UKBouldering.com

Alcohol free booze... (Read 35869 times)

IanP

Offline
  • ****
  • forum abuser
  • Posts: 700
  • Karma: +34/-0
#50 Re: Alcohol free booze...
March 16, 2018, 10:52:31 am

Flat Tire is 0% and for me, compared to Warsteiner and Erdinger it doesn't have a weird chemical aftertaste. The Erdinger is also very very sweet. I also find Nanny State is a bit aftertasty and not as nice as Flat Tire.

Pretty sure  Flat Tire is 0.5% (and Tesco agrees https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/298651746), it is pretty good, Nanny State is very hoppy and seems to divide opinion, I enjoy it but wouldn't want to drink too many.

Falling Down

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 4880
  • Karma: +333/-4
    • bensblogredux
#51 Re: Alcohol free booze...
March 17, 2018, 04:34:43 pm
The Erdinger is a bit sweet - more calories too.

Me and W are total converts to Nanny State.

Falling Down

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 4880
  • Karma: +333/-4
    • bensblogredux
#52 Re: Alcohol free booze...
March 23, 2018, 02:11:28 pm
Got a mixed case of Big Drop from drydrinker.co.uk.

The Stout is fantastic.
Lager is great.
Pale Ale good.
Spicy Pale Ale not so good.

4.5 kg lost since Feb  :boxing:

bigironhorse

Offline
  • ****
  • junky
  • Posts: 767
  • Karma: +16/-0
    • YouTube
#53 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 06:18:55 pm
Anyone able to recommend a pub around Ecclesall Road/hunters bar area with a decent selection? Ie not just becks blue  :wall:

tomtom

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 20282
  • Karma: +641/-11
#54 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 06:34:37 pm
I’ve not seen anything percolate down to pubs yet on the 0 percent booze front... anywhere...

Wood FT

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2951
  • Karma: +162/-8
#55 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 06:44:42 pm
Anyone able to recommend a pub around Ecclesall Road/hunters bar area with a decent selection? Ie not just becks blue  :wall:
Ale Shandy?

bigironhorse

Offline
  • ****
  • junky
  • Posts: 767
  • Karma: +16/-0
    • YouTube
#56 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 06:50:08 pm
That's a bit like wafer thin ham.

webbo

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 5028
  • Karma: +141/-13
#57 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 07:39:39 pm
Would you not be better just drinking pop.
Dandelion and Burdock anyone.

Wood FT

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2951
  • Karma: +162/-8
#58 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 07:58:25 pm
That's a bit like wafer thin ham.

Moonshine shandy is far from water thin ham, a travesty I agree but needs must

teestub

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2575
  • Karma: +166/-4
  • Cyber Wanker
#59 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 09:08:01 pm
I think the point was rather that a shandy only meets one of the two stipulations in the title; much in the same way that ham chopped up really small is still ham.

Wood FT

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2951
  • Karma: +162/-8
#60 Re: Alcohol free booze...
April 25, 2018, 10:32:11 pm
Over my head

Mike Tyson

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2075
  • Karma: +94/-2
#61 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 05:41:02 pm
Lidl got Alkoholfrei Franziskaner Weissbier in for 99p for a 500ml bottle.

Just enjoying one out the fridge, delicious.

tomtom

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 20282
  • Karma: +641/-11
#62 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 05:45:58 pm
There was a thing in the Guardian with Adrian Chile’s trying a few out. Though I’m not sure I’d trust his judgement as he liked the Becks and Heineken offerings that I thing are awful. Anyway.

Apparently Nanny State is the 4th best draft seller in Brewdogs pubs...

Mike Tyson

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2075
  • Karma: +94/-2
#63 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 05:55:49 pm
The Heineken is all my closest shop sells, so I've kind of got used to it. Just needs to be ice cold! Becks Blue is gash.

Nanny State is nice enough. I'm very much enjoying the Weissbier though. Very tasty.

tomtom

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 20282
  • Karma: +641/-11
#64 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 06:52:25 pm
He mentioned his favourite was a Sainsbury’s own brand Czech lager... not tried it yet. Flat Tyre is my favourite at the moment...

Andy F

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 1985
  • Karma: +129/-13
  • Ex-ex-climber
#65 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 06:56:20 pm
The 0.5% Sainsbury's and M+S Czech lagers are both brewed over there and taste identical. The same beer in different bottles? Nice stuff straight from the freezer, but the Sainsbury's is only £1.00 per bottle. Do tastes better  ;D

Mike Tyson

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 2075
  • Karma: +94/-2
#66 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 12, 2018, 07:31:03 pm
I agree the Sainsbury's Czech one is nice when very chilled! And a bargain price too. Not tried M&S one.

tommytwotone

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Southern jessie turned Almscliff devotee
  • Posts: 3633
  • Karma: +199/-3
#67 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 13, 2018, 09:15:26 am

Agree on the Sainbury's Czech stuff - that got me through the sobriety run-up to the birth of our first.

The missus located a bottle of 0.5% Pale Ale from Big Drop in a random discount shop recently, and it's one of the best I've ever had - better even than the Nanny State, which is my preference for non-booze beer.

https://drydrinker.com/product/big-drop-citrus-pale-ale-0-5-61224-x-330ml/


Falling Down

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 4880
  • Karma: +333/-4
    • bensblogredux
#68 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 13, 2018, 10:41:57 am
I got a selection box from Big Drop earlier in the year.  The citrus pale ale is really citrusy - nice if you like that kind of thing.

The stout is great.  I just wish it was a bit cheaper.

tommytwotone

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Southern jessie turned Almscliff devotee
  • Posts: 3633
  • Karma: +199/-3
#69 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 13, 2018, 11:29:45 am

Agree on the Sainbury's Czech stuff - that got me through the sobriety run-up to the birth of our first.

The missus located a bottle of 0.5% Pale Ale from Big Drop in a random discount shop recently, and it's one of the best I've ever had - better even than the Nanny State, which is my preference for non-booze beer.

https://drydrinker.com/product/big-drop-citrus-pale-ale-0-5-61224-x-330ml/




Still having my random issue with text reverting to tiny sized.

tomtom

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 20282
  • Karma: +641/-11
#70 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 30, 2018, 05:24:50 pm
Tesco’s has an ever expanding range 👍👍

So flat tyre £3 for a 4 pack. Nanny state cans on promotion.

They also stock the Big Drop brewing co bottles. I didn’t like the ipa much (tasted just like nanny state) but their Milk Stout (labelled stout) is absolutely superb.

Also picked up some 0.5% ghost ship front adnams - which is a fave for the full strength beer so see how it goes!! They had a few other new ones I’d not seen before too... 👍👍

bigironhorse

Offline
  • ****
  • junky
  • Posts: 767
  • Karma: +16/-0
    • YouTube
#71 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 30, 2018, 06:08:54 pm
 For sheffield people, the lescar have started stocking a 0.5% stout and pale ale, both pretty good.

IanP

Offline
  • ****
  • forum abuser
  • Posts: 700
  • Karma: +34/-0
#72 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 30, 2018, 07:41:58 pm
They also stock the Big Drop brewing co bottles. I didn’t like the ipa much (tasted just like nanny state) but their Milk Stout (labelled stout) is absolutely superb.


Agreed re the stout, had a bottle last night, best alcohol free beer I've had by a decent distance.  I quite liked the IPA as well, a slightly less extreme version of the nanny state I thought.

tomtom

Offline
  • *****
  • forum hero
  • Posts: 20282
  • Karma: +641/-11
#73 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 30, 2018, 07:48:06 pm
They also stock the Big Drop brewing co bottles. I didn’t like the ipa much (tasted just like nanny state) but their Milk Stout (labelled stout) is absolutely superb.


Agreed re the stout, had a bottle last night, best alcohol free beer I've had by a decent distance.  I quite liked the IPA as well, a slightly less extreme version of the nanny state I thought.

Please bear in mind I’m not a fan of the super hoppy IPA’s - bleurgh 😃

IanP

Offline
  • ****
  • forum abuser
  • Posts: 700
  • Karma: +34/-0
#74 Re: Alcohol free booze...
September 30, 2018, 08:44:51 pm

Please bear in mind I’m not a fan of the super hoppy IPA’s - bleurgh 😃

Indeed, no criticism, I quite like the odd hoppy IPA but there's definitely a marmite thing there for lots of people.

 

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2024, SimplePortal