and if you go the other way BrewDog Nanny State is ok at 0.5%. Most of the 0% ones I've not liked at all for various reasons but there are many I've not tried but as a disclaimer I do usually drink and someone else drives :cheers:
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Peroni 0% is nice on the bank for a change from tea/juice.
But steer clear of the Old Speckled Hen 0%-f@ckin tramp's p**s.
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gus666 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24 2021 13:31 -
Peroni 0% is nice on the bank for a change from tea/juice.
But steer clear of the Old Speckled Hen 0%-f@ckin tramp's p**s.
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22 2021 17:25 -
Adnams Ghost Ship alcohol free.

I used to drink that when it was my turn to be "des" and drive the pool team to an away game (back in the days when there was such a thing as a pub pool league!). Really not bad at all :thumbs:
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Had a few 'lucky saint' low alcohol beers over the festive there, was really tasty, genuinely like a real beer, albeit a fairly light/ weak one.
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Got a couple of cans of Guinness 00 free over the hols. Tastes like watered down proper Guinness. Mixed 50/50 with the proper stuff it tasted ok.
I'll buy it again and at least ill be taking 50% less alcohol!
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SanMiguel 0% I stuff a slice of lemon down the neck, Asda have at times, Β£3 for 4 330ml bottles
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Stevebow wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08 2022 09:42 -
Got a couple of cans of Guinness 00 free over the hols. Tastes like watered down proper Guinness. Mixed 50/50 with the proper stuff it tasted ok.
I'll buy it again and at least ill be taking 50% less alcohol!
When I fished in Sweden, I had no idea that you couldn't buy beer stronger than 3.5% from a supermarket! They had Guinness at 3.5% and even though it isn't much weaker than our Guinness, it still tasted watery and generally a poor imitation. Same with Hobgoblin, which was also watered down to 3.5%. So, yeah, top tip for fishing in Sweden - find an off-licence or you'll drink crappy beer!
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I tried a can of the wife's Bud zero it was actually quite good.
The Corona is ok too. Very hard to tell the difference from the normal one.
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SanMiguel 0% can be hard to find, I stick a slice of lemon or lime through the neck, very nice. Rog
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I got a mixed pack of the Brewdog low alcohol ales.
Punk IPA was ok
Nanny state was ok
Hazy Jane was ok
Elvis juice (normally my favourite) was crap .

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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16 2022 23:29 -
When I fished in Sweden, I had no idea that you couldn't buy beer stronger than 3.5% from a supermarket! They had Guinness at 3.5% and even though it isn't much weaker than our Guinness, it still tasted watery and generally a poor imitation. Same with Hobgoblin, which was also watered down to 3.5%. So, yeah, top top for fishing in Sweden - find an off-licence or you'll drink crappy beer!
I have a good friend who lives by Vanern in Sweden. When ever I visit him he always asks if I can bring beer from Denmark. In the small private marinas I often give owners a few nice bottles of wine for letting me launch and moor up out of season. It's like a currency, and always appreciated.
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Should be illegal! Twice now I've accidentally bought non alcoholic beer! :laughs:
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Becks non alcohol in a bottle is good
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Chris Hammond wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04 2022 21:10 -
Should be illegal! Twice now I've accidentally bought non alcoholic beer! :laughs:

It shouldn't even be permitted to call it beer if it doesn't have a decent % of alcohol, say 5.5% and above, anything lower should be classed as vegan :cheers:


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Like a pork pie with no Pork in it, pointless :laughs:
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andrew_nagel wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28 2022 07:22 -
Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16 2022 23:29 -
When I fished in Sweden, I had no idea that you couldn't buy beer stronger than 3.5% from a supermarket! They had Guinness at 3.5% and even though it isn't much weaker than our Guinness, it still tasted watery and generally a poor imitation. Same with Hobgoblin, which was also watered down to 3.5%. So, yeah, top top for fishing in Sweden - find an off-licence or you'll drink crappy beer!
I have a good friend who lives by Vanern in Sweden. When ever I visit him he always asks if I can bring beer from Denmark. In the small private marinas I often give owners a few nice bottles of wine for letting me launch and moor up out of season. It's like a currency, and always appreciated.
I spent Christmas in Denmark, 20+ years ago ( had a danish girlfriend at the time) , going to the supermarket amazed me, the Danish blokes were piling loads of the Xmas beers they have over there into the back of their cars.They love a drink and any time of day!
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Mike J wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10 2022 10:49 -
Chris Hammond wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04 2022 21:10 -
Should be illegal! Twice now I've accidentally bought non alcoholic beer! :laughs:

It shouldn't even be permitted to call it beer if it doesn't have a decent % of alcohol, say 5.5% and above, anything lower should be classed as vegan :cheers:


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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22 2021 17:25 -
Adnams Ghost Ship alcohol free.

I used to drink that when it was my turn to be "des" and drive the pool team to an away game (back in the days when there was such a thing as a pub pool league!). Really not bad at all :thumbs:
Might need to try that Steve.
Regular Ghost Ship is my favourite bottled bitter for home drinking…
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