Non-alcoholic Beer that tastes nice??

Rej · 05-01-2009 6:49pm #1

Are there any nice non-alcoholic beers out there??
I recently found out that im pregnant and want to know if there are any nice non-alcoholic beers out there... I have tried becks, but I think it tastes like gone off Heineken.

I tried one other german one, but it wasnt much better.
So my question is, are there any non-alcoholic beers that taste ok, or am I wasting my time searching for one..

Im not a big drinker anyway, but have a craving for a bottle of beer and bag of cheese and onion tayto. Its just not the same with sparking water :mad:

yoyo · 05-01-2009 6:52pm

I've tasted both Becks and Cobra NA and there horrible! Having said that though I've heard Eirdinger NA is actually nice, never tasted the stuff, but from the people I know who have, have good things to say about it

Nick

Mimikyu · 05-01-2009 6:53pm

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Rej · 05-01-2009 7:12pm

Thanks, Ill keep an eye out for them next time I go shopping

Nevyn · 05-01-2009 7:17pm

Erdinger non alcholic, it tastes like beer, real beer, not pretend beer.

05-01-2009 8:00pm

I thought erdinger non alco tasted like mushrooms to be honest. I had a cold at the time though

JIZZLORD · 05-01-2009 11:44pm

am i the only one that thinks non alcoholic erdinger tastes slightly soapy?

lostinsuperfunk · 06-01-2009 1:55am

N/A Schneider Weisse is pretty good, better than Erdinger I think.
As for Beck's and Cobra, if you chill them to near-frozen they become a bit more palatable...

kenmc · 06-01-2009 9:19am

lostinsuperfunk wrote: »

As for Beck's and Cobra, if you chill them to near-frozen they become a bit more palatable...

Can say the same for the alcoholic versions too. And BMCH etc

donaghs · 07-01-2009 10:34am

For a clean sharp tasting beer, I find Beck's non-alcoholic to be the best. It can be a little soapy, but doesn't as many weird tastes as other ones.

My overall favorite though is the Maisels Weiss non-alcoholic. I've only ever seen it in McHugh's off-licence though.

As with cheap beer or white wine (already mentioned here), sticking non-alcoholic beer in the freezer for 10-15 mins does make them more palateable!

cavedave · 07-01-2009 11:25am

I think malt drinks you find in foreign supermarkets particularly African ones taste more like beer then no alcohol beer does. Something about removing alcohol makes beer taste nasty i think. But the malt drinks that never were fermented in the first place taste great.

oblivious · 07-01-2009 11:29am

cavedave wrote: »

I think malt drinks you find in foreign supermarkets particularly African ones taste more like beer then no alcohol beer does. Something about removing alcohol makes beer taste nasty i think. But the malt drinks that never were fermented in the first place taste great.

Alcohol is an important flavor in beer, but you only need around 2% for it to come through

dereko1969 · 08-01-2009 2:03pm

at a family do in the bull and castle a few of the cousins were pregnant and had the baltika 0 which they all thought was really nice, i had a sip and i thought it was definitely better than other non-alco beers i'd had, not sure how readily available it is in offies though

oconn · 08-01-2009 3:15pm

Schneider Weisse is pretty good, better than Erdinger I think.

agreed.....both better than paulener n/a....

VERYinterested · 08-01-2009 3:23pm

I'd be another that would recommend Erdinger non alcoholic, I was able to buy some in Dunnes in Cornelscourt for around €2 a bottle. Judging from other people's posts, it's not their bag, but I find Beck's tastes like Alka Seltzer!

It is also worth noting that there is always a small percentage of alcohol in all these 'non-alcoholic' beers 0.5% usually. I know some friends in AA that are told to avoid these beers, A, because of the small alcohol content and B, just to break the habit altogether. Not suggesting you are in treatment, just throwing that fact in for information purposes.

jrar · 08-01-2009 3:53pm

Met up with some mates recently and HAD to drive (long story) which meant necking 5 x draught Erdinger N/A in a pub in Donnybrook (or "de unleaded Erdinger" as the barman insisted on calling it) over the course of an evening

Apart from having to sit and watch my friends slowly start to absorb too much alcohol over the course of a night (jesus, people don't have change with alcohol on board especially when it comes to ****e-talk !), taste-wise it wasn't a bad night at all i.e. felt like I was drinking beer as distinct from some soapy concoction masquerading as beer !

VERYinterested · 08-01-2009 5:25pm

On draught, Jaze, that would be great! I was in the Coach House in Ballinteer in early December and I drank the place dry of Erdinger N/A (4 bottles!!) and they haven't re-stocked since

Stargal · 08-01-2009 10:15pm

The non-alcoholic Becks is the best imho; better than non-alcoholic Erdinger anyway.

Martron · 10-01-2009 6:07pm

i thought the becks was grand.... not a fan of weiss beer so maybe thats why i dont like erdinger.... becks grand very gassy though

the beer revolu · 11-01-2009 5:34pm

dereko1969 wrote: »

at a family do in the bull and castle a few of the cousins were pregnant and had the baltika 0 which they all thought was really nice, i had a sip and i thought it was definitely better than other non-alco beers i'd had, not sure how readily available it is in offies though

I agree, for a non alcoholic lager type beer, nothing comes close to Baltika.

Schneiderweiss NA is a good wheat NA, as is Weihenstephaner, who also do a NA pils and even an isotonic NA, all of which are pretty good.

Becks is, imo, awful ****e!!

shanel23 · 11-01-2009 11:38pm

When I was 15 out in pubs on holiday with my family I used to think Kaliber was the dogs bollix - mind you it was 25 yrs ago

never had the need to drink non acholic beer in years - if I'm out and driving I drink sprite and get really ratty and want everybody to go home early - so I can get drink when no more driving duty !

the beer revolu · 12-01-2009 12:43pm

anyone remember Mousey ?

First NA beer I remember!!
Always wanted to try it but my folks wouldn't buy me one!

donaghs · 13-01-2009 10:13am

the beer revolu wrote: »

I agree, for a non alcoholic lager type beer, nothing comes close to Baltika.

Have to say I'm not impressed by Baltika N/A. To me it tastes incredibly sweet. Like a watery Coors Lite with a few tabs of artificial sweetener thrown in. Even freezing doesn't seem to mask the sweetness.

the beer revolu · 13-01-2009 2:39pm

donaghs wrote: »

Have to say I'm not impressed by Baltika N/A. To me it tastes incredibly sweet. Like a watery Coors Lite with a few tabs of artificial sweetener thrown in. Even freezing doesn't seem to mask the sweetness.

Maybe it's disimproved in the few years since I tasted it.
Or else taste is a very subjective thing:)

Non-alcoholic Beer that tastes nice??

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