FlyerTalk Forums - What beer, ale, or similar are you drinking?

Oddball impulse purchase on my last cross-border beer run: Paulaner alcohol-free hefeweizen radler. Surprisingly good, refreshing, and the police don't care if I have a couple before or during a motorcycle ride.

On the alcohol-free beer front, I was expecting Bavaria's 0% IPA to be terrible. It'll never be a real IPA but it's a nice hoppy beverage and is now a mainstay in my fridge. Van de Streek in Utrecht makes an even better 0% IPA called Playground. On the flipside, alcohol-free Hoegaarden is completely undrinkable. Other alcohol-free Belgian beers are equally nasty--even when the regular beer isn't sweet, the 0% version is. :td:

tcook052

Jun 29, 2019 6:45 pm

Saskatoon's Great Western Brewing Co.'s Brewhouse pilsner. 36 cans for $40 for a decent beer is a very good value.

BamaVol

Jun 30, 2019 7:14 am

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Originally Posted by der_saeufer (Post 31253069)

I drank non-alcoholic beer for 16 years in the 80’s and 90’s when the selection was pretty limited. Sharps and ODouls were available in *some* bars. The only one I found that I could drink more than one was Carling but it was difficult to find, And only in select liquor stores in MA where I lived at the time. The only European brew I can recall was made by Becks and it was nothing I cared for. I would have killed for a non-alcoholic IPA.

BamaVol

Jun 30, 2019 10:15 am

An enjoyable night at The Craft Bar in Panama City Beach:

Goat Island (Culman, AL) Blood Orange Berliner-Weisse - tasted like an orange Nehi
Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs, OK) Vape Tricks - aged over cherries, delicious
Upslope (Boulder, CO) Blackberry-Lemon Kettle Sour - Mrs BV's favorite of the night
Destin (Destin, FL) Blueberry Pomegranate Bee-liner Berliner-Weisse - on the weak side

gonebabygone

Jun 30, 2019 1:37 pm

Forgive my ignorance but I’ve never had alcohol-free beer. Does it taste different? In what ways?

BamaVol

Jun 30, 2019 4:27 pm

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Originally Posted by gonebabygone (Post 31255656)

Forgive my ignorance but I’ve never had alcohol-free beer. Does it taste different? In what ways?

It generally tastes like something is missing.

gonebabygone

Jun 30, 2019 5:52 pm

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Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 31256104)

It generally tastes like something is missing.

Interesting. I've heard it's popular for those looking to lose weight due to its reduced calories. Thanks!

BamaVol

Jun 30, 2019 6:02 pm

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Originally Posted by gonebabygone (Post 31256289)

Interesting. I've heard it's popular for those looking to lose weight due to its reduced calories. Thanks!

Some of the big brewers make and sell beers with as few as 55 calories per 12 ounce bottle. They also taste like there’s something missing. But if you can drink enough of them, the possibility of a mild buzz exists.

gonebabygone

Jun 30, 2019 6:10 pm

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Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 31256307)

But if you can drink enough of them

Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of the attempted weight loss? ;-)

BamaVol

Jun 30, 2019 7:51 pm

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Originally Posted by gonebabygone (Post 31256319)

Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of the attempted weight loss? ;-)

Drinking the same number of 55 calorie beers as 150 calorie beers would lead to fewer calories consumed overall. Maybe it’s okay for someone who only drinks occasionally. When I did weight watchers, I could drink a couple very low calorie beers once a week without going over my points. And I felt a little something.

der_saeufer

Jul 1, 2019 2:50 am

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Originally Posted by gonebabygone (Post 31256289)

Interesting. I've heard it's popular for those looking to lose weight due to its reduced calories. Thanks!

The variation in calorie levels is pretty large because of varying amounts of other ingredients like corn syrup or un-fermented malt; Bavaria's 0% IPA has ~60 calories per bottle but Jupiler or Carlsberg 0% has around 130 which isn't that much less than the real thing (and it tastes WAY worse).

I drink them because they taste better than water or Coke but don't make me sleepy or get me in trouble with the cops when I'm driving or motorcycling.

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Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 31256307)

I don't quite get the point of the low-calorie beers. IMO they taste worse than the 0% beers, and if getting a buzz for minimal calories is the intent, liquor with sugar-free mixers is more efficient.

BamaVol

Jul 1, 2019 7:41 am

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Originally Posted by der_saeufer (Post 31257218)

I find that low calorie beers, especially ultra low calorie beers just taste watery. I agree on alcohol free beers having truer beer flavor and being less watery tasting.

PsiFighter37

Jul 2, 2019 12:32 pm

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Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 31257824)

I find that low calorie beers, especially ultra low calorie beers just taste watery. I agree on alcohol free beers having truer beer flavor and being less watery tasting.

I totally agree that low-calorie beers are worthless IMO. However, I have been reading that some craft brewers are (apparently) starting to make them, as more people are concerned about weight/lifestyle choices.

Clearly not the case for the beers I prefer, though :D

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