[Food] Best Non Alcoholic Beer

[chaileyjem]

I stopped drinking a while ago but i'm still keen on non alcoholic beers, Most aren't great especially the 00 lager ones (thats you Heineken, Becks, Budweiser).

But i've 3 favourites.

Nanny State - Brewdog
Remarkable citrus ale. Full of flavour
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/295411206

Ghost Ship - Adnams
Maybe the best ale i've found.
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301885125

AlkoholFrei - Erdinger
The Germans know best
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/263042455


A couple of gripes - most pubs are terrible. They don't offer a choice or sometimes forget they stock them.
And i'm not the first to say it but hardly any are 500cl.

Any other recommendations ? And any pubs that do the right thing and stock a decent range ?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Non Alcoholic beer
What's the point of this?

 

[cheshunt seagull]

My favourites are:
Infinite Session Pale Ale https://infinitesession.com/
Big Drop Pale Ale https://www.bigdropbrew.com/
St Peters Without https://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/products/alcohol-free-beers/

I agree about pubs and their terrible selections.

 

[beorhthelm]

i see quite a few these days, but while they cost near as much as an actual beer, im not inclinded to try them.

 

[Billy Seagull]

Harveys Old and Best non alcoholic versions are decent too. Only place I’ve seen them is their shop in Lewes though. The Ghost Ship is very good as is the Nanny State. Very useful for when you have to drive and still want the taste of a beer.

 

[chaileyjem]

Harveys Old and Best non alcoholic versions are decent too. Only place I’ve seen them is their shop in Lewes though. The Ghost Ship is very good as is the Nanny State. Very useful for when you have to drive and still want the taste of a beer.

thanks. Not seen those before
https://www.harveys.org.uk/shop/low-alcohol-best/
https://www.harveys.org.uk/shop/low-alcohol-old/

 

[Gwylan]

I stopped drinking a while ago but i'm still keen on non alcoholic beers, Most aren't great especially the 00 lager ones (thats you Heineken, Becks, Budweiser).

AlkoholFrei - Erdinger
The Germans know best

I had some of that Erdinger a few weeks ago (I met a mate in a pub just before I was due to play football, so didn't want any booze): I was pretty impressed.

I was in The Great Eastern, so there's at least one pub in B&H that sells it

 

[Mortdecai]

 

[Spiros]

Another vote for the non-alcoholic Ghost Ship here. I had to stop drinking alcohol for a while because of medication I was on but this just tastes like a decent session ale. Given that I also like Nanny State I’m going to have to give the Erdinger one a go.

Drinking when out can be a bit of a problem when you can’t drink either alcohol or fizzy drinks. I’ve swerved a few Christmas parties this year...

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I think the big drop stout is the best non( low) alcohol beer I've had, tastes nearly like the real thing. I find the problem most of the have is they feel so thin. That brewdog one is ok but there's no way you're going to mistake it for a normal strength pale ale

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

I stopped drinking a while ago but i'm still keen on non alcoholic beers, Most aren't great especially the 00 lager ones (thats you Heineken, Becks, Budweiser).

AlkoholFrei - Erdinger
The Germans know best
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/263042455

Erdinger Alcohol-Frei is a fantastic alternative if you can't drink the real stuff - especially, if like me, you have a taste for German wheat beers.
Driving to my sister-in-law's for lunch on Christmas Day and I'll be happily taking a six-pack along with me.

Avoid those low alcohol beers at all costs - tasteless rubbish !!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Another vote for Nanny State, though M&S do a good one - Southwold Pale Ale

 

[Knocky's Nose]

When I have the odd 'cleanse' I drink Becks Blue. It's the only one that doesn't taste like cardboard soaked in piss in my opinion...

I've tried loads of these alcohol free beers and end up tipping most of them down the sink as they're undrinkable. I suppose if you have enough the taste becomes normal, though.. (like Diet Coke etc after you've been drinking the 'full-fat' stuff..)

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Do they still make Kaliber?

 

[Sorrel]

Are the 0.5% ones better than the 0.0% ones with regard to taste? Or does it make no difference?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Do they still make Kaliber?

They do... It's bloody hideous. I'd rather drink the water from my dogs bowl than that stuff.

 

[Lawro's Lip]

I like Nanny State too.

 

[scooter1]

Cobra non is about the best I’ve tased, but my experience is pretty limited

 

[Jaxie]

Try Weihenstephaner. They do a 0% hefe Weiss, pretty good for a non alcoholic beer.
As has been mentioned, the Germans know beer.

 

[Taybha]

Just drink fosters