[Drinking] Non-Alcoholic Beer Suggestions

[Springal]

Agree with Guinness 0.0, I had a chat with a local craft beer brewer a while back and asked what beer he couldn’t figure out how they made it so good and he said Guinness 0.0

Noughty Sparkling Wine and Red are both the only de-alcoholised wines I’ve ever had that were good as well

 

[topoff]

Lucky Saint Hazy IPA in the orange cans is good

 

[BN9 BHA]

I have been off alcohol for nearly 4 years now and didn’t touch any non alcoholic beers until last year, I was happy drinking soft drinks but I enjoy Guinness Zero now.

 

[Nicksinclair13]

If I had an area of specialism, this may be it…

Lucky Saint is my favourite - on their website they have a Pub Finder where you can get it on tap. May be an acquired taste but being able to sit and have a proper pint poured from a tap cannot be beaten.

Find Lucky Saint On Tap

Find your nearest Lucky Saint pint using our Tap Map. That's right, your favourite alcohol-free beer, on draught.

luckysaint.co

Plenty of places around Brighton and Hove.

I typically have bottles of this at home too but can be quite dear so try and save for a nice meal or socialising.

The ‘daily driver’ is Peroni 0 as it is cheap and cheerful.

Guinness 0 is the AF alternative that they have got the closest to the real thing. Really is very difficult to tell the 0 from the real stuff and most pubs do it in pint cans now.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Has anyone tried Impossibrew?

They are trying to recreate the relaxant effect of alcohol by adding a load of special ingredients such as ashwagandha root.

IMPOSSIBREW® | As Seen on Dragons' Den

Relax, connect and feel your best with the most advanced, better-than-alcohol, beer alternative available today. IMPOSSIBREW® helps you enjoy the sensory and social experience of alcohol without compromising your health.

impossibrew.co.uk

I don’t think it’s in many bars yet and few shops but I might order myself a few to see if it actually works.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Guinness 0 and Erdinger are my go to. Reliable and beery.

Free Damm is very reliable.

I avoid all the beers I would have avoided when I was drinking (Heineken, Peroni, Corona, San Miguel etc) because they are no better without alcohol

Try Clear Head IPA front the Bristol Beer Factory.
Northern Monk is very good as are many other smaller brewers.
One or two of the Big Drops are convincing.
Lazer Crush is worth a try (owned by one of Led Zep)
Brulo are generally strong, but expensive

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Another vote for Lucky Saint - 0.5% so close enough to 0. It's one of the more expensive ones but does come at draft more than others. Maybe there should be a condition added to booze licences that there has to be at least one zero percent, or close to zero, on draught.

 

[Springal]

Lazer Crush is worth a try (owned by one of Led Zep)

Not anymore, Heineken. And it was his son

 

[Bedsex]

Brugse Zot Sportzot is pretty good if you like your Belgian beers.

Only available via online order in the UK I think.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

As a piss head I’ve always considered the concept pointless, choosing a cup of coffee or a glass of water, however, lifestyles change and yesterday I enjoyed driving and watching the match sober a lot more than I thought I would.

I would have swerved yesterday probably due to that train business however the boy is 15 now, and wants to go to every match, he’ll soon be off on his own so I’m getting as many matches in with him as I can even if that means taking the car….…..I’m waffling now and going off at a tangent.

Right, the answer to your question, that Guinness, looks like a pint, tastes like a pint, and has now become a realistic option for me.

 

[Half Time Pies]

There are a number of small craft beer brewery's now making non-alcohol beers.

For example 'only with love' are based in Uckfield and have a fantastic range, you can also get them on tap at their brew cafe in Lewes:

Award Winning Juicy AF Beers

Our international award-winning Juicy AF pale ales are built like all of our other progressive craft beers. All the hops, all the juice - with no corners cut and no expense spared. They're proper, fat beers - setting a new standard in the world of AF.

www.onlywithlove.co

Their Juicy AF Classic Mango Pale Ale is probably my favourite AF beer.

'Unbarred' based in Brighton also do a couple of non-alcohol versions of their craft beers.

Independent Craft Beer

Browse our diverse range of high-quality, small batch & flavourful craft beers. You’ll find the perfect beer for your taste buds below

www.unbarredbrewery.com

Although you can't pick these types of beers up in the supermarket, a number of the local Off Licences in Hove and Brighton do stock them, as well as less well know AF beers from other parts of the UK and the world. If you are prepared to do a bit of a search there is quite a diverse range of good stuff out there.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

There are a number of small craft beer brewery's now making non-alcohol beers.

For example 'only with love' are based in Uckfield and have a fantastic range, you can also get them on tap at their brew cafe in Lewes:

Award Winning Juicy AF Beers

Our international award-winning Juicy AF pale ales are built like all of our other progressive craft beers. All the hops, all the juice - with no corners cut and no expense spared. They're proper, fat beers - setting a new standard in the world of AF.

www.onlywithlove.co

Their Juicy AF Classic Mango Pale Ale is probably my favourite AF beer.

'Unbarred' based in Brighton also do a couple of non-alcohol versions of their craft beers.

Independent Craft Beer

Browse our diverse range of high-quality, small batch & flavourful craft beers. You’ll find the perfect beer for your taste buds below

www.unbarredbrewery.com

Although you can't pick these types of beers up in the supermarket, a number of the local Off Licences in Hove and Brighton do stock them, as well as less well know AF beers from other parts of the UK and the world. If you are prepared to do a bit of a search there is quite a diverse range of good stuff out there.

And not forgetting Harvey's when it's available.

 

[Half Time Pies]

Guinness 0 and Erdinger are my go to. Reliable and beery.

Free Damm is very reliable.

I avoid all the beers I would have avoided when I was drinking (Heineken, Peroni, Corona, San Miguel etc) because they are no better without alcohol

Try Clear Head IPA front the Bristol Beer Factory.
Northern Monk is very good as are many other smaller brewers.
One or two of the Big Drops are convincing.
Lazer Crush is worth a try (owned by one of Led Zep)
Brulo are generally strong, but expensive

Clear head and Brulo are excellent!

 

[Half Time Pies]

And not forgetting Harvey's when it's available.

As long as you don't compare it to actual Harveys best!

 

[SeagullinExile]

Heineken zero is good. Wish you got it in draught rather than small cans or bottles.

You can get Heineken zero on draft. It’s served using a bar top Blade machine. Many venues in London use it.

 

[southstandandy]

Guinness 0 is great and as for lager the Heineken is actually pretty decent

 

[chaileyjem]

They sell this at Lewes / The Dripping Pan and they are from a local brewery - Only With Love - who do a whole range of AF beers but this citrus IPA is my favourite.

Juicy AF Classic Mango Pale Ale

Juicy AF mango is our multi international award-winning booze-free pale ale. We've done some magic with our malts, temperatures and resulting sugars to create a special fermentation, leaving a proper, crushable beer that's full of body and taste (unlike your usual AF-lite stuff). The result is a...

www.onlywithlove.co

They also do free door to door delivery for anyone who lives in BN1, BN2, BN3, and BN7. (they delivered for me a couple of times and i'm in BN8. )

EDiT - missed @Half Time Pies who recommended this brewery a few posts back

 

[British Bulldog]

Got to be honest I fail to see the point of spending a fortune on pints, buying a kebab and walking home in a straight line?

 

[Robert Codners Nostrils]

Got to be honest I fail to see the point of spending a fortune on pints, buying a kebab and walking home in a straight line?

Yes. That is true. Although I think the majority of people, like myself, who enjoy the occasional non-alcoholic beverage are doing so under entirely different circumstances. In other words, not pounding ten of them and then going for a kebab.