Best Alcohol Free "Beers"?

[RedAsABeetroot]

Had teo good ones. First Kine Pine Trail IPA from Big Drop

Alcohol-free Pale Ale | Big Drop

A delight for the senses, this beer delivers on all levels. Rosy floral aromas are immediate as you pour, with a light a limey citrus bite on the palate and balanced but obvious bitterness to finish.

www.bigdropbrew.com

Second was Lucky Saint.

Lucky Saint is one of the better ones. I think there's only that and Heineken 0 that I've seen on draft.

 

[gramercy]

There was on ad on TV the other day about Guinness 0.0 coming to pubs on draught.

I’m about to order a couple of the Beavertown zero alcohol free versions. Think they’re called Lasercrush and Astronaut .

I had some alcohol free San Miguel the other day, I was pleasantly surprised considering I don’t really think that much of the alcoholic version.

I’m still of the opinion that the beers, ipas etc. are closer to the real thing than the lager versions.

 

[afcb_acklam]

not tried it, but cheap

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/brulo/#54599

 

[Chutney]

The Brulo and Erdinger ones are the best I've tried.

The others all still have that "empty" taste. There's a suggestion of it being a beer, but it mainly feels like soda water.

 

[Liamo]

I'm sure I was told that the beer is still brewed the same as real beer but then they have to carry out an additional process to remove the alcohol. This is what adds to the cost?

How true this is I have no idea.

I seem to remember reading an article that there are two distinct methods of making 'alcohol-free' beer.

One way is as you describe, to brew it as normal then 'denature' it to remove the alcohol. This would obviously require more time, effort (and therefore money) to produce.

The other way is just to mix the various ingredients together but without putting it through any brewing process. Theoretically, this would be a cheaper process than brewing real beer but at the expense of taste, based on my experience of it.

You should be able to tell by looking at the alcohol content. All 'brewed then denatured' beers still have a trace amount of alcohol left.

Heineken 0.0 for example, has a:

maximum 0.03% ABV (alcohol by volume)

Heineken 0.0


Only those that are just mixed without any brewing taking place, are totally, 100% alcohol-free.

Some Muslim countries for instance, don't allow 'near beers' with even the slightest trace of alcohol in them, so will only sell the ones made by just mixing stuff together.

 

[bungydinsdale]

Ginger Beer is the only acceptable non-alcoholic beer.

 

[Abel Tasman]

I had an Estrella zero this evening. Very nice and surprisingly so.

 

[Muttley]

Interestingly (or perhaps not?) a loaf of bread can contain up to 1.9% alcohol.

 

[gramercy]

I seem to remember reading an article that there are two distinct methods of making 'alcohol-free' beer.

One way is as you describe, to brew it as normal then 'denature' it to remove the alcohol. This would obviously require more time, effort (and therefore money) to produce.

The other way is just to mix the various ingredients together but without putting it through any brewing process. Theoretically, this would be a cheaper process than brewing real beer but at the expense of taste, based on my experience of it.

You should be able to tell by looking at the alcohol content. All 'brewed then denatured' beers still have a trace amount of alcohol left.

Heineken 0.0 for example, has a:



Heineken 0.0


Only those that are just mixed without any brewing taking place, are totally, 100% alcohol-free.

Some Muslim countries for instance, don't allow 'near beers' with even the slightest trace of alcohol in them, so will only sell the ones made by just mixing stuff together.

I looked into the low alcohol vs no alcohol a little and I think a slice of bread came in at about 0.7% alcohol and a banana similar.

 

[gramercy]

Tesco had a good offer on some of the Athletic Brewing beers the other day, as well as some of the Days pale.

They came in at about £1 a can / bottle.

I thought the Athletic Run Wild was really good.
I also got some Upside Dawn from them but I haven’t tried it yet.
They have a bit more of a range on their website so on the back of the Run Wild I might get a few others.
The Days was alright, but maybe more of a warm day drink.

 

[borolad259]

After a week or so of quaffing Guiness 0, I have to say it is far and away the best non-alcoholic "beer" ... although a stout. I will go against my religion and visit a big tesco to try the Athletic stuff.
Good, useful thread this.
I normally struggle when I go off the booze for a while, not because I miss it, but finding alternatives that I actually enjoy drinking is a struggle.