Originally Posted by
nollag
There was a time when alcohol free beer was just dreadful. Anyone in the UK or Ireland remember Kaliber beer in the 90s?
Now that brewing techniques have evolved, there are some lovely craft beers available. My personal favourite is
Lucky Saint. Its 0.5% - so not completely alco-free, but very tasty.
I'd recommend you try out some of the specialist sites like
Sobersauce to try a few varieties.
I tried them all during my 16 years of voluntary sobriety ‘82-‘98. I thought Kaliber was about the worst of the lot. Yes, it was available here in the US, however I never saw any advertising. Most of the time, I drank O’Doul’s because it was stocked in bars. But at home, Carling, when I could find it, made a drinkable non alcoholic brew.
Whole30 won’t let me drink anything made from grain and 0.5% alcohol sounds like cheating, even if I wouldn’t feel it. I’d try one of these non alcoholic beers if I could buy a single. I’m not wasting $10-15 on a six pack, although I do that all the time on real beer I’ve never had.
I do occasionally see someone with a six pack of non alcoholic beer at the check out counter and wonder if they’ve actually read the label. This is the home of Florida Man, after all.