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Alcohol support

Non alcoholic beer?

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seventhgonickname · 25/09/2018 21:15

OK,in my reducing from a bottle of wine most nights I have worked out that it is habit followed by a lack of will stopping at one glass.
I have battled to reduce but the last 2 weeks have tried non alcoholic beer(not wine as it is rubbish).And have managed to reduce to three bottles last week with no problems.I have more in the cupboard and feel this will help break the habit and I'm wondering what other nonalc beer there is as I can only find Beck's Blue in my local supermarkets.Which others would you recommend?

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Aceinthehole · 25/09/2018 21:17

Heineken 0%

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DDogMum · 25/09/2018 21:31

The Heineken one is nice, and the Budweiser cans are too - but of a lime taste in the bud cans.

Really didn't like San Miguel, too 'beery' and boyfriend said it tasted more beery than the actual alcoholic ones!

I find drinking very cold from a wine glass helps

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CabbagePatchCheryl · 25/09/2018 21:33

If you like more of a craft beer- Brewdog Nanny State (widely available I think) and M&S do a non-alc pale ale and my husband’s faves are Pistonhead Flat Tire. He says there’s a good selection at Tesco. I’m more of a lager girl so I like the Heineken 0.0. Also quite a lot of those little continental shandies (inc the ones at Aldi) have no abv on them so presumably negligible.

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HemanOrSheRa · 25/09/2018 21:34

Loads here on the wise bartender website. The Stowford press alcohol free cider is excellent, if you like cider.

wisebartender.co.uk

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missyB1 · 25/09/2018 21:37

Dh swears by Nanny state made by Brewdog.

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seventhgonickname · 25/09/2018 22:32

Just spotted the gin on another thread too.
Thanks for the recommendations.The cider sounds good too.
My intake crept up during marriage to an alcoholic.Stayed up as I coped with the fall out but have struggled to cut down since.This is helping as my main intake is wine and the beer flavour doesn't trigger it.
It's early days but I'm hoping this will work.I was bmainly worrying because I am not drunk on a bottle or more of wine,it didn't affect my ability to work but U did worry about driving in the morning,the tiredness and that my DD sees me drinking wine with no drunkness.
My aim is 5 alcohol days a week.,so not drinking when I am working the next day.I had wine tonight and will be dry until Saturday.It seems so simple,only 3 days.I can do it.

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shallen · 25/09/2018 22:35

Heineken is by far the best zero percent (and I have tried them all) closely followed by bud prohibition brew and erdinger (the German one) if you can find it, it might be in Waitrose.
I have been assured that Somersby cider do one that's v good but not been able to find it.

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seventhgonickname · 25/09/2018 22:46

Thanks,once I find the right ones I will stick up to avoid accidents.Our local Tesco doesn't have much though I think I saw the cider.

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Seth · 01/10/2018 07:40

I have also tried lots of them. Must try the Heineken one. I think It's a shame that Becks Blue is most people's first or only experience of these beers. You only realise how inferior it is once you have tried other in my opinion. For me it's Erdinger as someone else mentioned. Getting much more widely available now - spotted in my local Sainsbury's too recently so I think it's getting more widespread. It actually tastes like beer!

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