0% drinks

[Teddy Eagle]

To my surprise Cruz Campo is not bad for one of those lagers they claim is Spanish but isn’t at all, is brewed in Burton On Trent and invented for Britain.

One of many.

Stella Artois, Budweiser, Corona, and Beck's, are brewed in South Wales.
Amstel, Fosters, and Birra Moretti - Manchester.
San Miguel - Northampton.
Estrella Damm - Bedford.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

I've always wondered do they just make the normal beer and take out the alcohol, or do they make 0% stuff. I presume the easiest is removing the alcohol by freezing or heating. Which kind of explains the stupid prices. I find it quite ironic that it's the same price in the pub as normal beer. That's what it's like here in Ireland anyway. I feel there should be an incentive if they want us to drink it.

I'm afraid I don't know the answer. It piffed me off when pubs racked up the prices of soft drinks, so the nominated driver didn't have a cheap evening. 🙁
Now they've done the same thing with 0% beers, which shouldn't be taxed as much as beers, and should costs less to produce.
And supermarkets still do an ID/age check as you have to be over 18 to buy 0% beer ? Is that true ?
Watch out, 0% beers can be full of sugars and other stuff which massively raises the calories.

 

[kingdowieonthewall]

I'm afraid I don't know the answer. It piffed me off when pubs racked up the prices of soft drinks, so the nominated driver didn't have a cheap evening. 🙁
Now they've done the same thing with 0% beers, which shouldn't be taxed as much as beers, and should costs less to produce.
And supermarkets still do an ID/age check as you have to be over 18 to buy 0% beer ? Is that true ?
Watch out, 0% beers can be full of sugars and other stuff which massively raises the calories.

the cals. are still lower than regular bevvy, but theres is (as usual) other crap thats not great , and you can still get a decent hangover on 0% beer, which is a bit of a swizz really.

 

[Midlands Eagle]

you can still get a decent hangover on 0% beer, which is a bit of a swizz really.

It's many years since I've drunk alcohol free beer but I can certainly confirm that the hangover is as bad if not worse than drinking real beer

 

[Pete53]

My current favourite is Clausthaler, described on the bottle as being "unfiltered dry hopped beer".
To me it has the taste and body of "real" beer.

 

[chris123]

the cals. are still lower than regular bevvy, but theres is (as usual) other crap thats not great , and you can still get a decent hangover on 0% beer, which is a bit of a swizz really.

I'm going to shout out for freshly made lime soda, had the first one in years and it was surprisingly good

 

[BritofQatar]

If you haven't already tried it go for impossibrew.
It's 0% but gives you a nice mild buzz of a couple of beers, partially makes it worth drinking for that alone 😂

 

[Rudi Hedman]

One of many.

Stella Artois, Budweiser, Corona, and Beck's, are brewed in South Wales.
Amstel, Fosters, and Birra Moretti - Manchester.
San Miguel - Northampton.
Estrella Damm - Bedford.

At least a lot of those do and did actually exist in the countries they claim. Cruz Campo and another one I can’t remember do not.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

At least a lot of those do and did actually exist in the countries they claim. Cruz Campo and another one I can’t remember do not.

Madri probably.

 

[Part Time James]

In some breweries the beer is brewed and the alcohol removed, in some it's brewed without alcohol. I can't remember how but I believe the former are the 0.05% ones (trace alcohol) and the latter are 0%

I have a feeling only certain countries of the world are allowed to use the method that results in the truly 0% outcome?

Actually, being honest, this is a hotch potch of half remembered information. I really ought to post on the Europa League thread more.