Free beer at Leeds station!

[johntea]

...just one small problem!

I’ve never understood alcohol free alcohol brands, surely they don’t appeal to someone who doesn’t drink anyway?

I could maybe understand if you’re driving or whatever but it would then just tempt me to have the real thing I think!

 

[northwichcat]

If I want an alcohol free drink I wouldn't want one that tastes of beer. I suppose alcohol free beer could be useful to recovering alcoholics.

 

[yorksrob]

I might use mine to make shandy.

 

[Bletchleyite]

My Dad drinks it as he can no longer have alcohol for medical reasons and misses the taste.

 

[johntea]

Based on the can I've just tried, I don't think it will help him much!

 

[Tim R-T-C]

I switched to alcohol-free beer a few months ago after getting a taste on Middle Eastern travels (hugely popular in Iran). I find them refreshing and can enjoy a couple of chilled cans after work without it affecting evening plans.

There seem to be two distinct types, some which are below 0.1% alcohol and some which are 0.0%, not sure what the difference is in production terms.

 

[Antman]

I've found alcoholic free beer pleasant enough and often have it if I'm driving but obviously the alcoholic version.

 

[gordonthemoron]

some of the German Alcohol Free Weissbiers are OK, e.g. Erdinger, Schneider

 

[bnm]

If I want an alcohol free drink I wouldn't want one that tastes of beer. I suppose alcohol free beer could be useful to recovering alcoholics.

Smell, taste, association, placebo effect, where they are sold and displayed...

Just a few reasons why such products are not a good idea for recovering alcoholics practising abstinence. The psychological pull that alcohol has toward those battling the addiction can be very strong. Drinking lookalike and taste-alike products can easily lead to a relapse.